Planning & Development Committee Jim Grantner Hayley Klein Jeff Mclean Joe Pemberton John Wright Eddy County General Services Department 101 W. Greene Street Carlsbad, NM 88220 (575) 887-9511 Fax (575) 234-1570 www.eddycounty.org Planning & Development Advisory Committee Regularly Scheduled Meeting Thursday, March 3, 2016, 1:30 P.M. Eddy County Administration Complex, Commission Chambers, (2 nd Floor) 101 W. Greene Street, Carlsbad, New Mexico AGENDA 1. Call Meeting to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Pledge of Allegiance 4. Approval of Agenda 5. Approval of Minutes 2/4/16 6. Approval of Special Meeting Minutes 2/16/16 7. Approval of Special Meeting Minutes 2/18/16 8. Approval of P&D Committee Ordinance Template 9. Comments & Announcements 10. Adjourn To request details on any agenda items please contact Amanda Melvin, via e-mail at amelvin@co.eddy.nm.us or by phone at (575) 887-9511 at the Community Services Department located at 101 W. Greene Street, Carlsbad, NM, 88220. If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of aid or service to attend and participate in the meeting, please contact the Community Services Department at least 24 hours in advance. Copies of this agenda may be picked-up at the Eddy County Complex. Page 1 of 1
EDDY COUNTY PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES February 7, 2016, 1:30 p.m. Members Present Jim Grantner, Chairman Joe Pemberton, Vice Chairman Haley Klein, Board Member Jeffery McLean, Board Member John Wright, Board Member Staff Present Wesley Hooper, Community Services Director Amanda Melvin, County Planner Steve McCroskey, Code Enforcement Mgr. Suzanne Hathon, Code Enforcement Officer Warren Hardin, GIS Coordinator Veronica Parras, Administrative Assistant Guests Present Gary Waddell, Clayton Homes James Knot, J&B Homes Gilbert Moore, Oasis Homes Chad Murrish, LRT Cheryl Hinkle, City of Artesia Jessie Dominguez, City of Artesia I. Opening: Jim Grantner called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. II. III. IV. Roll Call: Hayley Klein Absent, all other present. Pledge of Allegiance. Approval of Agenda: McLean made motion to approve the agenda. Pemberton seconded the motion. Voting yes: Pemberton, Grantner, McLean, Wright. Passed 4-0 V. Approval of Minutes 1/7/16: Wright made motion for the approval of minutes. McLean seconded motion. Voting yes: Grantner, Pemberton, Wright, McLean. Passed 4-0 VI. VII. Application for Tower Facility Approval, Variance Request for Tower Assets Newco: Warren Hardin presented a variance request for Newco IX LLC. The variance request is for a 300 Cell tower to be installed on Angel Ranch Rd off of Illinois Camp Rd. north of Carlsbad. Mr. Hardin presented a map showing the location of where the tower may be placed. Mr. Hardin also stated that the tower would not impact FAA. McLean makes the motion to approve the cell phone tower variance with a condition that a Tennessee engineer is able to stamp the plans and that the county review the ordinance requiring variance for towers higher than 200-feet in remote areas of Eddy County. Pemberton seconded the motion. Voting yes: McLean, Wright, Pemberton and Grantner. Passed 4-0 Discussion and Potential Approval of Planning and Development Committee Recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners regarding Proposed Ordinance for Manufactured Housing: Knott from J&B Homes made some suggestions to the MH Ordinance. Cheryl Hinkle with the City of Artesia Code Enforcement also made suggestions and gave examples of the Artesia Ordinance. Moore stated he has no problem with mobile homes being used for storage as long as no utilities are connected to the home.
McLean makes motion to move forward with the ordinance making recommended changes. Wright seconded the motion. Voting yes: Wright, Pemberton, Grantner and McLean. Passed 4-0 VIII. IX. Comments and Announcements: Grantner states he will not be attending the Special Meeting in Artesia 2/18/16. Amanda comments Hayley Klein will be attending the Special Meeting in Artesia 2/18/16. Adjourn: McLean made motion to adjourn. Wright seconded motion. Voting yes: Wright, Pemberton, Grantner, McLean. Passed 4-0 Chairman, Jim Grantner Approved this day of, 2016 Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of,. My commission expires. Veronica C. Parras, Public Notary
EDDY COUNTY PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES February 16, 2016, 5:00 p.m. Members Jim Grantner, Chairman Joe Pemberton, Vice Chairman Haley Klein, Board Member Jeffery McLean, Board Member John Wright, Board Member Staff Present Wesley Hooper, Community Services Director Amanda Melvin, County Planner Steve McCroskey, Code Enforcement Mgr. Suzanne Hathon, Code Enforcement Officer Cass Tabor, Eddy County Attorney Guests Present Connie Lee, Carlsbad Current-Argus Special Meeting I. Opening: Jim Grantner called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. II. III. IV. Roll Call: All present. Haley Klein absent Pledge of Allegiance. Approval of Agenda: Wright made motion to approve the agenda. McLean seconded the motion. Voting yes: Pemberton, McLean, Wright, Grantner. Passed 4-0 V. Public Comment on Proposed Eddy County Liquid Waste Ordinance: Melvin starts the public comment with a letter written on February 15, 2016 by Mr. Jerry Golden in response to an article in the February 11, 2016 Current-Argus (attached as Exhibit A). After the letter was read, Grantner asks for public comment. There were no comments from the public or online. He then requests that the P&D members comment on the letter from Mr. Golden. McLean states that not all people are for ordinances and that he wishes Mr. Golden was present at the meeting. Pemberton appreciates Mr. Golden s input in the letter. Wright stated (un-audible in recording). McCroskey explains the procedure for handling property violations. VI. Public Comment on Proposed Eddy County Vegetation Nuisance Ordinance: Grantner states there is no public or online comment at this time. Asks the P&D member for any comments on the Vegetation Nuisance Ordinance. McLean says the County should have an ordinance template and all ordinances created should follow the template format. All other members agreed to that statement. Wright says after the ordinances have been corrected with the correct ordinance template, these ordinances are ready to recommend to Commission. Tabor adds that the legal action for the violation of these ordinances need to be added to the ordinances. No comments from the public or online.
VII. Adjourn: McLean makes motion to adjourn. Pemberton seconded the motion. Voting yes: Pemberton, Wright, McLean and Grantner. Passed 4-0 Chairman, Jim Grantner Approved this day of, 2016 Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of,. My commission expires. Veronica C. Parras, Public Notary
EDDY COUNTY PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES February 18, 2016, 5:30 p.m. Members Jim Grantner, Chairman Joe Pemberton, Vice Chairman Haley Klein, Board Member Jeffery McLean, Board Member John Wright, Board Member Staff Present Wesley Hooper, Community Services Director Amanda Melvin, County Planner Suzanne Hathon, Code Enforcement Officer Cass Tabor, Eddy County Attorney Guests Present Ronald Barron Delia C. Collier Glenn Collier, Commissioner Eddy County Michael Johnson, State of New Mexico Jose Luis Aguilar, City of Artesia Dorothy Hammond Special Meeting I. Opening: Joe Pemberton called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. II. III. IV. Roll Call: Jim Grantner absent. All others present. Pledge of Allegiance. Approval of Agenda: Wright made motion to approve the agenda. McLean seconded the motion. Voting yes: Pemberton, McLean, Wright, Klein. Passed 4-0 V. Public Comment on Proposed Eddy County Liquid Waste Ordinance: Barron asks if there are any restrictions for the people that live in the county regarding cesspools and if they are going to have to purchase new septic tanks. Pemberton states that anything that is newly installed or in place at the moment would have to be in compliance. Code Enforcement will handle cases in the County if it is or becomes a health hazard, regarding illegal liquid waste. Commissioner Collier asks Artesia Councilman Aguilar about Mayor Burch s request of a certain phrase to be added to this ordinance regarding the demand of hookup and expense of the citizen. Pemberton states that this particular issue may not be discussed at this meeting and asks if there are any public or online questions or comments. No questions or comments. VI. Public Comment on Proposed Eddy County Vegetation Nuisance Ordinance: Barron comments that Tumble weeds are a major problem in Eddy County that are stemming from farmlands that are sold for water rights. States that tumble weeds are costing the county lots of money to remove with dump trucks. Hammond asks what is being done about the weed problem in Eddy County. Tabor refers her to section 5 of the ordinance. Hathon explains the process of enforcing weed violations and refers Hammond to section 7 of the ordinance for safety issues. Aguilar asks to reassure what the role of the advisory committee. Pemberton asks if all questions have been answered or if any other public or online comments. No questions or comments.
VII. Adjourn: McLean makes motion to adjourn. Klein seconded the motion. Voting yes: Pemberton, Wright, McLean and Klein. Passed 4-0 Chairman, Jim Grantner Approved this day of, 2016 Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of,. My commission expires. Veronica C. Parras, Public Notary
TITLE OF ORDINANCE OR PROPOSED ORDINANCE SECTION 1 SHORT TITLE 1.0 This Ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the Name of Ordinance or Name of the Proposed Ordinance. Each paragraph shall be numbered and if listings are required, then each list shall be numbered according to the section that it applies to. Each paragraph shall be justified so that text is evenly spaced between the margins and the font shall be in Times New Roman (12); Justified (1.15 spacing text). SECTION 2 AUTHORIZATION 2.0 Provide the proper authorization information citing NMSA 1978 and its relevant section(s). SECTION 3 PURPOSE 3.0 This Ordinance is adopted for the following purpose: 3.1. Text 3.2. Text SECTION 4 JURISDICTION 4.0 This Ordinance shall govern all specified populated areas within Eddy County, excluding those areas within the boundaries of any incorporated municipality. SECTION 5 DEFINITIONS 5.0 For the purpose of this Ordinance the following words and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein: When not inconsistent with the context, words used in plural number include the singular, and words used in the singular include the plural number. The word shall is always mandatory and not merely directory. 5.1. Definition text describing the word/term being defined. 5.2. Definition text describing the word/term being defined. SECTION 6 REQUIREMENT(S) 6.0 Provide wording describing requirements. Each paragraph shall be numbered and if listings are required, then each list shall be numbered according to the section that it applies to. Each paragraph shall be justified so that text is evenly spaced between the margins and the font shall be in Times New Roman (12); Justified (1.15 spacing text). SECTION 7 APPEALS 7.0 Provide wording describing information regarding appeals. Each paragraph shall be numbered and if listings are required, then each list shall be numbered according to the section that it applies to. Each paragraph shall be justified so that text is evenly spaced between the margins and the font shall be in Times New Roman (12); Justified (1.15 spacing text). 1 of 2
SECTION 8 ENFORCEMENT, PENALTIES, VIOLATIONS AND REMEDIES 8.0 Provide wording describing enforcement, penalties, violations and remedies. Each paragraph shall be numbered and if listings are required, then each list shall be numbered according to the section that it applies to. Each paragraph shall be justified so that text is evenly spaced between the margins and the font shall be in Times New Roman (12); Justified (1.15 spacing text). SECTION 9 REPEALER 9.0 Provide wording describing this section of the ordinance. Each paragraph shall be numbered and if listings are required, then each list shall be numbered according to the section that it applies to. Each paragraph shall be justified so that text is evenly spaced between the margins and the font shall be in Times New Roman (12); Justified (1.15 spacing text). 2 of 2