Chairman Lavoie called the Brier Planning Commission meeting to order at 7:30 PM.

ROLL CALL:

Present:            Commissioners Michael Lavoie, Gene Funk, Sue Wahlgren and Jim Hodgen.

Absent:             Commissioner Corey Friesen, and Brandon Brock

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

Chairman Lavoie opened for consideration approval of the August 28, 2002 Planning Commission minutes. Commissioner Hodgen moved and Commissioner Funk seconded to approve the August 28, 2002 Planning Commission minutes as written. Motion Carried. Commissioner Wahlgren abstained as she was not in attendance at that meeting.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Councilmember Warner gave a report of the City Council action on Mr. & Mrs. Engstrom’s Conditional Use Application.

PUBLIC REQUESTS AND ORAL COMMUNICATIONS:  

None.

OLD BUSINESS:

None.

NEW BUSINESS:

None.

MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS:

CONTINUE CONSIDERATION OF CHANGES TO TITLE 17, ZONING CODE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

Chairman Lavoie opened for discussion to consider changes to Title 17. The Planning Commission held discussion with Nolan West about Building Height.

Commissioner Hodgen moved and Commissioner Wahlgren seconded to recommend to Brier City Council that they adopt Draft 2, Exhibit A, that replaces Chapter 17.28.010.E and supercedes all other references to Building Height, restrictions. Exhibit A reads. “Building Height – Limitation and Measurement Method”, Building height shall be measured vertically from the average existing grade to the highest point of the structure. The building height shall not exceed 30 feet at its highest point. The average existing grade shall be measured by first enclosing the dwelling in the smallest possible rectangle and then averaging the existing ground elevations taken at the midpoint of each side of the rectangle. If the midpoint of the rectangle is not located on the subject property, the measurement point shall be determined by establishing the midpoint of the property line, where it intersects the rectangle. Exceptions: Chimneys, towers, spires and steeples erected as a part of a building and NOT used for habitation or storage are limited to fifteen (15) feet above the highest point of the structure provided they are built of completely non-combustible materials and five (5) feet above the highest point of the structure if combustible materials are used in the construction. Motion carried.

Other issues the Planning Commissioners recommended were section 17.12.040(m) referring to Day Care hours, changing the hours for allowing children outside to play from 7 A.M. to 9 A.M. 

Chapter 17.12.040(p), “One Stationary business sign not to exceed 6 square feet and to  remove the part that addresses wood with routed letters, to delete from this section and place in the Sign Ordinance 17.38.090, Residential Zones.

There was discussion regarding Chapter 17.16.030 (g) manure to be removed from premises at least weekly or cultivated into ground or lawns.

Commissioner Hodgen moved and Commissioner Wahlgren seconded to recommend to Brier City Council, to replace the second sentence of Chapter 17.16.030(g) with the following sentence: “Manure must be removed from the premises at least once per week or worked into the soil unless the City determines that use as fertilizer causes insect, odor, or public hazard”.

Motion carried, with Commissioners Hodgen, Wahlgren and Funk voting yes and Commissioner Lavoie voting no.

Chairman Lavoie stated that Chapter 17.24.010 “Secondary Dwellings” and, “Abutting neighbors”, needs to be worked on. Chairman Lavoie asked the Planning Commissioners to come to the October meeting with their ideas.

Chairman Lavoie moved and Commissioner Wahlgren seconded, to reschedule the October 23, November 27, and December 23, meetings to October 16, November 20, and December 18, due to holidays. Motion Carried. 

ADJOURNMENT:

Commissioner Wahlgren moved and Commissioner Funk seconded to adjourn. Meeting adjourned at 8:29 P.M.