2005/04/20 Council Agenda Packet

• Planning Commission Minutes October 19, 2004 Approved • Commissioner Dutton called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Other Commissioners attending were CJ Ebert, Clair Olivers, Michelle Trautman, Lyle Ryan, Carol Lorioux Loup, and David Simpson. City staff members present were Allan Giffen, Dave Koenig, Bob Larsen, and Kathy Davis of the Planning Department. Clair Olivers made a motion to approve the September 7, 2004 minutes. Michelle Trautman seconded the motion. Item #1: Workshop — Potential rezone and height change on Rucker Avenue from Everett Avenue to Pacific Avenue Bob Larsen stated that City staff had been asked to consider rezoning an area west of the downtown core on Rucker Avenue from Everett Avenue to Pacific Avenue from C-1 to B-3 and to change the height of buildings on the east side of Rucker Avenue from 80 feet to 150 feet. Mr. Larsen presented slides to the Commission that included the proposed rezone area in relation to the downtown core. Rezone options: 1) Rezone the eastern portion of Rucker Avenue, north and south of the current B-3 area to B-3 with 150 foot height and rezone the western side of Rucker Avenue over to the alley as B-3 but leave the current height at 80 feet which is currently allowed in C-1; or 2) to rezone the east side of Rucker to B-3 with the west side remaining C-1. In both options the height change from 80 feet to 150 feet would apply to the east side of Rucker Avenue and the west side would remain at 80 feet. Mr. Larsen stated that staff listed all the uses in the proposed rezone area to determine if any uses would become nonconforming if the B-3 zoning were approved. Staff did find three businesses located in the proposed rezone area that would not be permitted in the B-3 zone: an espresso stand, a storage unit facility, and a rental car facility. Through the rezone action, these uses would become nonconforming and would be allowed in their current locations. Dave Koenig presented a letter to the Commissioners requesting that the entire block be rezoned to B-3 with a 150' building height standard. Dave Koenig reviewed the rezone process: 1) 1St meeting introduced the proposed rezone so Planning Commission could provide some direction to staff regarding the rezone alternatives, 2) staff would notify property owners in and within 500 feet of the proposed rezone area, 3) Planning Commission workshop, and 4) Planning Commission public hearing. Commissioner Dutton asked why the 150' building height was only proposed for one side of Rucker. Mr. Giffen responded that the existing B-3 zone regulations have different height limits throughout the zone. Before 1990, there was unlimited building height anywhere in the B-3 zone. When the City adopted the 1990 Zoning Code, the