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REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2002
Fire Station - City Council Chambers
6:30 p.m.
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Call Meeting to Order:
Roll Call:
Approval of Minutes:
Consent Agenda:
Public Hearings:
Case #02-085 Larry Gleason is requesting consideration for a conditional use
permit for a 5,000 square foot gymnastic school with an adjacent warehouse
located at 5500 Cottonwood Trail SE.
Old Business:
New Business:
Announcements and Correspondence:
Adjournment:
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The Planning Commissiort~lcomes yourl~mments in this matter. In fairness to all who
choose to speak, we ask that, after speaking once, you allow everyone else to speak
before you address the Commission again and limit your comments to clairification or
new information. Please be aware this is the principal opportunity to provide input
on this matter. Once the public hearing is closed, further tesitmony or comment will
not be possible except under rare conditions. The City Council will not hear
additional testimony when it considers this matter. Thank you.
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PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2002
1. Call to Order:
Chairman Stamson called the August 26, 2002, Planning Commission meeting to order at
6:30 p.m. Those present were Commissioners Criego, Ringstad and Stamson,
Community Development Director Don Rye, Planning Coordinator Jane Kansier, Planner
Cynthia Kirchoff and Recording Secretary Connie Carlson.
2. Roll Call:
Atwood Absent
Cfiego Present
Lemke Absent
Ringstad Present
Stamson Present
3. Approval of Minutes:
The Minutes from the August 12, 2002, Planning Commission meeting were approved
with the following corrections:
Page 6 - Stamson comment on line 14, change "not wan'anted" to "is marginal".
Page 8 - Line 2, add Lemke to "aye" vote.
4. Consent: None
5. Public Hearings:
Commissioner Stamson read the Public Hearing Statement and opened the meeting.
A. Case #02-085 Larry Gleason is requesting consideration for a conditional use
permit for a 5,000 square foot gymnastic school with an adjacent warehouse located
at 5500 Cottonwood Trail SE.
City Planner Cynthia Kirchoffpresented the Planning Report dated August 26, 2002, on
file in the office of the City Planning Department.
Larry Gleason is requesting a conditional use permit (CUP) to operate a 5,000 square foot
gymnastics school (Gleason's Gymnastics School) for children ages 3 to 16 in the C-5
(Business Office Park) zoning district on property located at 5500 Cottonwood Lane.
Gynmastic schools are a conditional use in the C-5 zoning district.
The property is designated as Business Office Park, which provides for developments
that have a low traffic generation rate. Primary uses are corporate headquarters; and
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professional and administrative offices; and limited research, development and
manufacturing facilities.
The existing building was built with Tax Increment Financing (TIF) assistance from the
City. Under state law, the property owner may not utilize more than 15 percent of the
floor area of the building for uses that do not qualify for TIF assistance. In order to meet
this requirement, the applicant is limiting the size of the school to 5,000 square feet.
Some concern has been expressed that the use could grow outside the current limits and
jeopardize the TIF status. To prevent this, staff would suggest a condition limiting the
area to 5,000 square feet as shown on the plan. The TIF district is scheduled to expire in
2006. After that date, the applicant could potentially amend the CLIP to increase the size
of the school.
Staff recommends approval of the conditional use permit request, subject to the following
conditions:
1. The applicant has 60 days from the adoption of the resolution by the City Council to
complete the required improvements and record the conditional use permit at the
Scott County Recorder's office. A building permit will not be issued until proof of
recording of the permit has been submitted to the City.
2. The gymnastic school shall be limited to 5,000 square feet in floor area.
3. Twenty parking spaces shall be designated for the gymnastics school.
4. Signage shall be installed that identifies the loading/unloading area and designated
parking stalls.
Criego questioned how the 20 parking spaces was based on students. Kirchoff explained
it was based on the number of classes and students attending.
Criego also questioned if the ordinance was based on the number of students on a given
day. Kansier responded the ordinance was based on square footage of the area to be used
or the number of students, whichever is greater. It is based on the number of students
with the largest class. It would allow for 15 parking stalls.
Comments from the public:
Larry Gleason, of Gleason Gymnastic School, said the building has more than adequate
parking with 39 front parking spaces.
Stamson questioned what would be stored in the warehouse space. Gleason said he had
several schools and would be storing their seasonal equipment. He also stated when the
TIF requirement is not in effect he hopes to expand the business and use that area.
John Muench, representing Norex, questioned the parking and hours of operation.
Gleason responded that classes would be 9:00 am to 8:30 pm/9:00 pm in the evenings
Monday through Friday and 9:00 am to 4:00 pm on Saturdays. Most classes would be in
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the evening. Muench was concemed for traffic with their employees. They were not
aware of the amount of students involved.
The heating was closed at 6:42 pm.
Comments from the Commissioners:
Criego:
· Agreed with staff's recommendation.
· Recommend approval to City Council with the conditions listed in the Planning
Report.
Ringstad:
· Agreed with staff's recommendation with the conditions.
· The future location of the school is better, based on the traffic congestion of the
former location. The new building will address some of the concerns.
Stamson: · Questioned what exactly are the Commissioners approving, the gymnastic school
area at 5,000 square feet or the total area of 10,000 square feet. Kansier said the
school will be 5,000 square feet which needs a Conditional Use Permit approval.
The storage warehouse does not need a permit.
· Agreed with fellow commissioners.
· All the requirements have been met.
· Supported the request.
MOTION BY RINGSTAD, SECOND BY CRIEGO, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL
OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A 5,000 SQUARE FOOT
GYMNASTIC SCHOOL IN THE C-5 DISTRICT SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS
LISTED IN THE PLANNING REPORT.
Vote taken indicated ayes by all. MOTION CARRIED.
The matter will go before the City Council on September 3, 2002.
6. Old Business:
7. New Business:
8. Announcements and Correspondence:
A joint planning Commission/City Council meeting is tentatively scheduled for Sept. 3,
at 5:30 p.m.
Criego questioned the outcome of the variance appeals at City Council meeting. Rye
responded.
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Rye also gave a brief update on the Lakefront Plaza project.
9. Adjournment:
The meeting adjourned at 6:49 p.m.
Don Rye
Director of Community
Development
Connie Carlson
Recording Secretary
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