Present: Chair Stephen Sanders, Commissioners Anna Andregg, Michael Hinckley, Joe Webb, Dan Howard, Allen Bice; Staff: Derek Imlay, June Jeffery; Public: Ray Justice, Maurine Roberts, Mackenzie Campbell, Justin Bice, Sam Thayer, Christian Harrison

Call To Order:  Chair Stephen Sanders at 6:00 p.m. Invocation and Pledge by Dan Howard.

Approval of Minutes: Motion by Commissioner Andregg to approve the minutes of the January 14, 2009 meeting, second by Commissioner Hinckley. Motion carried 5-0 with Sanders, Andregg, Hinckley, Webb, and Howard voting yes.
 
Approval of Agenda: Motion by Commissioner Hinckley to approve the agenda with the correction to the date of the minutes from 2008 to 2009, second by Commissioner Webb. Motion carried 5-0 with Sanders, Andregg, Hinckley, Webb, and Howard voting yes.

Reports:  
Beautification Committee: Maurine Roberts reported that the committee will start the annual beautification contest with a drive around of the city on February 21st. They will take pictures of yards that need tender loving care.

The committee discussed the disappointment that there were no Christmas lights in 2008. They brainstormed ways to help for the 2009 year. City staff had expressed that the cost of the lift to install lights was prohibitive. The committee will approach Mayor Hirschi to see if there is a way that Hurricane City could help LaVerkin. There was a feeling that if the committee could bring together a group of volunteers the week before Thanksgiving, the lights could be installed. At the Winterfest, there could be a lighting ceremony when they are turned on.

Sanders supported that if the youth and scouts could help, they may be less inclined to damage the lights. There will need to be an effort in advertising to bring the volunteers together.

The committee discussed the tree programs that have been started. There is supposed to be a $1,000 check forthcoming from the Hurricane Rotary Club for ten trees. The committee would like to see a further push for the “Trees for Life” program. Susan Hurt will find out where the trees have gone and where they will go. Roberts informed that the money collected from the recycle binnies will also go to purchase trees for the community.

Sanders supported a suggestion made by the committee in a previous meeting, to purchase one Christmas decoration per year. He suggested placing “change bottles” at Farmer’s Market. He also stated that the committee should express their opinions at a budget meeting as the council starts into that process. There was brief discussion that the budget meetings will begin in March and that input is welcome at those work meetings.

Director of Operations: Derek Imlay stated that Mr. Wood sent an email to the city stating that he is moving people out and expects to be completely done by March 1st. There has been no communication with the Maverick since about three weeks ago, but they should still be proceeding forward. There was discussion about the need for a wall separating the commercial development from abutting residential. Imlay clarified that the property surrounding the Maverick would still be commercial property owned by Mr. Wood. As that property developed, it would need to construct the separation wall.

Public Hearings and Possible Action:
Ordinance No. 2009-: An ordinance amending Title 10, Chapters 6, 6A, 6B, 6D, 6D1, 6E, 6F, 7, and 10; correcting dwelling designations to match designations as called out in International Building and Residential Codes as adopted by LaVerkin City Code.

June Jeffery introduced that the ordinance is one that correlates the designations for dwelling types in the LaVerkin City Code to the designations for dwelling types in the IBC and IRC to eliminate confusion.

Chair Sanders opened the public hearing.

There was no public comment.

Chair Sanders closed the public hearing.

Possible Action: There was no discussion from the planning commissioners. Motion by Commissioner Hinckley to recommend approval of Ordinance No 2009-: An ordinance amending Title 10, Chapters 6, 6A, 6B, 6D, 6D1, 6E, 6F, 7, and 10; correcting dwelling designations to match designations as called out in International Building and Residential Codes as adopted by LaVerkin City Code, second by Commissioner Andregg. Motion carried. 4-1 with Sanders, Andregg, Hinckley, and Webb voting yes and Howard abstaining.

Unfinished Business:
Ordinance Discussion: Planning Commission discussed changes to Title 10 Chapter 6I – Hillside Development Overlay Zone. Imlay thanked June for all the work that had gone into the ordinance to this point. He asked the commissioners to take the ordinance and the supporting General Plan documents home to review before the next meeting. There are three sections to the document. The first is the ordinance itself; the second section is the drawings that will go to the end of the code in this chapter; the third includes reviewing the General Plan to make sure that it corresponds with the ordinance.

There was brief review of page two as an example of the assignment. The highlight in yellow showed the LaVerkin City process that is typical for development. The green highlight refers to the General Plan. In this code there is the ability for a developer to have density credits. That currently is not allowed in the General Plan. Planning Commission will want to review the process to assure that it is even something that the city should include.

Sanders wondered why the mapping stopped above the properties that lie east of 100 East. Derek stated that when the map was made, they ran a line from Sunset Estates across the hillside – those areas are already developed. Staff didn’t know where Planning Commission wanted to draw that line. He does have a map that shows the elevation changes along the hillside. Sanders wondered that if the only area included in the overlay was in the steep slope and on the ridge above the slope, the overlay wouldn’t mean much because there would be no development there anyway. It was mentioned that the topside would have it’s own zoning and would not be part of the overlay zone.

There was discussion that the overlay could extend into the Confluence Park area, and into the River Wood development. Some of the overlay area could be land that would never be developed.

Discussion that even though there have been areas that are subdivided, the ordinance also takes into account when homes are built, and discusses how that home sits into the slope.

The commissioners need to look at the boundary area and draw changes they would like to make. There was discussion that there is hillside in the Interstate Rock area.

Page 7 of the proposed ordinance states that the area is defined on the map, but the exact location would be determined at the time of application because each lot could have particular slope issues or no issues at all. Engineering would show the percentage of slope and can even lay the house into the slope and show exactly what it will look like with the topography.

There was brief discussion about roads and that the Master Road plan shows 100 East connecting to 300 South. That area is potentially developable.

Derek suggested that the commission might like to take a field trip to areas in question. The time for a field trip would be after daylight savings time to allow more sunlight.

There was discussion about Foremaster Ridge in St. George and the homes that are built there would not be allowed in LaVerkin because of our ridgeline setback requirements. There is nothing in State Code to prohibit that kind of building, if an engineer can prove it and sign off, they can build. LaVerkin Code is what prohibits in LaVerkin.

Ray informed the commission that Google Earth is a good resource to look at land and has just been upgraded for LaVerkin.

Staff welcomed any questions or concerns from the commissioners as they read and review the ordinance.

General Plan Update: Joe Webb read Chapter 9 as the Planning Commission reviewed the General Plan.

9.1 Introduction: Need to add into paragraph 2, that irrigation is available as a secondary water service.

9.2 General Government: Need to update the paragraph concerning the buildings and take off the reference to the 555 N. Main maintenance shop.

9.3 Public Utilities: “Cottom” Well is misspelled. The second paragraph has old information and needs to be updated with number of connections and water supply. The table has a misspelling “tota” in the first cell under flow and/or limitation.

Irrigation Water on page 70 needs to state that the city purchased the system in 2007 and desires to provide all citizens with secondary water whether as a contract holder or a rental through the city. There was discussion that in March, the city will start to charge anyone with the service plumbed to their property for the availability of the service.

Solid Waste: References to any particular contract or business of the solid waste agency should be removed, including “with Red Rock Disposal, located in St. George” and “twenty member” from Board of Directors. In the second paragraph a support statement for recycling projects by the District from the city should be included with a statement for “receptacles located in the city”.

The commissioners stopped reading on page 71 at 9.4 Emergency Services.

Derek stated that in his report he should have mentioned that as part of the priority list, staff would like to include bringing back into the code a process for installation of a modular home, which was deleted somehow in the past.

June will email the SOB code to planning commissioners so that they can review location limitations already in the code. Permitted location may be discussed in future meetings.

Adjourn:  Motion by Commissioner Howard, second by Commissioner Webb at 7:00. Motion carried with Sanders, Andregg, Hinckley, Joe, and Howard voting yes.


Minutes taken by June Jeffery.



Stephen Sanders, Planning Commission Chair

 

 

Approved: March 11, 2009