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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4.a. Approval of the February 25, 2014 Meeting Minutes PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 25, 2014 PAGE 1 Call to Order: Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission was held on Tuesday, February 25,2014. Chairperson Powell called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. with Commissioners Weber, Husain and Kurle present. Commissioner Miller was absent. Also in attendance were Community Development Director Lindquist, Senior Planner Zweber,Planner Lindahl,Project Engineer Olson and Recording Secretary Hanson. The Pledge of Allegiance was read. Additions to Agenda: None. Audience Input: None. Consent Agenda: a. Approval of the January 14, 2014, Regular Meeting Minutes MOTION by Weber to approve the January 14, 2014,Regular Meeting Minutes. Second by Powell. Ayes: 4. Nays: 0. Motion approved. Public Hearings: a. Verizon Wireless Request for a Site Plan Review(14-19-SP).Verizon Wireless,requests site plan approval to allow construction of an 11' 6" by 17' (196 square feet) building to house cellular antenna equipment. Planner Lindahl stated that due to an error in the public notice for this item, staff recommends and the applicant has agreed to table this item to March 25, 2014. MOTION by Weber to table this item to the March 25,2014,Planning Commission meeting. Second by Kurle. Ayes: 4. Nays: None. Motion approved. b. Dakota County CDA Request for Planned Unit Development Master Development Plan, Planned Unit Development Final Site and Building Plan, Preliminary Plat and Final Plat for Senior Housing Project(14-08-PUD-MASTER, 14-09-PUD-FINAL, 14-10-PP, 14-11-FP). Dakota County Community Development Agency (CDA),partnering with the City,intends to construct a second 60- unit affordable senior housing project in Rosemount. The CDA has identified the former Genz-Ryan site for this development because of its proximity to the other CDA senior housing building (Cameo Place), to transit, and to services available in Downtown Rosemount. Kari Gill,Dakota County CDA,gave a brief presentation on the senior housing project. Chairperson Powell asked if there is a possibility further houses on Cambrian Avenue could be purchased and redeveloped. Mr. Zweber stated that there has not been any further conversation about acquiring additional homes. Mr. Zweber further stated the full access on Highway 3 removes the need for additional access space for the future commercial area. Chairperson Powell ask if the wait times at the corner of Lower 147th and Highway 3 will be affected with the additional traffic. Mr. Chuck Rickart of WSB addressed that question by saying there hasn't been any wait analysis completed but that the movement in the area is very minor even in peak times. He stated the increase in traffic would not be significant. PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 25, 2014 PAGE 2 Chairperson Powell asked what could be done to strengthen the pedestrian crossings between the west and east sides of Highway 3. Project Engineer Olson stated there are sidewalks from the project to both 145th and County Road 42 where the signals are upgraded for safer crossing. The public hearing was opened at 7:09p.m. Brad Robb, 14755 Cambrian Avenue,lives in the home directly across from the Cambrian Avenue access to the project. He stated his two concerns are the safety of his children during construction and the additional traffic on the street. He stated his appreciation for the No Outlet sign but requested additional signage if possible. He asked if the sidewalk on Cambrian Avenue would be continued all the way into the Rudy's Redeye commercial area and if so,would the cost be assessed to the homeowners. Kari Gill with the Dakota County CDA addressed the question about construction traffic stating they can include a restriction in the bid documents to keep the access to 147th Street of Highway 3 and can put up a temporary construction fence. She further stated that operation hours would follow City ordinances. Mr. Olson added that the City has a sidewalk map of all current and future sidewalks and continuing the Cambrian Avenue is not currently part of the plan. However, he stated that homeowners can come together to request review of the possibility from the Council and if it was approved, the cost would be assessed to the homeowners. There were no further comments from the public. MOTION by Weber to Close the Public Hearing. Second by Husain. Ayes: 4. Nays: None. Motion approved. Public hearing was closed at 7:17pm. MOTION by Weber to recommend the City Council approve a Planned Unit Development Master Development Plan with Rezoning from R1A: Low Density Residential and DT: Downtown to DT PUD: Downtown Planned Unit Development, subject to the following conditions: 1. Deviation from 11-4-11 B. Permitted Uses to remove the conditions for multiple- family housing: a. Apartments, condominiums, or multiple-family housing,Subject to the following hundred fifty feet(150') of Trunk Highway 3. 2. Deviation from 11-4-11 G. Site and Building Standards 3. Permitted Materials to allow up to 40% cement fiber board. 3. Conformance with the City Engineer's Memorandum dated February 20, 2014. 4. Conformance with the Parks and Recreation Director's Memorandum dated February 19, 2014. Second by Kurle. Ayes: 4. Nays: None. Motion approved. MOTION by Weber to recommend the City Council approve a Planned Unit Development Final Site and Building Plan, subject to the following conditions: 1. Conformance with the City Engineer's Memorandum dated February 20,2014. 2. Installation of an opaque six (6) foot tall vinyl fence adjacent to the north property PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 25, 2014 PAGE 3 line of 14750 Cambrian Avenue (Lot 23 Marian Terrace Replat). Second by Powell. Ayes: 4. Nays: None. Motion approved. MOTION by Weber to recommend the City Council approve the Cambrian Senior Housing Preliminary Plat, subject to the following conditions: 1. Conformance with the City Engineer's Memorandum dated February 20, 2014. 2. Conformance with the Parks and Recreation Director's Memorandum dated February 19, 2014. 3. Provide cross access easements over the private drive for the benefit of all properties and obtain a drainage and utility easement over the portion of land owned by the Port Authority which will contain the project rain garden. Second by Kurle. Ayes: 4. Nays: None. Motion approved. MOTION by Weber to recommend the City Council approve the Cambrian Senior Housing Final Plat, subject to the following conditions: 1. Conformance with the City Engineer's Memorandum dated February 20, 2014. 2. Conformance with the Parks and Recreation Director's Memorandum dated February 19, 2014. Second by Powell. Ayes: 4. Nays: None. Motion approved. c. The Makado Group, Inc. Request for Planned Unit Development Master Development Plan and Planned Unit Development Final Site and Building Plan for Rosemount Senior Living Associates I (14-12-PUD-MASTER, 14-13-PUD-FINAL). Makado Group LLC is proposing to construct a 90-unit senior housing project on a portion of the Steeple Center site. The 3-story assisted living project will be privately owned but will link to a new public Activity Center the City will construct in the general location of the previous St Joseph's school. Community Development Director Lindquist gave an overview of the project to the Commissioners. Mark Appelbaum,The Makado Group, stated they spent a lot of focus on the design of the inside of the building and described the floor plan as it relates to other parts of the project. He stated they plan on integrating art programming in the memory care section of the building and have had discussions with the Rosemount Area Arts Council. Link Wilson,with Kaas Wilson Architects, showed elevations of the architecture from different points of view and stated they tried to keep the architecture compatible with the Steeple Center. Commissioner Kurle asked if there would be an entrance to the activity center on the Robert Trail side of the building. Ms. Lindquist showed on the elevation where the outside entrance would be located, one towards South Robert Trail and one towards the joint parking lot. Commissioner Husain asked what the distance was between the activity center and the first resident next to the link area to determine whether or not noise would be an issue. Mr. Wilson showed on the floor plan diagram where the first resident would be located and only outside noise would possibly be heard. Chairperson Powell asked if the market supported both of the new senior living projects. Mr. Appelbaum stated that the two senior living project are very different in that the CDA project is PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 25, 2014 PAGE 4 solely independent living with no onsite staff and the Makado project has assisted living and memory care for residents usually in the low 80s. The two projects are directed towards two different groups of people. Chairperson Powell asked staff about traffic concerns in an already congested area. Ms. Lindquist stated the peak traffic times for the senior housing and the nearby schools will be different. Larger events in the activity center will typically be in the evening. She further stated there will be on street parking, shared parking with the Library and additional parking in the park and ride lot across South Robert Trail if necessary. The public hearing was opened at 7:59p.m. Chairperson Powell shared with the Commission a letter received from resident, Helen Brandt, opposing the rezoning of the property. Helen Brandt, 14315 Cameo Avenue, asked how the rezoning of the property would affect her property. Michael Ryan, 14370 Cameo Avenue, stated he has privacy concerns with living so close to the project and requested additional buffers with landscaping. He also stated his concerns with lighting,runoff, draining and the location of the underground parking driveway. He requested the underground parking driveway be angled so headlights would not shine directly to his house. Ms. Lindquist addressed Ms. Brandt's rezoning question by stating that the request is only for the rezoning of the senior housing property and does not modify any property adjacent to the site. Ms. Lindquist pointed out the landscaping between Mr. Ryan's property and the project and stated that there are elevation challenges for the underground parking so to change the angle would not be feasible. She stated that staff and the architects can work with Mr. Ryan on the lighting to minimize the effect to his property. Mr. Ryan approached again and asked about the boulevard sidewalk shown on the diagram. Ms. Lindquist stated it is a sidewalk provided for people exiting their cars to reach the activity center. Chairperson Powell asked how snow will be removed and stored on the site. Mr. Zweber stated snow will likely be stored on the green areas or hauled away similar to other parts of Downtown. It has not been determined yet who will be responsible for the maintenance since the development agreement between the City and the Developer is still being worked on. There were no further public comments. MOTION by Powell to Close the Public Hearing for the Planned Unit Development Master Development Plan with Rezoning from R1A: Low Density Residential and DT: Downtown to DT PUD: Downtown Planned Unit Development and the Planned Unit Development Final Site and Building Plan item. Second by Weber. Ayes: 4. Nays: None. Motion approved. Public hearing was closed at 8:10pm. Chairperson Powell stated his opinion that the activity center is a great dynamic and a positive addition for the area. PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 25, 2014 PAGE 5 MOTION by Powel to recommend the City Council approve a Planned Unit Development Master Development Plan with Rezoning from R1A: Low Density Residential and DT: Downtown to DT PUD: Downtown Planned Unit Development, subject to the following conditions: 1. Deviation from 11-4-11 G. Site and Building Standards 3. Permitted Materials to allow up to 40% cement fiber board. 2. Extend the sidewalk on the west side of the parking lot to the south to the curb line of the parking lot and install a curb cut. 3. Expand the width of the sidewalks adjacent to parking stall to six feet (6') in width. 4. Install an accessible sidewalk from the South Robert Trail sidewalk to the east entrance of the Activity Center. 5. Conformance with the City Engineer's Memorandum dated February 20, 2014. 6. Conformance with the Park and Recreation Director's Memorandum dated February 19, 2014. Second by Kurle. Ayes: 4. Nays: None. Motion approved. MOTION by Powell to recommend the City Council approve a Planned Unit Development Final Site and Building Plan, subject to the following conditions: 1. All grades shall not exceed a 4:1 slope. 2. Conformance with the City Engineer's Memorandum dated February 20,2014. Second by Kurle. Ayes: 4. Nays: None. Motion approved. MOTION by Kurle to continue the Public Hearing for the Preliminary Plat to the March 25, 2014 Planning Commission meeting. Second by Weber. Ayes: 4. Nays: None. Motion approved. d. Joan Anderson Request for Lot Split, Lot Combination and Rezoning of 2295 Bonaire Path West(14-16-LS, 14-17-LC, 14-18-RZ). The applicant,Joan Anderson owns two parcels with one house at 2295 Bonaire Path. The parcels are located on the north side of Bonaire Path at the Progress Rail crossing just east of the Harmony subdivision. The City never approved subdivision of the two parcels and therefore they are illegal non-conforming lots. Per ordinance, a second home cannot be constructed on the property. To resolve the illegal non-conforming status, the applicant is requesting a lot combination to create one legal lot,a lot split to create a lot in the southeast corner of the property for her son Pete Anderson to construct a new home,and a rezoning to LDR—Low Density Residential to bring the two new parcels into conformance with the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance. The public hearing was opened at 8:27p.m. Chairperson Powell asked the applicant if he agreed with the conditions contained in the staff report. Peter Anderson, 13023 Garvin Brook Lane,Apple Valley, son of Joan Anderson, stated that he agreed with the conditions. There were no other public comments. MOTION by Weber to Close the Public Hearing. Second by Powell. PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 25, 2014 PAGE 6 Ayes: 4. Nays: None. Motion approved. Public hearing was closed at 8:28pm. MOTION by Husain to recommend the City Council approve a Rezoning from AG - Agriculture to R1-Low Density Residential. Second by Weber. Ayes: 4. Nays: None. Motion approved. MOTION by Husain to recommend the City Council approve a Lot Combination for Joan Anderson. Second by Kurle. Ayes: 4. Nays: None. Motion approved. MOTION by Husain to recommend the City Council approve a Lot Split including Parcel A and Parcel B, subject to the following conditions: 1. Submission and Approval of a Wetland Delineation Report and Recording of a Conservation Easement over the wetland and wetland buffer before the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy for a structure on Parcel B. 2. Recording of an access easement in favor of Parcel A over the existing driveway on Parcel B. 3. Any further subdivision of Parcel A shall require the construction of a public road to Bonaire Path and shall require the disconnection of the joint private driveway from Bonaire Path benefiting Parcels A and B. 4. The residential structures on Parcel A and Parcel B in their current configuration shall connect to municipal water and sanitary sewer within ten (10) years of these services being available at the boundary of the parcels, subject to City Code Section 4-1B-10. 5. Payment of$6,800 (2 homes times $3,400) for Fee-in-Lieu of Park Dedication. 6. Payment of$720 (0.67 acres times $1,075) for Trunk Sanitary Sewer Charges. 7. Payment of$4,600 (0.67 acres times $6,865) for Trunk Stormwater Charges. 8. Payment of$4,355 (0.67 acres times $6,500) for Trunk Water Charges. 9. Any further subdivision shall pay additional trunk utility fees and park dedication based on the adopted City Fees at the time of that subdivision. The property owner will record against Parcel A future subdivision of the property will require full payment of all city fees with a credit for the fees paid with this application. 10. Conformance with the City Engineer's Memorandum dated February 20,2014. Second by Kurle. Ayes: 4. Nays: None. Motion approved. e. Danner, Inc. Request for Small Scale Mineral Extraction Permit Renewal for 2014(14-07-ME). The applicant, Danner, Inc.,requests renewal of their existing mineral extraction permit for the property located at 4594 145th Street East, 1/2 mile east of US Highway 52 and south of CSAH 42. After reviewing the mineral extraction standards in Section 11-10-4 of the Zoning Ordinance, the information submitted by the applicant, and City Police records, staff recommends approval of this request. Commissioner Kurle asked when their current permit expired. Mr. Lindahl stated their current permit expired December 31, 2013. However, he stated that the applicant lives in the south for the winter so renewing the permit has historically lagged behind the expiration date. Staff noted the applicant had imported some material to the site but has yet to submit test results for this material. Conditions of approval require the applicant to submit the required report and participate in a site inspection with staff prior to June 1,2014. PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 25, 2014 PAGE 7 The public hearing was opened at 8:37pm. There were no public comments. MOTION by Powel to Close the Public Hearing. Second by Weber. Ayes: 4. Nays: None. Motion approved. Public hearing was closed at 8:38pm. MOTION by Kurle to recommend the City Council approve renewal of the Danner, Inc. Small Scale Mineral Extraction Permit for 2014, subject to the standards outlined in Section 11-10-4 of the Zoning Ordinance and the 2014 Conditions for Mineral Extraction, including: 1. Compliance with Condition N requiring provision of a surety bond. 2. Compliance with Condition 0 requiring provision of a certificate of comprehensive general liability insurance. 3. The applicant shall meet with City staff at the subject property to conduct a site inspection prior to June 1, 2014. 4. Compliance with Condition Z requiring the applicant to meet the standards and requirements for the Danner, Inc. Borrow Pit Reclamation Protocol and submit a report describing the quantities of material brought to the site,where the material came from and the test result of the material by June 1, 2014. 5. Compliance with Condition EE requiring the applicant to post and maintain"No Trespassing" signs consistent with the standards outlined in Minnesota State Statute 609.605. Second by Weber. Ayes: 4. Nays: None. Motion approved. New Business: None. Old Business: None. Reports: None. Mr. Zweber stated that tonight the City Council conducted interviews with applicants for the two open seats on the Planning Commission. He will discuss training opportunities at the next meeting. Adjournment: There being no further business to come before this Commission, Commissioner Weber motioned to adjourn with a second by Chairperson Powell; the meeting was adjourned at 8:39p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Kathie Hanson,Recording Secretary