Planning & Zoning - Regular Meeting

e e sorry I won't repeat what I just said though but they can be viewed online on the city Casper's YouTube channel first i' like to read some informational statements about the meeting use of cell phones is not permitted and such phones shall be turned off or otherwise silenced during the Planning and Zoning meeting when speaking to the Planning and Zoning commission please clearly state your name and address keep your remarks pertinent to the issues being considered by the Planning and Zoning commission do not repeat the same statements that were made by a previous speaker speak to the Planning and Zoning commission as you would like to be spoken to do not address applicants or other audience members directly and make your comments at the podium and directed to the chairperson and planning and zoning commission I'd like to remind everyone president the plan City Casper planning and Zona commission is a volunteer body composed of members of the Casper Community appointed by the Casper City Council the commission acts as a quasi judicial panel making final decis decisions on some items and recommendations to the city council on others as dictated by law the commission may only consider evidence about the any cases as it relates to existing law the commission cannot make or change planning or zoning laws regulations policies or guidelines I will note that we've got

commissioner loek and commissioner Rubble absent tonight uh the next item on the agenda agenda is consideration of the minutes for the from the Planning and Zoning commission meeting held February 13 2025 are there any additions or Corrections uh I now ask for a motion to approve the minutes of the February 13 2025 Planning and Zoning commission meeting moved by commissioner Hunter and seconded by commissioner Elston any discussion uh please cast your vote that doesn't work please record the vote with all members voting I the motion carries thank you next will be the scheduled public hearings before we get started started just reminder to all of this evening's applicants that it takes four affirmative votes to pass any item regardless of the number of Commissioners present if any applicant would like to postpone their case in anticipation of the possibility of more Commissioners being present next month then I'll ask you to speak up when your case is announced case number one cup 765 2025 request for an amendment to a previously approved conditional use permit for warming Gun Company to add arm manufacturing and ammunition assembly to their list of allowable uses the property is located at a 580 Landmark Drive and the applicant is iron site Investments LLC is the applicant or the representative president and do you wish to proceed okay thank you can we please get sta reported this

time thank you Mr chairman in April of 2016 the Planning and Zoning commission approved a conditional use permit located at 580 Landmark drop drive for the construction of a 39,000 ft indoor training and shooting center including 10,000 ft of retail space in a C1 neighborhood convenience zoning District in August of 2016 the Planning and Zoning commission approved the site plan for the project the owner of the facility has requested an amendment to the conditional use permit to allow for firearm man manufacturing and assembly of ammunition from individual components there's no proposed change to the approved size or the footprint of the facility according to the approved site plan 49 parking spaces were originally required and a total of 62 were proposed the project was designed to be expanded in multiple phases and the area shown on the site plan as phase two has not yet been constructed according to the conditional use permit application there will be no change in the number of employees or occupant as a result of the proposed amendment both the city building department and fire department are aware of the application and have requested to review the structure for compliance with current building code related to the new activities um Mr chairman I have uh staff has included one recommended condition of approval and I'll read that into the record um the condition reads prior to the engagement in manufacturing or assembly of ammunition the applicant shall apply for and obtain building department and fire department approval there have been no public comments on this case and I have five exhibits a is the application for a conditional use permit B public notice sent to Property Owners within 300 fet C legal notice sent to the Star Tribune D photo of the public notice property on public notice sign on the property and E memo to the chairperson and members of the

Planning and Zoning commission with that I'll be happy to answer any questions next I would like the applicant and or their representative to come forward to the microphone state your name and address for the record and explain your application to the commission I won't repeat everything manfacturing it comes down to BAS mues that's

thank you Mr Chris scrier any questions for the applicant commissioner Hunter go ahead uh Mr chairman as I'm sorry I was wondering if the remodel on the inside of your facility will require a building permit and an approval by the fire department is there a redesign involved in adding this so would that addition be within the same footprint or or in addition onto the building add onto the building okay thank you Mr chairman I on the diagram I believe the addition is phase two labeled on there is that correct yeah so I think phase one and phase three are actually already constructed and phase two is not yet built okay but for clarity that's all within the existing footprint of the building correct or it doesn't your footprint doesn't have to enlarge this no let me clarify the footprint that was approved does not have to enlarge

however it's not I don't believe it's constructed yet for phase two the the outside shell of the building would need need to would need to expand um to fill up what was originally approved they they only for instance may have only Built 20,000 of the 39,000 feet that they were approved for thank you good you have questions uh you said that you already have the already made components is that what you were saying about the ammunition okay right do you have a p a plan in place to minimize the exposure to those toxic chemicals is that something that you guys were have already started working on um oh

do you guys already have like recycling program in place for those type of things now that you guys use now for any ammunition or anything like that further questions now is the time when we ask members of the a audience to come forward and either support or in opposition to the case please remember to state your name and address clearly into the microphone for the record thank you anyone wishing to speak in support of this case please come forward now anyone wishing to speak in opposition of the case please come forward now seeing nobody else wishing to speak in either support or opposition to the case the chair hereby closes the public comment port of the public hearing and calls for a motion to approve approve with conditions deny table or postpone to a date certain cup 765 2025 please remember that an approval of a conditional use per permit requires that findings be made by motion made by commissioner Elston seconded by escq was that with the conditions Mr yes any further discussion Mr chair we do need to explain the uh findings um at the motion at the back of the staff report has a sample that you can use to uh cite the findings if you like mron would you like to do that please I'll read

it yeah I think there's a yeah the um with conditional uses they require findings um on the last page of your staff report there's two sample motions one's to approve and one's to deny um we just need those for the record um the uh motion would say I um for instance I know read this correct I note that after the Planning and Zoning commission has considered all the relevant factors in Pages two and three of the staff report including but not limited to those set forth in section 17.2 48 and find that the condition additional use is consistent with the merit with the spirit purpose and intent of the title will not substantially impair the appropriate use of the neighboring property and will serve the public need convenience and Welfare the conditional use is designed to be compatible and adjacent land uses and the area of its location on this basis I move to approve the conditional use permit with the conditions stated in the recommendation section of the staff report is that what you needed perfect that's exactly what we needed commissioner can I get you to second that again second thank you any further discussion there being no further disc discussion we'll now vote please cast your vote please record the vote with all me all members voting I motion carries your application has been approved uh staff will contact you in the near future to execute the necessary paperwork thank you

case number two Su 771 2025 a vacation replat to create the plaza Edition number four subdivision located at 4101 South Coffman Avenue directly west of and adjacent to the Sunrise Shopping Center the applicant is the Casper sunrise LLC is the applicant or the representative present and do you wish to proceed all I need is if you're good to go I'll call you up in just a second can I please get the stash report I'll I'll come to you in just a second that's letter and I have nine exhibits a is the application for a plat

B public know sent to Property Owners C legal no sent to the Star Tribune D photo of the public notice sign on the property e memo to the chairperson and members of the Planning and Zoning commission F letter of opposition from the neighbor at 4312 Kaufman Court G letter of opposition from the neighbor at 4351 Kaufman Court a h letter of opposition from the neighbor at 4322 Kaufman court and I letter of opposition from the neighbor at 820 West 55th Street with that I'll be happy to answer any questions thank you Craig any questions for staff Mr chairman uh Mr Collins has the fire department being involved with the uh clearances required for between the Sunrise Shopping Center since it's a wood structure in this they have we've we've had several pre-application meetings and they've been an attendance they did not express any um concerns um I guess they felt that those clearances were adequate any further questions correct that we printed two of them came in after the staff report Mr chairman so we um we printed those off for you and put them on your desk any further questions now is your time

thank you Mr Lis any questions Mr Lis yes M Mr chairman uh Mr Lewis is what is the height of these tow houses about we're excited about this project as well

fres new construction Casper roof lines actual blueprints exactly like Stagg there set back driveways off street parking are any further questions does the garage is space to the east where you pull in from the no they face West Street yeah they face West face will these be stick built Mr chairman if I could interrupt real quick I just need to enter the picture submitted by the appin as exhibit J okay thank you any further questions thank you Mr Lois thank so much now is the time when we ask members of the audience to come forward in either support or in opposition to this case please remember to state your name and address clearly into the microphone

for the record anyone wishing to speak in support of this case please come forward now my project but anybody on the commission have any technical questions from Mr Guston commissioner ston with my limited knowledge so these driveways are they going to back out into the street or is there ability for them to out forward they'll back okay water serves sewer street thank you anything further for Mr Jefferson thank you anybody else wishing to speak in support anyone wishing to speak in opposition to the case please come forward now see nobody else wishing to speak nether support or opposition to the case the chair hereby closes the public comment portion of the public hearing it calls for a motion to approve approve with conditions deny table postpone to a date certain Su 771

2025 have a motion make a motion Su 771 2025 yes with that do the conditions have to be state you can just State the condition as listed in the staff report which is an exhibit okay thank you do I have a second I have a motion to approve by commissioner Hutchinson with a second by commissioner Hunter with the motion on the second is there any discussion there being no further discussion we will now a vote are there any absentees or nay votes all voting I please record the vote with all members voting I motion carries your application the applicant has already left has been approved and will be forwarded to the city council with a due pass recommendation staff will cont contact you in the near future to execute a subdivision agreement prior to council consideration case number three zoc 772 2025 request for a zone change a 3410 Eagle Drive Lot one Tri Year Edition from R4 high density residential to C1 neighborhood convenience the applicant is r c shogi LLC is the applicant or the representative present and do you wish to proceed thank you please get sta report thank you Mr chair application has been made for a zone change of 3410 Eagle Drive which is

lot one Tri view Edition from R4 high density residential to C1 neighborhood convenience the subject property is currently undeveloped and located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Southwest Wyoming Boulevard and Eagle Drive the application states that the reason for the zone change is to allow for a broader range of uses on the property permitted uses for both the C1 and R4 zoning districts have been provided um in your staff reports for comparison section 1712 170 of the Casper Municipal Code provides guidance on zone change requests and requires that staff provider report to the commission as to the request conformance with the comprehensive land use plan the future land use plan is an illustrative plan within the comprehensive plan that identifies the physical distribution of land uses and forms the basis for future zoning and land use regulations the future land use map identifies the subject property being located in an area designated as a neighborhood 2 and the neighborhood 2 classification is characterized as a single and multifam um residential neighborhood uh dispersed with schools public facilities neighborhood amenities parks and trails uh the code or the the plan list primary uses um as typically consisting of conventure single family homes Twin Homes and multif family residential the uh staff report also lists uh three um comprehensive plan principles and goals which may be applicable to the proposed rezone uh for the commission's consideration and we have two letters of opposition for this case and seven exhibits a is the application for a zone change B public notice sent to property owners C legal Noti sent to the Star Tribune D photo of the public notice sign on the property e memo to the

chairperson and members of the Planning and Zoning commission F letter of opposition from the neighbor at 357 Aspen Lane and g a letter of opposition from an anonymous neighbor I'd be happy to answer any questions thank you Craig for the report and the exhibits are noted does anybody on the commission have any preliminary questions for staff about the report next I would ask the applicant and their authorized representative come forward to the microphone state your name and address for the record and explain your application to the commission e thank you Mr Shogun any questions for the applicant commissioner Elston yes Mr chairman uh

so what is this the square footage of the property that you would be looking at leasing now about 7500 bu a l thank you any other questions you know obviously we want to professional want to open that up profal so just want to our anything further thank you now is the time we're to ask members of the audience to come forward and need the support or an opposition to the case please remember to state your name and address clearly into the microphone for the record anyone wishing to speak in support of the case please come forward now anyone wishing to speak in opposition to this case please come forward now

e e e thank you Miss Frank any questions for Miss Frank okay thank you anybody else wishing to speak in opposition to the case see nobody else wishing to speak in either support or opposition to the case the chair hereby closes the public comment portion of the public hearing Mr Shogun you wish to address the commission again

okay thank you for that clarification the public comment portion is now closed I now call for a motion to approve deny or table or postpone to a date certain Zo 772 2025 motion to approve uh 772 2025 have a second a second I move to approve by commissioner Hutchinson with a um second by commissioner Elston any further discussion thank you Mr chairman um the R4 um listed permitted uses which are on page two and three of your staff reports under that uh use U I'm sorry V specifically says restaurants without drive up Windows um so it R4 does prohibit drive up Windows however I'm I'm looking at the proposed C1 zoning and I just see restaurants listed restaurants cafes coffee shops and I do not see it a Prohibition on on drive-throughs so um my interpretation would be any restaurant uh would be allowed to be under the new zoning classification drive-thru or otherwise what is the difference in

Craig between a C1 and a C2 zoning they're very similar as the applicant uh explained um with regard to the um applicants plans for offices you'll note that the R4 um lists offices as um permitted use U but it it specifies that they have to have fewer than 20 employees um whereas C1 allows offices um as permitted use number 12 without that limitation so with regard to what he's explained that uh he wants to do the only difference would be the 20 employees or or more thank you any further discussion yes commissioner Elon so as I understand it in the R4 he could have a restaurant also without a drive up in the in the uh C2 it just says restaurant C correct C1 actually correct it just specifies restaurants so I would not interpret that to say that there's a Prohibition on drive-thru restaurants um since it's not specifically addressed like it is in R4 thank you any further discussions there be no further discussion we will now vote are there any absentees or nay votes all voting I please record the vote with all members voting I motion carries applicant your application for the zone change has been approved and has been being forwarded to the city council with a due pass recommendation staff will contact you in

the near future to let you know when the council meetings are scheduled case number four cup 774 2025 request for conditional use permit to allow residential use in a c4 zoning District located at 777 outler Drive the applicants are Kevin and Lisa Everly is the applicant or the representative present and do you wish to proceed thank you can we please get stas report thank you Mr chairman the conditional use permit has been requested to allow a residential use in a c4 Highway business zoning District located at 777 Antler Drive the applicant is was granted administrative site plan approval for the construction of a 7,380 ft office warehouse building in March of 2024 the applicant proposes to construct an approximate 20 or 2,460 squ foot residential addition to the east side of the building for their personal use if approval of the conditional use permit is granted however the need for con a conditional use permit is the same whether the residents is for their personal use or not generally speaking a conditional use is a land use that is typically not allowed in a specific zoning District or area but may be allowed in special circumstances or if certain conditions are met the C4 zoning District regulations do not contemplate residential uses either as explicitly permitted or as potential conditional uses however section 17764 of the municipal code does list other compatible uses as determined by the commission as potential conditional uses when determining whether a conditional use permit is appropriate in a given location the Planning and Zoning commission should consider the relevant factors and required findings found in section 1 12240 as summarized in your

staff report the approved site plan shows that the site provided exactly the number of parking spaces that were required by code the addition of a residence would therefore require two additional parking spaces on the site per section 1712 150c site plans are required for all exterior additions of 1,000 squ ft² or larger additionally section 17121 15i addresses the procedure for alterations to an approved site plan should the planning and a commission approve the conditional use permit request the applicant will be required to submit an amended site plan to the city for review and approval and the addition would have to be completed within one year Mr chairman I uh have suggested one recommended condition and I'll go ahead and read that uh into the record um in that condition reads the applicant shall submit and receive approval of an amended Amendment to the approved site plan agreement approved March 7th 2024 and recorded as instrument number 11 15224 at the nron county clerk's office Mr chairman we received eight letters of support and I have six exhibits Downer a is the application for conditional use permit B public notice Senter Property Owners C legal notice Senter the Star Tribune D photo the public notice sign on the property e member of the chairperson members of the Planning and Zoning commission and F the eight letters of or in support from various neighbors and businesses in the area that were submitted by the applicant with that I'll be happy to answer any questions thank you for the report and the exhibits are noted does anyone on the commission have any questions for

staff next like the applicant to come forward to the microphone state your name and address with the record and explain your application to the commission and thank you Mr ginsa good seeing you again any questions for Mr ginsa thank you now is the time when we ask members of the audience to come forward in either support or an opposition to this case please remember to state your name and address clearly into the microphone for the record anyone wishing to speak in support of this case please come forward now anyone wishing to speak in opposition to the case please come forward now see nobody else wishing to speak in either support or opposition to the case the chair hereby closes the public comment portion of the public hearing and calls for a motion to approve

approve with conditions deny table or postpone to a date certain cup 774 2025 Mr chairman I just want to mention that this is another one we need findings on so there's a example at the end of the staff report thank you Craig can I ask did uh the fire department approve uh a residence uh or take a look at this thank you Mr chairman um the fire department has been made aware of this they're awaiting the outcome of tonight's um meeting um and then they'll insert themselves um at that point when the uh next set of plans comes in typically we have discussion after we've had a motion in a second do I have a motion a motion go ahead commissioner Elson ask a question is uh the existing building already received a CO and have they met all the conditions of their site plan Mr chairman I don't believe that the um they've they've not completed their site work uh so I don't believe they've uh received their Co and uh to answer your second part of the question no they have not completed everything so they've not complied with the site plan in full they seem to be on track to thank you well again ask for a

motion I make a motion to deny uh and if I can can I explain you need a second first okay there's a motion to deny is there a second to deny we got a motion in a second to deny any discussion on the denial the purpose of me believing this is is we are taking an area and we have some neighbors that are favorable to this but then we are taking and adding something in this in this change that uh could be construed as okay if we can get the neighborhood to allow this we can get this hopefully get this approved and I I don't believe since there's no other residences in this area it's all uh commercial use that uh I do not feel confident in making that precedent any further discussion there being no further discussion we will now vote are there any AB extensions or nay votes Mr chair I just want to clarify because we don't get too many um denial um motions um so you're voting on a denial and it has to have four votes to deny um and if you don't get the four votes then we'll have to um go the opposite direction and make a motion to approve and see if it passes or fails but a motion to if the motion to deny does not um is is not approved that does not mean it's the conditional use is approved I just want to clarify that thank for that

clarification any abstentions or nay votes I'll be voting nay when motion I'm voting nay on your motion all voting I you're voting on the denial oh okay I voted against you denial you're voting on for the denial okay please record the vote with Beamer voting nay and Elston Hutchinson Hunter and Esq voting I motion carries okay your application for theal use permit has been denied staff will contact you um for your further considerations cases five and six the final cases tonight will be considered and discussed jointly however each will be voted on individually the cases are Su 776 2025 a vacation and replat to create the Valley West Park Edition the applicant is aaps Technologies LLC and zoc 775 2025 request for a zone change of lot one the proposed Valley West Park Edition from C2 General business to R six manufactured home mobile park to allow for the development of a campground the applicant is APS Technologies LLC is the applicant or the representative president and do you wish to

proceed thank you can we please get stas report thank you Mr chairman applications been made for a vacation and replat to create the Valley West parks subdivision located west of Paradise Drive and north of Iris Street and encompassing 5 A2 Acres more or less the property is currently undeveloped in zone C2 General business in a companion item the applicant has also requested a zone change of the subject property to R six which is manufactured home mobile park the applicant proposes to develop a property as an RV Park which is not permitted under C2 zoning but is allowed under R six zoning prior to the development of an RV park or Campground site plan approval would be required and at that time further engineering would be required including traffic storm water drainage and utility studies one notable feature of the Plaid is the extension of chamia street from its current Terminus immediately south of Honeysuckle and South to connect to Iris Street another notable feature of the Plaid is the vacation of a portion of platted but undeveloped Iris Street located between the culdesac and Paradise Drive the iris Street connection to Paradise drive is not practical because of extreme uh grade differences between the two streets and also the curve secondary access to the subdivision will be available further to the north on Paradise Drive where grades are more favorable staff has included a recommended condition of approval requiring the applicant to provide the necessary easement releases for the vacation of the street the subject property is former city Parkland which was vacated in private privatized in 2006 although the property was sold it retained its Park historic zoning until 2023 when it was rezoned to C2 at the request of the current property owner section 1712 170 of the municipal code provides guidance on zone change requests and requires that staff provide

a report to the commission as to the request conformance with a comprehensive land use plan the future land use map is a illustrate a map within the comprehensive plan that identifies the physical distribution of land uses and forms the basis for future zoning and land use regulations in that the subject property retained its Park historic zoning until 2023 and the comprehensive land use plan was adopted in 2017 the future land use map unfortunately identifies the the subject property as parks in open space and does not provide any guidance on the requested zone change um staff has included one recommended condition um which is associated with the replat request read that into the record uh the condition reads prior to consideration of the plat by the city council the applicant shall provide signed and executed easement releases from all utilities and city franchisees for the vacation of the portion of Iris Iris Street uh we did not receive any public comments on this case um and I have five exhibits a is the application for a plat B public NOS sent to Property Owners within three feet C legal noce sent to the Star Tribune D photo of the public notice sign on the property e to the chairman and members of the Planning and Zoning commission and I just noticed we missed the application for the zoning um as an exhibit so we'll actually have six exhibits and that last exhibit will be f with that be happy to answer any questions thank you for your report and the exhibits are noted does anyone on the commission have any preliminary questions for Craig next i' would ask the applicant and or their authorized representative to come forward to the microphone state

your name and address for the record and explain your applications to the commission at thater e thank you Mr Sullivan any questions for the applicant commer ston yes uh is will there be long-term camping here as such as somebody would be able to put in a fifth whe and and stay year round so our our

any other question questions has hoping do something any other questions thank you Mr Solan now is the time when we ask members of the audience to come forward and need the support or an opposition to these cases please remember to state your name and address clearly into the microphone for the record anyone wishing to speak in support of these cases please come forward now did I get your name sir and address thank

you e Mr burad that's not a question for this commission I'm afraid any questions for um Mr burad thank you anybody else wishing to speak in support e

thank you Mr Cano good seeing you any questions for Mr Cano thank you anybody else wishes to speak in support of this case anybody wishing to speak in opposition to the case please come forward thank you Miss Anderson good seeing you any questions for Miss Anderson you're good to go thank you anybody else wishing to speak in opposition to the case see nobody else wish to speak in either support or in opposition to these cases the chair hereby closes the public comment portion of the public hearing and calls for a motion to approve approve with conditions deny table or postpone to a date certain case Su 776 2025 to approve Su 77 motion to approve made by commissioner Hutchinson with one condition with the condition

noted have a second second second by commissioner Elston any discussion go ahead is there a difference between and a mobile home park as far as Mr chairman the um on the page two of your staff reports um the permitted uses in the r six and I'm not sure I'm answering this question so if I'm not please correct me but um the permitted uses in R six list both overnight camper parks and um overnight camper Parks operated in conjunction with manufactured homes and mobile parks um so it they're both allowed as our just straight mobile home parks so combination and just RV so all the above any further discussion there being no further discussion we will now vote any extensions or nay votes all voting I please record the vote with all members voting I motion carries your application for the uh vacation and replat has been approved the chair now calls for a motion to approve deny table or postpone to a date certain case zooc 775 2025 have a motion I'll motion Mr chairman make a

motion to approve Z 775 2025 motion to approve by commissioner Hutson a second second by commissioner Hunter any discussion there be no further discussion we will now vote are there any abstentions or nay votes all voting I please record the vote all members voting I motion carries your application for the zone change has been approved staff will contact you in the near future to ex execute a subdivision agreement and let you know when the council meetings are scheduled special issues there are none tonight so we'll move to the next item on the agenda is there any communication from the commission and I don't see the community development director here anything Craig that on her behalf and I know that the commission the council leaon is not here tonight any communication from the o leaon thank you any other communication from anybody BR the final item on the agenda this evening is adjournment the next meeting of the Planning and Zoning commission is

currently scheduled for Thursday April 10th 2025 at 6: PM there being no further business to conduct the chair calls for a motion to adjourn motion by commissioner escu second by commissioner Hunter any discussion all voting I thank you meeting adjourned at 707 thank you all