The Planning Commission met on December 12, 2022, at 6:00 PM in City Hall (101 North Court Street) to consider a full agenda including multiple development projects, modifications, and a zoning map amendment. The meeting, held in hybrid format with Chair Nicholas joining virtually and other commissioners in person, resulted in approvals for all consent items, continuances, and most new business items. Public comment was heard on several applications.
It's almost six o'clock and here we microphone. Can you hear us? Yes, I can. Uh, the meeting for the first time as a hybrid kind of a meeting, with me being um with with all of you virtually, and the rest of the commissioners are in person in City Hall. So I'm going to ask the commissioners. Um, we will continue to do the roll calls as we typically do. And if you would just make a little thing with your hand saying that you would like to speak, um, I think that that would let us all know that you are going to speak next. So we'll see how that goes. So before beginning tonight's proceedings, I like to give a little bit of background of the planning commission and the procedures that we will be following. Members of the planning commission are all residents of the city and our volunteers appointed by the mayor and board of Alderman. The commission is made up of five regular members and one alternate. Its powers and duties are assigned by the charter of the City of Frederick and described in section two zero two of the land management code. In support of the planning commission, staff members from the city's planning, engineering, and legal departments are in attendance. The commission questioning of staff, applicant or authorized agents remarks, the commission questioning of the applicant or authorized agent, public comment, applicant, rebuttal to public comment, commission discussion, and questions for staff, and finally the commission action. So now anyone wishing to speak publicly tonight regarding any application must be sworn in prior to giving their remarks. All speakers must begin by providing their name and address for the record. Anyone speaking that was not previously sworn shall so acknowledge and thusly be individually sworn in at that time. So at this time, I ask that anyone that anticipates, anticipates giving comment or testimony tonight, including the staff, the applicants, and anyone from the public. Please stand to be sworn in. And if you would raise your right hand, do you solemnly swear or affirm that the responses given in statements made in this hearing before the planning commission will be the whole truth and nothing but the truth? If so, answer I do. Okay. Great. So our first order of business are the announcements. I'll turn it over to Gabrielle. Thank you very much. Just a couple of announcements this evening. This Wednesday, the 14th from 5 30 to 7 p.m. The planning department is holding an open house in the conference room at the municipal annex office building, which is at 140 West Patrick Street. And that's a follow-up to the East Street Corridor form-based code discussion. It's an open house based on the final report of that. And that uh charette was held over the summer, so it's a follow-up to that meeting. Uh the next planning commission workshop is on Monday, the 19th, uh, 2 p.m. here at City Hall, and that will be broadcasted on channel 99 and on the public's uh city's public meeting page. And our backup is already online for any um one who's interested to see what items are coming up on workshop. And then lastly, uh that same evening, the citywide planning department community outreach meeting is also being held, and that will be at 6 p.m. held in this room also, and that is also uh available to view on channel 99 and the city's web page, but public participation is taken here at City Hall. And that's all I had. Thank you. Okay, and thank you. So now we'll go to the minutes. Looking for a motion for the November 14th, 2022 planning commission meeting minutes. I move for approval of the November 14th, 2022 planning commission meeting minutes. Second. Okay, that is a motion by Commissioner Strawsson, second by Commissioner Beattie. All those in favor. Aye. Aye. Aye. That is unanimous.