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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity/County Planning Board Minutes 02.04.2010DRAFT MINUTES LAUREL-YELLOWSTONE CITY-COUNTY PLANNING BOARD FEBRUARY 4, 2010 7:00 PM COUNCIL CHAMBERS Members present: Kathy Siegrist, Chairman Dan Koch, City Rep. Dick Fritzler, County Rep. Deb Horning, City Rep. Hazel Klein, City Rep. Greg Nelson, Member at Large John VanAken, County Rep. Don Brown, City Rep. Others present: James Caniglia, City Planner Cheryll Lund, City Secretary The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm Approval of Minutes A motion was made by John VanAken, second by Dan Koch to approve the minutes as written. Public Input There was no public input. Temporary Use Permit - Stacie Manion - A Better Brew -1547 US Highway 212 Stacie Manion has requested a Group 3 temporary use permit for a coffee kiosk that will be located at 1547 US Highway 212, south of Laurel next to Sweetheart Bakery and in front of Big Sky Radiator. Stacie Manion spoke. Stacie has been making coffee for about 5 years for City Brew and decided that she needed to get a little credit for what she does and decided to open her own business. She stated that she is a people person and enjoys talking with her customers. The kiosk is hooked up to electricity. She plans to haul water for the kiosk and figures she will use about 10 gallons per day. She will haul her grey water over to Big Sky Radiator where she will dump it into his septic tank during business hours. The property she is leasing is owned by Gary Cuttington, the gentleman that owns Big Sky Radiator. Stacie did go speak with both Sweetheart Bakery and Big Sky Radiator about the traffic that the kiosk will generate and both businesses anticipate that there should not be a problem with the flow in and out of the kiosk. The kiosk is pre-made and will be moved onto the lot by the gentleman she bought it from Her goal is to have the business up and running within 2 weeks after receiving board approval. James contacted Stan Jonutis from MDOT to review the kiosk location. Mr. Jonutis stated that the site should be placed in a manner that it does not cause traffic problems on US Highway 212. James stated that the kiosk should be placed a bit more south of what is shown on the Google map that he provided to the board members. James will make sure that the placement is done correctly prior to the kiosk being allowed to open. Board discussion. The board discussed the placement of the kiosk as it relates to traffic flow and after clarification of the placement with the applicant and James felt it was adequately placed. James clarified that the MDOT had no problems with the proposed placement. Signage for the business was discussed. There will be a sign up on each side (north and south) of the kiosk and also a sign up on the existing Big Sky Radiator sign. She would like to be able to have an A-frame sign so she can have the daily specials posted for each day. James told Stacie that the language in Laurel Municipal Code regarding A-frame signs is not clear. He will ask for a clarification of this issue. Motion by John VanAken, seconded by Deb Horning, to accept the temporary use permit for the application of a coffee kiosk to be located at 1547 US Highway 212 subject to the location and signage being approved by the City Planner. The motion carried by a vote of 8-0. 2 Discussion of Wind Power Regulations and update on the proposed West Laurel Interchange Proiect James stated that a local business on SE Fourth Street is proposing to put in a business that sells wind powered generators and solar energy panels. The owner of the business proposes to have a display of the wind generator outside of the business that will be approximately 8 feet tall. They would also like one 30 foot commercial windmill on the property which could be considered a sign. At this time the City of Laurel has no regulations on the books for this type of business. James would like to have the Planning Board's input on proposed regulations. James found that Park County, Montana, has regulations governing non-commercial wind power. The information was passed out to the board for review. James has several concerns regarding wind generators, one of them being noise. The proposed regulations include maximum decibels of 50. Hazel Klein stated that the issue of "wind rights" on property has come up recently in relation to people purchasing property and wanting wind rights on that property. James stated that at this time there are no non-commercial wind power regulations for outside the city limits. After more board discussion it was decided that the board would like James to look at regulations communities have adopted prior to holding a public hearing on this matter. Update on West Laurel Interchange James stated that the state decided to finish the Rockvale to Laurel prior to starting on the West Laurel Interchange. They have a tentative starting date of 2015 and are considering breaking the project into 5 or more phases, instead of the 3 as previously planned. The West Main project will start this spring, which will go from 1 " Avenue to 80' Avenue. The street will be done curb to curb. James is looking into being able to use CTEP money for the sidewalks. CTEP funds would pay for 86% of the sidewalks with the property owners paying the other 14%. Miscellaneous James announced that the City is meeting with all the property owners on SE Fourth street regarding an SID for improving the street. James also stated that the state plans to start the 8t' Avenue project this summer. 3 James informed the board that there are plans for a movie theatre to go into the old "Only $1 Store" on the corner of I" Avenue and West First Street. The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 pm. Respectfully submitted, Cheryll Lund, Secretary 4