WEBVTT METADATA Video-Count: 1 Video-1: youtube.com/watch?v=jgvbB8OdQDI NOTE MEETING SECTIONS: Part 1 (Video ID: jgvbB8OdQDI): - 00:11:19: Car Project Update and Planning Commission Meeting Start - 00:13:23: Public Comment Introduction and First Hearing Introduction - 00:13:57: City Planner Overview of Flood Wall Project - 00:16:35: First Public Comment on Flood Wall Trees - 00:17:25: Flood Wall Project Discussion and Approval - 00:18:29: Second Hearing Introduction: Citywide Zoning Amendments - 00:19:01: City Planner on Industrial Zoning Map Amendments - 00:20:09: Industrial Zoning Amendments Discussion and Approval - 00:21:00: Third Hearing Introduction: City Code Text Amendments - 00:21:32: City Planner Intro to Zoning Code Amendments - 00:24:15: Mixed Use Front Yard Setbacks and Hemp Licenses - 00:26:11: Zoning Code Discussion and Meeting Adjournment Part: 1 1 00:11:19.600 --> 00:11:36.480 Trying to pull it apart was a pain in the backside. >> But hey, >> not supposed to take it apart >> apparently. >> But no, we got it. We had it got it all together. The motors all together except I forgot to order the water pump gasket. >> So I next day air that should be here 2 00:11:36.480 --> 00:11:57.920 tomorrow. Oh, sit down. >> Front end of the motor needs to be done. >> Close. >> And I'll be waiting for turbos that had a couple things welded on them to make them fit my car. >> Well, May the fourth be with you. And with that in mind, I will call the May 4th planning commission meeting to 3 00:11:57.920 --> 00:12:14.399 order. May we have the roll call, please? >> Thank you, chair. Um, first I would like to welcome our new Ward One uh planning commissioner uh Chris Chris uh Moral Merural. Did I say that right? Welcome. We're I'm excited. This is kind of the 4 00:12:14.399 --> 00:12:31.120 first time we've had a full commission in a while. So, welcome. Uh then we will start. Let's see. So, Morell >> present. >> Are you present? >> Yes, present. Sorry. >> Shack >> present. Tanquist 5 00:12:31.120 --> 00:12:47.600 >> present. >> Seagull >> present. >> Casper >> present. >> McDougall >> here. >> Crabenhoff >> here. >> Is there a motion to approve the May 4th agenda? >> So moved. >> Second. 6 00:12:47.600 --> 00:13:03.680 >> All in favor say I. >> I. Same sign. >> Is there a motion to amend or approve the minutes for the April 6th meeting? Motion to approve. Is there a second? >> Second. 7 00:13:03.680 --> 00:13:23.760 >> All those in favor say I. I. Against. Same sign. >> Paul, can you double check your mic? You're muted. >> There you go. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Are there any citizens to be heard on 8 00:13:23.760 --> 00:13:42.160 items that are not on the agenda this afternoon? Anyone here to comment on non-aggenda items? Hearing none, we'll move to public hearings of which we have three. There's a request of the city of 9 00:13:42.160 --> 00:13:57.199 Morehead for conditional use permit for excavation, fill, and construction of a flood wall in the floodway and flood fringe. Is there a motion to open the public hearing? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Second. >> Those in favor say I. >> I. I 10 00:13:57.199 --> 00:14:14.720 >> oppose. Same sign. The hearing is now open. Uh, city planner Houston, would you provide the commission with an overview of this particular item? >> Thank you, chair. Uh, the city of Morehead is requesting a conditional use permit to construct a sheet pile flood wall within the floodway and flood 11 00:14:14.720 --> 00:14:29.680 fringe. Flood fringe is also known as the flood plane. Um, this is in coordination with the First Avenue North underpass flood mitigation project. Uh the proposal includes excavation, fill and construction um within both the 12 00:14:29.680 --> 00:14:45.440 floodway and the flood plane. We have not received any public comments um to date. Uh I wanted to point out I'm not sure when you printed if you printed your packets there was a typo under suggested action. 13 00:14:45.440 --> 00:15:02.320 Um we had reused the memo from the last cup and I missed um some language some old language. So it should say um I think the old language said CUP for pedestrian bridge and path. The correct 14 00:15:02.320 --> 00:15:18.639 language is for excavation fill and construction of a flood wall in the flood way and flood fringe. Um so that was corrected. I just want to make you aware of it. Um and then the motion also includes the related findings of fact and the four conditions 15 00:15:18.639 --> 00:15:34.959 listed in your report. And please let me know if you have any questions. And our uh flood plane manager is also here if you want to ask any spec particularly uh technical questions. >> Are there any commission questions or comments on this particular item? 16 00:15:34.959 --> 00:16:01.839 >> I just had a question as I was reading the packet about how long the um disruption to riverfront park would be in place. Riverfront Park itself will only sometimes temporarily be closed just to 17 00:16:01.839 --> 00:16:19.360 unload and um like the sheet piles. So there should be no plan for it to be closed at all. Um just temporary they might have to bring a load in, unload it, and then they'd get out of the way. That would be like a like in a in a day like might be a couple hours. 18 00:16:19.360 --> 00:16:35.920 >> It' probably be a couple hours. Okay. Or an hour. I Yeah, it all depends on what the load is. >> Perfect. >> Be kind enough to identify yourself, sir. >> Oh, I'm sorry. My name is Andrea Crabese. I'm City of Morehead utility engineer. I do flood plane management and storm water management. >> Thank you. Other questions of the uh members of the 19 00:16:35.920 --> 00:16:54.560 commission? Are there any public comments to be made regarding this particular item? Last call. >> Quick question. Um, I noticed that it said that there would be trees removed. Are they being replaced afterwards or will they just be removed and and left 20 00:16:54.560 --> 00:17:08.799 out? >> The trees that are being removed are on um the east side of the flood wall past the lift station. Those will be removed because the flood wall will be placed there. So, those will not be replaced. Okay. 21 00:17:08.799 --> 00:17:25.919 >> Any further comments? Is there a motion to close the public hearing? >> So moved. >> Second. Those in favor say I. >> I. >> Against. Same sign. Is there any more discussion or is there a motion for this 22 00:17:25.919 --> 00:17:44.160 item? >> Move to approve. >> Second. >> Second. >> It has been moved and seconded. And just uh to make sure we're clear on it, the motion is to recommend approval to the city council the conditional use permit for excavation fill and construction of 23 00:17:44.160 --> 00:17:58.960 a flood wall in the floodway and flood fringe and related findings of fact contingent upon the following. All excavated material must be removed not permanently stored in the floodway or flood fringe. No rise certification relating to excavation and or fill in 24 00:17:58.960 --> 00:18:14.640 the FEMA floodway required prior to the issuance of the flood plane development permit. Floodway and disturbed land is to be seated or restored to pre-construction condition and the applicant shall receive all required federal, state, and local permits, 25 00:18:14.640 --> 00:18:29.600 including a floodplane development permit. Those in favor of the motion say I. >> I. >> I. >> Opposed. Same sign. >> And it is passed. Our second item is a request of the city 26 00:18:29.600 --> 00:18:45.440 of Morhead for citywide zoning map amendments for light industrial and heavy industrial related to the 2022 onward Morehead comprehensive plan update. Is there a motion to open the public hearing? >> Moved. So moved. 27 00:18:45.440 --> 00:19:01.200 >> Second. >> Second. >> Those in favor say I. >> I. >> I. >> Opposed. Same sign. City Planner Houston, would you please provide the commission an overview of this item? >> Thank you again, Chair. Um, as part of next steps for implementation of the 28 00:19:01.200 --> 00:19:16.080 2022 onward Morehead comprehensive plan, the city is requesting some complimentary zoning map amendments. Um last year for some of you that were here last year we did um residential districts, commercial 29 00:19:16.080 --> 00:19:33.600 districts, all of the mixeduse districts and now this round I'm doing all the industrial districts and all the parcels that have industrial um future land use designation. So I I reviewed 275 parcels and only 15 parcels needed to be updated 30 00:19:33.600 --> 00:19:50.160 and we did not create any um new non-conforming uses. We did not receive any public comments to date and staff is recommending approval of the map amendments that are shown in the table in your packet. Please let me know if you have any questions. 31 00:19:50.160 --> 00:20:09.440 Are there any commission questions or comments regarding this particular item? Hearing none. Are there any public comments related to this particular item before us? Hearing none. Is there a motion to close the public hearing? 32 00:20:09.440 --> 00:20:29.679 >> So moved. >> Second. >> Second. >> Those in favor say I. >> Oppos. Same sign. >> And the hearing is closed. Is there any more discussion or a motion for this item? >> Make a motion that we uh approve the new 33 00:20:29.679 --> 00:20:45.120 map amendments as uh presented. >> Okay. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Second. >> It has been moved and seconded to approve the motion to recommend approval to the city council the zoning map amendments related to industrial par 34 00:20:45.120 --> 00:21:00.080 parcels. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Same sign and it is approved. Our third item is a request of the city of Morehead for text amendments related to the Morehead City Code, Title 10, 35 00:21:00.080 --> 00:21:16.240 Chapter 15, Multiple Use 2, Neighborhood Mixed Use District and Chapter 18, Use Regulations. Is there a motion to open the public hearing? >> So moved. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Second. >> All in favor say I. >> I. 36 00:21:16.240 --> 00:21:32.240 >> Opposed? Same sign. And the hearing is open. from City Planner Houston, please provide the commission an overview of this particular item. >> Thank you again. Uh in addition to citywide zoning map amendments, staff is um making starting to make complimentary 37 00:21:32.240 --> 00:21:49.120 changes to title 10, which is the Morehead zoning code. Uh we started this process in 2023 after we updated the comprehensive plan. Um basically to modernize and clarify codes um in our existing um zoning code. 38 00:21:49.120 --> 00:22:06.080 Uh after I looked looked at this a little more and I thought about it over the weekend, I need to pull um two of the items in the report. So I'm going to remove items three and four. I would like to work on those a little more because 39 00:22:06.080 --> 00:22:22.320 some of some other things came up as I was thinking about them over the weekend. So I'm just going to pull those out. And so tonight we're just going to talk about items one and two. Um item one addresses the updates for the mixeduse district. Um that essentially 40 00:22:22.320 --> 00:22:39.679 addresses um the mixeduse 2 district used to be only for um the highway um 75 corridor along the campuses and that mixeduse 2 zoning was in half like a half a block in that area. So when we 41 00:22:39.679 --> 00:22:55.200 wrote that a code originally it was really for infill development. Well, since then, um, we've expanded that mixeduse district into other parts of the city, um, where we feel like some mixed use could be a good use, um, like 42 00:22:55.200 --> 00:23:10.400 down on 40th Avenue, we have a couple properties, Prairie Parkway and, um, south and north of the 40th Avenue. And then we also have another area off of Highway 52, that's also zone mixeduse, too. So, we had an issue. We had a brand 43 00:23:10.400 --> 00:23:26.159 new development in Prairie Parkway I think third edition and we're like, "Huh, we don't have any front yard or street sideyard setbacks for new developments." So, this is going to fix that and it's going to distinguish setbacks for the infill lots and then um 44 00:23:26.159 --> 00:23:43.280 setbacks for brand new developments. So, that's just kind of a housekeeping item. And then the other the second item which um I think it's item two we are addressing adding a third lower potency hemp edible license um state license for 45 00:23:43.280 --> 00:23:59.679 uh wholesaling. This was added um last year and I don't know I I read I try to keep up on all the cannabis news but apparently I missed that one. So, we do have um a couple wholesalers. I want to say I think three um that have gotten 46 00:23:59.679 --> 00:24:15.919 licenses already. So, this is um just adding that use into our use table. So, another housekeeping item. We did not receive any public comments and staff is recommending those two changes um to title 10, chapter 15B, and then also 47 00:24:15.919 --> 00:24:33.440 chapter 18. And please let me know if you have any questions. Are there any comm commission questions or comments regarding this particular request? >> Robin, I was curious about the front yard business. So, this is for mixed use 48 00:24:33.440 --> 00:24:49.440 only. >> Yes. Yes. >> And it was 25 and now we're going to >> No, it was so uh for the mixeduse districts for single and two families, so like singles and twin homes, if it was going to go into an infill lot, we 49 00:24:49.440 --> 00:25:06.320 would use the average of the block set the front setback. So maybe somebody has a 15T setback and somebody had a, you know, 20 foot setback, you can average it, but it doesn't affect if you still have a garage that faces the street, that 25- ft setback that we 50 00:25:06.320 --> 00:25:23.520 established last year still holds. Um, so it gives a little um flexibility for like corner lots because you can maybe put your garage on the other other street and your house could be closer to the other street if you're if you're in 51 00:25:23.520 --> 00:25:39.760 alignment with the um pre like the homes that are on the block. But the problem was is we didn't have any setbacks noted for brand new developments because there's no averaging when there's no houses on that block. So this is going to fix that. We left it at 10 feet 52 00:25:39.760 --> 00:25:56.400 because that's the setback for all mixeduse districts in Morehead. And it's it's the shortest setback for twins and singles, but if you have a garage, it's still 25 ft. So, it just gives a developer possibly some um they could be 53 00:25:56.400 --> 00:26:11.919 creative. Maybe they won't put a garage facing the street. They do a rear entry garage or a side entry garage and then they don't have to have that 20 foot um 25 foot setback. They could do a 10ft setback. So you have a shorter front yard. >> Is that clear? >> Yeah. Thank you. 54 00:26:11.919 --> 00:26:27.679 >> Okay. >> Other questions from the commission? >> Is there anyone here from the public that we wishes to speak to this particular request? Seeing none, is there a motion to close the public hearing? 55 00:26:27.679 --> 00:26:43.440 >> So moved. >> Second. >> Second. >> All in favor say I. I. >> Against. Same sign. And the hearing is closed. Is there any more discussion or is there a motion for this item? 56 00:26:43.440 --> 00:26:58.480 >> I would like to make a motion to move forward with the recommended approval to this uh to the city council the text amendments related to the city code including title 10 as noted. Um items 57 00:26:58.480 --> 00:27:16.240 number one and two only. >> Second. >> Second. All those in favor may signify by saying I. I. >> I. >> Those opposed, same sign. And that motion is approved. 58 00:27:16.240 --> 00:27:32.400 Is there any other business uh to come before us this evening? Many of the members. Seeing none, again, we'd like to welcome Christopher Marole to the commission. >> Thank you very much. >> You're welcome. >> Seeing as there are no other business to 59 00:27:32.400 --> 00:27:43.559 come before us, is there a motion to adjurnn? Second. >> Second. >> Declare the meeting adjourned. Thank you.