St. George


Planning Commission

Tuesday, November 13,2007
Agenda



NOTICE OF MEETING
PLANNING COMMISSION
CITY OF ST. GEORGE
WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH

Public Notice

Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the City of St. George, Washington County, Utah, will hold a meeting in the City Council Chambers on Tuesday, November 13, 2007, commencing at 4:00 p.m.

The agenda for the meeting is as follows:

Call to Order
Flag Salute

1. CONSENT ITEMS - FINAL PLATS

A. Consider approval of a Road Dedication Plat for 3000 East / Crimson Ridge Drive / Meadow Valley Blvd. / Equestrian Drive. Located at approximately 3000 East and 3300 South. The developer is Quality Development. Mr. Jim Raines / Bush & Gudgell Engineering, representative. Case No. 2007-FP-055.

B. Consider approval of a Road Dedication Plat for 1600 South and Plantations Drive. Located at 1600 South and the west side of Dixie Drive. Mr. Rob Reid, representative. Case No. 2007- FP-051.

C. Consider approval of an amended final plat for Ventana Professional Park. This is a 21 unit professional office development. Located at the intersection of 280 North and 1680 East. Mr. Larry Belliston is the owner and Pope Engineering is the representative. The zoning is C-2 (Highway Commercial Zone). The purpose is to combine lots 15 & 16 into a new lot 15, to combine 14 and 14A into lot 14, and slight revisions to lots 4,5,12, & 13. Note that Phase 1, 2, and 3 are combined into this one plat amendment. Case No. 2007-FP-046.

D. Consider approval of an amended and extended final plat for Tonaquint Terrace Phase 2. Located at approximately 1300 West and 2200 South (Tonaquint area). Mr. Jim Raines / Bush & Gudgell Engineering, representative. The purpose is to adjust lot lines between lots 158 and 159 (to accommodate a larger building). Also to increase the northerly lot lines of lot 169 (to accommodate existing rock retaining walls). Case No. 2007-FPA-041.

E. Consider approval of an amended plat for River Road Office Complex (Rim Rock Commercial Center Lot 5). This is for a professional office building in a commercial subdivision. Located at the intersection of 100 South and 1470 East streets. Mr. Jim Raines / Bush & Gudgell Engineering, representative. The purpose is to renumber the building suites. Case No. 2007-FPA-054.

F. Consider approval of a final plat for Black Ridge Terrace No. 2 Commercial Center Condominiums. This is 14 unit professional office complex (7 main floor units and 7 units on the second floor). The site is located off 250 West (south of Garden South Phase 7). Mr. Roger Bundy is the representative. The zoning is PD-COM (Planned Development Commercial). Case No. 2007-FP-040.

2. PRELIMINARY PLAT

Consider an amended preliminary plat request for Fieldstone Estates. This is a 17 lot residential subdivision. Located south of Rasmussen Drive between 3000 East and 2780 East streets. The site is east of the Serenity Hills subdivision. The applicant is Mr. Chuck West. The zoning is R-1-12 (Single family Residential 12,000 square foot minimum lot size) with a development agreement. The purpose is to do a lot size averaging. Case No. 2007-PP-017.

3. CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS

A. Consider a request for a conditional use permit to construct a professional office building with a height exceeding 35 feet. The request is made by Brown Engineering, representative for the Executive Plaza project. The proposed maximum height is forty two feet (42’). The site is located at 501 North Bluff Street. The property is zoned C-3 (General Commercial). Case No. 2007-CUP- 020.

B. Consider a request for a conditional use permit to construct a WCSD (Washington County School District) maintenance building. The site is located at approximately 840 East Brigham Road. The property is located in the OS (Open Space) zone. The owner is WCSD and the representative is Alpha Engineering. Case No. 2007-CUP-021.

4. BDCSP (BUILDING DESIGN CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN)

Consider a building design and conceptual site plan (BDCSP) to construct a professional office building. The request is made by Brown Engineering, representative for the Executive Plaza project. The site is located at 501 North Bluff Street. The property is zoned C-3 (General Commercial). Case No. 2007-BDCSP-003.

5. HILLSIDE PERMIT

Consider a request for a hillside development permit for a commercial parking lot for a proposed professional office building on approximately 5.66 acres. The property is located north of Donlee Drive (400 North Street) and is accessed by Bluff Street. The property is located behind a portion of the North Bluff Plaza, former Texaco site (demolished), former Wagon Wheel Restaurant site (demolished), and Executive Car Sales. The applicant is “Executive Plaza,” Paydirt Properties, LLC. The owner is Mortensen, Vance O and Carol TRS. The representative is Mr. Jason Vowell. There are two zones on the property presented; the rear portion (where the proposed parking lot would be) is R-1-10 and the front is C-3. Case No. 2007-HS-008.

6. ZONE CHANGES – PUBLIC HEARINGS (5:00 P.M.)

A. Consider a zone change request from R-1-10 (Residential 10,000 square feet minimum lot size) to PD-COM (Planned Development – Commercial) on 4.747 acres located at approximately 501 North Bluff Street. Note: This will result in a project on two different zones (PD-COM & C-3). The applicant is “Executive Plaza,” Mr. Jason Vowell, owner, and Mr. Marc Brown, representative. Case No. 2007-ZC-021.

B. Consider a zone change request from M&G (Mining and Grazing) to PD-RES (Planned Development Residential), PD-COM (Planned Development Commercial), Open Space (OS), Airport Supporting Business, Airport Vicinity Industrial, Commercial Mixed Use, C-2 (Highway Commercial), R-1-10 (Single Family Residential 10,000 square foot minimum lot size), R-1-12 (Single Family Residential 12,000 square foot minimum lot size), and R-3 (Multiple Family Residential) on approximately 2,432 acres. The site is located in the south east corner of St. George, south of the proposed replacement airport and north of the Utah-Arizona border. The applicant is Desert Canyons Development The representative is Mr. Curt Gordon. The proposed PD zone will include mixed residential, commercial, open space, parks, an 18 hole golf course, and related land uses. Case No. 2007-ZC-022.

C. Consider an amended PD zone request for the previously approved “Ledges” PD (Planned development) zone with proposed single family residential lots, two (2) 18 hole golf courses, church site, a fire substation site, a hotel / spa site, and a commercial center on approximately 1,150 acres. Located south of Winchester Hills along Highway 18. The applicant is Mr. Randy Freston, Ledges Partners. Case No. 2007-ZCA-023.

7. ZONING REGULATION AMENDMENTS – PUBLIC HEARINGS (5:00 P.M.)

A. Consider a zoning regulation amendment to include a new chapter 25 “Landscaping Standards and Guidelines” and to amend several sections of the St. George City Code, Title 10 Zoning Regulations, specifically those existing sections which pertain to “Landscaping”; Sections 10-10-5 (E) (Commercial Zones), 10-9-6 (A) (Administrative and Professional Office Zone), 10-8-5 (I) (Planned Development Zone / Residential Development Standards), 10-8-6 (G) (Planned Development Zone / Commercial / Manufacturing Development Standards), 10-8-7 (E) (Mixed Use Development Standards), 10-8A-15 (TND / Traditional Neighborhood District), 10-11-4 (G)(2) (Manufacturing Zones), 10- 7C-7 (F) (Multiple family Residential Zones), and 10-13D-9-4 (Airport Influence Area and Overlay Zone).

B. Consider a zoning regulation amendment to amend Chapter 7 Residential Zones Article “C” Multiple-Family Residential Zones (R-2, R-3, R-4), Section 10-7C-3
“Conditional Uses,” to incorporate “Child Family Support Facility” as a conditional use permit in the multiple family zones. Ms. Christine Nelson and Ms. Laura Bartschi, applicants. Case No. 2007-ZRA-018.

8. MINUTES

Consider approval of the Planning Commission minutes for August 14, 2007.


Linda Brooks
Deputy City Recorder


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