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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/11/2024 P & Z Minutes APPROVED MINUTES CITY OF LINO LAKES PLANNING & ZONING BOARD MINUTES 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Chair Root called the Lino Lakes Planning & Zoning Board meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. on December 11, 2024. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. PUBLIC COMMENT Mr. Root declared public comment open at 6:30 p.m. There were no public comments. Mr. Root closed public comment at 6:31 p.m. 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda was approved as presented. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr. Vojtech moved to approve the November 13, 2024 meeting minutes with one correction. Motion seconded by Mr. Wipperfurth. Motion carried 6 – 0. DATE: December 11, 2024 TIME STARTED: 6:30 P.M. TIME ENDED: 8:36 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT: Isaac Wipperfurth, Nathan Vojtech, Neil Evenson Michael Root, Suzy Guthmueller, Perry Laden MEMBERS ABSENT: Patrick Kohler STAFF PRESENT: Michael Grochala, Katie Larsen, Julie Whitney Planning & Zoning Board December 11, 2024 Page 2 APPROVED MINUTES 6. ACTION ITEMS A. Slater Addition Final Plat Ms. Larsen presented the staff report. The applicant, Boulder Contracting, submitted a land use application for final plat for Slater Addition. The applicant proposes to subdivide the existing parcel located at 7869 Meadow View Trail into three (3) single family lots for the purpose of constructing two (2) new single family homes. The lot is 1.41 gross acres (61,294 sf). Mr. Wipperfurth questioned recommendation #4 and requested clarification on the fence whether it was existing or proposed. Ms. Larsen clarified it is an existing fence to be removed. Mr. Evenson moved to approve the final plat subject to the conditions listed in the staff report. Motion seconded by Mr. Vojtech. Motion carried 6 - 0. B. Spargur Estates Final Plat The applicant, Mespargur Inc., submitted a land use application for final plat for Spargur Estates. The applicant proposes to subdivide the existing parcel located at 559 Lois Lane into three (3) single family lots for the purpose of constructing two (2) new single family homes. The lot is 1.11 gross acres (48,510 sf). No staff comments were made. Mr. Vojtech moved to approve the final plat subject to the conditions listed in the staff report. Motion seconded by Mr. Wipperfurth. Mr. Laden added in the future he would like to see lot 1 have the possibility to be divided. Motion carried 6 - 0. C. Peltier Ponds PUD Concept Plan Ms. Larsen presented the staff report. The applicant, U.S. Home, LLC (aka Lennar), is proposing a master planned residential development located west of CSAH 54 (20th Ave N) across from Watermark, east of Peltier Lake, and north of the City of Centerville border. The development contains four (4) parcels totaling approximately 125 gross acres and 262 housing units. The proposed development is called Peltier Ponds. Planning & Zoning Board December 11, 2024 Page 3 APPROVED MINUTES Mr. Wipperfurth requested clarification on the City’s annual number of units and how it relates to this project. He questioned if there was flexibility on setbacks for Watermark. Ms. Larsen confirmed there was flexibility. He also questioned if it was the intent to require the developer to connect Peltier Drive so it is not a dead end. Ms. Larsen said it would be required and temporary. Mr. Wipperfurth also asked about the Comp Plan Guidance and the Met Council requiring an update due to the how it was drawn. He questioned if the City would run into this problem in all areas that have a blanket overlay. He felt when the City completes the next comp plan they would need to be more specific. Ms. Larsen said it would be impossible to know how a development would lay out and that there is flexibility in the layout. Mr. Vojtech commented on the smaller garage sizes and questioned if the townhomes would be in an HOA as they would have no room to store equipment for snow removal. He also thought the smaller garages would be problematic for single family households. Mr. Vojtech questioned the yield plan in the south part of the development where the wetland is. He said the yield plan was over 500 but our high would be 342 and he wanted to know how that would work. Ms. Larsen said if it exceeded density requirements it would need to be corrected on the yield plan. Mr. Vojtech questioned what the Met Council required per acre when we run City water and sewer. Mr. Grochala stated this development has three different land uses so it will ultimately be a little higher but compensates for other areas that are lower density. Our normal density Citywide is around 3 units per acre and we could go down to 1.6 units per acre. Mr. Laden believes there is a lack of value in the yield plan unless buildable areas are taken into account and how much drainage and ponding is actually needed. He would like to see more attention put into those details when yield plans are completed. Mr. Laden addressed lots within the shoreland area where there is talk of reducing it to 65 feet. He does not think it is a good argument to say if they do a duplex and split them, then the lot would be 65 feet. He said the developers have tried that argument before and staff would not allow it. He also does not agree with the concept in a shoreland to have the lots deeper if it is going to take away from the open space. He would rather get flexibility on the lot depth and not on the lot width in order to give the City more open space. He understands that it may not benefit the developer in terms of number of units he gets in but feels it would be a fair trade off. Mr. Laden also stated in the future he would be looking for less monotony in the architectural view of the townhomes. He would like to see more staggering of garages and less of them in a row. Mr. Wipperfurth questioned if we are close to capacity if the City does not use well #2 or add well #7 to the system. Mr. Grochala confirmed we were close to capacity. He further added that the City Council has approved well #7 but there is a process to follow. Planning & Zoning Board December 11, 2024 Page 4 APPROVED MINUTES Mr. Root expressed concern for the increased traffic on Rehbein Street and 77th Street. Ms. Larsen said a traffic study will be included and should address any issues. He also suggested when completing the next comprehensive plan that we rank the public benefits as some would have more value than others. Mr. Grochala said he would encourage the board to look at what is most important on any given site from a public value perspective. Mr. Root also addressed the architectural design of the townho mes along 20th Street and expressed a need for higher quality in this area. Mr. Root would like to see the water areas closer to 20th Street and thought it would match up better to what is across the road. The representative for Lennar, Joe Jablonski, 16305 36th Avenue North, Suite 100, Plymouth, Minnesota was in attendance. Mr. Jablonski stated the yield plan may not have all the features that could have been incorporated but what is shown is some of the creativity in using some of the shoreland district to transition into the larger home sites. In doing this, it is difficult to maintain the target densities for the overall site and is a challenge with the wetland and park needs. He feels they have done a reasonable job trying to balance meeting the densities that are in the comprehensive plan with laying it out in a way that helps preserve some of those good features. Mr. Jablonski also addressed the setbacks for the townhomes and explained the distance for each of them. Mr. Jablonski said they would like to see a good balance of pricing for the housing in this development where the townhomes would be in the range of $350,000, the smaller single family $450,000 and the 65-foot single family would be $550,000. The closer you get to the lake the price will probably go up from there. Mr. Jablonski understands the request for a higher standard of architecture along 20th Street, but also stated it is more challenging to sell those houses. He said it is something that they could review, along with moving the water feature closer to 20th Street. Mr. Jablonski also said there will be no HOA for the 55-foot two-story single-family homes. This is due to making the homes more affordable but added it was something they could look at. Mr. Laden reiterated it was due to the garage size and if there would not be an HOA, the Board would be less likely to budge on the garage size. Mr. Jablonski said most of the homes will have three car garages and should meet the standards. He said there are some with two car garages that they will need to look at it more closely. Mr. Vojtech added he is not in favor of the smaller garage sizes and even more so when an HOA is not required. He would like to adhere to the standard. Mr. Grochala added he thought everybody was on board with the idea of Peltier Drive ultimately converting over to a trail section and maintaining that public open space along the lake. 7. DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Cannabis Ordinance Planning & Zoning Board December 11, 2024 Page 5 APPROVED MINUTES Mr. Grochala presented the staff report. The City is considering adoption of requirements related to the regulation of Adult Use Cannabis as provided for under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 342. Staff will be providing an overview of the City’s regulatory authority and considerations for discussion. Mr. Laden thought the city should keep this close to the liquor ordinance and not over complicate it. He thinks the number of retail stores should be dictated by the market and this would be his suggestion to City Council. Mr. Grochala said a third could be added that could be a municipal dispensary and that the City was retaining that right. He added it does not count against the allowance. Mr. Wipperfurth questioned if outdoor cultivation could be limited in a rural area where there are single family homes due to the smell. Mr. Grochala said it is something he can discuss with the City Attorney regarding district restrictions. Mr. Wipperfurth expressed being in favor of reducing the number of hours that a dispensary could be open, and he would like to see an earlier closure time. Mr. Vojtech asked if there were any rules for security. Mr. Grochala said there were security requirements. Mr. Vojtech was in favor of reducing the hours and limiting the number of licenses to two. He would also like to see it done as a conditional use rather than a permitted use. Ms. Guthmueller expressed her concern for the cannabis ordinance. She feels law enforcement is not being given any kind of a support to do anything and people can have marijuana wherever they choose. She thinks it should be limited to two licenses, earlier closure time for the sale of the product and it should be kept out of neighborhoods and away from daycare facilities. Mr. Evenson agrees with Mr. Laden in keeping the cannabis sales as the city would liquor sales. Mr. Root was also in agreement with handling cannabis as they do liquor and tobacco sales. He also feels a cannabis manufacturing in a business campus should be under a conditional use permit to add additional requirements such as hours. Mr. Root feels the buffer requirements need to be set in such a way two could be housed in the city. He feels until those can be determined, the city should use the maximum for schools, daycares, playgrounds and treatment facilities. Mr. Root believes the requirements should be the same for all strengths of cannabis. He added if it was the intent to have on and of sale cannabis there should be similar limitations for small breweries and micro distillery types we have now. He could find no special requirements for tobacc o and vaping shops but thinks we should consider limitations there as well. He also feels it should be a conditional use in industrial districts and not be permitted as a home Planning & Zoning Board December 11, 2024 Page 6 APPROVED MINUTES occupation type of business or only as a level “C” permit. Mr. Grochala added that retail sales are only allowed in industrial and commercial districts. He also has seen restrictions for home occupation in model ordinances. Mr. Wipperfurth questioned if you can use the product at the business. Mr. Grochala said he will find the language but does not think you can smoke on the premise. Mr. Wipperfurth and Mr. Root were in agreement that it should be in the regulations. Mr. Laden questioned the role of the City if the business will be licensed by the state. Mr. Grochala stated we are only registering them. B. Project Updates Mr. Grochala provided project updates. Mr. Evenson moved to adjourn the meeting. Motion seconded by Mr. Wipperfurth. Meeting adjourned at 08:36 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Julie Whitney – Community Development Administrative Assistant