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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4.a 20170725 PCM RMPLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES JULY 25, 2017 PAGE 1 I. Regular Meeting Call to Order: Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission was held on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. Chair Kenninger called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. with Commissioners VanderWiel, Clements, and Mele. Commissioners Freeman and Heidenreich were absent. Also in attendance were Community Development Director Lindquist, Senior Planner Klatt, and Recording Secretary Bodsberg. The Pledge of Allegiance was said. Additions to Agenda: None. Audience Input: None. Consent Agenda: a. Approval of the June 27, 2017 Regular Meeting Minutes. MOTION by Clements. Second by Mele. Ayes: 3. Nays: 0. Chair Kenninger abstained because she was absent from the June 27th, 2017 meeting. Public Hearing: 5.a. Request by Joe Michalski for Rosemount Woods Site Plan Approval to Allow Construction of a 6,188 Square Foot Addition to an Existing Building at 14640 Diamond Path. (17-31-SP) Senior Planner Klatt gave a brief summary of the staff report for the Planning Commission. Chair Kenninger clarified if the setbacks were correct in the staff report. Senior Planner Klatt confirmed that they are. Commissioner VanderWeil questioned how many accessible stalls are required for this type of addition. Klatt stated that will be reviewed and determined during the building permit process. VanderWeil inquired if the parking requirements should be included with the other conditions. Klatt stated that it doesn’t need to be included because it is a requirement of the City’s building code review. The parking requirements will be reviewed when the applicant applies for a building permit. Commissioner Clements stated that it looked like there is an easement running along the back of the property on the original plat. Clements stated that if that is the case then both property owners would split the easement and the property lines would increase. Klatt stated that the easement is located directly over the applicant’s entire property so it would all go to the property owner. Clements confirmed that the frontage on this property is 150 feet. Klatt confirmed that is correct. Clements stated that since this property is guided for low density residential it would be very hard to change the zoning with the storm water pond on the property next door. Klatt stated that is correct. The site is small and would be difficult to redevelop as residential. The public hearing opened at 7:18 pm. Public Comments: Joe Michalski, 7159 131st Circle, Apple Valley, is the applicant and stated that his family has owned this property since 1983. He stated that his family has been building cabinets at this property since then. The company now needs more space to store the finished product in order to keep the jobs on time. With this addition it will also allow them to bring in more machinery. Charles Stauffer, 14587 Delft Avenue, stated that he has lived in his current home for 45 years. He was around when the company first opened. Mr. Stauffer questioned to the applicant if the berm that is located along the back of the property will stay in place. Mr. Michalski confirmed that it will. Mr. Stauffer stated that this company have been good, quiet neighbors. PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES JULY 25, 2017 PAGE 2 Maggie Hoppe, 14615 Delft Avenue, asked for clarification on how far from the building to the berm. Ms. Hoppe also asked if there will be any additional machinery noise with the addition. Whitney Swenson, 14578 Denver Court, questioned if the drainage will change at all with the new grading. Ms. Swenson also questioned what the windows at the top of the building design will be used for. Ms. Swenson commented that she likes the idea of the requirement of adding more trees on the property. Tom Gold, 14590 Denver Court, questioned if the windows at the top of the building will be opened. Mr. Gold stated that on the plans it looked like the new addition would be going on about four-feet of an easement. Mr. Gold expressed his concern about the roof drainage and if the additional equipment would require more power. Chair Kenninger questioned where he was seeing a four-foot easement. Mr. Gold stated that a large part of the easement in the back might come out towards the rear of the new building. Neef Tolofson, designer on the new addition, stated that none of the windows on the north side of the building will be used. The idea of those windows is to let natural light into the building. The windows on the south side of the building will not be used either. The roof drainage will all be contained and will be directed into the natural flow towards the pond. Additional underground power will be added to the building. The easement on the east side of the building just came to their attention and they will have to look into the design and how it will be impacted. Chair Kenninger stated that there looks to be a drain in the way of the new addition. Mr. Tolofson stated that when they walked the site it looks to be a storm drain. He doesn’t believe that the addition will be anywhere near the drain but they will have that mapped out prior to construction. Kenninger questioned what the distance is from the power line and the berm. Mr. Tolofson stated that it is about 51 feet. Their intent is to not remove the berm. Joe Michalski, stated that the power line will be coming out in the rear of the property. Dakota Electric will be bringing in power from under Diamond Path and the property will have a new power box. Mr. Michalski stated that the drain that was referenced is a clean out drain. The hours of business will stay the same; anywhere from Monday through Saturday, 7am – 7pm. MOTION by VanderWeil to close the public hearing. Second by Mele. Ayes: 4. Nays: 0. Motion Passes. The public hearing was closed at 7:37 pm. Additional Comments: Chair Kenninger asked for clarification on what the set backs are on the north side of the property. Senior Planner Klatt stated that based on the City’s set back requirements it states that because the building faces a residential property that the setbacks would be 2x the building height, which would be 40 feet and the proposed plans show 42 feet so they meet that requirement. To the east the building also faces a residential property. Again the setbacks have to be 2x the building height of 24 feet the minimum set back would be 48 feet and the plan is showing 51 foot setback. They also meet those requirements. Klatt stated that the easements on the rear of the property are still in place. The plans either need to show that the building is moved out of the easement or the applicant can apply for an easement vacation. Staff recommends that a condition be included in tonight’s motion that the applicant address the existing easement line. Chair Kenninger stated that the plantings do not need to go all the way around the building. The applicant can group them together. Klatt confirmed that is correct. PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES JULY 25, 2017 PAGE 3 MOTION by Mele to approve the site plan and building design review for Rosemount Woods to allow the construction of a 6,188 square foot addition to the existing building at 14640 Diamond Path, subject to the following conditions: 1. Submission of a landscape security equal to one hundred and ten percent (110%) of the total cost of the plantings. 2. Provide an additional four coniferous trees along eastern property boundary and four along the northern property boundary (a total of eight) to provide more effective screen from the residential properties adjacent to the project site. 3. Update the landscape plan to include the required 28 foundation plantings per the landscape ordinance. 4. All storm water drainage shall be directed towards the storm water retention area south of the building, and no storm water runoff will be directed on to any adjacent residential lots. 5. Submission of an erosion control and restoration plan. 6. The applicant work with staff to vacate the easement on the back property. Second by Clements. Ayes: 4. Nays: 0. Motion Passes. Old Business: None. New Business: None. Reports: None. Discussion: Details for the August 8th Comprehensive Plan Open House Meeting. Adjournment: There being no further business to come before this Commission, Chair Kenninger adjourned the meeting at 7:43 pm. Respectfully submitted, Stacy Bodsberg, Recording Secretary