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CITY ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA-Tuesday, May 5, 2015, 4:30 p.m. Miller Building, 1st Floor Conference Room 2825 3rd Avenue North, Billings, Montana |
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
Public Comment: There will be a Public Comment Section as noted on the agenda. This is the time members of the public may comment on any item not appearing on the agenda. Under State law, matters presented under this section cannot be discussed or acted upon by the Zoning Commission during this time. For items appearing on the agenda, the public will be invited to make comments at the appropriate time. It is very important to speak clearly, and state your name and address for the record. Please limit your comments to three (3) minutes or less. |
Call the meeting to order.
Introduction of City Zoning Commission Members and Planning Department Staff.
Public Comment
Approval of Minutes: March 3, 2015. (The April 7, 2015 meeting was cancelled).
Disclosure of any Conflict of Interest-Members of the Commission and Staff
Disclosure of an Outside (Ex Parte Communication)-Members of the Commission and Staff
a.The Exparté Communication Binder is available at the Sign-In and Agenda Station.
a.The Exparté Communication Binder is available at the Sign-In and Agenda Station.
Regular Business:
A.
Opening of public hearings.
B.
Reading of rules for the procedure by which the public hearings will be conducted.
C.
Reading of notices of the public hearings on the following items:
Public Hearings:
a.
Item #2: City Special Review #924 – Bench Boulevard: This is a special review to allow four, nine-plex multi-family buildings (36 dwelling units) in a Residential 6,000 (R-60) zone on Lot 4, Block 1, Chalice Acres Subdivision, a 1.98 acres parcel of land, generally located west of 1442 Bench Boulevard. The City Council allowed the applicant to withdraw on March 23, 2015 to re-design the site plan.
b.
Item #2: City Special Review #926 – A special review request to allow a new LDS Meeting House (place of worship) of 16,558 square feet and a future addition of 2,510 square feet, and a 171-stall parking area with landscaping in a Residential 9,600 (R-96) zone on Lots 28 through 37, Block 2 of Rim Point Subdivision, a 4.25 acre parcel of land.
c.
Item #3; City Special Review #927 – 4020 Montana Sapphire Drive (aka 920 Shiloh Road) – A special review request to locate an all beverage liquor license without gaming in a proposed new 4,500 square foot restaurant, The Divide Restaurant and Bar, an outdoor patio of 2,340 square feet, a parking lot and landscaping in a Highway Commercial (HC) zone on Lot 7, Block 1 of Montana Sapphire Subdivision a 1.69 acre parcel of land.
Other Business/Announcements
Adjournment
The City Council has designated
TUESDAY, May 26, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers as the time and place to hear testimony for or against the special review use and zone change.
Before taking any action on an application for a special review use, the City Council shall first consider the findings and recommendations of the City Zoning Commission. In no case shall the City Council approve a special review use other than the one advertised. The City Council shall take one of the following actions on these Special Review requests: 1) approve the application; 2) conditionally approve the application; 3) deny the application; 4) allow withdrawal of the application; or 5) delay the application for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days.
The Zoning Commission and City Council will hear all persons wishing to speak relative to the proposed special review and zone change. Testimony regarding the above mentioned items may also be submitted in writing to the Planning Division, 2825 3 rd Avenue North, 4 th Floor, Miller Building, Billings, MT 59101 (247-8676) or to the Mayor and City Council, P.O. Box 1178, Billings, MT 59103.
Additional information on any of these items is available in the Planning and Community Services Office. Public hearings are accessible to individuals with physical disabilities. Special arrangements for participation in the public hearings by individuals with hearing, speech, or vision impairment may be made upon request at least three days prior to the hearing. Please notify Tammy Deines, Planning Clerk, at 247-8610 or e-mail at deinest@ci.billings.mt.us
Before taking any action on an application for a special review use, the City Council shall first consider the findings and recommendations of the City Zoning Commission. In no case shall the City Council approve a special review use other than the one advertised. The City Council shall take one of the following actions on these Special Review requests: 1) approve the application; 2) conditionally approve the application; 3) deny the application; 4) allow withdrawal of the application; or 5) delay the application for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days.
The Zoning Commission and City Council will hear all persons wishing to speak relative to the proposed special review and zone change. Testimony regarding the above mentioned items may also be submitted in writing to the Planning Division, 2825 3 rd Avenue North, 4 th Floor, Miller Building, Billings, MT 59101 (247-8676) or to the Mayor and City Council, P.O. Box 1178, Billings, MT 59103.
Additional information on any of these items is available in the Planning and Community Services Office. Public hearings are accessible to individuals with physical disabilities. Special arrangements for participation in the public hearings by individuals with hearing, speech, or vision impairment may be made upon request at least three days prior to the hearing. Please notify Tammy Deines, Planning Clerk, at 247-8610 or e-mail at deinest@ci.billings.mt.us