HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-06-15 Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI
Thursday, June 15, 2006
The Planning and Zoning Commission for the City of Riverside, Missouri, met in regular session
in the Board of Aldermen Chambers at City Hall, 2950 NW Vivion Road, Riverside, Missouri.
Chair Barbara Snyder called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Answering roll call were Gene
Lively, Evelyn Poe, Stephen King, Mark Salyer and Ray Uhl. Members absent: Al Bowman,
David Hurt, Aaron Locke, and Harold Snoderley.
Also present: Brent Miles, Director of Planning and Economic Development, Jim Haynes,
Building Codes Official, and Jane Henry, Administration Assistant.
Approval of Minutes from Commissioner Poe moved that the minutes be approved as
May 11, 2006 presented. Commissioner Lively seconded. The motion passed.
Lively abstained from the vote.
Building Permit — Craig Conner, Repairs Unlimited, appeared on behalf of the
Craig Conner /Jeff Cashatt applicant, Jeff Cashatt of 4408 NW Pawnee. Mr. Conner is
4408 NW Pawnee seeking a construction permit for an aluminum framed, powder
coated deck structure made by Endurable Building Products in
Brooklyn Center, MN with a deck floor of Correct Deck decking.
The dimensions are 19ft. 6 in. by 21 ft.
According to Jim Haynes, the deck proposal meets all code
guidelines. Chair Snyder noted that owners of upper end homes
are putting in decks with this construction and that they wear
well. Haynes recommended approval with the stipulation that
the permit fee be paid.
Commissioner Uhl made a motion for approval contingent on
payment of the permit fee. Commissioner Poe seconded.
Motion passed.
Building Permit — Miles presented Rick Turner's grant application for fencing on
Rick Turner his property. Miles explained the grant and loan revitalization
3200 NW Vivion Road program and then read the commission the ordinance creating the
program.
Turner was approved for a grant not to exceed $5,000, which was
to be used to remediate the blighting conditions that exist on
Turner's property at 3200 NW Vivion Road.
Turner had removed a shed that was in a dilapidated condition
and cleaned up the property around, including asphalting his
parking lot. The fence would be used to conceal heavy
equipment parked on the asphalt lot. Turner now needed a
permit for the fencing. A problem was created, however, when
Turner built the fence before obtaining a building permit. The
city sent Turner a letter notifying him of the need to obtain a
building permit and appear before the commission but the fence
was already in place. Not only did he build it without a permit,
the fence is too tall to satisfy code requirements.
Pictures of the property before the remediation and pictures of
the fence installation were shown. The chain link and wood
fence is 8 ft. tall, 2 ft. taller than the 6 ft. maximum stipulated in
the code. Turner says the height matches the height of an
existing fence that connects with it.
Commissioner Poe is concerned that the fence does not comply
with the code. She does not think the commission should make
an exception for 1 person. Miles said that 2 options were
available to the commission: 1) Consider this a special use. 2)
Refer the case to BZA.
Commissioner Uhl agreed with Poe but thought the 8 ft. fence
enhances the applicant's property. Miles said he thought
building the fence at 8 feet was the common sense thing to do at
this location. It conceals much better than a 6 ft. one. Chair
Snyder said it is a judgment call.
Commissioner Uhl moved the commission recommend approval
to BOA contingent on legal review. Lively seconded. Motion
passed.
Building Permit — The applicant, Bob Campbell, has requested a building permit for
Bob Campbell a tenant finish at 1835 NW Vivion Road for a 1400 s.f. office.
1835 NW Vivion Road Haynes has completed a preliminary review and will finish the
final review before the 6/20 BOA meeting. Haynes required the
applicant to install a Knox Box. Commissioner Lively made a
motion to recommend approval to the BOA contingent on the
installation of the Knox Box and payment of the permit fee.
Salyer seconded. Motion passed.
General Discussion Miles talked about a new permit fee schedule. Riverside's fee
schedule that is in force is much lower than any other
municipality's in the immediate area. He assured the
commission that he would propose new fees that would only be
sufficient to recover some of the costs of his department. The
goal is not to gouge the citizens.
Miles presented a quick summary of the proposed permit fee
restructuring and said that, when completed, he will schedule a
public hearing. Before the hearing, however, he will present the
schedule to the commission.
Miles told the commission that the BOA is considering changing
the start time for their sessions to earlier in the evening. He
asked if the commission would like to change. The members
agreed to change to 6:30 PM on the 2 " and 4 Thursdays.
Since the public has not been told of the time change, the
meeting on June 22, 2006, will begin at 7:30 PM. The time will
change to 6:30 PM for all subsequent regular sessions.
Adjournment Commissioner Uhl made a motion to adjourn and Commissioner
Salyer seconded. Motion passed and the meeting was adjourned.
Jane Henry
Administration Assistant