Meeting No. 08-01
January 10, 2008
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
A meeting of the City of Bondurant
Planning & Zoning Commission was held in the Community Room at the
Bondurant City Center on January 10, 2008, at 7:30 p.m.
Present: Commission Chair John Bein
Commission Member
Deborah Baker
Commission Member
David Higgins
Commission Member
Roland Mark
Commission Member
Roy McCleary
Commission Member
Judi Mendenhall
Commission Member
Marvin Skinner
Council
Member Mike Adams, Sr.
City Administrator
Mark J. Arentsen
Finance Director
Lori Dunham
Absent: None
Notice of the meeting was posted at
the Bondurant City Center, Casey’s General Stores, Legacy Bank and the
Bondurant Post Office on January 7, 2008.
All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the convened meeting
was open to the public.
Commission Chair Bein called the meeting
to order at 7:34 p.m. Roll call was
taken and a quorum was declared. Motion
made by Commission Member Higgins, seconded by Commission Member Mark, to
approve the agenda. Roll call: Ayes: 7. Nays: 0. Motion carried.
Motion made by Commission Member McCleary,
seconded by Commission Member Mendenhall, to approve the Planning and Zoning
Commission Minutes of December 13, 2007.
Roll call: Ayes: 7. Nays: 0. Motion carried.
Mr. Ed
Skinner, Skinner Law Office, P.C., 204 Eighth Street, Southeast, Altoona, Iowa,
presented a plat of survey for the Irene Harris Life Estate. The Harris plat is being divided into two
lots. One lot has the Harris home on it,
which the children wish to sell. The other
lot is a parcel of land.
Motion made
by Commission Member Mendenhall, seconded by Commission Member Baker, to
approve Resolution No. PZ-08-01, a Resolution approving the plat of survey for
Parcel “F” and “G”, NE 1/4 Section 1, Clay Township, Bondurant, Polk County,
Iowa. Roll call: Mendenhall-Yes, Baker-Yes, Skinner-Yes,
Higgins-Yes, McCleary-Yes, Mark-Yes, Bein-Yes.
Discussion was led by City
Administrator Mark Arentsen concerning the proposed NE Beltway Land Use Map and
the voluntary annexation south of Bondurant and north of Altoona. City Administrator Arentsen presented a
recommendation for future land use. He
recommended the Pat George property be zoned
M1-Limited Industrial. Section 2 to be
zoned primarily R2-One and Two Family Residential with the exception of the
MidAmerican substation zoned M1-Limited Industrial. Section 3, east of the proposed beltway, to
be zoned primarily R2-One and Two Family Residential, except the land adjacent
to the beltway, which he recommended be zoned R3-Multi-Family Residential. The land in Section 10 to be zoned C2-General
Commercial along the proposed beltway and the northeast corner of Section 10 to
be zoned R3-Multi-Family Residential.
The west side of Section 11 to be zoned R3-Multi-Family Residential and
the midsection to be zoned R2-One and Two Family Residential. He would like to
see the zoning decisions made prior to the City Development Board meeting on
February 13th. A fair amount of the
property is recommended to be single family as there are already single family
homes in the area. The white area in
Section 10 and 11 is already in the City of Altoona. The interchanges noted on the map are not
final but the general location probably will not change.
Commission Chair
Bein asked what the Altoona land was zoned and if Altoona is aware of the City’s
intentions. City Administrator Arentsen
said that it is zoned R5-Planned Unit Development and they are aware of the
situation. Commission Member Skinner
wanted to know if the Council was committed to servicing this area. He said the property next door to Pat George
is zoned M2-Medium Industrial. A paving
company wanted to put a concrete company there. He also did not see access for commercial
properties along beltway. He suggested
having more commercial along Northeast 62nd Avenue. There is also the railroad spur in Section 3.
Commission Member Higgins agreed that he would like to see more commercial and
industrial zoning. He would like to see
commercial zoning along Northeast 70th Avenue and along the bypass. He commented that Midwest Underground on
Hubbell Avenue had outgrown their building and he would hate to see them move
to Altoona.
Commission
Chair Bein commented that he would like to see the R3 zoning, along the east
side of the beltway, be zoned commercial.
Commission Member Higgins reminded the commission that whoever buys the
land will dictate the land use and anything they decide on is not set in stone
but we need to have a plan.
Commission
Member Baker wanted to make sure that the Council supported the annexing and
zoning of this area. She noted that
Bondurant is a prime location. If we
have infrastructure, people will come.
Commercial is a priority. Commission
Member McCleary wondered if Bondurant was too small yet to attract a lot of
commercial interest. Commission Member Mark suggested the
Commission pass a resolution supporting the beltway. City Administrator Arentsen said that he
would make the recommended changes to add commercial zoning along the east side
of the beltway and along 70th Avenue.
Motion made
by Commission Member Mark, seconded by Commission Member Higgins, to approve
Resolution No. PZ-08-02, a Resolution designating Planning & Zoning
Commission Member Mendenhall to represent the City Planning & Zoning
Commission at the Bondurant Development, Inc. (BDI) meetings. Roll
call: Mark-Yes, Higgins-Yes, Baker-Yes,
Skinner-Yes, McCleary-Yes, Mendenhall-Yes, Bein-Yes. Motion carried.
The following items were discussed as
part of Commission Members’ comments:
·
Commission
Member Baker – Wanted to know the status of the Paired Homes townhomes.
·
Commission
Member Mark – Complimented everyone on the nice growth the City has
experienced. Wanted to know if there was
a ground breaking for the Public Safety Building. Encouraged everyone to stand
behind the community projects.
·
Commission
Member Skinner - Saw in the newsletter that the City had purchased two trucks
from Polk County. Wanted to know about
the sign ordinance enforcement and why the Wolvers property is in violation. The City of Des Moines Planning and Zoning
Commission meetings are televised on Mediacom Channel 7 or 9. They have some interesting discussions and
requests.
·
Commission
Member Higgins - Wanted to know what capital projects were in store for the
community. Is there anything the City
can do to clean up the Union 76 site?
·
Commission
Member McCleary - Stated that the old Union 76 site would soon be cited for storm
water violations.
·
Commission
Member Mendenhall – Wanted to know if there was any interest in the Cenex-Ampride
station.
The following items were discussed as part of
City Administrator Arentsen’s comments:
·
There
is no change with the old Union 76 property.
ERR has new management and they are still working to find a place for
the debris. The City still receives the
monthly checks.
·
The
City is meeting with Great Western Bank and Ed Skinner on January 17th to
discuss what they need to do to finish the Paired Homes project.
·
A
meeting was held today with the architects concerning the Main Street project. The streetscape part may start this year.
·
There
is a class being offered by Iowa State University on March 11th in Johnston
called Introduction to Planning and Zoning Officials from 5:30-8:45 p.m.
·
The
next meeting will be January 24th at 7:00 p.m.
The following items were discussed as
part of Commission Bein’s comments:
·
Welcome
to Roy McCleary.
·
Thank
you to Judy Mendenhall for representing the Planning and Zoning Commission at
the BDI meetings.
·
The
Commission had a healthy discussion tonight.
Motion made by Commission Member Mark,
seconded by Commission Member Higgins, to adjourn the meeting. Roll call:
Ayes: 7. Nays: 0. Motion carried.
Commission Chair Bein declared the meeting adjourned at 9:18 p.m.
____________________________
John Bein
Chair
ATTEST:
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Lori Dunham
Finance
Director