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REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
MONDAY, MAY 14, 2007
City Council Chambers
6:00 p.m.
1. Call Meeting to Order:
2. Roll Call:
3. Approval of Minutes:
4. Consent Agenda:
5. Public Hearings:
A. EP07-111 & 112 (continued from April 23) Cardinal Development has
submitted an application for a Preliminary Plat and Planned Unit Development
consisting of approximately 54 acres proposed to contain approximately 119,000
sq.ft. of office space, 106,000 sq.ft of retail, 20 townhomes, 43 row-houses, 160
multi-family units, a tot lot, and passive parkland. The site is located at the
northeast comer of CSAH 18/42.
B. EP07-114 &115 Steve Klongerbo is requesting variances from the Zoning
Ordinance requirements to allow for the subdivision of an R-2 zoned residential
property and a Combined Preliminary and Final Plat of approximately 0.39 acres
to be subdivided into 2 residential lots. This property is located at 5127 160th
Street.
C. EP07 -119 & 120 Robert and Trish Zimmerman are requesting approval of a
Combined Preliminary and Final Plat of approximately 1,354 square feet of land
to be exchanged with 1,354 square feet of the adjacent city park outlot to correct
existing encroachments on land at 3235 Balsam Street SW.
6. Old Business:
7. New Business:
8. Announcements and Correspondence:
9. Adjournment:
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PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
MONDA Y, APRIL 23, 2007
1. Call to Order:
Chairman Lemke called the April 23, 2007, Planning Commission meeting to order at
6:00 p.m. Those present were Commissioners Billington, Fleming, Lemke, Perez and
Ringstad, Planning Director Jane Kansier, Planning Coordinator Danette Moore, Planner
Jeff Matzke, Assistant City Engineer Larry Poppler and Recording Secretary Connie
Carlson.
2. Roll Call:
Billington
Fleming
Lemke
Perez
Ringstad
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
3. Approval of Minutes:
The Minutes from the March 26, 2007, Planning Commission meeting were approved as
presented.
4.
Consent:
None
5. Public Hearings:
Commissioner Lemke read the Public Hearing Statement and opened the meeting.
A. EP07-109 Ron Kent is requesting approval of a Combined Preliminary and
Final Plat of approximately 0.63 acres to be subdivided into 2 single family lots on
land located at 16150 Evanston Avenue.
Planner Jeff Matzke presented the Planning Report dated April 23, 2007, on file in the
office of the City Planning Department.
Ron Kent has applied for approval of a development to be known as Evanston Place on
the property located at 16150 Evanston Avenue 4131. The site is east ofMN TH 13,
north of CSAH 21, south of 1 60th Street, and west of Evanston A venue. The request calls
for the subdivision of the existing lot into two single-family residential lots.
The proposed lots conform to the R-2 minimum requirements of 60 feet in width, 90 feet
in depth, 6,000 square feet in area, and less than 4.0 units per acre in density. The overall
layout of the plat appears appropriate given the constraints of the site's grades; however,
as detailed in the engineering memo, the lowest floor elevation of the proposed structure
;.
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must be raised 5.6 feet for flood protection purposes from the nearby stormwater drainage
easement.
The combined preliminary and final plat application will comply with all relevant
ordinance provisions and City standards, provided all the conditions of approval are met.
The Planning staff recommended approval, subject to the following conditions:
1. The applicant shall address all engineering comments as outlined in the memorandum
from the Assistant City Engineer dated AprilS, 2007.
2. The applicant shall mark for removal all fencing located on TH 13 and Evanston
Avenue right-of-way.
3. The applicant shall address all comments as outlined in the memorandum from the
planning and building department dated April 6, 2007.
4. The applicant shall enter into a development contract with the City and pay all
development fees.
5. The applicant shall obtain required permits from all applicable governmental agencies
prior to final plat approval.
6. The final plat shall be recorded at Scott County within 90 days of approval by the
City Council.
Comments from the Public:
The applicants felt staff's report was correct and did not wish to comment. There were
no comments from the public and the hearing was closed.
Comments from the Commissioners:
Ringstad:
· Agreed with everything in the staff report including the recommendations.
· The main engineering issue will be solved by bringing in some fill to raise the
elevation.
· Looks consistent with the R2 zoning. Approve.
Billington:
· Like the project.
· Asked Mr. Kent if he received the Engineering comments of AprilS, 2007. Kent
replied he did and said he reviewed them and did not have any questions. Kent
stated he felt he was complying with the conditions.
· Support staff's recommendation.
Fleming:
· Support the project.
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Perez:
· Support staff's recommendation to approve.
Lemke:
· Agreed.
MOTION BY BILLINGTON, SECOND BY FLEMING, RECOMMENDING
APPROV AL OF A COMBINED PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT TO
SUBDIVIDE 0.63 ACRES INTO 2 SINGLE FAMILY LOTS, SUBJECT TO STAFF'S
LISTED CONDITIONS.
Vote taken indicated ayes by all. MOTION CARRIED.
This item will go before the City Council after the pending items are addressed.
B. EP07-111 & 112 Cardinal Development has submitted an application for a
Preliminary Plat and Planned Unit Development consisting of approximately 54
acres proposed to contain approximately 119,000 sq. ft. of office space, 106,000 sq. ft
of retail, 20 towohomes, 43 row-houses, 160 multi-family units, a tot lot, and passive
parkland. The site is located at the northeast corner of CSAH 18/42.
Planning Coordinator Danette Moore stated Cardinal Development submitted a request
this morning to continue the public hearing to May 14, 2007.
Staff suggested the Commissioners open the public hearing and ask if anyone from the
public would like to speak. Due to the fact staff is still working on storm water and tree
issues, the staff report will not elaborate on further plans that may change.
The developer told staff they would not be attending the meeting tonight.
Ringstad and Fleming felt it was a good idea to open the meeting incase someone from
the public wanted to speak tonight.
The public hearing was open for public comment.
There were no comments from the public and the hearing was closed at 6: 11 p.m.
MOTION BY RINGSTAD, SECOND BY FLEMING, TO CONTINUE THE HEARING
TO MAY 14,2007 FOR CARDINAL DEVELOPMENT.
Fleming:
· Asked staff to deliver a message to Cardinal Development - "To present as much
as possible, a complete set of documents for our review particularly a set of
documents responsive to the needs and stipulations of the Planning Commission
and City Council set forth to them in prior months. I would not be open to
reviewing plans, concepts or documents that were not more responsive."
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Moore - In regards to that comment - you are talking specifically about comments from
the concept phases you have previously seen.
Fleming:
· My number one concern is the green space and trees.
Perez:
· Does the developer have all the information in front of us tonight? Moore stated
they did, it was forwarded on. Staff met with the developer on Friday and went
through the staff report and answered specific questions they had as well as
forwarding on some timely comments in regards to storm water calculations we
received. They have been given the most up to date information the moment it
was available to them.
Vote taken indicated ayes by all. MOTION CARRIED.
6. Old Business:
A. Kwik Trip Conditional Use review.
Planning Coordinator Danette Moore presented the planning report dated April 23, 2007,
on file in the office of the City Planning Department.
On April 4, 2005 the City Council heard an appeal and upheld the Planning
Commission's decision related to the approval of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to
allow a Kwik Trip motor fuel station within the C-2 (Community Business) Zoning
District. At that time, the Council applied additional conditions to the CUP. One of
these conditions stated: "Notwithstanding Section 1108.200 of the Zoning Code, the
hours of operation specified by the Conditional Use Permit shall be reviewed by the
Planning Condition as of April 1, 2007". For that reason, the CUP condition related to
the hours of operation is being brought before the Planning Commission for review. The
resolution specifies the hours of operation are limited to 5 am - 12 am/midnight along
with 14 other conditions.
At the time of the public hearing, the limitation to the hours of operation were a result of
concerns expressed by neighboring homeowners related to noise, traffic, and crime.
Since that time, staff has noted the following:
Police Calls: As of June, 2005, the Kwik Trip site has had a total of 99 contacts with the
Prior Lake Police Department.
· 35 of the 99 contacts were crime related (gas drive-offs without paying,
shoplifting, and fraud).
· 64 of the 99 contacts were non-crime related (lockouts, medical assistance,
vehicle assistance, etc).
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Reported Complaints: Shortly after the landscaping was installed, staff received an
inquiry from a citizen regarding the size of trees planted on the berm along Wilds Path.
In response, staff conducted a site visit and verified that a limited number of the trees
were not as large as shown on the approved landscape plan (these trees met the minimum
required landscaping size (6 ft), but did not meet the increased size proposed on the
approved plan (8 ft)). For that reason, the applicant promptly put in additional trees.
Staff is unaware of any other inquiries or complaints related to the Kwik Trip site.
A Kwik Trip representative has indicated they intend to apply for a CUP Amendment,
requesting extended hours of operation. At that time, a public hearing will be required.
Comments from the Commissioners:
Ringstad:
· How does the 35 police related calls compare to other gas stations in the area?
Moore responded the police indicated that number was not out of line and not
excessive by any means.
Lemke:
· I had the same question, however, is it possible to get more specific information
from Savage and perhaps a letter from the Chief of Police or invite Chief
O'Rourke to the public hearing in case questions regarding crime at that location
come up. Moore responded staff would do that and staff had comments from
police reports. The reports do not have outcomes from the calls. A comment was
made by an official at the police department that often the officers go out to a call
and no one is even present to speak to the call. Unfortunately the numbers may
be a little elevated in response to the request.
· What history does staff have with residents from the area regarding how K wik
Trip is operated? Moore explained staff had one call and that was the initial
landscape tree. Staff has heard no complaints from residents. We have been told
a number of the residents are now patrons.
Fleming:
· As one of the patrons - the store is fantastic. Weare there probably two or three
times a week.
MOTION BY BILLINGTON, SECOND BY FLEMING, TO ACCEPT THE REPORT.
Vote taken indicated ayes by all. MOTION CARRIED.
7.
New Business:
None
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8. Announcements and Correspondence:
The Commissioners will have a meeting on May 14th. The next meeting will probably be
a zoning update workshop.
9. Adjournment:
The meeting adjourned at 6:23 p.m.
Connie Carlson
Recording Secretary
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