Planning Commission Minutes 2015 08 13

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes August 13, 2015 Page 15 of 22 even larger problem and issue that residents have been dealing with here. It affects the entire City no matter what. Rice says do we add to the development standards? Russ says the PC makes a condition to the resolution. Staff will add it to the SRU for City Council. Rice says what if we add conditions that "the garden plots be for use by Louisville residents and organizations only", "that no electronic devices be allowed in the gardens", and "the addition of a crosswalk". Russ says on the crosswalk, he has language he requests the PC consider because there is engineering behind a potential crosswalk. "The City shall increase the visibility of the intersection to motorists traveling along Garfield Street and Lincoln Avenue raising awareness to pedestrians". Russell says I am looking at the aerial that says Garfield Avenue and Griffith. You said Lincoln? Russ says Garfield turns into Lincoln at this location. Moline says I am not a fan of the condition about electronic devices. I think it is hard to enforce. I think this is better left to the gardeners. We have noise ordinances. It will not, however, be something that will clearly prevent me from voting for this. Russell says there are a limited number of ways for this garden to really intrude on neighbors, one of them very clearly is noise. I don't know what is involved in calling out the police on a noise complaint. I am willing to take this group at their word that part of their bylaws would be there are no electronic noise machines on site. Tengler says it sounds like Rice would like conditions on the traffic and Louisville residents. There doesn't sound like there is support for putting noise as a condition. Are you okay with two? Rice says it is an olive branch to the neighbors that the City will not allow noise. Why not make noise abatement a condition? Pritchard asks the Applicant if they are okay with the conditions to raise awareness of the intersection, restriction on electronics and noise, and specifying this is for Louisville residents and organizations. Also, as you are putting the lottery together, the notion of turnover so that a plot is not held in perpetuity should be considered. Mary Ann Heaney says they are comfortable with all three conditions. They also feel the lottery and term limits for a plot are an excellent idea. Tengler, Moline, O'Connell, and Russell are all in agreement. Motion made by Rice to approve Community Garden: Resolution 24, Series 2015. A request for a special review use (SRU) to allow for a community garden at the northeast and northwest corners of Griffith and Lincoln, with four conditions, seconded by Tengler. Roll call vote. Name I Vote Chris Pritchard I Yes