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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/09/2025 P & Z Minutes CITY OF LINO LAKES PLANNING & ZONING BOARD MINUTES DATE: July 9, 2025 TIME STARTED: 6:30 P.M. TIME ENDED: 9:18 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT: Neil Evenson, Michael Root, Perry Laden, Suzy Guthmueller, Patrick Kohler, Nathan Vojtech MEMBERS ABSENT: Isaac Wipperfurth STAFF PRESENT: Katie Larsen, Diane Hankee, Marissa Ertel 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 July 9, 2025. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. PUBLIC COMMENT Mr. Root declared public comment open at 6:31 p.m. There were no public comments. Public comment was closed at 6:31 p.m. 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda was approved as presented. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr. Kohler moved to approve the June 11, 2025 meeting minutes. Motion seconded by Mr. Evenson. Motion carried 5 – 0. One abstention. Planning & Zoning Board July 9, 2025 Page 2 6. ACTION ITEMS A. Public Hearing: Peltier Ponds Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Rezoning, PUD Preliminary Plan and Preliminary Plat 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 246 housing units. The proposed development is called Peltier Ponds. Mr. Evenson recommends that the City makes sure that the green space is preserved as much as possible. Mr. Evenson had concerns about the garage sizes and would like to know from the developer if there is a cost benefit for the smaller garage sizes. Mr. Kohler had questions about the water supply from the WSB engineering report. Ms. Hankee stated that the new development was factored into the numbers regarding water supply. Ms. Hankee stated there would not be a shortage of water with the new development. Ms. Larsen stated that it is not uncommon for a development to complete portions of the development at a time to ensure proper water supply. Mr. Root also brought up concerns regarding the water supply. Ms. Larsen stated that the City is tracking water use, and the City would have the power to halt development if water supply became an issue. The City would be able to stop issuing building permits if the developer is not able to provide proof of ability to provide water. Mr. Laden had questions about the programming in the future park, whether there would be parking, and whether there would be fields for sports. Ms. Larsen stated that the Park Board would be evaluating access to the park. Mr. Laden stated he has no issues with the smaller lots but does not think that having the garage forward would be a good idea. Mr. Laden also believes they need to have a variety of garage doors. Mr. Vojtech had a question about whether the existing homes on the lot will be connected to city sewer and water. Mr. Vojtech had questions about whether the development would be under an HOA. Ms. Larsen stated that the existing homes would not be connected to City services. Ms. Larsen stated that the development would be under an HOA. Planning & Zoning Board July 9, 2025 Page 3 Ms. Guthmueller had questions about water issues and whether the development would have to be replotted if they were to stop building part way through construction. Ms. Larsen stated that this has happened before, and that there will always be concerns that are beyond anyone’s control. Ms. Hankee stated that a moratorium could be considered but that well 7 would help with this. Mr. Root had concerns about setbacks for certain plots on the site, specifically plot fifteen. Ms. Larsen pointed out that staff have made note of this. Josh Metzer, with Lennar, was available for questions and addressed some of the Board members’ concerns. Mr. Metzer stated that they are modifying the plan to meet the fifty percent open space. Mr. Metzer stated that the garage size flexibility with the single family would not be needed if flexibility on other requests for garage forward and garage extensions were granted. Mr. Metzer stated that the standards in the codes and ordinances were set because of the Watermark development. Mr. Metzer stated that without the flexibility there would be two-floor plans they would be able to build versus the 100 plus floor plans available. Mr. Metzer stated they would request flexibility on the garage size for the townhomes. Mr. Metzer stated that the requirement for percentage of stone for townhomes is newer and if added they would drive up the cost of each townhome unit. Mr. Metzer stated that the reason for the 55-foot lot sizes was to meet the density requirements. Mr. Laden wanted to know how many of the lots would be 55 feet. Ms. Larsen stated there are 89 proposed lots with the 55-foot lot size. Mr. Laden also wanted to know about the protrusion standards. Mr. Metzer stated they do have designs that would meet City requirements, but not all the designs proposed meet the requirements. Chair Root opened the public hearing at 7:58 p.m. Kelly Olson, 7482 Peltier Lake Drive, had concerns about the phases for the development. Ms. Olson is in favor of the development but would like the connection of the sewer and water to be done before phase four. Jerome Thill, 7600 Peltier Lake Drive, would like to better understand the loss of connection. Mr. Thill was in favor of wider lots and more trees to be added to block out the new development. The development would be a large change and would like to see a berm added. Planning & Zoning Board July 9, 2025 Page 4 Will Rogers, 7608 Peltier Lake Drive, appreciated the Board for expressing concerns about the variety in homes. Mr. Rogers had concerns about more people being in the area. Mr. Rogers would also like to avoid the street connection to Peltier Lake Drive. Max Kuehn, 1909 Rehbein Street, had questions about the proposed roundabout with Watermark, potentially a turn lane onto Rehbein Street due to current traffic. Mr. Kuehn appreciates the Board standing up for the garage size. Mr. Root addressed the comment about the utility connection coming before phase four. Ms. Larsen stated that that would most likely not happen because adding utilities before the homes would not work. Mr. Metzer stated that they would be open to adding more trees as buffers. Ms. Hankee stated that the City currently does not have plans to extend utilities north to the existing properties, regarding comments on adding a fire hydrant to the north existing lots. Mr. Laden moved to continue the public hearing for the comprehensive plan amendment, rezoning, PUD preliminary plan and preliminary plat. Motion seconded by Mr. Vojtech. Motion carried 6 – 0. B. 1210 Main Street Accessory Structure Variance Ms. Larsen presented the staff report. The applicant and property owner of 1210 Main Street, Bruce Amdahl, submitted a Land Use Application for a variance to allow for the construction of a metal building on a lot less than 5 acres. Mr. Laden had questions about the new plan and the cost difference between the metal and wood slats. Bruce Amdahl, 1210 Main Street, was available for questions. Mr. Amdahl stated that the cost difference was quite different for the pole barn versus the updated application meeting City standards. Mr. Vojtech wanted to know if you would be able to see the pole barn from the street. Mr. Amdahl stated there are trees along the road that would block the structure. Planning & Zoning Board July 9, 2025 Page 5 Mr. Vojtech moved to approve the accessory structure variance with the economic factor, and the size of the lot. Motion seconded by Mr. Evenson. Motion carried 6 – 0. 7. DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Main Street Master Plan Draft Presentation Leila Bunge, with Kimley Horn, presented the Main Street Master Plan presentation. On July 8, 2024, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 11-24 establishing a moratorium on residential development around the Main Street corridor between Sunset and 4 th Avenue. The purpose of the moratorium is to allow for the completion of a master plan and Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) for the area. The moratorium will end on August 15, 2025. The AUAR comment period ended on June 26 th and responses to comments are currently being prepared by the project team. It is anticipated that adoption of the AUAR will be brought to the City Council for consideration on August 11, 2025. An AUAR mitigation plan will be incorporated into the Master Plan document to guide development activities. The draft Master Plan is a compilation of the process undertaken, site overview and constraints and planning considerations. The Preferred Scenario – Scenario 2, concept is more fully developed with key concepts highlighted and system plans illustrated. The plan concludes with an implementation section and appendices. The utility sections, addressing sanitary sewer and water main, are still being developed by the City Engineer. These will likely incorporate potential modifications to the utility staging plan and system routing. Mr. Kohler had questions regarding the one-year deadline. Ms. Bunge stated that it would be around the same time the moratorium is up. Mr. Vojtech wanted to confirm that this would be seen next month along with the public hearing. Ms. Larsen stated this will come back for the August Planning and Zoning meeting. Mr. Root had questions regarding the gateway study that was done in 2024. Ms. Larsen stated that the gateway study would be incorporated into this master plan. Mr. Root wanted to talk about the trails not just going along Main Street. Mr. Root would like a separate table explaining the acronyms in the document. B. Project Updates Planning & Zoning Board July 9, 2025 Page 6 Ms. Larsen provided project updates to the board. Mr. Laden moved to adjourn the meeting. Motion seconded by Mr. Vojtech. Meeting adjourned at 9:18 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Marissa Ertel – Community Development Administrative Assistant