HomeMy WebLinkAboutjanuary 30,2018 MINUTES OF THE JEFFERSONVILLE PLAN COMMISSION
January 30, 2018
• Call to Order
A meeting of the Jeffersonville Plan Commission was held on January 30, 2018 at
6:03 p.m. in the Council Chambers, First Floor, Jeffersonville City Hall, 500
Quartermaster Court, Jeffersonville, Indiana. Chairperson Dustin White called the
meeting to order.
• Roll Call
The roll was called and those members present were: Duard Avery, Rita Fleming,
Dustin White, and Mike McCutcheon. Those members not present: Kathy Bupp,
Lisa Gill and Ed Zastawny. Also present were Linda Mills, Secretary, Shawn Dade,
Planning& Zoning Coordinator, Nathan Pruitt, Planning & Zoning Director, Les
Merkley, Planning & Zoning Attorney.
(SECRETARY'S NOTE: ALL PLAT MAPS, PHOTOS, ETC.
PRESENTED BEFORE THE PLAN COMMISSION ON THIS DATE
CAN BE FOUND IN THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT.)
• Approval of Minutes
Upon a motion made by Mike McCutcheon and seconded by Rita Fleming, the
minutes of the regular meeting November 28, 2017 were approved as written.
• Approval of Docket
Upon a motion made by Mike McCutcheon and seconded by Rita Fleming to approve
the docket as presented. Motion passed on a vote of 4-0.
• New Business
1) PC-18-03
The next item to come before the Commission is an application filed by Jim Calvery
and Merdvale, LLC requesting approval for development plan for property at 3537 E.
10th Street in the Jeffersonville Commons Development. The proposed development
is a 2,425 square foot building by German American Bank. The property is also
located in the Commercial Corridor Overlay District.
Jim Calvery appeared before the Commission and stated the following:
• The German American Bank will be going into the Jefferson Commons
development;
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• This will be located on the south side of Schlosser Farm Way on one of the out
lots;
• They worked on their development plan with staff;
• The only thing we did ask them to do is as you are driving down E. 10th Street,
we want to make sure that all the buildings are uniformed; and
• They did revised their site to lower their building to make it follow the grade of
the street.
Therefore,upon a motion made by Mike McCutcheon and seconded by Rita Fleming to
approve the development plan for property located at 3537 E. 10th Street as presented.
Motion passed on a vote of 4-0.
2) PC-18-01
The next item to come before the Commission is an application filed by Ellingsworth
Commons, LLC and Jeff Corbett requesting approval of a final plat for property at
4024 Herb Lewis Road. This will be phase 1-B of the Ellingsworth Commons
Subdivision, and will create 22 lots and 0.145 miles of new road. Phase 1-A was
approved in November
David Blankenbeker appeared before the Commission and stated the following:
• This area will be called Section 1 B;
• We were short on lots because we under estimated the market;
• Section 1 has 57 lots and we are bringing in 22 lots and calling 1B;
• We will be doing this simultaneously as Section 1; and
• This is the exact duplicate of the preliminary plat in terms of the lot layout and
the lot numbering.
Therefore, upon a motion made by Rita Fleming and seconded by Duard Avery to
approve the final plat for Ellingsworth Commons Section 1B as presented. Motion
passed on a vote of 4-0.
3) PC-18-02
The next item to come before the Commission is an application filed by Jeff Corbett
and Premier Homes requesting waivers for property located at 4029 Herb Lewis
Road. The waiver is being requested from the signage regulations. The applicant is
proposing several construction signs on and around the Ellingsworth Commons
Subdivision. The applicant is proposing three (3) 8 X 8 (64 sq. ft.) signs, one of
which will be located off premises and 4 X 38 (152 sq. ft.) vertical banner signs
affixed to the silos on the property. The current standards allow for construction
signs to be 32 square feet.
Bill Fischer appeared before the Commission and stated the following:
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• Would like to present the sign plan that we have for Ellingsworth Commons;
• The size of the property requires more signs then we typically would have;
• Proposing a directional sign off 10th Street inside the other development;
• We would also like to have several signs on the property;
• The main entrance on 10th Street and are proposing an 8 x 8 sign;
• We are also proposing once you get into the development a 2 x 3 directional
sign by the curb;
• All signs are out of the right-of-way;
• All of these signs are temporary;
• Next sign will be by the silos and proposing a vertical banner on the face of
the silos;
• Construction sign off Middle Road;
• Off of Middle Road there is a split driveway and ours is to the right and
proposing a directional sign for construction; and
• Proposing three signs on our property, one at the main entrance, silos and off
of Middle Road.
Rita Fleming asked if the City Engineer has looked at the placement of the signs.
Nathan Pruitt stated that the zoning ordinance has a vision clearance triangle that they
cannot place signs in and that they will make sure it is followed.
Rita Fleming asked if there was a limit for how long the signs can remain.
Nathan Pruitt stated that the ordinance states until 90% of completion of the
development or renewed once a year.
Therefore, upon a motion made by Rita Fleming and seconded by Duard Avery to
approve the sign waivers as presented. Motion passed on a vote of 4-0
4) PC-18-04
The next item to come before the Commission is an application filed by Wayne
Estopinal requesting setback waivers for a new residential site. The applicant is
proposing a zero (0) foot setback on the west property line and 3.3 feet setback on the
east property line for the primary structure.
Scott Hines appeared before the Commission and stated the following:
• Proposing a single-family home at the northeast corner of Locust Street and
Riverside Drive;
• We are currently under Historic Preservation review;
• The project was presented at a public hearing on January 8th and we are
accepting to go to a vote on February 12th;
• Due to the narrow 32' lot we are requesting two variances;
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• One will be to take the front yard along Locust Street down from the 25'
setback to the lot line; and
• On the side yard adjacent to the neighbor on the east we are asking to take the
5' setback down to 3.3 feet.
Duard Avery stated that this follows along the concept of better land density for
building closer to the sidewalk setback.
Nathan Pruitt stated that this will help with housing needs and this is a corner lot so
anything that will be built there will have to have these waivers.
Scott Hines stated that the garage is 15' from the alley way.
Whitney Howard, 305 East Riverside Drive appeared before the Commission and
stated the following:
• Oppose this application; and
• This home will be right on top of mine.
Gerald Murray, 309 East Riverside Drive appeared before the Commission and stated
the following:
• All I seen are renderings of the proposed house and I'm a retired structural
engineer and I have been involved in a lot of historic homes;
• Riverside Drive is one block of old houses from 1880's and they are all quite
large;
• The new house is inappropriate and a very tall structure;
• It will overwhelm the house next to it in height;
• A new home in a historic district is inappropriate;
• My house is solid brick built on toothpaste soil, it is a very heavy structure;
and
• If this house is built it will be an eyesore.
Rita Fleming stated that she needed to accuse herself from the vote because she owns
several homes in this area.
Nathan Pruitt stated that the previous house had a 0' setback.
Rita Fleming stated that the waiver they are proposing is more generous than what
was there before.
Nathan Pruitt stated that there is more room now then what was there before.
Rita Fleming stated that she will proceed.
Therefore, upon a motion made by Mike McCutcheon and seconded by Duard Avery
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NICU Unit. The proposed temporary sign is 24 X 44 (1,056 square feet). In July
2017 the applicant received approval for the banner, and the request would be to keep
the banner for an additional six months. The current standards allow for temporary
signs to be 32 square feet and be displayed for 30 days.
Mark Kidwell appeared before the Commission and stated the following:
• Asking permission to extend the waiver for a temporary banner for additional
6-months.
Mike McCutcheon as if the material of the sign is cut able, could the Fire Department
get through this material.
Mark Kidwell stated that this material can be easily cut.
Therefore, upon a motion made by Mike McCutcheon and seconded by Rita Fleming
to approve sign waiver as presented. Motion passed on a vote of 4-0.
• Reports from Officers, Committees and Staff
Nathan Pruitt stated the following:
• Our annual report is wrapping up and I will be doing a final edit and you
should be getting this at the next meeting;
• There will not be a meeting in April of this year;
• We have a national conference that we are attending;
• Couple of project updates that are planning related, we are under contract for
the Spring Street Master Plan;
• We are currently under a plan right not for 10th Street that is funded through
Redevelopment and City Council;
• We just had a great public meeting to discuss the future of 10th Street;
• We had some really great responses and our consultant team has put together
some recommendations; and
• We did win a grant for another planning area, Court Avenue will receive some
changes in the future.
• Adjournment
There being no further business to come before the Plan Commission the meeting was
adjourned at 6:55 p.m.
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