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CITY OF LAKEVILLE
PLANNING COMMISSION WORK SESSION MINUTES
May 3 , 2018
Chair Kaluza called the work session to order at 6:35 p.m.
Members Present: Chair Pat Kaluza, Vice Chair Jason Kelvie, Karl Drotning, Scott
Einck, Brooks Lillehei, Jason Swenson, and Jeff Witte
Members Absent: Ex-Officio Member Lamm
Staff Present: Planning Director Daryl Morey, Community and Economic Development
Director Dave Olson, Associate Planner Frank Dempsey, Economic Development
Specialist Kati Bachmayer, and Bryan Harjes, HKGi
Others Present: Mike Grieger
Downtown Development Guide Update
Mr. Olson introduced this agenda item by providing an outline of the process to date.
Mr. Harjes outlined the elements of the draft Downtown Development Guide (DDG),
focusing on Chapters 3 (Downtown Development Guide) and 4 (Implementation). He
noted that an initial discussion on the DDG was held with the Planning Commission at
their March 1, 2018 work session. Planning Commission comments:
• Why is the post office important to the downtown and how does the post office
affect parking downtown?
• Adequate parking is important to the vitalization of downtown.
• The possibility of private-public partnerships to provide parking downtown that
can also be utilized for public events such as Pan-O-Prog, Taste of Lakeville, and
the Arts Festival.
• If public funding is utilized for a private project, the City should expect a higher
quality design.
• What are the actual parking needs for the existing senior housing uses
downtown?
• If additional restaurants/bars are planned downtown, there needs to be adequate
parking within close proximity.
• Parking for the businesses should not encroach into and adversely impact the
surrounding residential areas.
• What is the likelihood that the Lakeville Mall will be redeveloped to a more
upscale building?
Planning Commission Work Session Minutes – May 4, 2018 Page 2
2018 Zoning Ordinance Update, Part 2 Discussion
Mr. Morey introduced the topics for discussion with the 2018 Zoning Ordinance Update,
Part 2 as described in detail in the April 25, 2018 TPC planning report. Planning
Commission comments:
• If there is continuous non-compliance with the performance standards for the
keeping of chickens, can the City revoke the administrative permit?
• Mr. Grieger requested allowing more than two chickens per property. The
Planning Commission supported increasing the number of hens allowed per
property to three.
• Concerns about large chicken coops being abandoned and used as a storage
shed and how that relates to the accessory building requirements in Chapter 18
of the Zoning Ordinance. Suggested reducing the maximum allowed coop size
to something far less than the draft’s proposed 200 square feet.
• In the past, the Planning Commission has had extensive debate about whether a
chicken is a farm animal or a pet. By allowing urban chickens, they would be
considered a pet. This could open the door to requests for other farm animals to
be considered as pets (i.e. other poultry, pigs or goats).
• While some Planning Commission members do not support allowing urban
chickens, they want the best possible performance standards in place if
approved by the City Council.
• Consideration should be given to allowing motor salvage auctions or uses in the
I-2 District by CUP provided all activities and storage occurs inside a building.
The work session adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Daryl Morey, Planning Director