HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity/County Planning Board Minutes 12.07.2000 MINUTES
Laurel City - County Planning Board
DECEMBER 7, 2000, 7:00 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Gerald Shay, Chairman
Ed Thurner, City Rep. (arrived at 7:05 pm)
Kurt Baltmsch, County Rep.
Betty Hart, County Rep.
Ziggy Ziegler, County Rep.
Laurel Haggart, City Rep.
Steve O'Neil, City Rep.
OTHERS PRESENT:
Cai Cumin, City Planner
Cheryll Lund, City Secretary
Jim Stevens, Fire and Code Official
Bill Maibauer, Aquaneering
Joan Torres
Ernie Dutton
1 other person, not identified
The minutes of the November 2, 2000 meeting were approved as written.
PRELIMINARY PLAT: FIGGINS SUBDIVISION - OLD HIGHWAY 10
Bill Maibauer of Aquaneering, Inc. presented the proposed subdivision.
This preliminary plat consists of one 9.5529-acre lot being split into 2 lots. One lot will
be 2.3122 acres and one lot will be 7.2081 acres. Road access will be off of Figgins
Circle, but there is an approved approach offofthe 1-90 access road. Lots will be
serviced by a multi-use on-site wastewater system and served by individual water
cisterns.
There were no opponents present at the meeting.
Discussion.
Cai suggested the following: 1) SIA paragraph 2A "Letter from a licensed water hauler
is attached" needs to be deleted; 2) SIA paragraph J regarding future improvements needs
to reflect either construction prior to the final plat or a financing plan for those
improvements; 3) All items in the "Declaration of Covenants" need to be in the SIA in
order to be enforceable by the City; 4) Topography needs to be added onto the plat; 5)
DEQ approval; waiver of protest to include fire hydrants; and roads must meet county
standards.
Motion by Kurt Baltmsch, second by Betty Hart, to approval the preliminary plat
of Figgins Subdivision, subject to the above 5 conditions. Motion carried.
PRELIMINARY PLAT - ENTERTAINMENT SUBDIVISION
This preliminary plat consists of taking a 5-acre lot and splitting it into 3 tracts.
The tracts are within the city limits and the Public Works Department will be involved in
the development of the tracts. It will have city services.
Cai recommends that 1) a noxious weed maintenance control agreement be rednced in
size and included in the SIA; 2) landscaping be extended eastward to cover these tracts
and be listed in the SIA.
Discussion.
Cai also said that the owner needs to take care of the noxious weeds on the undeveloped
part of the land; owner agreed.
Motion by Laurel Haggart, second by Kurt Baltrusch to recommend approval of the
preliminary plat for Entertainment Subdivision subject to the conditions above. Motion
carried.
DISCUSSION ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO CHILD CARE ORDINANCES
There has been confusion in the public works department in regards to people who want
to start day care within their home. In reading the ordinances Cai found some
inconsistencies within our and would like to re-define the definitions and try to match
them to the states defmitions.
There are also some other ordinances within Section 17 that need to be "cleaned up" that
are incorrect (see attached).
Discussion. This item was tabled until the January 4, 2001 meeting to give the bdard
more time to read the ordinances. Cai will also look into adult daycare facilities.
LETTER TO FISHER AND ASSOCIATES - HIGHWAY 212 PROJECT
Cai drafted a letter for the board to send to Fisher and Associates regarding the Highway
212 Project. (See attached letter)
The board also requested to be notified of any future meetings regarding this project.
Motion by Ed Thumer, second by Laurel Haggart to send the letter to Fisher and
Associates. Motion carried.
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The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Cheryll Lund, Secretary
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PROPOSED CHANGES TO LAUREL'S ZONING ORDINANCE
CONCERNING DAY CARE FACILITIES AND
MISCELLANEOUS CORRECTIONS AND REVISIONS
(First discussed December 7, 2000)
Section 17.08._c0 (defimt~on) Child Care l~a/it~(p. 368): delete
Section 17.08.325 (definition) Day Care Facility (p.369): delete
Table 17.16.010 (allowable uses) (p. 389)
delete: Child care centers
change: Day care centers to Day care
centers/facilities
delete: Day care home
delete: Day care facilities
Chapter 17.12, ZONING DISTRICTS ESTABLISH~ED (p. 381): delete 17.12.040
Residential estates 20,000 (RE-20,000) zone
delete (p. 382) 17,12.020 B: RE-20,000~Residential Estates-20,000
delete (p. 382) 17.12.040 Residential estates 20,000 (RE-20,000) zone
17.12.220 (p. 387) add: G. The hearing for annexation and zone change may be held
at the same time. '~
17.72.025 (p.440) delete "--the required fee of seventy-five dollars and--".
17.72.050(G) (p. 442) change word "rezoning' to "zoning".
17.72.070(B) (p. 442) add "--not lels than--" after "--city-county planning board,
and--".
17.76.040 (p. 443) delete 0l): ..
CITY HALL
115 W. IST ST.
PUB WORKS: 628-4796
WATER OFC: 628-7431
COURT: 628~1964
FAX: 628-2241
City Of Laurel
P.O. Box 10
Laurel, Montana 59044
PLANNIN(
. December 7, 2000
HW~ 212 Project
Fischer and Associates
2815 Montana Avenue
Billings, MT 59101
Dear Fischer and Associates and Project 212 Team:
Regarding the planned Rockvale to Laurel Highway Project we would like to provide the following
comments:
1. Any new or rebuilt highway must provide for bike lanes on either side.
2. How is access going to be con, oiled? There are multiple accesses onto the highway now, and
that is one of the problems. Is there any plan m con~:ol such access or to provide a frontage mad? After the
new project is completed, how are requests for new accesses onto the road going to be handled? Will there be
a process to address th/s, or w/Il new accesses just be robber-stamped sim/Jar to how they are done now?
3. If a river route is chosen for new coustmctior~ the environmental issues w/Il be paramount and
must be addressed in the planning process ahead of design approval.
4. If the new highway is relocated, will the existing highway be closed--especially to
commercial mack l~affic?
5. The valley where this roadway is presently located--and the planned rebuild is also located--
is very beautiful. It should be designated a Scenic Highway if possible. If such designation is not possible,
prohibitions to additional billboards, unsightly land uses, and such similar blight should be part of the
standards applied.
Please notify this Board of your next meeting.
Sincerely,
Chair
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