2012-09-04 P & Z Packet - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

CITY OF CENTERVILLE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the Planning and Zoning Commission held its regular meeting on August 7, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. PRESENT: Chairperson Darrin Mosher Commissioner Thomas Wood Commissioner Russ Koski C Commissioner Olaf Lee Commissioner Matthew Montain { Commissioner Eric Larson n ABSENT: Commissioner James Flint STAFF: Administrator Dallas Larson OTHERS PRESENT: Council Member D. Love I. CALL TO ORDER - The meeting was called to order by Chairman Mosher at 6:40 p.m.. 1. Roll Call II. PUBLIC HEARING — None. III. OLD BUSINESS - Snowmobile Regulations. The Commission reviewed a draft snowmobile regulation that is also being considered by Circle Pines, Lexington and Lino Lakes. The proposed draft significantly reduces the amount of regulations in the code and would instead rely on state law for most rules. Major changes in the text include a speed limit of 15 mph rather than the current 10 mph, and a single limit for hours of operation rather than a separate more limiting weekday rule. The Commission recommended that the text in paragraph XXX.03, A, 3, be changed to provide a fifty foot operating limit from a lake shoreline instead of 100 feet. The matter was tabled to September to see what the other cities have for comments. IV. NEW BUSINESS - Zoning Districts. City Administrator Larson presented a proposal to modify the code to list the allowed uses in a grid format rather than listing them in each section. The grid would be easier to use and at the same time shorten the code by about four pages. Consensus was that the format would be an improvement. The Commission reviewed the grid and the uses in each zoning district. Several modifications were suggested to allow more uses in the districts as either conditional or planned unit developments. The next step would be to schedule a public hearing to give public notice of the changes to the code. Page 1 of 2