Meeting No. 08-03
February 07, 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 February 07, 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 February 01, 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 7:00 p.m. Roll call was
taken and a quorum was declared. Motion
made by Commission Member McCleary, seconded by Commission Member Mark, to
approve the agenda. Roll call: Ayes: 6. Nays: 0. Motion carried.
Commission Member Higgins arrived at
7:02 p.m.
Motion made by Commission Member Baker,
seconded by Commission Member Mendenhall, to approve the Planning and Zoning
Commission Minutes of January 24, 2008.
Roll call: Ayes: 7. Nays: 0. Motion carried.
Mr. Eric
Cannon, Snyder & Associates, 2727 Southwest Snyder Boulevard, Ankeny, Iowa,
representing Mark Hammersma, 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 Mark asked how the contractor felt about the minimum lot size discussed at
the last meeting. Mr. Cannon explained
that the minimum lot size of 7,020 sq. ft. in the
Planned Unit Development text and the Concept Plan 1, developed by Veenstra
& Kimm, conflicted. Concept Plan 1
will be the guideline.
Commission
Member Mendenhall asked what park land will be set aside for the
development. Mr. Cannon said that .26
acres is required to be set aside and there is 14.19 acres on the outer part of
the development that will be available for green space. City Administrator Arentsen requested that
the green space plan be completed now.
Mr. Cannon said that a wet pond is a portion of the 14 acres. Grading depth for the wet pond has not been
established yet. The southeast corner of
the development sets low and the depth of the pond will be determined. Storm water from the pond will drain to
existing culverts. When the pond is
built, it will be dedicated to the City.
Commission Member Higgins said that he would like to see larger lot size
in the next phase. Mr. Cannon said that
the lot size would follow the concept plan.
Commission Member Skinner said the original plan included a bike path in
the green space which would enhance the quality of life to the citizens. Mr. Cannon said that would be up to the
City. Commission Chair Bein thanked City
Administrator Arentsen for investigating the past standards. Commission Member Skinner wanted to make sure
that as the economy declines, the development does not revert to manufactured
homes. City Administrator Arentsen said
to keep in the mind that the costs to develop lots has
increased significantly in the last ten years.
Motion made
by Commission Member McCleary, seconded by Commission Member Mark, to approve
Resolution No. PZ-08-05, a Resolution approving the
Preliminary Plat for Wolf Creek Plat 3, Bondurant, Polk County, Iowa. Roll call:
McCleary-Yes, Mark-Yes, Skinner-Yes, Baker-Yes, Mendenhall-Yes, Higgins-Yes,
Bein-Yes.
Motion made
by Commission Member McCleary, seconded by Commission Member Mark, to approve
Resolution No. PZ-08-06, a Resolution endorsing the Construction of the
Northeast Beltway, located between Bondurant and Ankeny. Roll call:
McCleary-Yes, Mark-Yes, Skinner-Yes, Baker-Yes, Mendenhall-Yes, Higgins-Yes,
Bein-Yes.
Discussion was led by City
Administrator Mark Arentsen concerning the proposed Highway 65 Access Control
Plan. Commission members would like to
invite all of the landowners along Highway 65 and a representative from the
Iowa Department of Transportation to a public information meeting on Thursday,
March 13, 2008. Motion made by Commission Member Mark,
seconded by Commission Member Mendenhall, to approve the public information
meeting on March 13th. Roll call: Ayes: 7. Nays: 0. Motion carried.
The following items were discussed as
part of Commission Members’ comments:
·
Commission
Member Baker – Paired Homes buffer area will be dealt
with as weather permits.
· Commission Member Mark – Wanted to know status of 84 Lumber and inquired when the Storm Water Committee was going to meet again.
·
Commission
Member Skinner – Upcoming knee surgery may prohibit him from attending the
February 28th meeting.
·
Commission
Member Higgins – Wanted to know if a Park & Recreation Board met regularly
and if they would like to attend a Planning & Zoning Commission
meeting. Wanted to know status of Union
76 land.
·
Commission
Member McCleary – No Comment.
·
Commission
Member Mendenhall – Attended Bondurant Development, Inc., meeting this week. They seem to be on the same page as the City
in being proactive to attract commercial property. They would like to share an intern with the
city this summer to research data to determine what businesses would need to
come to Bondurant.
The following items were discussed as part of
City Administrator Arentsen’s comments:
·
Next
Wednesday, February 13th, the City Development Board will meet to approve
annexations.
·
84
Lumber has paid for a sign permit to display a ‘For Sale’ sign.
·
Bondurant
Development, Inc., will be meeting Thursday, April 3rd,
with developers to find out what will attract them to the area.
·
Status
is the same with old Union 76 property.
·
The
next meeting will be February 28th at 7:00 p.m.
The following items were discussed as
part of Commission Bein’s comments:
·
No
Comment.
Motion made by Commission Member McCleary,
seconded by Commission Member Baker, to adjourn the meeting. Roll call:
Ayes: 7. Nays: 0. Motion carried.
Commission Chair Bein declared the meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m.
____________________________
John Bein
Chair
ATTEST:
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Lori Dunham
Finance
Director