05-15-14 Regular Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission

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Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes of May 15, 2014 Commissioners Present: Richard Warren, Helen LaCour, Phillip Hoot, Mark Follis, Les Bird, and Hal Lawler Commissioners Absent: Doretta Finch, Lou Ann Martin, and Danny Earp City Staff Present: Planning Director Tim Tietjens, City Planner Eric Ensey, and City Attorney Knox Askins 1. Call to order. Meeting called to order by Chairman Hal Lawler at 6:02 p.m. 2. Roll Call of Members. Commissioners Warren, LaCour, Hoot, Martin, Follis, Earp, Bird, and Lawler were present for roll call. 3. Consider approval of meeting minutes: January 16, 2014. Motion by Commissioner Bird to approve the January 16, 2014, meeting minutes. Second by Commissioner Hoot. Motion carried. Ayes: Commissioners Warren, LaCour, Hoot, Follis, Bird, and Lawler Nays: 4. Consider approval of a Preliminary Plat for the Bayside Crossing subdivision; a single family residential development consisting of 73 lots on 17.2135 acres located north and west of the intersection of Spencer Highway and Sens Road (Applicant: Beazer Homes). Planning Director Tim Tietjens introduced Eric Ensey as the new City Planner. City Planner Eric Ensey presented Staff's Report for a request by Beazer Homes for approval of the Preliminary Plat for Bayside Crossing subdivision located north and west of Sens Road and Spencer Highway. Commissioner Hoot asked if a traffic study had been performed. Alan Mueller with Gromax Development, representing Beazer Homes, confirmed that a traffic impact analysis had been completed and a copy was submitted to the City. The study indicated a single entrance for the subdivision was acceptable, with no mitigation measures required. Commissioners discussed traffic patterns associated with the development. It was suggested there be a stipulation with the homeowners' association that addresses street parking in the cul-de-sacs in order to ensure mobility of school buses, fire trucks or other large vehicles. Motion by Commissioner Hoot to disapprove without prejudice, the Bayside Crossing Preliminary Plat, subject to the necessary corrections as noted in Staff's Report. Second by Commissioner LaCour. Motion carried. Ayes: Commissioners Warren, LaCour, Hoot, Follis, Bird, and Lawler Nays: