Agenda

NORTH LIBERTY PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA
Tuesday, March 1, 2016, 6:30 PM
City Council Chambers, 1 Quail Creek Circle

1. ROLL CALL
2. AGENDA APPROVAL
3. SITE PLAN: Request of Lien T. Vu and Sankar Baruah to approve a site plan for commercial property located at the southwest corner of West Penn Street and Country Lane, west of LL
   1. Staff Presentation
   2. Applicants Presentation
   3. Public Comments
   4. Questions and Comments
   5. Recommendation to the City Council
4. FRINGE AREA PRELIMINARY PLAT: Request of Stephen D & Cynthia A Butcher to approve Butcher’s Second Subdivision, a plat for property located on the east side of Scales Bend Road beyond the corporate limits but within the Fringe Area Agreement area with Johnson
   1. Staff Presentation
   2. Applicants Presentation
   3. Public Comments
   4. Questions and Comments
   5. Recommendation to the City Council
5. ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT: Request from staff to consider parking and storage regulations. Tabled at 11/2015
   1. Staff Presentation
   2. Public Comments
   3. Questions and Comments
   4. Recommendation to the City Council

6.    APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES

7. OLD BUSINESS
8. NEW BUSINESS
9. ADJOURNMENT

 
 
 

Minutes

Planning Commission
Minutes
March 1, 2016
Roll Call
At 6:30 p.m., Chair Ronda Detlefsen called the March 1, 2016 Planning Commission meeting to order.  Commission members present: Ronda Detlefsen, Adam Gebhart, Jason Heisler, Kylie Pentecost, and Patrick Staber; absent – Jennifer Bleil, Josh Covert.

Others present: Dean Wheatley, Tracey Mulcahey, Scott Peterson, Stefan Juran, Dan Schmidt, Glen Meisner and other interested parties.

Agenda Approval
Heisler moved, Gebhart seconded to approve the agenda. The vote was all ayes. Agenda approved.

Liberty View Mall Site Plan
Staff Presentation
Wheatley presented the request of Lien T. Vu and Sankar Baruah to approve a site plan for commercial property located at the southwest corner of West Penn Street and Country Lane, west of LL Pelling. Staff recommends approval of the application with no conditions.

Applicants Presentation
Dan Schmidt, Brain Engineering, was present on behalf of the applicant. He presented additional information and offered to answer questions. The Commission discussed the application with Schmidt.

Public Comments
No public comments were offered.

Questions and Comments
The Commission discussed added traffic turning movements on Penn Street to the development.  Positive comments on the design were given. The Commission also discussed Country Lane not being extended and the number of parking spots on the site.

Recommendation to the City Council
Pentecost moved, Heisler seconded to recommend approval to the City Council with no conditions.  The vote was: ayes- Staber, Detlefsen, Pentecost, Gebhart, Heisler; nays – none. Motion carried.
 
Butcher’s Second Subdivision Fringe Area Preliminary Plat
Staff Presentation
Wheatley presented the request of Stephen D. & Cynthia A. Butcher to approve Butcher’s Second Subdivision, a plat for property located on the east side of Scales Bend Road beyond the corporate limits but within the Fringe Area Agreement area with Johnson County.  Staff recommends approval of this subdivision.

Applicants Presentation
Glen Meisner, MMS Consultants, was present on behalf of the applicant. He presented additional information and offered to answer questions.

Public Comments
No public comments were offered.

Questions and Comments
The Commission had no questions or comments.

Recommendation to the City Council
Gebhart moved, Pentecost seconded to recommend approval of the subdivision to the City Council with no conditions.  The vote was: ayes- Gebhart, Detlefsen, Staber, Pentecost, Heisler; nays – none. Motion carried.

Zoning Ordinance Amendment
This item was left on the table for the next meeting.
 
Approval of Previous Minutes
Gebhart moved, Pentecost seconded to approve the minutes of the February 2, 2016 Planning Commission minutes. The vote was all ayes. Motion carried.

Old Business
No old business was presented.

New Business
Wheatley reported that at least two new cases were received for next month.

Adjournment
At 6:45 p.m., Gebhart moved, Staber seconded to adjourn. All ayes. Meeting adjourned.

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