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July 25, 2006

On the Agenda: High Point Planning

There's a planning commission meeting tonight. Not much is on the agenda and I don't plan to attend. But in case you're interested, here are the two things they're looking at.

First is a request by Emmanuel Evangelical Luthern Church to allow an off-site directional sign at 800 W. Lexington Ave. (the intersection of W. Lexington and Westchester). City staff has recommended denying the request because it says the site is already easily accessible and does not meet city requirements for such signs.

The second is a request by Ronald Barker to amend the development ordinance so that owners of large residential lots -- 2 acres or greater -- could build larger secondary buildings on their property and potentially put them in the front yard.

The rules now restrict people from building secondary buildings in the front yard and they cannot exceed in size 50 percent of the gross floor area of the main house. The amendment would allow the Board of Adjustment to grant variances to those rules, for large lots, following specific guidelines.

What: High Point Planning Commission
When: 6 p.m. tonight
Where: City Council Chambers, 211 S. Hamilton St.

Posted by Jonathan Jones at July 25, 2006 1:52 PM