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'. Planning Commission Work Session
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Marion Conference Room
The .Planning Commission work session commenced at 5:10 p.m. in the Marion Conference
Room at City Hall.
Commissioners Present: Chair Davis, Glad, Grenz, Lillehei, Pattee, and ex-officio Bussler.
Staff Present: Planning Director Daryl Morey, Associate Planners Allyn Kuennen and Frank
Dempsey, Assistant City Engineer Zach Johnson, and Planning Consultant Dan Licht of NAC.
2009 Zoning Ordinance Update (Sections 15-20 and 22)
Chair Davis opened the work session.
Dan Licht reviewed -the list of proposed revisions outlined in his April 8, 2009 memo. Allyn
Kuennen made a Power Point presentation concerning the proposed commercial and industrial
exterior building finish requirements. Each revision was discussed by the Planning Commission
to determine if it required any additional amendments or revisions. The Planning Commission
directed staff to consider the following revisions:
1. Change the word "nonconformity" to "nonconforming" throughout Section 11-15 for
uniformity.
2. Clarify Section 11-15-9.B that the combination of adjacent common ownership lots can
also be done to lessen their nonconformity.
3. Under Section 11-16-7.D, consider adding a requirement for surveyor certification that
the house does not encroach into required setbacks. Requested that staff research
other area cities for their as-built survey requirements. The Planning Commission
agreed that an increase in variance requests should not be an unintended consequence
of the as-built survey requirement.
4. Underline Section 11-16-15.C.2 to denote that it is wording proposed to be added to the
Zoning Ordinance.
5. Delete the wording "and conserve energy" from the exterior lighting wording proposed in
Section 11-16-17.
6. Change the proposed wording of Section 11-16-17.A.2 to read "The cumulative light cast
by all lights on the property shall not exceed one hundred fifteen (115) foot-candles at
ground level measured at anv point on the property.
7. Eliminate the comma after "Public" in Section 11-16-17.H.5 and move this section ahead
of Section 11-16-17.G. Prohibitions...
8. Add the wording "Corn or pellets" to the materials listed in Section 11-16-31.C and D.
9. Requested that staff examine whether to use the "mean" or the "average" ground level
and roof height for measuring the building height under Section 11-17-7.q.
10. Under Section 11-17-7. D, eliminate monuments as exceptions to the building height
limits because "monument" is difficult to define. Also, move cooling towers and elevator
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April 16, 2009
penthouses as examples of necessary mechanical and electrical appurtenances under
exception number 11.
11. Under Section 11-17-9.B.6, change "farming activities" to "farms as defined by this
Title".
12. Remove "drainage and utility easement or" from the wording proposed under Section
11-18-11.E.1.b.
13. Under Section. 11-19-7.1, add a requirement for a minimum sidewalk width of three feet
excluding the two foot vehicle curb overhang allowance.
Extensive discussion centered on the proposed exterior lighting requirements of Section
11-16-17 and the proposed exterior building finish requirements for commercial and industrial
uses of Section 11-17-9.D and E. The Planning Commission asked staff how they would inform
and involve the business community regarding the proposed changes in both of these sections.
The Planning Commission also discussed whether City and School District outdoor recreation
facilities should be exempt from the proposed lighting provisions.
The Planning Commission discussed whether City staff should research other cities besides
Woodbury for their exterior building finish requirements and the potential cost to developers of
complying with the new requirements versus the existing requirements. The majority of the
Planning Commission members supported the proposed exterior building finish requirements,
noting that most of the commercial projects developed under PUD District standards would
meet the proposed standards suggesting that the standards are feasible for Lakeville. The
Planning Commission did request that City staff prepare a cost comparison of the existing.
versus the proposed exterior building finish requirements.
Mr. Morey informed the Planning Commission that the Wealshire of Lakeville. developer has
withdrawn his applications so the project will not be moving forward at this time. Staff also
updated the Planning Commission regarding the City Attorney's response to the truncated dome
pedestrian ramp replacement issue raised their review of the Timbercrest at Lakeville Sixth
Addition plat. Mr. Morey encouraged Planning Commission members to contact staff prior to
the meetings to answer questions that are related to construction details and are not part of the
Planning Commission's purview for their recommendation on a particular planning action.
The work session was adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
ly submitted,
Daryl M{~rey, Plan~(in~ Director
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