Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

Um, we're happy to have um all of our commissioners here with the exception of Commissioner Hilton and Commissioner Kerry. Have we heard anything from them? Yeah, Commissioner Kerry emailed me and said she wouldn't be here, but I haven't heard before.

All right. Um, so, um, we'll go ahead and continue. Um the first item on uh the agenda for tonight is uh community development update or no p public comment but I don't see any public here. So we'll go to item number um C which is presentation reports. U Mr. Cooper um we are scheduling our first development review committee.

Okay. um for the Larry Miller town homes. So that's the reszone that you all recommended approval to for the city council. They did approve that reszone from C2 and CP2 to R5, I believe it was. That's the ones behind Cafe Rio.

And so you also recommended um for the approval of the plan development ordinance, which they did approve finally after a few months. And so that's going to be the ordinance that governs that new development. So um in that PD ordinance, we instituted a new process step which is the planned which is the development review committee. It used to be the design review committee if you remember and um that was changed to development review and it added in addition to the existing members um a member of the uh city council. So, we're going to have our first meeting under the development review um banner uh tomorrow for the Lar Miller Town Home Project and that'll be uh forthcoming to you as a subdivision and as a site plan. And so, what we anticipate and what we hope chair, you're on that committee. So what we hope in implementing this new process is that as we have ourse types of committee meetings that um in subsequent planning commission meetings, you as chair and as members of that committee, you would report to the commission what you see and and hear and think. Um, and that gives you all a bit of an opportunity to provide feedback to me based on his information to you that I could then get implemented into that process. So, by the time you see it as a site plan and subdivision, you've had a little bit of um exposure to the project. So, that feedback loop is really important and the member of the council will do that to the council and so we'll have legislative feedback at the beginning of the review process as well. So, we'll see how it goes.

Okay. Well, and uh one thing I'd like to mention about that as well as as these meetings come up, hopefully we'll be able to let you know about them in advance. Um and um so if you have comments about uh what's happening that you would like me to take to the committee and things like that, uh please uh let me know. Welcome. McDonald's was busy. Um, in terms of other updates, uh, was anyone able to attend the Kimgar Honda or excuse me, the, um, oh, that was a phauxpaw the young young Chrysler.

Yeah. Jeep Dodge dealership. Um, okay. It wasn't. So, we were out of town. So, uh, councelor Arnold was representing the city as mayor prom. So, um, encourage you to get out to those as as you can. They're not always possible because they're in the middle of the day usually. So, okay. Anything else you'd like to update us on? I think that's it. Um, what's happening with um, First Watch? Anything new? Um, so they're uh they don't have any changes to their site plan or to the subdivision or anything like that.

And so, um, the they'll have the development review committee just review, excuse me, they had the the old design review committee just review their elevations, the paint colors, and some of the material changes on the exterior. That was approved. So, um, their next step is a building permit, which, um, that's the only thing they need to do, and that'll, um, be reviewed and issued once the work's complete, and that'll change. And I'm not sure what the timing is. We asked about the lease with Goodwood, whether or not that was immediate, end of year kind of thing, but they didn't tell us.

Okay. I know Ruby River is also closing May 1st, I think. Um, and um, so do we have any updates as far as what's going in afterwards? That's actually our action item. Okay. Uh, so I can explain it then. All right. Well, is Goodwood closing? Yeah.

Well, I haven't heard any formal news from Goodwood. I called Goodwood and obviously the folks at the restaurant don't know much, but um you know there is First Watch who is actively pursuing a building permit to convert it to a First Watch. And so that leads me to believe that yes, sometime in the future. What is First Watch? Excuse me. It's a breakfast and lunch. Oh, there's one in Leighton. Yes. Vegan or something. No, no, I thought it was classic. It's a classic. Yeah, I've gone. It's just breakfast and lunch. They're open from like 7:00 to 2:00. Yeah, Michelle's been there. You want to report to us, Michelle, and let us know what you think? I've been there, too. Was delicious.

Really, really busy. It was very busy. Really busy. So, okay. All right. Is Ruby River planning on opening another spot or they're just going to be out out of Riverdale, period? Yeah, I'll expl I'll explain that because it kind of goes in in with our action item. Okay. Um consent items. Consideration of meeting minutes from March 10th, 2026 work session and regular meeting. Does anybody have any um sorry any updates or um to the to the minutes or corrections? Then a motion is in order. Sorry, I did make one change. Okay. Because I had you as just commissioner and you as a vice chair. Okay.

So I changed it. Okay. Okay. So, that's correct now. All right. Great. Um, a motion is in order to for the to approve the consent items. I move the to approve the consent items. Okay. Second. I'll second that. Okay. All in favor say yes. Yes. Yes. Any opposed? Okay. Consent items are approved. Um action item uh E, consideration to set a public hearing for a text amendment to title 10 of the um Riverdale City Code for the classification of new and unlisted business uses.

Okay. So, there's not a formal presentation. You're just setting a a public hearing tonight for a future date in which I'll explain things in detail. But let me tell you what you're setting the public hearing for. It does have to do with Ruby River. Okay. Uh so we've got word from the owner of Ruby River that they do indeed want to shut down the restaurant, but to reopen it partly as a restaurant and partly as um what could be considered as a tavern or a um nightclub. So that's what the code

would call it. They call it a honky tonk if you're more familiar with that. Um, I've learned that the Westerner is in Salt Lake on Redwood, which is pretty much what they're looking to to go for. Um, what this action is is to implement something that was actually passed by the state a couple of years ago by um, Representative Muscleman. He um passed a bill that essentially said that if a if an applicant comes into the city and wants to have a business approved and there's nothing in the city code that lists that business, then there's a we need to create a process in which we determine whether that business can be classified as a similar business or as a new business. Um, and there's lots of reasons for that and I'll explain that when I give the presentation. Essentially, we don't have a a business designation in the city for a tavern, honky tonk, or nightclub. We have definitions in certain places of the code, but they're not actually zone permitted um businesses or uses that can be in any zone. So because of that, we have to a set up the process to determine um how to deal with that and then deal with it. So that's what we'll be doing. Um when you set the public hearing because it's a text amendment to our title 10 zoning code, um then we have to get that established and then we'll be able to review their application as a honky tonk or nightclub or something. And Mike's familiar with this. We'll have to get this language implemented into the the code revisions, but we need to deal with it now so that we can deal with their application.

Question that I can't remember the name of the business that was there before Ruby River. It was a brewery. Was that the brewery? Yeah. Yeah. They had That's what I was going to ask cuz they had a brewery in there. We don't have a code. They didn't have a tavern, but more like a dance floor kind of a thing is what the honky tonk's going for. Right.

Right. So, a nightclub definition in our code, which is not in title 10, it's actually elsewhere in the code. Um um defines uh a nightclub is defined as a place that serves alcohol, food, and has a area for dancing. So that's the most applicable um title we could give to their code or to their um requested use, but it's not approve it's not an approved use in the C3 um which is where this is at. And so based on Muscleman's Representative Muscleman's law that we have to abide by, we have to determine if it's um classified as a as an existing similar business or as a new business. And there's a process to do that. the city council actually takes that action,

would it be a would it be a new B or the same business but just with an amendment to it if it's um if so their application comes to me first and if if I look at the code and I can find something that is similarly defined. So let's say we did have a tavern definition or a tavern use and they wanted to come in as a nightclub. I could I could find some similarities between those two that would allow the nightclub to be approved. Okay.

If I couldn't do that, which in this case I probably won't be able to because there's nothing close to a tavern or a nightclub or a honky tonk, then it goes to the city council and they make the decision and they essentially classify as an unlisted use and then it gets codified in that zone. So, um, so it's an interesting process that he implemented. I don't like it at all because it totally circumvents the whole reason what why we're zoning things in the first place. If we can just add stuff kind of all his recommendation like a typical what's that our role when Yeah.

Yeah. And it's a little preuncter because whether you say no or not, it's a mandated thing by the state, right? So you could now they just mandate it and the way I've written the code is essentially exactly how the state code requires it. There might be some things that you want to see in addition to that and that's certainly up to you when you when we get to that point. We can't be um we can't be less restrictive than the state code but we certainly can be more. Okay. Interesting. Any other questions? Any discussion about the Okay, then a motion would be in order. I'd like to set a motion to

set for the public hearing. For the public hearing to a text amendment to title 10 of Riverdale City Code for classification of a new and unlisted business uses. Okay. And did you want to add a date to that uh public hearing? May 12th. When's our next meeting? The 12th of May. Okay. Perfect. Perfect. And second. Second. Okay. All in favor say yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Any opposed?

Okay. Public hearing is set then for May the 12th. Uh next item on the agenda is um to um for comments of uh staff or uh planning commission members. Any comments you'd like to make? Then a motion to adjurnn in order. I move to adjurnn. Second. Okay, we have a motion and a second. Everybody in favor say yes. Yes. Yes. Opposed? Nay. Okay, we are adjourned and now we'll move into our work session.