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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-04-04 - Planning Commission MinutesCITY OF CORCORAN PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING 7:00 PM —THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2013 MINUTES Present: Chair — Dean Jacobs; Commissioners — Darrell Krueger, Meredith Wu, Dorothy Theis Absent - Commissioners - Ricky Ravnholdt, Nell Kadlec Others Present for the meeting — Council Liaison Tom Cossette, Administrator Dan Donahue, City Planner Kendra Lindahl, Code Compliance Official Mike Pritchard 1. Call to Order — Dean Jacobs called the meeting to order at 7:00pm 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Open Forum -None 4. Approval of: a. Agenda — Motion by Krueger seconded by Wu to approve agenda as presented. Voting Aye: All (Motion carried 4:0) b. *February 7, 2012 Commission Minutes - Motion by Krueger seconded by Wu to approve minutes of February 7, 2013 as presented. Voting Aye: All (Motion carried 4:0) 5. Unfinished Business: By consensus, Commissioners decided to hold the election of Vice -Chair at next regular meeting 6. New Business a. *Public Hearing. Schmid's Hidden Valley Second Addition Preliminary Plat (City file 12- 016) i. Staff Report — City Planner Kendra Lindahl presented her staff report ii. Chair opened the Public Hearing iii. Public Comment — Ken Decker, a neighbor inquired about the future plans for the outlots. Tom Picha, 22075 Oakdale Drive, inquired about upgrading the shared private drive access road to a public street. iv. Motion by Krueger seconded by Theis to close the public hearing. Voting Aye: All (Motion carried 4:0) V. Discussion. By consensus, the Commission decided the private drive upgrade was out of their scope and would be discussed by the City Council. vi. Motion by Krueger seconded by Wu to recommend approval of the preliminary plat subject to the findings and conditions in the draft Resolution 2013 -xx. Voting Aye: All (Motion carried 4:0) b. *Public Hearing. Heinz Second Addition Preliminary Plat (City file 13 -003) i. Staff Report - City Planner Kendra Lindahl presented her staff report ii. Chair opened the Public Hearing iii. Public Comment - None iv. Motion by Krueger seconded by Theis to close the public hearing. Voting Aye: All (Motion carried 4:0) V. Discussion. The commission was uncomfortable with timing of outlot purchased and wanted to impose a timeframe regarding the outlot purchase. Commissioners expressed concern that there was no incentive to require the outlot purchase and consolidation and felt that that some trigger was needed otherwise it was too much like granting a variance without the variance process. Asked staff to consult again with the City attorney regarding possible tools to trigger the required consolidation. vi. Motion by Theis seconded by Wu to recommend approval of the preliminary plat based on the findings and conditions in draft Resolution 2013 -xx. Voting Aye: All (Motion carried 4:0) c. *Site Plan and Variance for Community Center at Maple Hill Estates Site Plan and Variance (City File 12 -022) i. Staff Report - City Planner Kendra Lindahl presented her staff report. ii. Public Comment - None iii. Discussion. Commissioners discussed variance approval requirements. iv. Motion by Theis seconded by Wu to approve Site Plan and Variance. Voting Aye: Theis, Wu, Jacobs. Voting No: Krueger (Motion carried 3:1) d. *Request for Approval from Shane Funfar for Relocated Structure at 22730 Wagon Wheel Lane. i. Staff Report — Code Compliance Official Mike Pritchard presented his staff report ii. Public Comment - None iii. Discussion. The Commissioners discussed Appendix A requirements and whether or not they would apply. It was decided that these requirements do not apply. iv. Motion by Krueger seconded by Wu to approve the request. Voting Aye: All (Motion passed 4:0) 7. Reports: a. *Planning Project Update b. Liaison Report (Cossette) — Discussed Public Works project bid approvals and TIF project selection c. Other Business — Discussion regarding irrigation and water use requirements in new developments. 8. Adjournment — Motion by Krueger seconded by Theis to adjourn. Voting Aye: All (Motion carried 4:0) Meeting Adjourned at 9:10pm Submitted by Mike Pritchard Code Compliance Official