HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity/County Planning Board Minutes 06.02.2016 MINUTES
LAUREL-YELLOWSTONE CITY-COUNTY PLANNING BOARD
JUNE 2,2016 10:00 AM
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
MEMBERS PRESENT: Kathy Siegrist, President
Judy Goldsby,County Rep.
Hazel Klein,City Rep.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Lee Richardson,County Rep.
Dan Koch, City Rep.
Clint Peck,Conservation Corp. appointee
OTHERS PRESENT: Noel Eaton,City Planner
Cheryll Lund,City Secretary
THERE WAS NOT A QUORUM PRESENT AT THIS MEETING.
CALL TO ORDER: President Siegrist brought the meeting to order at 10:00 am
ROLL CALL: Members present were Goldsby, Klein and Siegrist.
MINUTES:the minutes from the previous meeting could not be approved due to a quorum not being
present.
PUBLIC HEARING(ZONING COMMISSION):Zone change application for Dennis and Gloria Allwin from
Residential tracts to highway commercial.
President Siegrist opened the public hearing at 10:02 am and read the rules and regulations for public
hearing.
President Siegrist asked Planner Noel Eaton to present the application and staff report for the zone
change request.
Description/Location:
Dennis and Gloria Allwin have submitted an application for zone change. The affected property is
located along Highway 10 W and Golf Course Road. The parcel is zoned Residential Tracts. The
applicant is requesting the parcel be zoned Highway Commercial. The property is legally described as
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STAFF FINDINGS:
1. LMC 17.72.030 requires a preapplication conference for persons or parties interested in
submitting an application for zone change. A preapplication meeting was held prior to
submission of the application.
2. The property is located outside of the City limits but within the zoning and planning jurisdiction.
3. The property is zoned Residential Tracts. The application is seeking to change the zoning
designation to Highway Commercial. A map is attached.
4. The property is 25 acres.
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5. The lot is currently mostly vacant with the exception of the family residence at the North West
corner of the lot. The proposed use is unknown at this point but would comply with Highway
Commercial zoning requirements.
6. The Montana Department of Transportation has plans for the upcoming new west end
interchange located south of this property. Traffic would come and go from 19th Avenue W and
Highway 10 W into and out of Laurel.
7. As per the requirements of LMC 17.72.070,a public hearing on the matter shall be held before
the zoning commission before being heard by the Laurel Ci8ty Council. As per B. of the section,
public notice was published in the Laurel Outlook and adjacent property owners were notified
by certified mail more than 15 days prior to the public hearing.
ZONING COMMISSION CONSIDERATIONS AND RECOMMENDATION:
1. As per LMC 17.72.060 the Zoning Commission shall make a recommendation to the County
Commissioners to:
1. Deny the application for amendment to the official map;
2. Grant action on the application for a period not to exceed thirty days;
3. Delay action on the application for a period not to exceed thirty days;
4. Give reasons for the recommendation.
STAFF SUGGESTED CONDITIONS:
1. LMC MCA states that zone changes cannot be conditioned;therefore, no conditions have been
included.
PROPONENT/APPLICANT:
Dennis Allwin spoke. He is the property owner and applicant. He is asking for this zone change because
he feels his land will be more valuable as highway commercial zoned property when the new
interchange is built. He does not have plans to develop it or sell it and his land will remain the same. He
will still run cows on the land. He is not in favor of having residential land along a busy highway and feels
businesses are better suited for that area.
Norm Shay who lives at 2031 Old Highway 10 west spoke. He was concerned at first when received
notification of the zone change request from Residential Tracts to Highway Commercial. He went and
visited with Dennis and had all of his questions and concerns answered. He does not have any objection
to the zone change. He feels that at this time since the property along Old Hwy 10 West is already
mostly commercial it won't make any impact if the zone is changed to a Highway Commercial.
President Siegrist asked 2 more times if there were any other proponents wishing to speak in favor of
the zone change. There were none.
OPPONENTS:
President Siegrist asked 3 times if there were any opponents wishing to speak against the zone change.
There were none.
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Because there was not a quorum at this meeting the public hearing will remain open and board will hear
any additional proponents and opponents concerns and make a decision on this zone change request at
Special meeting to be held on June 13, 2016 at 10:00 am.
The meeting ended at 10:20 am.
Respectfully submitted
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Cheryl! Secretary
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