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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-05-07 CITY OF LAKEVILLE Planning Commission Meeting Minutes • APRIL 5, 2007 The April 5, 2007 Planning Commission meeting was called to order by Chair Swecker in the City Hall Council Chambers at 6:00 p.m. Flag Pledge. Present:. Davis, Stolte, Swecker, Blee, Grenz, Drotning. Absent: Pattee, Manikowski, Ex-officio Gerl. Staff Present: Daryl Morey, Planning Director; Dennis Feller, Finance Director; Frank Dempsey, Associate Planner; Jay Rubash, Assistant: City Engineer; and Penny Brevig, Recording Secretary. ITEM 3. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES: The March 15, 2007 Planning Commission meeting minutes were approved as presented. ITEM 4. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Mr. Morey indicated the following items were distributed to the Planning Commission members and staff before tonight's meeting. 1. The April 4, 2007 Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee meeting minutes regarding the Fieldstone Creek 4th Addition final plat and the Autumn Meadows preliminary plat. 2. A handout from Associate Planner Kris Jenson stating a correction to the Trails/Sidewalks section of the March 30, 2007 planning report for the Fieldstone Creek 4~ Addition final plat. Mr. Morey stated that there will be no City Attorney at tonight's meeting, so he will attest to the public hearing notices. Mr. Morey stated that the regular Planning Commission meeting on Apri119, will be a work session only. Items to be discussed will include the 2008 Comp. Plan Update, the Sign Ordinance Amendment Part Two, and the Lake. Marion backwaters reclassification. Mr. Morey would like to discuss the start time of the work session under New Business at tonight's meeting. Chair Swecker asked Mr. Morey for an update on the 2008 Comprehensive Plan District meetings. Mr. Morey stated that all 12 of the neighborhood meetings have been completed with very good feedback. He indicated that Daniel Licht and Allyn Kuennen are compiling the comments and questions received from residents and Planning Commission Meeting Apri15, 2007 Page 2 will package these for discussion at the April 19, 2007 Planning Commission work session. He indicated that the information will be brought to the April 24, 2007 Economic Development Commission meeting and then to the City Council some time in May. Chair Swecker thought that the neighborhood meetings were a good format and well attended. There were very good comments and questions from the public. She asked Mr. Morey how people can acquire additional information. Mr. Morey stated that the best source would be the City's website and also residents will get updates if they have signed up for Listserv. He indicated that an update should be going out the week of April 9~. ITEM 5. CONSENT AGENDA 07.23 Motion was made and seconded to recommend to City Council approval of the April 5, 2007 Planning Commission Consent Agenda as follows: Approve the application of D. R. Horton for the final plat of 27 single family lots to be known as Fieldstone Creek 4~ Addition, located west of Pilot Knob Road (C. R 31) and south of Dodd Boulevard (C. R. 9). Ayes: Davis, Stolte, Swecker, Blee, Grenz, Drotning. Nays: 0 ITEM 6. CITY OF LAKEVILLE Chair Swecker opened the public hearing to consider the request of the City of Lakeville for the adoption of the 2007-2011 Capital Improvement Plan. Planning Director Daryl Morey attested that the legal notice had been duly published in accordance with State Statutes and City Code. Assistant City Engineer Jay Rubash and Finance Director Dennis Feller presented the 2007-2011 Capital Improvement Plan. Mr. Rubash presented a power point which reviewed street, utility, trail, park improvement, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, and water projects scheduled for construction between 2007 and 2011. Mr. Feller presented a power point which reviewed the .objectives of the CIP and proposed financing for the construction projects. Planning Commission Meeting Apri15, 2007 Page 3 • Mr. Feller stated that staff has reviewed the CIP and finds it consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and recommends approval of the 2007-2011 Capital Improvement Plan as presented. Chair Swecker opened the hearing to the public for comment. There were no comments from the audience. 07.24 Motion was made and seconded to close the public hearing at 6:35 p.m. Ayes: 6 Nays: 0 Chair Swecker thanked Mr. Rubash and Mr. Feller for their clear and concise presentation of the 2007-2011 CIP. Commissioner Stolte stated his appreciation for the effort that goes into the CIP. He liken the approach the City is taking in planning for these improvements. He felt the tiered water fee approach is good. He asked about the non-programmed items and associated costs. Mr. Feller stated that there is a broad cross section of improvements proposed in the CIP and staff does their best to estimate project costs. In addition, some non-programmed items are constructed in conjunction with private development projects. Commissioner Grenz asked about seal coating in the Valley Lake area and the estimated cost. Mr. Rubash and Mr. Feller indicated what the estimated cost would be and explained that the cost could be assessed and paid off by property owners over a ten year period. Chair Swecker asked what the life expectancy of street reclamation was. Mr. Rubash indicated that the design life should last longer than most of the original roads because the roads being reclaimed are not constructed to today's standards. He stated that seal coating of City streets is done on a seven year cycle. Mr. Feller stated that the CIP is available at City Hall and on the City's website. 07.25 Motion was made and seconded to recommend to City Council approval of the 2007-2011 Capital Improvement Plan, as presented, which is consistent with the 1998 Comprehensive Plan Update. Ayes: Stolte, Swecker, Blee, Grenz, Drotning, Davis. Nays: 0 • Planning Commission Meeting April 5, 2007 Page 4 ITEM 7. AUTUMN MEADOWS Chair Swecker opened the public hearing to consider the application of Miller Land. Holdings, LLC for the preliminary plat of 137 single family residential lots and 9 outlots to be known as Autumn Meadows, located east of Flagstaff Avenue at 179th Street. Planning Director Daryl Morey attested that the legal notice had been duly published in accordance with State Statutes and City Code. Bob Wiegert from Paramount Engineering presented an overview of their request. Mr. Wiegert stated the developer is proposing to build a model home on the vacant lot located in the adjacent Kenridge plat. Associate Planner Frank Dempsey presented the planning report. Mr. Dempsey stated that Miller Holdings, LLC has submitted a preliminary plat application for the development of 137 single family residential .lots and nine outlots to be known as Autumn Meadows. Mr. Dempsey indicated that the Autumn Meadow lots in the preliminary plat meet the lot area, width and depth requirements of the RS-3 District, and all 1371ots have adequate building pad areas that meet setback requirements. Mr. Dempsey stated that the Zoning Ordinance requires a buffer .yard landscape screen be provided for all lots along 179th Street and Flagstaff Avenue, which are designated as major collector roadways. Mr. Dempsey stated that staff is recommending that the proposed staggered row of evergreen trees along 179th Street be redesigned to provide some variation in tree types including some deciduous trees. He indicated that this would maintain a consistent landscape design along 179th Street between the existing Crossroads development to the west and the proposed Vermillion Ridge .Estates development to the east, a distance of approximately two miles.. Mr. Dempsey indicated that the landscape plan must be revised prior to City Council consideration of the preliminary plat to identify actual evergreen tree species and to identify the minimum required 21/z inch caliper deciduous tree and minimum shrub sizes required by the Zoning Ordinance. Mr. Dempsey also indicated that staff is recommending that an evergreen tree landscape screen be installed at the end of the cul-de-sac adjacent to Outlot I on the west side of the plat to help provide vehicle headlight screening for Flagstaff Avenue and the Crossroads single family residential. area west of Flagstaff Avenue. Mr. Dempsey stated that the Autumn Meadows preliminary plat includes a ghost plat layout of three single family lots for the exception parcel abutting Flagstaff • Planning Commission Meeting Apri15, 2007 Page 5 i Avenue. Mr. Dempsey stated that an existing City drainage and utility easement will be vacated with the Autumn Meadows final plat. Mr. Dempsey referred to the e-mail sent by a Kenridge resident that had concerns regarding the placement of a model home in the Kenridge plat and the extension of Flint Avenue as a through street in the Autumn Meadows plat. Mr. Dempsey stated that any model home for the Autumn Meadows development must be located on a lot in the Autumn Meadows final plat as required by the Zoning Ordinance. Mr. Dempsey stated that the developer hosted a neighborhood meeting at North Trail Elementary School on March 5, 2007 in conjunction with the neighborhood meeting for Vermillion Ridge Estates, the residential preliminary plat that is proposed to be developed east of Autumn .Meadows. He indicated that approximately 40 people were in attendance for the neighborhood meeting. Resident questions for the Autumn Meadows preliminary plat pertained to transition grading, stormwater management, park dedication and trail connections. Mr. Dempsey stated that should the Planning Commission recommend to the City Council approval of the Autumn Meadows preliminary plat, Planning Department staff recommends approval subject to the 20 stipulations listed in the March 30, 2007 planning report. Chair Swecker opened the hearing to the public for comment. Mark Westlake, 17694 Flint Avenue The Planning Commission accepted a petition submitted by Mr. Westlake from the six neighbors that live on Flint Avenue in the Kenridge development that are against the continuation of Flint Avenue through the Autumn Meadows plat and the proposed location of the model home for Autumn Meadows in the Kenridge plat. Mr. Westlake stated he sent the e-mail that Mr. Wiegerf and Mr. Dempsey referred to earlier in the meeting. Mr. Westlake reiterated what he stated in his e-mail regarding the model home being proposed in an inappropriate location and that Flint Avenue should be extended only as a cul-de-sac street. 07.26 Motion was made and seconded to close the public hearing at 7:15 p.m. Ayes:6 Nays: 0 • Planning Commission Meeting Apri15, 2007 Page 6 Commissioner Blee abstained from discussion and vote on this agenda item due to his working relationship with the developer, Joe Miller, on a separate project in Lakeville. Mr. Morey addressed the model home issue. He indicated that the developer must comply with the Zoning Ordinance regulations for model homes, which Mr. Morey briefly described for the Planning Commission. He stated that the proposed location of the model home as indicated on the submitted plans in the Kenridge plat does not meet Zoning Ordinance requirements and an administrative permit would not be approved by staff for the model home. Commissioner Drotning stated that the City works very hard to interconnect streets and neighborhoods and indicated that he does not feel that Flint Avenue should be terminated as a cul-de-sac street. Commissioner Grenz asked why Stipulation 7 in the March 30, 2007 planning report was included for this preliminary plat since it is a requirement of the owner of the exception parcel. Mr. Dempsey indicated that Stipulation 7 requires the driveway onto Flagstaff Avenue from the exception parcel to be removed and .relocated to Flint Avenue. He stated that there is a signed agreement from a previously approved administrative subdivision involving the exception parcel and the subject property that stipulates the driveway will be removed from Flagstaff Avenue when an alternate access is available. Commissioner Drotning stated that the exception parcel, owned by Paul McKinley, looks like a salvage yard and he has concerns with the condition of this property. Mr. Dempsey explained the history of this exception parcel and that staff is working with Mr. McKinley to bring it into compliance with ordinance requirements. Commissioner Drotning asked the property owner why he isri t taking advantage of the Autumn Meadows development to subdivide his property at this time. Mr. McKinley stated that he likes to restore cars and that is why there are so many on his property, but he is trying to remove them and clean up the property. He indicated that he is working with Mr. Miller and if an agreement can be made, will subdivide his property at that time. Commissioner Drotning wanted to make clear that the City isn t making Mr. McKinley move from his home or subdivide his property. Commissioner Drotning felt that barricades should be put up to keep construction vehicles from using Flint Avenue and Fieldcrest Avenue until the grading, streets • and utilities in the corresponding development phase are completed. Mr. Rubash Planning Commission Meeting April 5, 2007 Page 7 stated that typically this wording would be incorporated into the development contract for the corresponding final plat. Commissioner Grenz asked if the Flagstaff Avenue trail would be installed along the entire length of Flagstaff Avenue. Mr. Rubash indicated that it would be. 07.27 Motion was made and seconded to recommend to City Council approval of the Autumn Meadows preliminary plat, subject to the 20 stipulations listed in the March 30, 2007 planning report. Ayes: Swecker, Grenz, Drotning, Davis, Stolte. Nays: 0 Abstain: Blee. ITEM 8. NEW BUSINESS It was decided to start the April 19, 2007 work session at 5:30 p.m. in the Marion Conference Room at City Hall. Commissioner Blee stated he will be unable to attend the work session. There .being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:38 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Penny Bre ,Recording Se ary ATTEST: K in Swecker, Chair •