[0:15] Seven o'clock.

[0:18] meeting of Fairmont Planning

[0:22] Commission to order on January

[0:26] 19th 20 22 person, if you take

[0:28] a roll call of memory, please.

[0:33] Barry Bledsoe. Derrick. Green.

[0:35] Here. Mike Dura. Here. Dusty

[0:40] Lambert. Houston Richardson.

[0:43] Here.

[0:47] Braun Strait. Here.

[0:51] Cameron Lee. Here. Frank Gant.

[0:56] Here. Join me. Stand and join

[0:56] me. United States of America.

[0:57] And to the Republic for which

[0:59] it stands, one nation, under

[1:03] god, indivisible, with liberty

[1:08] and justice for all Next thing

[1:13] on the agenda is election of

[1:17] officers. Um I will just say I ask you guys to consider

[1:31] nominating someone else. I have

[1:33] also been asked if I would be

[1:35] willing to continue to serve as

[1:38] president. I am willing to just

[1:42] continue serving as president.

[1:47] But that said if anyone else is

[1:50] interested you know I'm

[1:51] nominated Jamie Greenville

[1:51] president. If that's where we

[1:52] are. And we need a second.

[1:53] Secondary, we have the

[1:53] nominations.

[2:00] We have a second there. Can he

[2:02] hear us?

[2:14] Anyway, do you have a second

[2:19] Quran?

[2:32] We need you vice president.

[2:34] Yes? Yes

[2:46] I nominate Houston Richardson.

[2:57] Nomination is Houston

[2:58] Richardson.

[3:02] That was payback. Uh you did?

[3:04] Are you already starting?

[3:11] Here was second. Alright, I'm

[3:13] going to close the nominations

[3:15] and volunteer with Houston

[3:18] Richardson as the vice

[3:20] president of the Planning

[3:22] Commission. Say hi. Hi. Aye.

[3:28] Commission Alright. Houston,

[3:29] congratulations. Okay.

[3:35] Alright, we're doing that. So,

[3:38] Pruitt, next thing on the

[3:41] agenda is approval of the

[3:43] minutes from October 20th

[3:47] twenty twenty-one We all have a

[3:53] copy of those. To review them.

[3:54] I have one correction. Okay, we

[3:55] have one correction. I wasn't

[3:55] here but I was. Says like right

[3:56] down through there this big

[3:57] time that evening

[4:01] seven oh eight

[4:05] Any anything else?

[4:21] Alright.

[4:25] Next up is a public hearing, a

[4:30] series of public hearings. The

[4:33] first one is a

[4:38] hearing on the Capitol

[4:39] Improvement Plan where we will

[4:43] review

[4:49] proposed capital improvement

[4:52] plan for 2022, 2023 fiscal

[4:58] year, and how it relates to the

[5:04] comprehensive plan. Whatever

[5:06] you say or I'm going to go

[5:07] ahead. Alright.

[5:19] our capital budget. So, What

[5:24] I'm going to do is talk about

[5:27] fiscal year 23 and again, this

[5:34] is just proposed. This is not

[5:37] going to council yet. I'll go

[5:43] over that with you and then,

[5:45] I'm going to turn it over to

[5:48] Shay so that he can speak about

[5:56] how some of the things that we

[6:00] are proposing relates to our

[6:05] comprehensive claim. You think

[6:06] it would be okay if I took this

[6:07] off to speak here? Okay

[6:16] fire station.

[6:19] So, the debt service, annual

[6:23] debt service for the Public

[6:28] Safety Building is a

[6:33] hundred and seventy-six

[6:34] thousand three hundred

[6:35] seventy-six dollars.

[6:42] The debt service on the parking

[6:46] garage on I should say that one goes through December

[6:56] of twenty thirty-three. I I I'm

[6:59] I I don't want to give a date

[7:03] but I but it is it is coming

[7:07] soon. So, we will have a grand

[7:11] opening when we move into the

[7:16] new fire station.

[7:21] So, what we do in the process,

[7:26] the finance director and I, we

[7:29] go and meet with all of the

[7:33] department heads. We review

[7:38] what they're requesting for the

[7:42] year and then, normally,

[7:48] there's a series of discussions

[7:53] and cuts because we just can't

[8:02] find all the things that we

[8:04] would like to fund in anyone

[8:08] fiscal year. So, for co

[8:10] department. We have a request

[8:11] for vehicle and computers and

[8:11] software that total thirty-two

[8:12] thousand five hundred dollars.

[8:12] The planning department, I will

[8:13] note that the planning

[8:14] department requests and later

[8:14] on, the parks request are some

[8:20] of the items that really really

[8:28] tie into our comprehensive

[8:31] plan.

[8:35] So, the planning department, we

[8:38] have Downtown Beautification at

[8:42] twenty 000 city entryway at

[8:49] twenty 000 and some weight

[8:52] finding signage for the

[8:52] community at 5, 000. That total

[8:53] 4-five, 000 dollars. At

[8:53] 4thousand five hundred and city

[8:54] hall computer server at 30000.

[8:55] Those total, one hundred

[8:55] ninety-nine thousand

[8:58] five 00 for city

[9:04] hall.

[9:07] For the police department,

[9:09] we're looking at cruisers, four

[9:14] of them,

[9:20] I will note that we are still

[9:24] having difficulties getting

[9:30] vehicles in. So, what has

[9:34] happened is we're looking at

[9:39] what we didn't get in prior

[9:43] physical years and having to

[9:49] carry this over. And I told

[9:53] we're going to get to a point

[9:54] we're going to have to have

[9:55] eight in one year. So we're hoping to avoid that. But

[9:56] we do still have some cruisers

[9:57] that we just we can't get the

[9:57] vehicles. We just have the same

[9:58] situation in public works with

[9:59] some of our trucks. The the

[9:59] crew groups they were already

[10:03] approved for prior years. Is

[10:07] that money also carry over?

[10:11] Yeah we gotta carry that over

[10:15] especially if we feel somewhat

[10:23] confident that the order is

[10:27] going to be fulfilled. Um we

[10:32] will actually encumber that and

[10:36] say okay Right. We don't

[10:36] want to we don't want to do

[10:37] that. We want to try to avoid

[10:38] that but I, you know, it it's

[10:38] kind of scary when you see that

[10:39] they just keep saying, you

[10:40] know, 12 months, 18 months Um

[10:40] so, it's it's really difficult

[10:41] for us. So, the four cruisers,

[10:42] about 45, 000 piece at 1 80,

[10:42] 000. We need radar units, three

[10:43] thousand, 13 new PCs,

[10:44] eleven thousand seven hundred

[10:47] You're going to see a lot of

[10:55] computers

[10:59] and I will say over the years,

[11:03] we haven't done that great of a

[11:06] job. Uh budgeting, you know,

[11:06] how many we need in each year.

[11:07] So, we're getting to a point

[11:08] now where so many of them don't

[11:08] have the upgrades that are

[11:09] needed and we're having to do a

[11:10] lot at once. Um we're going to

[11:10] still try to give it back on a

[11:14] more even situation where we're

[11:23] only getting maybe three or

[11:26] four for a department and not

[11:33] 13 all at one time.

[11:41] But that's what we're looking

[11:44] at for this year for the police

[11:48] department Three, best and

[11:51] carriers at $3000 dollars

[11:51] Refrigerator for the kitchen

[11:52] 1500, and a place computer

[11:53] server at twenty thousand. So,

[11:53] this police items add up to two

[11:54] hundred nineteen thousand two

[11:55] hundred dollars So, in the fire

[11:55] department we're looking at a

[11:56] backup generator from Watson

[11:57] Station at sixty thousand Every

[11:57] year, you'll see replacement of

[11:58] fire hose and bumper gear.

[11:58] That's just something we have

[11:59] to do on a yearly basis. The

[12:00] fire hose is 7000 and the

[12:00] bumper gear is twenty-one

[12:01] thousand six hundred. We have

[12:02] rescue cribbing at three

[12:02] thousand and four new PCs at

[12:03] thirty-six In the streets

[12:03] department, we're looking at

[12:04] replacing three snowplow trucks

[12:05] at 150thousand

[12:08] A new loader at ninety,

[12:14] 2 new spreaders at sixteen

[12:18] thousand,

[12:22] for a total of two hundred and

[12:26] 000 in our streets department.

[12:31] The street lighting department,

[12:31] we want to replace streetlight

[12:32] poles on Rivercrest and Massey

[12:32] Boulevard. Those will total

[12:33] thirteen five hundred dollars.

[12:34] The City Garage is looking at a

[12:41] ultrasonic tablet and advanced

[12:50] tool kit for them to use to

[12:56] assess the vehicles. At five

[13:03] thousand dollars.

[13:06] Then in the parks department,

[13:12] we're really trying to put some

[13:14] money towards parks because

[13:18] again, we believe that was an

[13:21] area that we were lacking in

[13:21] funding and this council and

[13:22] the council before have been

[13:22] very supportive of getting our

[13:23] parts back to where we need to

[13:24] be, having outdoor spaces for

[13:24] folks to go to and just making

[13:25] sure that we have upgrades and the facilities. So, you

[13:26] will see that we are spending a

[13:29] good bit or is that proposing

[13:34] the council spend some money in

[13:38] our parks?

[13:42] So, we're looking at Morris

[13:46] Park to repair the steps and

[13:51] railing which truly needs done

[13:55] at ten thousand dollars.

[13:56] Windmill Park, we have fencing

[13:56] around field two, at 7-five

[13:57] thousand a metal roof on the

[13:58] pavilion, and the restroom at

[13:58] eight thousand, Windmill Park

[13:59] playground equipment at five,

[13:59] and Windmill Park basketball

[14:00] court sports coding at 15, 000.

[14:01] And I will note that that

[14:03] fifteen thousand does not

[14:09] completely cover the cost, but

[14:14] we've had some generous

[14:18] donators, and I don't have

[14:21] their names, but if you have

[14:25] that information, we do have

[14:27] some folks that donated for the

[14:28] basketball courts, sports

[14:28] coding, and that will help us

[14:29] to bring that project to

[14:29] fruition. Morgantown Avenue

[14:30] Mini Park, we want to put a new

[14:31] sign there at five thousand and

[14:31] we need a back mid-size backhoe

[14:32] at sixty-five 000. So, that

[14:33] comes to a hundred and

[14:33] eighty-three thousand.

[14:34] And then we did put on here the

[14:37] parking fund which is again not

[14:40] our general fund capital fund

[14:45] but it's a separate fund. That

[14:48] the parking garage needs

[14:52] elevator replacement

[14:53] unfortunately. Forty-five

[14:55] thousand eight hundred dollars

[14:55] and also the entry pay station

[14:56] is in not in very good shape at

[14:57] all and we're looking at

[14:57] replacing that at fifty-three

[14:58] thousand dollars. So, that

[14:58] would total $98, 800 for the

[14:59] parking garage. For grand

[15:00] total, proposed. This will be

[15:00] your 23 capital project of 1

[15:04] million 6 13 thousand one

[15:08] hundred fifteen dollars So, you

[15:09] have the rest the other four

[15:09] years in your pocket. I'm not

[15:10] going to read through each item

[15:11] there. Again, these are

[15:11] proposed for future years

[15:12] Change significantly almost

[15:12] every year when we go back

[15:13] through or adding items for our

[15:14] New Year. We always look at

[15:14] those out years as well. And

[15:16] see what are what are the

[15:18] changes we need to make. Um but

[15:21] if you have any questions

[15:22] specifically on any of the

[15:24] items that I mentioned. I got

[15:25] you. Don't rush your comments.

[15:27] Um if you're part of another I

[15:28] think that they were looking at

[15:29] replacing their current rescue

[15:30] truck. Where are we on that? Is

[15:30] that the rescue truck has

[15:31] already been bordered. We're

[15:31] just waiting. Okay, so that's

[15:32] covered. Um. Yeah, that was, I

[15:33] think last fiscal year or maybe

[15:33] even the fiscal year before

[15:34] that. With any of the any of

[15:35] the departments, whether it's a

[15:35] code or plan, or police fire,

[15:36] whatever. Are there some

[15:37] significantly needed items that

[15:37] Jeff didn't quite make the cut

[15:38] because there were things that

[15:39] were more needed but we really

[15:39] gotta do with them that we

[15:40] could pay for our top anything

[15:41] that I cut we discussed and we either just moved to the

[15:42] next year or we something like

[15:43] that. We just want to pray

[15:43] things that that we need to

[15:44] look at maybe covering some of

[15:46] the art of money. Um possibly,

[15:49] you have to be real careful

[15:50] about spending the arc of money

[15:52] on capital. They do have some

[15:53] new rules in the final rule

[15:54] that do allow more freedom in

[15:57] the capital expenditures but we

[15:59] still have to look at what the,

[16:00] you know, what those

[16:01] requirements would be. Then,

[16:02] the last comment I got, you had

[16:03] mentioned how long it takes to

[16:04] get police proof. A lot of

[16:08] people know that that's not

[16:09] uncommon with anything. Uh

[16:11] myself, I've ordered two semi

[16:13] traps that I can't get for 11

[16:15] months. Right. I can't get at

[16:16] all.

[16:19] Through for band traders. Tried

[16:20] to order a half-million-dollar

[16:22] piece of equipment couple weeks

[16:23] ago. They said, yeah, you can

[16:25] get it in November Um and and I

[16:28] don't care if we're looking for

[16:28] it. It it took me six weeks to

[16:30] get it started. Right. For for

[16:32] a big. Oh no, it is your grade.

[16:33] So. Just the. Okay. All that to

[16:35] say this. Is there a thing? Are

[16:36] there things that we need to

[16:37] maybe start looking at? And

[16:40] maybe we need to order now.

[16:41] even though we thought we could

[16:44] get it we needed next year. And

[16:45] then in most cases, like with

[16:47] us, we ordered a Water 25, 000

[16:53] and we said, listen, we really

[16:55] don't want it till July and

[16:58] they started to revive

[16:59] September anyway but if it

[17:01] comes in earlier, there's so

[17:02] many people wanting them. We

[17:03] can say, hey, give em our spot

[17:05] and we'll take it, you know,

[17:06] then, maybe city can do that so

[17:09] that if we're looking at 14 of

[17:11] us to get something and it's

[17:13] dated 14 months, we get up when

[17:14] we want it in the right budget

[17:15] year but we had to order early.

[17:17] The difficulty is in in the

[17:21] government spending, we're not

[17:22] allowed to order because that

[17:24] come becomes an encumbrance and

[17:27] we're not allowed that council

[17:28] is not allowed to do that for

[17:31] most items and capital to say

[17:33] that that's ordered now but

[17:34] we're not going to pay for it

[17:35] till fiscal year 24, 25. We're

[17:37] not allowed to do that. Okay.

[17:38] We can do certain things like

[17:40] debt service and bonds for

[17:41] certain requirements but not

[17:43] just for normal capital. Okay.

[17:45] But I hear exactly what you're

[17:46] saying And that's what we're

[17:49] struggling with, right?

[17:51] Commission Richardson. Yes.

[17:52] You're doing a lot of upgrading

[17:54] your auntie's department? Yes.

[17:55] Are you staying with one

[17:56] company? I don't start mixing

[18:00] and matching because that's a

[18:02] mess. No, we're trying to be

[18:03] very consistent with who we're

[18:05] using and what we're using in a

[18:07] highly, our IT folks are very good at looking at all the

[18:12] options and then going with,

[18:14] you know, the one one or two

[18:15] bed, one or two different

[18:17] vendors that you. Yeah, because

[18:18] if we get a lot in, sometimes

[18:19] they don't

[18:25] You are very, you're absolutely

[18:27] right. Okay. So, yeah, we do, try to do that. Yes, sir.

[18:32] So, what's the status on the

[18:34] Norwood playground? Uh they got

[18:38] that big grant from you know.

[18:40] Yes, I think we're about a

[18:41] month. We're about a month away

[18:43] from design, 6 weeks from full

[18:46] design, would that be correct?

[18:47] That's correct. Very soon,

[18:48] we'll have a somatic level

[18:51] design is what we call it in

[18:51] the profession and as well we

[18:54] are just wrapping up a few

[18:55] loose ends to make sure that we

[18:58] have all the areas secured and

[19:00] needed in order to accomplish

[19:01] the park as intended. Um and so

[19:04] we are still working with the

[19:06] NC to get that completed. So we

[19:08] should have large updates on

[19:09] that for the public very soon.

[19:10] And CEC is hard to work on the

[19:12] design process. But it's

[19:13] definitely a project that is

[19:15] moving forward. Yes. I'm very

[19:17] happy about that. Yeah. This is

[19:19] very exciting. Anything else on

[19:22] any of these items? I just like

[19:25] to add how happy I am to see

[19:27] Windmill Park. I know it is

[19:29] very exciting. It is. It is.

[19:31] Great. So. Because you know,

[19:33] parks have always been special

[19:34] to me and you know, we we have

[19:38] a good bit of a nice part, you

[19:40] know, nice parks, nice space.

[19:44] but you know, you still have to

[19:46] maintain them. You have to make

[19:47] sure that folks are going there

[19:49] and they've got equipment

[19:51] that's fun and and safe to play

[19:52] on and so we're really happy

[19:54] that council has been willing

[19:55] to put money towards this and I

[19:58] would imagine they will, you

[20:00] know, they may make some tweaks

[20:02] but I would imagine that they

[20:03] will continue to do that. Cuz

[20:06] that was part of council's goal

[20:08] with their demolitions is the

[20:10] one, is there one company doing

[20:11] the complete all the

[20:13] demolitions of the city or did

[20:14] you have to get them out the

[20:16] different way? Well, right now,

[20:17] we do have one company that we

[20:19] did a bid and they have the

[20:22] twenty-four properties that

[20:24] they're currently working on.

[20:27] Whoever it is, they did a

[20:28] wonderful job before they now

[20:29] have to do their It is

[20:32] reclaimed and they are doing a

[20:32] very good job. A lot better

[20:36] than Amazon knew the one I

[20:37] brought up to you that the the

[20:38] day without money. Right. And

[20:41] when he left it. Yeah, we

[20:42] want to make sure that it's a

[20:43] complete demolition. Uh they're

[20:45] not just walking away and

[20:47] leaving a mess. So, they're

[20:49] doing a very good job. Anything

[20:52] else? No questions. I'm

[20:55] going to turn it over to you,

[20:57] Shay. Then, you can talk about

[20:57] how some of the specific

[20:59] projects do tie in with the

[21:01] comprehensive plan. Yes, thank

[21:03] you, Valerie. Okay, thank So,

[21:06] from the planning and

[21:07] development department's

[21:08] perspective as the advisory

[21:10] staff, review all the paying

[21:12] commission Um just to summarize

[21:16] and to put in the context, of

[21:18] course, when bringing this up

[21:20] before you all, we're only

[21:21] talking about the capital

[21:22] budget. This does not include

[21:24] all the other budgets and the

[21:26] other financing options we have

[21:28] for our comprehensive plan

[21:30] projects which may include the

[21:32] general fund, the tip funds or

[21:33] grant funding that we may

[21:35] receive. So, our staff report

[21:39] and the information tonight,

[21:40] mostly pertaining just to the

[21:41] capital fund there. So, with

[21:44] that, this year, four of the 27

[21:47] goals from the comprehensive

[21:48] plan that were identified as

[21:50] needy, thankful capital funding

[21:52] are being funded. Those four

[21:54] goals are implementing the

[21:55] weight finding program,

[21:58] identifying new opportunities

[21:59] to expand public art which we

[22:02] consider part of the downtown

[22:03] beautification line

[22:04] essentially. The land taping

[22:06] along key corridors. Once

[22:08] again, downtown beautification

[22:10] budget and then they continue

[22:12] to improve city parks and

[22:13] recreation areas. I just

[22:16] want to talk about that last

[22:16] one there for a moment since

[22:17] that is that is receiving a

[22:20] substantial increase in

[22:21] funding. Um and I believe this

[22:23] is an example of where the

[22:25] leadership of the city is

[22:27] aiming for quality over

[22:29] quantity and we are definitely

[22:32] going to make some substantial

[22:33] improvements for our public

[22:34] parks that have been much

[22:35] needed for some time as the and

[22:38] the city manager have posted

[22:39] you all mentioned as well. So,

[22:41] we were very excited even to

[22:43] see the couple of the items

[22:45] maybe didn't make the list and

[22:45] we were quite okay with that

[22:47] because we are achieving

[22:49] quality goals at a very good

[22:51] level just like going forward

[22:53] with this proposed plan. One of

[22:55] the items that was removed was

[22:57] our rail trail funding but

[22:59] projected to return in the

[23:01] following year. That was

[23:03] previously funded. I think

[23:04] about 20 000 dollars but the

[23:06] planning exultant perspective,

[23:09] we're not concerned with that

[23:10] at this moment because we are

[23:12] intending to use the tax

[23:13] increment finance district

[23:14] funding for several aspects of

[23:17] that during this calendar year.

[23:19] So, we are not concerned if we

[23:21] don't have the $20, 000 and we

[23:24] think we're still going to get

[23:26] a lot done on those rail trail

[23:28] projects. Um so, we can see

[23:31] that here and if you look

[23:32] through the list, there's 27

[23:34] items and I think if We look to

[23:38] those. Some of these may not end up requiring any

[23:41] capital funding. once it's said

[23:43] and done. That's another thing

[23:44] to consider is not all these

[23:45] actually may or may not require

[23:48] funding in the end. And we are

[23:51] our departments continue to

[23:52] work to make substantial

[23:53] progress in completion on these

[23:55] items. Um and to report that

[23:58] out to you all. Uh annually as

[24:00] we're going to discuss here at

[24:01] the end of meeting tonight. On

[24:03] a later agenda. So overall the

[24:05] staff does recommend the

[24:07] proposed capital improvement

[24:09] plan for the city of Fairmont

[24:11] and we find it more than

[24:12] sufficient to obtain our goals

[24:14] that city council has set forth

[24:15] for us and you all as well. And

[24:16] our comprehensive

[24:26] Is there anyone here who'd like

[24:28] to speak in favor of the

[24:30] capital improvements line

[24:35] They want to be like to speak

[24:38] against the capital

[24:43] close the public hearing on

[24:45] that and didn't vote on this,

[24:46] correct?

[24:49] and there's a motion to approve

[24:51] the Capital Improvement Plan of

[24:54] recommendation to the council.

[24:58] Motion. Second. Second from

[25:01] Commission Yan. Uh Kirsten, if

[25:04] you take a roll call vote

[25:05] please. Commission Bledsoe?

[25:08] Yes. Commissioner Green? Yes.

[25:11] Commission Jura? Yes. Mister

[25:15] Magic Commission Richardson?

[25:19] Yes. Commission Strait? Yes.

[25:21] Commission Ween? Yes.

[25:24] Commission Yan? Yes. Right.

[25:28] Yeah. Motion passes. Moving on,

[25:32] we have PC twenty-two zero one

[25:35] amending Article four

[25:37] pertaining to Article

[25:38] Organization, home occupations,

[25:40] multi-family residences,

[25:42] restaurant, lounges, and retail

[25:44] and services manufactured

[25:45] homes.

[25:50] discussion about what's

[25:51] happening here. Yeah. So, in in

[25:53] summary, this is one of three

[25:55] proposed text amendments to the

[25:58] zoning code. We decided to

[25:59] start out the calendar year

[26:01] with one that has been out

[26:04] substantial interest to our

[26:07] citizens over the last couple

[26:07] of years even before I was

[26:11] hired home for the city and I

[26:11] spent home occupations

[26:12] especially with the pandemic.

[26:14] Uh so, that's what the majority

[26:15] of us pertains to but in

[26:17] summary I'm going to skip over

[26:21] home occupation We're proposing

[26:23] to remove the multi-family

[26:26] residence use standards as

[26:26] those are now covered within

[26:28] the individual zoning district

[26:29] and these are duplicative or

[26:32] additional standards that no

[26:33] longer need to be applied to

[26:36] those types of uses. Uh thanks

[26:38] to the amendments that were

[26:39] passed earlier in 2021. We're

[26:42] also proposing to do two things

[26:44] to restaurant lounges for

[26:46] proposing to retitle it to

[26:48] restaurant with alcohol sales.

[26:49] Leaving that maybe more obvious

[26:53] to folks reading the same code

[26:54] about what we're talking about

[26:56] there. Um as in our dialogue

[26:59] with our stakeholders, business

[27:01] owners, and citizens, we've

[27:02] seen restaurant now kind of

[27:04] generate some confusion about

[27:05] what that really means when

[27:06] they don't read the legal

[27:07] definition of COVID. Um the

[27:10] other thing we're doing is

[27:11] restaurant lounges for some odd

[27:14] reason is currently regulated

[27:15] in two sections of youth

[27:17] standards, right? One right

[27:18] after the other and we're just

[27:19] going to merge the too. Um to

[27:22] combine them into a single

[27:23] standard and then do some minor

[27:26] adjustments to those

[27:27] regulations in regards to

[27:28] alcohol sales. But other than

[27:30] that is primarily staying the

[27:32] same. Then we're also proposing

[27:36] to replace one of the sections

[27:38] we just eliminated for

[27:40] restaurants down all sales. Uh

[27:42] with a new huge standard

[27:43] section for manufactured home

[27:44] sales and services. This will

[27:47] simply require that there be

[27:48] upper yards for manufacture

[27:51] home sale. Um but when you put

[27:53] mobile homes and stuff on a

[27:54] large lot to sell those, you

[27:56] have to have nice buffer yard

[27:58] requirements around it so you

[27:58] don't negatively impact the

[28:00] adjacent properties. This is

[28:01] especially pertinent with these

[28:02] uses typically have very large

[28:05] gravel or asphalt covered lots

[28:07] and can tend to have skin 10

[28:09] tend to have sport of water or

[28:10] other types of land maintenance

[28:12] issues that may impact adjacent

[28:14] property owners. So our

[28:16] findings, buffery yards, we

[28:17] intend to hopefully mitigate

[28:18] some of those potential

[28:21] nuisances to those of others

[28:23] Then, back to the bulk of it

[28:25] though. Uh we are proposing

[28:28] some substantial amendments to

[28:29] the whole occupation

[28:32] regulations. As they currently

[28:34] stand, we classify home

[28:36] occupations into two

[28:37] categories. Minor and major. We

[28:41] also then limit home occupation

[28:43] based upon various general

[28:45] descriptions of a list of types

[28:46] of businesses and then it's up

[28:48] to myself as a zoning

[28:50] administrator to determine

[28:51] which of the two categories

[28:53] your proposed home business may

[28:55] fall into. Whether that minor

[28:56] or major. When it comes to

[28:58] actually where this is allowed

[29:00] currently. Minor is allowed

[29:02] everywhere that you can have a

[29:03] home. So as long as you're

[29:04] living somewhere, you can have

[29:05] a minor home occupation but

[29:06] major home occupations are

[29:08] prohibited from the general

[29:11] residential district. If we can

[29:13] recall from some of our

[29:15] previous discussions in 2021,

[29:16] general residential encompasses

[29:18] about two thirds of the single

[29:19] family housing within our city.

[29:21] So, by that, we have barred two

[29:24] thirds of single-family

[29:26] homeowners and renters from

[29:28] being able to have the majority

[29:30] pole occupation by businesses

[29:33] that they tend to run

[29:34] especially now with online

[29:36] sales and personal services and

[29:38] the way those things have

[29:39] changed over the over the last

[29:41] few decades and the pandemic

[29:43] exacerbated that. Um SAF has

[29:45] found that to be a concern. So,

[29:47] what we are proposing is a set

[29:51] of home occupation regulations

[29:53] that are even across the board

[29:55] that generate the same

[29:57] standards for all home

[29:58] businesses to create clarity

[30:01] for all home businesses so that

[30:02] they understand exactly what

[30:04] rules apply to them and what

[30:06] may not and so, as an example

[30:08] of what can generate confusion

[30:10] currently, if you have a home

[30:12] tutoring business, you may have

[30:14] one client at your home.

[30:16] However, there is no stated

[30:18] limit for lawyers, architecture

[30:21] firms, engineering, or other

[30:22] types of office professional

[30:24] businesses. They may be

[30:26] conducting from your home. So,

[30:29] with that, you can

[30:30] theoretically have an entire

[30:30] family over as your clients for

[30:33] your architecture firm but you

[30:35] can only have one violin

[30:37] scooted over for your music

[30:39] tutoring. What we're proposing

[30:41] is that regardless of the type

[30:42] of home business you have, you

[30:44] may never have more than two

[30:46] clients present. And this

[30:48] would, we believe, accommodate

[30:50] a wide range of full occupation

[30:51] businesses, while also

[30:54] respecting and maintaining the

[30:55] residential quality of our

[30:56] neighborhoods. For example if

[30:59] you run a home salon, you can

[31:00] have one person in the chair

[31:02] and one person waiting. You can

[31:04] have two pints over for your

[31:06] law firm. You can have two

[31:07] music students over for

[31:09] tutoring. If you want to have a

[31:11] Pilates studio, you can have

[31:13] maybe a couple clients, a

[31:14] couple, show up or maybe two

[31:17] pints there and we take that

[31:18] sufficient. Um so, that's a few

[31:22] examples of how that two limit

[31:24] can apply broadly to a lot of

[31:24] businesses and hopefully still

[31:26] limit the traffic and occupancy

[31:27] and other things that are

[31:29] happening there in our homes

[31:31] and in our residential

[31:32] neighborhoods. To continue, we

[31:34] are setting nuisance standards

[31:37] that you can't have any light

[31:40] noise above ambient levels,

[31:43] odors, or other nuisances that

[31:44] could be generated because of

[31:46] your business. Be perceivable

[31:48] from beyond the property line.

[31:50] So, if you're conducting a

[31:52] whole business, we shouldn't be

[31:55] able to notice. That's got

[31:56] general guidelines. If you, if

[31:57] you're doing it we shouldn't

[31:59] even be able to tell except

[32:00] for, as a note, we're also

[32:03] proposing that all home

[32:04] businesses will qualify for a

[32:08] two-square-foot-sized sun. A

[32:09] very quaint and small sign in

[32:12] which they can advertise your

[32:13] business. That sound would be

[32:14] subject to all other

[32:15] regulations for its sign code

[32:18] including setbacks and also

[32:20] would be prohibited for being

[32:21] illuminated in any sense,

[32:22] internally, externally, neon

[32:25] signing, all of that would be

[32:26] prohibited. Um so, thank out

[32:28] just a small little yard sign

[32:30] or small little sign hanging

[32:30] off your porch just to at least

[32:32] help guide people to your

[32:34] home-based business. We're also

[32:37] continuing to ban any outdoor

[32:39] storage related to your

[32:40] home-based business. No

[32:42] materials, no goods can be

[32:44] stored in the exterior of your

[32:45] property regardless of fencing

[32:47] or other types of landscaping

[32:50] or physical barriers. You

[32:52] cannot do anything related to

[32:53] vehicle repair or sales in

[32:56] order to prevent those

[32:57] nuisances and prevent the

[32:59] accumulation of vehicles that

[33:01] junk parts and chemicals on

[33:03] properties. Uh they all be

[33:05] typically present. and there

[33:09] was one other change and then I

[33:11] forgot in my long speech here

[33:13] that you all have put up with.

[33:19] and then as well, we would make

[33:21] sure that it is clear to them

[33:25] about hours of operation. We'll

[33:26] be between 7 AM and seven PM.

[33:29] And that they are applicable to

[33:31] all other building codes that

[33:34] they have to sign an affidavit

[33:35] acknowledging all of these

[33:37] rules as currently stands. They

[33:38] have to have a city business

[33:40] license and maintain that

[33:41] business license which also

[33:42] requires the Secretary of State

[33:43] Business License. That still

[33:46] has the same size restriction

[33:47] of no more than 25%. The gross

[33:49] floor area of year quality

[33:50] unit. Um and we usually use tax

[33:53] assessors office data to

[33:55] determine that and that the

[33:58] vehicle, if there is a vehicle

[34:00] related to the whole

[34:01] occupation, it may not be above

[34:03] a 10, 000-pound gross vehicle

[34:05] mass rating and that would be

[34:08] the essential, essentially a

[34:10] full-size pickup truck. You

[34:11] couldn't be any larger than

[34:12] that. So, no large box trucks,

[34:14] no super duty trucks, nothing

[34:16] that, you know, what, then,

[34:18] maybe a change, the residential

[34:20] nature and your use of your

[34:21] property. So, it would be be

[34:24] observed maybe a small food

[34:24] truck at the largest you could

[34:27] get in that 10, 000 pound

[34:28] category. those are our

[34:31] proposals there and with this,

[34:33] like I said, the elimination of

[34:34] the minor major categories and

[34:36] bringing it down to just a one

[34:38] single category of home

[34:40] occupation at the same

[34:42] standards applied to across the

[34:43] board. We believe that this

[34:46] would increase confidence in

[34:47] home business owners. This will

[34:49] help foster small business and

[34:51] hopefully make it easier for

[34:52] folks to come forward and be

[34:55] honest about running our own

[34:56] business. Uh this is one of

[34:57] those things that are sometimes

[34:58] tricky to regulate. Um because

[35:01] they're doing it right, we

[35:03] shouldn't know they're there

[35:03] anyways and so it's hard for us

[35:05] to maybe know unless we see

[35:07] them advertising their

[35:07] business. So, so with that, we

[35:11] believe that this will have a

[35:14] positive impact as we recover

[35:15] from the pandemic and allow for

[35:18] greater flexibility in our

[35:20] neighborhoods. There were many

[35:21] other considerations that we

[35:23] had regarding this. Um so, I'd

[35:25] be happy that there came any

[35:26] questions or comments from the

[35:27] commissioners or the governor.

[35:30] Thank you. Commissioner Jeff

[35:31] questions.

[35:34] this pertains the general

[35:37] neighborhood. All all

[35:38] residential areas? Yes,

[35:39] Commission Ann is correct. They

[35:40] would apply equally to all

[35:42] districts. So, it would go. You

[35:45] mentioned about vehicles. You

[35:47] can understand about parking

[35:48] that would be limited. But This

[35:52] is an example which which

[36:00] Selling snacks.

[36:04] huge truck outside but

[36:08] according to the statue, they

[36:09] couldn't get rid of it because

[36:10] the truck as big as it was, the

[36:11] did not exceed the weight of

[36:14] parking in a residential area.

[36:15] There's what you, you said on

[36:17] the having these vehicles

[36:23] It depends on what you get on

[36:25] the vehicle classification. If

[36:26] we look at the staff report at

[36:28] the beginning of this, we've

[36:30] included a diagram from the US

[36:31] Department of Transportation.

[36:34] That kind of shows that and we

[36:36] can see 10000 gross vehicle

[36:40] weight is equivalent to a

[36:42] full-size pickup truck, a cargo

[36:43] van, a step van, so a very

[36:45] security time food truck, or a

[36:47] mini van. So, minivan is also

[36:49] class 2 people. It to go above

[36:52] that, you have to look at

[36:54] walk-in van or a delivery a box

[37:01] Yes, so a box truck would do,

[37:03] therefore, be brave. As a, as a

[37:06] class-free vehicle that would

[37:07] not be permitted.

[37:10] Nothing has come out of power

[37:16] Uh we actually get support from

[37:18] 200, two other departments to

[37:20] regulate home occupations. Code

[37:22] enforcement is a very wonderful

[37:24] development department helps us

[37:26] out. Um they drive our

[37:28] neighborhoods quite often and

[37:30] usually report anything that

[37:34] they notice and and same with

[37:35] the finance office who is

[37:37] constantly vigilant to make

[37:39] sure that every business

[37:40] operating in the city is

[37:41] licensed. So, we have those two

[37:43] departments who assist us. As

[37:44] well, we are looking into with

[37:48] our hopeful increase in

[37:49] staffing in the very near

[37:50] future. Uh we are looking to as

[37:53] a department be out and the

[37:56] neighborhoods more often

[37:57] ourselves. So, why all three

[37:59] departments trying to be

[38:00] vigilant to make sure that

[38:01] these are being adhered to as

[38:03] well. We do find our citizens

[38:05] be vigilant and usually come to

[38:08] us with any concerns or issues

[38:10] regularly. So, we've had

[38:12] success with them so far.

[38:17] the vigilance of the at least

[38:19] in in my in and we've discussed

[38:23] this. They won't come forward.

[38:25] The gentleman we talked to him again. And he

[38:29] will not come forward on it. He

[38:31] said I don't want

[38:32] repercussions. We then come

[38:34] back to me. And he said this is

[38:37] the code's joint. When you said

[38:38] the code comes through it. I

[38:39] said the code comes through. He

[38:41] said if they come through. How

[38:43] come I know it? And I see the

[38:44] signs of it. But the code

[38:46] doesn't. He told me this

[38:47] yesterday. And he told me what

[38:49] he sees. He said why can't the

[38:49] code see them. And I said, I

[38:53] don't know. I said, Paul,

[38:55] Shane, tell him. He said, no,

[38:55] I'm not going to call. And you tried to get a hold of me,

[38:59] right? If you credited me, you

[39:01] returned these calls but he is

[39:05] he's a, he's an old enough, and

[39:07] has ill, illness in the family,

[39:11] and he doesn't want any hassle.

[39:13] But he's concerned that the

[39:13] neighborhood has this problem.

[39:15] And the covid's not picking up

[39:17] on. My kids say, without

[39:19] particular instance, there's

[39:21] noone contacts without saving

[39:21] the addresses or names, code

[39:24] enforcement did follow up, and

[39:25] was able to make a

[39:26] determination about, it's not

[39:27] all for

[39:30] adjustments to the property and

[39:32] enhancements. He was correct?

[39:34] Yeah, that's correct and we

[39:35] were able to follow up with

[39:36] that and they are working to

[39:39] get that in compliance. Um so,

[39:43] we and especially that

[39:44] particular your neighborhood,

[39:47] we have a very good vote

[39:48] enforcement officer there. Who

[39:50] I can pass on the area and it's

[39:52] being stopped or it's I, the

[39:56] exact context I don't want to

[39:58] discuss openly just because it

[40:00] is a, it is an open violation

[40:01] for one of our citizens. Um,

[40:03] but I can say that they are

[40:04] working with them, and we are

[40:05] addressing it. They are working

[40:08] on it. They are. And, and that, particular code

[40:11] enforcement official has been

[40:13] so vigilant that it has caused

[40:14] some issues as he's found

[40:16] things that were maybe missed

[40:17] for several years. And he's

[40:20] forward to us. And which caused

[40:22] some heartburn for a few of our

[40:23] citizens. But, he's been pretty

[40:25] good and I hope we maintain

[40:28] that level of quality and and

[40:29] can who's in charge of that

[40:32] department seems to be hiring

[40:34] individuals who have that

[40:37] penalty level and that skill

[40:38] level. So, I'm hoping we can

[40:40] maintain that. That's that's

[40:42] going to be what we have to do

[40:43] with staff is we're going to

[40:44] have to make sure everyone's

[40:46] trained and they're being

[40:47] vigilant and they're even if

[40:48] it's uncomfortable at times, we

[40:50] do need to ask our citizens to

[40:52] follow the regulations passed

[40:53] by council. Well, there was a

[40:56] safety issue. I think we

[40:58] discussed that it had been and

[41:00] he was willing or not. If it

[41:02] was being done, it was the

[41:03] safety of the person who's

[41:04] going to give them

[41:08] Now, let me ask you this with

[41:10] these little places dark felt

[41:14] popping up all over the city.

[41:23] day after meet the

[41:30] ability to their life, they

[41:33] would generally not in my

[41:34] experience. And the reason

[41:35] being is because of the degree

[41:37] in business in which they're

[41:39] conducting. So we are still

[41:40] prohibiting like window display

[41:42] and retail cell product and and

[41:44] things like that. And so when

[41:47] they conduct these small

[41:48] home-based businesses and

[41:50] because of the way they're

[41:51] classified by building those.

[41:53] They're not required to update

[41:56] for the Americans with

[41:58] Disability Act. Uh for their

[42:01] clientele unfortunately. So

[42:03] Now, however, as a business

[42:04] owner, there are many things

[42:05] that can apply to that such as

[42:06] they need to make sure they

[42:08] accommodate anybody who

[42:10] requests services and and make

[42:12] sure that they are being

[42:15] compliant with civil rights

[42:16] laws as they are applicable to

[42:17] this businesses. When they and

[42:20] this is what we hope for that

[42:22] they are so successful and that

[42:24] does become an issue that they

[42:25] will move into a commercial

[42:26] space and they will get a

[42:28] proper space where it's more

[42:29] accessible to the public. If

[42:31] they are getting maybe a decent

[42:32] number of books racket that

[42:33] becomes less convenient to try

[42:34] to accommodate those

[42:35] individuals by meeting them at

[42:36] a maybe a local restaurant, a

[42:38] coffee shop that is accessible

[42:41] to provide services. Um so,

[42:43] that's where we hope that goes

[42:46] in that direction because of

[42:46] course, we don't want any

[42:47] citizen left out of any

[42:49] services or goods that may be

[42:50] provided. Now, if a, if a

[42:53] homeowner does want to update

[42:55] on optionally, they are

[42:57] permitted to do so and we do

[42:58] have special exceptions for

[43:00] handicap rents and

[43:02] accessibility ramps to get in

[43:03] and out of residences within

[43:05] our zoning code to make sure we

[43:06] can accommodate everybody the

[43:07] best we can. So, we do at least

[43:10] give them the option to do so.

[43:15] with the residents of the area

[43:17] still have the opportunity to

[43:20] contest of go before the

[43:23] billboard, the stop that they

[43:25] feel that they're being a

[43:26] nuisance. At this point in

[43:27] time, no home occupation goes

[43:31] up for a conditional use

[43:32] permit. Um they're either

[43:33] outright allowed or they're not

[43:34] or they're prohibited. So, we

[43:37] have not handled. They're not prohibited. They're

[43:39] in there but they're causing a

[43:41] nuisance. Do the neighbors have

[43:42] the opportunity to to get them

[43:44] out? Yeah, I did especially if

[43:46] they violate any standard

[43:49] currently written or as

[43:51] proposed, then, of course, the

[43:52] city has the right to go and

[43:54] request that they cease

[43:56] operation of the business. Uh

[43:57] hopefully, it never goes that

[43:59] far. Hopefully, we just get it

[44:00] created. Um we get them

[44:02] compliant but yes, they they

[44:04] have that right to report that

[44:05] to us and we have the right to

[44:07] follow up and make sure that

[44:08] they are compliant. So, because

[44:10] we don't want any negative

[44:12] impact from this right? We

[44:14] don't anyway making a lot of

[44:16] noise or creating much voter or

[44:18] smoke or or junk in their yard,

[44:22] eating a waste that started

[44:23] from the business. We don't

[44:24] want things like that

[44:25] happening. So, we will make

[44:27] sure all of that in the

[44:28] neighborhood sector is going to

[44:28] report name them and and to

[44:31] from my perception, unless

[44:34] there's extremely special

[44:36] circumstances, there won't be

[44:37] variances considered for that.

[44:38] I mean, you you really have to

[44:40] have some very unique

[44:42] circumstances to your property

[44:44] to make you qualify for

[44:45] fairness to these types of

[44:47] regulations. So, that would

[44:48] need to be entertained. It's

[44:49] either comply or don't. Or do

[44:53] not conduct a business at your

[44:53] home. Maybe because I'm a law

[44:56] molder. Sort of congested area

[45:00] over each side that I've seen a

[45:01] lot of in my general

[45:05] residential area has been in

[45:07] problems with that type of

[45:08] mental enrollment Uh had been

[45:11] cleared up in past by the past

[45:11] city council. So,

[45:15] It's not a, it's not a being

[45:17] antagonistic. I'm trying to see

[45:20] what may come from You know, my

[45:23] staff and I and I just want to

[45:24] express it. I greatly

[45:26] appreciate that because the

[45:27] protection of our residential

[45:28] neighborhood characteristics

[45:29] and peace and enjoyment and the

[45:31] welfare of those neighborhoods

[45:32] is very important to us and we

[45:34] don't want to we don't want to

[45:36] jeopardize you either. We've

[45:37] had several homes in our area

[45:38] that have been flipped that

[45:39] they're really nice. If you've

[45:41] seen before, they're really

[45:42] junky. They're really nice

[45:43] homes now. And I can imagine

[45:45] someone that wanted to buy one

[45:46] of those now and finds this out

[45:48] and says, well, wait a minute,

[45:49] I mean, because our homes are

[45:51] close together. I have when

[45:54] they're parked in the front and

[45:55] I'm going to have this lawyer

[45:56] next to me. I I just can see

[45:59] where I would be hesitant

[46:00] moving into the city. I think

[46:03] our brutalism now or maybe

[46:07] I I can say that is the

[46:08] opposite of being a positive

[46:10] for the general presidential

[46:12] aid. I don't know if that's

[46:13] just me

[46:17] and a comment Commissioner. I'd

[46:20] like to open the hearing to the

[46:22] public. Is anyone here speaking

[46:24] favor of this amendment to the

[46:26] zoning code?

[46:30] Okay. Is anyone here to who's

[46:33] opposed to this zoning code for

[46:35] right to speak

[46:40] Very proposed to the public

[46:41] hearing. Commission ers have

[46:44] any other comments

[46:47] obtained a motion to approve DC

[46:53] twenty-two oh one.

[46:57] Yes, that's right. Okay. So,

[47:00] motions to Commission Bledsoe.

[47:02] I was second. Second. Secretary

[47:04] of Commissioner Lee Christian,

[47:07] can you take the vote call vote

[47:08] please?

[47:12] Mister Green? Yes. Commission

[47:15] Jura? Yes. Mister

[47:21] Commissioner Richardson. Yes

[47:22] Commission Straight? No.

[47:24] Commission Wing? Yes.

[47:28] Commission Yeen.

[47:38] motion passes next one on the

[47:42] agenda is

[47:46] PC twenty-two oh two and then

[47:49] the article 2, definitions and

[47:52] measurements pertaining to

[47:52] restaurant, lounges, sales and

[47:54] services, manufacturing, and

[47:56] sales artisan, and retail and

[47:59] service manufactured homes. Go

[48:02] ahead, Shane. Oh, yes. Thank

[48:04] you Uh this proposed set of

[48:08] doing good tax amendments here

[48:12] impacts the items as the

[48:12] president just read. So, we are

[48:14] creating a definition for

[48:15] manufactured home sales and

[48:16] services. This is actually

[48:18] already in our permitted use

[48:20] chart. We've just didn't need

[48:21] it to find because it was

[48:22] covered under another

[48:24] definition which we are

[48:24] proposing to eliminate which is

[48:26] the sales and services of

[48:28] automobile boat, heavy

[48:29] equipment, manufactured homes.

[48:31] Um which is now going to be

[48:32] coming under two different

[48:33] definitions You can read that

[48:36] legal definition there. What we

[48:38] think manufactured home sales

[48:39] and services are. Then, we are

[48:42] proposing an amendment to

[48:43] manufactured sales,

[48:45] manufacturing sales artisan and

[48:47] which we state that these uses

[48:50] are subject to the same use

[48:52] standards and size limitations

[48:53] as retail and service uses. Uh

[48:56] and our zone code which is a

[48:58] unique approach for most cities

[48:59] in West Virginia. We regulate

[49:01] several business types by

[49:03] square footage and so, Given

[49:05] that these are similar in

[49:07] nature because they are

[49:08] generally a retail business.

[49:09] They will be subject to the

[49:11] same use restrictions and size

[49:12] restrictions. As retail

[49:15] services. Um we just want to

[49:17] make sure that language is

[49:18] clear. There's not a loophole

[49:20] there. As well we are changing

[49:22] the name of restaurant slash

[49:24] lounge to restaurant without

[49:25] public sales. And that is the

[49:28] total of those proposed

[49:29] amendments. Commission ers have

[49:33] any questions for Jay, brother

[49:38] any businesses currently in the

[49:40] that the manufactured home

[49:43] sales and services would in

[49:44] fact no not to to my

[49:48] interpretation of it and my

[49:49] understanding we have one

[49:50] business that sells parts and

[49:52] components and accessories but

[49:54] they don't sell manufactured

[49:56] homes. Right. Um and so we

[49:58] don't believe this one. In

[49:59] fact, in fact, an existing

[50:00] businesses. Um we just want to

[50:02] make sure this is clear for

[50:04] future businesses as they

[50:05] intend to come forward into our

[50:06] industrial zone areas.

[50:11] Any other questions? I'm

[50:15] going to open the public

[50:16] hearing on this amendment to

[50:18] the public. Is there anyone

[50:20] present who would like to speak

[50:21] in favor of this amendment to

[50:22] the zon

[50:26] Anyone here would like to speak

[50:30] against this amendment facility

[50:34] Okay. Can we go ahead and close

[50:36] the public hearing and

[50:37] entertain a motion to approve

[50:41] PC twenty-two oh three.

[50:47] I make commission to approve.

[50:50] And Commission Jura. Second.

[50:53] for Commission

[50:54] Richardson. Christian can you

[50:56] take the role provoked

[50:59] Commission Bledsoe? Yes.

[51:01] Commission Green? Yes.

[51:04] Commission Jura? Yes.

[51:07] Commission Magic? Yes.

[51:10] Commission Richardson? Yes.

[51:13] Commission Strait? Yes.

[51:14] Commission Wing? Yes.

[51:17] Commission Yin. Yes. Alright,

[51:19] devotions Next thing on the

[51:23] agenda is PC 22oh 3 amending

[51:25] article three, zoning districts

[51:27] pertaining to the permitted use

[51:28] chart related to multiple

[51:30] permitted uses across multiple

[51:32] zoning districts. I'm going to

[51:35] turn it over to you one more

[51:37] time. Thank you, mister

[51:39] president. With these

[51:41] amendments here, I won't go

[51:42] over them in full detail Um and

[51:45] just because of the nature of

[51:47] this chart, but this, what it

[51:49] says, these are amendments, the

[51:49] table three A. This dictates

[51:52] where you can. perform a land

[51:56] used conditionally perform a

[51:57] land use Fort Worth prohibited.

[52:00] Um so, we are proposing several

[52:02] amendments to this. want to

[52:04] throw at the earlier stuff we

[52:06] just discussed with two prior

[52:09] petitions. Um but also to

[52:11] adjust some Well, we believe

[52:15] we're inconsistencies that were

[52:19] left over from the previous

[52:21] version of the permitted uses

[52:23] where they were right now in

[52:24] each district and before we

[52:26] amended the zoning code last

[52:28] year because we just

[52:32] essentially copy and pasted

[52:32] them over into this chart but

[52:34] there were odd things. Um but

[52:37] I'll get the couple of those

[52:39] examples in a moment. So, we

[52:40] are proposing for example, we

[52:43] are eliminating the two types

[52:44] of home occupations eventually.

[52:46] So, we're bringing that down to

[52:48] one line and you can see the

[52:49] strike through there for full

[52:50] occupation we are limiting the

[52:52] tax to bring down just one line

[52:54] of within the table Um we are

[52:58] looking at some changes to how

[53:01] we regulate cemeteries. This is

[53:05] there's just some odd ways that

[53:08] we currently permit cemeteries

[53:11] in the city where they're

[53:12] outright allowed in some

[53:13] districts. They're

[53:14] conditionally parade of others

[53:15] are banned and others and it's

[53:17] in my profession preventing

[53:19] sorry. it's inconsistent. It's

[53:23] when looking at how we would

[53:24] think where sofaries belong in

[53:26] our community or when we should

[53:28] allow for them or not. Um it

[53:31] didn't make much sense in terms

[53:32] of how they would impact the

[53:33] case of hand uses or our

[53:35] infrastructure and so forth. Uh

[53:37] for example, we are proposing

[53:39] to add them to the recreation

[53:41] district which might seem a bit

[53:43] odd but when you think about

[53:47] cemeteries in the long run,

[53:49] historically, they wore green

[53:51] spaces for public use and Quite

[53:53] frankly, when they get full,

[53:55] when they are dying and and the

[53:58] Muslims and and the plaques are

[54:00] all used up, they typically

[54:03] revert public green space and

[54:05] so looking at that and how they

[54:07] choose in that way, we are

[54:09] proposing to have them

[54:11] initially permitted for

[54:11] recreational pre-zoned areas.

[54:13] Um which will still give the

[54:15] public input about whether we

[54:16] should or should not allow

[54:18] them. Um because once you have

[54:20] a cemetery, it typically

[54:21] doesn't go away. So, it's

[54:22] definitely something I want to

[54:23] talk about before we just allow

[54:25] for cemeteries anywhere and

[54:27] everywhere Um we're also

[54:31] expanding institutional uses to

[54:33] the technology district. That's

[54:35] important because it covers

[54:36] hospitals and we just had lawn

[54:38] health open a small facility

[54:40] there which qualified under a

[54:42] different legal definition. But

[54:44] just to make sure in case they

[54:45] change their business approach,

[54:47] those uses are covered and can

[54:48] be permitted going forward. We

[54:52] adjusted animal grooming

[54:52] boarding to kind of match up

[54:54] with animal care facilities in

[54:56] a way that made sense. Um

[55:00] We adjusted one small

[55:03] adjustment, the bars and

[55:04] nightclubs make them

[55:05] conditionally permitted in main

[55:06] corridor commercial as we

[55:08] already have a few in those

[55:10] districts. Um and the and that

[55:12] is a higher intensity

[55:14] commercial district. They will

[55:16] remain prohibited and the

[55:17] neighborhood mischief district.

[55:21] Five. and you can see how

[55:23] there's a highlight of them in

[55:25] yellow as we've made

[55:25] adjustments to this. Um there

[55:27] is a correction that for we

[55:31] made a typo in our earlier. Um

[55:35] so many code and didn't catch

[55:36] it but convenient stores with

[55:38] fuel sales should always have

[55:39] been prohibited for

[55:40] neighborhood mixed use and we

[55:42] just made a type out of an

[55:44] accidentally put a conditional

[55:46] use allowance there so we're

[55:48] proposing to strike back and

[55:49] remove that. Then for example

[55:52] where some of the older

[55:55] regulations that we're

[55:57] proposing to address it makes

[55:58] sense to get on the restaurants

[56:00] and restaurant lounges. Uh you

[56:01] can have a restaurant with

[56:02] alcohol sales in the technology

[56:04] district but you get to have a

[56:05] restaurant.

[56:08] and there were items like this

[56:10] that were very nonsensical. So,

[56:13] we're proposing to adjust that.

[56:14] Um hopefully bring that in line

[56:19] with what we believe is a

[56:20] reasonable and fair and just

[56:22] use of land. Then I think

[56:27] that's it for the most part

[56:28] other than the minor vessels

[56:29] but few other definitions. This

[56:30] is something that the staff is

[56:32] also looking for input input

[56:34] from you all as the

[56:35] commissioners. I think the more

[56:37] tans we have on, where we allow

[56:40] for uses and don't allow for

[56:41] uses is important. Um so, if

[56:43] there is a discussion on this

[56:44] or comment to the public, I

[56:46] would be happy to hear about

[56:48] from you all or if there's any

[56:50] concerns with some of these

[56:51] proposals. Uh that's all I

[56:52] have. Questions or comments

[56:54] from the commissioners? What's

[56:55] the District is the hospital

[56:57] in. Um one Alex Carroll State

[57:01] University? Yeah. It is in the

[57:05] education district currently.

[57:07] Although we are proposing to

[57:09] bring it into the university

[57:10] district when we create that

[57:12] district in Zen and then later

[57:13] on.

[57:18] Okay, nobody's covered. I have

[57:21] some more questions. Any other

[57:24] questions are coming? just a

[57:27] question. Every time I get my

[57:32] new please journal and report.

[57:35] four different grants are given

[57:37] out to different from the state

[57:39] and our faith. Are you still

[57:41] applying for those Yes, and

[57:44] particularly, I want to try to

[57:46] achieve obtaining one of those

[57:47] grants for some improvements to

[57:50] our streetscaping and and civil

[57:53] infrastructure in order. One of

[57:54] the issues that that brought up

[57:55] to me while here as a director

[57:57] is about how it's it is

[57:59] difficult to walk around.

[58:01] Sometimes, especially if you

[58:02] don't have places to sit down

[58:02] or rest or good crosswalks or

[58:06] safe sidewalks and so we have

[58:07] applied but we have not at this

[58:09] time received. I think they

[58:12] came the ones out for this

[58:13] year. I've I've saw in

[58:14] December, Parkersburg. you

[58:18] know, two hundreds. So, I just

[58:21] was

[58:24] You know, we will continue to

[58:27] seek those out. Um we find it

[58:28] very valuable for our

[58:29] community. Thank you. up to Any

[58:36] other questions or comments for

[58:37] Shane? He opened a public

[58:40] hearing on PC twenty-two oh

[58:42] three. Is there anyone here

[58:43] speaking in favor of amending

[58:45] Article three?

[58:48] Is there anyone here opposed to

[58:51] the amendments to article three

[58:56] close the public hearing on PC

[58:58] twenty-two oh three and

[59:00] entertain a motion to approve

[59:03] that that Amen. Article three.

[59:07] Some of and a motion for

[59:11] Commission Ween. Second Second

[59:15] Commission Strait, Christian,

[59:16] can you take a word call?

[59:18] Commission Bledsoe? Yep.

[59:20] Commission Green? Yes.

[59:23] Commission Jura? Yes.

[59:26] Commission Magic? Yes

[59:27] Commission Richardson? Yes.

[59:31] Commission Strait? Yes.

[59:34] Commission Wing? Yes.

[59:35] Commission Yin? Yes.

[59:41] Right along. Couple keys to set

[59:42] on February 16th, 2022. Do we

[59:44] have one? At this point in

[59:46] time, no citizen has submitted

[59:48] a petition to the County

[59:49] Commission. Alright thing

[59:52] listed on a new business We

[59:54] have any citizens petitions to

[59:56] hear. First, I don't believe

[59:59] anybody's signed up. Is that

[1:00:00] correct? No, mister president.

[1:00:03] Let me sign up. Commissioner

[1:00:05] comments. Commission

[1:00:06] Richardson, start with you. If

[1:00:11] you really want to hear it.

[1:00:12] Sure.

[1:00:15] Uh it's good to see everyone

[1:00:17] today in good health and I will

[1:00:21] try and do the best that I can

[1:00:23] as being a VP of the Planning

[1:00:25] Commission. Miss Ventura,

[1:00:28] y'all, I've got nothing to

[1:00:29] think. Mister Bledsoe, I just

[1:00:33] like to say thanks to Shay and

[1:00:36] his department, as well as

[1:00:38] Valerie and all departments for

[1:00:40] all the work they put into

[1:00:41] this. Between the capital

[1:00:42] improvement plan, which I know

[1:00:43] is just one part of a big

[1:00:46] budget. That's what we have to

[1:00:49] do with every year. Um, lot of

[1:00:51] work with Nevada Pagan. And I

[1:00:53] just like to thank you for

[1:00:53] things like this. This, this is

[1:00:55] very detailed, very

[1:00:57] informative, and you do an

[1:00:57] amazing job you and your people

[1:01:00] do a major job of keeping us a

[1:01:01] voice. Thank you. Thank you,

[1:01:04] Commission I would like very

[1:01:07] historical words out of my

[1:01:09] mouth. So, I will just second

[1:01:10] everything that you just said.

[1:01:11] I I've done a much less

[1:01:14] detailed concrete or capital

[1:01:16] improvement plan before and I

[1:01:18] can't imagine to work your

[1:01:21] Mister Wing No, I've heard with

[1:01:25] what you both have said and

[1:01:27] your your report here was very

[1:01:29] impressive as well. So,

[1:01:31] congratulations. Thanks for all

[1:01:33] the hard work for all of you.

[1:01:33] Thank you. Mister Ann. No

[1:01:36] comments. Mister Strait. Uh

[1:01:38] third, what you said?

[1:01:44] Well said Alright. Moving on to

[1:01:50] planning and development annual

[1:01:51] report which is

[1:01:55] your color is cocky picture of

[1:01:58] the bridge.

[1:02:03] And the sheriff, turn this over

[1:02:04] to you. Again, And yes, thank

[1:02:06] you Mister President. I I'm not

[1:02:08] going to go through this annual

[1:02:09] report in detail. Um but I do

[1:02:11] just want to make a couple

[1:02:13] notes. This is a requirement

[1:02:15] from the state government.

[1:02:16] However, not to this degree. We

[1:02:19] are required to report to you

[1:02:20] all as the Planning Commission,

[1:02:22] the city's progress on anything

[1:02:24] related to your curfew. So,

[1:02:25] whether that's improvement

[1:02:28] plan, our comprehensive plan,

[1:02:30] and anything else related to

[1:02:31] the work that you all do. Um

[1:02:34] but the Satan a step further

[1:02:35] and I although she's not here

[1:02:38] at the moment, I want to thank

[1:02:39] the city manager, Valerie

[1:02:42] Means, because she had brought

[1:02:43] forward to our departments that

[1:02:45] she wanted to do what's called

[1:02:47] KPIs, key performance

[1:02:49] indicators for each department

[1:02:50] and the year twenty twenty-two,

[1:02:53] and planning development

[1:02:54] decided to get ahead of summer,

[1:02:55] because we already had report

[1:02:56] out to you annually, even

[1:02:58] though we might not have done

[1:02:59] it in the past, we are making

[1:03:00] sure that this gets done going

[1:03:01] forward, and so, We have put

[1:03:05] together a more more

[1:03:07] comprehensive review of all the

[1:03:10] work our department has done

[1:03:11] and the city has done related

[1:03:13] to Ural's work and you're

[1:03:16] advising of us as a city. So,

[1:03:18] if we go to the first KPI chart

[1:03:21] here, just want to touch on a

[1:03:24] couple things that we're

[1:03:24] looking forward to. We did only

[1:03:27] have three additional use

[1:03:31] permits within twenty

[1:03:32] twenty-one So we did see a

[1:03:34] decline to 2019 and potentially

[1:03:36] earlier years in those. Those

[1:03:38] can say to you as a staff

[1:03:40] member for the BZA We're

[1:03:41] primarily around non-conforming

[1:03:44] uses and where businesses will

[1:03:47] change their non-conforming use

[1:03:49] status. So, one example was we

[1:03:53] had a printing company go out

[1:03:53] of business and a very large

[1:03:56] retailer got approved to move

[1:03:59] into their old building which

[1:04:00] was much larger than what's

[1:04:02] permitted in that zoning

[1:04:03] district but because it was a

[1:04:05] printing business before. Uh

[1:04:08] it's a very large building and

[1:04:11] they got approved to move into

[1:04:12] that following they had to meet

[1:04:15] several conditions. Uh in order

[1:04:19] to get that approval. We had

[1:04:21] nine variants requests

[1:04:27] which

[1:04:30] our target and why we've been

[1:04:34] working so aggressively with

[1:04:39] some zoning code

[1:04:42] updates is zero. We would

[1:04:51] ideally, in an ideal year,

[1:04:55] never have a variance need. If

[1:05:01] we have a zone to code that's

[1:05:06] written well enough, there

[1:05:08] should not be a need for

[1:05:12] variants. We should have office

[1:05:16] durations built in to hopefully

[1:05:23] create fair, just use of land

[1:05:29] for all of our citizens and

[1:05:33] businesses.

[1:05:37] We had no appeals, which is

[1:05:43] always good too. Um, and then,

[1:05:47] of course, as you all know, we

[1:05:48] did thirteen zoning code text

[1:05:48] amendments last year which is

[1:05:49] very substantial. Um so, we did

[1:05:50] a lot of work last year.

[1:05:50] Everyone together to get that

[1:05:51] through and we appreciate that.

[1:05:52] We did We did nine minor

[1:05:52] subdivisions. So, not as many

[1:05:53] as we think we had anticipated

[1:05:53] even but we'll see how that

[1:05:54] goes moving forward and just

[1:05:55] because we're development has

[1:05:55] been slowed down because of the

[1:05:56] pandemic. So, we do expect an

[1:06:00] uptake as people merge and

[1:06:04] divide their property. So,

[1:06:08] that's what that covers mostly.

[1:06:13] Uh we had no major

[1:06:17] subdivisions for the third year

[1:06:19] in a row. Um we had several

[1:06:23] that were pending and we're

[1:06:27] wanting to apply when they did

[1:06:29] not come forward. So, we'll see

[1:06:33] twenty twenty-two holds any of

[1:06:34] those because those directly

[1:06:35] come to you all. Uh we have

[1:06:35] initial review in our office

[1:06:36] and run through some either

[1:06:37] concerns or comments with them

[1:06:37] and then but ultimately, you

[1:06:38] all make the recommendation for

[1:06:39] their approval or disapproval.

[1:06:39] So, if we do have any, they'll

[1:06:40] be coming before you. We have

[1:06:41] no abandonments last year which

[1:06:42] was a significant decrease from

[1:06:45] the prior year where we had

[1:06:51] seven applications for rideway

[1:06:55] managements and we did no

[1:06:59] annexations in 2021 a year. Uh

[1:07:03] the APRC was a little busier

[1:07:04] than normal. We had a lot of signs going up in

[1:07:05] downtown. That's mostly what

[1:07:05] they covered but also a couple

[1:07:06] of renovations and some hopeful

[1:07:07] additions to new businesses. We

[1:07:07] hope to see you in the coming

[1:07:08] future. Um so, the king one, we

[1:07:09] continue to see an increase in

[1:07:09] time and death permits because

[1:07:10] of pandemic. Um and our office

[1:07:12] has also been vigilant about

[1:07:13] issuing what we call a zoning

[1:07:13] verification letter where that

[1:07:14] is something we give to

[1:07:14] realtors or property buyers or

[1:07:15] potential business owners to

[1:07:17] let them know what the zoning

[1:07:23] regulations are for particular

[1:07:27] property within the city. So, I

[1:07:31] mean, either gives them peace

[1:07:33] of mind or clarification that

[1:07:38] what they're proposing is a

[1:07:42] conditional use or prohibited.

[1:07:48] Um so, we issued a lot of those

[1:07:52] last years. Our department is

[1:07:56] do grants. Um applying for 1. 9

[1:07:56] million. Two of those which is

[1:07:57] a substantial part of that

[1:07:58] amount will not be announced or

[1:07:58] awarded until this calendar

[1:07:59] year. But we did receive a

[1:08:00] hundred and sixty-nine thousand

[1:08:00] five dollars in grants. Um in

[1:08:01] 2021. So we are and the city

[1:08:02] chartered our department is

[1:08:02] primarily responsible for grant

[1:08:06] writing and management for the

[1:08:09] city. So and well it usually

[1:08:14] impacts the stuff you all

[1:08:17] approved in confidence plank.

[1:08:19] And then, we also had a a

[1:08:19] increase in our marketing

[1:08:20] communications efforts. Um we

[1:08:21] have increased usage of

[1:08:21] multiple platforms and even

[1:08:22] started a podcast to help get

[1:08:22] information out about how

[1:08:23] Search City Services work and

[1:08:28] certain departments or our

[1:08:34] partnering organizations as

[1:08:36] well. Such as today, an episode

[1:08:44] was released about the Fairmont

[1:08:48] Community Development

[1:08:51] Partnership. And the work that

[1:08:56] they do as a nonprofit for the

[1:09:00] city to advance affordable

[1:09:05] business space and housing for

[1:09:08] our citizen So, you can see

[1:09:09] those numbers there and as was

[1:09:09] already in the works, we are

[1:09:10] expanding our social media work

[1:09:11] for the year of twenty

[1:09:11] twenty-two The report then goes

[1:09:12] into individual projects. Um I

[1:09:13] won't go with them item by item

[1:09:13] but I just want to touch on a

[1:09:14] couple real quick and primarily

[1:09:15] around the rail trail. Our

[1:09:15] department did a lot of work to

[1:09:18] prepare the city for some major

[1:09:20] investment and the rail to

[1:09:24] trail connector through the

[1:09:26] city very long ago. Four and a

[1:09:26] half mile gap and we believe in

[1:09:27] the year of twenty twenty-2, we

[1:09:28] may begin to close up to one to

[1:09:28] two miles of that four and a

[1:09:29] half mile gap. So, we're just

[1:09:30] waiting for a few Few things in

[1:09:30] the works to be finished up and

[1:09:31] then we'll make official

[1:09:32] announcements on exactly where

[1:09:32] and how that's occurring. Um

[1:09:33] design has not been completed

[1:09:33] or anything. We're still at the

[1:09:34] phase of negotiating the

[1:09:35] property for that program.

[1:09:35] Which is the biggest hurdle for

[1:09:36] constructing this project. Um

[1:09:37] but we've done a lot related to

[1:09:37] that as well including giving

[1:09:38] out sharers on the road. We

[1:09:39] have new way finding signage

[1:09:39] that public works department's

[1:09:40] going to be putting up here in

[1:09:41] the spring which will help you

[1:09:41] find the rail trail much easier

[1:09:42] and navigate your way now and

[1:09:43] ideally, we hope to get people

[1:09:43] to our commercial corridors.

[1:09:44] Paramount Avenue, downtown,

[1:09:44] Merchant Street, Morgantown

[1:09:45] Avenue, and we want people like

[1:09:46] him. We want them to see our

[1:09:46] businesses, our shops, and the amenities and opportunities

[1:09:48] that Fairmont offers to them.

[1:09:48] So, hopefully they keep coming

[1:09:50] back and visiting if they're

[1:09:50] not from here and just as a

[1:09:52] great point about that, the

[1:09:54] last time I went out for my own

[1:09:56] trail ride as National Cyclist,

[1:09:58] I met a group of five people

[1:09:59] from Washington DC on the east

[1:10:01] side. They came out the city of

[1:10:03] Fairmont for the very first

[1:10:05] time. So, this happens on a and

[1:10:08] that's what Long River Trail

[1:10:09] Conservancy who manages the

[1:10:10] Trail Pass Perfect Sport will

[1:10:12] report to. We see a lot of

[1:10:13] tourists that often go

[1:10:15] unnoticed by our businesses and

[1:10:17] citizens and so we're trying to

[1:10:20] make it even better for them to

[1:10:21] get into the city and find

[1:10:22] their businesses and to

[1:10:24] hopefully come back and visit

[1:10:25] and maybe even stay here. Um or

[1:10:28] move here or work here

[1:10:29] eventually. So, we're going to

[1:10:30] continue to work on that. The

[1:10:31] other thing online just now is

[1:10:35] the expansion of our GIS and

[1:10:37] mapping. We're trying to get as

[1:10:39] much information off the public

[1:10:40] as we can and the city expanded

[1:10:44] our online mapping so much that

[1:10:46] the company we do this through

[1:10:48] gives us credits for the data

[1:10:51] that we have to host on their

[1:10:53] servers and we exceeded our

[1:10:56] limit by about four 00 percent.

[1:10:59] This calendar year. Uh we were

[1:11:00] just have as much information

[1:11:03] as we could. Um so, we had to

[1:11:05] actually put a stop on at the

[1:11:07] end of 2021. They have been

[1:11:08] here in 2022. We will wrap that

[1:11:10] up again and continue to get

[1:11:12] more stuff out. With population

[1:11:13] density maps, zoning maps,

[1:11:14] urologist positions, and so we

[1:11:16] brings a major subdivision, a

[1:11:18] map event to you all, also get

[1:11:19] close to the line for folks to

[1:11:20] see. Um you can see the NBA

[1:11:23] one, the recent one we did is

[1:11:24] on my Invisible Forever One. Um

[1:11:28] same of course, any appeals.

[1:11:28] So, in our most used map and I

[1:11:29] think it's because Election

[1:11:32] season's oncoming Is the city

[1:11:35] council's man. actually getting

[1:11:38] a lot of use as of recently. We

[1:11:41] go in to each of the different

[1:11:43] boards and commissions in

[1:11:45] detail. I just want to make one

[1:11:47] note and that's about the Board

[1:11:49] of Zoning Appeals and that when

[1:11:52] they were hearing variances,

[1:11:54] the majority of them had

[1:11:57] conditions placed upon them

[1:11:58] which I think from most legal

[1:12:03] recommendations is a good

[1:12:04] thing. That means more zoning

[1:12:05] fields is a working as intended

[1:12:08] and are holding these propertys

[1:12:09] accountable and trying to set

[1:12:11] the minimum standard required

[1:12:15] when a grant of variance. So,

[1:12:16] they're trying to make sure

[1:12:18] that that when they set these

[1:12:19] conditions, it's usually things

[1:12:21] to try to prevent it like the

[1:12:23] exception to the rule from

[1:12:24] having negative impact on

[1:12:25] someone. So, they have been

[1:12:26] very vigilant about that. I

[1:12:28] think the last time we approved

[1:12:29] anything was a driveway issue

[1:12:31] and I think they put four to

[1:12:32] five conditions on that

[1:12:33] approval that the homeowner had

[1:12:36] to meet just to get the lung

[1:12:37] variants. So, they are doing a

[1:12:40] very good job and are

[1:12:42] respecting the rules that you

[1:12:43] all recommend the city council

[1:12:44] approves. Uh so, I just want to

[1:12:46] shout out to our other

[1:12:48] volunteers who work on the BCA

[1:12:52] There's a target here for the

[1:12:54] summary of the grants that you

[1:12:55] can see we applied for National

[1:12:58] second to last page. or sorry

[1:13:00] third to last page of this

[1:13:02] annual report and as you can

[1:13:04] see, we are trying to obtain

[1:13:07] more grant funding. The

[1:13:09] abandoned nine lambs grant

[1:13:10] relates to rail trails. Um if

[1:13:12] we can secure that from the

[1:13:14] state, we are optimistic and we

[1:13:16] should hear an announcement

[1:13:17] about that spring. It'll be $1.

[1:13:19] 4 million dollars for that. He

[1:13:23] has made enough money to build

[1:13:25] the Royal Trail connector

[1:13:27] extension all the way to the

[1:13:29] Kerr Trailhead at the Edgemont

[1:13:31] neighborhood edge, the city

[1:13:32] limits, that makes industrial

[1:13:34] resources, all the way to

[1:13:35] downtown as an independent

[1:13:37] trail. Down one street,

[1:13:38] Roswell. So, that's very

[1:13:41] exciting. if we can obtain that

[1:13:42] funding. It'll also cover for

[1:13:44] the study and the planning of

[1:13:45] Eastside. Uh we're not

[1:13:47] forgetting Eastside. They are a

[1:13:49] critical part of that. We have

[1:13:49] other things in the works too

[1:13:50] on each side where we're trying

[1:13:51] to get that kind

[1:13:55] have that problem but that one

[1:13:58] section of East Side Trail.

[1:14:00] containing the property we are

[1:14:03] working with a multitude of

[1:14:04] partnerships at this moment

[1:14:05] that have come through and are

[1:14:07] assisting the city and trying

[1:14:08] to get that resolved. So, I'm

[1:14:10] very happy to say that. Uh I

[1:14:12] can't because of the

[1:14:13] sensitivity of property

[1:14:15] negotiations on on how to or or

[1:14:18] what is exactly going on in

[1:14:19] that detail but we have we have

[1:14:21] had a lot of people step up to

[1:14:23] the plate to help the city to

[1:14:25] hopefully get that resolved and

[1:14:27] get that quality in trouble.

[1:14:39] it's it's been difficult. We we

[1:14:40] also believe in and this is

[1:14:41] what our department's done. An

[1:14:44] event that we would be

[1:14:45] roadblocked in one particular

[1:14:46] location. We have identified

[1:14:47] two to three alternate routes

[1:14:48] for every section of route

[1:14:49] throughout the city. So, even

[1:14:50] if we get stopped at one place,

[1:14:53] that's fine. We're going to go

[1:14:54] with plan B and then fantasy.

[1:14:56] So, we're not going to let this

[1:14:57] project come to a ground call

[1:14:59] anymore. Um we're also applying

[1:15:01] for another half a million

[1:15:02] dollars in EPA Brownfield

[1:15:04] Assessment Money. Um this can

[1:15:06] be used in a broad array of

[1:15:10] land areas but primarily

[1:15:13] identifymental property made

[1:15:14] the whole buildings to identify

[1:15:16] the asbestos and lead to actual

[1:15:18] like industrial sites to

[1:15:20] identify contaminants and be

[1:15:21] able to identify good and

[1:15:22] healthy reuse of that property.

[1:15:25] Um we had a $400, 000 grant

[1:15:28] before that were just now

[1:15:29] completing and so we're looking

[1:15:31] forward to hopefully being

[1:15:32] awarded this

[1:15:32] half-million-dollar loan which

[1:15:33] has made a substantial impact

[1:15:35] on our community especially on

[1:15:38] commercial properties and then,

[1:15:39] some other smaller grants

[1:15:41] there. You can see some smaller

[1:15:42] dollar amounts but just to

[1:15:44] mention the Bowers, Grant is

[1:15:46] part of what's helping us with

[1:15:47] the playground equipment that

[1:15:50] Valerie had mentioned earlier.

[1:15:51] So, the Bowers organization out

[1:15:54] of Mannington grant us twenty

[1:15:55] 000, our playground equipment

[1:15:58] Uh Mick Park had granted us

[1:15:59] about 9 000 to do basketball

[1:16:01] hoops. That's going to go up

[1:16:02] soon at Windmill Rail Trail

[1:16:04] Conservancy gave us two grants

[1:16:06] last year. So, thank you to

[1:16:07] them. Both related to rail

[1:16:08] trail work. We're going

[1:16:10] promotional video and the other

[1:16:12] one is assisting with those

[1:16:14] current property negotiations I

[1:16:16] was mentioning earlier. We're

[1:16:17] trying to acquire the land

[1:16:18] either to build the trail. And

[1:16:20] then we had Cares Act coming

[1:16:21] that the city gave to United

[1:16:23] Way to assist citizens in need

[1:16:25] to prevent their utilities from

[1:16:27] being shut off or from being

[1:16:28] evicted due to not being able

[1:16:30] to make rent during the

[1:16:32] pandemic. Um so that was a

[1:16:34] great thing that God may assist

[1:16:36] us with. I just want to give

[1:16:37] them a thank you as well. Then

[1:16:39] there's a quick overview of

[1:16:41] some charts on marketing

[1:16:42] communications where you can

[1:16:43] see our demographics and our

[1:16:45] outreach on Facebook in

[1:16:47] particular. Uh we didn't we

[1:16:49] couldn't generate the data on

[1:16:50] Instagram. Um because of the

[1:16:52] way the Facebook business suite

[1:16:54] works. We were only able to

[1:16:56] generate the Facebook

[1:16:58] information so we listed that

[1:16:59] here for you all. Um Facebook's

[1:17:01] still approving that. So we're

[1:17:02] hoping we have better crafts

[1:17:04] and things to show you in the

[1:17:05] following year. Um but we've

[1:17:07] given that there just you some

[1:17:10] insight on where people are and

[1:17:14] this is an example 43. 8% of

[1:17:17] people are residents of the

[1:17:19] city of Paramount and we know

[1:17:21] of and so that means through

[1:17:22] social media, we're reaching a

[1:17:23] lot of people outside of our

[1:17:25] corporate limits. Which is a

[1:17:28] good thing. We're growing the

[1:17:29] city and and the things

[1:17:30] happening here. So in

[1:17:31] conclusion, I believe that we

[1:17:34] were able to accomplish much

[1:17:35] related to year-old purview and

[1:17:37] the comprehensive plan and

[1:17:40] we're going to continue to

[1:17:41] strive to get all of those

[1:17:42] goals met that you all set for

[1:17:43] the city by 2018. so if there's

[1:17:46] anything in particular that you

[1:17:49] think is a higher priority and

[1:17:51] we need to address in the near

[1:17:53] future. I'd be happy to hear.

[1:17:55] So, if you if you Commission

[1:17:57] ers want any additional

[1:17:58] information reported out in the

[1:18:00] future. Our department will do

[1:18:02] that. So, you please just let

[1:18:03] us know Um I'm basically your

[1:18:06] all secretarian away. So, if

[1:18:09] you want it, we'll get it and

[1:18:11] I'll make sure to report out to

[1:18:12] you all now. So, nobody can

[1:18:14] keep you all too long. Um

[1:18:17] That's fine. Not so brief

[1:18:19] summary of the end of the

[1:18:20] report. Anyone have any

[1:18:23] questions for Shey about that?

[1:18:27] Alright. The last thing on the

[1:18:30] agenda, stack up case.

[1:18:37] Yep. talking about going

[1:18:40] forward and what we want to

[1:18:42] accomplish in 2022. I just

[1:18:44] want to let you all know what

[1:18:45] we're putting our eye on and

[1:18:47] hoping to accomplish. We are

[1:18:50] hoping to completely revise the

[1:18:53] city sign regulations. Um most

[1:18:56] businesses do not find the way

[1:18:57] the rules are currently

[1:18:58] written, conducive, and easy to

[1:19:00] understand. Um that's usually

[1:19:01] one voice contentious point

[1:19:03] when I help a new business

[1:19:05] owner open their business is

[1:19:07] trying to understand and

[1:19:09] navigate our sign regulations.

[1:19:10] So, we'd to revise those and

[1:19:13] format them in a way that's

[1:19:15] easier and tell you what we're considering what we have

[1:19:18] a draft form of already but

[1:19:20] it's not vitalized.

[1:19:21] Essentially, if you want to

[1:19:22] sign, it'll be a one-page of

[1:19:24] information. If you want a wall

[1:19:25] sign, you'll print off one

[1:19:27] sheet of paper that will tell

[1:19:28] you everything you need to know

[1:19:29] about Wallside. If you want a

[1:19:30] free standing sign, you

[1:19:32] prevent, you print one sheet of

[1:19:33] paper about that or projecting

[1:19:35] someone or illuminative sign.

[1:19:37] So, we can say, hey, what type

[1:19:38] of signs you're interested as a

[1:19:39] business center? We can just

[1:19:41] print you off a little one

[1:19:41] pages and hand them to those

[1:19:42] business owners so they can

[1:19:44] easily make the best decisions

[1:19:46] for their business and and feel

[1:19:48] like they understand what we're

[1:19:51] asking them what they can and

[1:19:51] cannot do. So, we're hoping to

[1:19:53] get to that. Um as well, some

[1:19:55] of our sign standards are out

[1:19:56] of date based upon US Supreme

[1:19:58] Court decisions recently. So,

[1:20:00] we are looking to get those

[1:20:01] updated to be in line with

[1:20:03] those Supreme Court decisions.

[1:20:04] So, does not invalidate our

[1:20:05] current sign code. It just

[1:20:07] means we have to be extra

[1:20:08] concerned in the way we address

[1:20:09] certain types of defined signs

[1:20:12] at this point in time. So, are

[1:20:12] you looking make making the

[1:20:15] codes just easier to understand

[1:20:17] or he's looking at other than

[1:20:18] the Supreme Court is used. Are

[1:20:20] you looking at changing any of

[1:20:21] these regulations because I I

[1:20:24] think we've got some really

[1:20:26] restrictive side ordinances in

[1:20:28] Fairmont. They really prohibit

[1:20:30] business from being able to

[1:20:33] make their own business visible

[1:20:34] and advertise. I mean, I'm not

[1:20:36] looking at Las Vegas but I

[1:20:39] think our side movements is a

[1:20:39] really We are looking to change

[1:20:42] some regulations and not just

[1:20:44] to make it more readable and

[1:20:45] user friendly but we are

[1:20:47] looking to amend some standards

[1:20:48] and I can't say at this point

[1:20:49] in time whether I believe that

[1:20:51] will be more permissive or less

[1:20:52] permissive. I think it will be

[1:20:54] immense. Um as the way I

[1:20:55] brought the amendments to you

[1:20:56] all so far. It's been a bit of

[1:20:58] a mix where we regulate some

[1:20:59] things more, some things less.

[1:21:01] I think that's probably how

[1:21:02] it's going to end up with sound

[1:21:04] code. Um I have some ideas

[1:21:06] personally as a professional

[1:21:08] about what I think should be

[1:21:09] less. But We'll wait after I

[1:21:12] finish doing some more research

[1:21:13] and verify that that's a good

[1:21:14] idea or not. Um with some other

[1:21:17] professional opinions on that.

[1:21:18] So, well, I I think that's what

[1:21:19] we're going to do, Commissioner

[1:21:20] Butler. Um we also are going to

[1:21:24] look at developing the right of

[1:21:26] Wayne Street Standards. That's

[1:21:27] a requirement of the pump plan

[1:21:29] and for the zoning code type

[1:21:30] that we're trying to accomplish

[1:21:32] this hybrid zoning code where

[1:21:34] we actually regulate the design

[1:21:36] of streets. So we tell you what

[1:21:39] you should have sidewalks or

[1:21:40] shouldn't or how big they are

[1:21:40] or street lighting or no street

[1:21:42] lighting or how should they be

[1:21:44] parking lanes or no parking

[1:21:46] lanes and this also will help

[1:21:48] guide the major subdivisions

[1:21:48] and new housing developments

[1:21:50] and or or an accident areas in

[1:21:52] those corporate developments.

[1:21:53] So we have a standard of what

[1:21:56] we expect out of the streets.

[1:21:57] With a multitude of options for

[1:21:58] some flexibility. Especially

[1:22:01] given the photography in

[1:22:02] Fairmont. Um the challenges

[1:22:04] faced with that. So we hope to

[1:22:05] get those written up. Those

[1:22:07] will be in our development

[1:22:08] section. And then we hope to

[1:22:10] improve the development and

[1:22:12] major subdivision standards. Um

[1:22:14] there are requests for that and

[1:22:16] with an account plan I have not

[1:22:18] identified exact changes at

[1:22:19] this time. But we hope to

[1:22:21] address that later this year.

[1:22:22] Improved historic historic

[1:22:24] design standards. Another thing

[1:22:25] that contentious sometimes with

[1:22:29] new business owners is what the

[1:22:30] historic design review

[1:22:33] commission regulates and

[1:22:33] doesn't so we're hoping to have

[1:22:37] that conversation Um and then,

[1:22:39] we hope to have just as a

[1:22:43] user's standpoint, improve

[1:22:44] graphics across the entire

[1:22:45] zoning building. Um modern

[1:22:47] zoning codes are usually very

[1:22:49] picture oriented and that has

[1:22:51] proved to be more beneficial

[1:22:53] for the public. Um noone likes

[1:22:55] to read paragraph upon

[1:22:57] paragraph of regulations and

[1:22:58] sometimes we have a nice simple

[1:22:59] graphic that summarizes our

[1:23:01] intent or or how to read and

[1:23:04] understand what the code is

[1:23:04] written out. that will often

[1:23:06] help them with our with

[1:23:09] navigating and feeling

[1:23:12] comfortable with our zen code.

[1:23:13] So, this way, they can own a

[1:23:14] home or a business and family

[1:23:16] plan here in the city of

[1:23:17] Providence. So, we're going to

[1:23:18] continue to work on that. Uh

[1:23:20] those are our five goals for

[1:23:22] twenty twenty-two.

[1:23:26] They play. Any questions or

[1:23:30] comments, Shay?

[1:23:35] understand that anything we're

[1:23:36] doing to help people understand

[1:23:38] the growing code is

[1:23:42] Alright, we have made it to the

[1:23:45] lasting on the agenda. It would

[1:23:46] entertain the motion to

[1:23:49] adjourn. That's right. Move.

[1:23:53] Mister Bledsoe and his

[1:23:56] Commission Street? Yes. Uh

[1:23:59] second Commission Strait, all

[1:23:59] in favor, say hi. Thanks, guys.

[1:24:17] can I ask you a couple of quick

January 19th, 2022 Planning Commission Meeting for the City of Fairmont

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