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City to offer six-month special exemptions for existing heavy industrial uses; commissioners seek clearer notice and sign rules
Summary
A planning commission member reported council will consider a resolution on April 7 to offer city-initiated special exemptions for existing heavy industrial uses tied to M1/M2 zoning updates; commissioners discussed clarifying meeting-notice language and the size and placement of on-site posting signs.
A commission member updated the Sheridan City Planning Commission on March 24 that the city council will present a resolution on April 7 to accompany an ordinance updating the M1 and M2 industrial zoning districts and to offer city-initiated special exemptions for existing heavy industrial uses.
The special exemptions, as described in the update, would be available for six months from the ordinance's effective date and were described in the meeting as being available until Oct. 6. The exemption will be a separate, city-initiated resolution that runs in conjunction with the zoning amendment ordinance; the resolution had not been presented to the planning commission for a vote on March 24.
Commissioners also reviewed proposed revisions to the commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure and asked staff to clarify notice requirements for public hearings. Commissioners noted the draft language could be read to imply that three separate notifications always must occur: (1) published meeting notice, (2) mailed notice to property owners within 300 feet and (3) a posted notice visible from the nearest roadway. Commissioners agreed that the mailing to property owners within 300 feet and the on-site posting are required for public hearings tied to projects, but not for every regular meeting; staff agreed to clarify the language in the redline draft.
Commissioners questioned the form and size of on-site posting signs used for project notices. Meeting discussion described the common yellow corrugated-plastic signs hung with a metal hanger and characterized as approximately 2 feet by 2 feet. Some commissioners raised concerns that larger signs could become obstructions in the public right of way and would require more substantial installation (T-posts, plywood), increasing cost and logistical burden.
The chair said she would circulate a redline version of the proposed Rules of Practice and Procedure edits; commissioners were asked to send comments by 8 a.m. on April 7 so staff could incorporate suggested clarifications before the formal 45-day public-notice period required for rule amendments.
No formal vote on the zoning ordinance or the exemption resolution occurred at the March 24 planning commission meeting; the resolution is scheduled for council consideration on April 7.
