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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-06-17 Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION JUNE 17, 2002 The Planning and Zoning Commission for the City of Riverside, Missouri met in special session in the Board of Aldermen's Chamber at the City Hall of Riverside, Missouri on June 17, 2002 at 7:00 p.m. Those in attendance were Chairman, Barbara Snyder, Cy Houston, Jim Burch, Shawn Lee, Fire Commander, Mike Shelton, Mayor Betty Burch and Alderman George Flaws. Ray Uhl arrived at 7:15 p.m. Also present were John Jackson, City Engineer and Matt Kitzi, City Attorneys office. Public Hearing to Chairman Barbara Snyder opened the Public Hearing for consider rezoning consideration of rezoning of certain Property from Districts R -3 of certain property and C to District CPO, Civic and Professional Office District. from Dist's. R -3 and C to Dist. CPO Matt Kitzi, City Attorney's office, gave an overview of the Civic and Professional Office District. Mike Duffy, Director of Planning, Shafer, Kline and Warren, Inc. explained the brief moratorium for this area because it was zoned residential and multi - family and in order to obtain information from Lee's Summit and Blue Springs so the city could get the impact of this district. The area has a professional office district and designated areas have created a design with the architectural themes for a broad type of compatibility. Lighting standards and landscaping was discussed in detail, as these things softened the area. Permitted uses, conditional uses and special use permits were discussed. It was contemplated, for some time, as to what should be built in this area, i.e. on NW Gateway, Vivion Rd and Cliffview. 1 Public Comments Jim Trimble, 7 Main Street, Parkville, Mo mentioned several items on pages, i.e., page 5, pitched roofs, page 8, 10' and 20' wide landscape, page 11, Prohibited signs- lighted plastic sign/size of the sign board, page 12, (a) (ii) the area of the signboard shall not exceed 5% of the building facade area or 24 square feet, whichever is less. The height of the lettering, etc, not to exceed 20" height. Mr. Trimble asked, "Is this in proportion to the building ?" Which is less or which is greater? Page 13, Section F, window sign, "Is there one window sign on each building ?" Page 3, Accessory Uses, hours of operation. Mr. Trimble thought this was too restrictive. Mr. John Filger explained the proposed car wash is to be on the property at 2806 NW Vivion Road. Mr. Filger asked, "Could this area be put in the zoning order in the CPO District ?" The answer was, "yes." Mr. Joseph Hullebusch, property owner at 4727 NW Gateway has a 3 -plex he rents. He asked, "If he sold the 3 plex, would it be "grandfathered- in ?" The answer was, "yes." Mr. Mike Flowers, Aylett Survey answered several questions regarding the lighting, single family and R -3 multi- family district. He recommended Mr. Webb's temporary sign face I -635, thirty - two square feet to 100 square feet. Mr. Skip Clinton, business operator at River Roll Skate Center, 4720 NW Gateway mentioned lighting safety issues and hours of operation. Public Hearing The Public Hearing was closed at 7:32. p.m. Closed Mr. Mike Duffy mentioned the air conditioners and electrical should be on the ground, not on the rooftops. The 10 -20' landscape depends on the streetscape. He would suggest reducing the sign size for temporary construction. He said car washes weren't in the area at this time, but recommended putting them in the CPO District with Special Use Permit under auto wash services. The hours of operation would be 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. 2 A discussion was had about R -1 and R -3 set backs from any residential district precludes some changes. Cy Houston brought up the flat roof issues and likes the rooflines elevated. Motion to rezone Mr. Burch moved that Districts R -3 and C be rezoned to District Dist's. R -3 and C CPO , Civic and Professional Office District, with certain changes, to District CPO i.e. adding automatic car wash services to special uses, temporary Approved signs, the size of a temporary sign was increased and a temporary construction sign, seconded by Mr. Lee. The motion carried, unanimously. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m. Mayor Be Burch 3