10-10-2024 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION OCTOBER 10, 2024 2 preliminary and final plat, and PUD overlay request. He also compared the proposed plan for consistency to the Comprehensive Plan. He provided additional details on the analysis of the site plan review, providing additional information on the requested deviations from residential density as well as deviations from the rear and residential district setbacks. He provided additional information on parking, site access and circulation, and other elements of the site plan review. He stated that the applicant’s proposal is consistent with and achieves the goals outlined in the City’s Comprehensive Plan. The requested deviations are minor and justifiable, and the applicant has in no way proposed to materially alter what the Council and Planning Commission reviewed and approved last year. Staff recommends approval of the requests subject to the conditions noted in the staff report. Commissioner Masrud commented that these seem to be reasonable plans and did not have concerns. Commissioner Haluptzok asked whether there would be bike storage provided. The Community Development Director commented that he believed that was within the parking area but noted that the applicant could provide more details. Chair Johnson invited the public to provide input. Paul Keenan, developer, stated that there is underground parking with a bike rack on the wall of each parking stall and additional bike storage areas. He stated that additional bike racks could be added on the surface level if desired. Larry Anderson, 2545 Rice Street, stated that he is concerned with the shared driveway onto Rice Street. He asked if that would remain a right-in/right-out as originally proposed and whether there would be a median installed. The Community Development Director confirmed that the plan is still for a right-in/right-out access with a median and noted that because that is a County road, the applicant continues to work with the County on that element. Tom Durray, 2540 Edgerton Street, commented that he and his wife have lived in Little Canada since 1978 and have operated the Hogsbreath Bar since 1976. He commented that he has acquired some of the properties on the north side of Demont with the idea that they could be combined for future development at some time. He stated that the acquisitions happened over 40 years and he has been working on this development proposal for about the last seven years. He stated that three developers were interested in putting an apartment complex on the property prior to covid, but that project stalled because of personal issues of the previous developer. He stated that he then connected with Mr. Keenan and began to work on the current project with a plan to develop the whole area with a location for Flameburger.