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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-03-09 PC Agenda Packet AGENDA PLANNING COMMISSION Meeting 321 East Fifth Street March 9, 2016 6:00 p.m. I. CALL TO ORDER Pledge of Allegiance led by Chair II. ROLL CALL III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular meeting of December 9, 2015 IV. PUBLIC HEARING: STREET VACATION: Continue Hearing for Street Vacation STV 16-01 to March 23, 2016 Meeting V. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS: FACADE AND SIGN GRANT APPLICATIONS: Review Plan: Lincoln Mobil – 504 S. Lincoln NEW COMMISSION MEMBER INTRODUCTIONS AND OATH OF OFFICE INTRODUCTION OF THE ROLE OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION VI. STAFF REPORTS VII. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC VIII. REPORTS OF COMMISSION MEMBERS IX. ADJOURNMENT PLANNING COMMISSIONERS: Brian Hunter (Chair); Duane Morris; Chad Aubin; Matt Bailey; Elwyn Gee; Andrew Schwab; John Matthews PLANNING STAFF: Nathan West, Director; Scott Johns, Associate Planner; Ben Braudrick, Assistant Planner. MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION Port Angeles, Washington 98362 December 9, 2015 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Members Present: Nancy Powers, Duane Morris, David Miller, Brian Hunter, Chad Aubin Members Absent: Two vacancies Staff Present: Nathan West, Ben Braudrick Public Present: Walt Dalrymple PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chair Hunter opened the regular meeting at 6:00 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Powers moved to approve the October 14, 2015 and November 2, 2015 minutes with minor grammatical changes to the November 2, 2015 minutes which she presented to staff. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Aubin and passed unanimously. PUBLIC MEETING FACADE AND SIGN GRANT APPLICATIONS: 1. Coyote Barbeque Pub Assistant Planner Ben Braudrick presented the staff report for sign grant 15-07. Commissioner Powers asked about the sidewalk width. Director Nathan west responded that the sidewalk width has been approved by the Department of Public Works and Utilities and met ADA. Commissioner Miller made a motion to approve the grant of 10,000 to Coyote Barbeque Pub for a total façade project cost of $47,112.61. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Morris and passed unanimously. STAFF REPORTS Review Planning Commission Bylaws. Director Nathan West presented the current bylaws and proposed changes relative to number of meeting and how they should occur to Commission. The Commission discussed the possibility of reducing meetings to one a month, with the option of meeting twice if needed to expedite the public process as necessary. The Commission agreed unanimously to meet regularly on the second Wednesday, with Staff notifying the Commission if there was business for a meeting on the fourth Wednesday. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC None REPORTS OF COMMISSION MEMBERS Chair Hunter made notice that he would be on an extended leave of absence. Commissioner Planning Commission Minutes December 9, 2015 Page 2 Powers moved that the Commission grant Chair Brian the necessary leave and the motion passed unanimously. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned by Chair Hunter at 6:15 p.m. Ben Braudrick, Secretary Brian Hunter, Chair PREPARED BY: Ben Braudrick TO: Planning Commission FROM: Ben Braudrick, Assistant Planner DATE: March 9, 2016 RE: Façade and Signage Competitive Grant Application RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Division recommends that the Planning Commission approve Façade Grant Application 16-01 in the amount as follows: APPLICATION (zone) ADDRESS GRANT AMOUNT 16-01 Lincoln Mobil (CSD) 504 S. Lincoln St. $10,000.00 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS A Façade Grant application was submitted to the City on February 17, 2016. The application was reviewed by planning staff and found to meet the application criteria. The project is located in the Community Shopping District (CSD). Staff’s recommendation is based on the following evaluation criteria that are outlined in the grant documents, including: • Outside contribution over and above the required match • Present condition of existing façade or sign • Expected increase in assessed value of improvement • Historical preservation • Context in the neighborhood • Ability to proceed with project • Other project-specific relevant factors The Façade Grant criteria provides for grants of up to $10,000 for a façade improvement. ATTACHMENTS A. Staff Evaluations B. Application material C. Current Conditions Photos DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Façade Grant – Lincoln Mobil March 9, 2016 Page 2 ATTACHMENT A STAFF EVALUATION Applicant: 16-01 Lincoln Mobil Location: 504 S. Lincoln Street (CSD zone) Request: $10,000.00 Evaluation: The Lincoln Mobil gas station sits at the southwest corner of the prominent intersection at 5th and Lincoln Street along Highway 101. The station, which included an automobile repair shop, was constructed in 1980, and has been in operation under several different ownerships since 1982. The structure has more recently stood vacant since 2011, according to city utility records. Since its construction, the City has documentation that the station updated different portions of its electrical systems and the constructed new canopy and freestanding signs, but has no record of a building permit since the station’s initial construction. Façade work–including the replacement of windows, painting of the exterior, and residing over the existing siding–does not require building permits, and therefore, the City would have no record of these types of exterior changes. In the current case, the extent of the exterior changes coincides with an extensive interior remodel transitioning the automobile shop into a mini-mart. The absence of any other building permits would suggest that a previous extensive façade update has not been performed since the gas station’s initial construction. This façade update is welcomed, and is long overdue. Façade work to the building will include replacing both existing windows on the north and east sides and the existing rolling garage doors with two windows; replacement and rearrangement of the entry door with a 10’x9’2” door with transom and sidelites; replacement of existing siding with urethane stone wainscot panels and hardie plank siding; and repainting of the entire exterior. These changes will create a significant positive change to the exterior of a building which hasn’t seen such change for many years. Staff recommends the grant award amount of $10,000 toward the cost of facade improvements that are estimated to be $25,859.18. ATTACHMENT B