CITY OF CARROLLTON

COUNCIL MEETING

CITY HALL

SPECIAL MEETING

COUNCIL & PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION

               APRIL 2, 2007  

                 7:00 P.M.

PRESENT

          MAYOR:          DWIGHT D. LOUDEN

          COUNCIL:          KEVIN CRAIG @ 7:12

                            CHRISTEN BROCK

                            MIKE GORDON

                            NANCY JO GROBMYER

                            DAVID WILHOITE

                            DEAN MILLER JR

   ATTORNEY FOR CITY:          NICHOLAS MARSH

ASSISTANT CITY CLERK:          SUSIE MCGEE 

  BUILDING INSPECTOR:          JOHN WELCH

       P & Z MEMBERS:          MALCOLM CARRACO

                               SANDY MAY

                               RICHARD KATES

                               BOB YOUNG

                               JEFF FREMIN

                               SAM BURGESS

                               ED RAKER

          PRESS: MADISON COURIER/SARA DENHART                       

                      NEWS DEMOCRAT/PHYLLIS CODLING

THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT THE HOUR OF 7:10 P.M. BY MAYOR LOUDEN.  MAYOR LOUDEN OFFERED AN INVOCATION, FOLLOWED WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

PRESENTATION: ZONING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER JOHN WELCH: MIXED USE ZONING

ZONING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, JOHN WELCH, GAVE A BRIEF EXPLANATION ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION’S DESIRE TO SEE MIXED USE ZONING.  MR. WELCH ADVISED PHASE ONE OF THIS CHANGE WOULD INVOLVE AN AREA FROM 11^TH STREET TO HIGHWAY 227 (PARK AVENUE) AND THE OHIO RIVER TO BARKER STREET.

MR. WELCH SAID THE TREND IN A LOT OF CITIES IS TO CHANGE TO MIXED USE ZONING WHICH ALLOWS RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES IN THE SAME AREA. THE ZONING CHANGE WOULD REQUIRE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED BUILDINGS TO LOCATE CLOSER TO THE STREET, ALLOWING FOR GREEN SPACE AND SIDEWALKS ALONG THE STREET, AND PARKING WOULD BE MOVED TO THE SIDE AND REAR OF THE BUILDINGS.  THE HOMES ALONG THE PARK AVENUE ROUTE OF HIGHWAY 227 COULD BE CONVERTED TO PROFESSIONAL OFFICES UNDER THE PROPOSED MIXED USE ZONING.

DISCUSSION: MIXED USE ZONING

AFTER DISCUSSION BETWEEN COUNCIL AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IT WAS A CONSENSUS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH MIXED USE ZONING FOR THE AREA OF 11^TH STREET TO HIGHWAY 227 AND THE OHIO RIVER TO BARKER STREET.  COUNCIL ASKED THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO DRAFT AN ORDINANCE AND RETURN IT TO THE COUNCIL FOR REVIEW.

ADJOURNMENT

THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN MILLER AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WILHOITE TO STAND ADJOURNED AT 8:15 P.M.

          AYES          6          NAYS          0

ATTEST:

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DWIGHT D. LOUDEN,    MAYOR    SUSIE MCGEE,   ASST CITY CLERK

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