HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity/County Planning Board Minutes 07.11.1996MINUTES
CITY-COUNTY PLANNING BOARD
JULY 11, 1996 7:00 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
MEMBERS PRESENT: John Smith, Chairman
Gerald Shay, Member at Large
Donald Gudgell, County Rep.
Clarence Foos, County Rep.
Billielou Lance, County Rep.
Jim Ziegler, County Rep.
Donna Kilpatrick, County Rep.
OTHERS PRESENT: Cal Cumin, City Planner
Don Hackmann, City Clerk
Motion by Billielou Lance, seconded by Jim Ziegler, to approve the minutes
of the June 13, 1996 minutes as written. Motion carried.
Motion by Billielou Lance, seconded by Donna Kilpatrick, to approve the
bill for $200 for administrative services for July. Motion carried.
There were no home occupations to be considered this month.
Approval of Considered Zone Changes and Additions:
Cal went over each of the zoning changes and additions that the board is
considering. (see attached)
He recommended that the City Council hold a public hearing regarding the
proposed changes at the second meeting of the month, which is August 6th.
Motion by Donna Kilpatrick, seconded by Don Gudgell, to recommend that
the council accept the proposed zoning changes and zoning map additions as
submitted. Motion carried.
Discussion.
Cal states that the City Attorney he would like to see 20% of the available
housing sites be left for manufactured home zones.
Motion by Donald Gudgell, seconded by Gerald Shay, to adjourn the
meeting. Motion carried, meeting was adjourned at 7:55 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Che II Lund, Secretary
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P-R-O-P-O-S-E-D
CHANGES/ADDITIONS TO THE
LAUREL ZONING ORDINP.i~ICE
(Considered before the Planning Board:l4Sep95, 12Oct95, 14Mar96, 11Ju196)
17.04.020(B)(3) Add at end of paragraph after the semicolon and before the `and':
"to preserve and enhance housing values and maintain residential neighborhood aesthetics;
and".
17.08.350 Dwelling
Change second sentence to read: "The term "dwelling" shall not be deemed to
include a motel, hotel, or travel trailer. All dwellings except manufactured homes must
conform to the Uniform Building Code."
17.08.390 Dwelling, Single-Family
Change to delete all after `--dwelling unit:' in the first paragraph (deletes
references to siding and roof pitch, etc.).
Add: 17.08.651 Livestock Units
Livestock units for the purposes of this section shall be defined as follows:
Livestock Class Livestock Units
Cow-mature 1.00
Cow with calf 1.00
Bull-mature 1.25
Bull-yearling .67
Calf-weaned .60
Calf-under six months .25
Steer-one year old .70
Steer-two year old .90
Steer-three year old 1.00
Heifer-one year old .67
Heifer-two yeas old .85
Heifer-three year old 1.00
Horse-mature 1.50
Horse with colt 1.50
Colt-weaned .75
Ewe-mature .20
Ewe with lamb 20
Lamb-weaned .10
Lamb-under six months .20
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Ram-mature .50
Goat-mature .20
Goat with kid .20
Kid-weaned .OS
Kid-under six months .10
How mature .50
Hog-~seaned .20
Fowl: hens, roosters, or ducks .25
Fowl: turkeys or geese .50
Livestock units for animals not listed herein shall be determined by the Planning Director.
17.03.7b0: change from Modular ar Manufactured Housing Unit to read: Mobile
Home (see Danufactured Home Parks, Travel Trailer Parks, and Individual
N'~:anufacttrred Homes)
F.dd: 17.03.761: 1Vianufactured Home Parks, Travel Trailer Parlds, and Individual
Manufactured Homes
The following definitions shall be utilized in determining the appropriate
classification of manufactured homes, modular homes, and travel trailers:
1. Manuf•.ictured Home: a dwelling unit that : (a) is not constructed in
accordance with the standards set forth in the Uniform Building Code, applicable to site-
built homes and (b) is composed of one or more components, each of which was
substantially assembled in a manufacturing plant and designed to be transported to the
home site on its own chassis, and (c) exceeds forty (40) feet in length and eight {3) feet in
width.
2. Manufactured Home, Class A: A manu`:ctured home constructed after
January 1, 1990, tha± meets or exceeds the construction standards promulgated by the U.
S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that were in effect at the time of
construction and that satisfies each of the following additional criteria:
a. The home has a length not exceeding four times its width;
b. The pitch of the unit's roof has a minimum vertical rise of one (1)
foot for each five (5) feet of horizontal run, and the roof is finished with a type of shingle
that is commonly used in standard residential construction;
c. The standard siding consists of wood, hardboard, or aluminum
(vinyl covered or painted, but in no case exceeding the reflectivity of gloss white paint)
comparable in composition, appearance, and durability to the exterior siding commonly
used in standard residential construction;
d. A continuous, permanent masonry foundation, unpierced except for
rewired ventilation and access, is installed under the home; and
e. The tongue, axles, transporting lights, and removable towing
apparatus are removed after placement on the lot and before occupancy.
3. Manufactured Home, Class B: A manufactured home constructed after
January 1, 1990, that meets or exceeds the construction standards promulgated by the U.
S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that were in effect at the time of
construction but that does not satisfy the criteria necessary to qualify the house as a Class
A manufactured home.
4. Manufactured Home, Class C: Any manufactured home that does not
meet the definitional criteria of a Class A or Class B manufactured home.
5. Manufactured Home Park: A residential use in which more than one
manufactured home is located on a single lot.
6. Modular Home: A dwelling unit constructed in accordance with the
standazds set forth in the Uniform Building Code, applicable to site-built homes, and
composed of components substantially assembled in a manufacturing plant and transported
to the building site for final assembly on a permanent foundation. Among other
possibilities, a modulaz home may consist of two sections transported to the site in a
manner similar to a manufactured home (except that the modular home meets the Uniform
Building Code Standards applicable to site-built homes), or a series of panels or room
sections transported on a truck and erected orjoined together on the site.
17.08.1120 Trailer or Mobile Home
Delete existing definition and insert: See Manufactured Home Parks, Travel
Trailer Parks, and Individual Manufactured Homes.
17.08.1140 Trailer or Mobile Home Park
Delete.
17.08.1150 Trailer Subdivision or Mobile Home Subdivision
Delete.
17.08.1160 Uniform Building Codes
Change to read as follows: "Uniform Building Codes" means the currently adopted
set of regulations in effect concerning building in the City, as defined in Section 17.08.160
of this chapter, and as utilized in the zoning jurisdiction of the City of Laurel and in that
area around Laurel in which Laurel enforces the building code.
Add 17.12.031: Suburban Residential (SR) Zone
This zone is limited to single-family residential tracts on a minimum of five (5)
acres of land and on which agricultural uses may be conducted with the exception that
animal units shall not exceed five (5) per five (5) acres (see Livestock Units in section
17.08.651).
Add 17.08.034: Residential Tracts (RT) Zone
This residential zone is designed for single-family residential homes on a minimum
of one (1) acre of land and no livestock. Livestock is allowed only on parcels of land five
(S) acres and larger and, on such large parcels, must conform to the livestock unit
requirements of the Suburban Residential Zone.
17.12.090 Residential Mobile Home (RMH) Zone
Change to read: Residential Manufactured Home Zone
The residential manufactured home zone is intended to provide a suitable
residential environment for individual manufactured homes, manufactured home parks,
and competitive accessory uses.
Table 17.16.010 Delete R2Q000 column and add columns of allowable uses for
Suburban Residential and Residential Tracts Zones; delete "Occupied travel trailers and
recreational vehicle: Temporary and Nontemporary" uses.
Table 17.16.010
SR RT
Accessory building or use incidental to any permitted
residential use customarily in connection with the
principal building and is located on the same parcel
as the permitted use A A
Animals (see Zoning District description for specifics) A
Automobile parking in connection with a permitted
residential use A A
Boarding and lodging houses
Cemetery SR
Child care centers SR SR
Churches and other places of worship including parish
house and Sunday school buildings A SR
Convelescent, nursing homes, retirement homes,
orphanages, and charitable institutions A SR
Convents and rectories A SR
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Crop and tree farming, greenhouses, and truck gardening A A
Day care centers SR SR
Day care home A A
Day care facilities SR SR
Kennels (non-commercial) A A
Dwellings: single-family A A
two-family
multi-family
manufactured homes
Class A (allowed in RMH)
Class B "
Class C "
row housing
Family day care homes A A
Greenhouses for domestic use A A
Group day care homes A A
Home occupations A A
Parking, public SR SR
Parks, playgrounds, playfields, golf courses, community
center buildings operated by public agency or a
neighborhood or homeowners association A A
Pubhc service installations SR SR
Schools including private A A
Rehabilitation center SR SR
Table 17.16.020 Delete RE2Q000 column and add RT and SR columns providing
for five acres for one unit in RT and one acre for one unit in SR (and no more), and
providing the following set backs, etc.:
SR RT
Minimum yard setback: front * 25
Side * 25
Side adjacent street * 25
Rear '" 25
Maximum height of all buildings 30 30
Maximum lot coverage (percent) 15 30
Minimum size district (acres) 20 5
*All pens, coops, barns, stables, or permanent corrals shall be
set back not less than 50 feet from any residence, public road,
or water course, and any property line.
Correct RMF column to show that two and three units are allowed with 7,500 and
8,500 squaze feet respectively.
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In setback requirements section, Minimum yard: change "--city right-of--way" to
read "--public right-of-way".
Table 17.20.010 Zoning Classified in Districts
Add: "Communication towers (commercial)" as a use allowed in all zones except
`P' in which it is an `SR.
Under "Dwellings:" add after "single-family":
Manufactured home, Class A
Manufactured home, Class B
Manufactured home, Class C
17.40.090(L). Change the off-street parking requirements in the last half of the paragraph
to read: "--One space for each employee plus sufficient space to park all company-owned
or leased vehicles including passenger cars, trucks, tractors, trailers, and similar motor
vehicles, but in no case less than one (1) off-street parking space for each one thousand
(1000) square feet of gross floor area;"
Add new: Chap#er 17.49
Sections:
17.49.010.
17.49.020
17.49.030
17.49.04')
17.49.050
17.49.OG0
17.49.070
17.49A10 Intent.
Temporary Uses and Structm~es
Intent
Temporary Uses in Nonresidential Zoning Districts
Christmas Tree Sales in Residential and Agricultural Zoning
Districts
Roadside 5tards
Fireworks Stands
Construction and Construction Equipment Sheds
Temporary Use,~Structuse Permit Required
The definitions found in this chapter for temporary uses and structures shall be
used to regulate same, and all uses contained in temporary structures shall be considered
temporary uses and must comply with this section, A11 temporary uses or structures must
also comply with the Uniform Fire Code, Laurel requirements for engress and egress, and
other applicable codes in existence at the time of the adoption of this chapter. This
chapter shall not apply to sidewalk venders.
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17.49.020 Temporary Uses in Nonresidential Zoning Districts.
1. Group 1 Temporary Uses. This group consists of temporary uses of
property continuing for less than forty-eight (48) hours. Such uses are exempt from this
chapter.
2. Group 2 Temporary Uses. This group consists of temporary uses of
property continuing for longer than forty-eight (48) but less than thirty (30) days.
a. The following are examples of Group 2 Temporary uses: carnivals,
circuses, Christmas tree sales, etc
b. Supplemental Standards:
(1) Two (2) signs not to exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in
area and eight (8) feet in height shall be allowed, excluding A-frame signs, and be removed
along with the temporary use/structure when the approved time limit or temporary
use/structure permit has expired.
(2) Clear sight vision for engress and egress shall be provided
as approved by the City Engineer if within the Laurel municipal limits or the County Office
of Public Works, if outside of Laurel but within the one (1) mile zoning jurisdiction.
(3) Access to any public right-of--way must be approved by the
City Engineer if within the Laurel municipal limits or by the County Office of Public
Works if outside of Laurel but within Laurel's one (1) mile zoning jurisdicition.
(4) Application for a temporary use/structure permit shall be
made at the City Public Works Department to the Planning Board at least one (1) month
ahead of the Planning Board's regularly scheduled meeting date accompanied by a one
hundred dollar ($100) application review fee.
3. Group 3 Temporary Uses. This group consists of temporary uses of
property continuing for longer than thirty (30) days but less than one (1) year.
a. The following temporary uses maybe allowed in this group:
(1) .greenhouses or other similaz seasonal-oriented uses, as
deternuned by the Planning Board, shall be exempt from below subsection (b) Location
and Time Restrictions; or
(2) Other uses, such as cazryout expresso stands, as allowed in
the appropriate zoning districts.
b. Location and Time Restrictions.
(1) Any Group 3 temporary use/structure existing upon
adoption of this chapter, shall be deemed a legal nonconforming use. All existing legal
Group 3 nonconforming temporary uses/structures, as of the effective date of this chapter
or any amendment hereto, shall be removed or become a permanent use by complying
with the Uniform Building Code, site development standards, and any other federal, state,
or local requirements within two (2) years from the date of the enactment of this chapter
or any amendment hereto.
(2) The owner/operator may, at any time during the two (2)
years as a Group 3 temporary use, become a permanent use by complying with the
Uniform Building Code, site development standards, -and any other federal, state, or local
requirements.
(3) Any Group 3 temporary use/structure which does not exist
upon adoption of this chapter shall meet the supplemental standards in below subsection
(c) and shall also be removed when the two (2) year amortization period in above
s~.'~section (1) expires.
a Supplemental Standards.
(I) Two (2) signs not to exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in
area and eight (8) feet in height shall be allowed, excluding A-frame signs, and shall be
removed along with the temporary use when the approved time limit or temporary
usei ~t~ ~cture permit has expired.
(2) The temporary use must provide sufficient spaca to
accommodate the structure and off-street parking for customer and use-related vehicles.
The parking azea, driving lanes, and egress/ingress shall be paved, and the site shad be
approved by the City Engineer if within the municipal limits of Laurel or by the County
Office of Public Works if located outside of Lax:r°i but within its one (1) mile zoning
jurisdicition.
(3) Clear sight vision for site engress and egress shall be
provided as approved by the City Engineer if within the Laurel municipal limits or by the
Count; OfEce of Public Works if outside of Laurel but within its one (1) mile zoning
jurisdiction.
(4) Access to public right-of--way shall be approved by the City
Engineer ffwithin the musucipal limits of Laurel or by the County Office ci'Public Works
if outside of Laurel but within its one (1) mile zoning jurisdiction.
(5) Application for a temporary use/stnucture permit shall be
made at the City Public Works Department to the Planning Board at least one (1) month
ahead of the Planning Board's regularly scheduled meeting date accompanied by a one
hundred dollar ($100) application review fee.
17.49.030 Christmas Tree Sales in Residential and Agricultural Districts.
In any residential district and in the Agricultural District, the temporary use of land
for Christmas tree sales may be allowed for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days when
all of the following restrictions are met:
1. The sale must be conducted on a church or school parking lot premises
which provide sufficient space to accommodate the Christmas trees and off-street parking
for customer and other sale-related vehicles.
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2. One (1) sign not to exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in area shall be
allowed for this temporary use, and such sign shall be removed along with the temporary
use and structure when the approved time limit or temporary use/structure permit has
expired.
3. A business license must be obtained by the operator if located within the
Laurel municipal limits.
17.49.40 Roadside Stands.
The sale of flowers or produce at temporary roadside stands shall be allowed when
all of the following restrictions are met:
only items produced on the premises may be sold on the premises;
2. any structure used must be portable and removed after the temporary
use/structure ceases to operate;
3. one (1) sign not to exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in area shall be
allowed, and such sign shall be removed when the use ceases;
4. the use must provide sufficient space to accormodate the stand and off-
street parking for customer and other sale-related vehicles off the public right-of--way; and
5. clear vision engress and egress to the area must be provided.
17.49.50 Fireworks Stands.
The erection of temporary fireworks stands may be permitted if such meet the
following standards:
located outside the muncipal limits of Laurel and innon-residential zones;
2. two (2) signs not to exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in area each are
allowed, and such signs must be removed along with the temporary use and structure
when the approved time limit expires;
3. the stand must provide sufficient space to accommodate the stand and off-
street parking for customer and sale-related vehicles off the public right-of--way; and
4. the appropriate permits aze received from County Departments.
17.49.60 Construction or Construction Equipment Sheds.
The temporary use of buildings or modular homes for offices or equipment
sheds during construction projects may be permitted in any zoning district. A temporary
use/structure permit is not required if the structure is part of an approved construction
project. Any such structure cannot be used for sleeping or living purposes and must be
removed upon completion of the construction project.
17.49.70 Temporary Use/Structure Permit Required.
Before any Group 2 or Group 3 Temporary Use or Structure is established the
property owner shall obtain a temporary use/structure permit, as delineated above. In
addition, the property owner shall post a fifteen hundred dollar ($1,500) money order or
cashiers check with the City of Laurel to ensure timely removal of the use and/or
structure.
17.72.020 Change title to read: Amendment by City or Planning Board.
Delete: "Amendments to this title shall be initiated only in the following manner:"
Delete the `A' in the following paragraph.
In front of paragraph `B', put: 17.72.030 Amendment by Private Property
Owner.
Delete the `B' in the following paragraph.
17.72.030 Change to read 17.72.031.
17.72.040 Change to read 17.72.032.
17.72.050 Change to read 17.72.033.
17.72.060 Change to read 17.72.034.
17.72A70 Change to read 17.72.035.
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