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PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES
• September 3, 1998
The September 3, 1998 Planning Commission meeting was called to order by Chair
Rieb at 6:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers.
Roll call of members was taken:
Present: Kot, Wanner, Rieb, Drotning, Cecchini, Wulff, and Ex Officio David .Bellows.
Absent: Miller.
Staff present: Michael Sobota, Community and Economic Development Director; Daryl
Morey, City Planner; Frank Dempsey,. Associate Planner; Ron Mullenbach, Planning
Assistant; Tim Hanson, Assistant City Engineer; Roger Knutson, City Attorney; and
Donna Quintus, Recording Secretary.
The minutes of the August 20, 1998 Planning Commission Meeting were approved as
printed.
ITEM. 5: CONSENT AGENDA:
98.143 MoT~oN by Drotning, Second by Wulff to recommend to City Council approval of the
September 3, 1998 Planning Commission Consent Agenda as follows:
5a. Approve the application of Patricia Ziniel for a Special Home Occupation Permit
three-year extension to allow the operation of a hair salon business in a single
• family residence located at 17453 .Hayes Avenue (Lot 5, Block b, CHERRYWOOD
HEIGHTS THIRD ADDITION).
5b. Approve the application of Mazen and Barbara )odeh for a Special Home
Occupation Permit three-year extension to allow the operation of a photography
studio in a single family residence located at 17131)efferson Avenue (Lot 13, Block
3, TIMBER RIDGE SOUTH).
Roll call vote was called on the motion.
Ayes: Kot, Rieb, Drotning, Cecchini, Wulff.
Nays: 0.
ITEM 6: NEW BUSINESS:
A. Comprehensive Guide Plan Update: Issues Summary and Policy Plan
Alan Brixius, Northwest Associated Consultants (NAC), presented the draft Issues
Summary and Policy Plan portions of the Comprehensive Guide Plan Update. Mr.
Brixius reviewed in detail the Issues Summary which consists of an analysis of
information collected through the Planning Tactics Report (March 1998), the Planning
Inventory (November 1997), and neighborhood meetings held for both the rural and
urban. service area of the City.
• Commissioner Wanner arrived at 6:30 p.m.
Regular Planning Commission Meeting Minutes
September 3, 1998
Page 2
Mr. Brixius discussed and provided an in-depth overview of the draft Policy Plan which
describes the desires of the community and provides guidelines as to how these
desires/goals are to be achieved. The Policy Plan identifies general community goals
for the kinds of Living, working and recreational environments that are desired. The
Policy Plan then goes further by providing supporting policies and the decision-making
framework for all public and private actions and development within the City. These
definitive courses of action serve as guides to help make present and future decisions
consistent with the stated goals of the community.
Discussion included growth management policies which are currently being addressed
by the recently reconvened Strategic Growth Management Task Force. The Task Force
will study growth issues and develop recommendations and identify strategies to guide
future growth based on the City's fiscal condition, economic development and
residential growth trends. Planning Commissioner Drotning indicated that he is a
member of the 22-member Strategic Growth Management Task Force which is
comprised of community organization representatives, City advisory board member
delegates, Lakeville residents, and. business owners. Commissioner Drotning stated that
one of the Task Force's goals is to address affordable housing, Jife-cycle housing, and
rental needs of the community and still retain a good balance of commercial and
residential development. Community and Economic Development Director Michael
Sobota indicated that the objective of the Task Force is to provide strategies for future
• growth that are in accordance with the Comprehensive Guide Plan Update.
Commissioner Wulff excused herself from the dais at 7:30. p,m.
Upon further discussion the Planning Commission agreed that the Transportation
portion of the Policy Plan should include a policy clarifying the City's current practice
of discouraging isolated residential neighborhoods and requiring streets to interconnect
current and future residential developments.
Other general discussion topics included the type,. amount and location of affordable
housing in the community, and suitable land uses surrounding Airlake Airport. Mr.
Brixius indicated that this would be discussed in more detail when the draft urban
service area land use plans are presented in the future. Mr. Brixius also stated that noise
contours identified in the Airlake Airport Long Term Comprehensive Plan are being
considered by Northwest Associated Consultants in relation to land use
recommendations south of the Golden Pond stabdivision. Several commissioners stated
that they noticed an increase in jet traffic at the airport. Mr. Sobota indicated that he
did not know of any jet traffic at the airport; however, he stated that Planning Assistant
Ron Mullenbach would research the Airlake Airport Long Term Comprehensive Plan
and contact the Metropolitan Airports Commission regarding jet traffic.
In summary, the following comments related to the lssues Summary and Policy Plan
• were offered by the Planning Commission and will be forwarded to the City Council:
Regular Planning Commission Meeting Minutes
September 3, 1998
Page 3
typographical corrections
pg. 45 #7 .,.environmental quality.
pg. 66 #2 ...Kensington a Boulevard as parkways.
Policy consideration
The Planning Commission recommended that a policy be developed and added
to the TRANSPORTATION/Policies/Streets portion of the Policy Plan related to
requiring local street networks which encourage interconnected neighborhoods,
eliminate dead-end streets, and discourage neighborhood traffic from utilizing
the City`s arterial and collector streets.
Mr. Brixius stated that at the September 17, 1998 Planning Commission meeting
Planning Commission members could raise questions and provide final comment on
the two documents. Mr. Brixius also noted that written comments are welcome and
urged Commission members to forward any verbal or written comments to either Ron
Mullenbach, Planning Assistant, or himself prior to the September 17th meeting. All
comments will be forwarded with the Planning Commission's recommendation to the
City Council for review and discussion at their September 21, 1998 meeting.
98.144 MOTION by Rieb, Second by Drotning to recommend that City Council accept the
Issues Summary and Policy Plan portions of the Comprehensive Guide Plan subject to
the noted comments and any additional comments received at the September 17, 1998
Planning Commission meeting.
Roll call vote was called. on the motion.
Ayes: Kot, Rieb, Drotning, Cecchini.
Nays: 0.
The next Planning Commission Meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday,
September 17, 1998.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
Res fu l ly subm i
Donna Quintus, R ding Secretary
ATTEST:
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Lauri Rieb,, Chair
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