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<br />Community Development Director Gladhill reported the DNR set the minimum standards and <br />noted the City was responsible for administering the critical area overlay district. He believed the <br />proposed development met the rules and intent of the critical area overlay district due to the <br />proposed development pattern. <br /> <br />Commissioner Brauer indicated the lots on the other side of Bowers Drive were similar in size and <br />scale to the proposed lots. For this reason, he supported the new development. <br /> <br />Commissioner Bauer asked if the City sent out notices to adjacent homeowners regarding the <br />proposed development. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Gladhill commented the City sent out notices via U.S. Mail <br />th <br />regarding the public hearing that would be held on Thursday, March 10 at 5:30 p.m. to all <br />property owners on Bowers Drive. <br /> <br />Chairperson Levine stated the consensus of the Planning Commission was for this development to <br />move forward. <br /> <br />5.03: Consider Ordinance #16-04 to Amend City Code Section 2-159 (Duties, <br />Responsibilities, and Objectives) to Incorporate the Principals of the Environmental <br />Policy Board’s Statement of Purpose <br /> <br />Presentation <br /> <br /> <br />City Planner Anderson presented the staff report stating the Environmental Policy Board (EPB) <br />developed a Statement of Purpose last year and through that process, the City Council and EPB <br />collaboratively developed various purposes and strategies appropriate for the board. This included <br />involvement in the Comprehensive Plan update process and an active role in review of certain <br />Land Use Applications. The Statement of Purpose also noted that the Board's involvement in <br />reviewing Land Use Applications would be revisited in a year to determine whether this had been <br />effective and added value to the review process. The EPB reviewed their involvement with the <br />review of Land Use Applications at their January meeting and concluded that it did add value to <br />the review process and noted that it had not resulted in the delay of any application or project. <br />The purpose of this case is to consider Ordinance #16-04 that would codify the principals of the <br />EPB's Statement of Purpose in City Code. Staff recommended adoption of Ordinance #16-04 <br /> <br />Commission Business <br /> <br /> <br />Commissioner VanScoy saw the value of the EPB reviewing land use applications with variances <br />within overlay districts. However, he did not see the rationale in this same group reviewing plats <br />and believed this was over monitoring by the government. <br /> <br /> <br />Planning Commission/March 3, 2016 <br />Page 5 of 8 <br /> <br />