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Planning Commission Work Session
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Marion Conference Room
The Planning Commission work session commenced at 6:50 p.m. in the Marion Conference
Room at City Hall.
Commissioners Present: Chair Davis, Drotning, Glad, Grenz, Lillehei, and ex-officio Bussler.
Staff Present: Planning Director Daryl Morey, Associate Planner Allyn Kuennen, Assistant City
Engineer Zach Johnson, and Planning Consultant Daniel Licht of NAC.
Others Present: New Planning Commission .member Genevieve Adler arrived at approximately
7:30 p.m.
2009 Zoning Ordinance Update (Sections 11-16-7, 11-16-17 and 11-17-91
Chair Davis opened the work session.
Dan Licht reviewed his April 24, 2009 memo. The Planning Commission made the following
comments:
1. Discussion about the potential impacts that a residential sports court could have on
surrounding single family homes given the proposed cumulative lighting allowance of
115 foot-candles at ground level measured at any point on the property. The Planning
Commission was satisfied that the provisions as written addressed this issue.
2. Appreciated staff's revisions to the commercial lighting standards proposed in Mr. Licht's
April 8th memo that was reviewed at the April 16th work session.
3, Questioned if it is necessary to exempt architectural/historical light fixtures that feature
globes that are not shielded as listed in Section 11-16-17.B.1.d(1 ). Staff noted that
almost all new. light fixtures can be ordered with shields meeting the proposed
requirements and recommended striking the provision.
4. Discussion of Section 11-16-17.B.1.d(3) exempting outdoor recreation uses from
meeting the light shielding requirements and how would the City address possible
impacts to adjacent residential dwellings. Staff responded that the City would address
possible impacts .from private facilities through the interim use permit required by that
proposed provision.
5. Add "incandescent" to the term "search lights" under Section 11-16-17.8.2.
6. Again discussed whether City and school district recreational facilities should be exempt
from the proposed lighting requirements as allowed by Section 11-16-17.F.5. The
Planning Commission consensus was that public facilities are accountable to the City
Council or School Boards and they should be exempt.
7. Appreciated the additional exterior building finish research and information provided by
staff for this work session. The Planning Commission consensus was that the exterior
building finish requirements proposed in the April 24th NAC memo, which added "artificial
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stone" to the Grade A exterior building finishes list in Section 11-17-9.B.1, was
appropriate.
8. Interested in the business community's reaction to the proposed requirements listed in
Sections 11-16-7, 11-16-17 and 11-17-9.
Extensive discussion centered on the proposed as-built requirements of Section
11-16-7.D.3. The Planning Commission agreed that the proposed as-built survey should also
require that the house setbacks be shown. Staff suggested that if the house setback
requirement is added to the draft Zoning Ordinance update, then the survey for the house
setbacks should occur when the foundation is constructed in order to reduce the impacts of
correcting any setback deviations identified by the survey. Staff expressed concern that
surveying the house setbacks after the house construction is complete would make it very.
difficult to correct any setback deviations and may lead to variance. requests that would be
difficult to approve given the required hardship criteria. Staff pointed out that the as-built
grading survey will take place after the house is constructed and the final grades are complete,
so the requirement to add an as-built survey to show house setbacks with the building
foundation will require additions! time and expense for the house construction. Staff
recommended that input be obtained from the Building Inspections Department prior to
incorporating any wording regarding house setbacks into this section of the draft Zoning
Ordinance update.
The work session was adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
Ily submitted,
Daryl Mc~ey, PlaiYniq(~ Director
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