September 10, 2007
4:30 p.m.

In Attendance:                                                          

Tim Griffin, Chair

Joe Godi

Iggy Yuan

Staff: Georgia Ragland, Ken Yost

Call to Order

Tim Griffin called the meeting to order at 4:34 p.m.

Approval of Minutes

Joe Godi moved approval of the minutes of the August 29, 2007 meeting. Iggy Yuan seconded the motion. All were in favor.

Old Business

None.

New Business

Tim Griffin asked Public Works Director Ken Yost to walk the committee through some recommendations from the Planning and Zoning Commission.

PZ-13-07

The Planning and Zoning Subcommittee report dated February 7, 2007 included recommendations to amend the Zoning Code for lot coverage from 30% in R-1, R-2, and R-3 to 25 % and in R-4 from 35% to 25%; and to add a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) limit of 0.40 for primary structures excluding garage area in the R-1, R-2, R-3 and R-4 zoning districts; and to require a review by the Architectural Review Board of all new single-family residential building permit applications with guidelines established by a professional architectural firm.

PZ-33-05

The Planning and Zoning Subcommittee report dated September 6, 2006 included recommendations for front entry garages on lots of 55 foot wide or less. Only one sidewall of the residential portion of the structure shall extend beyond the sidewall of the attached garage. The front face of an attached garage shall not project more than 10 feet beyond the front face of the residential portion of the house.

PZ-14-07

The Planning and Zoning Subcommittee report dated December 6, 2006 offered several recommended changes to the R-5 multi-family zoning district. The infill subcommittee decided not to discuss this report at this time.

The committee discussed PZ-13-07 and PZ-33-05. There was discussion of the format for the upcoming public forums.

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 5:30 p.m.

Next Meeting Date

The subcommittee will hold a public forum in the council chambers on September 13, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.