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12/03/1998 Council Minutes CITY OF AMMON December 3, 1998 Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council: The meeting was called to order Building, 2135 South Ammon Road, present: Mayor C. Bruce Ard Councilmember W. Lee Bean Councilmember Ira K. Hall Councilmember Steven J. Loveland by Mayor C. Bruce Ard at 7: 30 P.M. in the City Ammon, Idaho, with the following City Officials Engineer Bill Manwill Public Works Director David Wadsworth Fire Chief Clarence Nelson City Clerk Aleen C. Jensen Others Present: Lane R. Archibald, Bonneville Land and Title Dale Storer, Attorney representing Karfords Fred and Wanda Karford, 3520 East 17th Street, Ammon LeMoyne Johnston, 3700 East 17th Street, Idaho Falls Ron Folsom, 2750 Sawtooth Street, Ammon Dan and Tom Hunsaker, 2925 Carolyn Lane Jeff Freiberg, Harper~Leavitt Engineering Leslie Faeber, 2735 Romrell Lane, Ammon Roy D. Hall, 2150 Sabin Drive, Ammon Tom Arave, Arave Construction and Oak Ridge Developer Val Loveland, 3325 Rawson Street., Ammon Jerry Mitchell, 3751 Marlene Street, Ammon Laraine Sant, 3665 Marlene Street, Idaho Falls Absent: Councilmember Harvey Crandall Attorney W. Joe Anderson l The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was directed by Councilmember Loveland, and Councilmember Hall offered the invocation. Ron Folsom reported for the Planning and Zoning Commission. A public hearing was held on Tuesday, .December 1, 1998, to consider the request of Telemark Development L. L. C. (Stillwater Manufactured Home Park) for a zone change from R-l with OL6 to RMH on 6.99 acres and annexation with initial zoning of RMH for 38.50 acres of property. ihe property is located on the south side of Sunnyside Road on the east of Rich Lane and is known as the Hazen Olsen farm. The Commission recommended that the request be denied because of the location. L to the Fred Karford property proposed for development as Oak Ridge 'Addition, the Commission feels that the specifics and intent as presented at their public hearing on March 3, 1998, to consider annexation with initial zoning were not followed. Pursuant to City Code 10-4-2, they plan to review the action that was taken at a Public Hearing to be scheduled for February 2, 1999. Their recommendation is to consider whether or not the property should be rezoned from R-2 to RPA and R-3A toR-2A. Other business of the Planning and Zoning Commission was 'to schedule their Annual Appreciation Dinner for Tuesday, January 12, 1998. Also, they made plans fOr"ll' work session to review the zoning requirements. Jeff Freiberg of Harper-Leavitt Engineering delivered the improvement drawings for Oak Ridge Addition to be reviewed by Engineer Bill Manwill. Following the review by the engineer, the drawings will be presented for approval of the City Council at their next meeting. Councilmember Bean pointed out the Planning and Zoning Commission voted to have. a public hearing to reconsider rezoning the Karford property because of the potential impact on the existing homes. The final plat for Oak Ridge Addition has not been approved. The City Council will probably not take any action on the Oak Ridge development until after the Planning and Zoning hearing on February 2, 1999. Tom Arave, Oak Ridge' developer, stated they are ready to proceed with development based on the current zoning. They would appreciate a decision tonight if,pOSSible. The Council needs time for review before any further action is taken on Oak Ridge Addition. The Planning and Zoning Commission has the right to consider a rezone if planning is not going the way they feel it is appropriate fOJ;" the community. The City Council feels an obligation to honor the request of Planning and Zoning before taking action. Dale Storer, attorney representing Karfords, stated for the record that his clients do not in any. way accept, or condone, or agree to a rezone. The application has been filed with the City,. and the Council should consider the plat and the building permits on the zoning in effect when the application was made. No action on Oak Ridge Addition was scheduled on the agenda for this meeting. The agenda specified discussion only of the Oak Ridge development. Lane Archibald of Bonneville Land and Title, representative for Tom Arave, wanted it clarified that the developers understand, that under the terms of the zoning as long asthe client complies with the specifications of the City of Ammon, that there does not have to be another public hearing for approval. The City Council d,oes not plan to take action until after Planning and Zoning has completed their action as requested. Councilmember Hall moved to approve the minutes of City Council Meetings held November 5 and November 19, 1998. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Bean. Roll call vote: Hall - Yes; Bean - Yes; Loveland - Yes. The motion carried. Councilmember Bean moved to approve the 1999 renewal of the general business license and the retail sale of beer by bottle license for Ammon Speedi Mart, 3490 East Sunnyside Road. The motion was seconded by .Councilmember Hall. Roll call vote: Bean - Yes; Hall - Yes; Loveland - Yes. The motion carried. Councilmember Bean moved to approve the 1999 renewal of the general business license and the retail sale of wine and beer by the bottle license for Albertsons, 1901 South 25th East. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Loveland. Roll call vote: Bean - Yes; Loveland - Yes; Hall - Yes. The motion carried. Daniel Hunsaker, a student at Sand Creek Middle School, asked why there is not a crosswalk painted from Carolyn Lane across Owen Street to the school. Because of the traffic on Owen Street, it is hard for walking students to get across to the school. The Mayor promised to have BMPO look at the problem and make a recommend- ation. Reports: Chief Nelson reported for the Fire Department. The fire code class on the 1997 Uniform Fire Code is going on in Pocatello. The report from Dispatch of the fire calls for November was distributed. Public Works Director Wadsworth reported the crew is ready for snow. The water samples tBken recently tested good. L Councilmember Loveland showed a preliminary sketch of the proposed fire station. The plans are for three drive through bays and a partial bay or 70' X 70' for the' fire trucks with 40' X 60' for training. Some contact has been made by Council- member Loveland and some contact has been made by Chief Nelson with contractors to establish some cost estimates. The architect will come up with firmer costs, and bids will be solicited. The budgeted funds should provide for a good fire station. Prestwich has provided some preliminary architectural input, but he has not officially been engaged as the architect. It was decided to wait to see if the City makes the Idaho Community Development Block Grant short list before naming the architect. Councilmember Bean inquired about who pays for the costs incurred for public hearings, etc. which are involved in new development. The City Clerk explained the procedures being followed. The recodified ordinances provide that fees for annexation, zone .changes, variances, conditional use permits, etc. can be set by resolution. The City has not adopted such a resolution, but the City Office has been charging the actual cost for publication of notices, mailing of notices, publication of the ordinance, recording fees, etc. The developers have been good to pay the costs unless their request is denied. The City Council may want to consider a resolution to set an up front cost. The Clerk agreed to research procedures of other cities and report back. Councilmember. Bean has been approached about a representative from Ammon for a committee that the Bonneville ,School District is organizing relative to bulding a recreational facility. Apparently there is a source available to sUPRly 80% of the funds needed for such ~ facility. Jerry Mitchell volunteered to serve on the recreational committee to represent Ammon. Councilmember Hall commented on the public hearing the Planning and Zoning Commission held to consider a Still~ater Manufactured Home Park.- The request was denied primarily on account of location. The City will likely have an opportunity to consider such a development in another location. The Hazen Olsen farm was not a good location, but there is apparently a need for that type of housing. The Council needs to be. prepared with ideas for an appropriate location. At the hearing a statement was made, that in a mobile home park development such as was proposed for 245 units, that the number of people brought in versus the taxes they generate creates a burden on the rest of the community. The Council would like to verify if this statement is true. It was suggested that Ron Longmore, County Clerk, who lives in Ammon, would probably come to a meeting to discuss the impact of mobile home parks on a community. Public Works Director Wadsworth suggested the Council look at City fees. A manufactured home does not require a building permit fee except for a minimal fee for a foundation permit. Also, there would not be individual unit water and sewer connection fees. It was suggested revenue could be generated with a moving fee. Also; some kind of a maintenance agreement would be advisable to insure that the roads were kept up. The Council wants to collect some facts before they are asked to approve a mobile home park. LeMoyne Johnston discussed the intersection of East l7th Street and Ammon Road. He expressed concern about the impact from development of the Delmar Anderson prop'erty. There are already traffic problems at the intersection. He wondered if the City is considering a stop light to replace the four way stop. Engineer Manwill discussed providing sewer service to Centennial Ranch Division No.6. From an engineering point of view, it does not matter whether the develop- ment connects to the sewer through the Iona Bonneville Sewer District or through City of Ammon. The developer prefers to go back to First Street through Iona Bon- neville. Regarding the addressing for Stonehaven Division No. 6 on Taylorview Lane, Engineer Manwill recommended a different street name to be chosen when Taylorview Lane turns to the east. It is confusing to leave as Taylorview Lane because of the numbering system for east/west streets and north/south streets. The Council agreed that the street should be known as Taylorview Lane until it turns east, and then it should become East Taylorview Lane. Planning and Zoning Commission is planning to require ten days advance notice items to be submitted in order to be scheduled on tlieiragenda for action. The notice should include all the necessary plats, etc. which are involved. It was recommended that the City Council follow the same schedule. The office staff will advise the applicants of this procedure. The City Clerk called attention to public hearings scheduled by Bonneville County ,Planning and Zoning for zone changes that may affect Ammon. It was decided that the changes are under jurisdiction of City of Idaho Falls . ") were approved. Councilmember Hall moved to adjourn the muting, and the was seconded by Councilmember Bean. The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 P.M. ~~ CITY CLERK