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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity/County Planning Board Minutes 06.10.1976 MINUTES OF THE LAUREL- YELLOWSTONE CITY - COUNTY PLANNING BOARD LAUREL, MONTANA 59044 June 10, 1976 Meeting called to order by John Hawley Smith, President, at 7:35 p.m. with the following members present: John Hawley Smith, President (City Representative) Larry D. Herman, Executive Secretary (City Representative) Kenneth Christian (County Representative) Herman Michael (City Representative) Robert Dantic (City Representative) Leo Kamp (County Representative) Members of the Board who were absent: Don Ronan, Vice President (County Representative) R. M. Williams (County Representative) Alan Richardson (Member at Large) Also present: Mr. & Mrs. Tom Astle, Mueller Engineering, Billings Mr. & Mrs. Angelo DeCarlo, Laurel Cal Cumin, Cumin Assoc., Billings John MacMartin, Cumin Assoc., Billings Charles F. Montee, Building Director Otto Preikszas Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. Bills read and approved for payment: Laurel Outlook for advertising, rubber stamp for County Commissioners use and supplies $13.83; Building & Safety Department, City of Laurel,for professional services $150.00; Cumin Assoc., May and June advisory /administrative services $1,666.00. Re: DeCARLO SUBDIVISION, 2nd Filing, file PB 76 -3, amount of park dedication. John MacMartin explained proposed "Park Dedication Map" with tentative figures for park dedication marked on it. Discussion. DeCarlo objected to figure of $2,000.00 per acre. Motion from Leo Kamp that we eliminate 2.38 acres on which Mr. DeCarlo's home is located and recalculate at $1,600.00 per acre for a charge of $4,528.00, seconded by Larry D. Herman. Passed. Re: SINCLAIR ACREAGE TRACTS, file PB 75 -1, amount of park dedica- tion. Motion for Cherry Hill and Sinclair that we ask for $1,600.00 per acre, seconded by Leo Kamp. Motion from Kenneth Christian to amend the motion to accept park map and exempt Cherry Hill and Sinclair, that the map be re- evaluated every year beginning July 1, 1977, and every year thereafter excluding this year, and that a figure between the pro- posed figures be adopted. Discussion. Passed. Letter from Larry D. Herman to Planning Board regarding S & S Development Company stating his conflict of interest. Requested waiver of the environmental impact statement. Qualifications for waiver ex- plained by John MacMartin. Otto Preikszas objected to waiver because -1- minutes Planning Board June 10, 1976 of existing downtown drainage problems. Motion from Leo Kamp that if a plat is submitted with 10 or less parcels and less than 20 acres that the subdivision will be exempt from the environmental impact statement and that a letter to the Planning Board stress pending annexation to the City, seconded by Kenneth Christian. Discussion. Passed. Letter from GEORGE FOX, Kenneth D. Tolliver, Atty, Agent, regarding zone change recommendation. Otto Preikszas objected because of the high water table in that area. Discussion. Letter to Mr. Tolliver suggested: What will access and egress from State Highway be? Do you have the State Highway's approval? How are you going to handle trailer septic tanks and water situation? How do you want to set up "buffer" zoning between High- way Commercial and Mobile Home zones? Need a more detailed plan. When these points are answered we will procede. $75.00 fee. Motion from Leo Kamp to write letter to that effect, seconded by Robert Dantic. Passed. Proposed agreement between Board of County Commissioners and Plan- ning Board for $6,500.00 in funds (coal tax funds). Motion from Larry D. Herman to adopt agreement subject to approval of the Board of County Commissioners, seconded by Kenneth Christian. Discussion. Passed. Letter from Cumin Assoc. regarding HUD "701" funds. Discussion. Charles Montee regarding park monies for Lake Park being planned by the City. Park fund explained by John MacMartin. The non - reverting fund takes joint action by City Council and Board of County Commissioners. Discussion. Budget needs to be planned before July 15th. Next meeting will be July 8th. Meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, 67;t90 I dl larry D. Herman Executive Secretary Pi DCA MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS / Thomas L. Judge Capitol Station, Helena, Montana 59601 Governor June 1, 1976 Mr. Larry D. Herman Executive Secretary Laurel - Yellowstone City- County Planning Board P.O. Box 217 Laurel, Montana 59044 Dear Mr. Herman: I wish to confirm that the Planning Division has allocated $5,000.00 of HUD "701" funds to the Laurel - Yellowstone City - County Planning Board for fiscal year 1976 -77. Our division will enter into a contract with the planning board and because that contract can become effective July 1, 1976, the board should immediately begin preparing a work program. When developing your FY 1976 -77 work program the planning board should consider HUD's requirement that all recipients of "701" funds must have completed a land use plan and a housing plan by August, 1977, in order to receive "701" funds after 1977. Because we encourage planning boards to use the "701" funds to address pressing local issues, we urge the board to confer with the local governing officials who are essential in implementing any planning program. Bill Schweyen will meet with you this month to provide any needed assistance in developing a work program. Sincerely, Jim E. Richard, Chief Q Local Planning Services Bureau ' DCA /Division of Planning 4% cp 2 JER /ke 0 " A 2 4- cc: : Cal Cumin ,� J .4. .1. ¢ J 9 Ronald P. Richards, Director 406/449 -3494 NOTICE OF INTD"''i' TO APPLY FOR "701 PLANNY`G ASSISTANCE FUNDS 1. Name of Applicant Planning Agency; Laurel- Yellowstone City - County Planning Board 2. Name, Title, Address & Phone No. of Person Responsible for Application: Mr. Larry D. Herman, Executive Secretary, Laurel - Yellowstone City - County Planning Board, P.O. Box 217, Laurel, Montana 59044 3. Planning Area (description of geographic area and local government jurisdictions covered by proposed project): he incorporated area of the City of Laurel, Montana, and the planning jurisdictional area of 4.5 miles beyond the Laurel city limits. 4. Brief Description of Planning Projects to be Undertaken During Next Three Years and of Projects to be Completed During First Year: (Use back of this form if more space is needed) ring the next three years the Laurel Planning Board hopes to prepare a comprehensive planning program to guide the growth of the rapidly expanding urban area of Laurel. Such planning pro _ram will include an evaluation of existing county and community services and utilities in the ' urisdictional area as to existing levels of performance and capacities for expansion; the osts of required improvements to various facilities will also be analyzed. Further the tnree ear planning program will include a complete and detailed land use, capability, and restraint ;nventory and a projection of expected land area needs by use category. Elements of this par - icular inventory include an evaluation of park land and open space, preparation of a land alue map (especially useful for meeting subdivision park dedication requirements), and collect- ;on of baseline data for delineation of flood plain areas (there is extensive frontage on the ellowstone and Clarks Fork Rivers in the Planning Board's jurisdictional area). Other planning continued on back side) 5. Local Revenues to be Expended During Project Year for Planning Purposes and Source of Funds: the proposed budget for the Planning Board for the coming year is expected to be approximately *16,000.00; this includes planning assistance funds from Yellowstone County (including a part •f the county's coal severance tax funds from the State) and a planning mill levy in the plan- ing jurisdictional area. The Planning Board would like to match a portion of this $16,000.00 continued on back side) 6. History of Planning Activities, if any, Indicating Projects Completed or Financed with Prior HUD or Other Federal Assistance: 'he Laurel - Yellowstone City- County Planning Board was formed August 3, 1965 with the 4.5 mile aurel area jurisdiction adopted; Yellowstone County formalized the jurisdictional area two ears later. With some assistance from the Billings Planning Board staff, the Laurel Board administered subdivision and zoning matters over the past couple of years. Specific planning - elated studies have included a Comprehensive Storm Drainage Plan, a Traffic and Circulation .tudy, and a Capital. Improvements Program; however, these studies were completed without the •enefit of baseline planning data such as population and economic projections which the Board s now trying to rectify. -ir_ Signature of Planning Board Chairman Lig - of Chie elected official(s) 1_ Jr, „,_ i ,4*.;1. Le_ • OM • EY SMITH LO IS TICH, Mayor n Item 4: activities over the next three years will include an analysis of the Laurel CBD which is currently experiencing acute growing pains. Further, because the community area is growing so fast and the proximity of the interstate highway and interchange, the rail complex, and the municipal airport plus the number of sprawling subdivisions, the existing, initial transportation study will have to be updated and greatly expanded. Expansion and renovation of the Planning Board's land use regulations will continue over the long range period which, after formulation, public involvement, and appropriate evalu- ation, will probably involve new annexation procedures, county zoning areas, and potential sensitive land area regulations. The planning program for the coming year involves a complete zoning and subdivision administration program to be carried out by a consultant in close coordination with a local planning coordinator -type person and the Planning Board. The consultant will also coordinate planning activities and a current planning problem program with the city council, board of adjustment, plat review committee, public hearings and meetings, etc. During the coming year the housing element of the Laurel area comprehensive planning program will also be prepared and will involve an inventory of housing units by number, type, condition, and location; inadequacies in the existing housing supply, proposed remedial actions, and projections of future needs will also be in- eluded in the Housing element. The coming year will also see the inition of a comprehensive land use inventory in the City of Laurel and in the county jurisdictional area of the Planning Board; land ownerships and valuations will be determined and the land's capabilities and restraints thereon will be analyzed. A population and economic study of the Planning Board's juris- dictional area is also planned for the coming year; such analysis will in- clude a baseline study and projections under various, likely alternative futures in the local area. The population and economic study will provide the basis for public planning decisions as to such growth - related problems as expected traffic generation, housing demand, populations, utility loadings, Item and needed land areas. Item 5: in local funds, as required, with $15,000.00 in "701" funds to assist in preparation of portions of the coming year's program outlined in Item 4 above. •