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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-15-03 work session PLANNING COMMISSION WORK SESSION NOTES MAY 15, 2003. Marion Conference Room The Planning Commission work session commenced at 8:00 p.m. in the Marion Conference Room. - Commissioners Present: Lowell Miller Stolte, Karl Drotning, Dale Detjen, Paul Reuvers, Gerald Grenz, Steve Pattee, Jim Puncochar. Staff Present: Planning Director Daryl Morey, Associate Planner Frank Dempsey, and Dan Licht of NAC. Also Present: Tom Green and Bruce Buxton representing.Mills Fleet Farm. MILLS FLEET FARM DISCUSSION Tom Green and Bruce Buxton representing Mills Fleet Farm were present to • discuss Fleet Farm's proposed improvements to the. building and outside storage yard. The improvements include the installation of 16 foot tall decorative .concrete wall panels to screen the storage yard along the east, north and part of the west sides of the outside. storage area, a new entrance security gate structure on the west side of the outside storage area, a new front building facade elevation, an architectural silo to be added to the front of the building, end inside floor plan modifications. The Planning Commission made the following suggestions: 1. Provide. a plan that illustrates the sun angle on 170th Street in relation to the proposed screening wall to show how long the shadow from the wall. will be. 2. Proposed landscaping and improvements to the existing landscaping along. Kenrick Avenue should be designed with the. recommendations outlined in the Gateway. and Corridor Design Study. The existing mulched planting beds along Kenrick Avenue are a maintenance issue and should be replaced with grass. 3. Attempt to maintain the 35 foot maximum permitted building height allowed in the C-3 District for the proposed silo. A conditional use permit will be required to exceed 35 feet. Mr. Buxton stated that the silo would • likely have to be higher than 35 feet to maintain architectural integrity. 4. Review parking requirements due to the proposed inside floor plan modifications. 5. Fleet Farm should provide surface maintenance to the existing parking lot surface due to its-existing condition. 6. Host a neighborhood meeting to receive public input on the proposed plans prior to a public hearing. Mr. Buxton expressed concerns about the Interim_Use Permit {I.U.P.) for a special purpose fence placing an end-date on the screening walls. Staff indicated that the I.U.P.-would allow the City to place an end-date on the wall under the stipulation that if the land use or use of the outside storage yard were to change, the City would have a right to reconsider the necessity of the wall Planning: Commission members felt that the east wall should remain even if the outside storage. yard were to be discontinued because it could act as a noise wall. buffer from Interstate 35 for the single family neighborhood located east of Fleet Farm. . TOWNHOUSE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS The Planning Commission .reviewed the regulatory issues raised in the May 9, 2003 memorandum prepared by Dan Licht of NAG. The PlanningCommission made the following recommendations: RM Districts Unit Massing No change. Lot Requirements No change. Setbacks Base Lot Perimeter - no change. Public Streets - no change. Private Drives - no change. Between Buildings -change to a fixed 25 foot setback between buildings. Common Areas Agreed to modify the ownership wording as presented in the NAC memo. Unit Construction , . Agreed to clarify the minimum roof overhang wording and to reduce the .minimum roof overhang from 18 inches to 12 inches as presented. in the NAC memo, Exterior Finish No change to the exterior materials percentage requirements, but agreed to add wording to allow variations in material texture or pattern and deck materials to be credited towards meeting the exterior materials percentage .requirements as requested by townhouse developers. Also agreed to allow rock face block as a permitted exterior material for use on the building foundation, but not to meet the minimum exterior brick,. stucco or stone requirements. Garages No change. Storm Shelter Agreed to modify the wording to no .longer allow a separate .storm shelter structure to meet this requirement. Outdoor Storage • No change. Utilities No change. Streets No change. Private Drives Agreed to modify the wording to allow a maximum of 2 townhouse buildings and 8 (instead of 6) townhouse units per side of a dead-end private drive in order. to accommodate 8 unit back-to-back townhouse buildings. Agreed to modify the. wording to allow looped private driveways serving a maximum of 3 townhouse buildings or 18 townhouse units per side. .Also agreed to reduce the width of private driveways serving no more than 2 townhouse buildings or 8 townhouse units per side to 24 feet with no parking on one side. The minimum width for all other private driveways would be 28 feet. Guest Parking.. Agreed to reduce the guest parking setback to the townhouse buildings from 30 feet to 15 feet. In addition, agreed to reduce the guest parking setback to the public street right-of-way from 30 feet to 15 feet provided the guest parking spaces are not located at the corner of two public streets. Also agreed to consider allowing on-street parking to meet the guest parking requirement only for local public streets at least 32 feet in width. Landscaping No changes. Open. Space No changes. Transition Requirement Directed staff to review the transition requirement for. further discussion at a future work session. Affordable Housing Agreed to modify the wording. to remove the storm shelter exemption for affordable housing. Directed staff to investi ate how safe rooms are constructed for .exclusive 2"d 9 story townhouse units. Density Bonuses Directed staff to provide a comparison of a standard ownhouse project and one utilizing the existing. density bonuses. Also directed staff to research densities at recent townhouse developments in Apple Valley. RST-2 District Base/Unit Lot Agreed to modify the wording to require a unit lot instead of a conventional lot subdivision to eliminate the potential that the detached townhouse development will function more like a small lot single family development than an attached townhouse development. Setbacks Agreed to modify the setbacks to be consistent with a unif lot subdivision. ..Also agreed to a fixed 20 foot setback between buildings, instead of basing the. setback on building height. • Common Space Agreed to modify the common area/homeowners association wording to reflect the unit lot subdivision, consistent with the RM Districts. Unite Construction Agreed to apply the same wording. modifications proposed for the RM Districts to the RST-2 District. Also agreed that the exterior finish requirement should apply to twinhomes. The Planning Commission directed staff to .prepare draft Zoning Ordinance amendment wording incorporating the modifications discussed at tonight's work session for discussion at a future work session. The work session was adjourned at 10:00 p.m. espectfully submitted, Daryl. rey, P n' Director Frank Dempsey, Ass ciate P anner