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TO THE WEST JORDAN PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING FOR MARCH 17TH, 2026. WE HAVE ALL MEMBERS PRESENT WITH TWO MEMBERS ON ZOOM, AND THAT WOULD BE COMMISSIONER ALLEN AND COMMISSIONER JIMMY ANDERSON. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED WITH THE REVIEW OF THE AGENDA.
FIRST ON THE AGENDA IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR. WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM MARCH 3RD. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. NEXT IS JONES RANCH DRIVE, APPROXIMATELY 6700 WEST 8800 SOUTH. AND IT LOOKS LIKE. MARK. YEAH. YEAH. SO THIS IS A A NEW COLLECTOR ROAD THAT'S GOING IN BETWEEN 8600 SOUTH AND 90 SOUTH. SO THIS IS ESSENTIALLY AN EXTENSION OF 6700 WEST. SO IT'LL COME STRAIGHT DOWN ACROSS BARNEY'S CREEK AND THEN KIND OF CURVE AROUND TO TIE INTO THAT EXISTING INTERSECTION ON 90TH SOUTH. SO IT'S PRETTY EXCITING CONNECTION THERE TO RELIEVE HOPEFULLY RELIEVE SOME OF THE TRAFFIC THERE. BUT AS FAR AS THE CROSS SECTION GOES, WE'RE BASICALLY LOOKING AT AN EIGHT FOOT WIDE MULTI-USE TRAIL ASPHALT TRAIL ALONG THE WEST SIDE, PARK STRIP, AND THEN BUFFERED BIKE LANES ON EACH SIDE OF THE ROAD. AND THEN ON THE OTHER SIDE WILL JUST BE KIND OF THE STANDARD PARK, STRIP, AND SIDEWALK. SO SOME OF THE UNIQUE THINGS WITH THIS ONE, THERE'S A FEW THINGS THAT'LL BE DEFERRED ON HERE, PARTICULARLY THE STREETSCAPE WALLS AND THE LANDSCAPING AND THE PARK STRIP. THOSE WILL COME IN AS EACH SUBDIVISION PHASE COMES IN. RIGHT NOW, THIS IS REALLY JUST TO GET THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN AND KIND OF SET THE TABLE FOR, FOR DOING THE OTHER STUFF LATER. SO WE'RE NOT DESIGNING THE WHOLE INFRASTRUCTURE AROUND THE WALLS AND LANDSCAPING AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THEN THE OTHER ITEM WILL BE CONSIDERING TONIGHT IS THE FENCING ALONG WHERE THE ALONG THE SIDES OF THE ROAD WHERE IT CROSSES BARNEY'S CREEK, THEY'LL ACTUALLY BE A PEDESTRIAN TUNNEL UNDERNEATH THAT ROAD FOR A FUTURE BARNEY'S CREEK TRAIL THAT'LL RUN EAST TO WEST. NOW, THEY'RE NOT BUILDING THAT TRAIL WITH THIS ROAD SECTION THAT'LL COME IN A FUTURE DATE, BUT THEY'RE REALLY, AGAIN, JUST KIND OF SETTING THE INFRASTRUCTURE THERE FOR THAT CROSSING. SO WITH THE FENCE, WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT THE MATERIALS, THE HEIGHT AND THAT KIND OF THING. SO. THAT'S IT. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, NEXT IS THE BOWLS PACKAGING AT 5455 WEST LEO PARK. AND IT LOOKS LIKE MEGAN. YEAH. THANK YOU. SO THIS IS THE ITEM THAT WAS TABLED AT OUR LAST PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. IT'S FOR OUTDOOR STORAGE IN THE DRINKING WATER PROTECTION OVERLAY ZONE. THE SITE LOOKS PRETTY GOOD TO US. THEY HAVE IT DELINEATED WHERE THERE'S ASPHALT, WHERE THE MOTORIZED PARKING IS GOING TO BE AND NON-MOTORIZED PARKING.
WE HAD THE IT TABLED TO HAVE THEM SUBMIT A DRAINAGE PLAN TO US, WHICH THEY'VE DONE. AND THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT HAS REVIEWED. AND SO, YEAH, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. NEXT IS THE PUBLIC HEARINGS WITH RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL ACTION. AND THE FIRST ONE IS THE TEXT AMENDMENT RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL TO AMEND CITY CODE TITLE 15 DASH 3-3. AND IT LOOKS LIKE LARRY. SO THIS AMENDMENT WOULD IT'S ONLY AFFECTS SC3 ZONE WHICH CURRENTLY IS JORDAN LANDING AND ABOUT A 30 ACRE PIECE OF VACANT PROPERTY ON 5600 WEST. AND THE WESTERN CITY OWNS. AND WHAT IT WOULD DO IS MAKE SEVERAL USES THAT ARE CONDITIONAL NOW PERMITTED USES. THOSE USES ARE MOTOR MOTOR VEHICLE SALES AND SERVICE, WHICH STAFF STAFF HAS COME UP WITH THIS LIST AND FEEL THAT THAT IS BEST? ANY IMPACTS ARE BEST ADDRESSED AT THE SITE PLAN AND NOT NECESSARILY BASED UPON THE USE, RECREATION AND ENTERTAINMENT INDOOR AND THAT WOULD BE KIND OF THE SAME. IT
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WOULD BE BEST ADDRESSED AT THE SITE PLAN INDOORS. I REALLY UNDERSTOOD THE CURRENT STATE LAW WHERE YOU ADDRESS IMPACTS THAT AFFECT THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR COMMUNITY. IN GENERAL, IT IS DIFFICULT TO ENFORCE THINGS THAT ARE DONE INSIDE OF A BUSINESS, PARTICULARLY FROM A USE PERSPECTIVE. RESTAURANTS AND FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS, GENERAL STAFF FEELS THAT THE IMPACTS TO THE COMMUNITY ARE BEST ADDRESSED AT THE SITE. PLAN AND BUSINESS LICENSE APPROVAL. AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS SCHOOLS K THROUGH 12 AND A RECENT STATE LAW. HAS MADE ALL SCHOOLS AS PERMITTED USES IN ALL ZONES IN THE CITY. AND SO. WE CAN NO LONGER CONDITION SCHOOLS ANYWHERE IN THE COMMUNITY. SO DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. AND AND COMMISSIONER CHERYL DID POINT OUT THAT OTHER IMPACTS ARE BEST ADDRESSED. AND SO THAT WAS UNINTENTIONAL ON MY PART. AND I'M HEAVILY RELIANT ON SPELL CHECK BECAUSE I NEVER WAS A GOOD SPELLER AND I STILL AM NOT. BUT IT'S SPELLED IT RIGHT. BUT IT'S JUST THE WRONG WORD. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DID BEFORE. SPELL CHECK SPELLED A LOT OF THINGS WRONG. A LOT OF RED INK ON MY PAPERS. OKAY. NEXT QUESTION. OKAY, SO GOING THROUGH LARRY, I, I, I AGREE WITH YOU ON EVERYTHING THAT YOU SAID. I'M SEEING DAYCARE GENERAL A PERMITTED USE AND THEN THE SCHOOL K THROUGH 12 ARE PERMITTED USE. IS THERE A REASON WE'RE NOT CHANGING PRESCHOOL TO ALSO BE A PERMITTED USE? NO. OTHER THAN THE FACT OVER THE YEARS, PRESCHOOLS TEND TO OPERATE UNDER A DIFFERENT MODEL WHERE A LOT OF CHILDREN ARE DROPPED OFF AND PICKED UP. AND IN MY OPINION, IT'S STILL BEST TO HAVE A CONDITIONAL USE WHERE YOU CAN IMPOSE CONDITIONS FOR DROP OFF AREAS AND PICK UP AREAS, AND HAVING PEOPLE IN THE PARKING LOT HELPING CHILDREN GET IN THE SCHOOL DAYCARES GENERALLY, THEY'RE SMALL ENOUGH THAT THEY'RE NOT BEING JUST OPENING A DOOR AND RUNNING OUT OF THE CAR, IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. SO THAT'S MY THAT'S MY REASONING. IF THE PLANNING COMMISSION FEELS DIFFERENT, WE CERTAINLY CAN AMEND THAT. SO OKAY. NO, THAT THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME. I FIGURED WHEN YOU MENTIONED THAT THE LEGISLATURE STEPPED IN, SCHOOL FALLS UNDER THE SAME IDEA FOR ME, RIGHT? SO IT SHOULD BE A CONDITIONAL USE, BUT WE CAN'T. RIGHT. SO THAT MAKES SENSE. I UNDERSTAND THE LOGIC NOW. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NEXT IS THE TEXT AMENDMENT ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO AMEND THE CITY CODE TITLE 13 DASH 5B-8. ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS MAKING CHANGES TO CLEAN UP THE ORDINANCE TEXT AS WELL AS MAKING TEXT AMENDMENTS THAT ALLOWS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SEPARATE UTILITY METERS. AND IT LOOKS LIKE PATRICK BOYCE. WANTED. ARE WE ON NOW? THERE WE GO. YEAH. GOOD THING I WALKED IN JUST IN TIME. THIS IS JUST SOME UPDATES. WE WE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR CITY COUNCIL AND WITH THE PUBLIC UTILITIES DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SOME AMENDMENTS REGARDING ADUS. CIRCUMSTANCES GOVERNING WHEN A SECOND METER MIGHT BE INSTALLED ON A PROPERTY. THERE HAD BEEN SOME REQUESTS THAT HAD BEEN RECEIVED BY THE CITY FOR. WHEN THERE'S A HOME, IF THEY BUILD AN ADU, SHOULD THEY GET A SECOND LIKE WATER METER FROM THE CITY TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE ADU? THERE'S SOME COMPLEXITIES WITH THAT. I THINK THE AMENDED CODE ADDRESSES THOSE AND GIVES US A LITTLE BIT OF FLEXIBILITY.DOESN'T STRAIGHT OUT DENY THAT POSSIBILITY, BUT IT ALSO DOESN'T GRANT AN ABSOLUTE RIGHT TO IT. IT WOULD BE AVAILABLE IF IT MEETS ALL OF OUR CODE, LIKE OUR BUILDING CODE AND PLUMBING
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CODE. IT WOULD GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY AS WELL TO EXAMINE THE SITE. SOME SPOTS IN THE CITY. IS THE PLANNING COMMISSION WON THOSE? DOESN'T HAVE A PARK STRIP ANYMORE, WHICH IS USUALLY WHERE OUR WATER METER GOES. SO IF THERE'S NO PARK STRIP, THERE'S NOT A SAFE SPOT FOR US TO INSTALL A METER AND MAINTAIN IT AND MONITOR IT. THOSE WOULDN'T BE GOOD OPPORTUNITIES FOR US. THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF LANGUAGE CLEANUP AND STUFF IN HERE AS WELL, JUST KIND OF STYLISTIC THINGS THAT THE COUNCIL HAD ASKED FOR OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS REGARDING READABILITY AND CONSISTENCY, THINGS IN THERE LIKE THAT. SO DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? ANY QUESTIONS? I WISH THIS QUESTION. GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD. I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE AMENDMENTS. I THINK THOSE ARE FINE. BUT IN GENERAL, THE CODE DOES NOT ALLOW A LANDLORD TO RENT THE HOUSE AND THE ADU SEPARATELY. I WAS CURIOUS IF THAT IS A STATE REQUIREMENT AND IF THERE'S BEEN ANY APPETITE TO CHANGE THAT, TO ALLOW A LANDLORD TO RENT A HOUSE AND AN ADU TO SEPARATE PEOPLE? YEAH, THAT IS A STATE CODE TYPE ISSUE, TO MY KNOWLEDGE. AND I DON'T THINK THAT THERE'S ANY DESIRE TO CHANGE THAT. I THINK THE ISSUE THAT THAT TYPE OF SITUATION RAISES IS WHETHER THEN THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE ESSENTIALLY TWO SEPARATE PARCELS OPERATING DIFFERENTLY. RIGHT. AND SO THEY ADDRESS IT SPECIFICALLY WITH INTERNAL ADUS AS WELL. YOU CAN'T HAVE AN EXTERNAL ADU, AN INTERNAL ADU, AND SOMEBODY EVEN LIVING IN IN THE MAIN STRUCTURE, YOU'VE KIND OF GOT TO PICK THE WAY THAT YOU USE YOUR, YOUR RESIDENTIAL LOT. SO NOT TO SAY THAT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN. I'M SURE IN CIRCUMSTANCES AROUND THE STATE OR AROUND THE CITY. BUT, BUT YEAH, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THERE'S, THERE'S REALLY BEEN, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, ANY DISCUSSION OF LOOSENING.COMMISSIONER AKER. SO WITH THIS BEING INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL, SOME OF THE BUILDERS ARE ACTUALLY DOING ADUS AS THEY ARE SELLING THE PROPERTY. ARE YOU GOING TO REQUIRE A SEPARATE METER OR MAKE OTHER HOMES THAT WERE BUILT THAT WAY AT THE BEGINNING TO HAVE A SEPARATE METER? IT'S A GOOD QUESTION. SO TO BE PRETTY TRANSPARENT, THE CITY DOESN'T WANT A SEPARATE METER. OKAY. IT'S IT'S A PROBLEM FOR US. WE WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING UP TO THE METER FROM THE METER TO THE HOUSE IS, IS THE HOMEOWNER. BUT WHEN WE PUT IN A SECOND METER, WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS MAINTENANCE, UPKEEP, EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. OUR LIABILITY EXTENDS KIND OF DOUBLES ON ON EACH HOME AS WELL. WE DON'T WANT THAT IF WE DON'T HAVE TO. WE'RE NOT SAYING THAT WE'RE WE'RE PROHIBITING THEM OUTRIGHT. THE CITY'S ALLOWING SOME FLEXIBILITY. THE CODE IS IT'S DRAFT IS ALLOWING SOME FLEXIBILITY, BUT WE DON'T LIKE THEM FOR FOR A FEW OF THOSE REASONS, I THINK THE SITUATION THAT YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT IS MAYBE AN INTERNAL ADU AND STATE. STATE LAW DOESN'T ALLOW FOR A SECOND METER FOR AN INTERNAL ADU. SO I WAS JUST WONDERING, BECAUSE THIS IS CHANGING IT TO BE INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL. SO I WAS JUST WONDERING. YEAH, WE'RE WE'RE COVERING OUR I, I'LL DOUBLE CHECK THE LANGUAGE BETWEEN THIS MEETING AND THE NEXT, BUT WE SHOULDN'T BE WORRIED ABOUT INTERNAL SECONDARY METERS FOR AN INTERNAL EDU. PERFECT. CORRECT. YEAH, YEAH. EXPRESSING. WHICH LINE ARE YOU ON 40 4142 OKAY, PERFECT. THANK YOU. I THINK THAT'LL DO IT FOR NOW. OKAY.
GREAT QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANKS. OH JUST AS A COMMENT AND CLARIFICATION, THE TWO COMMISSIONERS ARE ONLINE. IF YOU DO WANT TO PIPE IN, YOU GUYS HAVE DONE PRETTY GOOD SO FAR. JUST PIPE IN. AND THEN WHEN WE GO TO VOTES, WE'LL ASSUME YOUR VOTE IS A YAY UNLESS YOU STATE OTHERWISE. AND ALSO, SINCE TONIGHT IS. THE NEIGHBORHOOD. CAUCUS. YEAH, THERE YOU GO. ANYWAY, IF WE CAN TRY TO KEEP ON TRACK AND KEEP THE MEETING GOING AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, WE'RE STILL COVERING EVERYTHING REAL QUICK. I KNOW WE'RE ALL ANXIOUS TO GET TO
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YOUR BYLAWS. I WANTED TO JUST EXPRESS GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR MEGAN JENSEN.THIS IS HER LAST MEETING. SHE WILL BE TAKING EMPLOYMENT AT ANOTHER CITY AND SHE CAN SHE CAN GO INTO THAT. BUT OVER THE LAST, WHAT, THREE AND A HALF YEARS YOU'VE BEEN HERE, SHE'S DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB AND WE WILL CERTAINLY MISS HER. BUT WE'RE EXCITED FOR HER NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAREER AND AND EVERYTHING ELSE SHE'S GOT GOING ON IN HER LIFE. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO LET THE COMMISSIONERS KNOW. SO YOU CAN EITHER PUBLICLY OR BEFORE SHE SHE SCOOTS OUT. JUST EXPRESS YOUR THANKS. IF YOU IF YOU SO CHOOSE. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU, MEGAN. OKAY, ON TO TRAINING. OKAY, SO IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO REVIEW THE RULES, RIGHT? NO MATTER WHAT YOU'RE DOING, IF YOU'RE PLAYING A GAME OF A BOARD GAME, A CARD GAME, SPORTS, WHATEVER, YOU GOT TO KNOW THE RULES, RIGHT? ESPECIALLY THE WEIRD RULES THAT ONLY COME UP EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE AND THEY ARE APPLICABLE. THEY ARE HELPFUL. SOMETIMES THEY'RE REQUIRED BY LAW. AND ONE OF THE RULES. AND YOU'VE ALL GOT A COPY, I THINK A PRINTED COPY I HANDED OUT. PLUS WE'RE PUTTING THEM UP ON THE SCREEN, BUT ON THE TOP OF PAGE FIVE, RULE B TEN INDICATES THAT WE CAN HAVE ELECTRONIC MEETINGS, WHICH STATE LAW ALLOWS FOR ANY PUBLIC BODY TO HAVE A ELECTRONIC PARTICIPATION IN MEETINGS BY ITS MEMBERS, BY THE PUBLIC. BUT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE RULES TO ALLOW FOR THAT. AND THIS IS OUR RULE RIGHT THERE, RIGHT? ELECTRONIC PARTICIPATION IN MEETINGS. IT ALLOWS YOU, AS PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE THAT WAY. IN FACT, ALL SEVEN OF YOU ARE PRESENT, RIGHT? FIVE PHYSICALLY PRESENT, AND TWO OF YOU ARE PARTICIPATING ELECTRONICALLY. RIGHT. SO WE ALSO ALLOW APPLICANTS TO PARTICIPATE ELECTRONICALLY AND OF COURSE, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, RIGHT.
AS AND WE'RE NOT GUARANTEEING IT, BUT AS LONG AS TECHNOLOGY IS WORKING AND AVAILABLE, THEN WE OF COURSE ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE THAT WAY AS WELL, WHICH I THINK IS GREAT, RIGHT? BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE MAYBE HOMEBOUND, THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO GET OUT AND, AND, OR FOR WHATEVER REASON, THEN WE'RE ALLOWING FOR MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION THAT WAY. THE BEAUTY OF THESE RULES ARE THAT OR IS THAT NOT ONLY DOES STATE LAW ALLOW THEM, OUR CITY CODE SPECIFICALLY ALLOWS YOU AS A PLANNING COMMISSION TO ADOPT YOUR OWN RULES, AND YOU CAN CHANGE THEM ANYTIME YOU WANT. SO IF YOU FIND THAT A GIVEN RULE ISN'T WORKING VERY WELL, JUST THE SAME WAY AS YOU FIND THAT A LAND USE REGULATION AND THE CITY CODE ISN'T WORKING WELL, YOU CAN. IN THAT INSTANCE, WITH CITY CODE, YOU CAN RECOMMEND A CHANGE TO THE COUNCIL. OF COURSE, THE COUNCIL HAS TO APPROVE IT. THE BEAUTY OF CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS IS IT'S JUST YOU. YOU CAN JUST MAKE THE CHANGES. RIGHT? AND TECHNICALLY THERE'S NOT A PUBLIC HEARING. BUT IF THE IF THE PUBLIC WANTS TO SUBMIT SOMETHING IN WRITING OR WHATEVER, THE THE PUBLIC CAN STILL HAVE INPUT ON IT. ULTIMATELY. ALSO, ESPECIALLY UNDER OUR FORM OF GOVERNMENT AND THE WAY OUR CITY CODE IS, THE MAYOR STILL KIND OF SUPERVISES THE PROCESS. AND SO IF THE IF THE MAYOR. WANTS TO HAVE SOME PARTICIPATION ON YOUR BYLAWS OR WANTS TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO A CERTAIN WAY, HE CAN. BUT UNLESS THE THE MAYOR STEPS IN AT ALL, IT'S IT'S PURELY UP TO YOU GUYS. SO. GOING BACK TO THE FIRST PAGE OF THE BYLAWS.
THE. IT TALKS ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION OF PLANNING COMMISSION. UNDER STATE LAW, THERE'S NO SET NUMBER, RIGHT. THE PLANNING COMMISSION CAN BE JUST ONE SMART PERSON. IT COULD BE ONE DUMB PERSON FOR THAT MATTER. I MEAN, IT COULD BE THREE PEOPLE. FIVE PEOPLE. I'VE BEEN IN CITIES WHERE THERE WAS A SEVEN MEMBERS WITH TWO ALTERNATES, RIGHT. AND IT COULD BE IT'S JUST WHATEVER CITY CODE ALLOWS FOR. RIGHT. AND OUR INSTANCE, IT DOES SAY, BUT EVERY CITY HAS TO HAVE A PLANNING COMMISSION, RIGHT? ESPECIALLY IF YOU'VE GOT A ZONING CODE AND LAND USE REGULATIONS. BUT. SO IT IS REQUIRED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL BY CODE, SET FORTH A FEW BASIC PARAMETERS, INCLUDING LIKE THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS, RIGHT, WHICH IT DOES. AND THEN LIKE I SAY, ONE OF THE SECTIONS IN CITY CODE ALLOWS YOU TO FLESH OUT
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THE REST OF THE RULES. IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE A CHAIR AND A VICE CHAIR AND. AND OBVIOUSLY THE VICE CHAIR CAN STEP IN AND FULFILL ALL THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES OF CHAIR. IF THE ADVICE, IF THE CHAIR IS NOT THERE, THERE'S EVEN A PROVISION IN OUR RULES, OUR BYLAWS HERE FOR A TEMPORARY CHAIR. SO WITHOUT LOOKING, WHICH ONE WHO BECOMES THE TEMPORARY CHAIR? OR WHAT IS THE RULE? IF NEITHER THE CHAIR NOR THE VICE CHAIR IS HERE, WHO AUTOMATICALLY BECOMES THE TEMPORARY CHAIR? YES, YES. IN SOME SOME BODIES WILL ELECT SOMEBODY TO BE AN ACTING CHAIR FOR THE MEETING. BUT IN OUR CASE, IT'S AUTOMATICALLY THE SENIOR MOST MEMBER THAT SERVED THE MOST TIME ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION UNLESS HE OR SHE DECLINES, RIGHT, IS AUTOMATICALLY THE TEMPORARY CHAIR FOR THAT MEETING. AND IF THAT PERSON DECLINES, THEN THE NEXT SENIOR MEMBER OR WHATEVER, AND HOPEFULLY SOMEBODY IS WILLING TO TAKE UP THE BATON OR TORCH AND RUN WITH IT. RIGHT. SO. THEN THERE'S, AS ANY RULES SHOULD HAVE. IS KIND OF AN ENCOURAGEMENT OF MEETING ATTENDANCE, RIGHT? RULE B ONE AT THE TOP OF PAGE THREE, WHICH SOME CITIES HAVE A CHALLENGE WITH, RIGHT? I'VE BEEN IN CITIES WHERE WE HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING A QUORUM. AND SO YOU CAN'T HOLD A MEETING. RIGHT. AND WHAT'S A QUORUM FOR YOU GUYS? WHAT'S THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO HAVE A MEETING PRESENT? FOR NOW FOUR OUT OF SEVEN JUST HAPPENS TO BE MAJORITY. BUT DOES IT HAVE TO BE. NO. IT'S JUST WHATEVER OUR RULE SAYS. IN FACT, OUR RULES SAY THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE FOUR. WE CAN HAVE WHAT NUMBER AND HOLD THIS PRE MEETING. THREE. YEAH YOU CAN IF YOU HAVE AT LEAST THREE YOU CAN HOLD YOUR PRE MEETING. BUT YOUR MAIN MEETING IS FOUR. AND JUST BECAUSE THAT'S YOUR RULE RIGHT.WHY DO YOU THINK AT ONE POINT WE PICKED THREE INSTEAD OF FOUR. WE MADE THE CHANGE 2 OR 3 YEARS AGO. I THINK THE MAIN REASON WAS THAT THERE WAS NO VOTES BEING DONE. SO RIGHT. USUALLY UNLESS THERE PROCEDURAL VOTES, THERE'S NO VOTES AT ALL. BUT YOU'RE RIGHT, IF THERE'S A PROCEDURAL VOTE, IT'S KIND OF WEIRD TO HAVE IT TWO TWO VOTE MAYBE, I DON'T KNOW. BUT BUT YEAH, IT'S THE IDEA IS IF YOU'RE JUST GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE UPCOMING MEETING AND HAVE SOME TRAINING, WHY SIT AROUND AND STARE AT EACH OTHER? IF YOU'VE GOT THREE PEOPLE, THEY MAY AS WELL START TALKING, RIGHT? AS OPPOSED TO FOUR. AND BUT IT DOES MAKE A LOT MORE SENSE TO HAVE A GOOD, SOLID MAJORITY IF YOU'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY TAKE VOTES ON, ON OR MAKE DECISIONS ON ISSUES ON APPLICATIONS, THEN THERE'S THE DISCUSSION THERE ON CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. AND WHICH IS ALWAYS THE WEIRDEST THING WHEN IT COMES TO PLANNING COMMISSION AND DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT POSITIONS, BECAUSE WE'RE USED TO THINKING OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN TERMS OF JUST EVERYDAY LIFE, RIGHT? WE MIGHT THINK THAT IN EVERYDAY LIFE THAT JUST BECAUSE SOMEBODY IS OUR BEST FRIEND OR THAT WE'VE KNOWN THEM FOR 37 YEARS OR WHATEVER, THAT SOMEHOW THAT'S A CONFLICT, RIGHT? BUT IT'S NOT IN THIS CONTEXT, RIGHT? WHAT, WHAT IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN THE CONTEXT OF A PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING WITH AN APPLICATION THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU? YES. THAT REALLY IS FIRST AND FOREMOST THE MAIN TIME WHEN THERE'S A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS IF YOU HAVE A FINANCIAL INTEREST, SO THAT IF THE APPLICANT FOR THAT PARTICULAR APPLICATION BEFORE YOU THAT YOU OWN, SAY, A 10% INTEREST IN THAT COMPANY OR, OR 10% OF THE SHARES OR, OR WHATEVER KIND OF A THING, OR MAYBE EVEN THAT YOU'RE A FULL TIME EMPLOYEE OR A PART TIME EMPLOYEE OF THAT COMPANY, YOU'RE GETTING ANY KIND OF COMPENSATION AT ALL OR FINANCIAL INTEREST WITH THAT COMPANY. THEN THERE'S, THERE'S USUALLY A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, RIGHT? AND WHAT IF, WHAT IF THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THEN WHAT DO THESE RULES PLUS STATE LAW, THE MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES ETHICS ACT, WHAT DOES IT REQUIRE YOU TO DO? ACKNOWLEDGE IT? YEAH, AT A MINIMUM, ACKNOWLEDGE IT AND POTENTIALLY RECUSE YOURSELF. RIGHT. AND THERE ARE INSTANCES IN WHICH JUST SIMPLY ACKNOWLEDGING IT. AND A LOT OF TIMES, IF YOU HAVE A ONGOING POTENTIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST,
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THEN THERE'S A PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA TO JUST PUT IT IN WRITING AHEAD OF TIME, FILE IT WITH THE CITY, BUT AT A MINIMUM, GIVING THAT FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE OR THAT POTENTIAL CONFLICT DISCLOSURE RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING OR RIGHT BEFORE THE ITEM IS ADDRESSED, IS THE BEST WAY TO GO. A LOT OF TIMES THE BEST PRACTICE, IF IT'S A SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL INTEREST, IS TO COMPLETELY RECUSE YOURSELF. IN FACT, IF IT WERE ME AND IT WAS ANYTHING MAJOR, I'D JUST PLAY IT SAFE AND DO. THAT DOESN'T MEAN NECESSARILY HAVE TO, BUT IT'S A BEST PRACTICE, BUT AN ABSOLUTE MINIMUM. DISCLOSE IT. SO ANOTHER CONFLICT OF INTEREST COMES UP A LOT OF TIMES IS SOMEBODY GIVES YOU A GIFT, RIGHT? AND THEY'RE THEN THEY'VE GOT SOMETHING PENDING BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION. WHAT IF SOMEBODY GIVES YOU A GIFT OR WANTS TO GIVE YOU A GIFT OF, SAY, 1 OR $200, LIKE TICKETS TO JAZZ GAME OR SOMETHING? WHAT, EVEN THOUGH IT'S TEMPTING, MAYBE WHAT'S THE WHAT'S THE PROPER ANSWER? USUALLY NO. RIGHT. THANK YOU. BUT NO. AND IS THERE A IS THERE TYPICALLY A DOLLAR THRESHOLD THERE? IT'S $50 ISN'T IT? YEAH. YOU GUYS ARE GOOD NOW $50 AND UP IS A FOR SURE THING. BUT AGAIN, A BEST PRACTICE WOULD BE I MIGHT, I MIGHT PASS UP SOMETHING EVEN IF IT'S ONLY $40 IF I FEEL LIKE, YEAH, THAT'S KIND OF PUT ME IN A WEIRD SPOT AND NO. RIGHT. SO THERE ARE CERTAIN SITUATIONS WHERE YOU MIGHT EVEN GO LOWER THAN THAT THRESHOLD. BUT OF COURSE, WITH INFLATION OVER TIME, EVENTUALLY, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE MUCH AT ALL. RIGHT. BUT. SO. AND I'VE GOT LIKE TWO MINUTES. WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE? IS THERE ANYTHING POP UP AS YOU LOOKED AT THIS LIKE, WOW, I WONDER ABOUT THAT. THERE'S A LOT ABOUT MOTIONS. I, I RECOMMEND THAT YOU KIND OF GO THROUGH THAT AND TIE VOTES, RIGHT? IF THERE'S A TIE VOTE, THAT'S THREE THREE, WHAT HAPPENS TYPICALLY. YOU KNOW, NO, THERE'S NO LIKE A NO VOTE. IT'S A NO VOTE, RIGHT? YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE A MAJORITY. SO OTHERWISE IT DOESN'T PASS.AND THERE ARE SOME RULES THERE ON AS DIFFERENT SITUATIONS WHERE WE BRING IT BACK POTENTIALLY. AND THERE'S A LOT OF TIMES IF THERE'S A TIE VOTE, YOU CAN YOU CAN MAKE A PROCEDURAL VOTE SPECIFICALLY TO, TO BRING IT BACK TO ANOTHER MEETING WHERE MAYBE YOU'LL HAVE AN ODD NUMBER, THE FULL NUMBER MAYBE OF COMMISSIONERS. AND YOU CAN TAKE ACTION THEN. SO. ALL RIGHT, WELL, THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ME.IR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND IT IS NOW 6:00. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND START TONIGHT'S PLANNING COMMISSION
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MEETING FOR MARCH 17TH, 2026. WE HAVE ALL COMMISSIONERS PRESENT WITH TWO OF THEM ONLINE, AND THAT WOULD BE COMMISSIONER ALLEN AND COMMISSIONER ANDERSON. FIRST OFF, WE HAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, WHICH WE'RE GOING TO ASK TOM HOLLINGSWORTH, ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS.PLEASE REPEAT WITH ME. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HOLLINGSWORTH. OKAY. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE
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CONSENT CALENDAR, AND THAT'S APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM MARCH 3RD. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS AND OR MOTIONS? COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ, IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, I WILL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION, COMMISSIONER ROBERTS. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. THAT CARRIES SEVEN. NOTHING. OKAY. NEXT IS PUBLIC HEARINGS[a. Jones Ranch Drive; approximately 6700 West 8800 South; Preliminary Major Subdivision (road plat); P-C Zone; Ivory Development/Ross Dinsdale (applicant) [Mark Forsythe/Todd Johnson/Dave Murphy/Mike Jensen #34791; parcels 26-03-201-011, 008; 26-03-251-010, 003]]
WITH FINAL ACTION BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION. AND FIRST UP ON THE AGENDA ON THAT ONE IS JONES RANCH DRIVE, APPROXIMATELY 6700 WEST 8800 SOUTH. THE PRELIMINARY MAJOR SUBDIVISION ROAD, FLAT A P C ZONE IV DEVELOPMENT IS THE APPLICANT AND ROSS DINSDALE, WOULD YOU COME UP AND IF THAT'S NOT YOUR NAME, STATE YOUR NAME. YES, THAT IS MY NAME. ROSS DINSDALE. IN AN EFFORT TO FOLLOW THE MAYOR'S DIRECTION, I WILL JUST SAY IT'S A ROAD AND[00:30:05]
MARK HAS SOME SLIDES. IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? OKAY. GO AHEAD AND HAVE A SEAT. AND IF WE HAVE ANY WE'LL CALL YOU UP LATER. OKAY. THANK YOU MARK. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO I'LL JUST KIND OF RUN THROUGH THE THE STREET DESIGN HERE REALLY QUICK. SO BASICALLY THIS IS A NEW COLLECTOR ROAD GOING IN BETWEEN 6700. WELL IT'S AN EXTENSION OF 6700 WEST RUNNING BETWEEN 8600 SOUTH AND 90 SOUTH.
SO CONNECTING. SO RIGHT NOW THAT INTERSECTION OF 6700 SOUTH AND OR 6700 WEST AND 8600 SOUTH IS A ROUNDABOUT THAT'S JUST BEEN BUILT. THEY'RE GETTING VERY CLOSE HOPEFULLY TO OPENING THAT ROAD. SO WE'RE EXCITED. SO THIS THIS NEW ROAD JONES BRANCH DRIVE WILL TIE RIGHT INTO THE SOUTH STUB OF THAT ROUNDABOUT. RUN DOWN SOUTH ACROSS BARNEY'S CREEK AND CONNECT TO THE EXISTING INTERSECTION AT 90TH SOUTH AND ABOUT 6800 WEST. SO THE STREET DESIGN. THIS WILL CONSIST OF A. AN EIGHT FOOT WIDE MULTI-USE TRAIL ON THE WEST SIDE THAT'S IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE JONES RANCH MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND THE DRY CREEK HIGHLAND SUBAREA PLANS ONE AND TWO. SO. AND THEN ON THE IN BETWEEN THAT MULTI-USE TRAIL AND THE STREET CURB WILL BE LANDSCAPED PARK STRIPS AND ON EITHER SIDE OF THE ROAD WILL BE BUFFERED BIKE LANES. IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR ENGINEERING STANDARDS. AND THEN ON THE EAST SIDE WILL BE OUR STANDARD PARK, STRIP AND SIDEWALK ON THE OTHER SIDE. SO. OOPS. SO THERE'S A COUPLE ITEMS I DID WANT TO TALK ABOUT, PARTICULARLY THE FENCE FOR THE CROSSING OVER BARNEY'S CREEK. SO CITY CODE REQUIRES ANYTIME YOU'VE GOT A CROSSING OR PEDESTRIAN AREAS NEAR MAJOR WATERWAYS OR DITCHES, SIX FOOT FENCE IS REQUIRED THERE. THIS ONE'S A LITTLE BIT UNIQUE IN THAT THE PLAN FOR BARNEY'S CREEK IS TO ACTUALLY PIPE THAT AND TO HAVE SOMEWHAT OF A SHALLOW BASIN ON TOP OF THERE FOR OVERFLOW, STORMWATER AND DETENTION. SO. I GUESS THE QUESTION IS, WOULD WE CONSIDER THIS TO BE AN OPEN WATERWAY? I WOULD PROBABLY SAY NO, SINCE MOST OF THAT WATER WILL BE GOING THROUGH THE PIPE. BUT THE DESIGN WILL HAVE A PEDESTRIAN TUNNEL RUNNING UNDERNEATH THE ROAD. AND SO YOU'LL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF WELL, THE TUNNEL WILL COME OUT A LITTLE BIT OF A WAYS, BUT THEN ON THE SIDES WE'LL HAVE KIND OF STEEPER HILL SIDES RUNNING DOWN TO THAT BASIN. SO WE THINK A FENCE SHOULD BE THERE. QUESTION IS. WHAT LEEWAY DO WE HAVE ON HEIGHT IN THAT KIND OF THING. SO RIGHT NOW THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSING THREE FOOT SIX FOOT FENCE THERE METAL KIND OF A KIND OF A METAL SPLIT RAIL FENCE. SO THE PLANNING COMMISSION JUST NEEDS TO DETERMINE WHAT MATERIALS ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THAT FENCE AND MAKE A DETERMINATION ON THAT HEIGHT. AND THEN THE LAST THING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT ARE SOME OF THE DEFERRED IMPROVEMENTS. SO THE STREETSCAPE WALLS THAT ARE REQUIRED ALONG COLLECTOR ROADS, WHENEVER YOU HAVE RESIDENTIAL BACKING UP TO A COLLECTOR ROAD, AND THEN THE PARK STRIP LANDSCAPING AND PARK STRIP IRRIGATION, THOSE WILL ACTUALLY BE DEFERRED TO WHEN THOSE INDIVIDUAL PHASES COME IN FOR FINAL SITE PLAN APPROVAL. SO AT THAT POINT, WE'LL REVIEW BOTH LANDSCAPING AND IRRIGATION AND THE STREETSCAPE WALL TO MAKE SURE IT'S COMPLIANT WITH CITY STANDARDS. SO THE OTHER THING TOO, THAT'S MORE OF A FEATURE ITEM IS BARNEY'S CREEK TRAIL, WHICH THIS WILL RUN FROM HIGHWAY 111 ALL THE WAY TO 6400 WEST. SO FAR I'VE PLANS TO DO THAT ALL IN ONE GO. BUT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS, WE'RE. SINCE JONES RANCH DRIVE IS CROSSING
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BARNEY'S CREEK, WE'RE MAINLY FOCUSING ON JUST THOSE BASIC FOUNDATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS JUST TO KIND OF COINCIDE WITH THAT TRAIL. BUT THE ACTUAL TRAIL WON'T BE WON'T BE BUILT AT THIS TIME. SO. AND THEN YOU CAN KIND OF SEE HERE ON THE DIAGRAM IN RED, THAT'S WHERE THE STREETSCAPE WALLS WILL LIKELY BE. AND THEN THE PARK STRIP IMPROVEMENTS IN GREEN. SO THE NEXT STEPS WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR THIS PROJECT, IF THE PRELIMINARY MAJOR SUBDIVISION IS APPROVED TONIGHT BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THE NEXT STEP IS FINAL MAJOR SUBDIVISION REVIEW. THE APPLICANTS ACTUALLY ALREADY APPLIED FOR THAT. SO IT'S REALLY JUST MOSTLY A CONTINUATION OF FINAL PLAN REVIEW BY STAFF. AND SO WITH THAT, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE PRELIMINARY MAJOR SUBDIVISION. AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. COMMISSIONER ROBERTS. SO JUST TO LAY SOME FOUNDATION ON THE FENCING ISSUE, YOU SAID THAT THE APPLICANT SUGGESTED A2A THREE FOOT SIX SPLIT SPLIT RAIL FENCE. CORRECT. IS THAT THE SAME AS WHAT THEY ARE DOING FOR THE BACKYARD FENCING, FOR EVERYTHING THAT FACES ONTO THE OPEN SPACES? YEAH. SO THE, THE BACKYARD FENCING IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. THAT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE A SIX FOOT TALL SPLIT RAIL, WOODEN FENCE. BUT YEAH, THAT WAS THAT WAS AGREED TO IN THE, THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN. OKAY. THEY'RE FOLLOWING THAT. I JUST WANTED TO SEE HOW SIMILAR THEY WERE FOR THE SAKE OF CONTINUITY AND WHATNOT. YEAH, YEAH. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO IS THE, THE WOOD SPLIT RAIL FENCE WAS SPECIFIED IN THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, WHEREAS THIS ONE, THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN DIDN'T QUITE GET TO THAT LEVEL OF DETAIL. AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE HAVING TO MAKE A DETERMINATION ON IT TONIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. OKAY. THIS HAS BEEN NOTICED AS A PUBLIC HEARING. IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM YOU'LL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES. PLEASE JUST APPROACH THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME. IF YOU'RE ONLINE, RAISE YOUR HAND. AND IF YOU'RE ON THE PHONE, STAR NINE. OKAY, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT UP TO THE COMMISSION FOR COMMENTS AND OR MOTIONS. I PERSONALLY DON'T SEE ANY PROBLEM WITH THE FENCING REQUEST. IT MAKES SENSE TO AND IT MEETS WHAT THEY'RE ALREADY DOING. I WOULD HAVE ASKED THE SAME QUESTION. SO AND I WOULD AGREE THAT THAT REALLY DOESN'T CLASSIFY AS A WATERWAY. I MEAN, FOR LIABILITY WISE, I WOULD SAY WE'RE PROBABLY OKAY ON THAT ALSO. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ WELL, IF WE'RE ALL IN AGREEMENT ON THAT, I WILL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION. BASED ON THE INFORMATION AND FINDINGS SET FORTH IN THIS STAFF REPORT, AND UPON THE EVIDENCE AND EXPLANATIONS RECEIVED TODAY, I MOVE THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY MAJOR SUBDIVISION FOR JONES RANCH DRIVE, LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 6700 WEST 8800 SOUTH IN A P C P DASH C ZONE. WITH THE CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS OF APPROVAL LISTED IN THE STAFF REPORT AND THEN CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS OF APPROVAL ONE THROUGH FOUR. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION. COMMISSIONER AKER, I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. THAT CARRIES SEVEN.
[b. Bowles Packaging; 5455 West Leo Park Road; Conditional Use Permit for Outdoor Storage; M-1 Zone/Drinking Water Source Protection Overlay Zone; Bowles Packaging/Sherry Osborne (applicant) [Megan Jensen #34422; parcel 26-01-352-003]]
NOTHING. THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT IS THE BOWLS PACKAGING 5455 WEST LEO PARK ROAD. IT'S A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR OUTDOOR STORAGE AND AN M ONE ZONE DRINKING WATER SOURCE PROTECTION OVERLAY ZONE WITH SHERRY OSBORNE. IF YOU'RE. I'M SURE YOU'RE NOT SHERRY, JUST STATE YOUR NAME. MICHAEL BOWLES. BOWLES. PACKAGING. COMPANY. SO THIS IS TO BE ABLE TO USE OUR SIDE LOT AS A RENTAL PROPERTY FOR OUR NEIGHBOR WHO HAS CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT. WE ARE PUTTING ASPHALT DOWN SO THAT ALL THE THEIR VEHICLES WILL BE ABLE TO BE ON ASPHALT. WITH THE DRAINAGE THAT WE DID RUNNING TOWARDS LEO PARK ROAD WITH THE SWELL GOING TOWARDS BAGLEY PARK ROAD WHERE THE CITY HAS THE DRAINAGE. THE REST OF IT WILL BE STORAGE AREA WITH THE[00:40:06]
RECLAIMED ASPHALT AND GRAVEL FOR STORAGE. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? OKAY, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE'LL CALL YOU UP LATER. THANK YOU. OKAY, MEGAN. THANK YOU.CHAIR. THE APPLICANT WENT OVER. I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THIS IS THE SITE PLAN THAT THEY HAVE SUBMITTED. THERE WILL BE ASPHALT FOR ALL THE MOTORIZED STORAGE, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, OUR BIGGEST ISSUE IN THESE AREAS. AND THEN JUST THE RECLAIMED ASPHALT FOR ANY NON-MOTORIZED STORAGE. SO TRAILERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, ALL THE FENCING THAT THEY CURRENTLY HAVE ARE PROPOSING MEET CITY CODE. THERE IS A PART ON THE BACK FENCE THAT'S CHAIN LINK THAT WILL NEED PRIVACY SLATS. SO THAT'S A REQUIREMENT OF APPROVAL. IT'S REQUIRED BY CITY CODE. LIKE I MENTIONED, THE DRAINAGE PLAN HAS BEEN SUBMITTED AND REVIEWED BY THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT, AND THEY ARE OKAY WITH THE OVERALL DESIGN ON THAT. THESE ARE THE CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS OF APPROVAL THAT WE ARE PROPOSING. THE SECOND ONE IS JUST THAT THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING AT SOME EXTRA CALCULATIONS. SO WE'LL JUST WANT TO GET FINAL APPROVAL FOR THOSE. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. OKAY.
OKAY. THIS HAS BEEN NOTED AS A PUBLIC HEARING. SO IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, YOU'LL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES. APPROACH THE PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME, AND IF YOU'RE ONLINE, RAISE YOUR HAND ON THE PHONE. STAR NINE. OKAY, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK UP TO THE COMMISSION FOR COMMENT AND OR MOTIONS. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ, THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. I WILL MAKE A MOTION BASED ON THE INFORMATION AND FINDINGS SET FORTH IN THE STAFF REPORT, AND UPON THE EVIDENCE AND EXPLANATIONS RECEIVED TODAY, I MOVE THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR OUTDOOR STORAGE AND OPERATIONS LOCATED AT 5455 WEST LEO PARK ROAD IN AN M-1 ZONE AND DRINKING WATER SOURCE PROTECTION OVERLAY ZONE, SUBJECT TO ALL THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL ONE THROUGH TWO. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION. COMMISSIONER ROBERTS. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. THAT CARRIES SEVEN. NOTHING. OKAY. LET'S DO IT NOW OR. YEAH. OKAY. MEGAN, WE JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE YOU FOR ALL THE STUFF YOU HAVE DONE AND AND WISH YOU THE BEST. AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE WANTS TO. I HAVEN'T KNOWN YOU VERY LONG, BUT YOU'VE HELD YOURSELF TOGETHER IN SOME OF THE VERY STRESSFUL SITUATIONS, PUTTING THINGS TOGETHER FOR THE CITY. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT. IT'S BEEN A GOOD, GOOD EXPERIENCE BEING HERE. SO AND WE WISH YOU THE BEST. OKAY. NEXT IS PUBLIC HEARINGS WITH RECOMMENDATIONS
[a. Text Amendment –Recommendation to the City Council to Amend City Code Title 13-5E-3 Permitted and Conditional Uses amending uses in the SC-3 zone; city-wide applicability; City of West Jordan (applicant) [Larry Gardner]]
TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL ACTION. AND THE FIRST ON THAT AGENDA IS THE TEXT AMENDMENT RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO AMEND THE CITY CODE TITLE 13 DASH 5E-3 PERMITTED AND CONDITIONAL USES AMENDING THE USES IN SC3 ZONE. CITY WIDE APPLICABILITY. AND IT LOOKS LIKE LARRY YOU'RE UP. SO CURRENTLY THE SC THREE ZONE IS JORDAN LANDING. THERE IS A POTENTIAL PROPERTY OF 5600 WEST. THAT COULD BE DEVELOPED UNDER THE SC THREE ZONE. BUT ALL THIS DOES IS TAKE SEVERAL USES THAT ARE NOW CONDITIONAL USES AND MAKES THEM A PERMITTED USES IN THE USE TABLE OF THE C3 ZONE. SEVERAL OF THEM DAYCARE, MOTOR VEHICLES, RECREATION, INDOOR AND OUTDOOR. HOTELS AND MOTELS. RESTAURANTS. WE FEEL LIKE ALL THE DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS ARE BEST ADDRESSED AT THE SITE PLAN APPROVAL OR THE SUBDIVISION APPROVAL, AND NOT NECESSARILY THE CONDITIONAL USE LEVEL. AND THEN ONE FINAL THING IS ANY SCHOOLS THAT ARE LOCATED IN THE[00:45:03]
SC THREE ZONE WILL NOW BE PERMITTED USES, AND THAT IS DUE TO A CHANGE IN STATE LAW. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. THIS HAS BEEN NOTED AS A PUBLIC HEARING HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO STATE YOUR NAME. IF YOU'RE ONLINE, RAISE YOUR HAND OR ON THE PHONE. STAR NINE. OKAY, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK UP TO THE COMMISSION FOR COMMENTS AND OR MOTIONS. COMMISSIONER AKER, IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS OR ANYTHING, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. GO AHEAD. I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT ITEM FOUR, A TEXT AMENDMENT AS IT STATED. OKAY. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. THAT CARRIES SEVEN. NOTHING.[b. Text Amendment - Accessory Dwelling Units; Recommendation to the City Council to amend the City Code Title 13-5B-8 Accessory Dwelling Units, making changes to clean up the ordinance text as well as making a text amendment that allows for the installation of separate utility meters for external ADU's; [City-wide applicability; City of West Jordan applicant, Patrick Boice]]
OKAY. NEXT IS THE TEXT AMENDMENT ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO AMEND THE CITY CODE TITLE 13 DASH 5B-8. THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS MAKING CHANGES TO CLEAN UP THE ORDINANCE TEXT, AS WELL AS MAKING A TEXT AMENDMENT THAT ALLOWS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SEPARATE UTILITY METERS FOR EXTERNAL ADUS AND NOT INTERNAL.I KNOW THAT'S NOT ON THE THINGS, BUT WE'LL MAKE THAT CLARIFICATION. MR. CHAIR, WHOEVER COMES UP WITH THESE CAPTIONS NEEDS, YOU KNOW, TO, TO, I DON'T KNOW, CUT SOME WORDS OUT. HEY, IT WAS PROBABLY ME, TO BE HONEST. I DON'T KNOW. WAS IT YOU, MR. GARDNER? CAN WE MAKE THIS A TABLE BY CHANCE? IT WAS PROBABLY TAYLOR WHO I OWE A DRINK TO ANYWAY. BUT, MR. CHAIR, THANK YOU FOR FOR GIVING ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THIS BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION TONIGHT. THIS IS A PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENT TO ADDRESS ADUS IN THE CITY OF WEST JORDAN. THE MAIN THINGS ARE, AS YOU MENTIONED, CLEANING UP THE LANGUAGE, MAKING SOME SOME CHANGES STYLISTICALLY, AS WE'VE DONE WITH OTHER PARTS OF OUR CITY CODE. THE OTHER THING IS ADDRESSING SOME CHANGES I NOTICED IN STATE LAW, THERE'S SOME STATUTORY REFERENCES THAT WE'VE UPDATED IN HERE AS WELL. AND THEN ALSO JUST GIVING THE CITY THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT A SECOND METER IN IF IT MEETS OUR BUILDING AND PLUMBING CODE, AND IF IT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF, OF THE CITY TO, TO USE THE SPACE APPROPRIATELY AND MAKE SURE THAT IT'S SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE FOR OUR PURPOSES, THERE'S REALLY NOT A TON TO IT THAT WE HAVE. AS WAS MENTIONED, THIS IS TO EXTERNAL ADUS. THE SECOND METER WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO STATE CODE FOR AN INTERNAL EDU. SO ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. OKAY. THIS HAS BEEN NOTICED AS A PUBLIC HEARING. IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, YOU'LL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES JUST TO APPROACH THE PODIUM. STATE YOUR NAME. IF YOU'RE ONLINE, RAISE YOUR HAND ON THE PHONE. STAR NINE. OKAY, WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK UP TO THE COMMISSION FOR COMMENTS AND OR MOTIONS. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ, IF THERE ARE NO COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, I WILL MAKE A MOTION BASED ON THE INFORMATION AND CRITERIA SET FORTH IN THE STAFF REPORT AND UPON THE EVIDENCE AND EXPLANATIONS RECEIVED TODAY, I MOVE THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION FORWARD A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO TITLE 13 DASH 5B-8.
OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION. MR. ROBERTS I'LL SECOND THAT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED. OKAY THAT CARRIES SEVEN. NOTHING. MR. GONZALEZ I WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE
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