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MEETING MINUTES
August 12, 2010
MEMBERS PRESENT: Steve Brown, Dick Yehle, Sam Parikh, Bruce
Frankel, and DeDe DeStefano
MEMBERS ABSENT: Bob Higley and Lauren Griffith
COUNCIL: none
STAFF PRESENT: Debbie Scarcella, City Planner; Chris Peifer,
Assistant City Manager/Public Works Director;
Sallye Clark, Planning Assistant; Jolie S. Lenz, City
Legal Counsel
Call to Order - With quorum present at 6:22p.m., Steve Brown called the meeting to
order.
1. Notices, Rules, Etc. ZPC and staff introduced themselves. Steve Brown informed
everyone that the ordinance amendment on Fences, Visibility and Emergency access
passed both readings and was signed. Steve Brown polled ZPC members present to
find out availability for the September 9, 2010 ZPC meeting. ZPC also requested that
Alan Petrov, legal counsel attend a meeting and go over the matters related to
procedures for public hearings of proposed amendments in the Zoning Ordinance.
Chris Peifer infonned ZPC that there has been some discussion in City Council about
separating Public Hearings on ordinance amendments between City Council and
ZPC.
2. Minutes.
July S, 2010. Bruce Frankel made a motion to approve the minutes as written.
Motion was seconded by Dick Yehle. Ayes: Steve Brown, Dick Yehle, Sam Parikh,
Bruce Frankel, and DeDe DeStefano. Noes: none. Minutes approved.
3. PNC Status. The ZPC considered and discussed a proposal from staff to amend the
zoning ordinance as it pertains to PNC status per request by City Council. Debbie
Scarcella, City Planner handed out sections of two different Cities' Nonconformities
sections of their ordinances as comparison. Steve Brown stated the proposal in front
of ZPC at tonight's meeting was crafted from recommendations by Councilman
George Boehme. Changes would be in use to Commercial district light and
commercial district medium. Steve Brown thinks staff should add a sentence to the
general purpose section to bring about the elimination of PNC.
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After discussion, staff was instructed to make changes and bring back to the ZPC in
the form of a preliminary report at the September meeting.
4. Parking Regulations. The ZPC considered and discussed a proposal from staff to
amend the zoning ordinance as it pertains to off-street parking requirements for food
service establishments. The proposal in the packet was not the proposal that was sent
to City Council to reflect the changes. The changes were as follows: Food Service
such as "dine in" restaurant space, club, cafe and similar recreation or amusement
space (except space for auto-intensive uses); other retail and personal service space
"including carry out servic. 2(d) If there is any "dine in" food service space; add
6.0 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area. Staff was instructed to bring back
a preliminary report to the September meeting.
5. Basements. Steve Brown gave feedback from the City Council meeting where the
preliminary conclusion regarding basements was discussed. The ZPC requested staff
push forward on the necessary ordinance amendments to implement the preliminary
conclusion dated December 14, 2009 and cover letter of March 11, 2010; that
basements should not be permitted in West University Place, but regulations should
allow certain partially below-grade structures (e.g., elevator wells or mechanical
equipment) which are essential to above-grade functions. ZPC would like staff to
develop a schedule and get back with them on what the BSC came up with at the
September meeting.
6. Executive Session (if necessary). Not used
Adjournment. Dick Yehle made a motion to adjourn. Bruce Frankel seconded.
Ayes: Steve Brown, Dick Yehle, Sam Parikh, Bruce Frankel, and De De DeStefano.
Motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m.
PASSED THIS DAY, OF heA 2010.
Steve Wrown, Presiding Officer
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Sallye A. Clark, arming Assistant