Minutes-12/19/2018

CityofTiffin, Iowa Meeting: Tiffin Planning & Zoning Commission Regular Session Place: Tiffin City Hall, 300Railroad Street, Tiffin, Iowa 52340 Date/Time: Wednesday, December 19,2018 – 6:30PM Web Page: www.tiffin-iowa.org Posted: Friday, December 14,2018 (front entry ofCity Hall & City Webpage) BoardChair: Stephanie Surine CityAdministrator: DougBoldt BoardMember: LutherParker CityClerk: AshleyPlatz BoardMember: RileyWilliams Building Official: BrianShay BoardMember: TimYoder CityEngineer: Hart-Frederick Consultants BoardMember: BethWolfs Planning & Zoning Meeting A. Roll Call TheCity ofTiffin’sPlanning & Zoning Commission heldaregular session attheTiffin City Hall Council Chambers onWednesday, November 14,2018. Board Chair Stephanie Surine called themeeting toorder at6:33PM. Upon rollbeing called thefollowing members were present: Luther Parker, Riley Williams, TimYoder andStephanie Surine. Absent: Beth Wolfs. Other members present City Administrator Doug Boldt, Building Official Brian Shay, City Clerk Ashley Platz. B. Agenda Additions/Agenda Approval Motion toapprove byParker. Second byWilliams. Allayes, motion carried. C. Approval ofNovember Meeting Minutes Motion toapprove byParker. Second byWilliams. Allayes, motion carried. D. Discussion andConsideration – Removing Advertising Signs from Ordinance Discussion: Building Official Brian Shaypresented aproposal toremove Advertising Signs from Ordinance and provided background. Motion toapprove removing advertising signs from Ordinance byWilliams. Second byYoder. Allayes, motion carried. E. Discussion andConsideration ofadding 3rd Story Apartments totheC-1SZoning District Building Official Brian Shay presented theproposed addition of3rd Story Apartments totheC-1S Zoning District thathas Council support fortheSlum & Blight District inOriginal Town. Commission expresses concerns with lack ofcontrol with developers specific features andoverall look andfeelofdowntown Tiffin. TheCity hastheability toincentivize developers togoalong with thetheme with TIF. Motion toapprove adding of3rd Story Apartments totheC-1SZoning District byYoder. Second byWilliams. Allayes, motion carried. F. Discussion andConsideration toAllow Garages toEncroach inFront Yard SetBack Planning & Zoning Commission Agenda Page 1of2