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Home My WebLink About01-17-08 CITY OF LAKEVILLE Planning Commission Meeting Minutes JANUARY 17, 2008 The January 17, 2008 Planning Commission meeting was called to order by Chair Drotning in the City Hall Council Chambers at 6:00 p.m. Flag pledge and roll call of members: Present: Manikowski, Davis,. Drotning, Pattee, Grenz. Absent: None. Staff Present: Daryl Morey, Planning Director; Allyn Kuennen, Associate Planner; Jay Rubash, Assistant City Engineer; and Penny Brevig, Recording Secretary. ITEM 3. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES: The November 15, 2007 Planning .Commission meeting minutes were approved as presented. The November 15, .2007. Planning Commission work session notes were approved as presented. The December 6, 2007 Planning Commission work session were approved as presented. ITEM 4. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Mr. -Morey informed the public that if anyone in the audience is here for Agenda Item #8, Spirit of Brandtjen Farm Lakepointe 2nd Addition, it will be tabled at tonight's meeting at the developer's request. Another notice will be mailed out when the developer is ready to proceed. Mr. Morey informed the Planning Commission that Assistant Planner Leif Hanson resigned his position effective December 21, 2007 in order to go back to school to become an electrical engineer. Regarding Agenda Item 7, Mr. Morey indicated that a memo of clarification from Paster Enterprises was distributed at tonight's meeting, and because of this memo staff has revised the stipulations for approval of the rezoning and PUD amendment request, which was also distributed at tonight's meeting. ITEM 5. ELECTION OF 2008 PLANNING COMMISSION OFFICERS 08.01 Motion was made and Seconded to nominate Commissioner Drotning to the office of Chair for the year 2008, subject to the confirmation of the City Council; to nominate Commissioner Davis to the office of Vice Chair for the year 2008; to • Planning Commission Meeting .January 17, 2008 Page 2 nominate Commissioner, Pattee to the office of Secretary for the year 2008, and'- to close nominations. Ayes: Manikowski, Davis, Drotning, Pattee, Grenz. Nays: 0 ITEM 6. CONSENT AGENDA 08.02 Motion was made and seconded to recommend to City Council approval of the January 17, 2008 Planning Commission Consent Agenda as follows: A. .Approve the request of Kathleen Navarre for athree-year extension of a Special Home Occupation Permit to operate a massage therapy: use in her single family home, located at 20865 Holiday Avenue. , Ayes: Davis, Drotning, Pattee, Grenz, Manikowski. Nays: 0 ITEM 7, FASTER ENTERPRISES, LLC • Chair Drotning opened the public hearing to consider the application of Paster Enterprises, LLC for the following, located at the southwest corner of 161St Street and Cedar Avenue (CSAH 23): A. Rezoning a 0.8 acre parcel (formerly the Lakeville liquor store site) from C-3 General Commercial District to PUD, Planned Unit Development. B. An amendment to the Lakeville Crossing Planned Unit Development to include .the subject parcel within the PUD. The Recording Secretary attested. that the legal notice had been duly published in accordance with State Statutes and City Code. Matt Swenson from Landform and Ken Henk from Paster Enterprises were in attendance at tonight's meeting. Mr. Swenson presented an overview of their request.. He explained that Paster. Enterprises, LLC has entered into a contract with the City. of Lakeville to purchase the old Lakeville. liquor store property located at 16105 Cedar Avenue (CSAH 23). They are requesting to rezone the property to PUD and proposing. a PUD amendment to include the property within the existing Lakeville Crossing PUD. They plan to renovate the interior and exterior of the. building to accommodate up to three retail tenants .and install a new Lakeville Crossing monument sign along Cedar Avenue.. Paster Enterprises is also indicating the possibility of installing adrive-thru lane and window along the south side of Planning Commission Meeting January 17, 2008 Page 3 i the building. in the future if a drive-thru tenant is retained, which would require City approval of a separate conditional use permit. Associate Planner Allyn Kuennen presented the planning report. Mr. Kuennen stated that the requested rezoning from C-3, General Commercial District to PUD for commercial uses is consistent with the Comprehensive Land Use .Plan. He also indicated that the proposed renovations are consistent with the retail uses in the Lakeville Crossing development. Mr. Kuennen explained. that the rezoning to PUD will provide the .City with the ability to insure the re-development of the site is consistent with the Lakeville Crossing retail uses and architectural standards. He indicated that the shared access and parking agreement with the adjacent. convenience store (SuperAmerica) will be maintained. Mr. Kuennen described the proposed enhancements to the building, which will include a similar architectural style as the existing buildings in the. Lakeville Crossing development without covering up the existing brick of the old liquor store: • Mr. Kuennen indicated .that Paster Enterprises is proposing to modify the site to include a potential future drive-thru and queuing. lane along :the south, :west and north sides of the building. Mr. Kuennen stated that these site modifications will only be completed if they retain a tenant that requires adrive-thru window. He indicated the :developer must go through the Conditional Use Permit process at a future date if a specific drive-thru is proposed. Mr. Kuennen stated that the subject. site was previously landscaped when the liquor store was constructed. He described the landscaping enhancements that Paster Enterprises is proposing. Mr. Kuennen stated that the proposed signage is consistent with the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance and the comprehensive sign plan of the Lakeville Crossing PUD. 1VIr. Kuennen summarized the revised staff recommendations that were handed out at tonight's meeting in response to the January 15, 2008 memo from Landform. Mr. Kuennen stated that should the Planning Commission recommend to the City Council approval of the rezoning and PUD amendment, Planning Department staff • Planning Commission Meeting January 17, 2008 -Page 4 recommends approval subject to the 12 stipulations listed in the January 11, 2008 planning report, as amended in the handout at tonight's meeting. Chair Drotning opened the hearing to the public for comment. There were no comments from the audience: 08.03 Motion was made and seconded to close the public hearing at 6:17. p.m. Ayes: 5 Nays: 0 Commissioner Grenz asked if Glen Oaks Road is a public street. Staff indicated that it was.. Commissioner Grenz did not feel that a PUD should be extended to a non- contiguous parcel. Mr. Morey gave some examples of .other developments zoned .PUD that have public or private streets separating parcels within the PUD, e.g. TimberCrest, Crossroads, and Argonne Village.. He indicated that the PUD .standards maintain consistent architectural design,. signage, and landscaping for. all parcels located within the PUD. • Chair Drotning agreed with staff and indicated that it would be irrelevant. if the added parcel was under different ownership than the parcels in the original PUD. Chair Drotning confirmed that the plans submitted with the rezoning and PUD amendment applications are only a concept for a possible drive-thru and a conditional use permit .would be required prior to implementation of the site improvements for adrive-thru use. Chair Drotning and Commissioner. Pattee stressed that the developer would have to meet whatever current standards are in place in the Zoning Ordinance at the time a conditional use permit application is submitted. Commissioner Pattee commented that this plan. is a good natural progression for the site and felt this would be a nice addition to the Lakeville Crossing PUD. 08.04 Motion was made and seconded to recommend to City Council approval of the rezoning of the former Lakeville, liquor store site from C-3 General Commercial District to PUD, Planned Unit Development, and an amendment to the Lakeville Crossing Planned Unit Development to include the subject parcel within the PUD, Planning Commission Meeting January 17, 2008 Page 5 subject to the 12 stipulations listed in the January 11, 2008 planning report, as amended. Ayes: Drotning, Pattee, Manikowski, Davis. Nays: Grenz. Commissioner Grenz did not have a criticism with Paster Enterprises' plan to purchase. the old Lakeville liquor store. Commission Grenz stated that he was not comfortable adding non-contiguous property to an existing PUD. ITEM 8. CHARLES CUDD COMPANY Chair Drotning asked. for a motion to table the Spirit of Brandtjen Farm Lakepointe 2nd Addition public hearing as requested by the applicant. 08.05 Motion. was .made and seconded to table the Spirit of Brandtjen Farm Lakepointe 2nd Addition public hearing. Ayes:. Pattee, Grenz, Manikowski, Davis, Drotning. Nays: 0 There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:36 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Penny ig, Recordin cretary ATTEST: Karl Drotning, Chair