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Mooresville Planning Commission, February 11, 2021 Mike Young pointed out a Commentary from the Indianapolis Star that a member of the State Legislature is a developer trying to get the standards changed. Mr. Holloway respectfully agreed to disagree —that building standards that home buyers neither want nor need are unnecessary. He believes the Star to be biased in that it pointed out that developers would pocket the cost savings rather than pass them on to the consumer. Mike Young stated that the current commitments proposed were well below the bar set in last Fall's review of the PUD. Mr. Holloway stated that the PC and RHE couldn't reach agreement on the vinyl siding, but that in the current proposal he and his client were willing to go with some of the same agreements reached in last Fall's meeting — Garages not counted as living space; driveways are 24 feet wide, 1,500 square feet of living space with landscaping buffering on the south and west sides of the development. Mike Young pointed out other differences, including that Mr. Holloway and his client wished to change crawl spaces to slab constriction, and the roof pitch agreement stayed at 8/12. Mr. Young insisted that something better be proposed than what was discussed at the Fall meeting. Mr. Holloway stated that according to the Ordinance, the last PUD (of 2006) was thrown out after two years. Jeff Deiterlen disagreed and stated that when the PUD was approved by the Council, that those same covenants and restrictions were still in effect. Mr. Holloway stated that those covenants were currently unworkable. Mr. Deiterlen stated that Ordinance #11 was amended for an 18 -inch overhang. The rezoning was approved per covenants and restrictions in Exhibit C (the PUD of 2006). Mr. Deiterlen requested that Legal Counsel review and confirm the zoning of the land, given the sunsetting of the previous ordinance. Mr. Holloway then requested a continuance to consult with his client and come back with additional covenants. He also stated he'd like to dig into his records. He stated his client builds fine homes and that he and his client have an obligation to convince the Planning Commission that this is a good development. Mike Young reminded Mr. Holloway that the Planning Commission has the authority to attach additional restrictions and that guidelines were presented to Mr. Holloway and his client in the Fall meeting. Mike Young called for a motion on Mr. Holloway's requested continuance, Mark Taylor made the motion and JD Robinson seconded. Unanimous vote. Mike Young stated that the rezoning at East Hadley was continued until the next meeting, and no new notices needed to be sent. John Heshelman presented a rezoning petition for the Smith Trust property at North Bethel Road. This was a continuance from the February 1 t"' meeting, as Mr. Heshelman, representative of the Smith Trust, did not publish the notice in the local paper. Mr. Heshelman presented the Acting Chair of the Planning Commission, Jeff Deiterlen, with the publication confirmation and walked the PC through the rezoning request packet. The property is surrounded by agricultural and industrial zoning: To the north of the property is both agricultural and residential; to the south and east is the Flagstaff Business Park. In 2005, the property was annexed into the town of Mooresville. Per the Mooresville comprehensive Plan, along the south of the property is identified as critical industrial sub -area. Mooresville RDC redid their plan in 2015 and the property was added to the acquisition list. Based upon history, planning and current publications, the Smith Trust believes the rezoning of the property is good for the town. Mike Young asked Mr. Heshelman if he had considered applying for a PUD -I, which would more specifically outline a plan for the property. Then he backed up and called for questions and comments. Kimberly Schofield asked clarification on the statement than zoning the property industrial is similar to what is south of town. Mr. Heshelman stated that it would likely be purchased for distribution/warehousing or light industrial. The Smith Trust has no actual plan, the property is being marketed for sales and the rezoning to 12 is part of the plan. Jeff Deiterlen expressed concerns about the viability of Bethel Road for supporting I2