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From YouTube: 12-17-20 Plan and Zoning Commission
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Des Moines Plan and Zoning Commission meeting via teleconference on Thursday, December 17, 2020.
A
Tell
them
to
planning
at
dmgov.org,
so
a
staff
host
may
be
able
to
share
them
on
the
screen.
When
you
present
proponents,
and
then
opponents
from
the
public
are
then
allowed
to
speak
in
that
order
with
each
speaker
allowed
a
maximum
of
five
minutes,
staff
has
attempted
to
compile
a
list
of
people
who
would
like
to
speak
on
each
item.
Staff
will
first
call
on
these
people
and
then
we'll
open
it
up
to
anyone
else.
Who
wishes
to
speak
to
request
to
speak
during
the
hearing.
A
Please
use
the
raise
hand
function
on
zoom
on
the
internet
or
dial
star
9
on
your
phone
once
permission
to
speak
is
given
to
unmute
and
mute
dial.
Star
6
on
your
phone
you'll
be
required
to
give
your
name
and
address
for
the
record
prior
to
speaking.
Also,
we
ask
that
you
keep
your
microphones
and
phones
on
mute
unless
you've
been
given
the
chance
to
address
the
commission
by
the
chair.
The
applicant
is,
then
allowed
five
minutes
for
rebuttal.
A
A
I
believe
we
have
a
quorum
so
tyler
roll
call.
Please.
C
C
B
D
B
A
Okay,
thank
you.
Tyler
do
I
have
approval
or
a
motion
for
the
minutes
or
any
corrections.
C
This
is
story,
I'll
move
approval
of
the
minutes,
thanks,
dory
tyler.
E
F
G
A
G
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much.
Okay,
we
have
several
items
that
could
be
possibly
moved
to
consent.
A
If
no
one
in
the
audience
wants
to
hear
them
or
no
objections,
I
should
say
and
noah
and
and
if
no
one
on
the
commission
wants
to
hear
them
and
we're
going
to
start
with
item
number
five
requests
from
james
andrew
and
nancy
albright.
Andrew
for
the
following
regarding
the
property
of
3
900
southeast
34th
street.
A
B
A
A
Hold
on
a
second
represented
by
dan
cruz
for
review
and
approval
of
a
public
hearing
site
plan
for
a
type
2
design
alternative
in
accordance
with
chapter
135
sections,
135-9.2.4.b
and
135-9.3.1.b
for
property,
located
at
5702
woolcott
cot
circle
to
allow
the
construction
of
a
house
type
a.
Is
there
anyone
in
the
audience
who
objects?
Moving
this
to
consent,
please
raise
your
hand
or
star
nine
on
your
phone.
A
A
Okay,
now
we
will
go
to
item
number
seven.
It's
been
suggested.
This
can
be
moved
to
consent.
Item
number,
seven
requests
from
february,
30th
properties,
doing
business
at
south
des
moines,
vet
center,
represented
by
jeremy
beyer
for
the
following
regarding
the
property
at
601,
army,
post,
road
and
6302
southwest
6th
street,
the
subject
property
title
title
holders
are
joseph
and
deborah
madonia.
I
Just
just
to
confirm
for
amanda,
so
you
are
opposed
to
this
request.
D
A
I
believe
that's
it
for
consent
item.
Is
that
correct.
A
So
that
would
be
moving
five
and
six
to
consent.
Do
I
have
a
motion.
G
G
B
A
A
B
G
G
A
Thank
you,
tyler.
We
have
a
couple
items
that
have
been
asked
to
be
continued
to
the
january
meeting.
The
first
one
is
item
number
one
request
from
wesley
retirement
services
represented
by
rob
kretzinger
for
review
and
approval
of
an
amendment
to
wesley
aker's
pud
conceptual
plan.
Bert,
do
you
want
to
say
anything.
K
So
they
have
requested
a
continuance
to
the
january
21
agenda
and
it
is
also,
I
would
mention
likely
that
staff
will
be
mailing
out
new
public
notices
to
reflect
any
changes
that
may
be
forthcoming
on
their
proposal.
A
H
Yes,
madam
chair,
the
we
got
some
recent
information
from
the
applicant
that
had
been
asked
for
by
the
zoning
enforcement
officer.
The
zoning
enforcement
officer
is
asking
for
additional
time
to
basically
go
through
that
information
and
weigh
it
against
state
and
federal
regulations,
and
so
she's
she's
asking
for
continuance
and
the
oh.
The
owner
applicant,
is
in
agreement
with
that,
after
speaking
with
him
this
afternoon.
So.
A
L
A
B
H
Yes,
madam
chair,
so
we
should
clarify
for
everybody.
That's
in
the
this
is
eric
lundy
senior
city,
planner
items,
one
five,
six
and
nine
will
not
be
considered
any
further
at
this
point.
So
if
anybody's
here
for
one
five,
six
or
nine,
they
will
not
be
taking
up
taken
up
this
evening.
Okay
they've
already
been
dispensed
or
they
will
will
not
be
taken
out.
H
Yep
and
item
two
item:
two
is
a
request
from
pridecraft
custom
homes
at
1416,
east
36th,
court.
H
This
was
actually
continued
because
it
needed
to
be
re-notified
in
order
to
have
proper
notification.
So
it's
now
in
front
of
you
after
being
on
the
agenda
last
month.
This
is
the
subject:
property
near
indianapolis
and
east
36th
court.
H
H
H
Just
so,
you
know
they've
gotten
conditional
approval
of
the
permit
to
proceed
subject
to
providing
the
the
sidewalk
and
the.
If
the
commission
denies
that
waiver,
then
they
will
be
obligated
to
install
the
sidewalk
with
the
permit.
H
Staff
is,
I
think,
we've
been
consistent
with
these
based
on
move
dsm
and
trap.
Indirection
from
traffic
engineering
staff
is
recommending
denial
of
the
requested
type
2
design
alternative
to
wave
the
sidewalk.
We
don't
believe,
there's
a
practical
difficulty
in
this
case
and
we're
again
looking
to
further
the
priorities
of
the
move,
dsm
plan,
which
is
adopted
by
city
council.
H
And
it's
further
indicated
that
it
is
the
understanding
that
you
know,
there's
large
gaps
in
the
system
right
now
and
that
the
the
goal
of
the
city
council
is
to
provide
sidewalk
incrementally
when
investment
is
made
along
these
streets,
we
did
not
get
any
written
comments
in
opposition
or
in
favor.
H
Yes,
jason
jiren
is
jaron
is
on.
He
just
has
to
press
either.
If
he's,
if
he's
on
his
phone
star
six
to
unmute
or
unmute
on
his
computer.
A
J
Name
address:
okay,
jason
duran
and
my
address
is
104
70
clark
street
in
clive.
J
Okay,
the
the
reason
why
I
quite
requested
to
talk
to
you
guys
about
this
here.
You
know
I
understand
about
the
whole
move
to
des
moines
master
plan
for
transportation
and
I
think
it's
it's
a
very
good
plan,
very
good
thing
that
is
happening
in
des
moines,
so
I
am
definitely
not
opposed
to
that.
I'm
a
big
bicyclist!
I
really
love
the
bicyclist
part
of
that.
Can
you
guys
still
hear
me
uh-huh?
Yes,
okay,
yeah!
J
Okay,
so
yeah,
so
so
the
move
des
moines-
I
I'm
totally
down
with
that.
I
I,
I
think,
that's
a
great
plan
and
it's
a
great
thing
that
once
it
gets
done,
it's
gonna
be
fantastic
for
the
city
of
des
moines
and
then
my
other.
You
know
my
concern
is
not
not
about
financial
either,
because
this
sidewalk
is
really
only
going
to
cost
me
around
700
750
dollars.
So
it's
not
a
financial
thing
on
my
end
or
it's
not
me
opposing
the
whole
move
des
moines
master
transportation
plan.
J
So
my
concern
is
just
with
a
couple
of
things.
One
is
with
the
consistency
of
something
like
this.
You
know
I
mean
there's
been
a
lot
of
new
zoning
laws
passed
to
the
city
of
des
moines
and
you
know
I'm
adapting
to
them
as
best
as
I
can
to
make
houses
in
accordance
to
the
new
zoning
laws,
and
one
of
the
big
things
I
keep
on
getting
told
is
that
you
know
you
guys
want
houses
that
and
neighborhoods
that
are
consistent
with
other
houses
in
the
neighborhood
I
mean
you
guys.
J
So
that's
kind
of
the
one
thing
I
want
to
get
some
input
on
from
you
guys
or
what
my
concern
is
is
that
you
have
this
one
house
here
with
the
sidewalk
and
there's
no
other
houses
even
remotely
closed
that
have
a
sidewalk
you
know
and
from
looking
at
the
move
des
moines
prior
prioritized
sidewalk
gaps,
this
house
and
this
neighborhood
is
a
low
level
priority.
J
Now
with
move
des
moines,
it's
a
25-year
plan,
so
you
know
low-level
priority
on
a
25-year
plan.
I'm
thinking
that
it's
going
to
be
quite
some
time
before
this
neighborhood
sees
any
sidewalks
being
installed
by
the
city.
You
know
so
you
know
by
the
time
that
happens.
You're
gonna
have
all
these
brand
new
sidewalks,
and
then
you
have
this
one
sidewalk
here.
That
is,
you
know,
maybe
15
20
years
old,
and
I
just
you
know
I
I
don't
know,
maybe
that's
what
you
guys
want
to
have,
but
I
mean
I
don't.
J
I
don't
think
that's
really.
You
know
what
you
guys
vision
is,
but
maybe
it
is
I
mean
you
know,
that's
why
I
want
to
get
some.
You
know
feedback
and
get
my
concerns
out
to
you
guys
on
something
like
this
is
just
you
know
how
the
overall
timing
of
this-
and
the
look
of
this
is
going
to
you
know
happen
with
the
city
of
des
moines
on
on
a
house
like
this,
where
it's
going
to
be
quite
some
time
before
other
sidewalks
get
put
in.
You
know
to
me.
J
I
think
it
makes
a
lot
more
sense
to
forego
this
one,
because
it's
not
really
a
gap.
You
know
I
mean
there's
no
other
sidewalks
even
close
to
this,
so
I
wouldn't
really
define
this
as
a
as
filling
a
gap
with
this
one
sidewalk
here
this
50
foot
sidewalk
here
so
to
me.
I
think
it's
something
that
you
know
could
be
flexible
on
this
here
and
leave
this
to
have
sidewalks
installed
whenever
all
the
rest
of
the
sidewalks
get
installed
in
the
city.
So
that's
that's.
J
What
I'm
asking
you
guys
here
is
just
to
have
some
flexibility
on
this
here.
You
know
because
that's
what
it
says
on
the
you
know
page
one
of
the
move
des
moines
paperwork.
It
says
that
you
know
it's
not
a
rigid
plan.
So
that's
what
it
says
about
mood
des
moines.
That's
not
a
rigid
plan,
so
I'm
asking
maybe
for
some
flexibility
here,
because
I
think
that
would
be
the
best
thing
for
this.
A
Thank
you,
questions
from
the
commission
from
mr.
A
A
A
Hey,
thank
you.
Is
there
anyone
in
the
audience
who
like
who
has
concerns,
who
wants
to
express
their
concerns
about
this
proposal.
A
A
M
All
right,
this
is
francis
here
speaking
and
obviously-
and
I,
as
you
said,
this
is
a
common
issue
that
has
come
up
and,
and
my
point
of
view
is,
I
don't
know
if
anyone
wants
to
agree
with
me.
I
think
that
expecting
him
to
put
in
a
sidewalk
that
may
be
a
couple
of
decades
when
his
neighbors
put
in
sidewalks.
M
If,
when
that
happens,
is
asking
a
lot,
he
would
be
the
only
one
on
the
in
the
neighborhood
on
that
block,
with
a
paved
sidewalk
for
who
knows
could
be
a
decade
or
two.
So
I
would
grant
his
request.
M
A
Thanks
francis
and
thanks
for
volunteering
to
be
on
the
committee,
other
reactions
to
france's
comment.
L
This
is
abby,
I
I
agree
with
both
of
you.
I
would
like
some
resolution
on
this
soon,
since
this
comes
up
on
a
for
almost
every
single
meeting
for
the
last
few
months.
It
seems
again.
I've
said
this
before
I
support
the
move
dsm.
L
I
support
getting
sidewalks
in
all
of
des
moines
as
much
as
it
is
possible,
and
so
I'm
really
split
on
this
because
I
do
feel
like
there's,
there's
no
other
impediments
to
putting
a
sidewalk
in
here,
but
I
do
agree
with
francis
that
it
does
seem
a
little
silly
to
ask
somebody
to
put
in
a
sidewalk
where
there
may
not
be
sidewalks
for
the
rest
of
the
neighborhood
for
10
20
years.
So
again,
I
guess
I
I'm
hoping
for
some
further
resolution
from
the
sidewalk
committee
and
beyond
that.
N
N
We
hear
all
kinds
of
reasoning
not
specific
to
this
one
case,
but
we
do
need
to
figure
out
a
way
to
move
forward
that
recognizes
the
importance
of
move
dsm
and
you
know,
as
some
of
you
mentioned,
it
doesn't
make
sense
for
this
house
because
there's
nothing
else
on
the
block,
but
if
we,
if
we
follow
that
pattern,
then
we're
just
never
going
to
get
sidewalk
until
the
actual
until
the
city
goes
through
and
puts
in
the
sidewalk.
N
So
I
just
want
to
give
a
little
background
to
why
I
can
consistently
vote
no
on
these
requests.
Just
because
I
feel
like
whenever
we
have
something
that
comes
through
us.
It's
an
opportunity
to
make
the
existing
gaps
a
little
bit
smaller.
A
Okay,
thank
you.
Anyone
else
have
a
comment.
O
Hey
jan,
this
is
rocky.
I
think
johnny
makes
a
good
point,
my
hope,
as
a
commission
and
as
a
board
that
we
stay
consistent
until
the
committee
has
an
opportunity
to
get
together
and
make
a
recommendation
and
we
agree
as
a
whole.
I
would
hate
to
see
that
you
know
one
meeting
where
we're
with
the
applicant
in
the
next
meeting,
we're
with
staff
and
we're
inconsistent
in
what
we
do.
Thank
you.
A
M
A
Okay,
tyler.
N
G
G
G
B
D
A
Thank
you
all
right.
We
are
on
item
number
three
requests
from
des
moines
public
schools
represented
by
daryl
gearstore
on
2454
forest
avenue,
for
the
review
and
approval
of
a
preliminary
plot,
drake
community
stadium
at
drake
university
for
sub
division
of
a
4.609
acre
lot
for
the
stadium,
bert.
K
Yes,
madam
chair
members
of
the
commission,
bert
drost
planner
for
the
city
of
des
moines.
The
item
before
you
has
two
parts.
The
first
part
a
is
approval
of
the
preliminary
plat,
which
would
allow
creation
of
the
4.609
acre
parcel
for
the
stadium
and
then
part
b
is
the
site
plan
and
they
have
requested
three
type:
two
design
alternatives
to
that
site
plan
for
the
stadium.
K
Just
a
little
background
information.
The
site
is
located
on
the
north
side
of
forest
avenue
kind
of
just
to
the
east,
I'm
sorry
to
the
west
of
24th
street
into
the
east
of
the
knapp
center.
This
site
was
recently
before
you
when
they
rezoned
it
to
the
p2
district.
K
This
map
here
is
still
showing
the
previous
zoning
districts.
They
haven't
been
updated
since
that
was
rezoned
a
week
ago
today,
and
also
this
project
went
to
the
board
of
adjustment
yesterday
and
obtained
the
conditional
use
approval
for
a
assembling
entertainment
use
in
the
p2
district,
so
the
use
has
already
been
established
so
tonight
the
board
or
the
commission
is
just
charged
with
determining
whether
they
meet
the
criteria
needed
to
grant
the
three
type
two
design
alternatives
for
the
site
plan.
So
the
site
plan
is
about
30
pages
long.
K
So
I'm
just
going
to
show
you
the
I
guess,
the
most
critical
sheets
this
layout
here
shows
how
the
stadium
would
be
placed
on
the
property,
and
this
is
also
a
good
demonstration
of
two
of
the
three
type
two
design
alternatives
needed,
the
first
being
that
they're
exceeding
the
70
impervious,
which
means
they're,
paving
or
putting
structures
over
70
more
than
70
percent
of
the
land.
The
p2
district
requires
properties
to
provide
approximately
30
open
space,
but
in
this
case
they
are
not
able
to
achieve
that.
K
Just
given
the
site
constraints
and
also
the
fact
that
the
artificial
turf
is
considered
an
impervious
surface,
because
there
is
a
membrane
underneath
that
collects
the
storm
water,
and
this
also
shows
the
second
design
alternative
needed,
which
is
setbacks.
So
if
you
look
here
at
the
northeast
corner,
they
they're
not
providing
the
minimum
required.
15-Foot
setbacks
from
property
lines
and
I
believe,
there's
some
ticket
booths
around
the
perimeter
that
aren't
meeting
setbacks
as
well.
K
In
this
zoning
district,
they're
required
to
build
their
stadium
as
a
civic
building
type,
which
requires
the
build
the
building
to
have
12
transparency,
which
in
this
case
it
was
hard
to
meet
that
12
transparency,
which
is
window
space
just
given
the
nature
of
the
stadium-
and
it's
not
really,
I
guess-
wouldn't
be
functional
to
put
windows
on
the
backsides
of
the
bleachers
or
whatnot.
So
those
are
the
three
design
alternatives
that
are
requested.
K
Also
in
your
packet
was
the
staff
recommendation
and
the
staff
recommendation
contains
the
criteria
that
the
commission
must
base
its
decision
on
tonight.
I
know
if
you,
when
you
hear
from
neighbors,
you
might
hear
concerns
about
this.
Isn't
the
right
thing
for
the
des
moines
public
schools
to
do
and
whatnot,
but
that's
really
not
some
anything
you
can
base
your
decision
on.
The
decision
has
to
be
based
on
the
criteria
established
in
the
city
code.
K
So,
as
I've
alluded
to,
our
recommendation
is
for
approval
of
part
a
which
is
the
plat
and
then
part
b,
which
is
approval
of
the
site
plan,
and
the
site
plan
would
just
have
two
conditions
recommended
by
staff.
The
first
being
that
it
must
be
in
compliance
with
all
administrative
review,
comments
from
the
permit
and
development
center
and
then
two.
K
They
need
to
provide
a
shared
parking
agreement
in
accordance
with
section
135-6.5.4
of
the
city
code,
in
order
to
provide
the
minimum
number
of
required
off
street
parking
spaces
and
really
number
two
would
go
without
saying.
But
we
were
just
putting
it
in
there
for
assurance
that
they
do
know
they
need
to
comply
with
our
requirements
for
off
street
parking.
A
K
So
the
consent
map
we
didn't
get
any
comment
cards
back,
but
I
did
get
this
one
email
today
from
a
neighbor
with
some
concerns
and
I
will
leave
it
up
here.
But
I
guess
now
would
be
a
good
time
to
ask
any
questions
of
me.
If
you,
if
you
have
any.
N
K
That's
exactly
right:
okay,
the
yeah
the
agreement
would
have
since
they
would
be
using
parking.
The
stadiums
owned
by
the
des
moines
public
schools
and
the
parking
lots
are
owned
by
drake
university,
so
that
parking
agreement
is
needed
to
ensure
that
those
spaces
will
always
be
provided
even
if
drake
would
sell
the
lot.
K
P
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
commission.
This
is
matt
cohen,
with
rdg
planning
and
design
301
grand
avenue,
I'm
the
project
manager
on
the
project.
There
are
representatives
from
des
moines,
public
schools
and
drake
on
the
line
as
well,
and
they
are
bill
good
and
daryl
giersdorf
from
dmps
and
michelle
huggins
and
ryan
arnold
from
drake
university.
P
We
also
have
the
landscape
architect
from
rdg
as
well,
and
that's
jason
bloom
on
the
call.
So
we
want
to
just
highlight
a
few
points
and
bert,
I
think
I'll.
Have
you
pull
up
that
slide?
36
again,
so
we
just
wanted
to
highlight
these
few
points
related
to
the
specific
items
before
the
commission
this
evening.
So
starting
with
the
impervious
surface,
as
as
burp
mentioned,
the
synthetic
playing
field
which
accounts
for
about
2.4
of
our
4.6
acres
of
the
site
does
not
qualify
as
impervious.
P
However,
it
does
slow
rain
water
down
fairly
significantly.
It's
a
45
minute
time
of
minutes
of
concentration
related
to
storm
water
and
to
give
you
a
comparison
that
that
relates
to
five
minutes
for
concrete.
So,
though,
it
is
still
an
impervious
surface
and
we
are
managing
all
of
our
calculations
accordingly
for
storm
water
detention,
it
is
an
improvement
over
say,
a
building
roof
or
a
concrete
surface.
So
I
wanted
to
point
that
out.
Regarding
item
b1
item
b2
relating
to
property
setbacks,
we
are
using
this
entire
site
on
this
urban
stadium.
P
It
is
contextual
to
the
area.
Forest
avenue
in
both
directions
includes
zero
setback
conditions,
as
well
as
both
24th
and
25th
street
to
the
south,
and
of
course
we
all
know.
University
avenue
is
similar.
That's
a
little
further
out,
but,
as
I
mentioned
in
the
immediate
area,
forest
avenue
does
include
zero
setbacks
in
each
direction
of
this
site.
The
there
is
really
no
harm
that
to
the
east.
P
It's
a
postal
facility
post
office
used
to
to
that
direction,
so
a
minimal
setback
in
that
direction
is
is
really
not
of
significant
consequence,
and
we
also
want
to
point
out
that,
as
you
can
see
here
in
this
illustration,
the
the
hashed
areas
there,
where
it
shows
concrete
scoring
around
the
stadium
there.
P
This
stadium
has
a
really
unique
and,
I
think,
very
cool
condition
where
the
the
public,
sidewalk
and
the
interior
concourse
circulation
are
right
up
to
one
another,
creating
this
blending
of
that
experience
and
when
you're
on
the
south
side
of
the
stadium,
the
field
is
sunken
about
15
feet,
so
even
from
outside
the
stadium,
you
could
and
then-
and
it
has
this
incredible
transparency
and
that'll
come
up
again
as
we
look
at
item
12
with
the
or
excuse
me
item
three
with
the
12
transparency
considerations.
P
P
The
only
structures
that
are
up
to
the
property
line
or
near
the
property
line
are
a
a
fence
ornamental
exceeding
the
fence
around
the
facility,
as
well
as
the
scoreboard
and
some
netting
that
keeps
balls
from
sailing
off
into
clark
street.
So
then,
along
the
east,
our
concessions
building
has
about
an
eight
foot
setback
from
the
the
edge
of
the
site,
which
is
that
building
to
the
northeast
and
our
bleachers,
which
are
split
into
an
upper
and
lower
deck.
P
The
upper
deck
is
about
in
its
most
extreme
condition,
is
about
seven
feet
back
from
the
property
line,
with
our
structure
within
the
setback,
the
columns
that
that
support
that
structure,
so
we're
really
limited
on
the
east
to
an
zero
setback,
condition
of
the
very
small,
approximately
14
foot
by
14
foot
ticket
booth,
that's
on
the
the
southeast
corner
of
that
condition.
P
P
Another
thing
I
wanted
to
point
out
is
some
of
the
dimensions
of
this
facility
are
also
related
to
creating
a
balanced
dual
home
field,
condition
on
this
field,
so
there's
2,
000
seats
on
each
side
of
the
stadium,
and
that
did
help
generate
our
overall
width
of
the
stadium
and
really
will
be
a
benefit
to
the
function
and
form
of
it.
As
well
so
I'll
move
on
to
item
three
related
to
transparency
and
bird,
I
think
slide.
27
would
be
a
good
one
to
look
at
for.
P
This
it's
a
little
difficult
to
see
here
and
maybe
bert,
if
you
wouldn't
mind
zooming
in
on
the
lower
plan
or
exiting
elevation.
P
Yeah
right
there
would
do
even
if
you
got
a
little
bit
of
the
ticket
booth
there
you
go
so
so
we
have
an
ornamental
fence
around
the
south
and
east
sides
of
the
stadium,
and
that
makes
it
a
little
tough
to
read
in
this
elevation.
P
But
the
grandstands
are
actually
split
in
two
and
there's
a
nine
foot
gap
that
runs
the
entire
length
at
at
the
sidewalk
level.
Again
supporting
that
idea
that
you're,
looking
in
and
through
this,
this
open
air
site,
the
open
air
stadium
site.
So
it
is
very
transparent
of
the
overall
length,
for
instance,
on
this,
this
east
side.
We
have
just
84
feet
of
actual
building
frontage
and
out
of
the
465
feet,
and
then
the
bleachers
are
about
200
feet
and
again
they're
elevated.
P
So
it
has
that
transparency
down
at
the
pedestrian
level
and
that's
true
on
the
other
side
of
the
building
as
well
less
significant
as
it
relates
to
the
the
item
tonight.
But
but
that
is
the
nature
of
of
the
stands
here.
The
same
is
true
on
the
the
north,
where
the
entire
space
between
the
the
concessions,
restroom
building
and
the
locker
room
structure,
is
the
open
field.
So
we
have
a
similar
condition
where
the
actual
buildings
are
are
a
minimal
portion
of
the
overall
frontage
of
the
building.
P
So
all
in
all,
we
think
the
spirit
of
the
transparency
of
this
this
site
is
certainly
met
through
those
those
means
with
that.
I
would
just
like
to
to
thank
the
city
staff
for
their
ongoing
and
thorough
review
of
these
items
and
their
recommendation
for
the
approval
of
this
plating
and
type
two
design
alternatives.
This
evening.
P
We
also
thank
the
the
neighborhood
association
and
the
area
neighbors
who
have
participated
and
have
invited
us
to
participate
and
attend
their
their
neighborhood
meetings
over
the
last
three
months,
and
I
also
like
to
thank
drake
university
drake
has
done
some
neighborhood
canvassing
has
has
been
in
touch
with
over
30
area
neighbors
in
this
process,
with
some
door-to-door
canvassing,
which
has
been
really
valuable
to
the
discussion
as
well.
P
So
this
evening
we
we
do
request
your
support
and
grants
granting
these
items
and
with
that
we'll
we'll
take
a
pause
and
we'll
look
forward
to
questions
and
other
comments.
A
Commission,
okay:
is
there
anyone
else,
who'd
like
to
speak
in
favor
of
this
proposal
in
favor
of
this
proposal,
please
raise
your
hand
or
star9
on
your
fonts.
A
A
Okay,
we
have
a
hand
by
dan
pardock.
Q
Excellent,
thank
you.
My
name
is
dan
pardock.
I
live
at
4118,
lower,
beaver
road
in
des
moines
and,
first
of
all,
I'm
hoping
that
I
can
get
an
answer
to
my
question
as
I
move
along.
If
not,
I
completely
understand.
First
of
all,
I'm
really
curious
that
we
are
looking
at
3a
the
review
and
approval
of
a
preliminary
plan.
It's
called
drake
community
stadium
at
drake
university
plant
one
and
I'm
curious.
Q
If
that's
a
slip
and
someone
mistakenly
calling
that,
because
I've
always
thought
it
was
called
the
dmps
community
stadium,
so
I'm
hoping
that
that
can
get
resolved
and
if
it's,
if
it
needs
to
go
back
through
the
commission
again
because
it's
excuse
me
the
board
again
because
it's
been
misnamed,
then
that's
what
we
need
to
do
because
we're
talking
about.
Q
According
to
the
paperwork
here,
the
drake
community
stadium
at
drake
university
platt,
one,
I'm
also
looking
forward
to
letter
b
here,
numbers
one
two
and
three
I
feel
like
the
the
cart
has
been
put
before
the
horse
on
this
one.
We
all
know
that
this
stadium
is
already
under
construction
right
now
and
the
hole's
already
getting
dug
out-
and
I
assume
it's
dug
out
according
to
the
plans
that
we're
looking
at
right
now.
Q
So
I'm
curious
as
to
why
we're
here
talking
about
these
three
requests
to
do
something,
contrary
to
city
regulations
when
construction's
already
begun
what
what
truly
can
happen
if
this
board
says
no
to
this
request,
it
just
seems
like
it's
one
of
those
things
like
we're,
where
it's
better
to
ask
for
forgiveness
rather
than
for
permission
in
the
first
place.
Q
I'd
also
like
to
touch
on
something
that
was
discussed
earlier
about
a
parking
agreement.
I
know
that
there's
there's
been
documentation
that
there
are
enough
parking
spaces
within
the
within
the
distance
from
the
stadium
to
meet
the
requirement.
Q
I
do
find
it
interesting
that
at
every
hearing
that
I've
gone
to,
there
has
to
be
a
preamble
that
says
something
along
the
lines
that
we
heard
tonight.
You
may
have
heard
from
your
neighbors
that
this
isn't
the
right
thing
for
dmps
to
do,
but
you
have
to
vote
on
the
facts.
I
totally
agree
that
you
do
need
to
vote
on
the
facts
on
this
and
I
hope
you'll
take
that
into
consideration.
Q
But
I
do
find
it
interesting
that
there
always
has
to
be
that
speech
made,
because
I
think
we
all
know
that.
There's
quite
a
few
people
out
there,
including
over
seven
thousand,
that
signed
a
petition
saying
we
want
to
vote
on
this
for
the
15
million
in
save
funds.
So
I
appreciate
your
time.
I
hope
you
do
the
right
thing
tonight.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
Okay,
thank
you,
do
could
staff
or
is
there
someone
who
could
help
answer
these
questions
specifically.
D
As
a
chair,
this
is
judy
parks,
cruz,
the
legal
counsel
for
the
cnc
commission.
I
can
address
one
of
them,
mr
pardock,
you
would
ask
about
the
naming
of
the
psych
plan
and
how
it
appears
on
the
agenda
in
front
of
you.
I
have
to
tell
you,
having
seen
site
plans
for
various
meetings.
That
is
a
name
that
is
not
tied
to
ownership
and
how
they
chose
that
as
perhaps
identifying
it
as
a
joint
project
with
drake,
I'm
not
sure,
but
it
is
not
signifying
ownership
in
this
particular
instance
either.
K
Judy
and
judy
this
is
bert.
I
think
his
question
was
that
the
name
on
the
plat
doesn't
match
the
name
that
was
on
the
public
notices
that
we
mailed
out.
The
plan
that
was
submitted
calls
it
the
dmps
community
stadium
at
drake
university,
platt
one
and,
as
mr
pardock
said,
the
notice
is
called
at
the
drake
community
stadium
at
drake
university
plat,
one,
I'm
not
sure
where
staff
got
that
discrepancy,
but
I
believe
that
the
plat
name
isn't
what's
important.
K
D
Yes,
this
is
just
a
preliminary
and
they
have
changed
over
the
course
of
projects.
In
my
experience,
so
it
may
be
ending
up
something
completely
different
in
the
end.
K
A
Parking
and
he
made
it,
he
had
a
parking.
K
There
was
a
traffic
analysis
done
as
part
of
the
rezoning
process,
and
I
think
I
showed
that
to
you
when
it
came
in
for
the
rezoning,
but
this
parking
analysis
looked
at
all
of
the
parking
spaces
within
the
quarter
mile
and
further
out.
But
our
city
code
requires
the
667
parking
stalls
to
be
within
750
feet
of
the
site,
which
we
do
believe
they
will
be
able
to
achieve.
A
Well,
I
think
we
can
have
thanks
bert.
We
can
have
matt
cohen
when
he
he
can
answer.
I
think
some
of
these
questions
when
he
comes
back
is
there.
Anyone
else
who'd
like
to
speak,
has
concerns
about
this
proposal.
Anyone
else
who'd
like
to
express
some
concerns.
Please
raise
your
hand.
A
Okay,
I'm
not
seeing
any
so
matt.
You
have
a
chance
to
address
the
concerns.
P
Sure
the
on
the
the
parking
item
there
will
be
a
more
detailed
parking
agreement
ultimately,
but
currently
there
is
a
28e
agreement,
that's
fairly
broad
and
comprehensive
between
dnps
and
drake.
That's
a
recorded
agreement
that
includes
the
use
of
parking
which,
as
bert,
alluded
to
there's
a
667
off
street
parking
count
requirement
for
the
site.
We
are
currently
even
using
the
shared
parking
model
over.
P
We
have
a
there's
a
hundred
spaces
beyond,
what's
required
in
our
current
calculations.
P
So
that's
all
all
trending
well
and
then
in
terms
of
the
traffic
study
that
went
into
a
little
bit
more
detail
about,
you
know
a
sold
out
game
and
how
many
trips
that
would
create
and
where
that
parking
would
occur
and
they
looked
at
a
quarter
mile
and
then
a
half
mile
radius
beyond
the
site
and
found
that
there
to
be
found
there
to
be
plenty
of
parking
to
accommodate
up
to
14
just
over
1400
cars
for
that
type
of
sellout
type
event
so
looks
like
we're
going
to
be
well
within
the
ability
to
accommodate
those
through
the
shared
parking
agreement
between
drake
and
dmps,
and
otherwise,
that's
again,
that's
continuing
to
go
through
the
the
site
plan
review
process.
P
If
we
find
there
to
be
any
issues
with
that,
we'll
we'll
find
ourselves
before
this
commission
again.
So
I
would
just
go
back
to
the
you
know
the
three
items
and
the
plating
on
tonight's
agenda
and
you
know,
request
your
support
and
if
there's
any
further
questions
for
me,
we'd
be
happy
to
answer
those
as
well
on
those
items.
A
I'm
not
seeing
or
hearing
any
all
right,
it's
time
to
close
a
public
hearing
discussion
from
the.
J
Well,
madam
chair,
this
greg
monty.
I
think
these
requests
are
very
reasonable
and
makes
sense
from
this
type
of
project
on
this
site.
I
think
the
solutions
are
adequate
and
good,
so
I
would
be
in
support
of
this.
If
others
have
thoughts,
please
chime
in.
K
Madam
chair,
this
is
bert
with
the
city,
if
I
may,
if
somebody
would
happen
to
make
a
motion
to
go
with
a
staff
recommendation,
I
might
suggest
that
they
revise
it
to
say
the
dmps
community
stadium
at
drake
university,
rather
than
as
it's
awarded
as
drake.
Okay.
J
G
K
Yes,
madam
chairman
of
the
commission,
bert
drost
planner
for
the
city
of
des
moines,
the
request
is
for
a
rezoning
of
a
property
from
an
n5
district
to
an
i1
district,
the
subject
property,
it's
kind
of
out
of
sight.
It
is
located
just
to
the
south
of
I
believe.
It's.
K
I'm
sorry
blanking
on
the
name
that
goes
along
the
south
side
of
the
state
fairgrounds
of
dean
avenue,
but
it's
just
to
the
south
of
that
a
block.
You
have
to
go
down
this
narrow
street
along
east
15th
or
east
31st
street
and
then
across
the
railroad
tracks.
And
then
you
come
to
this
property
here.
So
the
property
is
zoned
n5.
K
As
I
mentioned,
they
are
wanting
to
rezone
it
to
an
I
industrial
district
which
would
help
it
would
be
the
first
step
they
need
to
take
in
remedying
a
zoning
violation.
Here
are
a
few
site
photos.
This
is
driving
south
down
south
east
34th
street.
You
can
see
it's
a
gravel
road.
Once
you
cross
the
railroad
tracks,
you
get
to
their
property,
you
can
see,
there's
an
existing
single
family
house
and
then
they
have
an
outdoor
storage
lot
on
their
property.
K
This
is
looking
more
southwest
at
the
storage
yard
and
it's
just
going
to
provide
a
little
background
information
on
how
we
got
here
tonight.
So
this
is
the
2018
aerial
photographer
aerial
photograph.
You
can
see
the
existing
single
family
house
was
right
here.
Then
we
fast
forward
a
year
to
the
2019
aerial
and
they
had
cleared
the
trees
and
put
down
some
gravel.
K
Here's
a
better
view
of
the
zoning
map.
You
can
see
the
n5
property
here,
which
is
a
neighborhood
district,
it's
mostly
surrounded
by
industrial
already.
There
is
some
flood
district
immediately
to
the
south
and
to
the
east,
and
then
here's
the
plan
dsm
land
use
plan
which
calls
for
this
area
for
this
area
to
be
an
industrial
designation,
so
staff
has
recommended
approval
of
the
rezoning.
K
We
just
had
recommended
one
condition
and
that
be
that
there
should
be
no
residential
use
upon
the
property,
which
means
that
if
the
redoning
is
granted,
they
would
have
to
stop
using
the
house
for
residential
use,
and
then
it
also
goes
without
saying
that
they
would
have
to
bring
the
storage
yard
into
compliance
with
the
site
plan.
That
would
be
the
final
step
at
remedying
your
zoning
violation.
N
First,
this
is
johnny
elsevart,
a
question
if
the
rezoning
it's
approved
and
the
cyplan
has
to
come
in
for
approval,
will
there
be
a
tree
mitigation
plan
for
those
trees
that
were
removed.
K
R
R
So
again,
brett
osborne
here
on
council
for
the
owner
a
little
bit
of
history
on
on
how
we
got
here
a
little
bit
more
than
what
than
what
bert
have
is.
This
property
has
always
been
zoned
m1
and
during
the
20
I
think
it
was
a
2019
redistricting.
R
R
Louise,
the
title
holder
proceeded
with
the
work
that
we
were
doing
on
it
under
the
impression
that
it
was
an
m1
district.
So
the
reason
for
the
violations
was
not
because
we
were
doing
something
inconsistent
with
the
zoning
of
the
property.
It
was
simply.
R
This
property
got
rezoned
to
an
n5
during
that
redistricting
it
has
always
been
m1.
It
is
sandwiched
in
between
two
railroads.
R
R
This
uses,
I
guess
accessory
to
the
state
fairgrounds
operations
of
the
business
so
that
that's
how
we
got
here
today
was
a
result
of
this
redistricting
and
so
we're
simply
asking
for
the
rezoning.
So
we
can
restore
the
zoning
that
had
been
previously
and
historically
in
the
property
zoning
to
get
it
back
to
where
we
were
pre-2019.
A
A
G
D
D
I
Gary
members
of
the
commission,
jason
van
nessen,
with
the
city's
planning
staff
I'll
go
ahead
and
show
an
excuse
me,
an
aerial
identifying
the
subject
property.
It's
on
the
north
side
of
army
post
road.
At
the
intersection
of
southwest
six,
you
can
see
it
highlighted.
Most
of
the
property
is
currently
zoned
mx2.
I
As
part
of
the
request
to
support
the
rezoning,
the
land
use
plan
would
need
to
be
amended.
This
map
identifies
the
northern
part
of
the
property
as
being
where
the
land
use
map
amendment
would
need
to
take
place.
I
would
highlight
that
this
is
located
in
a
community
node,
that's
centered
on
southwest
9th
street
and
planned
dsm
the
city's
comprehensive
plan.
I
I
This
is
a
was
provided
by
the
applicant,
as
noted
in
the
agenda,
this
they're
looking
to
do
a
veterinarian
clinic.
This
is
the
concept
they
have
currently
for
how
they
would
develop
the
site
with
the
building
at
the
intersection
of
army
post
and
southwest
six
with
parking
and
storm
water
retention
to
the
north.
And
then
a
outdoor
dog
run
to
the
west
of
the
building.
I
Concepts
are
what
the
building
would
look
like
in
your
packet.
You
received
a
copy
of
the
staff
reports
was
provided
the
applicant
as
well.
We
did
our
normal
analysis.
Looked
at
the
future
land
use
map
and
planned
dsm.
City's
comprehensive
plan
is
the
basis
for
our
recommendations,
provided
a
summary
of
the
different
future
land
use
designations
noted
that
community
node
designation
for
the
area.
I
In
the
report.
We
also
mentioned
the
separation
requirement
for
an
outdoor
dog
run
this
the
the
concept
that
they're
showing
would
require
relief
from
the
zoning
board
adjustment.
I
The
project
could
move
forward
without
that,
and
so
it's
it's
something
that
we
recognize
that
that's
an
element
they
would
like
to
have
with
the
property
or
with
their
development.
But
at
this
time
it
would
not
be
allowed.
The
avenue
for
getting
relief
doesn't
isn't
available
until
after
the
rezoning
would
take
place.
I
We
are
recommending
approval.
We
have
a
couple
of
conditions.
In
short,
what
we're?
What
we're
suggesting
here
is
that
we
want
to
limit
uses
to
those
allowed
in
the
mx2
district,
the
site's
currently
zoned
mx2,
with
the
addition
of
the
animal
service
category
with
with
the
allowances
for
boarding
to
allow
their
vet
operations
to
be
included
in
that
list
of
things
that
can
be
allowed.
I
There
are
other
uses
in
mx3
that
are
a
little
more
either
auto
or
commercial,
intense
allowed
or
kind
of
light
industrial-ish
uses
that
we
don't
think
would
be
a
good
fit
here.
We
also
have
a
condition
there,
limiting
the
type
of
accessory
structures
allowed
to
those
that
would
be
permitted
in
the
mx2
district.
I
S
S
I
apologize
thank
you.
Our
office
is
located
at
604
east
grand
avenue
in
des
moines.
Thank
you
yep.
So
the
owners
have
owned
this
site
for
a
couple
years
prior
to
it
being
rezoned
to
mx2.
S
They've
always
had
the
intention
of
building
a
new
facility
on
this
site.
Their
current
vet
center
practice
is
just
a
couple
blocks
west
of
of
this
site
at
southwest
9th
and
army
post,
and
they
are
rapidly
outgrowing
that
facility
so
they're,
looking
forward
to
trying
to
develop
this,
this
parcel
here,
jason.
If
you
wouldn't
mind
going
back
to
the
site
plan,
I
just
want
to
touch
on
a
couple
brief
things,
so
the
existing
site
is
a
home
of
an
old
mobile
home
park.
So
there
are
some
existing
asphalt.
S
Paved
areas,
as
mentioned
by
jason
on
the
site,
is
also
a
residence
located
on
the
northeast
corner
of
that
site.
That
is
also
owned
by
the
property
owner
as
part
of
this
project.
That
home
would
be
demolished
to
make
room
for
a
detention
area
and
new
parking
lot
right
there
in
the
center
is
a.
I
believe
it
was
an
old
utility
shed
that
no
longer
exists
and
it's
in
its
where
it
sits
there.
S
That's
that's
since
been
removed,
but
essentially
what
we're
trying
to
do
is
meet
all
of
the
requirements
of
the
current
zoning
mx2
while
being
able
to
build
this
vet
center
facility.
So
we're
trying
to
align
with
the
storefront
guidelines
laid
out
in
the
dsm
plan.
S
The
building
sets
up
on
the
property
lines.
We've
got
rear
parking,
all
those
things
we're
we're
trying
to
align
with
as
best
we
can,
and
so
we're
really
just
looking
to
try
and
get
this
rezoned.
So
we
can
build
this
facility
on
this
site.
We
understand
that
there
are
hurdles
ahead
of
us
to
try
and
get
the
board
of
adjustment
to
approve
the
exterior
dog
run,
and
we
look
forward
to
those
discussions
as
well.
I
would
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
for
any
of
you
this
evening.
S
I
believe
we
also
have
trent
smith
on
the
line
he's
from
mcclure
engineering
that
might
be
able
to
answer
any
sight
or
civil
related
questions,
as
well
as
the
property
owner
jeremy
beyer.
Thank
you
for
your
time
today.
G
A
A
A
Okay,
thank
you.
It's
time
to
close
a
public
hearing,
discussion
from
the
commission.
G
G
A
H
H
H
And
the
second
is
to
allow
a
story
height
of
the
upper
story
to
be
11
feet,
which
is
in
excess
of
two
feet
over
the
maximum
allowable
story.
Height
of
nine
a,
I
believe,
a
one
and
a
half
story.
H
H
H
And
maybe
the
designer
will
speak
to
the
how
some
of
it
sits
kind
of
halfway
in
between
the
other
levels,
in
terms
of
making
it
a
little
bit
difficult
to
interpret
how
story
is
is
is
looked
at,
but
it's
based
on
article
3
and
chapter.
H
H
And
I
I'll
probably
leave
it
on
this
when
I
get
done,
because
I
believe
this
will
be
where
they're
making
a
certain
point
on
the.
H
Staff
is,
is
not
supportive
of
the
waiver
of
the
sidewalk.
I
think
we've
been
consistent
with
this
based
on
the
move,
dsm,
prioritization
and
comments
from
traffic
engineering,
so
we
wouldn't
be
recommending
in
favor
of
that
waiver,
but
we
are
recommending
approval
of
the
type
2
design
alternative
to
allow
the
11
foot
floor
height
on
the
upper
level.
H
H
G
F
If
we
can
maybe
put
up
the
one
of
the
last
slides
that
eric
had
up,
he
made
reference
to
that
yeah.
That
will
again
thank
you,
madam
chairperson
and
members
of
the
council,
for
us
to
have
the
opportunity
to
address
you
on
this
we're.
We
have
two
issues
here.
F
F
I
live
south
of
grand
myself
and
chris
mcvigar
is
very
excited
about
moving
to
this
area
and
is
making
a
considerable
investment
to
do
so
on
many
levels.
So
we
took
this
very
seriously
and
we
looked
it
up
in
the
beginning
of
what
the
requirements
were.
It's
a
difficult
site
because
there's
a
little
over
13
feet
of
slope
side
to
side,
and
we
have
over
20
feet
as
well,
more
than
that
even
30
feet
of
slope
front
to
back.
F
It
actually
has
a
nine
foot
ceiling,
so
that
was
kind
of
the
starting
point
which
aligns
with
both
the
spirit
and
the
direct
nature
of
the
zoning
in
the
area.
F
F
I
should
say
the
staff
on
coming
to
the
recommendation
that
this
house
is
in
compliance
height
wise,
even
though
it's
kind
of
confusing
as
eric
said,
because
there
are
multiple
levels
here
to
literally
six.
But
if
you
look
at
this
image,
you
can
see,
if
you
do
the
math,
this
house
actually
takes
up
less
vertical
volume
than
we
would
if
we
did
a
standard
two-story
house,
which
is
an
accepted
type.
F
Chris
owns
a
company
called
mark
chris
modern
design.
She
specializes
in
doing
modern
houses
and
we
got
involved
and
designed
helping
her
design
this
project
and
she
takes
it
very
seriously.
What
the
neighborhood
is
all
about
and
we
try
to
create
scale
items
some
some
real
shadow
items,
volumetrically
and
material
wise
everything
that
really
works
with
this
entire
neighborhood.
F
One
of
the
values
of
river
oaks
drive
is
the
absolute
diversity
of
the
housings
within
the
neighborhood.
People
drive
down
the
street,
particularly
for
that
reason,
and
there's
all
architectural
styles
from
mid-century
early
late,
1800
houses,
all
different
types
of
roof
configurations
shed
flat,
gable,
hip
and
so
they're.
F
It's
really
part
of
the
value
of
the
neighborhood
and
we're
just
kind
of
adding
to
that,
and
that's
one
of
the
things
that
chris
mcvicker
really
brought
her
to
this
area,
so
she's
creating
her
own
piece
that
that
represents
some
of
the
things
that
are
of
interest
to
her
and
that's
part
of
what
this
whole
street
has
been
about
and
that's
part
of
the
beauty
of
it.
F
So
we
we
very
much
worked
within
the
limits
of
the
height
requirements
and
again
that's
demonstrated
here,
the
the
second
I
and
again
we
thank
the
staff
for
approving
it
on
that
level
and
that
that
they
didn't
see
any
issues
with
the
height
of
the
house.
One
of
the
kind
of
the
funny
things
interesting
things
is
when
they
state
that
we
had
more
than
nine
foot
of
height
on
the
floors.
F
It
was
because
we
actually
dug
into
the
ground
or
actually
met
the
ground
as
the
ground
goes
to
the
back
of
the
house.
So
if
you
look
at
the
front
of
the
house,
it's
actually
equal
to
a
house
that
has
a
nine
and
an
eight
foot
floor
heights.
But
as
you
move
to
the
back,
those
levels
actually
go
down
in
elevation
and
that's
what
creates
the
extra
height
so
that
it
was
kind
of
confusing.
But
again
we.
F
We
are
happy
that
the
staff
figured
that
out
and
and
and
approved
that
the
second
issue
has
to
do
with
the
sidewalks
and
if
we
can
go
to
a
site
plan
of
that
area,
if
we
can
do
that,
I
know
you.
I
know
eric
had
that
up.
F
I
apologize,
I
mean
the
the
sight
photograph
of
the
aerial.
Yes,.
H
F
F
First
slide:
there
you
go
yep
there,
you
go
okay.
Now,
when
we
look
at
this,
we
can
see
that
even
within
this
slide,
there's
virtually
zero
sidewalks
and
I've
been
involved
in
projects
throughout
the
country
where
walkability
has
been
a
really
big
issue,
and
so
I
can
appreciate
the
desire
to
put
sidewalks
in
there.
F
However,
in
this
neighborhood
there
are
none,
and
so
we
think
that
adding
one
sidewalk
when
there
is
no
current
plan
on
when
the
other
sidewalks
would
have
to
be
added
that
in
fact,
it'll
look
disjointed
and
like
it'll
it'll,
even
play
up
more
that
there's
not
other
sidewalks
and
to
the
best
of
my
knowledge,
there's
no
plan
that
requires
will
implementation
of
sidewalks
within
this
area
for
the
foreseeable
future,
so
we're
asking
for
to
have
relief
there,
based
on
the
fact
that
there
just
isn't
any
precedent
and
we
we
really
think
that
having
one
sidewalk
in
this
entire
area
is
more
disruptive
than
than
beneficial.
F
So
that's
kind
of
our
thoughts
on
that.
So
we
we
asked
your
consideration
there
and
for
you
to
vote
that
we
would
have
relief
of
putting
that
sidewalk
in
and
that's
all.
I
have
I'll
be
happy
to
answer
questions.
Okay,.
A
Commission
any
questions:
okay!
Is
there
anyone
else
here
to
speak
in
favor
of
this
of
the
applicant
in
favor
of
this
proposal,
please
raise
your
hand
or
star
nine
on
your
phone.
H
I
do
know
that
mr
gosnell
is
on,
I
don't
think
he's
raised
his
hand
but
yeah
there.
It
is.
T
Sure,
david
gosnell
and
I
am
at
3901
river
oaks
drive
okay,
so,
mr
lundy,
if
you
could
pull
the
pull
my
analysis
or
letter
up.
A
T
So
I
I'd
like
to
make
a
few
points.
I
assume
that
the
commission
has
already
reviewed
my
my
letter,
but
I'd
like
to,
I
guess,
just
make
a
few
points.
As
mr
vlieger
said,
the
the
house
does
exceed
the
allowable
height
for
the
type
that
is
allowed
in
zone
n3a,
which
is
approved
by
type
one,
and
then
also
here
today.
We're
consider
you're,
considering
the
type
two
design
alternative
for
the
floor-to-floor
height,
the
looking
at
the
surrounding
area.
T
T
If
you
can
zoom
into
these
photos
of
the
15
houses
that
are
within
a
250
foot
radius
of
the
site,
there's
only
one
two-story
house
and
of
all
the
other
remaining
houses,
they're
one
story
and
the
ceiling
heights,
which
which
would
equal
the
floor
heights
in
a
one-story
house,
all
appear
to
be
eight
foot.
Looking
at
the
exterior
same
thing
with
the
two-story
house,
that's
that's
also
within
this
vicinity.
T
So
there
are
other
parts
of
river
oaks
drive
that
have
different
house
styles,
but
that's
a
couple
blocks
away,
so
the
height
of
the
house
and
the
floor
to
floor
heights
are
quite
out
of
character
for
this
area
and
increasing
the
floor
height
above,
what's
allowed
by
the
banning
regulations,
really
exacerbates
that
issue.
T
I
would
say
mr
vlager's
analysis
to
compare
the
design
to
what
is
allowed.
Make
some
assumptions
convert
of
of
you
know,
sort
of
maximizing
everything
allowable
you
know.
Roof
pitch
is
is
higher
than
it
then
that's
sort
of
what
could
be
done
if
one
were
we're
really
trying
to
fit
into
the
neighborhood.
T
You
know
those
aren't
the
assumptions
that
I
think
that
that
a
person
would
make
again
the
roof.
Hitch
isn't
isn't
as
low
as
it
could
be,
and
the
floor
heights
again
are
much
higher
than
are
typical
for
the
neighborhood.
T
I
would
also
go
back
to
sort
of
the
purpose
for
the
design
alternative
process,
just
reiterating
that
that's
for,
if
there
are
conditions
on
the
site
that
make
it
impractical
or
undesirable,
to
meet
the
regulations
that
a
design
alternative
is
to
be
pursued,
and
I
I
haven't
heard
anything
that
that
really
states
why
that's
impractical
or
undesirable
all
the
other
houses
in
the
neighborhood
that
are
existing
and
the
one
that
was
torn
down
to
make
room
to
build.
T
This
one
are
very
similar
in
eight
foot,
eight
foot
ceiling
heights
and
they
sell
quite
regularly
the
design
alternative
is
also
intended
to
recognize
that
alternative
solutions
may
provide
equal
or
better
implementation
of
the
regulation's
intended
purpose.
And
again
I
don't
see
how
increasing
the
height
makes
us
either
fit
into
the
neighborhood
better
or
or
reduce
the
adverse
impacts
of
you
know.
Blocking
views
of
adjacent
properties.
H
Madam
chair
I
did
want
to
this-
is
eric
lundy.
I
wanted
to
clarify
mr
gosnell
indicated
that
the
commission
had
these
in
advance
and
that
isn't
the
case.
We
don't
provide
those
they
they
provide
them
to
staff
so
that
they
can
be
presented
because
we
aren't
able
to
share
the
screen,
so
they
have
to
be
shown
to
the
commission
in
the
confines
of
the
hearing.
Basically,
so
I
want
to
make
sure
he
there
isn't
anything
else.
He
wanted
to
point
out.
T
A
F
Yeah,
can
you
hear
me
yes
yeah?
This
is
philip
leaguer
again
and
why
I
respect
david
gosnell's
approach
to
this
and
the
the
level
of
vigor
and
the
completeness
of
a
submittal.
There
are
some
things
that
are
just
off
base
number
one.
He
mentioned
that.
I
stated
that
this
was
indeed
taller
than
it
would
be
if
it
was
a
two-story
house
that
is
patently
false.
I
showed
on
that
diagram
that
this
actually
is
about
five
to
six
foot
shorter
than
if
this
were
a
standard.
Two
foot
house
yeah.
F
This
diagram
shows
that
the
dimension
over
to
the
right
near
the
near
the
roof
that
shows,
if
this
house
had
a
512
pitch,
which
actually
many
of
them
in
the
neighborhood,
have
greater
than
that.
So
if
this
12
this
house
had
a
512
pitch,
which
is
which
is
permitted
within
the
guidelines
doesn't
matter
if
it's
on
the
high
end,
there's
always
a
scale,
but
it's
512.
F
This
house
would
be
four
to
five
feet
taller
than
it
is
now
so
his
his
statement
that
this
is
blocking
views
is
not
accurate,
so
I
just
wanted
to
make
that
clear.
We
tried
to
be
very
concerned
about
the
things
that
he
brought
forward
and
we
too
were
very
concerned
about
them.
However,
this
house
doesn't
have
height
violation
issues.
F
If
we
really
go
by
the
strictness
of
the
nine
at
eight
foot.
Now
eight
foot
is
the
lowest
any
house
is
there
are
some
houses
in
the
neighborhood
within
a
block
or
two
that
are
nine
foot?
I
know
that
for
certain,
because
I
have
a
friend
that
lives
there
and
I've
been
in
this
house
and
it's
nine
foot
and
more
in
some
areas.
So
there
is
a
precedent
for
that,
but
the
requirements-
state,
nine
and
nine-
can
be
used
in
this
area
and
we
did
nine
and
eight
to
show
in
this
example.
F
So
while
I
appreciate
mr
gosnell's
a
desire
to
have
the
house
appear
as
small
as
possible,
we
did
take
that
into
consideration
and
we
tried
to
create
shadow
lines
and-
and
we
created
a
lot
of
what
we
call
plasticity,
which
is
where
the
the
form
of
the
building
has
a
lot
of
movement
to
create
a
lot
of
shadow
lines
that
would
scale
the
property
down.
F
So
we
we
did
try
to
take
into
consideration
those
items
of
scale
and
monumentality,
and
we
appreciate
the
quaintness
of
the
area
as
well
as
the
homes
that
have
a
a
grander
scale,
and
indeed
this
street
is
recognized
as
a
street
of
great
diversity,
maybe
within
two
or
three
houses.
One
can
say
that
there
are
some
uniformity,
but
there
isn't.
There
is
a
lot
of
variation
if
one
even
goes
to
blocks.
F
That's
the
main
point
I
wanted
to
bring
forward.
We
we
really
did
try
to
put
effort
to
design
something
that
responded
to
the
neighborhood
and
chris
mcvicker,
who
is
who
literally
again,
is
putting
a
major
investment
here,
she's
putting
her
money
and
her.
You
know
putting
things
a
lot
of
things
behind
this,
with
the
understanding
that
it
will
have
reciprocal
value
over
time.
So,
and
I
absolutely
am
certain
that
this
will
increase
the
valuation
as
opposed
to
what
david
mentioned.
F
There's
no
evidence
of
what
he
mentioned
is
true,
that
it
will
in
any
way
depreciate
the
value.
Conversely,
the
opposite
will
happen
just
due
to
the
due
to
the
assessed
valuation
of
the
property.
There's
all
kinds
of
studies
for
that
that
we
can
demonstrate
that,
so
I
can
appreciate
his
concern.
He
lives
across
the
street
as
an
architect.
I
hope
he
grows
to
actually
maybe
like
the
the
project
as
it
starts
to
be
built.
F
I
I
know
what
kind
of
work
his
firm
does
and
it's
consistent
with
the
type
of
work
that
that
he
is
often
involved
in.
So
you
know,
we
want
this
house
to
be
something
that
is
appreciated
by
all
the
neighbors
and
and
again
we
respect
this
neighborhood
tremendously.
F
So
I
want
mr
gosnell
to
know
that
we
we
really
did
try
to
be
responsive
to
issues
of
the
neighborhood
and
chris
mcvicker
was
very,
very
important
for
her
to
better
do
her
do
what
she
really
really
enjoys
and
what
really
really
is
meaningful
to
her,
but
at
the
same
time
she
wants
to
be
a
good
neighbor,
so
she's
hopeful
that
this
house
will
will
eventually
do
both
of
those.
So
that's
all
I
have.
A
Thank
you,
questions
from
the
commission
for
the
applicant
any
other
questions.
M
This
is
francis,
I
guess
I'll
lead
off.
One
note
johnny,
but
I
do.
I
would
approve
the
waiver
of
the
sidewalk
to
be
consistent
and
I
hope
this
issue
could
be
resolved
at
the
beginning
of
2021.
M
as
to
the
diversity.
I
believe
that
this
house
adds
to
the
diversity
of
the
neighborhood
and
the
city,
and
I
think
it
would
be
added
added
value
to
the
entire
other
properties
that
are
adjacent
and
in
the
same
neighborhood.
So
I
think
a
little
diversity
in
housing
designs
is
a
good
thing,
as
opposed
to
monotony
of
the
same
thing.
Over
and
over
again.
A
A
There
are
no
sidewalks,
it's
a
pretty
wide
street
for
most
of
it,
but
it
is
a
neighborhood.
This
isn't
like
an
isolated
house
or
warehouse.
You
know
where
we've
talked
about
the
sidewalk
to
nowhere.
Now,
if
we
you
know
to
me,
this
is
a
situation
where,
if
you're
going
to
you
have
to
start-
and
this
is
a
neighborhood-
and
so
I
I
feel
differently
about
this
sidewalk
than
other
sidewalks,
but
I
I
I'm
voicing
that
other
comments,
quest
discussion.
M
If
there's
no
other
comments,
I
would
oh
go
ahead.
Greg.
J
I'm
sorry
matt,
I'm
sure
I
was
just
going
to
say
that
yeah
this
is
greg.
What
I
too
will
agree
with
francis
that
I
will
grant.
I
mean
I
would
vote
in
favor
of
the
variance
on
the
sidewalk.
J
J
So
I
I
will
be
in
support
of
part
b
thanks.
Okay,.
M
Moving
staff,
except
for
part,
a
which
I
recommend
approval.
D
N
That's
no
on
a
and
yes
on
b.
G
A
Yeah
yeah,
okay,
great
okay.
I
think
that's
all
the
items
correct.
U
Okay,
I
had
my
participant
screen
up
and
was
going
back
to
the
mute
just
wanted
to
thank
everybody
for
the
patience
tonight
on
the
meeting.
A
lot
of
items
to
cover
also
wanted
to
wish
everybody
happy
holidays
and
a
great
new
year.
It's
definitely
been
a
challenging
year.
I
hope
all
of
you
are
healthy
and
safe
and
wish
everybody
a
better
20
21.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
Yeah
thanks
mike,
and
I
would
echo
that
stay
healthy,
stay,
hopeful,
happy
holidays.
Everyone
bye-bye.