Planning Commission Minutes — 2024-10-02
Minutes October 2, 2024 · 2 page(s)
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The Queenstown Planning Commission met October 2, 2024 with members Mike Bowell, Geneva Thrasher-Rieu, Phil Snyder, and Paul Cain (via Zoom); Town Planner Peter Johnston and Town Manager Amy Moore were also present. Dr. Peter Robertson presented plans for a topical THC/pain-management dispensary and community-oriented site on the south side of Route 301 (half in town, half in county); Johnston said the proposed use can be allowed under current zoning but the project needs more information, a cannabis license, and site plans that meet town ordinances; the dispensary would be a new, self-sufficient building in front of an existing sheet-metal fabrication building. Lindsay Dixon reported she is waiting on an outfall easement on an SHA parcel and asked whether apartments over garage bays would be permitted; Johnston will check that use. The Commission voted to recommend approval of Floriat, LLC’s special exception to the Board of Appeals with a note that property descriptions should be edited as a condition; the item will go to public hearing. Town Manager updates included a DNR S1.5 grant application to dredge the federal channel (phase I nearly complete), a meeting about odor and an acre of growth behind a Centreville dispensary, and contact with the owner of the old gas station (no plans yet). Under old business, the Commission reviewed HB 538 impacts (state requirements for permitting mobile/modular homes where single detached dwellings are allowed, foundation/affidavit standards, qualified project types, nonprofit/multi-family density and affordability rules) and directed Peter Johnston to draft ordinance changes for the November meeting. New business: a golf course representative will present a concept plan in November and the Commission accepted the minutes and adjourned at 7:19 p.m.
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Queenstown Planning Commission October 2,2024 Present: Mike Bowell, Geneva Thrasher-Rieu, and Phil Snyder. Paul Cain attended via Zoom. Also present were Peter Johnston, Town Planner, and Amy Moore, Town Manager. Meeting called to order at 6:01 pm Dr Peter Robertson: own industrial property on south side of 301, including to operate pain management dispensary including medical marijuana, property in town and county; goal is to get Town acquainted with project; topical THC treatment/pain management, half property in county zone, half in town; want to develop as community center that offers farmers market, food trucks, topical cannabis dispensary; Peter Johnston advised as crurently zoned, use is ok, would need to consider if permitted for farmers market, would need more information, sheet metal fabrication would be done in existing building on property, cannabis dispensary would be new building built in front of sheet metal fabrication, dispensary building will be self-sufficient; does not currently have a cannabis license; will need to refurn with site plans that meets or exceeds needs for town ordnance. Lindsay Dixon: waiting on outfall easement on SHA on Kevin Dey property; inquired about if apartments over the garage bays in the building; Peter Johnston advised he would look to see permitted use. Floriat, LLC: special exception going to board of appeals, PC for recommendation to SE; Dudley property, existing greenhouse, zoned agriculture, will be subdivision eventually once business is up and running, 30 acre lot vs 300, parking spaces do not meet town requirements, not on town sewer/water; PC should suggest editing propers as condition of approval; Mike Bowell motioned to recommend as proper, Paul Cain second, no oppose, for the record Matt Reno was in favor in previous communication; will be public hearing. Public Comment: None Town Manager Updates: l. Applied for S 1.5 grant with DNR to dredge federal channel, phase I almost complete 2. Amy and Al met with the manager at the dispensary in Centreville, spoke about odor, an acre of growth behind facility, 3. Spoke with the owner of old gas station, no plans for it at the moment, some ideas for future. Old Business: l. Queenstown Corridor Management Plan - no update 2.HB 538: with passage, two direct impacts on Queenstown, wherever a detached single dwelling permitted, mobile or modular home must be permitted (112025), 4 standards from state law, attached to pennanent foundation, file affidavit with county clerk of court; qualified projects: qualified non-profit, projects within transit station, projects on state/federal land; if nonprofit that has been a nonprofit of three years or more that has proposed to build home, must be allowed to build duplex for 4-plex, multifamily districts must be allowd3Do/obonus density, 25% of units be affordable based onAMI, held as affordable units for40 years; Peterwill draft ordnance changes to present at November meeting. New Business: I . Golf Course, could not be present, will be present at November meeting, commission will just be approving to move forward with concept plan; record should show that PC thinks plans look good. 2. Minutes: Mike Bowell motioned to accept minutes as written; Paul Cain second, no oppose. Geneva Thrasher-Rieu motioned to adjourn 7:19 p.m., Paul Cain second, no oppose.