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SPECIAL MEETING
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI
Thursday, February 2, 2012
7:00 p.m.
The Planning and Zoning Commission for the City of Riverside, Missouri, met in special session in the
Board of Aldermen Chambers at City Hall, 2950 NW Vivion Road, Riverside, Missouri.
Mayor Kathy Rose called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Answering roll call were Mayor Kathy Rose,
AI Bowman, Art Homer, Harold Snoderley, Ray Uhl, Mike Soler and Cheryl Melton. Members absent:
Barbara Snyder, Steve Kaspar, Steve Kaspar and Alderman Brad Cope. Also present: Mike Duffy
Director of Community Development, Sarah Wagner Community Development and Keith Payne Fire
Marshall.
Approval of Minutes of Mayor Rose noted some correction in the minutes of January 26, 2012.
January 26, 2012
Commissioner Uhl moved to approve the minutes of January 26, 2012
as corrected.
Commissioner Snoderley seconded and the motion was approved
unanimously.
Final Plat of Horizons East Mike Duffy presented a staff report to the Commission. He explained
First Plat that the applicant for this plat is the Industrial Development Authority
of the City of Riverside because they are the physical owners of the
property, however, development of the property is still based on an
agreement between the City and Briarcliff. The plat is approximately
253 acres. The north portion will consist of larger industrial buildings
and the southern portion of the development will be offices. The plat
consists of 16 lots and 7 tracts. The tracts will remain common area
while some of the larger tracts to the south will be subdivided as
development occurs. The City had one of its on -call engineer firms
review the plat for conformance with local and state regulations and
their comments have been incorporated into the conditions in the staff
report.
Mayor Rose commented that many of the conditions are small items.
She asked what the Commission should focus on most.
Duffy replied that from a design standpoint the Commission should be
interested in #9 regarding the monument signs for the park. The design
standards for these signs are covered in the PD regulations that the
Commission approved last year and the developer is required to submit
a master sign plan for this park that will be brought to the Commission
for final approval.
Mayor Rose asked how any changes to the plat would be handled
Duffy replied that if changes are necessary that a replat would be done
of the area.
Commissioner Soler asked what types of soil evaluations have been
done.
Duffy replied that since 2002 very extensive studies have been done due
to oil exploration in the past. In addition studies have been done to
determine the capability of the soil to support buildings.
Brent Miles with Briarcliff stated that their financial partner, Northwest
Mutual, has also required another third party environmental analysis of
the area.
Commissioner Soler asked about any endangered species in the
development area.
Duffy replied that studies have been conducted in regard to endangered
species as well as any historical evidence in the area.
Commissioner Soler asked if recommendation 99 referred to temporary
signage as well as permanent signage.
Duffy replied that the PD regulations for the area also address any
temporary signage for the area.
Commissioner Melton moved to recommend approval of the Final Plat
for Riverside Horizons East First Plat with the conditions listed in the
staff report to the Board of Alderman.
Commissioner Bowman seconded and the motion passed 7 -0.
Final Development Plan Duffy presented the staff report to the Commission for the Final
4780 NW 41" Street Development Plan for 4780 NW 41" Street. He explained that the
property is located in lot 4 of the plat that was just approved. it consists
of approximately 9 acres. The proposed building will be 155,000 sq.ft.
and covers 40% of the land area. An additional 35% will be parking lot
making the total impervious surface for this area about 75% which is
typical for an industrial type development. The proposed development
will have a shared truck dock on the east side and vehicle parking on the
west facing Horizons Parkway. Utilities for the property are being
installed now. Parking for the site exceeds that standard because tenant
use is unknown at this time. There will be no outdoor storage
associated with this building. Typical users for this site will be all self -
contained within the building. Less truck traffic and smaller trucks will
also likely occur at this site. Landscaping for this development is
addressed with the PD regulations. The regulations touch on four areas
for landscaping, however, two of them do not apply in this case. Those
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two are common areas and street trees. There are no common areas
associated with this property and street trees will be places in the right -
of -way as part of another agreement between the City and the
developer. For this project the developer is focusing on landscaping
around the building and trees in the islands in the parking lot.
Miles addressed the Commission and explained more about the building
itself. He described the building as being a step up from the
construction of Premium Waters. The building incorporates lots of
bump -outs and other architectural elements. Briarcliff will own the
building and lease space from 22,000 sq.ft. At this time there are
several companies interested in space in this park. Construction is
expected to begin in mid - March and be completed in September of this
year. All of the buildings in this development will be LEED certified
which is a requirement of the developer's funding partner.
Mayor Rose asked what the height of the building will be.
Miles replied that it will be between 28 and 32 feet.
Mayor Rose asked how trash and recycling would be handled for this
development.
Miles replied that because the building will be LEED certified they are
required to submit a recycling plan, but each tenant will be responsible
for their own trash and recycling service.
Mayor Rose and Miles gave the Commission a brief description of the
Master Developer Agreement between the City and Briarcliff for the
development of the east side of Horizons. They also discussed that
Nathaniel Hagedorn has purchased the 20% of Briarcliff Reality that
Charles Gamey owned and will be renaming the company Northpoint.
Commissioner Homer asked about the water levels in the lakes and
canals when the water levels of the Missouri River go up.
Duffy explained that the City has been working with the Corps of
Engineers on this and because of the clay lining of die water features
there should be little effect but the site also incorporates dry swales to
compensate for any excess water.
Commissioner Snoderley asked if the bump -out features of the building
would add any additional square footage.
Miles replied that each bump -out extends about six feet out. With the
way the building is designed the bump -out areas will be ideal for
offices.
Commissioner Snodereley moved to recommend approval of the Final
Development Plan for 4780 NW 41" Street to the Board of Aldermen.
Commissioner Bowman seconded and the motion passed 7 -0.
Adjourn Commissioner Homer moved to adjourn.
Commissioner Bowman seconded. The motion passed and the meeting
was adjourned at 8:06 p.m.
Sarah Wagner
Community Development