02-14-2002 Planning Comm. Minutes

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MIND"TGS PLANNING COMMISSION FGI3RUARY 14, 2002 Concern was expressed that the ingress/egress is being proposed on Jackson Street. Perry reported that the Public Works Director and City Engineer have recommended that the driveway be on Jackson Street rather than Little Canada Road. The owner of RutJ'Cuts would prefer the driveway be on Little Canada Road. A property owner from the area pointed out that Jackson Street is the only access in and out of this neighborhood for many homes There are many children in the neighborhood, there are a lot ot'school buses coming in and out of this area, and there is a park proposed fin then north on Jackson street. The property owners present preferred that access for Ruff Cuts be on Little Canada Road and felt this would be safer for the neighborhood and less confusing for the patrons of Ruff Cuts. A neighbor asked about lighting, landscaping, and signage. Perry described the lighting and signage. He noted the location of the trash enclosure and pointed out it would be screened. A landscaping plan will be developed for the property. However, given there are some issues being working out with the City Engineer on drainage of the site, the landscaping plan has been delayed until the drainage issues are resolved. Keis asked about the windows in the front of the building pointing out that the Planner is recommending 200 square feet of window space. Perry indicated that they can increase the amount of window square footage. Duray asked if the vinyl siding proposed for the north and west sides of the building would meet the architectural guidelines. The City Planner indicated that the architectwal guidelines talks about masonry, but the Planning Commission has some flexibility with materials, and can accept vinyl siding if it feels that would fit in with the neighborhood. Knudsen asked about access to the trash encloswe. Ruff Cuts owner indicated that they would be using residential-style containers that would be pushed to the sweet. Animal waste would be disposed of in these containers along with other waste. A property owner asked about setback for the parking lot The City Planner pointed out that the parking lot must be a minimum of 5 feet from the property line, Peny indicated that if driveway access can be changed to Little Canada Road, this will help resolve the storm water drainage issues with the site.