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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem -1004Alem No. y A CITY OF LAKEVILLE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES March 20, 2014 Chair Lillehei called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The pledge of allegiance to the flag was given. Members Present: Jason Swenson, Linda Maguire, Vice Chair Bob Boerschel, Chair Brooks Lillehei, Paul Reuvers, Gerry Grenz, Karl Drotning Members Absent: Ex -officio Shawn Fitzhenry Others Present: Daryl Morey, Planning Director; David Olsori;�Opmmunity & Economic Development Director; Alex Jordan, Civil Engineer; and PenAly_,,Brevig, Recording Secretary 3. Approval of the Meeting Minutes The February 6, 2014 Planning Commission, Wprk,session minutes were approved as presented. The February 20, 2014 Planning�pArnmii�sktr� meetlig&,minutes were approved as presented. 4. Announcements Mr. Morey stated,that the follqwing was handed out at tonight's meeting: • f .. A. Draft,motion of,the March 10, -2. 014,Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Cc t 4 t ppetirig tgarding the Enclave at St. Frances Woods preliminary plat. B..Amended Tax drlcrem6it finance Resolution for Menasha Packaging (Agenda 'Item 5). Mr. Morey, stated that; if the items on tonight's agenda are not tabled, the April 3`d Planning remission Meeting will be cancelled. Mr. Morey reminded the Planning Commission about the work session to immediately follow tonight's meeting in the Council Chambers. 5. Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District No. 18 Consider a resolution finding that the TIF District No. 18 Financing Plan is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Lakeville. Community & Economic Development Director David Olson presented the report. Planning Commission Meeling Minutes, March 20, 2014 Page 2 Mr. Olson explained what TIF is used for and reviewed previous TIF projects that the City of Lakeville has approved. Mr. Olson stated that Menasha Packaging has presented plans for a 123,000 square foot expansion of their 238,000 square foot manufacturing facility located at 8085 220th Street West. They submitted a request to the City for Tax Increment Financing (TIF) to assist in their $1,365,453 site improvement costs associated with the project. Mr. Olson stated that one of the requirements of the TIF Statutes is that the City prepares a Tax Increment Financing Plan, which has beph prepared by Springsted Inc. He indicated that the City Council will be reviewjng,this project and the request for TIF assistance in greater detail at the March 24tr' City,' uncil Work Session and the EDC will be reviewing it at their March 25th meeting. Mr. Olson explained the amended resolu ili; Below indicate ihe changes that were made to the resolution: WHEREAS, the Tax Increment~' ci.�.���yy Jan for Tax Increment Financing (Economic Development) bi���"t.. No. 18 within Airlake Redevelopment Plan Pro' .1 the "Fin Plan" edeveiopmer� Plan and FinaRGORg h `° ti submitte . Xthe Lakeville Planning Commission ursuant to Min top �o Sees, Sx;:469.027; and WHEREA%4 lanning' cion ha$'Teviewed the proposed 4 ..Financia `06n to determine the consistency of the Plans with thempreheftsive Plan of the City. PS^ \ NOW, I REF 4, 1BE IT RE OLVED by the Lakeville Planning Commission thiiiAho 4 Plan and Financing Plan are is c $is# ti°)nrith thO Lakeville Comprehensive Plan and the Commission rbcommen fQrwardirtg, of the findings to the Lakeville City Council. Mr`.. ,(?Ison stated thst the ',proposed expansion is consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance, and staff recommends approval of the resolution. Chair Lillehei . asked for comments from the Planning Commission. Discussion points included., • Commissioner Drotning stated that this is one of the few areas that the Planning Commission can assist with commercial/industrial development. He felt that this is another item in our tool box to assist community development. • Commissioner Reuvers indicated that this request looks straight forward and consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. • Chair Lillehei thanked Mr. Olson for the modifications to the resolution as he had requested. Planning Commission Meeting Minutes, March 20, 2014 Page 3 Motion was made by Drotning, seconded by Boerschel to adopt the resolution finding that the TIF District No. 18 Financing Plan is consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan. Ayes: Swenson, Maguire, Boerschel, Lillehei, Reuvers, Grenz, Drotning Nays: 0 6. Kyla Crossing Chair Lillehei opened the public hearing to consider ,#* application of CNC Development, LLC for the vacation of public street ri,',# 6f -way, located in the Lenihan's Lots Antlers Park plat. Planning Director Daryl Morey presented the planHi,g repoirt, s,Mr. Morey stated that CNC Development has submitted an applicati6h f, r the vacal . f a platted street and alley in conjunction with the final p4t'for Kyla Crossi x a single family development with 40 lots.;, Mr. Morey indicated that the propertywas or%itaallyled as Lenihan's Lots Antlers Park in 1941. Fourth Street and the neighbodino_; b were never constructed. He stated that the right-of-way ne be vacated",,;. ore the Kyla Crossing final plat can be recorded. Mr. Morey added that approval of vacs .: , pe 6" Ingent upon the recording of the final plat, so,if, t _ DeveloR' ,ert:�ould`'' i*se not to move forward and M Alrecord the final plot, -then flip tight of ilnot be vacated. Mr. Morey sta that staff recommes approval of the right-of-way vacation subject to the stip t1ation Iis� .March'_{ 1, 2014 planning report. Chair:j)pppned e -hearing to the public for comment. More were no coMnVnts from the audience. Motion. was made bv-Boerschel, seconded by Maguire to close the public hear! ng-at,,6:17 p.m. . Ayes: Maguire, Boanchel, Lillehei, Reuvers, Grenz, Drotning, Swenson. Nays: 0 Chair Lillehei asked for comments from the Planning Commission. There was no discussion regarding this agenda item. Motion was made by Maguire, seconded by Swenson to recommend to City Council approval of the Kyla Crossing right-of-way vacation, subject to the following stipulation: The right-of-way vacation is subject to the approval and recording of the Kyla Crossing final plat. Planning Commission Meeting Minutes, March 20, 2014 Page 4 Ayes: Boerschel, Lillehei, Reuvers, Grenz, Drotning, Swenson, Maguire. Nays: 0 7. Enclave at St. Frances Woods Chair Lillehei opened the public hearing to consider the application of ACR Financial for the following, located south of 205th Street and west of Kensington Boulevard: A. Preliminary plat of 41 single family residential lots to be known as Enclave at St. Frances Woods; B. Vacation of public drainage and utility easements. Joel Cooper from James R. Hill, representing ACR-0*oncial, presented a short overview of their request. Planning Director Daryl Morey presented the planning report. t Morey stated that ACR Financial representatives have sub~ a preliminary �04,,ppplication and plans for Enclave at St. Frances Woods,:which consists of 41 sin emily lots. In conjunction with the preliminary plat, the .developer h.0A submitted an plication to vacate the existing easements within the arOa bei►�g,Tb,Tb-platted consistent with City practice. Mr. Morey indicated that Enclav' .at :qty Frances 1IV�ds proposes to re -plat seven vacant townhome lots in St. Fra*s ftd'ds s8th Addition as well as the remaining phase of 62 undeveloped townhori*units t� .tho St.'Frances Woods 7th Addition preliminary plat app 4oW, ,d ijn 1999. Mr. Morey stated that all 41 10ts in the -=-Preliminary plat meet the lot area and width and building setback requirements of the k-4 District. Mr. Morey.added that;the enclave at' St. Frances Woods preliminary plat proposes two ou"ots, of which will be deeded to the City with the final plat. Mr. � Morey reviewW the `street layout, landscape plan, tree preservation, and wetlands. The Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee draft minutes were distributed at tonight's meeting with their recommendation for approval of the preliminary plat. Mr. Morey explained that a blanket drainage and utility easement was dedicated over all of Lot 5, Block 4 and Lot 7, Block 5, St. Frances Woods 8th Addition. The easements within these two common area (St. Frances Woods townhome HOA) lots that are being re -platted will be vacated and new boundary drainage and utility easements will be established for each single family lot consistent with Subdivision Ordinance requirements. Mr. Morey stated that staff would like to add a stipulation at the recommendation of the City Attorney's office in relation to the common area lots that are being included in this re -plat. Planning Commission Meeting Minutes, March 20, 2014 Page 5 8. Preliminary plat approval is conditioned upon the release of all HOA covenants and declarations over the property to be conveyed or dedicated to the City. Mr. Morey indicated that the attorney representing the St. Frances Woods townhome HOA has indicated to staff that there is a tentative agreement between the developer and the HOA regarding the release of the restrictive covenants over the common area lots being re -platted and that this agreement will be finalized before the final plat. Mr. Morey stated that staff recommends approval of the Enclave at St. Frances Woods preliminary plat and easement vacation, subjectto, the amended stipulations listed in the March 13, 2014 planning report. Chair Lillehei opened the hearing to the publicfi6g,comment. �< There were no comments from the audie Motion was made by Reuvers, secon d by,410guire to close the public hearing at 6:30 p.m. Ayes: Lillehei, Reuvers, Grer rgtning, SW"-"-- on, Maguire, Boerschel. Nays: 0 1 Chair Lillehei asked for commeri :; from ; J nninq;Commission. Discussion points included: ° .. Y nt • Commit" y �`er Grenz""ked ho4ppny vacant townhouse lots will be left after this re-0.and what h6 plans fdr,.these lots are. Mr. Morey stated that the preliminar=yplat irk""' �ven vaunt townhome pads being re -platted to sir�gj familynine attached townhome lots (three, 3- b011dings)`100ted off of Kearney Path abutting Kensington Boulevard. Those v6ant padi re surrounded by existing townhome units. Staff felt that those areas :re nofppropriate to re -plat for single family lots because they _would be surrounded bV" townhomes. Mr. Morey indicated that those lots Would have to be developed as townhome units. They could be re -platted as 2 -unit buildings rather than 3 -unit buildings. • Commissioner Maguire asked if the approximately 33% listed on the tree presery tion plan as save trees was typical. Mr. Morey stated that 25-35% is very common for the amount of saved trees associated with single family residential developments. • Commissioner Boerschel commented that the cul-de-sacs (listed as Street A and Street B on the plans) look narrow to him. Mr. Morey stated that the right-of-way was reduced to 50 feet with a 60 foot turnaround radius as allowed by the Subdivision Ordinance for environmentally sensitive areas. He indicated that this is allowed subject to meeting certain requirements, which are listed in the March 13, 2014 planning report. • Mr. Morey explained why this property was zoned Planned Unit Development (PUD) in 1999. He indicated that the Zoning Ordinance performance Planning Commission Meeting Minutes, March 20, 2014 Page 6 standards for townhome developments were not adopted until the 2000 Zoning Ordinance Update that followed the 1998 Comprehensive Plan Update. Public Comment Ted Roehl, 20511 Kalmeadow Court Mr. Roehl commented that the nine attached townhome lots that were discussed earlier are either under construction or planned for construglo Motion was made by Swenson, seconded by BoeaissOiel to recommend to City Council approval of the Enclave at St. Franc `,--`W6 A preliminary plat and easement vacation, subject to the following stipulaiitriis, aot' nded. 1. The recommendations listed in the Mai h 13, 2014 engin*"'report. 2. The recommendations of the RAO', Recreation and N ql Resources .. Committee. 3. Outlots A and B shall be deeded to�th ;, CgY,4Ah the Enclave at St. Frances Woods final plat. 4. Lots 1-4, Block 1 and Lo ,Y1, and 8-15, 8("k 3 shall have a 15 foot drainage and utility easement in th it yard abutting either Street A or Street B. 5. The houses to be construed 1-4, B1 o 1 and Lots 1-5 and 8-15, Block 3 shall have an attab edthr „gara4s with corresponding front driveway park ,,,,0 TQt cur lcut 000ning on the street shall meet Zoning Ordia�i�f�ce re��irements: ; 6. Landsca shall be =jstalledr�sistent with the approved landscape plan. A secu ty;-will be required with final plat to guarantee installation of the approved iag4pcapR' 7. The-easembt# dation i§ 'UPj+ect` to the approval and recording of the i.. 'qt St. lances Woods final plat. Prelimindfy Oat approval is conditioned upon the release of all HOA covenants arW declarations over the property to be conveyed or dedicated to the City. Ayes: Rouvers, Gren:�.Drotning, Swenson, Maguire, Boerschel, Lillehei. Nays: 0 There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:37 p.m. The Planning Commissioners went immediately into a work session. Respectfully submitted, Penny Brevig, Recording Secretary Planning Commission Meeting Minutes, March 20, 2014 ATTEST: Brooks Lillehei, Chair Page 7