Motion as recorded
passed with a unanímous vote.
No roll call was recorded for this motion.
The motion as the minutes record it
Councìlmember Burnham moved to øpprove the consent øgenda. Councílmember Clark seconded the motion. Those votíng aye: Donnø Burnham, Melßsa Clark, Colby Curtß, ønd Cørolyn Love. The motion passed with a unanímous vote. SCHEDULED ITEMS 15. MASTER SITE PLAN 15.A. MOTION - Scenic Mountain Phase C Master Site Plan City Attorney Jeremy Cook explained the City Council determined to discuss the master site plan before holding the conditional use permit (CUP) appeal in case the issues regarding the appeal could be resolved with the master site plan approval. The master site plan approval includes additional elements not related to the CUP. Planning Manager Pete Kane reviewed the item as presented during work session and noted that the condition that the site plans for the individual phases of Phase C are not required, had been omitted from the previous presentation during work session. Councilmember Curtis stated that his understanding was that projects should be substantially similar to renderings in the approved master development agreement (MDA) and he did not feel that the renderings presented in the application met that requirement and were inferior to the MDA elevations. Mr. Kane concurred that the designs differ from those presented in the MDA; however, the MDA does not specifically require the elevations be substantially similar to the MDA renderings. Councilmember Curtis stated that the product offered should be substantially similar to the exhibits provided in the MDA. During the initial negotiations for this project, the City Council was concerned with the elevations for the project due to the location of Scenic Mountain at the entryway into the City. They desired an upgraded product similar to the townhomes located in Mt. Airey and had expressed their desire during the negotiations. Applicant representative Jason Harris, Vice President Land Acquisitions for Fieldstone Homes, expressed his desire to work with the City Council and staff to adhere to Municipal Code and resolve concerns. He said he will address the concems that resulted in the denial of the CUP. He explained the drivable surface of the public roads is 33 feet and the drivable surface of the proposed width of Hurstbourne Drive is 34 feet. He stated that parking is permitted on both sides of public roads, but they are limiting parking on the private roads to one side of the road. The passable road width with cars parked along the road will be 17 feú on the public road if vehicles are parked along both sides of the street, and26 feet on the private roads if vehicles are parked along one side of the street. He said that permitting parallel guest parking would allow them to exceed the parking requirement for the development. He felt that exiting a parallel parking stall is safer than backing out of a parking stall and did not create a health, safety, and welfare issue for the community. He said that Municipal Code allows for a parking deviation if the option did not impair the service level. Councilmember Love requested clarification regarding Municipal Code standards regarding the allowance of parking deviations. Assistant City Administrator/Community Development Director Steve Mumford cited EMMC 17.55.110(G) "Alternative Parking Requirements. Alternative parking provisions which do not fully comply with requirements may deviate from the standards contained in Table 17.55.120(c), Required Parking by Land Use when the planning commission determines that the deviation does not impair the service level required by this chapter." Councilmember Love stated her understanding of the approval of deviations to the parking standards was regarding parking stall width. Mr. Kane verified that the parking standards on Table I7.55.120(c) identihes the number of parking spaces for land uses and allows for the approval of a reduction of off-street parking stalls due to the incorporation of parallel parking stalls, if approved by the City Council. Councilmember Clark stated that parallel parking stalls along the street do not meet the off-street parking requirement, regardless of the road width. Mr. Harris stated that Municipal Code differentiates between public and private roads and the parallel parking stalls qualify as off-street parking because they are not located along a public road. He requested that the City Council approve the parking altemative as they believe it is beneficial to the project and residents and the width of the private road is sufficient to allow emergency vehicle access. Councilmember Clark expressed concern regarding pedestrian and vehicle safety in relation to parallel parking stalls and noted that on-street parking issues and traffic are the most frequent type of complaints received by the Councilmembers. She is unaware of anywhere in the City where the City Council has approved parallel parking to count towards an off-street parking stall requirement. Mr. Harris said the Fire Marshal is available to address any safety concerns the Council has with the plan. Councilmember Clark clarified her concerns with the parallel parking is not related to fire safety. Applicant representative Julie Smith with Fieldstone Homes stated that Municipal Code permits parallel parking on minor, local, rural, and alley roads and that private roads are part of the off- street parking zone. Councilmember Curtis clarified that the concern of the City Council was not whether parallel parking was permitted in the City, but whether the parallel parking stalls could or should count towards the number of required off-street parking stalls for the project Mr. Harris presented an alternative parking plan to meet the number of ofÊstreet parking stalls for the project that removed the parallel parking stalls on Hurstbourne Drive and added additional off- street parking throughout the development, although he advocated for the parallel parking plan as the better solution. The new proposal with additional ofÊstreet parking would reduce the width of Hurstbourne Drive by eight feet. Councilmember Love stated that the Planning Commission had expressed concern that the parking along Hurstbourne Drive was not readily accessible to the residents on Longleaf Lane and the new parking plan would provide parking closer to the north portion of the project. She suggested adding standards to Municipal Code to require guest parking to be distributed throughout multifamily developments. Councilmember Curtis expressed concern that allowing guest parking stalls along Hurstboume Drive would impede snow removal. Councilmember Burnham noted that the snow removal regulations would not apply because Hurstbourne Drive is a private road; however, the presence of vehicles would still cause snow removal issues for the homeowner's association (HOA). Mr. Kane said that as the parking is intended for guests, signage and the HOA Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CC&Rs) could prohibit resident use of the parking stalls which could mitigate snow removal obstruction. Ms. Smith stated her willingness for the CC&Rs to prohibit resident parking in the guest parking stalls. Councilmember Love stated that the pulpose of the guest parking standards is to increase development livability for the residents and objected to prohibiting resident parking as insufficient parking is frequently a concern for residents especially when vehicles are required to be off the road for snow removal. Ms. Smith stated that the parking standards in the MDA require 2.3 parking stalls per unit with one covered stall. The townhomes provide two in-garage parking stalls per unit in addition to the guest parking. Councilmember Love noted that although the townhomes have in-garage parking for two vehicles, the units lack driveways. Should a resident use their garage for storage rather than parking, the units provide no parking alternative other than the guest parking. Councilmember Clark inquired if the applicants were willing to provide both the additional off- street parking presented in the new plan and the parallel parking along Hurstbourne Drive. Mr. Harris stated he would consider providing the additional parking but preferred to provide the new plan with the off-street parking stalls to fulfill the Municipal Code requirement. Councilmember Clark stated that when she has visited the townhomes adjacent to the project and the current townhome development lacks sufficient parking, even though it met the City standards. She encouraged the applicants to visit their development in the evening to observe the parking concerns. Mr. Kane verified that the City Council could, but was not required, to approve the parallel guest parking. The revised parking plan meets the required 28 off-street parking stalls but provides seven fewer parking stalls than the original proposal with 14 parallel guest stalls. Mr. Cook noted the proposed location of the additional off-street parking obstructs the trails between the units. He was surprised that after the compromises the City has made for the project, the applicants were unwilling to provide both the parallel parking stalls and the additional off- street parking stalls. He advised the applicants not to expect the City to extend flexibility in the future if they were not willing to reciprocate. Mr. Harris stated that the placement of the off-street parking in relation to the trail could be adjusted and expressed his willingness to provide both the parallel and off-street parking. He presented the open space amenities plan to show how the amenities for this phase relate to the overall project and identified the accesses to the park space from public roads. Ms. Smith explained parking amenity points were only awarded for additional parking above the requirements. Mr. Kane explained that the Scenic Mountain MDA allows for the transference of amenity points between the phases of the project and the development will be under a single HOA with resident access to all the amenities. Discussion ensued regarding amenity point transference, the MDA allowances for this development, and amenity requirements for single-family versus multifamily units. Ms. Smith stated due to the size of the arca, all the units are within a few minutes walking distance from all the amenities. Mr. Kane stated the MDA required a clubhouse for the multifamily units and the project complies with the requirement. Councilmember Burnham noted that Phase B has already been approved and evaluation of Phase C should be in consideration with the vesting of the previous approvals and the MDA. Mr. Mumford stated that in his initial review of Phase C, he had concerns regarding the amenities until he evaluated the project in relation to the MDA. Staff directed the applicants to provide a beneficial amenity in this phase for the residents and the developer determined to include the pickleball court. When evaluating the project, he considered the Scenic Mountain Development as a whole. Eagle Mountain City Council Meeting - January 5,2021 Page l8 of29 Councilmember Love expressed concern regarding the access to the amenities from the trail due to fencing, retaining walls, natural landscaping, and topography barriers and desired additional access to the pickleball court and tot lot. Fieldstone Homes Landscape Engineer Jeremy Ainsworth presented a graphic representation of the pickleball court and stated the location of the pickleball court is to be centrally located to the overall development. He agreed to provide increased accessibility to the pickleball court and tot lot. Mr. Harris stated they agree to comply with the staff recommendation to provide additional access to the pickleball court and implementing increased access to the tot lot is topographically feasible. Brian Gabler with LEI Engineering stated that stairs could be added in between the retaining walls to increase the tot lot access. Councilmember Clark inquired if the amenities are wheelchair and stroller accessible. Mr. Harris stated that all amenities are wheelchair and stroller accessible. He cited a section of the MDA that stipulates oothe Parties understand and agree that the final conf,rguration of the townhome elevations must comply with the City Laws and will vary from the depictions shown on Exhibit F." Councilmember Curtis expressed his frustration with the differences between Exhibit F in the MDA. He said the proposed elevations were inferior to those in the MDA and felt the vast differences between the elevations were akin to abait and switch. Mr. Harris stated they did not intend to offer an inferior option and believe the proposed elevations are aesthetically appealing and beneficial for the community. Councilmember Clark noted that the MDA required for the elevations to adhere to Municipal Code requirements and felt the proposed elevations did not comply with City standards. Mr. Harris presented the horizontal articulation of the building and the design elements. He said they believe the elevations meet Municipal Code requirements. He felt some of the objections were due to personal preferences. Councilmember Curtis stated a side by side comparison of the elevations demonstrates superiority in design, articulation, and roofline variance in Exhibit F in the MDA lacking the currently proposed elevations. Mr. Kane stated that the review of the updated elevations determined adherence to City standard requirements except for roof height variation. Mr. Harris stated that the elevations use Hardie board and board and baton to fulfill the mixed material requirements. Councilmember Clark expressed concern with the similarity between Hardie board and board and baton. Mr. Kane verified that Municipal Code identifies Hardie board and board and baton as separate materials that fulfill the requirement. He explained that garuge doors and windows count as negative space. Mr. Harris stated that the rear elevation was of concern due to the proximity to Wride Memorial Highway and due to those concerns, the front elevation faces towards Wride Memorial Highway with the rear elevations fronting on the private drives. Mr. Mumford concurred with Councilmember Cunis that the elevations in the Exhibit ooF" are superior to those in the current proposal, except for the materials used, and his frustration with the differences between elevations proposed in MDAs and the elevations submitted with projects. He noted that the elevations have been improved from the first submission to the City. He expressed his preference for external visual variation between townhome units. The proposed elevations represent current design trends. He confirmed that the City Council can require roofline height variance in order for the project to adhere to Municipal Code standards. Discussion ensued regarding the preferred method for the applicants to increase the roofline height variance. Troy Gabler with Fieldstone Homes President apologized that the plan conflicted with City Council expectations and said they took over the project a couple of years ago. He said the contour of the land will add to the "elevation reprieve." He expressed concem that adjusting the roofline according to a subjective height difference may result in an aesthetically displeasing result and requested for their team to be able to propose elevations with increased diversity between individual units. Discussion ensued regarding permitting the applicants to propose new elevations Councilmember Curtis stated he was unwilling to allow flexibility for the applicants to amend the elevations due to concerns the bare minimum requirements would be addressed. Councilmember Love concurred with Councilmember Curtis and said she desires to approve the new elevations. Mr. Gabler stated they did not want to do a full redesign of the project or alter the architecture as the elevations adhere to the majority of Municipal Code requirements. Councilmember Love clarified that she preferred for the applicants to alter the front elevations to differentiate the individual units rather than only altering the height of the rooflines. Councilmember Clark concurred with Councilmember Love and advised the applicants to vary the material, window placement or type, or doors. Mr. Harris stated their willingness to amend the elevations; however, he expressed hesitation to commit to specific changes without consulting their architects to determine howthe changes would impact the overall design, interior, and aesthetics. Discussion ensued clarifying the City Council's concerns and suggestions on how to resolve those concems. Councilmember Burnham stated she desired for each unit to be distinct while remaining in harmony as a cohesive townhome unit. Mr. Harris requested for the City Council to inform him of any additional questions regarding the Planning Commission concerns about the lack of man-doors on the units that had not been resolved by the letter from the Fire Marshal. He stated a ten-foot-high fence for the pickleball court would appear intrusive due to the court's location in the center of the community and recommended retaining the eight-foot fence. He stated that there are a few points along the trail where the retaining wall height or spacing requirements would be difficult to implement due to topographical impediments. Councilmember Love stated she did not have a strong opinion regarding the height of the pickleball court fence; however, Municipal Code stipulates a maximum retaining wall height of five feet and desired for the retaining walls to adhere to the standards. Councilmember Curtis stated that the Municipal Code retaining wall height standard is non- negotiable. Councilmember Clark concurred regarding the retaining wall height requirement because the standard is due to safety purposes not aesthetic reasons. Mr. Trusty stated that the five-foot height maximum Municipal Code standard is specific to retaining walls and not rock retaining walls.