Planning Commission Zoning Items Subcommittee

Summary

Meeting Overview

The Zoning and Subcommittee met on August 7, 2023, to consider three agenda items related to local zoning matters. No presiding officer, meeting time, or location is recorded in the available data. The commission addressed a zoning map amendment for the Anderson campus rental properties, a request to remove a zoning restriction for War Admiral Place LLC, and a proposal to add distilleries as a principal use in the downtown B2 zone. None of the items advanced to a final decision during the meeting — the Anderson campus item was deferred, while the War Admiral Place LLC restriction removal and the distillery use proposal were both postponed. The meeting included 2 votes, 1 public comment, and no presentations are recorded in the available data.

Votes and Decisions

Two items came before the Commission for votes at the August 7, 2025 meeting, both resulting in postponements decided by voice vote.

• PLN MAR 25-10 — The Commission voted to postpone this item, which also involved replacing an LLC. The motion passed by voice vote. No individual roll call tallies were recorded. 23:24

• PLN ZOTA 25-6 — The Commission voted to postpone this item as well. The motion passed by voice vote. No individual roll call tallies were recorded. 32:21

No mover or seconder was recorded for either motion, and no roll call votes were taken. Both decisions were reached by voice vote with no documented ayes, nays, or abstentions beyond the general voice vote outcome.

Public Comment

One member of the public addressed the Commission during the public comment period.

• Nick Nicholson spoke in strong support of allowing distilleries in the downtown area, pointing to the success of similar projects in other cities as evidence for the proposal's viability. 30:09

No additional public comments were recorded for this meeting.

Zoning map amendment for the Anderson campus rental properties

3:46

Agenda Item 3 concerned a zoning map amendment for the Anderson campus rental properties. No substantive discussion or debate took place at this meeting, as the applicant did not submit any new materials for the Commission's consideration. With nothing new to present or review, the item was deferred to the next meeting.

No key speakers were identified in connection with this agenda item, and no concerns were raised during this session.

War Admiral Place LLC Zoning Restriction Removal

Agenda Item: PLN MAR 25-10 4:55

The Commission took up a discussion item concerning a request by War Admiral Place LLC to remove an existing zoning restriction that currently limits development to 532,000 square feet.

Nick Nicholson was the key speaker on this item. The discussion centered on whether sufficient justification had been provided to support lifting the square footage cap on development at the War Admiral Place site.

The staff recommendation was for postponement rather than approval, with the rationale that more justification needed to be gathered before the Commission could adequately evaluate the merits of removing the restriction. The 532,000 square foot limitation represents an existing constraint tied to the property's zoning, and its removal would potentially allow for greater development intensity at the site.

The Commission followed the staff recommendation, and the item was postponed to allow additional information and justification to be compiled and presented at a future meeting.

Adding distilleries as a principal use in downtown B2 zone

24:04

The Commission took up agenda item PLN ZOTA 25-6, a proposal to allow distilleries as a principal use in the downtown B2 zone, subject to certain restrictions.

• Scott Shooting was the key speaker on this item, presenting the proposal to the Commission.
• The item was brought forward as a discussion regarding a zoning ordinance text amendment that would add distilleries as a permitted principal use within the B2 zone.
• Staff recommended postponement of the item to allow for further research before the Commission takes any formal action.

The Commission ultimately followed staff's recommendation, and the item was postponed pending additional research. No final decision was made on the proposed zoning amendment at this meeting.