Meeting No. 08-02
January 24, 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 24, 2008, at 7:00 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
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 18, 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 7:03 p.m. Roll call was
taken and a quorum was declared. Motion
made by Commission Member Mendenhall, seconded by Commission Member Baker, to
approve the agenda. Roll call: Ayes: 7. Nays: 0. Motion carried.
Motion made by Commission Member Baker,
seconded by Commission Member McCleary, to approve the Planning and Zoning Commission
Minutes of January 10, 2008. Roll
call: Ayes: 7. Nays: 0. Motion carried.
Mr. Erik
Nikkel, Snyder & Associates, 2727 Southwest Snyder Boulevard, Ankeny, Iowa,
representing City Realty Corporation, presented a Preliminary Plat for Wolf
Creek Plat 3, Bondurant, Polk County, Iowa. The plat, located on the east side of Wolf
Creek development, consists of 39 lots.
Commission Member McCleary questioned whether the storm sewer from Plat
2 would be extended for use in Plat 3.
He wanted it noted that the Plat 2 storm sewers have 4” of sediment that
needs to be cleaned out. Mr. Nikkel
stated that the developer or contractor would be responsible for that. The requirement could be a punch list item. Commission Chair Bein commented that before
the city signs off on the project, the storm sewers for Plats 2 and 3 need to
pass inspection.
Commission
Member Skinner was concerned about the size of the lots in Plat 3. Commission Member Higgins stated that in Plat
2 the minimum lot size is 7,020 square feet.
Plat 2 was to help the builder transition to full size lots. He noted that there were quite a few lots in
Plat 3 that were below 7,000 square feet and they should either stay a similar
size or increase in size. Mr. Nikkel was
unsure where the 7,020 square foot number came from. City engineers had also noted this requirement
in their January 21, 2008 letter. Commission Chair Bein asked that City
Administrator Mark Arentsen check the variances that were agreed upon for Plat
2.
Motion made
by Commission Member McCleary, seconded by Commission Member Baker, to table
Resolution No. PZ-08-03, a Resolution approving the Preliminary
Plat for Wolf Creek Plat 3, Bondurant, Polk County, Iowa. Roll call:
McCleary-Yes, Baker-Yes, Skinner-Yes, Higgins-Yes, Mendenhall-Yes,
Mark-Yes, Bein-Yes.
Discussion was led by City
Administrator Mark Arentsen concerning the proposed NE Beltway Land Use Map and
the proposed annexation area southwest of Bondurant and northwest of
Altoona. Commission members agreed that
the commercial designations were appropriate and that the City should be
aggressive in promoting it. Commission
Member Skinner noted that the City needs to be able to furnish utilities to this
area. Motion made by Commission Member Baker, seconded by
Commission Member Skinner, to approve the future land use for Clay Township
Section 2 and surrounding areas. Roll
call: Ayes: 7. Nays: 0. 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 – Wanted to know if there are any grants available for the City’s
upcoming sewer costs.
·
Commission
Member Skinner – Congratulated the City Administrator that the Wolver’s signs
are gone. Inquired about the sale of the
Elson property and wanted to be assured that the new occupant was not living
there. Noted the Arbor Ridge e-mail
dated January 18, 2008, from Regency Homes.
Regency is a reputable developer and those are the types of developers
we want in town.
·
Commission
Member Higgins – Inquired about the rumors of the YMCA partnership north of
town. Wanted to know if the dentist was
still in town and if the construction was impacting his business. Wanted to know if there was any new commercial
development coming in.
·
Commission
Member McCleary – Storm water issues need to be addressed and preventative
measures taken to ward off any problems.
·
Commission
Member Mendenhall – ERR is under new management and hoped that there would be
some progress to the old Union 76 location.
The following items were discussed as part of
City Administrator Arentsen’s comments:
·
There
have been no new commercial inquiries.
Elson’s property was sold to a photography business. The dentist is open on Monday and
Thursday. He knew going in that there
would be construction for the library and they wanted that location.
·
There
was a meeting last week concerning Paired Homes
townhomes. The bank intends to comply
with the original agreement and wants everyone to be happy.
·
Bondurant
Development, Inc., will be meeting in the next couple
of months with developers to find out what it will take to attract them to the
area.
·
Do
not be surprised if future plats come in with smaller lot sizes. We need to get as many sewer connections as
possible to reduce rate increases. Because
of future WRA expenses, there will be a 19% sewer rate increase this July and
future years.
·
The
next meeting will be February 7th at 7:00 p.m.
The following items were discussed as
part of Commission Bein’s comments:
·
The
Commission needs to be careful in their decisions as we are establishing precedents.
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 8:33 p.m.
____________________________
John Bein
Chair
ATTEST:
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Lori Dunham
Finance
Director