HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-08-01 - Planning Commission MinutesCITY OF CORCORAN
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
7:00 PM — THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 2013
MINUTES
Present:
Chair — Dean Jacobs, Vice Chair — Ricky Ravnholdt, Commissioners — Darrell Krueger,
Meredith Wu, Nell Kadlec. Dorothy Theis arrived at 7:02pm
Others present for the meeting — Council Liaison Diane Lynch, Administrator Brad Martens,
City Planner Kendra Lindahl, Code Compliance Official Mike Pritchard
1. Call to Order — Chair 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 Kadlec to approve the agenda as
presented. Voting Aye: All (Motion carried: 5:0; Theis absent)
b. July 18, 2013 Commission Minutes - Motion by Ravnholdt seconded by Wu to
approve the minutes as presented. Voting Aye: All (Motion carried: 5:0; Theis
absent)
5. Unfinished Business: None
Commissioner Theis arrived at 7:02pm
6. New Business
a. Sketch Plan Review for "Corcoran Mini Storage" at 19219 and 19235 County
Road 10 (PID 25- 119 -23 -44 -0002 and 25- 119- 23- 44- 0003)(city file 13 -017)
Staff Report — City Planner Kendra Lindahl presented her staff report
ii. Public Comment — Greg Hayes, representative for the applicant
RossLynn Holdings, gave a presentation on their proposed project. Greg
Ebert (applicant) asked the commission for support of the project and
offered his opinion that the area would not develop in its currently zoned use
of residential, as the area is furthest from Rockford School District and
borders Lion's Park. He stated that the proposed Mini Storage would be a
good buffer from Lion's Park for future development to the West.
iii. Commission Discussion & Recommendation — Commission discussed
many issues and concerns with the rezoning /re- guiding, including: how this
change could affect future use and development of surrounding parcels; the
monetary value of the proposed development vs. the value of residential
development; the vision of a city "gateway" and the "attractiveness" of this
type of use; questions were asked if this change in zoning to Light Industrial
would allow some "unwanted /undesirable" uses, it was offered that a P.U.D.
may help control the uses. The Commission also discussed that the 2030
Comprehensive Plan took many months of discussion and planning and was
designed with many factors in mind by consensus with public input, and that
changing this Plan may undermine that consensus. By consensus, the
Commission gave the applicant an indication that the proposal may have
merit, and the applicant may move forward with their application.
7. Reports:
a. Planning Project Update — Information Only
b. Liaison Report — Presented by Councilmember Lynch
c. Other Business — Commission discussed revisiting the adopted Design
Standards at a future meeting
8. Adjournment — Motion by Ravnholdt seconded by Wu to adjourn. Voting Aye: All
(Motion carried 6:0) Meeting adjourned at 8:47pm.
Submitted by
Mike Pritchard
Code Compliance Official