HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity/County Planning Board Minutes 11.10.1977 MINUTES OF THE
LAUREL - YELLOWSTONE
CITY-COUNTY PLANNING BOARD
LAUREL, MONTANA 59044
November 10, 1977
Meeting called to order by John Hawley Smith, President,
at 7:34 p.m., with the following members present:
John Hawley Smith, President (City Representative)
Otto J. Preikszas, Exec. Secty (City Representative)
Kenneth Christian (County Representative)
R. M. Williams (County Representative)
Leo Kamp, Jr. (County Representative)
Jim Seaton (County Representative)
absent:
William Siegel, Vice President (City Representative)
Tom Bradley (City Representative)
Jack Mayes (City Representative)
Donald Ronan (County Representative)
Alan J. Richardson (Member at Large)
also present:
John MacMartin, Cumin Assoc., Billings
Robert C. & Barbara Smith, Rt 1, Box 58 (928 W. 4th St.)
Tom & Kae & Mary Fukado, Rt. 1, 1024 W. 4th St.
Frank Wheeler, 933 4th St. West
William L. Schwab, Rt. 1, Box 70
Harold D. Ingraham, Rt. 1
Dewey Nunn, Box 944
Bob Burns, Councilman, 311 Montana Avenue
Roger & Evalene Bare, 1011 W. 4th St.
Bruce D. & Judie A. Krug, 1053 W. 4th
Harold Buerkley, 1031 Fir
Linda & Jerry J. Hard, 107 8th Avenue
Betty & Ellis Winkel, 719 W. 1st
H. H. Fox, Laurel
Ellis Fisher, Rt. 2, Box 1480
Carol M. & John Van Aken, 2606 Pronghorn Dr.
Paula & Laverne Solheim, 2741 Alpine View
T. A. McCullough, 2605 Alpine View
John Develbiss, 2804 Pronghorn
Ken Tolliver, Box 2533, Billings
Jim Worthington, HKM Assoc., Billings
George M. Fox, Billings
Danny Palmer, 2732 Pronghorn Dr.
Linda Frickel, 926 7th Avenue
Margie Herman, Box 67
Leon W. Howe, Sanderson /Stewart /Mueller Eng. Inc., Billings
Clyde A. Bray, Rt. 2, Box 1026
Mary Thompson, Rt. 1, Box 74
Laura Van Buren, Rt. 1, Box 72
Minutes of previous meetings read and approved. Bills
read and approved for payment: Laurel Outlook, $20.00
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HEARING OF #PB 77 -16, H & R OXYGEN:
H & R Oxygen requests withdrawal of their application
for a zone change. Motion from Leo Kamp, Jr. to accept,
seconded by Ken Christian. Passed.
RE: #PB 77 -10, JOHN A. RAMSEY LUMBER COMPANY:
Request for vacating street and two alleys in Blocks
2 and 3, Stouffer Subdivision referred to the Board by the
Council. Otto Preikszas voiced his objections. Leo Kamp,
Jr. motion to recommend approval, but to maintain right -of-
way parallel to tract and the railroad tracks, seconded by
Kenneth Christian. Discussion. Passed unanimously.
RE: #PB 77 -11, MOGAN ANNEXATION:
This matter referred to the Board by the Council.
Leon Howe representing Mogan explained the annexation plan.
Discussion of half streets adjoining un- subdivided properties.
Otto Preikszas recommends accepting Mogan Subdivision as
presented with 182' proposed half street plus curb and gutter,
seconded by Ken Christian. Passed.
HEARING OF #PB 77 -18, BUERKLEY, HIGH POINT SUBDIVISION,
minor plat:
Discussion. Ken Christian motion to recommend conditional
approval: 1) Change wording of Waiver of Protest to include
"traffic control devices and solid waste disposal facilities"
2) Add spaces for County Commissioners' signatures to cloth-
back. Seconded by Merritt Williams. Passed.
RE: NUNN, ALLARD SUBDIVISION, minor plat:
Not ready for Planning Board to look at.
HEARING OF #PB 77 -17, GEORGE FOX REQUEST FOR RMH & C2 ZONE
CHANGE:
Jim Worthington representing, explained request for
zone changes. RMH zone ordinance to come before Council
11/15/77. Proposal to develop with annexation and full
City facilities, curb, gutter and paving of 453 lots in phases.
Commercial development in phases also. Comparable with Casa
Mobile Court and Windsor Court in Billings. Does the Planning
Board have regulations regarding RMH? Yes. Ordinance is
now before the Council for action. Where would the money
come from for water and sewer? Developer must pay. Question
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regarding city water and sewer and how it will affect Montana
Meadows Subdivision to get city water and sewer? Must be
annexed first and create SID for improvements. Protesters
objected to location of trailers. Discussion of roads, etc.
Ditch must be maintained by developer. Explanation of Cl
and C2 zones. Merritt Williams motion to take this matter
under advisement, seconded by Leo Kamp, Jr. Passed.
John MacMartin suggests appointment of new Member At
Large and another County member on the Board. Ed LaPrath's
name was suggested.
Cumin Assoc. presented bill for $128.78 for printing
subdivision regulations and binders. Also presented DCA
contract #CPA- MT -08 -00 -0088 (K) for signatures. Leo Kamp,
Jr. motion, seconded by Merritt Williams, to execute same.
Passed.
Call for a public hearing next month on adoption of the
Subdivision Regulations. Motion from Merritt Williams, seconded
by Otto Preikszas. Passed. Invite City Council to attend
the hearing on December 8th.
Discussion of #PB 77 -17: Merritt Williams motion to recommend
approval of zoning requested for tracts A, B. F, and G. and
recommend denial for tracts C, D, and E. Recommendation of
denial on tracts C, D, and E is to prohibit strip commercial
development and to prevent an excessive amount of commercial
land from being added to the City of Laurel. The total request,
if approved, would double the amount of land used for commercial
purposes. The average city has from 2 to 5% of its total
acreage in commercial usage. Laurel has a little more than
9 %. The addition of tracts A through E would push that
to 17 %. The addition of tracts A and B, those recommended
for approval, will push the percentage to just over 12.
In the future -- one or all of the tracts may be needed as
commercial property, and consideration of the requested zoning
should take place at that time. Seconded by Ken Christian.
Passed with Otto Preikszas voting "no."
Meeting adjourned at 9:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Otto 4f . Preikszas
Executive Secretary
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