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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNOVEMBER 28,2017 MINUTES OF THE JEFFERSONVILLE PLAN COMMISSION November 28, 2017 • Call to Order A meeting of the Jeffersonville Plan Commission was held on November 28, 2017 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, Kathy Bupp, Rita Fleming, Lisa Gill, Dustin White, Ed Zastawny and Mike McCutcheon. Those members not present: None. 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 Lisa Gill and seconded by Rita Fleming,the minutes of the regular meeting September 26, 2017 were approved as written. Upon a motion made by Lisa Gill and seconded by Ed Zastawny, the minutes of the regular meeting October 24, 2017 were approved as written. • Approval of Docket Upon a motion made by Ed Zastawny and seconded by Lisa Gill to remove item 16 PC-17-78 from the docket. Motion passed on a vote of 7-0. Upon a motion made by Ed Zastawny and seconded by Lisa Gill to approve the Docket as amended. Motion passed on a vote of 7-0. • New Business 1) PC-17-63 The next item to come before the Commission is an application filed by Ellingsworth Commons, LLC Jeff Corbett requesting approval of a final plat for property at 4024 Herb Lewis Way. This is the first phase of the Ellingsworth Commons Subdivision, and will create 56 lots 0.7 miles of new road. Subsequent to approval, a lighting plan must be approved by the City Engineer, and the applicant must submit a landscape Page 1 of 13 Jeffersonville Plan Commission Meeting—November 28, 2017 plan for approval by the Planning& Zoning Office. For future phases, these items must be submitted and approved prior to final plat approval. David Blankenbeker appeared before the Commission and stated the following: • This is the Final Plat Section 1 and is identical to the Preliminary Plat; • There are no changes; • We did realize that there was one mistake that we made, should have made Phase 1 a little larger; and • The lots are selling very well and we will probably be back in January for Phase 1 B of 22 lots. Nathan Pruitt stated that the Lighting Plan and Landscape Plan are required and they were not provided so approval should be contingent upon approval of those two plans. Therefore, upon a motion made by Lisa Gill and seconded by Kathy Bupp to approve the Final Plat contingent upon a Lighting Plan being approved by the City Engineer and a Landscape Plan, Signage Plan being approved by the Planning&Zoning Department. Motion passed on a vote of 7-0. 2) PC-17-64 The next item to come before the Commission is an application filed by Kevin Rogers requesting approval of a final plat for property in the 3100 block of Utica Pike and is located in the Wellhead Protection Overlay District. The property would create five lots, and the subdivision would be named Jade's Landing. David Blankenbeker appeared before the Commission and stated the following: • We have Preliminary Approval on this subdivision; • Requesting a final approval for five lots with a little extra right of way; and • We created an additional right-of-way on Lot A so that it could line up with Rockingham Way across the street. Rita Fleming stated that sidewalks are going in along Utica Pike and there is a cross walk that looks like it will change course from one side of the street to the other, when you get down to the 3100 block of Utica Pike which side will have sidewalks. David Blankenbeker stated that there will be sidewalks put in front of the five lots as part of the development unless the City wanted a contribution instead. Nathan Pruitt stated that the most appropriate thing to do would be the in lieu application. I think that the sidewalks that are being installed are on the North side of Utica Pike. David Blankenbeker stated that they would then make the contribution to the in-lieu Page 2 of 13 Jeffersonville Plan Commission Meeting—November 28, 2017 M instead of putting sidewalks in. Nathan Pruitt stated that the Building Commissioner knows the history of the site with a lot of fill dirt placed there over time so floodplain considerations to be had before building permits can be obtained. On the record that the Building Commissioner is going to require certain compaction reports from a soil engineer. David Blankenbeker stated that he would add to the final plat that the developer shall adhere to the wellhead protection requirements and also the comment about soil compaction. Therefore, upon a motion made by Lisa Gill and seconded by Kathy Bupp to approve the Final Plat contingent upon the applicant submitting sidewalk in lieu fee and that Wellhead Protection and soil compaction is attached to the Final Plat. Motion passed on a vote of 7-0. 3) PC-17-65 The next item to come before the Commission is an application filed by Jeffersonville Commons, LLC requesting rezoning for approximately one acre of property located at 4011 E 10th Street. The current zoning is R1 (Low Density Residential), and the proposed zoning is C2 (Medium to Large Scale General Commercial). The applicant is Jeffersonville Commons. The property will become part of the Jeffersonville Commons Development. 4) PC-17-66 The next item to come before the Commission is an application filed by Jeffersonville Commons, LLC requesting rezoning for approximately 0.3 acres of property located at 2810 Sellers Court. The current zoning is R1 (Low Density Residential), and the proposed zoning is C2 (Medium to Large Scale General Commercial). The applicant is Jeffersonville Commons. This property will become part of the Jeffersonville Commons Development. 5) PC-17-67 The next item to come before the Commission is an application filed by Jeffersonville Commons, LLC requesting rezoning for approximately 0.3 acres of property located at 2812 Sellers Court. The current zoning is R1 (Low Density Residential), and the proposed zoning is C2 (Medium to Large Scale General Commercial). The applicant is Jeffersonville Commons. This property will become part of the Jeffersonville Commons Development. 6) PC-17-68 The next item to come before the Commission is an application filed by Jeffersonville Page 3 of 13 Jeffersonville Plan Commission Meeting—November 28, 2017 Commons, LLC requesting rezoning for approximately 0.67 acres of property located at 2821 Sellers Court. The current zoning is R1 (Low Density Residential), and the proposed zoning is C2 (Medium to Large Scale General Commercial). The applicant is Jeffersonville Commons. This property will become part of the Jeffersonville Commons Development. 7) PC-17-69 The next item to come before the Commission is an application filed by Jeffersonville Commons, LLC requesting rezoning for four parcels encompassing approximately 2.5 acres of property located on the 3800 block of E 10th Street. These properties will become part of the Jeffersonville Commons Planned Development. The current zoning is C2 (Medium to Large Scale General Commercial), and the proposed zoning is C2-PD (Commercial —Planned Development). Jim Calvery appeared before the Commission and stated the following: • This is the second phase; • The first phase included the retail and planning area 5; • We have had this property for some time and are working with staff and Mayor's office on how to best line up with Herb Lewis Road and Jeffersonville Commons Drive; • Once we worked out this we brought them in for rezoning; • This counts for four properties, 4011 E. 10th Street, 2810 Sellers Court, 2812 Sellers Court and 2821 Sellers Court; • We did not change the Planned Development; • All these properties will adhere to the rules of the Planned Development; • Planning area five accommodated two of those properties and planning area three grew to accommodate the three properties along E. 10th Street; • Have met with the neighbors along Sellers Court to let them know what is going on; and • Just recently we added some flashing lights to help the residents with directions on where to go. Lisa Gill stated that she wanted to publicly applaud you for working with the neighbors and you have been very informative to them and you really listen and I just wanted to thank you for that. Therefore, upon a motion made by Lisa Gill and seconded by Rita Fleming to send a favorable recommendation to City Council for PC-17-65 to rezone property located at 4011 E. 10th Street from R1 (Low Density Residential) to C2 (Medium to Large Scale General Commercial) as presented. Motion passed on a vote of 7-0. Therefore, upon a motion made by Lisa Gill and seconded by Kathy Bupp to send a favorable recommendation to City Council for PC-17-66 to rezone property located at 2810 Sellers Court from R1 (Low Density Residential)to C2 (Medium to Large Scale Page 4 of 13 Jeffersonville Plan Commission Meeting—November 28, 2017 General Commercial) as presented. Motion passed on a vote of 7-0. Therefore, upon a motion made by Lisa Gill and seconded by Kathy Bupp to send a 1 favorable recommendation to City Council for PC-17-67 to rezone property located at 2812 Sellers Court from R1 (Low Density Residential)to C2 (Medium to Large Scale General Commercial) as presented. Motion passed on a vote of 7-0. Therefore, upon a motion made by Lisa Gill and seconded by Kathy Bupp to send a favorable recommendation to City Council for PC-17-68 to rezone property located at 2821 Sellers Court from R1 (Low Density Residential)to C2 (Medium to Large Scale General Commercial) as presented. Motion passed on a vote of 7-0. Therefore, upon a motion made by Lisa Gill and seconded by Kathy Bupp to send a favorable recommendation to City Council for PC-17-69 to rezone property located at 3800 Block of E. 10t Street from C2 (Medium to Large Scale General Commercial) to C2-PD (Commercial-Planned Development) as presented. Motion passed on a vote of 7-0. 8) PC-17-70 The next item to come before the Commission is an application filed by DDM, LLC requesting approval of a preliminary plat for property 4203 Middle Road. The plat calls for the creation of 55 single family residential units and 96 multifamily residential units. The applicant is also requesting to create a planned development for this property, which will be called Wolf Run Park. In addition to the mixed residential housing, a substantial portion of the property will be left as green space. 9) PC-17-71 The next item to come before the Commission is an application filed by DDM, LLC requesting a zoning change for approximately 32 acres at 4203 Middle Road. The property is currently zoned R1 and the requested zoning is R1-PD. The proposed development is for 55 single family homes and 96 multifamily homes. This rezoning request is for the Wolf Run Park Development, which is requesting to be a planned development. Jason Copperwaite appeared before the Commission and stated the following: • This project is 32 acres on Middle Road; • The current zoning of the property is R1; • What DDM, LLC is proposing is 55 single family lots which would back up to Ellingsworth Commons and Pebble Creek Subdivision; • The access will match up with Ellingsworth Commons and provide access onto Middle Road; i • Next to Lighthouse Apartments would be 96 units of multifamily apartments; i • Proposing 12 acres of open/green space; Page 5 of 13 Jeffersonville Plan Commission Meeting—November 28, 2017 • The single family homes will similar to what you approved in Ellingsworth Commons; • The multifamily buildings will be three story buildings with two stories of brick with hardy plank at the top and accent areas; • The staff requires a Planned Unit book to be developed and we have a book that lays out all the standards; • Were it does not specifically states a standards it defaults to the R2 zoning regulations; • Wolf Run Park contains two large common areas; • These areas are to remain open green space with no structures created; • Should the City decide to take over the parks in Ellingsworth Commons, these developers would be willing to discuss this with the City as well; • If not the parks will be maintained by the Home Owners Association; • The multi-family lot would have a small fitness center with a minimum square feet of 225 and at least four different types of cardiovascular equipment; • A small park of a quarter acre; • A portion of the site is in the flood plain because of Lancassange Creek; • The apartment will be elevated 2 foot above as per the requirements; • The only construction in the floodway is the crossing for Lancassange Creek; • We will be getting a DNR Permit for this and their standards are very stringent; and • The landscape and signage are proposed in the Planned Development book. Greg Fifer appeared before the Commission and stated the following: • One of the important features of this that I think would be difficult given is that Parkland Trail has been designed acknowledging that Mr. Corbett and Mr. Blankenbeker has work with Mr. Copperwaite to align an extension of Parkland Trail out of Ellingsworth Commons to the DDM property; • This will optimize the flow of traffic into and through both of those developments; • If the DDM development plan is not approved it could necessitate the re- location of Parkland Trail; • Mr. Corbett writes a letter stating approval of this development; • One of the issues that always comes up with multi-family is the extent on how well they are managed; • Mr. David Schuler owns apartments in New Albany and has them manage by Property Management of Louisville and it is their intent to utilize that same company to manage the new apartments; • Another issue that comes up with respect to multi-family is the extent to which a developer might seek subsidized financing; • For the record the developer would commit that he will not seek low income housing tax credits to finance any portion of the multi-family project; • We are willing to put that in a recordable instrument and have it run with the property; Page 6 of 13 Jeffersonville Plan Commission Meeting—November 28, 2017 • The staff report recognizes that this property is in a suburban workplace and we think that the mix of uses particularly appropriate is being consistent with your Comprehensive Plan and the goals to provide a wide range of affordable choices; and • This will be high level finishes and is consistent with report by Mr. Pruitt regarding housing. Duard Avery stated the following: • This is an excellent project; • There is a need for housing; • This corner has always been a concern; and • You are going to have a road access with the larger project behind the development. Rita Fleming asked if they went before the Drainage Board for this project. Greg Fifer stated that they have not but acknowledges that they will have to go before the Drainage Board and will comply with the requirements. Nathan Pruitt stated the following: • Excited to see another development take advantage of our change to the Future Land Use Plan; • I would like to point out a couple of things to the Planned Development document; • Under page 6 of the development standards there is a commitment under building aesthetics, the proposed multi-family area buildings shall be brick, stone or fiber cement board facades; • We do not have architect style guidelines for new developments in the City except for downtown, so here in this case they are committing not to do vinyl; • Under the landscaping section it states that all public streets are required to have street trees and that is not a standard that we have currently in our subdivision control ordinance; and • Accessory structures, is it your intent to prohibit above-ground pools. Jason Copperwaite stated that it was there intent. Nathan Pruitt stated that also under that section you prohibit carports. Jason Copperwaite stated that was correct. Nathan Pruitt stated under page 8 there is single-family lots parking it states spaces within carports, but you are not allowing carports. Jason Copperwaite stated that you can strike that language spaces within carports. Page 7 of 13 Jeffersonville Plan Commission Meeting—November 28, 2017 --- Lisa Gill stated that when you come back for a final make sure your sign package meets our ordinance. Jason Copperwaite stated that that is written into the Planned Development Book. Therefore, upon a motion made by Lisa Gill and seconded by Kathy Bupp to approve the Preliminary Plat PC-17-70. Motion passed on a vote of 6-1 with Ed Zastawny voting against the motion. Therefore, upon a motion made by Lisa Gill and seconded by Kathy Bupp to send a favorable recommendation to City Council for PC-17-71 to rezone approximately 32 acres at 4203 Middle Road from Rl (Low Density Residential)to R1-PD(Low Density Residential/Planned Development). Motion passed on a vote of 6-1 with Ed Zastawny voting against the motion. 10)PC-17-72 The next item to come before the Commission is an application filed by Jason Sams and ARC requesting development plan approval for property at 300 Mulberry Street. The proposed development is a mixed use building with 24 multi-family residential units and the professional offices of ARC Development. The development is a 15,500 square feet professional offices and 34,707 square feet of residential area. The development is in the Downtown Residential Overlay District(DROD). Jason Sams appeared before the Commission and stated the following: • We enter a development agreement with the Department of Redevelopment Commission in June of 2017; • We went to Board of Zoning Appeals to allow for our office to be placed at this location in June of 2017; • We are the first project to be developed in the new Downtown Residential Overlay District; • There is a lot line the split the project into two difference pieces, one being the office and the other residential; • There is parking in the back; • There is a sidewalk along Mulberry Street; • The lighting plan will met the development code; • We plan to use the same light fixtures that will match the park across the street; • The building is kind of a brownstone looking building; • Requesting no waivers or variances; • The building will be three-stories with 24 apartments; • Planters in front of the building; and U . Sign will be 40 square feet in size. Ed Zastawny stated that this is a fantastic project but wished it was condos instead of apartments. Page 8 of 13 Jeffersonville Plan Commission Meeting—November 28, 2017 Duard Avery stated that the in-fill project is excellent and the usability is good for downtown businesses. Dustin White stated appreciate the investment with the hotel and with this project as well. Doug Farnsley, 420 West Market Street appeared before the Commission and stated the following: • During the construction phase of this project they will have to shut down the alley way that feeds my home along with several other houses; • Most of the people that lived there use that alley way; • The only other egress into my property is a short alley across from Colston Park building; • Egress means is very limited on the Mulberry side especially Saturday during the Farmer's Market; • You actually have to pull out in traffic to see before you can egress from the alley; • The short alley on Market Street is also equally obstructed because of the plantings; • We have no problem with the development but we need a safer means of egress during construction; • During the construction phase there is already in place a temporary egress in place from Colston Park onto Maple Street; • The property belongs to the City of Jeffersonville; • What I would like to ask is if the residents that utilized that alley way be permitted to use that egress; • Can the City of Jeffersonville maybe considered making that a more permanent egress means; and • Can we reduce the number of parking spaces along Mulberry at the entrance so we do have a line of sight. Les Merkley stated that they would have to come before the Board of Public Works and Safety before the alley could be blocked and we would work something out with the neighbors before that was done. Nathan Pruitt stated the following: • They will not be taking the full property, they are actually granting additional 18' to the alley, so we are widening the alley; • There will be a 20' wide access point to the alley; and • Did notice that there was 28' in lighting height and we do have a 20' height maximum. Jason Sams stated that they will make the lighting 20' in height. Page 9 of 13 Jeffersonville Plan Commission Meeting—November 28, 2017 Nathan Pruitt stated that the fact that we have zero waivers and/or variances speak volume to our long range planner. Therefore, upon a motion made by Rita Fleming and seconded by Mike McCutcheon to approve the development plan as presented. Motion passed on a vote of 7-0. 11)PC-17-73 The next item to come before the Commission is an application filed by KDC Development, LLC requesting Minor Plat approval for property at 3818 E. 10th Street. The property is located in the Commercial Corridor Overlay District. The proposed minor plat would create two lots, one of which does not meet the development standards. 12)PC-17-74 The next item to come before the Commission is an application filed by KDC Development, LLC requesting development plan approval for property at 3818 E. 10th Street. The proposed development is an 18,200 square feet multi-tenant building. The property is located in the Commercial Corridor Overlay District (CCOL). Kelli Jones appeared before the Commission and stated the following: • We are working on the Jefferson Ridge Development; • There will be a lot more development coming here in the future; • We are in the process of starting a PD for the reminder of the site; • There was interest in the first out lot and they wanted to get the ball rolling on this; • A lot of what we did to design this out lot will be carried forward on the other out lots along this road; • A lot of the variances that we are asking for will be incorporated into the PD; • This is a commercial building and a multi-tenant building; • Flanked on both ends by restaurants with commercial space in the middle; • Some of the waivers we are requesting are impervious surface, parking in the front but only have one bay; • There is not a lot of parking required on this site; • Once the whole development is built out there will be additional parking as well; • The main road was just recently constructed; • We already have the detention basin for this site developed; • All in the infrastructure is in place; • The dumpster will all be enclosed with the same material as the building; and • Landscape plan meets requirements of the code. Rita Fleming stated that we are going back to the 70's strip centers with a one-story Page 10 of 13 Jeffersonville Plan Commission Meeting—November 28, 2017 concept, see better use of land with second floor offices. We don't have to fill every inch of land with something. Ed Zastawny asked if there was access to 10th Street. Kelli Jones stated that there are three current entrances, the primary access will be at the rear road that is already built and access off of Herb Lewis Road. Nathan Pruitt stated the following: • The City Engineer and I are very adamant about access control on 10th Street; • This is access managed and lines up with access across the street; • The first item is the lot split,we could have handed this in house if they met the minimum lot standards; and • The revised there façade with material changes so we do have more architectural changes. Therefore, upon a motion made by Lisa Gill and seconded by Kathy Bupp to approve the Minor Plat with waiver for PC-17-73 Jefferson Ridge, out lot 1 as presented. Motion passed on a vote of 7-0. Therefore, upon a motion made by Lisa Gill and seconded by Kathy Bupp to approve the development plan for PC-17-74 Jefferson Ridge, out lot 1 as presented. Motion passed on a vote of 7-0. 13)PC-17-75 The next item to come before the Commission is an application filed by Kentuckiana Investments Properties, LLC requesting development plan approval for property at 3118 E. 10th Street. The proposed development is a 10,150 square feet multi-tenant building. The property is located in the Commercial Corridor Overlay District (CCOL). The property was granted a variance per BZA-06-37 to have access off of a private road, and was granted a variance for parking distribution per BZA-07-52 to allow 78% of the parking in the front, and 0% of the parking in the rear. Jason Copperwaite appeared before the Commission and stated the following: • This is 1.5 acres on 10th Street between the Norton Health Care Center and Meijer; • The was presented to the Plan Commission in 2008; • The developers never found a tenant so they never developed it; • Basically we are here to have you re-approved what you had already previously approved because the development plan has expired; • This is a 10,100 square foot strip center with parking in the front; Page 11 of 13 Jeffersonville Plan Commission Meeting—November 28, 2017 • With the construction on 10th Street the crossover exit from Norton's has been closed, Norton is wanting a connection that the developer has negotiated with Meijer to access Meijer Drive so they get out by the traffic light; • They still don't have a tenant for the building but once they get one they will construct the building; • Since this was approved in 08 the Drainage Board has already approved the plan and Mr. Crouch indicated that it does not need to be re-approved; • There was several variances approved in 08, parking variances and signage; • We are not asking for signage variance today,the plan that we submitted meets the standards; • The landscape plan and lighting plan also meet the standards; and • The building façade has been updated. Therefore, upon a motion made by Lisa Gill and seconded by Kathy Bupp to approve the development plan as presented. Motion passed on a vote of 7-0. 14)PC-17-76 The next item to come before the Commission is an application filed by Dmitry Dukhan and Medline requesting development plan approval for property at 251 Hilton Drive. The proposed development is a 1,101,600 square feet warehouse building. The project has received approval from the River Ridge Development Authority, and the approval letter is on file. Andy Taylor appeared before the Commission and stated the following: • This project is located at the northwest corner of Hilton Drive and International Drive at River Ridge; • This is approximately 65 acres; • We have received River Ridge Development Plan approval; • We also have construction document approval from River Ridge; • This is a 1.1 million square feet distribution center for Medline Industries; • The plan shows three access entrances, one off of International Drive and two off of Hilton Drive; • The site will be paved and landscaped; • We have sidewalks along International Drive and Hilton Drive; and • Received approval from the Drainage Board. Rita Fleming stated that this is a giant opportunity for solar panels on the roof and a green roof. We are still looking for a pioneer in this area. Andy Taylor stated that they are LEED Certified and this is a medical distribution center. Therefore, upon a motion made by Lisa Gill and seconded by Mike McCutcheon to Page 12 of 13 Jeffersonville Plan Commission Meeting—November 28, 2017 approve the development plan as presented. Motion passed on a vote of 7-0. 15)PC-17-77 The next item to come before the Commission is an application filed by Koetter Five Star Properties IN, LLC requesting development plan approval for property at 1645 Veterans Parkway. The proposed development is a 4,639 square feet multi-tenant building,with one tenant being a restaurant. The property is located in the Commercial Corridor Overlay District(CCOL), and is part of the Jeffersonville Town Center North Planned Development. Mark Patterson appeared before the Commission and stated the following: • Presented a development plan for a multi-tenant building that's on .85 acres; • This is the part of the Jefferson Town Center; • Rapid Fired is the proposed restaurant in the front of the building; • Proposing two accesses, one through Popeye's and to the rear on a private access road; and • We do have Drainage Board approval. Therefore, upon a motion made by Lisa Gill and seconded by Ed Zastawny to approve the development plan as presented. Motion passed on a vote of 7-0. • Reports from Officers, Committees and Staff Nathan Pruitt thanked the Commission for their service this year. We did not do an annual report last year so we will be doing a bi-annual report. • Adjournment There being no further business to come before the Plan Commission the meeting was adjourned at 7:29 p.m. [lib/ ki.,4) Dustin White, Chairperson Submitt-. .y .a Mills, ec -tary Page 13 of 13 Jeffersonville Plan Commission Meeting—November 28, 2017