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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-05-11CITY OF LAKEVILLE Planning Commission Meeting Minutes MAY 5, 2011 The May 5, 2011 Planning Commission meeting was called to order by Chair Davis in the City Hall Council Chambers at 6:00 p.m. Flag pledge and roll call of members: Present: Chair Davis Vice Chair Lillehei Commissioner Boerschel Commissioner Drotning Commissioner Grenz Commissioner Maguire Absent Secretary Adler, Ex- officio Fitzhenry Staff Present Daryl Morey, Planning Director; Frank Dempsey, Associate Planner; Zach Johnson, Assistant City Engineer; and Penny Brevig, Recording Secretary. ITEM 3. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES: The April 21, 2011 Planning Commission meeting minutes were approved as presented. ITEM 4. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Mr. Morey stated that draft minutes from the May 4, 2011 Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee meeting regarding The Greenway 4 6, Addition preliminary and final plat were distributed to the Planning Commission at tonight's meeting. ITEM 5. MN TILE GOODWILL Chair Davis opened the public hearing to consider the application of Stonehenge USA for a vacation of public drainage and utility easements, located at 17615 Kenrick Avenue. The Recording Secretary attested that the legal notice had been duly published in accordance with State Statutes and City Code. Dave Carland, Vice President of Stonehenge USA presented an overview of their request. Stonehenge USA is the development arm of Dale Properties, owner of the subject property. He indicated that they also own MN Tile and have struggled to find a use for the excess property next to the MN Tile building. He feels the Goodwill store will be a good fit. Associate Planner Frank Dempsey presented the planning report. Planning Commission Meeting May 5, 2011 Page 2 Mr. Dempsey indicated that approval of the easement vacation will be contingent upon the approval and recording of an administrative subdivision of the parent parcel. He stated that new drainage and utility easements will be established as part of the administrative subdivision. The site plan, administrative subdivision and parking deferment agreement are reviewed and considered for approval administratively by Planning Department staff as directed by the Zoning Ordinance. Mr. Dempsey stated that should the Planning Commission recommend approval of the easement vacation, Planning Department staff recommends approval subject to the 2 stipulations listed in the April 29, 2011 planning report. Chair Davis opened the hearing to the public for comment. There were no comments from the audience. 11.22 Motion was made and seconded to close the public hearing at 6:05 p.m. Ayes: Boerschel, Maguire, Lillehei, Davis, Grenz, Drotning. Nays: 0 Chair Davis asked for comments from the Planning Commission. Discussion points were: • Commissioner Grenz asked what the required parking was for MN Tile and Goodwill. Mr. Dempsey stated that MN Tile will meet the required parking on their site. Goodwill is required to have 90 parking spaces of which 97 spaces will be provided. • Commissioner Grenz asked if both uses meet current parking requirements. Mr. Dempsey responded that MN Tile meets current parking requirements today and they will meet current parking requirements with the administrative subdivision. Goodwill will provide more parking spaces than the Zoning Ordinance requires. • Commissioner Grenz asked why there is a need for a parking deferment. Mr. Dempsey explained the need for the MN Tile parking deferment. He stated that the parking deferment is an administrative approval. He stated that while the number of parking spaces physically provided on the site is less than the number required by ordinance, they meet the parking requirement with the deferment of four spaces. • Commissioner Grenz stated that he was confused by Mr. Dempsey stating that MN Tile meets parking requirements but yet they need a parking deferment. He stated that MN Tile either meets the parking requirements or Planning Commission Meeting May 5, 2011 Page 3 they don't. Mr. Dempsey stated that the parking deferment allows them to meet the parking requirement. • Commissioner Grenz felt that MN Tile does not meet parking requirement because they are requesting a deferment. Mr. Dempsey stated that the Zoning Ordinance allows a deferment to meet the parking requirements. • Commissioner Grenz asked if the MN Tile site will have all the parking required by the current ordinance. He stated all he wants is a yes or no answer. • Mr. Morey interjected that parking deferments used to require Planning Commission review and approval by the City Council but a number of years ago, in an effort to streamline development review, the Zoning Ordinance was amended such that parking deferments are now reviewed administratively. He stated that parking deferments are relatively routine and City staff has processed a number of them administratively over the years. • Commissioner Grenz stated that he understands all that but he just wants a yes or no answer. Mr. Morey stated that MN Tile does meet ordinance requirements because a parking deferment is allowed by ordinance and MN Tile meets all of the criteria required for the granting of a parking deferment. • Commissioner Grenz again asked if MN Tile will have the required number of parking spaces in place. Mr. Morey responded that they will not but that they will meet the ordinance requirement with the deferment. • Chair Davis reminded the Commission that the action before them this evening is an easement vacation. • Commissioner Drotning asked the developer if the property owner realizes that he may be restricting this property for future commercial uses because they would not be able to provide enough parking spaces on site. He stated that they would be excluding certain retail uses. He stated that the Planning Commission should avoid the situation where a subsequent buyer of the MN Tile property would need to request a parking variance because they wanted to establish a more retail use of the building. Mr. Carland stated that they are comfortable that there are enough similar re -use options for this building that utilize warehouse and showroom space similar to MN Tile that will meet the parking requirement. • Commissioner Drotning asked for Mr. Carland's perspective on providing a shared driveway at the property line. Mr. Carland indicated that MN Tile would be fine with a shared driveway, but Goodwill needs a second curb cut on the south end of the property, so the shared driveway option was deemed unworkable. Given Goodwill's need for two driveways, they felt this was the best option. Commission Drotning felt that the shared driveway option is better for site access and circulation because it would not bring all of the Goodwill traffic directly into the main drive aisle. Planning Commission Meeting May 5, 2011 Page 4 • Commissioner Boerschel asked whether the drop -off drive thru lane was wide enough for two cars to pass. Randy Rauwerdink, representing Stonehenge USA, indicated that the drive thru lane for customer drop -off is one way. Stacking of the cars would occur behind the first car that was dropping off items. There is no by -pass lane. This design is consistent with other Goodwill store designs. • Commissioner Maguire asked if the Goodwill store will be open 7 days a week. The developer indicated that it would be open Monday through Saturday for sure but was not sure if it would be open on Sundays. • Commissioner Grenz asked for confirmation that the turning radius for trailers in the drive thru lane was adequate. Mr. Rauwerdink stated that it was as this site layout has been used by Goodwill many times before. • Commissioner Grenz asked about the percentage of impervious surface area. Mr. Dempsey indicated that there is no impervious surface requirement for this development. 11.23 Motion was made and seconded to recommend to City Council approval of a vacation of public drainage and utility easements, located on the MN Tile property at 17615 Kenrick Avenue, subject to the following 2 stipulations: 1. The easement vacation is subject to the approval and recording of the administrative subdivision. 2. New boundary drainage and utility easements shall be dedicated by the property owner as shown on the site plan. Ayes: Maguire, Lillehei, Davis, Grenz, Drotning, Boerschel. Nays: 0 ITEM 6. THE GREENWAY 4TH ADDITION Chair Davis opened the public hearing to consider the application of U. S. Homes Corporation for the following, located at the north end of Iteri Avenue, east of Kenwood Trail (CSAH 50): A. Preliminary and final plat of five single family residential lots to be known as The Greenway 4th Addition; and B. Vacation of public drainage and utility easements. The Recording Secretary attested that the legal notice had been duly published in accordance with State Statutes and City Code. Carole Tulle from U. S. Homes presented an overview of their request. Associate Planner Frank Dempsey presented the planning report. Mr. Dempsey stated that The Greenway 4th Addition preliminary and final plat was previously Planning Commission Meeting May 5, 2011 Page 5 reviewed by the Planning Commission in 2007 however US Home Corp. withdrew their applications prior to City Council consideration due to the housing market conditions. He identified the sketch plan showing the future extension of Iteri Avenue and major collector 190th Street as well as a conceptual single family lot layout on the adjacent property to the north. He indicated that currently there are no pending development plans for the properties to the north. Mr. Dempsey stated that should the Planning Commission recommend approval of the preliminary and final plat and easement vacation, Planning Department staff recommends approval subject to the 5 stipulations listed in the April 29, 2011 planning report. Chair Davis opened the hearing to the public for comment. Dyame Martin, 19104 Iteri Azienue Mr. Martin asked what exactly the impact to the neighborhood would be with five new houses being built and only one road in and out of the neighborhood. With all the children that are in his neighborhood, he wanted to know if there was a way to have a different entrance/ exit. Mr. Martin also asked if the vacation of easements means that this proposal will be different than the first time it came through the Planning Commission. He asked if the home styles and prices will be similar to the homes that were constructed in the other phases of The Greenway development. Mr. Dempsey showed the easement vacation exhibit. He indicated the existing easements within Outlot A would be vacated and new easements would be established with The Greenway 4th Addition final plat. Mr. Morey stated that with this development there is no alternative access options because there is only the one way to get in and out of this area of The Greenway neighborhood. 11.24 Motion was made and seconded to close the public hearing at 6:30 p.m. Ayes: Lillehei, Davis, Grenz, Drotning, Boerschel, Maguire. Nays: 0 Chair Davis asked for comments from the Planning Commission. Discussion points were: Planning Commission Meeting May 5, 2011 Page 6 • Commissioner Grenz asked how long the cul -de -sac will be. Mr. Morey stated that it will be approximately 600 feet. Because it is a temporary cul- de -sac, it is not subject to Subdivision Ordinance requirements concerning length. • Chair Davis commented that this development came before the Planning Commission in 2007 and asked for confirmation that it will be consistent with the original plans. Ms. Tulle confirmed that the current plans are consistent with the original plans submitted in 2007. She also addressed consistency with the existing Greenway house styles and prices. 11.25 Motion was made and seconded to recommend to City Council approval of the following, located at the north end of Iteri Avenue, east of Kenwood Trail (CSAH 50): A. Preliminary and final plat of five single family residential lots to be known as The Greenway 4th Addition; and B. Vacation of public drainage and utility easements, subject to the following 5 stipulations: 1. Implementation of the recommendations listed in the April 29, 2011 engineering report. 2. The recommendations of the Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee. 3. All houses shall meet the following setback requirements of the RS-3, Single Family Residential District: Front Yard - 30 feet Rear Yard - 30 feet Abutting Kenwood Trail (CSAH 50) - 70 feet (Lot 1, Block 1) Side Yards -10 feet 4. Landscaping shall be installed according to the approved landscape plan. Lot 1, Block 1 abutting Kenwood Trail (CSAH 50) shall have sod installed on the landscaped berm terminating at the rear property line. A $7,000 security shall be submitted by the developer to ensure completion of the buffer yard landscaping. A $1,000 cash escrow must be submitted with the building permit application for this lot to guarantee installation of the rear yard sodding. This escrow will be in addition to the landscape /sod escrow required for each of the lots at the time of building permit. 5. The developer shall submit a signed temporary turnaround easement agreement over Lot 3, Block 1 and Lot 1, Block 2. The temporary turnaround shall be removed upon completion of the future extension of Iteri Avenue. Ayes: Davis, Grenz, Drotning, Boerschel, Maguire, Lillehei. Nays: 0 Planning Commission Meeting May 5, 2011 Page 7 There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:34 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Penny Brev' , Recording SecrQiary 5/19/11 ATTEST: Chair 5/19/11