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Home My WebLink About11-15-2016 Joint Study Session Meeting MinutesWN . a F "W1 4'4 MARANA 7 MARANA TOWN COUNCIL AND MARANA PLANNING COMMISSION JOINT STUDY SESSION NOTICE AND AGENDA 115 5 5 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 8 5 65 3 Conference Center, November 15, 2016, at or after 6:00 PM Ed Honea, Mayor Jon Post, vice Mayor David Bowen, Council Member Patti Comerford, Council Member Herb Kai, Council Member Carol McGorray, Council Member Roxanne Ziegler, Council Member Planning Commission Tom Schnee, Chairman Don Duncan, vice Chair Terry Fehr mann, Commissioner Marcia Jakab, Commissioner Steve Miklosi, Commissioner Richard Miller, Commissioner John officer, Commissioner JOINT STUDY SESSION CALL TO ORDER AND DOLL CALL. Mayor Honea called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m. Town Clerk Bronson called roll for the Council and the Commission. All Council and Commissioners Were in attendance PLEDGE OF ALLEC IANCEAN OF SILENCE. Led by Mayor Honea. APPROVAL OF AGENDA.. Motion to a rove by Council Member McGorray, second by Council .ember Ziegler. Passed unaniniouslya CALL 'T0 THE PUBLIC. Mayor Honea asked that Call to the Public be dispensed with until the regular meeting following the study session. November 15, 2016 Joint Study Session Minutes 1 DISCUSSION /DIRECTION /POSSIBLE ACTION 171 Relating to Development; presentation, discussion and direction regarding the update to the Town of Marana Land Development Code (Ryan Mahoney). Ryan Mahoney welcomed everyone and thanked them for their participation in updating the Land Development Code. 'There have been several iterations of the Code dating back to incorporation in 1977. The Code was substantially changed. in 1993, and since that time it has been modified to meet various needs. Because the town is changing rapidly, we want to consider the current market demands are as well as what we might anticipate in the future in terms of demographics, both in Marana and nationally as trends. we want as much feedback from our stakeholder groups as we can, but our ultimate objective is to find a balance in what we develop. The development team of Placemakers has been hired to help us meet our objectives and reach our goals. They carne from a variety of disciplines: planning professionals, economic experience, traffic experience with design, media communications to reach the broadest audience, and engineering. Mr. Mahoney introduced Susan Henderson from the consulting team who noted that tonight's session is meant to be interactive, and we will have an opportunity to get some initial feedback, but we will have a number of other opportunities throughout the week. we have a schedule posted that you should have received which details where the consultants will be. She explained that throughout her presentation, there will be opportunities to vote at a very high level on various topics. Ms. Henderson showed the group the handheld remote voting instruments. Some very important issues have already come about and need to be considered. Many of these issues can directly out of the General Plan and the Strategic Plan. She again noted that the voting results are not meant to be scientific, but are designed to give them a general idea. of where thoughts are on the topics. The primary goal is to make sure all of the ordinances are in compliance with the town's policy docui - nents, one of the underlying frameworks for the General Plan is Arizona's Crowing Smarter legislation which gives some very clear criteria for environmental responsibility, transportation - related issues and community development in general. The five big items covered under the organization or framework of the General Plan are: natural systems, land management, the built environment, resource management, and people and community. Land management is the primary concern of the land development ordinance. But there are ways that the land development ordinance can cover a lot of other issues because it has impact on all of those topics. Ms. Henderson led the Council, Commission and audience through a series of questions using the voting devices. A big topic is the historic zoning districts, referred to as alphabet districts. This tends to suppress development. If there is too much flexibility, the potential developer for the adjacent parcel is not going to invest in it because there's too much unpredictability about what is going to happen, and development follows predictability. As a landowner you may want the flexibility, but if you don't know what your neighbor is going to do that can have some really negative impacts. The question is where on the scale between flexible and predictable should those zones fall? The next big topic is the downtown area. The town is already getting some applications that aren't in line with the vision in the General Plan. Due to lack of specificity in the current zoning, these applicants were able to get what they want. One of the voting suggestions is whether there is support for compact mixed use development. November 15, 2016 Joint Study Session Minutes 2 Other issues were discussed and voted on such as integrating storm water with transportation, ensuring that new development pays for infrastructure extension, integrating walking and biking paths with development transportation alternatives, making land use appropriate for active transportation, how we develop street standards, and revising pavement width. A question to ask is whether there is support for a palette of street standards. All of the standards currently are geared toward the arterial, collector and local development, which doesn't necessarily work well for mixed use development. wider pavement widths are necessary for major linkages, but you don't need those same lane widths when you are in a single family residential neighborhood. Another topic is variances in lot size in residential areas. The local development community has indicated, that as market pressures change, what they can sell changes a little. one strategy used is to make a wider range of lot types so that developers do a specific plan for every subdivision. The question will come back as to what zoning districts can be consolidated for a minimal amount of development. Another big is issue is how to deal with parking. Current best practice nationally is for municipalities to get out of the business of regulating parking. Bankers are ready to finance projects that have parking per use, so that is already regulated when they are getting their loans, and the market regulates it. A developer won't build a project with fewer parking spaces than it takes to make the project profitable. So the question arises of whether you want to drop some of the regulations that are already being regulated elsewhere. Ms. Henderson concluded by noting that her group will be in Marana all week. Anyone can go to the website www.maranaldc.com to offer ideas and comments on the revisions. Market issues, homeowner association issues, environmental topics and farming community issues are among those areas being addressed by the consultants. They are looking for as much information as they can gather to add to their data base. In answer to a question about how much buffer is required, Mr. Mahoney responded that typically there is a setback between a transition of uses, and the town did one along the Twin Peaks corridor that required additional plantings of certain densities, but we don't have a lot of discussion on what that transition looks like between smaller and larger lots. During the rezoning process is when we talk a lot about that and come up with what is appropriate for the given property. EXECUTIVE SESSIONS Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38- 431.03, the Town Council or Planning Commission may vote to go into executive session, which will not be open to the public, to discuss certain matters. El Executive Session pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03 (A )(3), Council or Commission may ask for discussion or consultation for legal advice with the Town Attorney concerning any matter listed on this agenda. FUTURE .AGENDA ITEMS Notwithstanding the mayor's discretion regarding the items to be placed on the agenda, if three or more Council members request that an item be placed on the agenda, it must be placed on the agenda for the second regular Town Council meeting after the date of the request, pursuant to Marana Town Code Section 2-4-2(B). November 15, 2016 Joint Study Session Minutes 3 ADJOURNMENT, Motion to adjourn at 6:55 p.m. b Council Member McGorra second b Council Member Zie Passed unanimousl CERTIFICATION I hereb certif that the fore are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council and Marana Plannin Commission Joint Stud Session meetin held on November 15, 2016" 1 further certif that a q uorum was present. ; ocel 'Bronson, Town Clerk I ' N (V AAA 7 41 ?170 November 15, 2016 Joint Stud Session Minutes