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Ordinance Amendment Proposed
A proposal to amend Buena Vista’s erosion and sediment control ordinance would require land disturbance permits for all single family home construction sites. Such permits are currently only required for single family home construction sites of 10,000 square feet or more.
Tom Roberts, the city’s director of community development, explained to City Council on Jan. 16 that most new home building in Buena Vista falls below the 10,000-square-feet threshold but measures are still needed to control runoff from these sites. He noted that several storm events this past fall caused significant problems with runoff to properties adjacent to these smaller building sites.
Obtaining a land disturbance permit would entail having the builder sign an agreement in lieu of a plan so as to ensure certain basic measures are undertaken such as putting a silt fence in place or lining a ditch in rock to prevent erosion. This provision of the erosion and sediment control regulations would not apply to residential accessory buildings such as garages and sheds.
Council held a first reading on the proposed text amendment to the erosion and sediment control ordinance.
Apartments,
Laundromat
Approved
A rezoning and a conditional use permit were approved Jan. 16 by Buena Vista City Council so development can proceed on an 8-unit apartment building and laundromat at the corner of 40th Street and Catalpa Avenue.
The land at 4004 Catalpa Avenue was rezoned from residential limited (R3) to medium density residential (R4). The CUP allows the operation of a laundromat in a detached building that will be open to the public. A condition limits business hours to no later than 9 p.m. and no earlier than 6 a.m.
During a public hearing, Monica Palmer, manager of the adjacent Hevener’s Mobile Home Park, objected to allowing the laundromat business into the residential area.
A motion to adopt the zoning map and ordinance text amendment and CUP was made by Stanley Coffey, seconded by Ron Cash and approved on a 6-0 vote.
Land Rezoned
A 5-acre tract with a singlefamily home at 486 S. Magnolia Ave. in Buena Vista was rezoned from conservation (C1) to R1 (low density residential) by City Council on Jan. 16.
Tom Roberts, the city’s director of community development, characterized the rezoning as a “clean up” of a prior rezoning so the zoning conforms to the actual land use.
Years ago the land was rezoned to C1 so that the owner could keep horses on the property. That happened for just a short time and residential uses are not permitted in C1. The nonconforming use could prove problematical in the future, Roberts explained, if the home ever had to be rebuilt because of a fire or if an addition was to be made.
