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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - City Code Review Council Committee - Meeting Date: 12/5/2019Glendale A R I Z O N A MINUTES CITY CODE REVIEW COUNCIL COMMITTEE CITY HALL, CONFERENCE ROOM 133 December 5, 2019 5:00 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER Meeting was called to order at 5:06 pm. 2. ROLL CALL Present: Chairperson Ray Malnar Vice Chairperson Bart Turner Vice Mayor Joyce Clark Member Yvonne Knaack Member Barbara Lentz Member Ron Short Member Michael Socaciu Member Warren Wilfong Absent: Member Mark Lilly Member Assistant Police Chief Rich LeVander Member Jonathan Liebman Also Present: Lisa Collins, Planning Administrator Shelli Henson, City Council Assistant 3. CITIZEN COMMENTS Beverly Moore, Glendale Resident from the Ocotillo District, spoke about concerns regarding an easement by her home. Jane Short, Glendale Resident from the Cactus District, wanted to know why this committee is not saluting the flag before the meeting. 4. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES Chairperson Malnar asked the committee members to make sure to speak clearly and to speak into the microphone. He said when a motion is made it should be stated clearly and submitted in writing for the minute taker. He also asked the members to be sure to state their name before speaking if it was not already stated. A motion was made by Committee Member Wilfong and seconded by Committee Member Knaack to approve the minutes from the October 24, 2019 meeting. AYE: Chairperson Ray Malnar Vice Chairperson Bart Turner Vice Mayor Joyce Clark Member Yvonne Knaack Member Barbara Lentz Member Ron Short Member Michael Socaciu Member Warren Wilfong OTHER: Member Mark Lilly (ABSENT) Member Assistant Police Chief Rich LeVander (ABSENT) Member Jonathan Liebman (ABSENT) Passed 5. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION a. 1993 PARKING MEMO INTERPRETATION FOLLOW UP/FRONT YARD PARKING DISCUSSION Lisa Collins, Planning Administrator, stated that she is working with the attorneys and staff to gather information for the January meeting and will be providing diagrams regarding this concern at that time as well. Vice Chairperson Turner asked about the difference of public and private property easements. Lisa Collins stated that she will be providing a memo regarding this. She will also include who is responsible for the maintenance of the easements. 6. UPDATES a. CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE There were no updates from the City Attorney's Office. b. CODE CONSULTANT Adam Pruitt with Michael Baker International stated they have completed a page by page analysis of the zoning ordinance. He stated that there are 18 articles and chapters in the city code and that they have created an annotated outline that will be reviewed by staff along with the analysis. Once the outline has been reviewed this information will be put on a website for input from the public. There was discussion among committee members regarding the review of the ordinances. Chairperson Malnar asked what segments of the ordinance will be started on first. Adam Pruitt stated that they have 5 modules that are being looked at. Module 1 is zoning districts, development standards, and design guidelines. Module 2 is specific use provisions which will include land use tables and regulations. Module 3 is general development standards. Module 4 is signage and module 5 is administration, general provisions and definitions. 7. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS AND POSSIBLE ACTION a. RESIDENTIAL SUBCOMMITTEE There were no updates from the Residential Subcommittee. b. COMMERCIAL SUBCOMMITTEE Committee Member Knaack spoke about right of way maintenance. She passed out a handout with information regarding this. She stated that tall grass/weeds need to be above 6" to be addressed now. She said that the 6" height should be reduced in the right of way areas due to safety concerns. There was discussion between the committee members regarding the height of the grass/weeds. The solution for the right of way maintenance is: Grass, weeds, and accumulated items on public property such as sidewalks and easements adjacent to a commercial property or residence need to be specifically called out in code that it is the owner who is responsible for maintenance. To wait until the grass or weeds on a sidewalk are 6 inches creates a safety hazard. There are areas, especially in downtown, that the grassy area between the sidewalk and the street is not maintained. A motion was made by Committee Member Knaack and seconded by Committee member Wilfong, to approve, as written, the right of way maintenance and possible solution. This will be forwarded to the consultant for review. AYE: Chairperson Ray Malnar Vice Chairperson Bart Turner Vice Mayor Joyce Clark Member Yvonne Knaack Member Barbara Lentz Member Ron Short Member Michael Socaciu Member Warren Wilfong OTHER: Member Mark Lilly (ABSENT) Member Assistant Police Chief Rich LeVander (ABSENT) Member Jonathan Liebman (ABSENT) Passed Committee Member Knaack spoke about paint color on business properties. She suggested that a standard commercial color palette be introduced. There was discussion between the committee members regarding the suggested color palette. Lisa Collins, Planning Administrator, stated that the City does have a design review requirement. She said that it should be written that all alterations to commercial structures have to go through that design review process and that if there is a disagreement it can be appealed. New construction is already subject to this design review requirement. A motion was made by Committee Member Knaack and seconded by Vice Mayor Clark to submit a suggestion to the consultant to determine what can be done to introduce guidelines of paint palettes and maintenance of paint on commercial properties. AYE: Chairperson Ray Malnar Vice Chairperson Bart Turner Vice Mayor Joyce Clark Member Yvonne Knaack Member Barbara Lentz Member Ron Short Member Michael Socaciu Member Warren Wilfong OTHER: Member Mark Lilly (ABSENT) Member Assistant Police Chief Rich LeVander (ABSENT) Member Jonathan Liebman (ABSENT) Passed Committee Member Knaack spoke about outdated signage on commercial properties. She stated that the possible solution is to have the consultant include this on the review. If a new owner or tenant moves into a commercial building the current signage would need to be updated to the current code. There was discussion between the committee members regarding the suggested signage guidelines. A motion was made by Vice Mayor Clark and seconded by Committee Member Knaack to submit a suggestion that the consultant add to the signage ordinance: If a new owner or tenant moves into a commercial building the current signage would need to be updated to the current code. It should also include the ability to create new overlay districts. AYE: Chairperson Ray Malnar Vice Chairperson Bart Turner Vice Mayor Joyce Clark Member Yvonne Knaack Member Barbara Lentz Member Ron Short Member Michael Socaciu Member Warren Wilfong OTHER: Member Mark Lilly (ABSENT) Member Assistant Police Chief Rich LeVander (ABSENT) Member Jonathan Liebman (ABSENT) Passed MISCELLANEOUS SUBCOMMITTEE Committee Member Short read aloud from a handout. He stated the first problem is that some home-based businesses create excessive commercial and client traffic and improper parking. The recommended solution is to create language that specifically defines types of commercial vehicles and number of clients per day that will not impair the quality of life of the residential neighborhood. There was discussion between the committee members regarding this suggestion. A motion was made by Committee Member Short and seconded by Vice Mayor Clark that the recommended solution is to create language that specifically defines types of commercial vehicles and number of clients per day that will not impair the quality of life of the residential neighborhood. AYE: Chairperson Ray Malnar Vice Chairperson Bart Turner Vice Mayor Joyce Clark Member Yvonne Knaack Member Barbara Lentz Member Ron Short Member Michael Socaciu Member Warren Wilfong OTHER: Member Mark Lilly (ABSENT) Member Assistant Police Chief Rich LeVander (ABSENT) Member Jonathan Liebman (ABSENT) Passed Committee Member Short stated the next problem is that it is too difficult for residents to complain about habitual noise nuisances from animals and birds and other disturbances of the peace. He said the sub -committee recommends eliminating the requirement of the two neighbors to file a complaint as witnesses for barking dogs and loud birds and other noise disturbances. The recommendation would be: the offender would be contacted in person for the first complaint, the second complaint would be to cite the property owners and the third complaint would require the complainant and offender to go to court with sound recordings and logs. There was discussion between the committee members regarding this suggestion. A motion was made by Committee Member Short and seconded by Vice Chairperson Turner to amend the recommendation definition to the following: the offender would be contacted in person for the first complaint, the second complaint would be to cite the property owners and the third complaint would require the complainant and offender to go to court with sound recordings and logs. AYE: Chairperson Ray Malnar Vice Chairperson Bart Turner Vice Mayor Joyce Clark Member Yvonne Knaack Member Barbara Lentz Member Ron Short Member Michael Socaciu Member Warren Wilfong OTHER: Member Mark Lilly (ABSENT) Member Assistant Police Chief Rich LeVander (ABSENT) Member Jonathan Liebman (ABSENT) Passed There was further discussion between the committee members regarding this motion. A motion was made by Vice Chairperson Turner and seconded by Vice Mayor Clark to amend the recommendation definition to be amended to include odor as well. Stating that it is difficult for residents to complain about habitual noise, nuisances from animals and birds and odors and other disturbances of the peace. AYE: Chairperson Ray Malnar Vice Chairperson Bart Turner Vice Mayor Joyce Clark Member Yvonne Knaack Member Barbara Lentz Member Ron Short Member Michael Socaciu Member Warren Wilfong OTHER: Member Mark Lilly (ABSENT) Member Assistant Police Chief Rich LeVander (ABSENT) Member Jonathan Liebman (ABSENT) Passed There was further discussion between the committee members regarding this motion. A motion was made by Chairperson Malnar and seconded by Committee Member Wilfong to add to the recommendation that zoning classifications be taken into consideration (as part of the prior motion). AYE: Chairperson Ray Malnar Vice Chairperson Bart Turner Vice Mayor Joyce Clark Member Yvonne Knaack Member Barbara Lentz Member Ron Short Member Michael Socaciu Member Warren Wilfong OTHER: Member Mark Lilly (ABSENT) Member Assistant Police Chief Rich LeVander (ABSENT) Member Jonathan Liebman (ABSENT) Passed Committee Member Short stated that the third concern is in regard to auto sales in a residential area. He stated that property owners should be cited after the second occurrence for habitual violations. Chairperson Malnar stated this is an addendum to a motion that was made at the last Code Review Committee meeting. There was discussion between the committee members regarding this addendum. A motion was made by Committee Member Short and seconded by Vice Mayor Clark to add to the recommendation an addendum that property owners should be cited after the second occurrence for habitual violations. AYE: Chairperson Ray Malnar Vice Chairperson Bart Turner Vice Mayor Joyce Clark Member Yvonne Knaack Member Barbara Lentz Member Ron Short Member Michael Socaciu Member Warren Wilfong OTHER: Member Mark Lilly (ABSENT) Member Assistant Police Chief Rich LeVander (ABSENT) Member Jonathan Liebman (ABSENT) Passed A motion was made by Chairperson Malnar and seconded by Vice Chairperson Turner to recommend giving the ability to Code Compliance inspectors to issue street parking citations and warnings. AYE: Chairperson Ray Malnar Vice Chairperson Bart Turner Vice Mayor Joyce Clark Member Yvonne Knaack Member Barbara Lentz Member Ron Short Member Michael Socaciu Member Warren Wilfong OTHER: Member Mark Lilly (ABSENT) Member Assistant Police Chief Rich LeVander (ABSENT) Member Jonathan Liebman (ABSENT) Passed d. PARKING SUBCOMMITTEE Committee Member Wilfong read aloud from a handout that was distributed at the meeting. There was discussion among the committee members regarding the recommendations listed on the handout. Chairperson Malnar read aloud Ordinance 5.211 and Ordinance 5.312 regarding front yard parking. He stated that the Froke memo is now gone. He said they are asking for the Code Compliance inspectors to be directed to enforce current city codes as it is written today. This request is directed to the City Council Members and the City Manager. He stated that they would like for this to happen now and not wait for the consultant to re -write that code. There was further discussion among the committee members regarding this topic. A motion was made by Committee Member Wilfong and seconded by Committee Member Socaciu to recommend that the City Council and the City Manager direct the Code Compliance inspectors to enforce current city codes as they are currently written today. AYE: Chairperson Ray Malnar Vice Chairperson Bart Turner Vice Mayor Joyce Clark Member Yvonne Knaack Member Barbara Lentz Member Ron Short Member Michael Socaciu Member Warren Wilfong OTHER: Member Mark Lilly (ABSENT) Member Assistant Police Chief Rich LeVander (ABSENT) Member Jonathan Liebman (ABSENT) Passed 9. STAFF REPORT There was no staff report. 10. COMMITTEE COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS Committee Member Wilfong spoke about the code compliance inspectors needing more support from upper management, the City prosecutors and in the courts. He suggested that this should be addressed. Vice Mayor Clark stated that the prosecutors should be willing to take on more cases from the code compliance inspectors. Vice Chairperson Turner asked about unhitched trailers parked on public streets. He stated that he sees them quite often in his district. He asked if the code had been changed to allow them. He asked to know what the current code and practice is regarding this. He also asked about the abatement program and wanted an update on this. 11. NEXT MEETING The next regular meeting of the Code Review Council Committee will be held on January 23, 2020 at 5:00 p.m., in conference room B3, located at 5850 West Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Arizona, 85301 12. ADJOURNMENT Chairperson Malnar adjourned the meeting at 7:01 pm. The City Code Review Committee meeting minutes of December 5, 2019 were submitted and approved this 23rd day of January, 2020. r r 1 Deborah Gentry Administrative Support Specialist