Nowthen Planning & Zoning meeting, January 28, 2025

Planning & Zoning

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 · 6:00 PM

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Agenda

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What was on the agenda.

Packet

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Minutes

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One-line summary

The Planning and Zoning Commission elected Ames as chair and Bies as vice chair, approved Petersen Acres, tabled A&B Addition and the home occupations ordinance amendment to February 25, and sent the revised 2025 commission policy to the City Council.

What was on the agenda

12 items as recorded in the agenda, packet, and minutes, each with a short summary of what was at issue.

1Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance
Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance: 7:00 p.m.
The meeting was called to order and the pledge was recited.
- meeting administration
No action
p. 1p. 1
2Roll Call
Roll Call
Ames, Haapala, Jorgensen, Carlson, Bies, and Pearo were present; Lewis was absent excused.
- meeting administration
No action
p. 1p. 1
3Selection of Chair and Vice-Chair
Selection of Chair and Vice-Chair
The commission selected its officers for 2025. Ames was elected chair after a roll-call vote, and Bies was elected vice chair after a separate roll-call vote.
Ames was elected chair for 2025 and Bies was elected vice chair for 2025.
- commission leadership
Approved
p. 1p. 1p. 1
4Approval of Agenda
Approval of Agenda
The commission approved the agenda, approved the prior meeting minutes, accepted the 2025 meeting dates with a later check on the December date, and adjourned at 9:39 p.m.
The presented agenda was approved.
- meeting administration
Approved
p. 1p. 1
52025 Meeting Dates
2025 Meeting Dates
The commission approved the agenda, approved the prior meeting minutes, accepted the 2025 meeting dates with a later check on the December date, and adjourned at 9:39 p.m.
The 2025 meeting dates were approved, with a note that the December meeting date would be addressed later.
- 2025 meeting calendar
Approved
p. 1p. 1
6Approval of Minutes from October 22, 2024 Regular Meeting
Approval of Minutes from October 22, 2024 Regular Meeting
The commission approved the agenda, approved the prior meeting minutes, accepted the 2025 meeting dates with a later check on the December date, and adjourned at 9:39 p.m.
The minutes were approved, but the agenda described them as October 22, 2024 while the motion approved October 23, 2024 minutes.
- October 2024 minutes
Approved
p. 1p. 2
7aPreliminary Plat - Petersen Acres
Preliminary Plat - Petersen Acres
The commission held the public hearing for Petersen Acres, heard no resident comments, and approved the findings and recommendations for the preliminary and final plat. The item was to go to the City Council on February 11, 2025.
The commission approved the findings and recommendations for the preliminary and final plat and sent it on to the City Council.
- Petersen Acres plat
Approved
p. 1p. 2
7bPreliminary Plat and CUP - A&B Addition
Preliminary Plat and CUP - A&B Addition
The A&B Addition preliminary plat, CUP, and public hearing were tabled to February 25, 2025 because the mailed public hearing notice had an incorrect PID number and did not initially go to the proper neighborhood properties. Jordan Brown described the five proposed lots and said the owners intended to gift them to family members.
The preliminary plat, CUP, and public hearing were tabled to the February 25, 2025 Planning and Zoning meeting.
- A&B Addition plat and CUP
Tabled
p. 1p. 2
7cOrdinance Amendment - Home Occupations
Ordinance Amendment - Home Occupations
Planner Nash reviewed proposed changes to the home occupations ordinance. No residents commented during the public hearing portion, and the commission tabled the ordinance amendment and public hearing to February 25, 2025 so revisions could be made.
The ordinance amendment and public hearing were tabled to the February 25, 2025 Planning and Zoning meeting.
- home occupations ordinance amendment
Tabled
p. 1p. 3
8Unfinished Business
Unfinished Business
No unfinished business item was recorded in the minutes before Item 9a.
- unfinished business
No action
p. 1p. 3
9aReview 2025 Draft Policy of Planning and Zoning Commission
Review 2025 Draft Policy of Planning and Zoning Commission
Planner Nash reviewed the annual Planning and Zoning Commission policy update. The commission directed that the revised draft policy be sent to the City Council for approval.
The commission voted to send the revised draft policy to the City Council for approval.
- Planning and Zoning Commission policy
Approved
p. 1p. 3
10Adjournment
Adjournment
The commission approved the agenda, approved the prior meeting minutes, accepted the 2025 meeting dates with a later check on the December date, and adjourned at 9:39 p.m.
The meeting adjourned at 9:39 p.m.
- meeting administration
No action
p. 1p. 3

Motions and votes

6 motions on the record.

M-2025-01-28-01MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PEARO, SECOND BY CARLSON TO APPROVE PRESENTED AGENDA.
moved by PEARO, seconded by CARLSON
Passed
- YAMES
- YHAAPALA
- YJORGENSEN
- YCARLSON
- YBIES
- YPEARO
- ·LEWIS
p. 1
M-2025-01-28-02MOTION BY BIES, SECOND BY JORGENSEN TO APPROVE MEETING MINUTES FOR OCTOBER 23, 2024.
moved by BIES, seconded by JORGENSEN
Passed
- YAMES
- YHAAPALA
- YJORGENSEN
- YCARLSON
- YBIES
- YPEARO
- ·LEWIS
p. 2
M-2025-01-28-03MOTION BY HAAPALA, SECOND BY PEARO TO APPROVE THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT FOR PETERSEN ACRES.
moved by HAAPALA, seconded by PEARO
Passed
- YAMES
- YHAAPALA
- YJORGENSEN
- YCARLSON
- YBIES
- YPEARO
- ·LEWIS
p. 2
M-2025-01-28-04MOTION BY CHAIR AMES, SECOND BY BIES TO TABLE THIS PRELIMINARY PLAT AND CUP AND PUBLIC HEARING FOR A&B ADDTION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING FEBRUARY 25, 2025 MEETING.
moved by AMES, seconded by BIES
Tabled
- YAMES
- YHAAPALA
- YJORGENSEN
- YCARLSON
- YBIES
- YPEARO
- ·LEWIS
p. 2
M-2025-01-28-05MOTION BY PEARO, SECOND BY CARLSON TO TABLE THIS ORDINANCE AMENDMENT AND THE PUBLIC HEARING TO THE NEXT PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING ON FEBUARY 25, 2025.
moved by PEARO, seconded by CARLSON
Tabled
- YAMES
- YHAAPALA
- YJORGENSEN
- YCARLSON
- YBIES
- YPEARO
- ·LEWIS
p. 3
M-2025-01-28-06MOTION BY PEARO, SECOND BY HAAPALA TO SEND REVISED DRAFT POLICY TO CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL.
moved by PEARO, seconded by HAAPALA
Passed
- YAMES
- YHAAPALA
- YJORGENSEN
- YCARLSON
- YBIES
- YPEARO
- ·LEWIS
p. 3

Sources

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0:03 Jo ju live order okay uh turn your mics on
0:26 please everybody turn your mics on and we'll call the Mee to order and we'll have the fled pledge fled this next thing
0:58 I B would she the roll call call or you want me to take it I can okay okay chair
1:08 AES here commissioner Jorgenson here commissioner pero here commissioner
1:15 Beast here commissioner haa here commissioner Lewis is out sick
1:21 commissioner Carlson here Administrative Assistant Riley yes here and sler Nash
1:29 here and myself Natalie
1:36 Johnson thank you oh and I'm sorry Mr Mayor thank okay at this time we're going to
1:48 have our our election for our our chair and our vice chairman for this this coming year and uh we'll we'll open up
1:55 the uh uh nominations for the chair at this time I'll volunteer for another year is there
2:05 any other nominations I'll nominate commissioner
2:16 B Mr Bas has been nominated are there any any other nominations CNN will call for a vote
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