[1. Call to Order NOTICE OF OPTION TO RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of the Commission and to the general public that, at this regular meeting, the Commission may vote to go into executive session, which will not be open to the public, for legal advice and discussion with the City’s attorneys for legal advice on any item listed on the following agenda, pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03(A)(3).]

AND WE'LL START WITH I'LL READ THIS NOTICE OF OPTION TO RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

SO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION AND TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT AT THIS REGULAR MEETING, THE COMMISSION MAY VOTE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, WHICH WILL NOT BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR LEGAL ADVICE AND DISCUSSION WITH THE CITY'S ATTORNEYS FOR LEGAL ADVICE ON ANY ITEM LISTED ON THE FOLLOWING AGENDA.

SO NOW WE'RE READY FOR THE ROLL CALL.

[2. Roll Call NOTE: One or more Commission Members may be in attendance telephonically or by other technological means. MARIE JONES, CHAIR CAROLE MANDINO, VICE CHAIR DR. RICARDO GUTHRIE MARY NORTON BOB HARRIS, III MARCHELL CAMP ]

MARIE JONES.

PRESENT. [INAUDIBLE] MARIE JONES. YES.

PRESENT. CAROLE MANDINO.

HERE. RICARDO GUTHRIE.

I SAW HIM EARLIER IN THE THE LIST, BUT I DON'T SEE HIM NOW.

RIGHT. I SAW HIM EARLIER, TOO.

SO HOPEFULLY HE'LL BE REJOINING US.

I'LL WATCH. MARY NORTON.

PRESENT. BOB HARRIS.

HERE. MARCHELL CAMP.

HERE. IAN SHARP.

[INAUDIBLE]. AND RICARDO GUTHRIE.

PRESENT. THANK YOU.

SO WELCOME TO THE NEW COMMISSIONERS.

HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE.

AT THIS TIME, ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY SUBJECT WITHIN THEIR JURISDICTION.

THAT'S NOT SCHEDULED BEFORE THE COMMISSION TODAY.

DUE TO OPEN MEETING LAWS, THE COMMISSION CANNOT DISCUSS OR ACT ON ITEMS PRESENTED DURING THIS PORTION OF THE AGENDA.

IS THERE ANYONE WHO DOES HAVE A COMMENT? ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC WHO HAS A COMMENT? IF SO PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND OR.

I DON'T SEE ANYBODY.

AND NOW WE'RE READY TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM OUR LAST REGULAR MEETING.

[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of the minutes from the regular meeting on Wednesday, January 11, 2023.]

THIS IS COMMISSIONER MANDINO.

I MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11TH, 2023, FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

THANK YOU. THIS IS COMMISSIONER NORTON.

I CAN SECOND THAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS DISCUSSION ABOUT THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING? THEN WE CAN GO AHEAD AND VOTE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THOSE MINUTES.

PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED.

THAT PASSES.

AND NOW FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION, THE FIRST ITEM IS A ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT TO AMEND THE ZONING CODE.

[A. This Zoning Text Amendment is to Amend Title 10 Flagstaff Zoning Code, Chapter 10-40: Specific to Zones, Division 10-40.30: Non Transect Zones, Section 10-40.30.050 Industrial Zones, to Modify Table 10-40.30.050.B to allow the Manufacturing/Processing - Heavy use in the Light Industrial Zone with a Conditional Use Permit. STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends the Planning and Zoning Commission, in accordance with the findings presented in this report, make a recommendation to the City Council for approval of the Zoning Code Text Amendment. ]

AND MAY WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR THIS.

I'M SORRY, WHICH TEXT AMENDMENT.

OH, THIS ONE IS FOR REGARDING INDUSTRIAL ZONES TO ALLOW THE MANUFACTURING PROCESSING HEAVY USE AND THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE WITH A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

PERFECT. THAT IS ME.

SO I WILL GET THIS PULLED UP AND EVERYONE SEE THE SCREEN.

YES. FANTASTIC.

SO. HI THERE, COMMISSION.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. MY NAME IS WESLEY WELCH.

I'M AN ASSOCIATE PLANNER WITH CITY OF FLAGSTAFF.

SO AS YOU JUST SAID, THIS IS FOR ALLOWING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESSING HEAVY USE IN THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE WITH A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS TO ALLOW WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

WE JUST WANT TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF FLEXIBILITY IN THE USE OF OUR INDUSTRIAL ZONED LANDS.

I KNOW LAST MEETING WE SPOKE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT KIND OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, SO I WANTED TO PROVIDE A ZONING CODE MAP.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS MIDDLE AREA RIGHT HERE IS WHERE A LOT OF OUR INDUSTRIAL ZONED LAND IS, AND THAT IS ALL LIGHT INDUSTRIAL.

IT'S JUST THESE DARK PURPLES RIGHT HERE THAT ARE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL.

WE HAVE MAYBE ABOUT 5 TO 7.

SO RIGHT NOW, THAT HEAVY MANUFACTURING, I BELIEVE ALL OF THOSE ARE HAVE TENANTS AS WELL.

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SO IF ANY HEAVY MANUFACTURING PROCESSING WANTED TO COME IN TO TOWN, IT'S KIND OF DIFFICULT.

SO THIS WOULD ALLOW A LITTLE MORE FLEXIBILITY WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

AS YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE, WE'RE JUST GOING TO MODIFY THE TABLE RIGHT HERE FOR MANUFACTURING PROCESSING HEAVY TO MAKE IT AN ALLOWED USE WITH A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. SO THESE ARE THE THREE FINDINGS FOR THE ZONING CODE, TEXT AMENDMENTS.

I'M GOING TO GO OVER EACH ONE IN A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ON THE NEXT THREE.

I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW.

SO FINDING ONE IS THAT IT'S CONSISTENT WITH AND CONFORMS TO THE OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES OF THE GENERAL PLAN.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S THE LAND USE GOAL 16 AND A FEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOALS.

THE LAND USE GOAL REFERENCES HAVING HEAVY INDUSTRIAL AREAS THAT ARE WELL MAINTAINED AND ATTRACTIVE, AND THE TWO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICIES REFERENCE PROTECTING EXISTING BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRIAL LAND USES AND ALSO ALLOWING FOR THEIR EXPANSION AND PROMOTING SOME VARIETY AND FLEXIBILITY IN THEIR OPTIONS.

NUMBER TWO IS THAT IT WON'T BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST, HEALTH, SAFETY, CONVENIENCE OR WELFARE OF THE CITY.

AND THAT'S KIND OF WHERE THE USE PERMIT COMES IN THAT WOULD HELP TO MITIGATE ANY ISSUES THAT COULD ARISE FROM HAVING THIS USE IN THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE.

AND THE THIRD ONE IS THAT'S INTERNALLY CONSISTENT WITH OUR OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE ZONING CODE.

AND SO IT'S NOT CHANGING ANYTHING.

IT'S GOING TO KEEP EVERYTHING CONSISTENT.

IT'S JUST ADDING ONE MORE USE WITH THE USE PERMIT.

STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND ACCORDANCE WITH THE FINDINGS PRESENTED IN THE REPORT MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL OF THE ZONING CODE TEXT AMENDMENT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND I HAVE THIS UP HERE AGAIN IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT.

ANY QUESTIONS? AND JUST FOR THE NEW COMMISSIONERS, WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING THE WAY WE'VE BEEN HANDLING QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS, IS JUST TO RAISE YOUR HAND IN THAT AND WE'LL CALL ON YOU IN THE ORDER WHICH YOUR HANDS APPEAR.

AND PLEASE DON'T.

I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO MAKE YOUR COMMENTS VERBALLY SO THAT THEY CAN BE RECORDED FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING AND NOT IN THE CHAT WHERE THEY UNFORTUNATELY CANNOT BE RECORDED FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.

SO WE DID HAVE A WORK SESSION ON THIS AT OUR LAST MEETING, BUT NEW COMMISSIONERS MAY HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR IF ANYBODY HAS ANY FURTHER COMMENTS, I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS YET.

AND IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION.

THIS IS COMMISSIONER MANDINO AND I'LL MAKE A MOTION REGARDING THE ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT. TITLE TEN OF THE ZONING CODE.

CHAPTER 10-40.

DIVISION T10-40.30.050 INDUSTRIAL ZONES AND TO MODIFY THE TABLES TO ALLOW FOR THE MANUAL MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF HEAVY USE IN THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE WITH A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IN ACCORDANCE AND SEND IT TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FINDINGS PRESENTED TODAY.

CAN I INTERRUPT REALLY QUICKLY? THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO THE PUBLIC HEARING ACTUALLY NEEDS TO BE OPEN FIRST.

SORRY, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE DONE THAT.

YES, THAT WAS THAT WAS A GREAT MOTION, CAROLE.

LET ME JUST I GIVE YOU KUDOS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, YOU'LL HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN IN JUST A MINUTE.

OKAY. I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT, CAROLE.

SO, YES, WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC IF THEY HAVE ANY COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.

I DON'T SEE OR HEAR ANYTHING.

SO, CAROLE, YOU'VE HAD A GOOD PRACTICE.

YOU WANT TO RUN AGAIN? SO DO I HAVE TO STATE THAT ALL OVER AGAIN, OR CAN I JUST SAY I MOVE WHAT I JUST SAID BEFORE? UNFORTUNATELY, YOU GET TO SAY IT ALL OVER AGAIN.

OKAY. I MOVE THAT WE.

THAT WE AMEND THE ZONING TEXT FOR THE FLAGSTAFF ZONING CODE CHAPTER 10- 40 DIVISION 10-40.30.050 FROM INDUSTRIAL ZONE TO MODIFY IT TO ALLOW FOR THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF HEAVY USE IN THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE

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TO SUBMIT FOR TO FORWARD TO CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL WITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FINDINGS PRESENTED IN THE REPORT.

THANK YOU. I WILL SECOND THAT MOTION.

AND IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED.

AND THAT MOTION PASSES.

THE NEXT ITEM BE IS ANOTHER ZONING CODE TEXT AMENDMENT.

[B. This request is for a Zoning Code Text Amendment to amend Title 10 Flagstaff Zoning Code, Division 10-80.20: Definition of Specialized Terms, Phrases, and Building Functions, Section 10-80.20.040 Definitions “D”, to modify the term “Duplex”. STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends the Planning and Zoning Commission, in accordance with the findings presented in this report, make a recommendation to the City Council for approval of the Zoning Code Text Amendment.]

THIS ONE IS TO MODIFY THE TERM DUPLEX.

GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSION.

CAN EVERYBODY SEE MY SCREEN? YES.

I'LL JUST PRESENT HERE.

HI MY NAME IS BEN MEJIA. I'M A PLANNER AT THE CITY.

[INAUDIBLE] FOR YOUR SECOND ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT OF THE DAY.

WE ARE LOOKING AT THE MODIFICATION OF THE DEFINITION OF DUPLEX.

WE DID HAVE A WORK SESSION ON THIS ON YOUR PREVIOUS MEETING.

BUT AS A REFRESHER, LET ME JUST WALK YOU THROUGH THE CONTEXT HERE.

SO IN 2020 THERE WAS A ZONING CODE TEXT AMENDMENT THAT HAD MODIFIED THE DEFINITION OF DUPLEX TO INCLUDE TWO SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ON ONE LOT AS A DETACHED DUPLEX.

THE 2020 AMENDMENT CREATED INCONSISTENCIES WITHIN THE ZONING CODE THAT WE ARE PROPOSING TO REESTABLISH THOSE CONSISTENCIES.

WITH THIS WITH THIS PROPOSAL HERE.