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MEETING SUMMARY
Planning Committee of the City Council
November 4, 2019 – 6:00pm
Hastings City Hall Community Room
Planning Committee Members Present:
Chair Vaughan and Leifeld
Planning Committee Members Absent:
Balsanek
Staff Present
: Community Development Director Hinzman and City Planner Fortney
Others Present:
Councilmember Folch
1. Allowance of Additional Residential Housing Units Within Historic Structures
City Planner Fortney provided a summary of Staff’s desire to explore allowance of additional housing
units within historic structures to allow for further options for larger historic homes.
Committee Members discussed the following:
Would this help to avoid demolition
Need to have a process with neighborhood input.
Concern of additional housing units leading to potential blight.
Would need to meet parking requirements.
Action: General agreement by the Committee to direct the Planning Commission to further explore
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changes. Planning Commission is scheduled to discuss on November 12.
2. Transfer of OHDS from Planning Commission to HPC
Director Hinzman provided a summary of the desire to transfer Original Hastings Design Standards
(OHDS) responsibility from the Planning Commission to the Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC).
Staff believes the review of the OHDS better matches the current responsibilities of the HPC.
Committee Members discussed the following:
Review of potential OHDS changes by the HPC
City Council would retain having the final decision on OHDS applications.
Desire for a joint HPC City Council Meeting in the future to discuss priorities.
Action: General agreement by the Committee to transfer OHDS responsibilities to the HPC. Staff will
prepare changes for a future City Council Meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 6:50pm
Meeting summary transcribed by John Hinzman