Monday, April 18, 2011

UnPlanning Commission

The Official Unofficial Minutes of the WL BOA
April 12

From Mary's BOA notes (the bold print was included by Mary):
"Of great importance is a Public Hearing on April 25th (Monday) at 6:00 with the Planning Commission at
City Hall to discuss proposed amendments to the 15,000 sq ft. minimum for rebuilding on existing properties in Weatherby Lake.  If this affects or has affected you please come and present your feelings about this important issue."

Curious how this meeting came to be...not by the Planning Commission as a whole or any member of the planning commission but rather Mary herself.  If you weren't aware of this you might be swayed by her determination that this was of "great importance".  The current building codes seem to be working just fine and for those who need or want exceptions the Board of Zoning Adjustment considers each petition, case by case.  So what's the deal?


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I do not understand what your problem is on this Mike. What IS the problem?

mike moratz said...

My problem is that there is no problem to fix...nor has the Planning Commission seen a problem either. Mary and Jerry, for reasons not really explained have decided there is a problem and Mary has asked the Planning Commission to change/amend codes, specifically to insert "grandfathering" into the codes. I think it is a bad idea. Furthermore, there is a process in place (BZA) which addresses the need for exceptions, whether the owner has a non-conforming lot or plans that are not within city code.