PZC Minutes 042224AVON PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
MEETING MINUTES
MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2024 n
MEETING BEGINS AT 5:30PM Avon100MIKAELAWAY - AVON COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL (CHAIRPERSON)
MEETING COMMENCED AT 5:05PM. A ROLLCALL WAS TAKEN, AND PLANNING COMMISSIONERS BRAD
CHRISTIANSON, KEVIN HYATT, BILL GLANER, OLIVIA COOK AND ANTHONY SEKINGER WERE PRESENT. ALSO
PRESENT WERE TOWN MANAGER, ERIC HEIL, TOWN ATTORNEY, ERICA ROMBERG, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTOR MATT PIELSTICKER, AICP, PLANNING MANAGER JENA SKINNER, AICP, PLANNER II MAX MORGAN,
DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR, EMILY BLOCK, DIRECTOR OF URBAN DESIGN AND PLANNING FOR DTJ DESIGN,
KEITH WALZAK. PROJECT MANAGER CARTER KELLER, REPRESENTING THE EAGLE RIVER WATER & SANITATION
DISTRICT ("ERWSD") WAS PRESENT AS AN APPLICANT FOR AEC24003 AND MNR23003. COMMISSIONER TOM
SCHAEFER WAS NOT IN ATTENDANCE.
MEMBERS OF THE TOWN OF AVON DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY WERE PRESENT FOR A PORTION OF
THE MEETING, AND A COMPLETE ROLL CALL IS INCLUDED IN THE PORTION OF THESE MINUTES DETAILING THE DDA 1
PZC JOINT SESSION.
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
ACTION: COMMISSIONER GLANER MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA, COMMISSIONER HYATT
SECONDED THE MOTION, AND THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, 5-0.
3. DISCLOSURE OF ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR EX PARTE COMMUNICATION RELATED TO AGENDA ITEMS
THERE WERE NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR EX PARTE COMMUNICATION.
4. PUBLIC HEARINGS
4.1. SRU24001 WALKIN' THE DOG BUSINESS OPERATION - TO BE IMMEDIATELY CONTINUED TO MAY
13, 2024 - MAX MORGAN, PLANNER II
4.2. TMP24003 DIVAS TRAILERS CONSTRUCTION STAGING - MAX MORGAN, PLANNER II
ACTION: COMMISSIONER HYATT MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE APPLICATION FOR TMP24003 AS PRESENTED
IN THE STAFF REPORT, INCLUDING CONDITIONS. COMMISSIONER COOK SECONDED THE MOTION, AND THE MOTION
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, 5-0.
4.3. MNR230031AEC24003 EAGLE RIVER WATER & SANITATION DISTRICT FENCE IN WILDRIDGE-MAX
MORGAN, PLANNER II
ACTION 1: COMMISSIONER HYATT MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE APPLICATION FORAEC24003 AS PRESENTED
IN THE STAFF REPORT, WITH NO CONDITIONS. COMMISSIONER COOK SECONDED THE MOTION, AND THE MOTION
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, 5-0.
ACTION 2: COMMISSIONER HYATT MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE APPLICATION FOR MNR24003 AS PRESENTED
N THE STAFF REPORT, WITH NO COND-TIONS. COMMISSIONER CHRISTIANSON SECONDED THE MOTION, AND THE
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, 5-0.
4.4. REZ24001 EAST AVON REZONING - JENA SKINNER, AICP, PLANNING MANAGER
ACTION: COMMISSIONER HYATT MADE A MOT ON TO APPROVE THE APPLICATION FOR REZ24001 AS PRESENTED
IN THE STAFF REPORT WITH NO CONDITIONS. COMMISSIONER COOK SECONDED THE MOTION, AND THE MOTION
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, 5-0.
5. JOINT WORK SESSION WITH AVON DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY /SUN ROAD AND EAST
AVON SUBAREA MASTER PLANS - MATT P ELSTICKER, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
ACTION: A ROLL CALL WAS DETERMINED AND MEMBERS OF THE TOWN OF AVON DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
PRESENT INCLUDED DDA CHAIRPERSON TONY EMRICK, DDA TREASURER CHRIS NEUSWANGER, AND DDA MEMBERS
GREGG COOPER, WAYNE HANSON, AND RICH CARROL._. PZC COMMISSIONER BILL GLANER IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE
DDA, AND WAS PRESENT FOR THE ENTIRE MEETING.
DDA MEMBERS BRANDT MAROTT, ROB TARTRE, MATTHEW FITZGERALD, MARCUS LINDHOLM, AND SCOTT TARBET
WERE NOT ATTENDANCE. ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE CHICO THUON WAS ALSO NOT IN ATTENDANCE, HOWEVER HIS
ATTENDANCE WAS NOT EXPECTED AS COUNCILPERSON R-CH CARROLL REPRESENTED THE AVON TOWN COUNCIL.
NO FORMAL ACTION WAS PROPOSED OR TAKEN. KEITH WALZAK FROM DTJ DESIGN PRESENTED TO THE DDA / PZC IN
ORDER TO RECEIVE FEEDBACK ON PROPOSED CONCEPTS FOR THE SUN ROAD AND EAST TOWN CENTER MASTER
PLANNING EFFORTS, THE DDA AND PZC DISCUSSED THE CONCEPTS, ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES, AND INDIVIDUALS
SHARED THEIR PREFERRED CONCEPTS FOR SUN ROAD AND EAST TOWN CENTER.
THE DDA / PZC EXPRESSED MIXED SUPPORT FOR CONCEPTS RELATED TO SUN ROAD. ALL PRESENT MEMBERS OF THE
DDA AND PZC EXPRESSED GREATER SUPPORT FOR A CONCEPT PROPOSING A STRAIGHT MAIN STREET FOR CONCEPTS
APPLITED TO EAST TOWN CENTER (CONCEPT 2), AS OPPOSED TO A CURVED STREET DESIGN THAT INCLUDES A
ROUNDABOUT (CONCEPT 1), WITH THE EXCEPTION OF DDA MEMBER CHRIS NEUSWANGER. MR. NEUSWANGER
INDICATED HE PREFERRED THE CONCEPT WITH A CURVED MAIN STREET (CONCEPT 1) BECAUSE IT APPEARED
CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROPOSED STREET LAYOUT WOULD HAVE FEWER IMPACTS TO EXISTING BUSINESSES, WHEN
COMPARED TO CONCEPT 2. MR. NEUSWANGER ALSO RECOMMENDED A TRAFFIC STUDY FOR THE AREA.
6. CONSENT AGENDA
6A. MARCH 25, 2024, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES
6.2. RECORD OF DECISION - MJR24001 EAGLEBEND POCKET PARK - MAX MORGAN PLANNER
MICHAEL LABAGH RECREATION DIRECTOR
ACTION: COMMISSIONER SEKINGER MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. COMMISSIONER COOK
SECONDED THE MOTION, AND THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, 5-0.
7. FUTURE MEETINGS
7.1. MAY 13, 2024 (MONDAY - WITH PZC TRAINING) - COMMISSIONERS SEKINGER, COOK, AND
CHRISTIANSON INDICATED THAT THEY ARE LIKELY TO BE ABSENT.
7.2. MAY 27, 2024 -NO MEETING -MEMORIAL DAY
7.3. JJNE 10, 2024
8. STAFF UPDATES
8.1. PZC APPOINTMENTS
8.2. EAGLEBEND POCKET PARK - TC
9. ADJOURN
ACTION: COMMISSIONER SEKINGER ADJOURNED THE MEETING AT 7:58PM.
THESE MEETING MINUTES ARE ONLY A SUMMARY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING. THEY
ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE COMPREHENSIVE OR TO INCLUDE EACH STATEMENT, PERSON
SPEAKING OR TO PORTRAY WITH COMPLETE ACCURACY. THE MOST ACCURATE RECORDS OF
THE MEETING ARE THE AUDIO RECORDING OF THE MEETING, WHICH CAN BE OBTAINED FROM
THE TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE BY SUBMITTING A PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST.
APPROVED:
CHAIRPERSON