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Pittman Center planning commission approves wording change on carports, directs revisions to private-road subdivision rules
Summary
At its Aug. 6 meeting the Pittman Center Planning Commission voted unanimously to change ordinance language to explicitly reference detached carports and garages (allowing them in side or front yards with stipulations) and directed staff to draft a resolution revising subdivision rules for private roads and joint permanent easements.
The Pittman Center Planning Commission on Aug. 6 voted unanimously to modify zoning ordinance language to explicitly address detached carports and garages and instructed staff to revise subdivision regulations governing private roads and joint permanent easements.
Chairman Jay DeFoe moved that the ordinance text be changed so that detached carports and garages are specifically named and allowed in side and/or front yards subject to the stipulations the commission will set; Mayor Jerry Huskey seconded the motion, which the commission carried unanimously. The change is a procedural amendment to the ordinance language before the item is presented to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen for a second reading.
The chairman also moved that Planner Joe Barrett proceed with drafting adjusted language for a resolution to amend the town's subdivision regulations to regulate private roads and joint permanent easements; Commissioner Jim Coykendall seconded the motion, which likewise carried unanimously. The commission directed Barrett to bring the revised resolution back for approval at the next meeting.
In an initial procedural item, Commissioner Jim Coykendall moved to approve the June 4, 2024 meeting minutes; Secretary Gary Miles seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously.
No other business was raised. Mayor Jerry Huskey moved to adjourn; Al Schmutzer seconded, and the meeting adjourned at 4:55 p.m.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of June 4, 2024 minutes: motion by Jim Coykendall; seconded by Gary Miles; outcome: approved (motion carried unanimously; individual votes not listed in the minutes). - Ordinance language change to expressly reference detached carports and garages (allow them in side/front yards with stipulations): motion by Jay DeFoe; seconded by Jerry Huskey; outcome: approved (motion carried unanimously; individual votes not listed). - Resolution directing staff to amend subdivision regulations for private roads and joint permanent easements: motion by Jay DeFoe; seconded by Jim Coykendall; outcome: approved (motion carried unanimously; individual votes not listed).
What this means
The commission's action to name detached carports and garages in the ordinance will affect how those structures are regulated at the lot level if the Board of Mayor and Aldermen adopts corresponding ordinance language on second reading. The subdivision-regulation directive asks staff to draft permanent language addressing private roads and joint easements; the commission did not adopt final regulatory text at this meeting and will consider Barrett's draft at a future session.
Next steps
Planner Joe Barrett is expected to prepare the amended resolution text for the commission’s next meeting. The ordinance language change will proceed to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen for a second reading.
