January 29, 2025 – Planning & Zoning Agenda & Minutes

Posted: January 24, 2025 | Updated: January 31, 2025

AGENDA

NOTICE AND CALL OF PUBLIC MEETING

 

GOVERNMENTAL BODY:                                       Planning and Zoning Commission

DATE OF MEETING:                                                January 29, 2025

TIME AND PLACE OF MEETING:                          6:00 pm City Hall

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE ABOVE-MENTIONED GOVERNMENTAL BODY WILL MEET AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SET OUT ABOVE.    THE TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR SAID MEETING IS AS FOLLOWS:

ROLL CALL:  Schorr   Balk-Omar   Trachta   Lickteig   Conlan   Wiley   Rieks

RECURRING ITEMS:   There may be action taken on each of the items listed below.

  1. Approval of the Agenda
  2. Approve minutes from August 28, 2024

NEW BUSINESS:  There may be action taken on each of the items listed below.

  1. Open Public Hearing regarding request from Rodney and Annette Trachta to vacate F Street.
    1. F Street is located between 3rd Street SW and Vernon Road located in the Irregular Survey of the East Half (E ½) of the Northeast Quarter (NE ¼) and in the Southwest Quarter (SW1/4) of the Northeast Quarter (NE ¼) of Section 27, Township 99 North, Range 11 West of the 5th P.M. in Howard County, Iowa.
  2. Possible motion and recommendation regarding request to vacate F Street.
  3. Open the Public Hearing and discuss the Zoning request to remove “Flammable liquids, underground storage only, not to exceed 25,000 gallons and located not less than 200 feet from any R District” from Chapter 165.24 M-1 Light Industrial District of the City Code of Cresco, Iowa.
  4. Possible motion and recommendation to City Council regarding Zoning request.
  5. SET DATE AND TIME FOR NEXT MEETING: Board meets on an as needed basis.

COMMENTS FROM AUDIENCE:

ADJOURN:

THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 21, CODE OF IOWA AND THE LOCAL RULES OF SAID GOVERNMENTAL BODY.  POSTED JANUARY 24, 2025

MINUTES

The meeting was called to order by Chair Dick Schorr at 6:00 pm.

Roll call: Schorr, Conlan, Balk-Omar, Wiley, Rieks, Lickteig, and Trachta were all present.  None absent.

Gary Kriener, Gary & Marti Ferrie, and Dave Brenno (Public Works Director) were also in attendance.

Conlan made a motion to approve the agenda and minutes from August 28, 2024. 2nd by Balk-Omar, passed all ayes.

Annette Trachta excused herself from the board and abstained from voting on the following agenda item.

Rodney and Annette Trachta made a request to vacate F Street.

F Street is located between 3rd Street SW and Vernon Road located in the Irregular Survey of the East Half (E ½) of the Northeast Quarter (NE ¼) and in the Southwest Quarter (SW1/4) of the Northeast Quarter (NE ¼) of Section 27, Township 99 North, Range 11 West of the 5th P.M. in Howard County, Iowa.

Rodney and Annette Trachta addressed the Commission and gave their reason why they are asking the City to vacate F Street.

Gary and Marti Ferrie then addressed the Commission and stated that they were in favor of vacating the street.  They also requested that the City remove up to 15 trees from the property that they and Lois Ollendieck would be obtaining.  They stated that the City has removed dead/diseased trees from that section in the past.

Public Works Director Dave Brenno stated that he received 2 phone calls from Gary and Marti Ferrie prior to the meeting.  The City did not receive any other phone calls, emails, letters, or in-person visits regarding F Street.

After the discussion ended, and all questions were answered, Omar-Balk made a motion to approve vacating of F Street, with Schorr seconding the motion.  A roll call vote was held, and the motion passed with all ayes, and Trachta abstaining from the vote.

The next agenda item was to remove the following statement: “Flammable liquids, underground storage only, not to exceed 25,000 gallons and located not less than 200 feet from any R District” from Chapter 165.24 M-1 Light Industrial District of the City Code of Cresco, Iowa.

The statement can be read with two different, and possibly conflicting definitions.  It could also prevent future growth within the M-1 district.

After the discussion ended, and all questions were answered, Trachta made a motion to approve removing the statement, with Wiley seconding the motion.  A roll call vote was held, and the motion passed with all ayes.

A motion was made by Balk-Omar to adjourn, 2nd by Wiley.   Motion carried all ayes.

Meeting adjourned at 6:46 pm.

Submitted by:  Scott Wiley ______________________________________