06-19-14 Regular Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission

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Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes of June 19, 2014 Page 2 of 3 required to replat the subject property to remove the current commercial restriction from the Fairmont Park East Business Park subdivision plat, within six months from the date of Council approval. Second by Commissioner Warren. Motion carried. Ayes: Commissioners.Warren, LaCour, Follis, Smith, and Lawler Nays: S. Discussion or other action regarding current and potential provisions related to hotels/motels. City Planner Eric Ensey recapped the Commission's recommendation from the May 15, 2014, meeting on amendments to the City's regulations concerning hotel/motel development, generally described as follows: Amend the Code of Ordinances, Section 106-441, Table A, Footnote 4, from "adjacent to" to "within 250 feet" and require a special conditional use permit for any hotel/motel development within 250 feet of any residential development. This would also apply to hotels/motels that may develop within the industrial zones, since uses in the GC zoning district are also allowed in the industrial zones. The Commission agreed the changes should be incorporated with the overall amendments to Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances. Additionally, the Commission requested there be a requirement for hotel/motel developments to install security cameras at building ingress/egress locations. Staff will develop verbiage to that effect for further review by the Commission. 6. Update on progress of Chapter 106 Zoning Ordinance Review. City Planner Eric Ensey provided the Commission with a draft set of design guidelines for neighborhood commercial, general commercial and business industrial zones. The subcommittee is working to incorporate these guidelines into Chapter 106. Subcommittee members discussed their progress and are planning to present the Chapter 106 updates to the Commission at the July or August meeting. 7. Administrative Reports Planning Director Tim Tietjens welcomed Commissioner Wyatt Smith to the group. Mr. Tietjens spoke of the upcoming American Planning Association Conference being an excellent educational opportunity for new members. S. Commission Comments on matters appearing on the agenda or inquiry of staff regarding specific factual information or existing policy. Commissioners welcomed Mr. Smith to the Commission. Mr. Smith thanked staff for their assistance in preparing him for the meeting.