Meeting No. 08-06
April 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 April 10, 2008, at 7:00 p.m.
Present: Commission Vice Chair
Roland Mark
Commission Member
Deborah Baker
Commission Member
David Higgins
Commission Member
Roy McCleary
Commission Member
Judi Mendenhall
Commission Member
Marvin Skinner
City Council Member Mike Adams, Sr.
City Council
Member Michele Bailey
City Administrator
Mark J. Arentsen
Finance Director
Lori Dunham
Absent: Commission
Chair John Bein
Notice of the meeting was posted at
the Bondurant City Center, Casey’s General Stores, Legacy Bank and the
Bondurant Post Office on April 04, 2008.
All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the convened meeting
was open to the public.
Commission Vice
Chair Mark 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 Mendenhall, to approve the
agenda. Roll call: Ayes: 6. Nays: 0. Motion carried.
Motion made by Commission Member McCleary,
seconded by Commission Member Baker, to approve the Planning and Zoning
Commission Minutes of March 27, 2008.
Roll call: Ayes: 6. Nays: 0. Motion carried.
Mr. David
Bentz, Bishop Engineering, 3501 104th Street, Des Moines, Iowa, presented a revised
Concept Plan for Mallard Creek Plat 1, Bondurant, Polk
County, Iowa. The plat, located on the west
side of Mallard Pointe development, was revised to show 50’ lot frontages
instead of 40’ lot frontages, which was presented at the February 28th Planning
& Zoning Commission meeting. The
developer is requesting approval to start with 50 to 100 lots. The depth of the
lots would be 110’. The homes built on the lots would be up to 40’ wide leaving 5’ on each side
of the home with 25’ on the front and back.
The valuation of the
homes would be around
$149,000. The revised plat has more
green space and a little more trail shown.
The streets would remain at 31’ and 26’ wide. Retention basins remain in the northeast and
southwest section of the plat.
Commission Member
Skinner expressed concern with the size of the lots. Paired housing was turned down a couple of
years ago with this development. The
City has no other developments with lots this size. He would like to see the development continue
with similar value with what is being built next door and across the
street. Mr. Skinner said the concept
plan does not conform to the City Comprehensive Plan. He felt that the developer has not done what
he said would be done as far as tearing down the old farm house and keeping the
land mowed. Mr. Skinner said that the
school system cannot afford to have that many people in that little space. Smaller homes and smaller lots hurt the schools
because they don’t pay their way.
Commission Member Higgins was disappointed in the lot size also. He wanted to see the square footage of the
lots closer to R-2 requirements. As far
as starter homes, he said the other development in town with starter homes is
seeing a drastic slow down in home sales.
He also wanted to see 14’ side yards for 2 story homes. He felt that when the R-5 Planned Unit
Development (PUD) was approved as a zoning option, it was for parcels of land
that would transition to other zoning.
Commission Member Mendenhall suggested that larger lot sizes would be
better and would like to see some green space in the first phase.
Public
comment from City Council Member Michele Bailey, 129 Patterson Street,
Southeast, Bondurant, stated that there is a need for homes this size and is
disappointed in how the Commission is treating the developer.
Public
comment from City Council Member Mike Adams, Sr., asked that the Commission
read the first resolution very carefully.
Public
comment from Mr. Justin Schiermeister, representing Adams Properties, 300
Second Street, Northeast, Bondurant, Iowa, read a statement indicating that the
Commission was setting a precedent by changing the zoning on a plat. The zoning change is unfair to those developers
who play by the rules. His statement
also suggested that this revised concept plan would discourage development to
the west.
Public
comment from Mr. Josh Bryant, 502 Mallard Pointe Drive, Northwest, Bondurant,
was concerned with any reduction in lot size.
Motion made
by Commission Member Baker, seconded by Commission Member McCleary, to approve
Resolution No. PZ-08-07, a resolution acknowledging receipt of a Revised
Mallard Creek Development Concept Plan, with 50’ lot frontages and a minimum
size home of 1,045 square feet, and Expressing Support for Platting
a portion of the Concept Plan. Roll call: Baker-No, McCleary-Abstain, Skinner-No,
Higgins-No, Mendenhall-No, Mark-No.
Motion failed.
Motion made
by Commission Member Mendenhall, seconded by Commission Member McCleary, to
approve Resolution No. PZ-08-08, a resolution approving the rezoning request
for the southeast section of Mallard Creek Development, consisting of no more
than 100 lots, located west of Mallard Pointe Development and north of Second
Street, Northwest, Bondurant, Polk County, Iowa, from R-2 One- and Two-Family
Residential to R-5 Planned Unit Development (PUD). Roll
call: Mendenhall-No, McCleary-Abstain, Higgins-No,
Skinner-No, Baker-No, Mark-No. Motion
failed.
The following items were discussed as
part of Commission Members’ comments:
·
Commission
Member Mendenhall – Felt that a lesson was learned of what went on the past few
months. Bondurant Development, Inc., held
a Developer Forum last week. ERR has
closed their doors. Attorney Ed Skinner
is no longer representing them. ERR has
asked Metro Waste Authority to purchase their equipment. There is a horrible smell coming from the old
Union 76 site the last couple of days.
Attorney Skinner and other landowners will be responsible for cleaning
up the site and they are trying to find a use for the material.
· Commission
Member McCleary – Concerned with the method in which the Commission dealt with
this developer, was ashamed in the unprofessional way the board acted.
· Commission
Member Higgins – Felt that the developer did not come back with what the
Commission wanted. He would have
entertained this idea if he would have built 200 homes in R-2 zoning and then
wanted to do something different. Wanted
to know if there was anything else for the Commission.
· Commission
Member Baker – At the February 28th meeting, Commission Member McCleary made a
motion to present 50’ lot size. This
does not mean that we gave approval.
Felt that it was unfair for 895 sq. ft. home plans to be presented the
evening of the March 27th meeting and was not in their packet. If it is felt that she is not qualified to
sit on this board, please ask for her resignation. Will not sit on this board and be reprimanded
in front of guests.
·
Commission
Member Skinner – This developer was informed two years ago that this type of
housing would not be accepted. Our job
is to protect the citizens. Great Western
Bank is progressing with the Paired Homes project. A surveyor was out there the other day. Wanted to know what Altoona was doing south
of town and the status of our sewer issues.
The following items were discussed as part of
City Administrator Arentsen’s comments:
·
Upcoming
meetings will look at the Access Control Plan for Highway 65.
·
It
appears that Altoona is putting water and sewer service south of town.
·
Lagoons
are operating well. BOD counts were high
a couple of times. Sewer samples are
being tested at two different facilities right now to compare accuracy.
·
Developer
may have the right to forward his concept plan to the Council.
·
Main
Street reconstruction estimate is around $1.2 million.
The following items were discussed as
part of Commission Vice Chair Mark’s comments:
· Inquired
as to the cost of the Main Street reconstruction. He attended the meeting and three other
Planning and Zoning Commission Members were present. Some residents at the meeting implied that
the Planning and Zoning Commission had some say for the project. Planning and Zoning does not have a vote on
the Main Street project.
Motion made by Commission Member Baker,
seconded by Commission Member Skinner, to adjourn the meeting. Roll call:
Ayes: 6. Nays: 0. Motion carried.
Commission Vice Chair Mark declared the meeting
adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
____________________________
Roland Mark
Vice Chair
ATTEST:
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Lori Dunham
Finance
Director