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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07132021 CAC minutesCity of Central Point Citizens Advisory Committee Minutes July 13, 2021 I. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:00 P.M. II. ROLL CALL Present were: David Painter (chair), Robin Stroh, Kristy painter, Carrie Reed, Also in attendance were: Stephanie Holtey, Planning Director, Justin Gindlesperger, Community Planner and Karin Skelton, Planning Secretary. III. MINUTES Robin Stroh made a motion to approve the minutes of the April 13, 2021 Citizen's Advisory Committee meeting. Carrie Reed seconded the motion. All members said "aye". Motion passed. IV. PUBLIC APPEARANCES No public appearances V. BUSINESS VI. DISCUSSION A. Discussion regarding standards and regulations for Mobile Food Vendors and other vending units, such as food trucks, trailers and carts within the City of Central Point. David Painter read a statement describing the purpose and duties of the Citizen's Advisory Committee. Justin Gindlesperger said the CAC had discussed food trucks at the April 13, 2021 meeting He said the comments from that discussion involved areas of operation, hours of operation, and access to utilities. At this time these vendors are limited to C-4 and C-5 zones. Staff has drafted initial proposed standards and regulations which include allowing vendors in all commercial zones except EC and all industrial zones. They also address hours of operation, parking and distance requirements from restaurants, other vendors and points of access. He said there were actually two different types of vendors identified in the draft code. Single vendors and food courts which are comprised of multiple vendors sharing a large space. All vendors would require permission from the property owner and would be required to meet all standards for mobile food businesses. He reviewed proposed regulations including hours of operation, parking requirements signs, utilities, trash & recycling, supporting equipment and amplified music. CAC Minutes July 13„ 2021 Page 2 Mobile food courts would be permitted on private property only with owner's permission. The Parcels would need to be at least 2000 sq. feet. They could be comprised of between 2 and 10 mobile units and all vehicles would be required to remain operable. There would need to be a site plan for the units identifying all signs, accessories, lighting, restrooms and utilities. The Committee discussed conflicts with brick and mortar restaurants. Mr. Gindlesperger said the restaurant owners had received the City newsletter in their water bills which included an article outlining the interest in mobile food vendors. The information was also on the City's website. At this time staff has not received any contact from local restaurant owners. The Committee discussed appropriate hours depending on location and ADA access.. Additionally they reviewed the permitting that might be required. David Painter asked if anyone in the audience had comments. Celeste Peets Creeksiide Circle Ms. Peets stated she and her husband were looking to lease a property for a food truck Court. She described "pods" in Eugene, Portland and Bend which were extremely popular. She said they envisioned such a pod in Central Point. She mentioned live music or entertainment as part of the vision. She explained they were in the preliminary stages and planned to begin talking with local business owners to get their input. She added they were looking to also include the sales of local beer and wine. She said ideally they might construct a restroom building with a kitchen area and perhaps utilize the building for the sales of the alcohol. Ms. Holtey asked if the pods in other communities were in residential or commercial locations. Patrick Peets, Creekside Circle Mr. Peets explained some were situated slightly off the main thoroughfares but near enough to be accessible from commercial areas. He described several pods in different cities. He mentioned Highway 99 would be a favorable location as it would be near to both commercial and residential areas. He said they had not yet identified a specific property. The committee said there were several areas in Medford where food trucks were located and discussed locations and safety issues. They thought the sale of alcohol might a problem. They noted there were OLCC regulations that would have to be met in addition to safety and City regulations and permits. Ms. Holtey explained the review process for the applications and stated that process would identify possible issues and that the code would need to address all areas of operation including noise, safety, hours and locations. She said the Committee could either request staff to bring this item back for additional discussion in October or they could forward a recommendation to the Planning Commission to consider as a discussion item which would include their concerns. The Planning Commission could then take it to a public hearing and the CAC members could attend each of those meetings. The Committee expressed concern about the competition with local restaurants. They concluded it would be appropriate to forward a recommendation to the Planning Commission as a discussion item including the concerns they had identified. CAC Minutes July 13„ 2021 Page 3 Carrie Reed made a motion to recommend the draft standards and regulations for mobile food vendors to the planning Commission as a discussion item. Robin Stroh seconded the motion. All members said Aye. Motion passed. B. Consideration of residential zoning code amendments to support housing development in Central Point. Ms. Holtey explained the City is preparing draft code amendments to address needed changes in residential land use and development standards. She explained HB 2001 requires cities with a population greater than 10,000 to allow duplexes in single family zones. She reviewed the proposed adjustments to minimum densities in residential zones. She said the purpose was to provide alternatives to typical single family land divisions and site development and encourage residential infill and affordable housing. Ms. Holtey described different configurations for duplexes. She explained cottage housing developments as well. She said a cottage cluster would be a group of units of various sizes oriented around a common open space. She reviewed the development standards and said parking requirements would be based on the size of the units. The Committee discussed parking in different cities. They reviewed design and development standards and discussed cottage clusters. Ms. Holtey suggested a tour of a cottage housing development in Ashland to show what they might look like. The members agreed that would be beneficial. VII. MISCELLANEOUS Nanning Update • Stephanie Holtey is now the Planning Director since Tom Humphrey has retired • There are not many new applications at this time • 185 Vilas Road is demolishing the existing structure and there may be a subdivision at that location ■ Current projects are the Car Wash & Oil Change, Les Schwab, Firestone, a commercial building and additional mobile classrooms at Jewett and Mae Richardson VIII. ADJOURNMENT Robin Stroh made a motion to adjourn Kristy Painter.seconded the motion. All CAC Minutes July 13„ 2021 Page 4 members Said "aye". The meeting adjourned at 7:55 p.m. The foregoing minutes of the July 13, 2021 Citizens Advisory Committee were aproved by the Citizens Advisory Committee at its meeting of JVINI 15 2021. Ch '