01-12-12 Site Review MinutesSITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE SUMMARY
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Lower Level Main Conference Room
201 First Avenue East
ATTENDING:
Jeff Clawson, Building Official Sean Conrad, Senior Planner
Mark Crowley, Construction Manager Chad Fincher, Parks Superintendent
Tom Jentz, Planning & Building Director Rebekah Wargo, Asst. Civil Engineer
P.J. Sorensen, Chairman
GUESTS: James Freyholtz, MDT; and Marty Crevier
HEAR THE PUBLIC: None.
PERFORMANCE BOND REMINDERS: None.
OLD BUSINESS: Spring Prairie Phase 3/Kohl's — Hwy 93 N — Nothing new to report.
NEW BUSINESS: Crevier's Cosmetology School — 240 West Idaho - has purchased the old
Western States Insurance Building on West Idaho, next to O'Reilly, and they will be converting it
from office to the school. This is a change of use so it comes before Site Review. They are working
with Elkins on the interior remodel, and with Public Works on getting the fixture counts for Impact
Fees. Elkins is ready to go regarding the Building Codes. They are not proposing any changes on the
outside other than signs and the covering on the awning. There is parking on three sides of the
building. Their parking spaces that face Idaho are slightly non -conforming but are functional. Their
parking spaces that are perpendicular to the building toward the alley and also coming offthe building
toward Third Ave WN are only 14 feet deep. A standard parking space is 20 feet deep. This means
they extend out six feet into the public right-of-way. Typically you would have a 10 foot setback and
have a turning area onsite off the alley. On the other side, the 14 foot parking probably comes to an
end at the sidewalk, so that 20 foot spot extends completely over the sidewalk. We have also tried to
avoid backing into the street. There is also an MDOT project that is going along on the front.
Freyholtz explained that MDT will be replacing the sidewalk on the corner to bring it into ADA
compliance and then the existing access points off of Idaho will be replaced in the same spot but
making them ADA compliant also. There will be no other impact onsite, other than cutting back into
the pavement a ways when they do that work. Discussion was held regarding these spaces
encroaching into public right-of-way. If they were to modify these spaces to bring them up to code,
we would accept a lesser number of parking spaces. They plan on resurfacing and restriping the
parking lot this spring. They have approximately 50 students at one time, 5 employees, and a varying
number of clientele. They are also looking at other parking alternatives. They could get two parallel
parking spaces, 23 feet long, along the alley (parallel with the building). They may also consider a
bicycle rack area there. On Third Ave WN, they could put in a curb and take out the asphalt between
the sidewalk and the curb, and then put in sod or street trees. That would keep people from using
those as parking spaces and it adds a little bit of green space. They would also gain street parking
along the curb. They would need to bond for this. Public Works will add some conditions and
everyone agreed to sign off on this later this afternoon.
PLANNING OFFICE ITEMS: The board has begun updating the Growth Policy, and this will be
going on all year.
Jentz mentioned that they will be adding doggy daycare to their list of uses in the City. There are no
other items for their February agenda.
The property on Three Mile Drive past Mountain Vista Subdivision at the curve where they are
operating an espresso shop, has requested annexation. They have a house, coffee shop, and a pole
structure going up. The Fire Dept. has added a hydrant requirement if more development occurs.
The Planning Board is talking about doing this as a P.U.D. They did not get a commercial building
permit, and they haven't talked with the sanitation people about their drain field septic tank. They
have said to Jentz that they will not be moving their alternator business from in the City to this
location.
The "townhouse" definition will be updated in the Zoning Ordinance. Townhouses and condos are
now treated the same under state law, as a structure, not as an ownership issue. To convert a lot to a
townhouse lot, which is multiple ownerships, there is no subdivision review anymore.
OTHER REPORTS: The Sparrow Group is looking at the property at Center and Third on the
eastside, which is presently vacant. They are looking at doing 40 units in Phase I, and then 40 units in
Phase II of senior/elderly housing. They will be one- and two -bedroom units; three story. They are
going after tax credit financing.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 a.m.
Transcribed by Kathy Kuhlin, Recording Secretary
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