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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes
NOVEMBER 15, 2007
The November 15, 2007 Planning Commission meeting was called to order by Vice
Chain Stolte in the City Hall Council Chambers at 6:00 pm.
Flag Pledge.
Chair Drotning arrived at 6:02 p.m.
Present: Davis, Manikowski, Stolte, Drotning, Pattee, Grenz, Ex-officio Gerl.
Absent: None.
Staff Present: Daryl Morey, Planning Director; Frank Dempsey, Associate Planner;
Kris Jenson, Associate Planner; Jay Rubash, Assistant City Engineer; and Penny
Brevig, Recording Secretary.
ITEM 3. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES:
The October 4, 2007 Planning Commission .meeting .minutes were approved as
presented.
ITEM 4. ANNOUNCEMENTS:.
Mr. Morey reminded the Commissioners .about the work session immediately
• following tonight's meeting in the Lake Marion Conference Room..
ITEM 5. CONSENT AGENDA
07.53 Motion was made and seconded to recommend to City Council approval of the
November 15, 2007 Planning Commission Consent Agenda as follows:
A. Approve the request of Krista Clatterbuck for athree-year extension of a
Special Home. Occupation. Permit to operate a .personal training use in her
single family home,. located at 16476 Jarrett Circle.
Ayes: Davis, Manikowski, Stolte, Drotning, Pattee, Grenz.
Nays: 0
ITEM 6. KWIK TRIP
Chair- Drotning opened the public hearing to consider the application of Kwik Trip,
Inc. for a Conditional Use Permit amendment to allow a building addition. to a
motor vehicle fuel facility for food preparation, located at 17388 Glacier Way. The
Recording Secretary attested that .the legal- notice had been duly published in
accordance with State. Statutes and City Code.
Sam VanTassel from Kwik Trip's real .estate group presented an overview of their
.request.
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Associate Planner Kris Jenson, presented the planning report. Ms. Jenson stated that
Kwik Trip has submitted. an application for an amendment to their conditional use
permit to allow a building expansion for additional food preparation area. She
indicated. that the original conditional use .permit was granted in 1998 for the
construction of .the facility and amended in 2004 to allow outdoor storage and
.display. -
Ms. Jenson reviewed. the applicable criteria outlined in the Zoning Ordinance for a
conditional use permit. She indicated that currently there are 19 parking spaces and
one handicap accessible space. She indicated that after the proposed :addition, the
site would have 19 parking spaces, including one .handicap. accessible space, which
meets Zoning Ordinance requirements.
Ms. Jenson stated that an .additional air handler is proposed outside, at .the rear
(south side) of the addition. She indicated that due to the adjacent .single family
homes, City staff felt Kwik Trip should demonstrate that the air handler would not
...exceed nuisance noise levels at'the property line.
The following. amendment was recommended to Stipulation 6 of the November 9,
. 2007 planning report.
"A screening wall must be added around the air handling unit to buffer the
sound from the unit. Kwik Trip must demonstrate to the City that the air
handling unit would not exceed nuisance noise levels at the property. line
(Glacier WaX~per the Zoning Ordinance."
Ms. Jenson stated that should the Planning Commission recommend to the City
Council approval of the Kwik Trip CUP amendment, Planning Department staff
recommends approval subject to the 7 stipulations listed in the November 9, 2007
planning report, as amended.
Chair Drotning opened the hearing to the public for comment.
There were no comments from the audience.
07.54 Motion was made and seconded to close the public hearing at 6:09 p.m.
Ayes: 6 Nays: 0
Commissioner Grenz indicated. that he lives near this Kwik Trip and commended
them on the great job they are doing keeping their site neat and clean.
• Ex-officio member Gerl stated that he believed this addition would not ose a
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problem or nuisance for the neighbors.
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Chair Drotning confirmed with staff that this would have been only a building
permit (administrative review) if it weren't for the existing conditional use permit.
The Planning Commission felt that since the air handling unit would mainly be
shielded by the building, it should not pose a nuisance problem
.07.55 Motion was made. and. seconded to recommend to City Council approval of the
Kwik Trip,.Inc. Conditional Use Permit amendment to allow a building addition to a
motor vehicle fuel facility for food preparation, located at 17388 Glacier Way, subject
to the 7 stipulations listed in the November 9, 2007 planning report, as amended.
Ayes: Manikowski, Stolte, Drotning, Pattee, Grenz, Davis.
Nays: 0
ITEM 7. DENNIS DUNHAM
Chair Drotning opened the public hearing to consider the application of Dennis
Dunham for an Interim Use Permit to allow an outdoor golf driving range ul-the
RAO, Rural/Agricultural Overlay District, located north of 215 Street and east of
Kenrick Avenue.. The Recording Secretary attested that the legal notice had been
duly published in accordance with State Statutes and City Code.
Peter Glashagel from Jacobson Engineers and Surveyors and Dennis Dunham were
in attendance at tonight's meeting. Mr. Glashagel .presented an overview of Mr.
Durham's request.
Associate Planner Frank Dempsey presented the planning report... Mr. Dempsey
stated that Dennis Dunham has submitted an application for an interim. use permit
to allow the relocation of his existing seasonal driving range commercial outdoor
recreation facility due to the realignment of .Kenrick Avenue proposed in
conjunction with the I-35/C.R. 70 interchange improvement project. He .indicated
.that a conditional use .permit for the existing driving range. was approved by the
City Council on July 2,1998.
Mr. Dempsey :indicated- that the Zoning Ordinance allows outdoor commercial
recreation as an interim use since the subject property is unsewered and located
within the RAO, Rural/Agricultural Overlay District.
Mr. Dempsey stated that the existing conditional use permit for the. existing driving
range will expire one year following the discontinued use of the driving range. He
indicated that future uses of the existing driving range site will be subject to Zoning
Ordinance requirements.
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Mr. Dempsey stated. that the driveway, drive aisle, and parking spaces meet the
number; size, width, setback, and surfacing requirements of the Zoning Ordinance.
Mr. Dempsey explained that the existing driving range and the .existing 67 acre
Dunham property will be bisected by the proposed realignment of Kenrick Avenue
and that access to the driving range will be from a 30 foot wide driveway off of the
realigned Kenrick Avenue. Access will require a permit from Dakota County.
Mr. Dempsey stated that City water is available to the property. He indicated that a
private sanitary sewer holding tank will be used for on-site sewer service similar to
the existing building. He indicated that the proposed building on the property will
include separate men s and women s restroom facilities.
Mr. Dempsey stated that should the Planning Commission recommend to the Cify
Council approval of the. Dunham Interim Use Permit, Planning Department .staff
recommends approval subject to the 11 stipulations listed in the November 9, 2007
.planning report.
Chair Drotning opened the hearing to the public for comment.
There were no comments. from the audience.
07.56. .Motion was made and seconded to close the public hearing at 6:20 p.m.
Ayes: 6 Nays: 0
The Planning Commission indicated that this request was reasonable due to the
realignment and construction of Kenrick .Avenue as part of the interchange
improvements planned to begin in 2008.
07.57 Motion was made and seconded to recommend to -City Council approval of the
Dunham Interim Use Permit to allow an outdoor golf .driving range in the RAO,
.Rural/Agricultural Overlay District, located north of 215 Street and east of Kenrick
Avenue, subject to the 11 stipulations .listed in the November 9, 2007 planning
report.
Ayes:. Stolte, Drotning, Pattee, Grenz, Davis, Manikowski.
Nays: 0
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There being no further business, the meeting. was adjourned at 6:22 p.m.
.Respectfully submitted,:
Penny re g, Recording Se etary
ATTEST:
Karl Drotning, Chair
Meeting Notes
Planning Commission Work Session
Thursday,. November 15, 2007
Marion Conference. Room
The Planning Commission work session commenced at 6:45 p.m. in the Marion Conference
Room at City Hall.
Commissioners Present: Chair Drotning, Davis, Grenz, Manikowski, Pattee, Stolte, and
ex-officio Gerl.
-Staff Present: Planning Director Daryl Morey and. Assistant City Engineer Jay Rubash.
Also .Present: Robert Erickson, Welsh Companies; Denny O'Donnell, Walker Elder Care
Services; Peter Glashagel, Jacobson Engineers and Surveyors; and Ron Mullenbach and Roger
Muller representing St. John's Lutheran Church.
Walker Elder Care Services Senior Living Facility
Mr. Morey :introduced the discussion by identifying the proposed senior housing use and site
location. He listed the planning actions that would be required for the proposed development as
follows.:
• Comprehensive plan amendment to re-guide the use of the property from low density.
residential to high density residential
• Rezoning the property from RS-3, Single Family Residential District to PUD, Planned Unit
Development.
• Preliminary plat.
• Final plat.
Mr. Morey stated that the proposed development would meet a life cycle housing need in the city
that is supported by the current 1998 Comprehensive Plan as well as the draft 2008
Comprehensive Plan.
Mr. Erickson and Mr. O'Donnell described the proposed 154 unit senior living facility planned to
be located on approximately six acres in the northeast quadrant of 202"d Street (CSAH 50) and
Highview Avenue. The facility consists of a single, three-story building with 88 independent living
units, 32 assisted living units, and 34 memory care units. Welsh Companies will design and
construct the facility and Walker Elder Care Services will manage and operate the facility. Welsh
Companies will own the facility until it achieves 95% occupancy, then they will turn ownership of
the facility over to Walker Eldercare Services. Mr. Erickson stated that the project could include
a small bank branch office, a beauty salon, and possibly a small store selling convenience goods.
Mr. O'Donnell pointed out that Walker Elder Care Services will provide transportation for the
residents.
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Mr. More identified the otential ordinance flexibilit that ma be necessa as art of the PUD
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.zoning as follows:
• Density. (the proposed density is consistent with the Main Street Manor and Windsor Plaza
senior housing facilities. )
• Building height (the building height is three stories but will exceed 35 feet as defined by
the Zoning Ordinance in order to achieve a contemporary roof design similar to the
Kenyon .Woods apartments currently under construction in the Prairie Lake development.)
• Building setback (a 70 footbuffer yard building setback is required from CSAH 50; a 50
foot buffer yard building setback is proposed. )
• Exterior building materials (50% brick, stucco or stone exterior building materials is
required; brick and hardiboard siding is proposed. )
• Buffer yard berming/landscaping (a reduced berm .height and breaks in the berm along
CSAH 50 are proposed to give residents view sheds to the activity of the street and park
to the south: The parking lot and drive aisles must meet ordinance screening
requirements. )
• Access (a shared private drive serving both the senior housing facility and St. John's
Lutheran Church is proposed to access Highview Avenue at Holister Lane. An agreement
for maintenance of the private drive between Walker and the church is required. )
• Parking (the senior housing. facility is proposing #o utilize "proofof parking" to meet
ordinance requirements through a joint parking .agreement with the church. )
The Planning Commission members viewed the proposed use favorably feeling that it meets an
important life cycle housing goal of the Comprehensive Plan. The Planning Commission made
the following comments:
• Maximize the building setback to CSAH 50 given the proposed height of the building.
• Incorporate sufficient screening and landscaping on the west side of the site given the
location of the Heritage Walk townhome development to the west.
• -Make sure the shared parking. arrangement with the church functions on-site as well as it
does on paper by moving the parking closer to the senior housing facility, straightening
the proposed driveway connection, and including sidewalk connections between the
church parking lot and the senior housing building.
The work session was adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
R pectfully submitted,
Daryl M y,`Planni g Director
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