* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [Planning and Zoning on March 18, 2026.] [00:00:03] OKAY, WE'RE CALL TO ORDER THE FRONT ROW PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING FOR MARCH 18TH, 28, 20 SIXTH. COULD WE PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER MARNER? HERE. CHAIRMAN NEIL? HERE. COMMISSIONER FEDERICA? HERE. COMMISSIONER BROOKS. HERE. VICE CHAIRMAN MARRAZZO HERE. OKAY. WE HAVE OUR QUORUM. YES. FIRST IS ADDITION DELETION TO ITEMS FROM THE AGENDA. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD OR TAKE AWAY? MM-HMM. NO. OKAY. NEXT WE MOVE ON TO THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES. EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE MINUTES? OKAY. AND ANY CHANGES REQUESTED? OKAY. WOULD SOMEBODY CAN MAKE A MOTION I MOVE TO APPROVE A REGULAR MEETING THAT FROM FEBRUARY 18TH, 2026 IS READY. SECOND, PLEASE. SECOND. AND, UH, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION AND CALL THE RULE AGAIN, PLEASE? VICE CHAIRMAN MARRAZZO. ABSTAIN. COMMISSIONER BROOKS? YES. COMMISSIONER MARNER? YES. CHAIRMAN NEIL? YES. COMMISSIONER FEDERICA. ABSTAIN. AND NOW WE'RE AT THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION, BUT PUBLIC COMMENT NOT RELATED TO THE PUBLIC HEARING. UM, ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAKER OR ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK? IF I'M IN THE RIGHT PLACE, I WOULD UH, I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE GETTING READY TO DO SOME WORK ON THE VARIOUS REGULATIONS FOR AGRICULTURE AND VARIOUS OTHER THINGS IN TOWN. YES. IF HE CAN STEP UP, THIS WOULD, THIS IS PART OF THE AGENDA. IT'S NOT A CONVERSATION, IT'S JUST A ONE WAY. YEAH. BUT ONE WAY, ONE WAY CONVERSATION. WHAT IF YOU, YOU HAVE COMMENTS YOU CAN MAKE TOWARD THAT? IT'S NOT, WE CAN'T, WE AREN'T GONNA DIS WON'T BE DISCUSSING IT WITH YOU, BUT YOU'RE WELCOME TO MAKE A COMMENT THAT'S, THAT'S OKAY. IDENTIFY HIMSELF. COME ON UP, SIR. AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE. OKAY. BEHIND THE FLAG, . I'M TED KAIN AND I LIVE AT 2 31 POLK AVENUE AND I HAVE SOME RABBITS AND THE TOWN SAYS YOU CAN HAVE SIX, WHICH IS JUST FINE. I HAVE FIVE. HOWEVER, ESPECIALLY THIS DAY AND AGE, WHEN EVERYTHING'S EXPENSIVE, GENERALLY WE RAISE RABBITS IN ORDER TO PUT 'EM IN IN THE FREEZER CAMP. WELL, ONLY PROBLEM WITH THAT IS IF YOU BREED ONE, THEY GENERALLY HAVE A MINIMUM OF FIVE . SO ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU GOT 10 RABBITS. IF I WERE TO BREED ALL FOUR, WHICH AT ONE TIME I WOULDN'T, BUT YOU KNOW, THEY CAN HAVE UP TO 10 OR 12. ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU GOT 50. UH, SO I WOULD SUGGEST CHANGING THE, IT PROBABLY GOES FOR CHICKEN STEW. IF YOU FIND A BROODY ONE, YOU'RE GONNA END UP WITH MORE THAN SIX OR DUCKS OR WHATEVER ELSE YOU HAVE IN THE EGG THING. IF YOU CHANGE THAT TO ADULT RABBITS, THAT WOULD BE FINE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, GETTING RID OF ALL OF THE LITTLE ONES, YOU KNOW, AT 12 TO 14 WEEKS, I GUESS THEY'RE CONSIDERED ADULTS ABOUT 14 WEEKS OLD, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. UM, EVERYTHING'S COOL NOW. THE, THE FIRST TIME I WAS INSPECTED, I PROBABLY HAD A DOZEN, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND I SAID, WELL, I WROTE ON MY THING THAT, YOU KNOW, AT 12 WEEKS I'D BE GETTING RID OF THE LITTLE ONES. AND THE GUY SAID, YEAH, OKAY, THAT'S FINE. WELL, LAST TIME I HAD AN INSPECTION, I FORGOT TO TELL 'EM TO LOOK ON MY PAPERWORK AND I GOT A LETTER SAYING, HEY, YOU CAN'T HAVE THAT MANY RABBITS , AND IF I DO IT AGAIN, THEY'RE GOING TO, YOU KNOW, TAKE MY PERMIT AWAY OR WHATEVER LICENSE OR WHATEVER THEY CALL THAT. AND, UH, THAT'S A LITTLE ON THE WEIRD SIDE. SO IF YOU, IF YOU CHANGE THE SIX RABBITS, SIX CHICKENS TO WHATEVER TO ADULTS AND THEN SAID, HEY, 12 WEEKS, 14 WEEKS, WHATEVER IT IS, YOU'LL GET RID OF ALL THE LITTLE ONES. EVERYTHING'S GOOD. BUT, UH, YOU GOT A LITTLE PROBLEM WHEN IT'S SAYS SIX AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, FIVE OR MORE BABIES, ALL OF YOU KNOW, IN A DAY'S TIME YOU GOT 10 AT A MINIMUM. SO ANYWAY, I JUST THOUGHT I'D BRING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION AND, UH, IF YOU'RE GONNA START WORKING ON RULES AND REGULATIONS, YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER THAT. OKAY. THAT'S ALL. IF YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS, THAT'S, THAT'S FINE. YOU CAN'T DO THE QUESTION, CAN'T DO THE QUESTION ANSWER IN THIS, IN THIS FORM. OH, OKAY. OKAY. BUT, BUT THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH FOR COMING. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND [00:05:04] I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE SUPPOSE. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THIS SECTION AND MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. THERE'S TWO ITEMS ON THE 9 2 6 0 0 0 5 6. I'M JUST GOING READ A SPECIAL USE PERMITT APPLICATION TO ALLOW A SHORT TERM RENTAL IS DEFINED IN TOWN CODE 1 7 5 DASH THREE SUBMITTED BY ROBERT MELISSA MITCHELL AND LOCATED AT 1521 NORTH ROYAL AVENUE, IDENTIFIED AS TAX MAP 20 A THREE DASH THREE DASH SIX SIX DASH 21 A. THE PROPERTY IS ZONE R ONE IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT AND WE ALSO HAVE 2 6 0 0 1 0 5. AN APPLICATION FOR ZONING. TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE FINE FIREARMS RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT, FIREARMS MANUFACTURING TOWN CODE 1 75 DASH THREE IN AMEND TOWN CODE 1 7 5 DASH THREE NINE A AND B TO PERMIT FIREARM RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT BY RIGHTING THE C ONE COMMUNITY BUSINESS DISTRICT AND PERMIT FIREARMS MANUFACTURING BY SPECIAL USE PERMIT. AND MAY I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE PLAN COMMISSION APPROVE THE CONSENT TO AGENDA TO PUBLICLY ADVERTISE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING IN APRIL AS PRESENTED. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? GO AND CALL THE ROLL PLEASE. COMMISSIONER MARSH? YES. COMMISSIONER BROOKS? YES. CHAIRMAN NEIL? YES. VICE CHAIRMAN MARRAZZO? YES. COMMISSIONER FEDERICA? YES. NEXT WE HAVE THERE, THERE ARE NO PUBLIC HEARINGS OF THIS, UH, AGENDA TONIGHT AND OLD BUSINESS. THERE ARE TWO ITEMS. UH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION BYLAWS AND THE ANNUAL REPORT THAT WE HAVE ON HERE. UM, THE PLANNING COMMISSION BY, WE DID PART OF THIS, THE WORKING GROUP, BUT IT WAS, I GATHER WE NEED TO DO THIS FORMALLY AT THIS MEETING. IS THAT WHAT THIS IS? OKAY. SO DOES EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION BYLAWS FROM THE WORKING GROUP? ANY, ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? NO. OKAY. DOES STAFF HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS TO GO ON WITH IT? KATE, CAN I HAVE A MOTION THEN? MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION TO APPROVE TO ACCEPT THEM? TO ACCEPT IT. MOTION TO ACCEPT IT. I MOVE TO ACCEPT THE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION BYLAWS. OKAY. SECOND. AND I'LL JUST GO JUST MOTION BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. NO. NO. OKAY. SAME THING. 2025 ANNUAL REPORT. DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS YOU WANNA MAKE TO THE STAFF? UM, THIS MAY BE PRESENTED AT THE APRIL MEETING. ONE OF THE APRIL MEETINGS FOR TOWN COUNCIL IS TOLD IT FROM MONDAY'S AGENDA BECAUSE IT'S JUST SUCH A HEAVY AGENDA. HEAVY AGENDA. OKAY. AND THAT'LL ALSO, THAT THE ONE THAT YI HAVE TO PRESENT WILL BE ON IN APRIL AS WELL AS YOU TODAY? YES. THAT'S THE ONE YOU HAVE. OKAY. THAT'S, UH, OKAY. UM, UH, CAN I HAVE A MOTION ON THE ANNUAL REPORT? CAN I MAKE A COMMENT? OH, SURE. IF CAN. REALLY GOOD WORK. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT THAT IT'S REALLY, YEAH, REALLY WELL DONE. THANK YOU. IT MADE IT EASIER FOR ME. MAKE MY CHARTS TOO . I SECOND THAT MOTION ANYWAY. CAN WE HAVE A REAL MOTION NOW? ? I ACCEPT THE 2025 ANNUAL REPORT, SIR. OKAY. AND SECOND. SECOND. MOTION. OKAY. AND ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. OKEY DOKIE. SO THAT'S IT. NOW WE'RE ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF REPORTS. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO BEFORE OUT THE CV? E. OKAY, NOW WE'RE TO THE PLANNING DIRECTOR REPORT. YOUR I, SO FOR FEBRUARY WE HAD 128 PARKING THAT MORNING. UM, WE TOOK A 17, MULTIPLE UTILIZATION PERMIT APPROVED, 10 BUSINESS LICENSES WITHIN THE 10 NEW CODE ENFORCEMENT CASES AND CONDUCTED 13 CODE ENFORCEMENT INSPECTIONS, UH, AGAIN FOR LADIES APPLICATIONS AND HEAD PERMITS. UM, UM, AND THEN I DID CONFIRM WITH SUMMIT. IT LOOKS LIKE APRIL IS WHEN THEY WILL BE COMING UP IN DOING AN IN-PERSON MEETING WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION, BUT I DON'T KNOW YET IF IT'S GOING TO BE AT YOUR WORK SESSION, YOUR REGULAR MEETING, OR IF WE'RE GONNA HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING. SO NOW THAT THE CONTRACTS ARE GETTING SIGNED IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO FOR THE NEXT PORTION OF WORK THAT WE'RE DOING WITH THEM, UM, I WILL HAMMER OUT A DATE AND LET YOU GUYS KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WHEN THEY CAN BE UP. SO AT THAT MEETING THAT'S GONNA BE HERE IS THE DRAFT SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE. HERE'S OUR METHODOLOGY, HOW WE DID THIS. IT'S HANDING IT OFF TO YOU ALL. UM, AND THAT IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO ASK THEM ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. UM, AND THEN THEY WILL INTRODUCE THE NEXT PHASE, WHICH IS US, UM, LOOKING AT [00:10:01] SOME TYPE OF FORM BASED REGULATIONS FOR OUR ENTRANCE CORRIDORS. SO, UM, WITH THAT TYPE OF CODE, IT'S UH, MORE SPECIFIC TO HOW THE STRUCTURE ITSELF LOOKS AND FUNCTIONS, NOT SO MUCH WHAT THE USE IS. SO THE IDEA HERE IS THAT OUR ENTRANCE CORRIDOR IS JUST, IT'S ATTRACTIVE AND IT FUNCTIONS WELL FORM WISE, NOT THAT WE REALLY CARE WHAT THE USE OF SITE IS. AS LONG AS IT LOOKS A CERTAIN WAY, IT'S ATTRACTIVE, IT FLOWS. THAT WOULD BE THE GOAL. SO THE IDEA BEHIND THAT IS TO ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE THOSE CORRIDORS. OKAY. UM, I'M ASSUMING THAT IT'S NOT LIKELY THAT WE WOULD HAVE ANYTHING EARLY, EARLY, EARLY APRIL BECAUSE JUST BECAUSE THE FIRST WEEK OF APRIL IS HOLY WEEK AND THAT'S HEAVY DUTY. WELL, NO CHURCHING THAT WEEK IN THE EVENINGS, BUT THAT WOULD BE LIKE, THE FIRST WOULD BE WEDNESDAY. MIGHT THE FIRST OKAY. NO, IT WON'T BE. I WILL MAKE SURE IT'S NOT, WE CAN DO IT. YEAH, WE'LL TRY FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH THEN. OKAY. AFTER EASTER. YEAH, AFTER EASTER. OKAY. OKAY. SO THAT, UH, WRAPS THIS UP. SO WOULD SOMEONE LIKE MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOVE TO ADJOURN. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. WE'RE DONE. SO HOW MANY MINUTES? UH, 11. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.