02-18-16 Regular Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission

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Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes of February 18, 2016 Commissioners Present: Trey Kendrick, Wyatt Smith, Richard Warren, Nick Barrera, Mark Follis, Larry Stockham, and Hal Lawler Commissioners Absent: Helen LaCour, Lou Ann Martin City Staff Present: Director of Planning and Development Tim Tietjens, City Planner Eric Ensey,Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins,and Planning Technician Ryan Cramer 1. Call to order. Chairman Hal Lawler called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. 2. Roll Call of Members. Commissioners Kendrick, Warren, Barrera, Follis, Smith, Stockham, and Chairman Lawler were present for roll call. 3. Consider approval of meeting minutes: January 21,2016 Meeting Motion by Commissioner Barrera to approve the meeting minutes of January 21,2016. Second by Commissioner Warren. Motion carried. Ayes: Kendrick,Warren, Barrera, Follis, Smith,Stockham,and Lawler Nays: 4. Consider a request by Stripes LLC for approval of a waiver to the city's Design Guidelines(Exterior Facade Materials) as outlined in Section 106-928 of the Code of Ordinances for the proposed Stripes Gas Station and Convenience Store proposed at the southeast corner of W. Main Street (Spencer Highway)and Bay Area Boulevard(Sens Road). City Planner Eric Ensey presented the staff report on a request by Stripes LLC for a waiver to the city's Design Guidelines.The site falls under the City of La Porte's Tier 2 Design Guidelines and must be 50% stone or brick.The applicant had indicated that this is a new prototype building.Staff did not support the request because of a possible precedent that it would set. Commissioner Smith asked if it was a material similar to a previous case.City Planner Ensey said that this material is more of a hardy plank as compared to ephus in the previous case. Commissioner Stockham questioned whether or not the ordinance applied to only the front of the building. City Planner Ensey said it applies to all sides visible from a right-of-way,which in this case would be all four sides.The Commissioner then asked for clarification as to if each side had to be 50% or if it was just the total.City Planner Ensey said in his opinion the ordinance is about spreading it out on all sides, but it does not have to be exactly even.