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APPROVED MINUTES
CITY OF LINO LAKES
PLANNING & ZONING BOARD MINUTES
1 . CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL :
Chair Tralle called the Lino Lakes Planning and Zoning Board meeting to order at 6 :30
p.m . on September 11, 2013 . Michael Hyden was not in attendance.
2 . A PROVAL OF AGENDA
T he Agenda was a pproved as presented .
3 . A PPROVAL OF MINUTES:
August 14 , 201 3
M r. Nelson made a MOTION to approve the August 14 , 2013 Meeting Minutes. Motion
was supported by Mr. Masonick . Motion carried 4 - 0 . (Tralle & Root abstained.)
4 . OPEN MIKE
Chair Tralle declared O pen M ike at 6:31 p.m .
There w as no one present for Open Mike.
Mr. Laden made a MOTION to close Open Mike at 6 :32 p.m. M otion was supported by
M r . Evenson . Motion carried 5 - 0 . (T ralle abstained.)
5 . ACTION ITEMS
D ATE : September 11 , 201 3
TIME STARTED : 6 :30 P.M .
TIME ENDED : 7 :58 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT : Neil Evenson, Perry Laden, Lou Masonick, Robert
Nelson, Michael Root , Paul Tralle (Chair)
MEMBER S ABSENT : Michael Hyden (Vice Chair)
STAFF PRESENT : M ichael Grochala , Katie Larsen
Planning & Zoning Board
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A. PUBLIC HEARING to consider a rezone of property located at 7880 Sunset
Avenue (PID #07 -31 -22 -23 -0004) from R -Rural to PUD -Planned Unit
Development and an Amendment to the Development Stage Plan/Preliminary
Plat of Centur y Farm North to expand project boundary and include certain
property located at 7880 Sunset Avenue
Katie Larsen, City Planner, presented the staff report. Staff recommended continuing the
Public Hearing and requesting the applicant resubmit plans addres sing all conditions
listed in the staff report .
Mr. Laden made a MOTION at 6:34 p.m. to continue the Public Hearing to the next
meeting . Motion was supported by Mr. Nelson . Motion carried 5 - 0. (Tralle abstained.)
6 . DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Legacy at Woo ds Edge – Master Plan Concepts
Michael Grochala , Community Development Director, presented the staff report and
provided an overview of the current status of the Legacy at Woods Edge Development.
Mr. Grochala explained that s taff is seeking the board’s c omments regarding f u ture
development of the area.
Kendra Lindahl, Landform, presented a variety of development options for the city to
consider. Ms. Lindhal noted that a k ey component throughout the designs is to keep an
urban edge to development.
Ms. L indahl pointed out that the optional plans all work with the infrasturcture that the
city has already invested in this development. She noted that this is the core area for
commercial development in the city, as it it located along the 35W/Lake Drive
inte rchange.
The board discussed the development proposals. Board member comments included:
- Would like to ensure that the development offers walkability and remains pedestrian
friendly.
- Commercial ground floor may no longer be viable
- Has staff cons i dered th e traffic flow for th e potential intensity of housing?
- Likes the option of a variety of plan ideas.
- Although there is a market for high density, the city should avoid putting all h igh
density in one area of the city .
- Would like to see the green space on th e SW corner of the Option B Neighborhood
Block to be more of an urban center gathering space than just a green space to keep
an urban edge .
- Not convinced that the city will be able to create a downtown area out of nothing.
- What other civic use is an opti on rather than a library?
Planning & Zoning Board
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- De velop ing a downtown area could be possible if the city allows the market to dictate
what develops there.
- Will the streets be maintained by the city? Who would plow the alleys?
- The city should consider changing architectural sta ndards.
- T he city may be losing interested developers because the existing restrictive standards
are cost prohibitive .
- The city needs to allow for much more flexibility and be less prescriptive .
- The existing architectural standards are now outdated.
- The s ite should be red e f i ned as mixed us e to allow more flexibility .
- Would like to see a more form -based design guideline rather than traditional zoning
laws and guidelines.
- Do es the neighborhood block need to develop first in order for the other blocks to
deve lop?
- Concerned about where the business loading areas will be in the urban block.
- The city will need to revisit a nd update the signage requirements in addition to the
ar chitectural requirement s.
- The city should identify current products that could be allow ed .
- In favor of the identity of the three blocks for development.
- Staff should revisit Option B for the Town Square – does not provide for an urban
edge when the majority of the site is a parking lot on the street edge.
- The board encourages development of this area.
Ms. Lindahl explained that t he master plan should be considered a tool to s how how the
site plan could work and how the street edge could develop. A master plan g ives an idea
for the overall development of the site.
B. Project Updates
Katie La rsen, City Planner, pr ovided an update on current city projects.
7 . ADJOURNMENT
M r. Laden made a MOTION to a djourn the meeting at 7 :58 p .m. Motion was supported
by M r. Masonick . Motion carried 5 - 0 .
Respectfully submitted,
Dawn Bugge
Community Devel opment Ass istant