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MINUTES
LAUREL-YELLOWSTONE CITY-COUNTY PLANNING BOARD
DECEMBER 7, 2006 7:00 PM
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
PRESENT:
Gerald Shay, Chairman
Deb Homing, City Rep.
Miles Walton, City Rep.
Clarence Foos, County Rep.
David Oberly, County Rep.
Rick Flanagan, County Rep.
Hazel Klein, City Rep. (arrived at 7:32 pm)
OTHERS:
Mark Richards, City Planner
Cheryll Lurid, City Secretary
The minutes of the November 2, 2006 meeting were approved as sent out.
Public Hearin~ - Proposed ~.hnnot%~ to L.M..C. - Chapter 16 - SubdivisioL
Proponents:
Mark Richards explained that the majority ofchunges to this chapter will bring it into
compliance with state regulations. The changes will also help developers because the
rules will be the same as what both Yellowstone County and the City of Billings use.
Mark is still working on the table of contents and will add some "reserved" sections for
additions that are made in the future.
The Laurel Airport Plan will eventually be included.
Opponents:
There were no opponents present.
Motion by David Oberly, second by Miles Walton, to recommend approval of the
proposed clumges in L.M.C. Chapter 16, to the Laurel City Council. Motion carried 5-0.
Preliminary Minor Plat- Canyon Creek Station
Peter Napp, Surveyor for Engineering, Inc., spoke regarding the Canyon Creek Station
preliminary plat.
This preliminary plat consists of 4 lots with a mira'mum lot size of 0.35 acre and
maximum lot size of 1.74 acres.
At this time Lot 2-A-1 has a Best Western motel located on it and Lots 2-B-l, 2-B-2 and
2-B-3 and 2-C-4 are vacant. Proposed for 2-B-2 is a McDonald's Restaurant; Snyder's
Drug Store on 2-B-3, and a small engine repair shop on 2-C-4.
Mark Richards, City Planner requested 3 conditions be specified and brought back to the
board as changes shown on the preliminary plat; 1) traffic flow numbers anticipated
from the McDonald's and Snyder Drug Store; 2) a 12 foot easement requested by MDU
be put along the north boundary line; 3) and preliminary design specifications for each
lot showing where they plan to access offofSE 4th Street.
Mark also asked for a copy of the deed to the property so he can review the language for
the existing easements.
Motion by David Obcrly, second by Deb Homing to accept the preliminary plat
subject to the 3 conditions above being specified and placed onto the preliminary plat
and, with the additional request that a rustic log theme be put into the design of the
proposed businesses. This plat will be brought back to the January 4, 2007 meeting with
said changes.
At this time, 7:32 pm, Hazel Klein arrived at the meeting.
The motion was called for and carried by a vote of 6-0.
Miscellaneous
Mark stated that there is a public hearing regarding the new interchange planned for the
West end of Laurel. There is a proposal to re-design the interchange. The meeting is on
Tuesday, December 12th at 7:00 pm in the Laurel Middle School cafeteria.
Public Input
There was no public input.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:48 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Cheryll Lurid, Secretary
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