Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-16-96 City of Lakeville • PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES May 16,1996 The meeting was called to order by Vice-Chair Rieb at 6:00 p.m. in the City Ha11 Council Chambers. Roll call of members was taken. Present: Bellows, Miller, Rieb, Amborn, Cecchini, Wulff. Absent: Kowalke, Luick. .Also present: Robert Erickson, City Administrator; Michael Sobota, Community and Economic Development Director; Daryl Morey, City Planner; Frank Dempsey, Associate Planner; Tim Hanson, Assistant City Engineer; Jim Walston, Assistant City Attorney; and Donna Quintus, Recording Secretary. 96-55 MOTION by Cecchini seconded by Amborn to approve the minutes of the May 2, 1996 Planning Commission meeting as submitted. Commissioner Kowalke arrived and took his seat on the dais at 6:05 p.m. ITEM 4. CONSENT AGENDA • 96-56 MOTION by Miller, Seconded Cecchini to recommend to City Council approval of the consent agenda as follows: A. Consideration of the Final Plat for Highcroft Addition B. Consideration of the Final Plat for Paradise Hills. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes: Unanimous. ITEM SA. PUBLIC HEARING: PUBLIC FACII,ITIES CITY PROJECT Vice-Chair Rieb opened the public hearing to consider a planned unit development conditional use permit (PUDCUP) to allow the construction of a public water treatment facility, a Utility Department facility, an ALF Ambulance facility, a fire station, a well house, and maintenance of an existing structure (barn) as a municipal storage facility. Assistant City Attorney Jim Walston attested that the legal notice had been duly published and mailed as required by state statute. Associate Planner Frank Dempsey presented an overview of the City of Lakeville's application for a PUDCUP for the construction. of a new Water Treatment Plant and Utility Maintenance facility and future Fire Station/ALF Ambulance facility on a 48.4- acre parcel located in the northeast corner of Ipava Avenue and 185 Street (CSAH 60). This parcel was acquired by the City in January, 1994 for this use. • The planned unit developrnent/conditional use. permit is required due to the multiple uses on a single parcel. On August 17, 1995 a neighborhood meeting was held on the Regular Planning Commission Meeting Minutes May 16, 1996 Page 2 • site to introduce the area residents to the proposed project. Comments from that meeting have been incorporated in the design and planner's review for this project. Associate Planner Frank Dempsey and Assistant City Engineer Tim Hanson provided an in-depth description of the project and responded to several questions from the Commission with regard to the following: • Site Plan: Proposal consists of 1) a Public Water Treatment Facility; 2) a Utility DepartmentlMaintenance facility containing office space, meetings rooms, mechanical roams, the utility maintenance area, and an interim ambulance facility; 3) a future Fire Station/Ambulance facility near the southeast corner of the site; 4) an existing well house; and 5) limited rehab and maintenance of an existing barn located on the property for storage uses. • Surrounding Land Uses: Properties to the north, west and east are located outside the 2010 MUSA and zoned R-A, Single Family Residential Agricultural District. • Streets: The site is located north of 185th Street and west of Ipava Avenue, identified as a minor arterial parkway in the City's comp plan. Rights-of--way for streets and future street alignments have been addressed in the site plan. • Site Access & On-site Vehicular Circulation: Two 32-foot wide driveways are . proposed with one access to Ipava Avenue and the second driveway located approximately 740 feet east of the Ipava Avenue intersection on 185th Street. Specific internal vehicular circulation plans and dedicated accesses will be designed to accommodate public access and. emergency vehicles. • Parkin: Staff have determined that the 69 parking spaces proposed meet minimum requirements for the use of the property. • Building Aesthetics.: Architectural elements of the building. and exterior materials will be similar to the brick and. rock face black exterior of City Hall and other City Public facilities. • Fuel Stora e & Dispensing Station: Aboveground fuel storage tanks and a dispensing. station are proposed for this site in the utility maintenance area at the northwest corner of the development site near the west entrance. • Freestanding/Monument Sign: Meets minimum requirements. • Landscape Plan: Similar to existing landscape design at City Hall and compatible with residential uses in the area. Also aseven-foot vinyl covered security fence is proposed. • ExistingLBarn: A barn remains on this parcel (former homesite) and ha,s been painted and will be upgraded as part of the project. The structure has been • incorporated into the site design and will be used for storage.. Regular Planning Commission Meeting Minutes May 16, 1996 Page 3 • Gradin~Drainage, Erosion Control. and Utilities: Present and ro osed site p p conditions have been outlined in the Engineer's Review dated May 10, 1996 and will be complied with in development of the site. Mr. Gary Tushie, project architect, was available for discussion and to answer questions from the Commission and the public. Specific questions were answered by staff and the architect. Additional information concerning potential impacts with respect to traffic, noise generated on site, site lighting, outside storage, and fuel storage was given by staff. City Administrator Robert Erickson. described the water treatment and water testing process. that will be utilized at this facility. Discussion was also held regarding security measures being taken to ensure ultimate safety and operation of the entire facility. A 24-hour emergency alert system will be installed.. The City's water and sanitary sewer distribution systems, (i.e., wells, water towers, and lift stations) will be monitored through a SCADA system at this location. There were no comments from the public. 96-57 MOTION by Kowalke, second by Wulff to close the public hearing. • 96-58 MOTION b Miller second b Amb rn r mrn y y o to eco end to Crty Council approval of the application of the City of Lakeville for a Planned Unit Development Conditional Use Permit to allow the construction of a Public Water Treatment Facility, an interim Ambulance Facility, a Utility Department Facility, an Fire Station/Ambulance Facility, and a Well House and for the maintenance of an existing barn for use as a municipal storage facility subject to the six conditions as outlined in the Planning Report dated May 8, 1996 and the findings of fact. Roll call was. taken on the motion. Ayes: Unanimous. Ex-officio Commissioner Bellows discussed his recommendation and it was agreed upon by the Commission that .traffic studies may be warranted due to the proposed public%rnergency use of this site in addition to a proposed future park/youth athletic field development in this immediate area. 96-59 MOTION by Kowalke, second by Miller to direct the city. engineer to request that the Dakota County Highway Department pursue traffic studies to evaluate and identify • potential traffic impacts generated by the public facility use at this location and the future youth athletic complex proposed on the east side of Dodd Boulevard at 185th Street and make recommendation for three-way stop at the intersection of Dodd Boulevard and 185th Street (County Road 60). Regular Planning Commission Meeting Minutes May 16, 1996 Page 4 Roll call was taken. on the motion. Ayes: Unanimous. ITEM 6A. ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT DISCUSSION: ATTACHED GARAGES The Community and Economic Department staff agreed,. in response to an increase in requests for oversized attached garages, particulazly in "executive" subdivisions with very large single family homes, that the current zoning ordinance regulating attached garages to not more than 1,000 squaze feet should be reviewed and perhaps updated. Current regulations for attached garages was intended to provide for compatibility and be proportionate with standazd and customary home sizes. As new homes in some subdivisions have increased in size (3,000 - 5,000 sq.ft.) and on lazger lots, the requests for larger attached garages becomes justified. Associate Planner Dempsey presented an overview of the modifications to the ordinance as proposed by staff. Staff is recommending that a maximum attached garage size of 1,250 square feet be allowed in the R-l, R-2, and R-A Districts for lots platted after Januazy 1, 1994. Staff also suggested that there may be some merit in • allowing an attached garage to exceed 1,250 square feet in area by conditional use permit. This would allow for more flexibility in the ordinance. Discussion. that followed included: 1) tuck-under storage space and whether to include this square footage as gazage space; 2) further clazification in multi-housing (R-4, R-5) districts; and 3} inclusion of additional multi-family housing districts in calculating attached garage sizes. The Planning Commission directed staff to consider modifications to the proposed ordinance for clarification and definition, as suggested by the Commission and submit for formal review at a public hearing. 96-60 MOTION by Amborn, second by Wulff to schedule a public heazing for June 6, 1996 for consideration of an amendment to the zoning ordinance regazding attached gazages. ITEM 7C. LETTER FROM JOHN AND NEOMA ISAAK Community and Economic Development Director Michael Sobota advised the Commission that the City has received a letter from John and Neoma Isaak, 9606 -170th Street West, expressing their concern regarding ordinance regulations that allow horses in residential districts. The Isaaks indicated they are having some unfortunate experiences with an adjacent property owner who is keeping horses on his 2.5-acre • parcel. City staffhas inspected the site and found that although the property owner is in compliance with Section 11-17-1 regarding his ability to keep horses, there were some code violations noted by staff. City staff have provided written correspondence to the. property owner advising him of his violations and establishing a deadline for his Regular Planning Commission Meeting Minutes May 16, 1996 Page 5 compliance with the ordinance. This correspondence was included in the packet materials for Commissioner information regarding staff's response. The Commissioners had been copied the letter from Mr, and Mrs. Isaak and several had visited the site in question. It was suggested that staff may want to review the present ordinance regarding horses to provide clarification as to how much of a 2.5- acre parcel should be considered appropriate grazing. area. It was also suggested that the ordinance be more restrictive regarding the number of horses permitted in relationship to lot size. Sobota indicated this was the first horse related violation in recent years. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Donna Quintus, Reco ing Secretary ATTEST: J P ~ aurie Rieb, Vice-Chair