1 00:00:00,880 --> 00:00:05,240 royal blue, if you will. 2 00:00:06,319 --> 00:00:15,599 » All right, we'll call the Monday, February 23rd city council meeting to 3 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:19,760 order 6:30 p.m. and we'll join for the pledge of allegiance. 4 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:24,800 Sorry. He just came back 5 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:30,160 to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it 6 00:00:27,439 --> 00:00:35,559 stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice 7 00:00:32,399 --> 00:00:35,559 for all. 8 00:00:36,025 --> 00:00:40,719 [clears throat] >> All right. Any additions to the agenda 9 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:45,920 tonight, Nick? >> Uh, no additions tonight, acting mayor. 10 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:49,920 » All right. Seeing there's no additions, we'll look for a motion to approve the 11 00:00:48,160 --> 00:00:53,840 agenda as presented. >> Motion second. 12 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:59,039 » All in favor? >> I. [clears throat] 13 00:00:55,280 --> 00:01:02,640 » Motion passes 40. Now we'll open up for public comment if 14 00:01:01,199 --> 00:01:07,600 anybody wants to come forward and has something to say. 15 00:01:05,439 --> 00:01:11,600 » Good evening everyone. >> Good evening. 16 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:17,840 » My name is Kyle Coons. uh live at 4 street 324 street northeast mayor 17 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:23,200 Minnesota lived there 10 years almost 11 uh previous public works supervisor for 18 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:27,680 12 years I am here just to say thank you to you all for the generos 19 00:01:25,805 --> 00:01:31,040 [clears throat] offer to come back I'm I don't know why I'm getting choked up but 20 00:01:28,799 --> 00:01:35,280 I'm getting choked up but uh the generous offer to come back I truly 21 00:01:32,960 --> 00:01:39,520 appreciate it I appreciate everybody's this staff public works all the support 22 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:45,439 I've gotten across the community to come back It's truly mean meant a lot and I 23 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:48,079 I'm just here to simply say thank you in person. I hope you all received my thank 24 00:01:46,960 --> 00:01:50,720 you letter as well. >> Letter was great. 25 00:01:48,799 --> 00:01:54,960 » Um when I left mayor I wasn't disgruntled by any means. I wasn't upset 26 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:59,680 or dissatisfied with the job in any way. I was just simply uh presented or 27 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:04,240 blessed with another opportunity that I wanted to explore at the time. So coming 28 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:08,720 back and with that the opportunity to come back to a job I did love uh was 29 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:13,280 exciting. So, I definitely considered the offer very thoroughly and I just 30 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:17,920 wanted to let you all know that I really did and um I'm here in the meantime to 31 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:21,840 help Nick and the public works crew as much as I can while they do you guys do 32 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:27,760 search for your next public works supervisor and I will always be um just 33 00:02:26,239 --> 00:02:33,920 a phone call away for mayor whether I'm on the payroll at mayor or I'm not. So, 34 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:39,200 I just want to see mayor succeed and um be successful 35 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:43,840 » from here on out. So that's all I have. Kept it short and sweet, less than five 36 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:44,720 minutes. So, um, thank you all very much again. 37 00:02:44,319 --> 00:02:47,680 » Thank you. >> I just want you all to know that. 38 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:51,319 » Appreciate you, Kyle. Perfect. Thank you. Thank you, Kyle. 39 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:59,519 » Seeing as that's the only member in our audience, we will close public comment 40 00:02:56,800 --> 00:03:02,747 and move to consent agenda. Anything that needs to be pulled for further 41 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:05,760 discussion? [clears throat] 42 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:08,560 » Nope. Hearing none, I'll look for a motion to approve the consent agenda. 43 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:10,800 » Motion >> second. 44 00:03:09,599 --> 00:03:15,200 » All in favor? >> I. 45 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:20,959 » Motion carries. 40. On to business items. 46 00:03:16,959 --> 00:03:25,159 Uh 8. Consider adoption of ordinance 251 amending the zoning code. 47 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:33,200 » Thank you, acting mayor. Uh we have the zoning code coming back before us. We 48 00:03:30,959 --> 00:03:36,239 had moved for its introduction. uh a handful of meetings ago, there were some 49 00:03:34,799 --> 00:03:41,760 questions from the city council in the interim. Uh city planner John Anderson 50 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:47,440 uh included a memo in this packet which I believe addressed those questions uh 51 00:03:44,319 --> 00:03:51,680 that the council's acting and he is here to take any questions or go over any 52 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:53,920 concerns with [clears throat] any parts of the code. John, anything you'd like 53 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:58,080 to add? >> Yeah, so we did uh look at the zoning 54 00:03:56,480 --> 00:04:02,239 ordinance been going over for about the last year or so uh with the planning 55 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:06,159 commission uh back in January 6th. The planning commission actually recommended 56 00:04:03,599 --> 00:04:10,560 4 to zero to recommend approval of the current ordinance update for the zoning 57 00:04:08,239 --> 00:04:13,920 ordinance. And at the council meeting a couple meetings ago, um there was some 58 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:18,320 discussion on a couple specific questions. I have since put together a 59 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:22,639 memo uh for you guys and I'll just kind of page through those items that are 60 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:26,080 listed on there. Um all this was talked at great length at the planning 61 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:29,040 commission meeting and just kind of give an update here to the city council and 62 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:31,840 I'll just kind of start going down the list. And if anyone has any questions, 63 00:04:30,639 --> 00:04:36,160 let me know. or if there anything else that's I didn't list that you want to 64 00:04:33,919 --> 00:04:39,600 answer or a question on just you know we'll go through that. Um but first of 65 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:43,360 all we you know some of the things we did you know we did a lot of updating to 66 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:46,720 the ordinance itself which there's a lot of inconsistencies in the previous one 67 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:49,840 or the current one I guess right now where one chapter didn't match or with 68 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:54,080 the other chapter and we're just trying to get all that to to match. Um so 69 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:58,479 basically [clears throat] we amended the definition. This is 70 00:04:56,080 --> 00:05:02,400 number one on the list uh of the animals to match chapter 92 which is another 71 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:05,680 section of the city code. So we have two different sections of code that had 72 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:08,800 definitions of the same thing but they weren't the same. So we basically 73 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:12,479 amended that. And there's a few other instances like this where we kind of 74 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:16,080 added the definition and made things you know to match say subdivision ordinance 75 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:20,720 language or whatever just so we have consistency and there's no um things 76 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:25,840 that we're unclear about. So number two in section 15207 77 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:30,080 single family dwelling requirements. All single family dwelling unit um single 78 00:05:27,919 --> 00:05:34,080 family detached units were required to have two tall uh two stall attached 79 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:38,160 garage. And we did have some of those requirements previously but it was kind 80 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:41,840 of not consistent across each of the districts. So now we are requiring that 81 00:05:39,919 --> 00:05:47,120 for all these type of single family dwellings to have that two two stall 82 00:05:43,759 --> 00:05:51,520 attached garage. um section 152050 non-conforming building structures and 83 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:55,280 uses. Uh the language was added to allow for an additional extension of 180 days 84 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:58,320 for applicant to get a building permit if the structure is destroyed. So this 85 00:05:57,360 --> 00:06:03,600 was brought up in the planning commission as a specific question. Right 86 00:06:01,039 --> 00:06:07,120 now, the current uh state statutes allow that if a house gets burned down, let's 87 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:10,960 say by a fire or tornado or something of that nature, that they have up to six 88 00:06:09,280 --> 00:06:14,479 months if it's a non-conforming structure to apply for and get a 89 00:06:12,479 --> 00:06:18,319 building permit to rebuild that exact same structure in the same footprint 90 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:21,680 that was there previously. What this language allows for is, you know, 91 00:06:19,919 --> 00:06:26,000 sometimes through insurance or whatever reason it's winter time that six months 92 00:06:24,319 --> 00:06:29,840 may come and they need an extra six months. So, they have the ability to ask 93 00:06:27,759 --> 00:06:33,840 for an extension to grant another six months. um to do that. You know, it's 94 00:06:32,080 --> 00:06:37,039 not a big deal and there's not a lot of these instances that actually occur 95 00:06:35,280 --> 00:06:42,479 where it's an issue, but you know, it has happened in places before. So, we 96 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:46,479 added that language. Section 152051, home occupations. Home offices were 97 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:49,919 added to the allowed uses and daycarees were added as an accessory use. And we 98 00:06:48,479 --> 00:06:52,800 kind of updated that overall section just to clarify it a little bit, but 99 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:56,080 there was some things like the home offices that, you know, somebody just 100 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:59,520 works out of an office at home. A lot of times it's not considered that, but we 101 00:06:57,840 --> 00:07:03,599 did allow that just so there was clarity and, you know, no questions down the 102 00:07:01,199 --> 00:07:09,120 road. Um, section [clears throat] 152052, temporary structures. Uh, a site 103 00:07:07,199 --> 00:07:13,919 plan review was required for temporary structures instead of an administrative 104 00:07:11,199 --> 00:07:17,120 use permit um to be consistent with other lang uh language in the zoning 105 00:07:15,759 --> 00:07:20,160 ordinance. So, this was kind of an update. You know, if you have a 106 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:24,240 temporary structure, uh sometimes they'll do that as like a work trailer 107 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:27,680 for a large construction project, for instance. I know when the mayor Luan 108 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:31,520 High School built I believe they had a work trailer out there if I recall 109 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:34,720 correctly and uh you know this would just show hey here's where the the 110 00:07:33,039 --> 00:07:38,319 trailer would be here's where potential driveways parking things like that would 111 00:07:36,639 --> 00:07:42,639 be you know that's what that site plan review would do for you. So um an 112 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:47,039 institutional definition was actually added to the definition section. We did 113 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:50,720 have institutional uses and a public institutional district. We just added 114 00:07:49,199 --> 00:07:54,960 that definition there so we everyone knows truly what an institutional use is 115 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:59,440 which is basically government buildings uh potentially schools you know things 116 00:07:56,720 --> 00:08:04,400 of that nature. So uh recreational facilities were exempted from screening 117 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:07,360 requirements under section 15255 screening. This was something that was 118 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:11,759 also requested specifically in the planning commission um that when you 119 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:15,599 have screening requirements in certain districts that are adjacent to 120 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:21,039 residential districts. Uh a recreational facility for instance um could be a 121 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:24,560 ballpark or or you know a park or you know something of that nature and to 122 00:08:22,479 --> 00:08:28,639 screen an entire park sometimes is not needed. Now, obviously, uh if you're 123 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:32,479 looking at this through a site plan review, uh there is the ability to add 124 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:35,120 potentially screening in some areas. You know, they don't have ballfield lights 125 00:08:33,680 --> 00:08:38,320 shining right into somebody's house or something like that. So, that can be 126 00:08:36,479 --> 00:08:44,159 looked at, but it's not a specific requirement as it previously was. Um 127 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:48,000 uses across the street from residential properties were also exempted uh from 128 00:08:46,560 --> 00:08:51,279 screening. So, right now, that was a clarification the planning commission 129 00:08:49,279 --> 00:08:54,880 asked for as well. So, if you have say a business or an industrial use on one 130 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:59,360 side of the street and then you got highway uh trunk highway 25, let's say 131 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:03,200 down by the Shimcore area and they have houses on the other side there, we're 132 00:09:01,200 --> 00:09:06,800 not requiring those businesses to fully screen trunk highway 25 because the 133 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:11,200 residential use is across the street. So, the Dollar General that's in place, 134 00:09:09,279 --> 00:09:15,519 you know, we do you want them to really fully screen their, you know, business 135 00:09:13,519 --> 00:09:19,279 when they're on the highway like that. So, it it basically just clarified that 136 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:22,000 to make sure. Now, if it's adjacent to it where it backs right up to that 137 00:09:20,959 --> 00:09:27,519 property, there is screening requirements there, but not across the 138 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:31,360 street like that. Um, maximum height requirement for accessory structures and 139 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:35,200 residential districts was currently 17 feet. And over the last couple years, 140 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:40,160 we've had a handful of uh variance requests for a larger structure to be 141 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:43,839 like 20t tall. So, we moved that from 17t to 20 feet just because there has 142 00:09:42,399 --> 00:09:47,279 been a few of those here recently where we've gone through that process. Now in 143 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:50,399 some of those cases they would not need a variance. They could just get the 144 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:54,480 building permit because it meets the 20 foot requirement. I think one of those 145 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:57,760 was actually 22 or 21 feet. You know they still need to come forward but you 146 00:09:56,320 --> 00:10:01,519 know we picked 20 at the planning commission. So that's where it's at. We 147 00:09:59,519 --> 00:10:05,839 are amending that. So structures can be a little bit taller moving forward. Um 148 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:10,320 the flood plane management overlay district uh which is currently a 149 00:10:07,680 --> 00:10:14,240 separate chapter um in the zoning ordinance or in the the code I should 150 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:19,600 say. Uh technically this is an overlay district. is the zoning um issue. So, we 151 00:10:18,079 --> 00:10:23,519 basically took the language from that previous chapter, incorporated into the 152 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:26,000 new zoning ordinance update, and now it's in a correct chapter where it 153 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:29,360 should be. So, it's more of an incorporation. We didn't really amend 154 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:32,560 any language other than some specific things where it address current, you 155 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:38,160 know, or ordinances and things like that. So, um under the landscaping 156 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:41,839 requirements in section 152056, motor vehicle sales were exempted from 157 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:45,200 having trees planted around along the property line. This was also something 158 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:49,440 discussed at the planning commission to do with bird droppings. Um, you don't 159 00:10:47,680 --> 00:10:52,800 want to have a new motor vehicle district, you know, selling cars and you 160 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:56,240 got trees above it. So, that was the one item that got exempted there. So, 161 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:59,360 something's uh different from the previous ordinance or the current 162 00:10:57,279 --> 00:11:02,720 ordinance, I should say. Uh, landscaped islands were also removed as a 163 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:05,920 requirement for off- streetet parking lots in some instances. There's still 164 00:11:04,560 --> 00:11:10,079 some specifics in there that would require that, but overall I think there 165 00:11:08,320 --> 00:11:13,519 was some specific language about you had to have a certain amount of landscape 166 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:16,160 islands for every amount of parking spaces, we kind of adjusted that 167 00:11:14,959 --> 00:11:21,040 language, kind of lessened that requirement. Um, off- street parking 168 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:25,519 requirements [clears throat] were revised and uh while a lot of the 169 00:11:23,279 --> 00:11:29,680 uses uh in off- streetet parking did not change, some did. Uh, for instance, one 170 00:11:27,920 --> 00:11:33,920 that came up that we've talked about, I know the mayor had also specifically 171 00:11:31,839 --> 00:11:38,000 asked me about this one, was retail uses went from six stalls per thousand to 172 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:41,600 five stalls. And that was something we looked at. Uh, there's a few other ones 173 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:47,040 that we kind of adjusted slightly. For instance, restaurants um went to more of 174 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:53,200 a one per every 40 square feet versus a one per three seats. Um, office uh was 175 00:11:50,560 --> 00:11:56,560 one per 200. uh we basically kind of adjusted how we calculate it based you 176 00:11:54,959 --> 00:11:59,839 know now it used to be five per thousand or six per thousand we're just saying 177 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:03,839 one for every 200 square feet because sometimes you get these odd numbers on 178 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:07,120 the other way it was calculated um so that that was the big one but we did 179 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:12,399 reduce that down because I know once again the Dollar General uh there was a 180 00:12:10,079 --> 00:12:16,800 um variance request for too many stalls I know the uh Mexican restaurant had one 181 00:12:14,560 --> 00:12:19,920 a few years back as well um that was kind of an existing situation it's a 182 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:23,760 little bit different situation than the Dollar General but we did reduce it down 183 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:27,839 to be more consistent with some other communities. Um there was some thought 184 00:12:26,399 --> 00:12:31,519 process of going maybe a little less, but when you start comparing it, there 185 00:12:29,120 --> 00:12:35,200 isn't too many places that go less. And the reason you look at that is let's say 186 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:39,279 in two years Dollar General goes out of business and a new store comes in that 187 00:12:37,519 --> 00:12:42,079 generates a lot more traffic. You don't want to reduce it so much that a new 188 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:46,320 business that could potentially take over that structure doesn't have enough 189 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:49,600 parking. So we think we're still covered this way, but yet there is given a 190 00:12:47,839 --> 00:12:52,959 little bit of a break. Now there may still may be a variance request at some 191 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:58,639 point in the future but you have to take them one at a time as I come I guess if 192 00:12:54,639 --> 00:13:02,399 that is the uh request. So um under sign regulations the landscaping requirement 193 00:13:00,639 --> 00:13:06,000 around the base of freestanding signs was removed. Right now you have to put a 194 00:13:04,480 --> 00:13:09,519 certain amount of landscaping per square footage. That was just basically removed 195 00:13:07,680 --> 00:13:12,880 because it hasn't always been followed and something we just felt was 196 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:17,839 necessarily not needed. Now somebody wants to do it they can. um language was 197 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:22,240 added to the discussion [clears throat] to allowed uh for River Rock to be used 198 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:25,760 for a semi-improved parking pad. And obviously this is something that's been 199 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:30,320 talked about over time at the city few years back. There was actually uh quite 200 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:34,639 a discussion on that. Um basically this would be along the sideyard and the rear 201 00:13:32,560 --> 00:13:39,360 yard. The river rock uh shall contain a sand base and edg the edge shall be 202 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:43,600 delineated. This was added um into a street parking and driveway section 203 00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:48,320 under parking pads and it was brought up uh to leave it uh leave the language in 204 00:13:45,839 --> 00:13:51,680 the text. Uh this is adding the river rock and could be discussed at a later 205 00:13:49,839 --> 00:13:55,279 date. I know the planning commission did have some discussion on it. Ultimately, 206 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:58,959 it was approved with that text in there. Uh this is something you could discuss 207 00:13:56,639 --> 00:14:02,560 here tonight. Um it was not discussed any specifically further at the public 208 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:07,120 hearing and was like I said recommended for approval. So, that's one that was 209 00:14:04,560 --> 00:14:12,000 addressed uh currently and prior to the previous ordinance um update. It was 210 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:15,040 always required to be paved for that uh parking pad. So, um this would be 211 00:14:14,079 --> 00:14:18,880 something that' be a little different from that. Uh so, it's definitely 212 00:14:16,880 --> 00:14:22,639 something to keep uh to discuss or look at. Uh storage containers or 213 00:14:21,334 --> 00:14:26,800 [clears throat] land seat containers is a definition we came up with, which 214 00:14:24,959 --> 00:14:30,800 currently are allowed in the city in certain districts and instances, but 215 00:14:28,399 --> 00:14:34,480 they do have to be 100% screened. Uh this was looked at a couple years ago 216 00:14:32,480 --> 00:14:37,600 and it was decided to be put on hold until we did the zoning orance update. 217 00:14:36,160 --> 00:14:41,360 So we went through this at the planning commission and uh basically 218 00:14:40,330 --> 00:14:45,040 [clears throat] came up with the language that was kind of previously 219 00:14:43,040 --> 00:14:49,500 drafted that never was officially adopted and we kind of went with that 220 00:14:46,399 --> 00:14:52,000 for the most part. Um basically [clears throat] it has to meet accessory 221 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:55,600 building requirements. Shall only be located in the rear yard of the lot or 222 00:14:53,600 --> 00:15:00,720 the sideyard no closer to the front than the front of the building. Um and uh 223 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:06,000 basically it shall not be allowed in required parking spaces and it shall 224 00:15:02,959 --> 00:15:09,600 only allow three per property. Um so each property is allowed up to three. 225 00:15:07,519 --> 00:15:12,800 Now I know there's a few instances in the city that have maybe more than 226 00:15:11,279 --> 00:15:16,320 three. I know there's one over here that they have just three. If they do have 227 00:15:14,399 --> 00:15:20,240 more currently they're grandfathered in. Now the bigger thing is the the 228 00:15:18,639 --> 00:15:24,240 screening and things like that. So there was definitely the current ordinance 229 00:15:22,399 --> 00:15:27,519 allows you know requires it or allows it but requires screening. So that does 230 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:31,440 have to be, you know, something that looked at. I think we had some specific 231 00:15:29,279 --> 00:15:34,560 language that was added in there, uh, due to, you know, I think there's some 232 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:38,079 paint color things you can do with it. Um, potentially some screening, 233 00:15:36,240 --> 00:15:42,079 different things. So, so we do have that language in there. We did clarify it 234 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:45,680 from what it previously is. Um, it was something that's come up over the last 235 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:48,880 few years. And really, we're not trying to outlaw this or anything because it is 236 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:52,399 currently allowed. We're just trying to put specific rules in place so somebody 237 00:15:51,040 --> 00:15:56,880 doesn't take advantage of that down the road. So, uh, tree preservation 238 00:15:55,040 --> 00:16:01,600 standards were added to the landscaping section, which is 152056. 239 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:05,199 Uh, basically what this is is if you had say a 40 acre parcel and it was all 240 00:16:03,279 --> 00:16:08,880 wooded right now, the developer could literally come in and clear cut the 241 00:16:07,040 --> 00:16:13,759 entire 40 acres and develop it and there really is no specific limitations or 242 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:18,720 requirements to uh replant trees. Now, we do have uh specific requirements to 243 00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:22,480 plant, you know, trees per lot as the house gets built, but there's nothing in 244 00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:26,240 trying to keep rear yard trees or buffer trees or anything like that. So, what 245 00:16:24,639 --> 00:16:32,079 this does, it [clears throat] came up with a um allowable um you you figure 246 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:35,199 out the caliper inches, which is pretty, you know, just figure the significant 247 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:39,360 trees what the caliper per inch is. You can you can remove up to 40% of the 248 00:16:37,279 --> 00:16:43,759 total caliper inches. So let's say you have a thousand caliper inches, you can 249 00:16:40,959 --> 00:16:47,600 remove up the you know basically 400 inches which you know you might have 250 00:16:44,959 --> 00:16:51,920 some trees are 20 some are 30 whatever and then after that you have to start 251 00:16:49,519 --> 00:16:56,480 replacing trees on a on a schedule which is at a rate of 0.5 for every one inch 252 00:16:54,079 --> 00:16:58,720 removed. Um so that's for a new development if somebody's doing a 253 00:16:57,600 --> 00:17:02,000 residential development. If they don't move it remove any trees or remove less 254 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:07,439 than that they're not legally required to plant them. If they remove say 70% of 255 00:17:05,439 --> 00:17:11,039 the trees, they have to take that 30% over over that number, figure out that 256 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:14,799 number and then find a place on that property to replant the trees. So 257 00:17:12,720 --> 00:17:18,400 landscaping plan would show where those trees go. A lot of times they'll try to 258 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:22,000 buffer, you know, busier roadways or, you know, back, you know, so people are 259 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:24,559 looking right into somebody else's house or neighboring properties, things like 260 00:17:23,360 --> 00:17:27,839 that. So, you know, it's going to be different in every case, but it gives 261 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:33,039 the city the ability to do that. Uh the tree replacement requirement for uh say 262 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:37,039 a business or a homeowner is 30%. So let's say somebody owned just one 263 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:40,400 individual lot and it had 20 trees on there. They don't want to just come in 264 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:44,000 and clear cut 20 trees. They can remove up to 30% of them before they're 265 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:48,000 required to replace. But so we did have a different percent there, but same same 266 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:52,799 pro um process of how to how to calculate it. Um a new uh I1 light 267 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:56,960 industrial district was also added to the zoning ordinance. Uh basically we've 268 00:17:55,520 --> 00:18:01,520 had we've talked about this for a while now. It was actually in the the most 269 00:17:58,480 --> 00:18:04,400 recent comp plan update in 2020. It was recommended to add a new industrial 270 00:18:03,039 --> 00:18:08,960 district. And for instance, this would be potentially property east of the 271 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:11,919 Shimcore industrial area. Uh and this would be a true industrial district 272 00:18:10,559 --> 00:18:15,679 where right now we have a commercial industrial district. So allows for you 273 00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:19,200 know a use like Casey's General Store to go in with adjacent industrial type 274 00:18:17,600 --> 00:18:23,039 properties. This would be more of a district that would be specific in 275 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:26,720 district uh industrial in nature and could allow some heavier type industrial 276 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:30,640 uses. When I say heavy, I don't mean major factories, but I mean more of a 277 00:18:28,799 --> 00:18:34,880 true industrial type use, you know, like business park type structures, things 278 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:38,799 like that. So, um this district was added um in addition to the C1 279 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:43,919 commercial industrial district and we still have our typical um commercial 280 00:18:41,440 --> 00:18:46,720 districts as well. Uh there was also a new residential district was added and 281 00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:51,200 I'll kind of go through all these districts here in just a second, but we 282 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:56,240 currently have uh three zoning uh districts in the residential districts 283 00:18:52,799 --> 00:18:59,840 in the city. The R1, the R2, the R3, and there's kind of a lot of carryover from 284 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:04,080 district as district. And by adding this fourth one, it kind of separates uses a 285 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:07,280 little bit more. So, you know, in some cases, you could have single family home 286 00:19:05,679 --> 00:19:11,840 next to apartments, next to town homes, all being in the same district. And what 287 00:19:09,200 --> 00:19:15,280 we did here is with the R1, we made that the true single family district. Only 288 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:19,360 single family is allowed in that district. We have specific lot sizes 289 00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:23,360 that are allowed. Then we went to the two R2, which is a single and two 290 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:28,000 family. You'll see a lot of smaller single family lots in here and also 291 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:32,400 allows for like a duplex type structure. And um there's also uh like you know 292 00:19:30,799 --> 00:19:36,559 like smaller villa type product that could potentially then we move up to the 293 00:19:34,320 --> 00:19:40,960 R3 which is more of a multifamily where you'd have potentially town houses. Uh 294 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:44,320 you could go down to an R like a a twin home as well but it has the ability to 295 00:19:43,120 --> 00:19:48,400 get a little bit more density a little bit higher um intensity of the 296 00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:53,840 residential use. And then your R4 district which is your multifamily is 297 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:58,960 like your apartments um senior housing condominiums things of that nature. So 298 00:19:56,400 --> 00:20:03,120 you kind of gradually step up the uh density of the units and it separates 299 00:20:01,280 --> 00:20:07,280 that out. And we have some specifics and you know lot sizes. We kept the R1 very 300 00:20:05,039 --> 00:20:14,320 similar to what it is now. Um except that we did move um uh these the width 301 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:19,200 back to 75 ft. Currently was 85. There's never been an 85 foot lot plat actually 302 00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:23,360 platted in the city since that's been changed. uh everything that previously 303 00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:27,280 was developed in the early 2000s when they're at 75 and then they changed the 304 00:20:25,120 --> 00:20:30,880 zoning. The recession hit, nothing ever got readopted. As developments have 305 00:20:29,440 --> 00:20:35,200 happened, they've gone back to the previous uh layouts which were plumary 306 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:39,520 platted at one time. Cold Water Crossing had it hidden creek did. Fieldstone has 307 00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:43,200 that ability and those were all designed at 75 ft before that change was made. 308 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:46,640 And if we keep going back to that, why don't we just change the zoning district 309 00:20:44,799 --> 00:20:52,000 back to that, which everybody seems to be okay with. And you know, it it fits 310 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:55,919 and and works. So, um, this last section here is basically, 311 00:20:54,080 --> 00:21:00,000 uh, just a list of all the districts themselves. And I don't really need to 312 00:20:57,840 --> 00:21:04,000 go through them, but on on the list in your thing, I put the the purpose or the 313 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:07,280 general intent of each district there is. So, there's a A1 agricultural, which 314 00:21:05,919 --> 00:21:12,000 is kind of the area in the northeast part of the city. It's kind of looked at 315 00:21:08,960 --> 00:21:16,720 as a um uh area that can remain agricultural but as long-term plan for 316 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:20,320 future growth. So we there's some limits on what you can develop out there that 317 00:21:18,559 --> 00:21:24,400 to you know preserve that future growth area. I kind of went through the R1 318 00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:29,039 through R4 districts. So I won't really touch on them. Then we got the C1 319 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:33,120 highway business district uh C2 central business district. Uh these are the 320 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:36,720 basically the same. There's some chain tweaks in there here and there. We you 321 00:21:34,559 --> 00:21:40,240 know cleaned up some of the language. Um but you know the C1 highway um was 322 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:43,520 general commerce. So we kind of changed that. It's just so everyone understands 323 00:21:41,919 --> 00:21:46,799 what general commerce means. It's really more of a highway type of business which 324 00:21:45,679 --> 00:21:50,159 is pretty typical in a lot of communities when they call that general 325 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:53,600 commerce that technically could be a downtown business too. So we kind of 326 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:58,080 called them out what we're designing for. Uh the C1 commercial industrial we 327 00:21:56,080 --> 00:22:01,919 kind of touched on that and the I1 light industrial. Then the last one is that 328 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:05,440 public institutional district and that's like I said for most of the schools, the 329 00:22:03,679 --> 00:22:09,679 churches, the public building, city hall here, you know, stuff like that. It has 330 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:13,840 specific requirements in that. So alto together um those are some of the big 331 00:22:12,159 --> 00:22:17,039 items that we really touched on and went through and you know had some you know 332 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:20,640 real discussions at the the planning commission meeting. Um like I said if 333 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:24,640 there's anything specific that you do want to talk about or you look up or 334 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:28,640 other things that I may not have touched on here, just let me know. Otherwise, 335 00:22:27,120 --> 00:22:34,080 we're at a point where the ordinance is ready for adoption and um 336 00:22:32,159 --> 00:22:38,000 that's where we're at. >> Um I just had a couple of questions. 337 00:22:36,080 --> 00:22:43,360 » Okay. >> Um so you did answer the question about 338 00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:50,240 grandfathering of the containers, >> just the number, but there's still 339 00:22:45,919 --> 00:22:54,240 because previously we the color and the >> screening is required for those because 340 00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:56,159 that was in the ordinance prior. >> Correct. 341 00:22:54,880 --> 00:23:01,039 » Okay. But just the number if they have four, 342 00:22:58,799 --> 00:23:05,440 they're grandfathered in. Now, do we take inventory of that or like is it 343 00:23:03,360 --> 00:23:10,559 more just I mean, not that I don't need to get into everybody's business, but 344 00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:14,799 » we have looked at aerial photos to try to count them in the past. I know. Um, 345 00:23:13,600 --> 00:23:18,240 yeah. I mean, somebody could go out there tomorrow and count the numbers and 346 00:23:16,880 --> 00:23:21,360 if you know, there's not many of them and people know where they are. 347 00:23:19,840 --> 00:23:23,280 » I'm just curious like how do you even like 348 00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:27,760 » Yeah. You know, >> ordinance enforcement is typically on a 349 00:23:25,039 --> 00:23:31,760 reactive basis versus a proactive basis. So, it would come as a 350 00:23:29,919 --> 00:23:35,039 » hey, I noticed they have six containers out there where they used to have four. 351 00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:39,360 What is the city going to do about this versus us actively sending out people to 352 00:23:38,880 --> 00:23:42,400 » right >> police it? 353 00:23:40,559 --> 00:23:47,760 » Yeah. And I'm not saying that, but like I do know that there isn't any screening 354 00:23:44,799 --> 00:23:50,880 on some. So, is it just wait till somebody complains about it and then we 355 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:55,121 have Okay, >> that's kind of where it is. I mean, you 356 00:23:53,360 --> 00:23:57,360 know, [snorts] 357 00:23:55,360 --> 00:24:01,360 » yeah, you know, some most of them are in like an industrial type use area and 358 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:04,960 it's not like you got people living there looking at every day out their 359 00:24:02,640 --> 00:24:08,480 kitchen windows. So, it's >> not the end of the world. So, it's if 360 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:11,496 nobody's really worried about it. >> Well, and even the ones that have it, 361 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:15,840 it's not like they're in the front [clears throat] front of the business or 362 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:17,760 out wide open. I am not complaining about it. I was just trying to 363 00:24:16,960 --> 00:24:18,720 understand. >> Right. 364 00:24:18,159 --> 00:24:22,000 » Sure. >> The reason we talked about a number is 365 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:24,880 you know what what if somebody bought a parcel and all a sudden they had a 366 00:24:23,679 --> 00:24:26,640 hundred of them out there. >> Yeah. 367 00:24:25,279 --> 00:24:29,760 » There would be nothing to stop that if they met the other requirements and I 368 00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:33,360 don't think that's you know the intent of what the city wanted. So that's you 369 00:24:31,600 --> 00:24:37,200 know we talked at length about the number. I think at one time somebody was 370 00:24:34,720 --> 00:24:40,080 saying five and somebody was all sorts of numbers were being thrown out there 371 00:24:38,480 --> 00:24:43,600 and ultimately they agreed on three at the planning commission. 372 00:24:41,120 --> 00:24:48,000 » Yeah. I mean I'm fine. I mean, if it really became an issue 373 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:53,919 again, like there can be a revisions of things if it starts to be a thing that 374 00:24:51,120 --> 00:24:59,279 people are like, I really need more and why it makes sense. 375 00:24:57,039 --> 00:25:04,559 » Um, and then my last one was, can you just explain a little bit more about the 376 00:25:01,919 --> 00:25:07,827 the parking pad and the river rock that you just mentioned? Like, we can have a 377 00:25:06,240 --> 00:25:11,200 discussion. You're adding [clears throat] 378 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:14,640 » you're adding this but we could have a >> another me like I'm a little confused. 379 00:25:13,360 --> 00:25:17,840 » If you remember I don't know what is it about four or five days ago we had the 380 00:25:16,640 --> 00:25:22,080 or we had the >> ordinance update and really what it was 381 00:25:20,159 --> 00:25:26,720 it was more of a >> um cleaning up of it because it allow it 382 00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:30,640 required paving at that time as well. But we kind of put language at the city 383 00:25:28,559 --> 00:25:34,559 council did it that here's more specific language. We came up with the parking 384 00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:38,960 pad language where it was truly defined in the ordinance and basically the 385 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:43,919 discussion's always been about these parking pads. Do we need them paved or 386 00:25:41,440 --> 00:25:46,960 can they be gravel? Um the planning commission talked about having, you 387 00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:51,440 know, river rock and this was a pretty good discussion. You know, I will admit 388 00:25:49,360 --> 00:25:55,840 some members were fine with it and one member said he would just rather keep it 389 00:25:53,360 --> 00:26:00,000 paved. Ultimately, what they approved was to allow for the river rock on the 390 00:25:57,679 --> 00:26:03,840 side or the rear yard with delineated edging and it had to be river rock with 391 00:26:01,679 --> 00:26:06,799 sand base so it doesn't get compressed down because if it's class 5 gravel and 392 00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:11,120 that gets compacted, it's really an impervious surface. Now, I still 393 00:26:09,360 --> 00:26:14,159 question, I'm not an engineer, but I still question if the river rock gets 394 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:17,919 compacted too, that can become an impervious surface as well. So, it just 395 00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:21,360 depends how it gets maintained because over time that does tend to silt in and 396 00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:25,760 you know, our weeds going to grow up in it and all sorts of different things. 397 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:28,480 So, the language right now would change what's currently been there and 398 00:26:27,039 --> 00:26:33,679 previously been there before the last update or amended amendment um by 399 00:26:31,120 --> 00:26:37,600 allowing this River Rock type of parking pad on the side of a garage, for 400 00:26:35,279 --> 00:26:41,200 instance. Now, obviously, it still has to meet setbacks and drainage and all 401 00:26:39,520 --> 00:26:45,440 that. And I'll be honest, there are some lots that don't have enough room on the 402 00:26:43,279 --> 00:26:49,279 side of garage to fit one in. Just the way that lot is. It is what it is on 403 00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:52,799 those. So, we've had a few instances over the years where somebody asked for 404 00:26:50,640 --> 00:26:54,559 it and they only got six feet. Well, you can't put one in six feet, 405 00:26:54,240 --> 00:26:59,200 » right? >> So, so yeah. So, I guess it's um this 406 00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:01,520 was definitely one of the bigger items that was discussed. 407 00:27:00,480 --> 00:27:07,080 » Yeah. >> That that clarifies it. No, I remember 408 00:27:03,760 --> 00:27:07,080 those conversations. 409 00:27:09,120 --> 00:27:14,240 » And there was at the last one, which we've kind of carried over there, we 410 00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:18,320 added, you know, a driveway definition. We added, you know, what was specific 411 00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:21,600 yard. Um, I think it was improved, semi-improved, and non-improved 412 00:27:20,159 --> 00:27:25,679 surfaces. Where not improved would be like grass, and semi-improved would be 413 00:27:24,080 --> 00:27:30,000 like gravel. And the improved would be like, you know, black top or concrete or 414 00:27:27,360 --> 00:27:34,720 something. So, so that's all still in there. Just it's allowing a technically 415 00:27:31,919 --> 00:27:37,600 a semi-improved specific surface on the side or rear. 416 00:27:35,840 --> 00:27:41,520 » Okay, perfect. Thank you. That was all the 417 00:27:39,120 --> 00:27:45,080 questions I had. >> Any other questions? 418 00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:53,919 Then I'll look for a motion to consider the adoption of ordinance 251 amending 419 00:27:51,039 --> 00:27:57,200 the zoning code. >> Motion second. 420 00:27:55,600 --> 00:27:59,279 » We have a motion and a second. All in favor? 421 00:27:58,240 --> 00:28:03,279 » I. >> Motion carries 40. Thank you, John. No 422 00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:05,279 problem. >> Hard work. 423 00:28:03,919 --> 00:28:07,600 » Lot of work. Yeah, >> I know. Now we're not going to see you 424 00:28:06,799 --> 00:28:11,120 anymore. >> Yeah. Well, I've been helping out on, 425 00:28:09,360 --> 00:28:14,799 you know, one other site here and who knows, I could still be back. So, as 426 00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:18,799 things come up, people still call me once in a while about stuff. So, 427 00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:21,039 » I got what, 17, 18 years worth of knowledge. 428 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:22,960 » Yeah. >> You're still going to be on speed dial 429 00:28:22,159 --> 00:28:26,399 for some people. >> Yeah. Well, kind of like Kyle, I'm just 430 00:28:24,399 --> 00:28:28,559 a phone call away, I guess. So, yeah. I mean, 431 00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:33,120 » Municipal Development Group and Holly is still going to be, you know, here and I 432 00:28:30,799 --> 00:28:35,600 work with her and she's from our firm. So, I mean, if she ever has questions, 433 00:28:34,399 --> 00:28:39,120 she's calls me, too. So, >> yeah. Perfect. Yeah. Nice. 434 00:28:38,159 --> 00:28:44,320 » Excellent. Thank you. >> Thank you. 435 00:28:40,080 --> 00:28:49,120 » All right. Next business item. >> Consider approval of quote for the 2026 436 00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:52,880 sewer jetting services with overline and sun. 437 00:28:51,120 --> 00:28:58,960 Thank you, Chad. Uh we have the quote for uh sewer jetting services. So each 438 00:28:56,159 --> 00:29:02,640 year uh we do a third of the town for sewer cleaning and this keeps our mains 439 00:29:01,039 --> 00:29:07,840 nice and clean so we don't have sewer backup issues. Again, we do one-third 440 00:29:04,880 --> 00:29:12,320 every year. And then every other cycle we do televising services with that. So 441 00:29:10,399 --> 00:29:16,799 the te so the jetting cleans the pipe and then every other cycle so once every 442 00:29:14,480 --> 00:29:20,320 six years we get a televised that makes that uh lets us know how the condition 443 00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:24,559 of the pipes are doing if we have any sags or breaks or things that we need to 444 00:29:22,240 --> 00:29:28,399 take a look at as we continue on in the future. This is uh the quote is from 445 00:29:26,480 --> 00:29:33,279 overline and sun. We only got one quote because we get uh in years past we have 446 00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:37,200 had multiple quotes and they're always the lowest and they do a fantastic job 447 00:29:35,360 --> 00:29:41,679 and the per linear foot that they are charging us is the exact same rate as it 448 00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:46,159 was in 2025. So this area will uh take care of the in 449 00:29:44,559 --> 00:29:54,640 Hidden Creek and Cold Water Crossing areas as part of our plan service. 450 00:29:51,360 --> 00:30:01,440 » Any questions or discussion? Hearing none, I'll look for a motion to 451 00:29:57,360 --> 00:30:07,080 approve the quote from Overline and Sun Sewer Jetting Services in the amount of 452 00:30:04,080 --> 00:30:07,080 $24,760. 453 00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:13,520 » Motion second. >> All those all those in favor? 454 00:30:13,039 --> 00:30:18,799 » I >> I 455 00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:22,480 » All oppose. Motion carries. 4 Z. Moving on to council report. Sam, 456 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:25,039 anything? >> I don't have anything. 457 00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:26,399 » Emily? Nope. >> Nikki. 458 00:30:25,600 --> 00:30:32,799 » Nope. >> And I have had no other meetings. So I 459 00:30:30,720 --> 00:30:34,240 guess I'll look for a motion to adjurnn. >> Motion. 460 00:30:33,520 --> 00:30:37,279 » Second. >> All those in favor? 461 00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:40,159 » I. >> Motion carries. We are adjourned. 462 00:30:39,600 --> 00:30:43,840 » Nice. >> Thank you. 463 00:30:40,880 --> 00:30:46,320 » Thank you for making the zoning stuff >> easier. 464 00:30:44,559 --> 00:30:49,279 » Yeah. Yeah. It's a lot >> because when I when I was going through 465 00:30:47,679 --> 00:30:52,640 it, I was like, "Oh, this is going to be a long meeting." [laughter] 466 00:30:50,880 --> 00:30:56,480 » Well, I mean, I read your memo. >> Yeah. And that was super