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PLANNING COMMISSION WORK SESSION MINUTES
July 21, 2016
Chair Swenson called the work session to order at 8:50 p.m.
Members Present: Chair Jason Swenson, Karl Drotning, Scott Einck, Jason Kelvie, Brooks
Lillehei, and Elizabeth Bakewicz
Members Absent: Paul Reuvers and Pat Kaluza
Staff Present: Planning Director Daryl Morey and Planning Consultant Daniel Licht, TPC
Others Present: Mike Roebuck, Ron Clark Construction, developer of Lakeville Pointe
Multiple FaUlk Development Performance Standards
Mr. Licht presented his May 3, 2016 memo. He stated that performance standards related to
minimum lot area (density), building height, and off-street parking were reviewed by staff in
response to recent developer inquiries and feedback related to potential multiple family
development projects. At work sessions held on March 28 lb and April 11", the City Council
directed staff to review possible revisions to the Zoning Ordinance for these performance
standards as well as the potential to allow apartment uses in commercial zoning districts utilizing
a PUD District process.
Mr. Morey stated that the Lakeville Pointe final plat for a 49 -unit apartment building was
submitted by Ron Clark Construction this week. The Lakeville Pointe preliminary plat was
approved by the City Council on June 20, 2016 subject to the project meeting RH-1 District
performance standards. As proposed, Lakeville Pointe does not meet Zoning Ordinance
requirements for total number of off-street parking spaces and stall depth for the underground
parking.
Mr. Roebuck stated that Ron Clark Construction has recently developed work force housing
projects in Savage, New Hope and Carver that are similar to the one proposed in Lakeville
Pointe. He stated that those projects meet a parking requirement of two parking spaces per
dwelling unit and they have had no issues with parking supply to date. In addition, the
underground parking in those projects is 18 foot deep stalls and 24 foot wide drive aisles (60 foot
total parking footprint).
Planning Commission comments:
• The Kingsley Shores Senior Housing project was cited as an example where the demand
for the surface parking stalls often exceeds the supply, which was based on an off-street
parking requirement for senior housing uses.
Planning Commission Work Session Minutes — July 21, 2015
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• Asked how the City would enforce construction of deferred parking spaces if demand
exceeded supply.
The City could consider flexible parking requirements for affordable apartment projects,
similar to the current Zoning Ordinance performance standard exceptions for affordable
townhouse projects.
The Planning Commission expressed support for the PUD District approach to allow apartment
uses in commercial areas on a case-by-case basis, as well as a willingness to review the parking
requirements to better reflect parking demand for specific uses as part of the City's annual
Zoning Ordinance update. In the meantime, the Planning Commission expressed support for
adding apartments to the commercial, industrial, and institutional uses that are currently allowed
to request deferred parking. The Planning Commission also expressed support for an 18 foot
stall depth and 24 foot two-way aisle width for underground parking due to the parking being in
a controlled environment.
The work session was adjourned at 9:35 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Daryl Morey, Planning Director