AGENDA PLANNING COMMISSION Tuesday, August 14, 2018 – 5:30 PM City Council Chambers 125 E Avenue B, Hutchinson, Kansas 1. ROLL CALL Richardson Woleslagel Bisbee Hamilton Wells Roberts-Ropp Carr (Vice Chair) Peterson Hornbeck (Chair) 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Meeting of July 10, 2018. 3. CORRESPONDENCE & STAFF REPORTS – Motion to accept correspondence and staff reports into the official record. 4. PUBLIC HEARINGS a. CUP18-000005 – Conditional Use Permit for Salvage Yard Request to operate a salvage yard use at 316 Spencer St. (Staff Representative: Amy Allison, Senior Planner) Action: Motion to recommend (approval / approval with conditions / denial) to the Hutchinson City Council of Conditional Use Permit request #CUP18-000005 for a salvage yard located at 316 Spencer St. b. ZA18-000004 – Zoning Amendments for the Land Use Table, R-6 Zoning District & Related Sections Request for Amendments to the City of Hutchinson Zoning Regulations pertaining to Definitions, Zoning Districts, Accessory Structures, and Supplemental Regulations. (Staff Representative: Amy Allison, Senior Planner) Action: Motion to recommend (approval / modification and approval / denial) to the Hutchinson City Council of Zoning Amendment case #ZA18-000001 for modification of the City’s regulations pertaining to Definitions, Zoning Districts, Accessory Structures, and Supplemental Regulations. 5. OLD BUSINESS – None 6. NEW BUSINESS a. CP18-000001 – Review the 2019-2023 Capital Improvement Program for Conformance to the Comprehensive Plan. (Staff Representative: Jim Seitnater, Planning & Development Director) Action: Motion to (approve and make a finding of conformance / amend and make finding of conformance / deny because a finding of conformance cannot be made) between the 2019-2023 Capital Improvement Program with the recommendations, spirit and intent of the 2017-2037 Comprehensive Plan. 7. STUDY SESSION a. ZA18-00000x – Industrial Neighborhood Rezone Request for a study session to review a request to rezone a large area from I-3 to permit residences.(Staff Representative: Amy Allison, Senior Planner) 8. UPCOMING CASES – None 9. ADMINISTRATIVE CASES – None 10. COUNCIL ACTION ON CASES a. CPA18-000003 & ZA18-000005 Zoning Amendements for 17 W 13th Ave (August 7, 2018) 11. OPEN COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE (Please limit comments to five minutes.) 12. ANNOUNCEMENTS 13. ADJOURNMENT Staff Contacts: Jim Seitnater 620-694-2667 Aaron Barlow 620-259-4198 Amy Allison 620-694-2638 Jade Shain 620-259-4134 Charlene Mosier 620-259-4133 ITEM 2 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES MEETING OF: TUESDAY, JULY 10, 2018 MEETING LOCATION: CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 125 EAST AVENUE B 1. ROLL CALL The Planning Commission meeting was called to order at 5:46 p.m. with the following members present: Jon Richardson (10/11), Tommy Hornbeck (9/11), Terry Bisbee (10/11), Janet Hamilton (9/11), Todd Carr (10/11), and Darryl Peterson (9/11). Members Brock Wells (9/11), Valery Roberts-Ropp (9/11), and Mark Woleslagel (6/11) were absent. Planning Staff present were: Jim Seitnater, Interim Director of Planning & Development; Amy Allison, Senior Planner; Aaron Barlow, Associate Planner; and Jade Shain, Planning Technician. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the June 26, 2018 meeting were approved on a motion by Carr, seconded by Hamilton, passed unanimously. 3. CORRESPONDENCE & STAFF REPORTS The documents and staff reports were accepted into the official record on a motion by Bisbee, seconded by Peterson, passed unanimously. 4. PUBLIC HEARINGS a.CPA18-000003 – Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map Amendment for 17 West 13th Avenue Richardson disclosed a conflict of interest with the case and abstained from comment or voting. Hornbeck opened the public hearing asked for the staff presentation. Barlow provided the staff presentation. The applicant is requesting an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map for the property located at 17 West 13th Avenue from High Density Residential to Commercial. This request is concurrent with a Zoning Amendment Request for this property from R-4 Residential Neighborhood Conservation District to C-2 Neighborhood Commercial District. Barlow provided the factors required for making a finding of conformance to the Comprehensive Plan: 1 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES MEETING OF: TUESDAY, JULY 10, 2018 Hornbeck asked for the applicant to speak. Tom Elliott spoke to the Commission about plans for the currently vacant property. It would either become additional parking or a second crematorium. Hornbeck asked if any members of the audience would like to comment on the case. Sue O’Hara of 29 W 13th Ave, while supportive of the project, said she was concerned about property values if a second crematorium were to be built. Elliott responded that it would not impact home values at all and said that Elliott’s Mortuary has been a good neighbor in the community. O’Hara also expressed concern about the public sewage line that runs to the property located in the adjacent alley. She explained that there have been issues in the past. Barlow explained that any new project on the site that used public sewer would require Site Plan review where the sewage issue would be addressed. Hornbeck asked for staff’s recommendation; Barlow responded that staff recommends approval. Hornbeck closed the public hearing and asked for a motion. Motion by Carr, seconded by Bisbee and passed unanimously, to recommend approval of Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map Amendment request CPA18-000003 to re-designate property 2 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES MEETING OF: TUESDAY, JULY 10, 2018 located at 17 West 13th Avenue from High Density Residential to Commercial based upon a finding that the factors required for approval are met. b. ZA18-000005 – Zoning Amendment for 17 West 13th Avenue Richardson admitted conflict of interest in this case and abstained from comment or voting. Hornbeck opened the public hearing and asked for the staff presentation. Barlow provided the staff presentation. The applicant is requesting a change in zoning designation for the property located at 17 West 13th Avenue from R-4 Residential Neighborhood Conservation District to C-2 Neighborhood Commercial District. This change will allow for uses related to the mortuary on the adjacent lot. Barlow provided the factors required for approval of Zoning Amendment Requests: 3 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES MEETING OF: TUESDAY, JULY 10, 2018 Analysis of Factors Required for Approval of Zoning Amendment Requests: Factor Analysis Met | Not Met The property in question is located adjacent to a commercial property in a neighborhood with both commercial and residential uses. Many of the streets 1. Character of the intersecting Main Street in this part of town contain both residential and Met neighborhood commercial uses. Location Zoning Use Subject R-4 Residential Single-family residential, to be demolished. Properties Neighborhood Conservation District North C-2 Neighborhood Parking Lot Commercial District 2. Current zoning and South C-2 Neighborhood Elliott Mortuary Parking Lot uses of nearby Commercial District Met property East C-4 Special Commercial Engineering Consultants Office / Elliott District / C-2 Mortuary Neighborhood Commercial District West R-4 Residential Single-family Residential Neighborhood Conservation District 3. Suitability of the The applicant plans to use the property for an expansion of his adjacent property for the mortuary business. The current R-4 zoning would not be compatible with the Met proposed use as proposed use. presently zoned 4. Extent of There would be no immediate impacts to adjacent property owners if the zoning detrimental effects amendment request is approved as most of the demolition and house moving has to nearby already been completed. However, the change in zoning would allow commercial uses Met properties if the closer to the neighbors to the west. Any new development would have to conform with application were the City’s regulations requiring commercial uses to be screened from residential approved properties. 5. Length of time the property has The property has been vacant for most of 2018. Met remained vacant 6. Relative gain to the public health, Health, safety, and welfare: Because the neighborhood already contains a variety safety and welfare of uses and zoning districts, the proposed change in zoning will not have a compared to the significant impact on the public health safety and welfare. hardship imposed Met upon the Landowner hardship: If the zoning amendment request is denied, Elliott landowner if the Mortuary will be unable make their planned expansion. application were denied 4 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES MEETING OF: TUESDAY, JULY 10, 2018 7. Conformance of According to the 2017-2037 Comprehensive Plan, the property’s land use this request to the designation is High Density Residential. However, a concurrent application to revise Met Comprehensive the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map has been submitted. That request will be Plan considered prior to this request. Streets The proposed parking lot expansion would likely reduce on- street parking in the area. Alleys Elliott Mortuary already uses adjacent alleys for parking lot circulation. There will be a slight increase in alley use after the property is converted to a parking lot. Sidewalks There are no sidewalks in this area. 8. Impact on public Water This change in zoning district will not impact sewer infrastructure. facilities and Met In fact, the impact will be reduced after removing the single- utilities family home. Sewer This change in