PLANNING COMMISSION
GLADSTONE, MISSOURI
August 16, 2004
7:30 pm
Item 1 on the
Agenda: Meeting called to order –
Roll Call.
Present: Ms. Abbott Council
& Staff Present:
Ms. Alexander Scott Wingerson, Assist. City Manager
Mr.
Davis Mayor Wayne Beer
Chairman Hill Mayor Pro-Tem Carol Rudi
Mr. Kiser
Ms. McGuire
Ms. Newsom
Mr. Revenaugh
Mr. Steffens
Mr. Whitton
Absent: Mr. Dillingham
Ms. Lowe
Item 2 on the
Agenda: Pledge of Allegiance.
Chairman Hill led the group in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
Item 3 on the
Agenda: Approval of July 19, 2004
Minutes.
Ms. Abbott said that
on the bottom of page two (2) her statement should have read “They have no catch basin at the bottom”, rather than “They have a catch basin at the bottom”.
Motion by Mr.
Revenaugh, second by Mr. Whitton to approve the July 19, 2004 minutes as
amended. The minutes were approved as
amended.
Item 4 on the
Agenda: Communications from the
Audience.
None.
Item 5 on the Agenda: CONSIDERATION of a Final Plat of Lot 17,
Amended Plat of Claymont Pointe, 16th Plat. Applicant:
J.D. Nelson Homes/Terra Land Development Company. (#1233)
Mr. Wingerson reported
that this application is simply a final plat to allow each of the units to be
sub-divided and sold separately. Staff
is asking that the final plat recorded documents be received before a
certificate of occupancy is issued and that the signature block be changed to
reflect the appropriate names. Staff is
recommending approval.
Chairman Hill asked if
there were any questions. There was no
response.
MOTION: By Ms. Newsom, second by Mr. Revenaugh to approve the Final Plat of Lot 17, Amended Plat of Claymont Pointe, 16th Plat.
Ms.
Alexander Yes
Mr.
Davis Yes
Chairman
Hill Yes
Mr. Kiser Yes
Ms. McGuire Yes
Ms. Newsom Yes
Mr. Revenaugh Yes
Mr. Steffens Yes
Mr. Whitton Yes
10-Yes, 0-No
Chairman Hill said that this application will go to the City Council on August 23, 2004 with a positive recommendation.
Item 6 on the
Agenda: PUBLIC HEARING:
Consideration of a continuation of a Special Use Permit at 203 NE 73rd
Street. Applicant: Amanda Ratcliffe. (#1232)
Mr. Wingerson
reported that the applicant is requesting a renewal of a special use permit
that currently allows the operation of an in-home daycare. The conditions in the proposed ordinance are
basically the same ones that were approved the first time the Planning Commission
and City Council considered this application.
There are two changes that are proposed.
The original hours of operation were 5:00 am to 6:00 pm. The current request is for 6:00 am to 7:00
pm. Also, the applicant is asking for a
5-7 year time frame. Staff recommends
approval.
Chairman Hill asked
if there have been any complaints.
Mr. Wingerson
answered no.
Chairman Hill asked
if there was anyone here on behalf of the applicant.
Amanda Ratcliffe,
203 NE 73rd Street addressed the Commission. Ms. Ratcliffe said that nothing has really
changed since last year. She is varying
from 4-10 kids; right now she has five.
Mr. Steffens asked
what her reason was for changing her hours.
Ms. Ratcliffe said
that she didn’t even realize she put an hour change on it. She didn’t remember what she had written down
last year. She usually doesn’t take kids
until 7:00 am anyway.
Ms. Newsom asked
what the latest was that she looked after kids.
Ms. Ratcliffe said
that right now 6:00 pm, but occasionally she will watch them later if the
parents are running late.
Ms. Newsom asked if
it would be okay if the hours were 7:00 am to 7:00 pm.
Ms. Ratcliffe said
yes, but right now she has a little girl that gets there at 6:30 am. She prefers not to open until 7:00 am, but
her mom lives at the end of her street so went ahead and took her a half an
hour early. She said that 6:00 am to
7:00 pm might work better.
Chairman Hill asked
if there was anyone in the audience who would like to speak in favor of the
application. Hearing none, he asked for
those opposed to come forward. There was
no response. Chairman Hill closed the
public hearing.
MOTION: By Ms. Newsom, second by Ms. Alexander to approve a 5-year special use permit for Amanda Ratcliffe for a daycare with hours of operation from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm.
Ms.
Alexander Yes
Mr.
Davis Yes
Chairman
Hill Yes
Mr. Kiser Yes
Ms. McGuire Yes
Ms. Newsom Yes
Mr. Revenaugh Yes
Mr. Steffens Yes
Mr. Whitton Yes
10-Yes, 0-No
Chairman Hill said that this application will go to the City
Council for a public hearing on August 23, 2004 with a positive recommendation.
Item 7 on the
Agenda: Other Business.
None.
Item 8 on the
Agenda: Communications from the City
Council and the City Staff.
Mr. Wingerson said that Counselor Ramsay has been working on a draft of
by-laws and they will be in their packets next time. He also made note of the new audio visual
equipment which staff received training on today. It should be very helpful in the future for
public presentations.
Mr. Wingerson
announced that the final Gladstone on the Move meeting and celebration is
scheduled for Wednesday, August 18, 2004 at 6:00 pm.
Item 9 on the
Agenda: Communications from the
Planning Commission Members.
Mr. Davis said that
he is concerned about a special use permit that the Planning Commission
approved back in April. During that
meeting Mr. Davis said that he amended Mr. Whitton’s motion to make it include
a significant buffer. Mr. Revenaugh had
asked in that meeting what a significant buffer was and Mr. Davis said that he
had replied that he would leave it to staff but that he would hope it would be
more than a wooden fence. Currently,
what has been placed between the parking lot and the neighbor’s lot is a
plastic fence. There is only about 4-6
feet between the fence and the neighbor’s chain link fences and with telephone
poles in the way it is going to be a nuisance for the neighbors to
maintain. Mr. Davis said that he has had
numerous conversations with Mr. Wingerson and Ms. Raisher (the applicant) has
spoken with adjoining neighbors.
Although not said on the record, Ms. Raisher had said that when she put
up the fence she would install gates.
Mr. Davis said that the fence was constructed with no gates and
according to Ms. Raisher she cannot install gates due to insurance
reasons. He feels that the permit should
be reconsidered. In conversations with
Mr. Wingerson he has suggested that everyone give it a little more time to get
worked out. In light of that, Mr. Davis asked
if Mr. Wingerson could report back in four weeks from tonight (as he will be
absent from the next meeting) and let the Commission know what progress has
been made. He also urged the
Commissioners to go by and look at the fence.
Ms. Alexander asked
Mr. Davis if he is opposing the plastic fence.
Mr. Davis said that
no, he is not opposed to the materials but more concerned about the placement
of the fence. Apparently, the end of the
fence stops in the middle of one of the neighbor’s yards and there is also a
recycling container in close proximity.
Mr. Wingerson said
that the fence is made of a poly-vinyl material and that according to City Code
a fence cannot be located in the City right-of-way. He believes Ms. Raisher is working on
relocating the recycling container.
Mr. Revenaugh asked
if what we are talking about is a wooden (plastic) fence on Ms. Raisher’s
property and a chain-link fence on the neighboring properties. He asked if someone could get in there with a
weed eater.
Mr. Davis said there
would be room for a weed eater and guessed that there is about 4-6 feet between
the two fences.
Chairman Hill
continued on to Ms. Abbott.
Ms. Abbott said that
Mr. Myers has built a beautiful retaining wall on his new car lot. Mr. Rome had told her to give it about 2
weeks to see if there was significant progress and there was. She also thanked staff for treating the
mosquitoes in her area; it seemed to help.
She said she is still concerned about the retention pond at the
“barracks”. The black plastic has been
there for a few years now and the Bells still don’t have a driveway.
Mr. Wingerson said
that since the last Planning Commission meeting he has meet with Mr. Scharhag
and his attorney, Spencer Thompson.
Apparently the agreement Mr. Scharhag had was that the owner of the
Englewood Vista would maintain the pond even though it is on his property. Mr. Thompson wrote a very strong letter to
the developer of Englewood Vista and will follow through with it. As for the Bell’s driveway, Mr. Wingerson
said that he has talked with the Bell’s on a few occasions and have told them
that their driveway will be done with the 58th & Broadway
project, which is scheduled for Fall.
Ms. Alexander said
that she agrees with Ms. Abbott on the detention basin and is glad to see that
something is being done.
Chairman Hill asked
if the signs at Cripple Creek Rock Company and White Chapel Cemetery are within
City Ordinance. Cripple Creek has a
reader board on top of their sign and White Chapel has had a plywood sign up
for quite a while now.
Mr. Wingerson said
that staff researched the sign at Cripple Creek before it was installed and it
is still within the regulations for total sign square footage. Staff also looked at reports the Missouri
State Highway Patrol had made to find out if reader boards deterred drivers and
it was found that they do not. He said
he would look into the White Chapel sign.
As he recalls it announces construction for an expansion, which is
allowed, but has been there for quite some time.
Chairman Hill adjourned the meeting at 7:56 P.M.
Respectfully submitted:
______________________________________ Approved as submitted _____
Becky Jarrett, Recording Secretary
______________________________________ Approved as corrected _____
Brian Hill, Chairman