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Home My WebLink About06/13/2012 P&Z Minutes APPROVED MINUTES CITY OF LINO LAKES PLANNING & ZONING BOARD MINUTES I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL : Vice Chair Hyden called the Lino Lakes Planning and Zoning Board meeting to order at 6 :34 p.m . on June 13 , 201 2 . II. A PROVAL OF AGENDA T he Agenda was a pproved as presented . III . ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR T he election of C hair and Vice Chair was postponed to the next meeting . IV. A PPROVAL OF MINUTES: March 14 , 201 2 The approval of the March 14, 2012 Meeti ng Minutes was postponed to the next meeting . April 16, 2012 Mr . Hyden made a MOTION to approve the April 16, 2012 Meeting Minutes. Motion was supported by Mr . Root . Motion carried 4 - 0 . V . OPEN MIKE D ATE : June 13 , 201 2 TIME STARTED : 6 :34 P.M . TIME ENDED : 8 :42 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT : Neil Evenson, Michael Hyden (Vice Chair), Perry Laden, Michael Root MEMBERS ABSENT : Lou Masonick, R obert Nelson , Paul Tralle (Chair) STAFF PRESENT : Paul Bengtson , Michael Grochala , Mary Alice Divine Planning & Zoning Board June 13, 2012 Page 2 APPROVED MINUTES Vice Chair Hyden declared O pen M ike at 6:35 p.m . There w as no one present for Open Mike. Mr. Hyden closed O pen Mike at 6 :36 p.m. V I . ACTION ITEMS A. PUBLIC HEARING to consider an Interim Use Permit to allow accessory outdoor storage at 7301 Apollo Ct. Paul Bengtson , Associate Planner, presented the staff report. Staff recommended approval of the Zoning Ordinance Amendment with conditions as listed in the staff report . Staff a ddressed questions of the board, including the reason for a 5 -year interim use limit , which is to get a business established and then require them to enclose their s torage or move as the business grows. Staff noted that the required setbacks and conditions are consistent with the Light Industrial ordinance changes that are being considered by the board later in the meeting. Vi ce Chair Hyden declared the Public Hearing open at 6 :43 p.m. Attorney Bill Griffith , representing business owner Mark Dietz , addressed the board and noted that product manufacturing occurs inside and staging for delivery occurs outdoors. The company has 2 2 employees and saw 100% growth in the past year. They are asking for a 10 -year sunset. Mark Dietz, owner of Lakes Building Components , s tated that they agree to the conditions but are unsure of the company’s future growth, therefore requesting an extende d term on the interim use time limit. Mr. John Freimuth, 7381 Jon Avenue, s tated that he has complained to the city about the diesel forklift that starts as early as 6 a.m. He commented that the city should not be rewarding businesses for not doing what t hey should have done in the first place. Mr. Root made a MOTION to close the Public Hearing at 7 :04 p.m. Motion was supported by Mr . Evenson . Motion carried 4 - 0. Mr. Root made a MOTION to recommend approval of the Interim Use Permit to allow accesso ry outdoor storage at 7301 Apollo Court based on the following conditions: 1. This interim use permit is issued to and applies only to the property at 7301 Apollo Drive. Planning & Zoning Board June 13, 2012 Page 3 APPROVED MINUTES 2 . This interim use permit is effective for five (5) years from the date of approval by the City Council. It shall be reviewed at that time. The City Council can extend it at the Council’s discretion. Without such extension the permit shall expire. 3. Prior to commencing construction activity authorized by this interim use permit, a p ermit or approval must be obtained from the Rice Creek Watershed District. Any conditions or requirements of the Watershed District approval are included by reference as conditions of this interim use permit. 4 . Stormwater management measures must be imp lemented to the satisfaction of the City Engineer before and during activities authorized by this interim use permit. 5 . This interim use permit shall be recorded against the property. 6. The loading operations of the business are limited to the hours b etween 7:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. 7. The improvements depicted on the submitted plans shall be completed within 60 days of City Council approval. Motion was supported by Mr. Evenson . Motion carried 4 - 0 . B. PUBLIC HEARING to consider Amending Section 8 of the Zoning Ordinance which includes requirements for Industrial Districts Paul Bengtson presented the staff report. Staff recommended approval of the Zoning Ordinance Amendment . Board member comments included: • Concern that removing the IUP for outdoor storage would make it harder to enforce if it became an allowable use. • Concern that outside storage was not permitted along interstates, but was permitted next to residential. • A lack of distinction between GI and LI . • Motor fuel stations could be an approp riate use in industrial districts . Staff addressed questions of the board. Ms. Kendra Lindhal, city consultant from Landform, said that staff changed an IUP to a CUP in the draft ordinance, recognizing that a business with outdoor storage was unlikely to go away . Staff noted that areas where outdoor storage was allowed did not include freeway frontage for aesthetic reasons, since 35W and 35E were considered gateways to the community. There is only minor distinction between LI and GI, with LI considered to be more professional, high tech, but the limited amount of GI allows somewhere in the city for heavy manufacturing. Motor fuel stations generally prefer high traffic areas. An industrial company is allowed to have a fuel on site to service trucks. Planning & Zoning Board June 13, 2012 Page 4 APPROVED MINUTES Vice Ch air Hyden declared the Public Hearing open at 7 :30 p.m. There was no one present to speak. Mr. Root made a MOTION to c lose the Public Hearing at 7 :55 p.m. Motion was supported by Mr. Laden . Motion carried 4 - 0. Mr. Root made a MOTION to recommend app roval of Amending Section 8 of the Zoning Ordinance which includes requirements for industrial districts. Motion was supported by Mr. Evenson . Motion carried 4 - 0 . C. PUBLIC HEARING to consider Amending Section 3 of the Zoning Ordinance regarding requirem ents for Screening, Landscaping and Buffer Yards Paul Bengtson presented the staff report. Staff recommended approval of the Zoning Ordinance Amendment . Board members raised questions about screening requirements and for ways to do tree sampling rather than require a complete survey. Staff answered that the screening requirements mimic current standards, and that more screening/buffer on collector streets at the time of subdivision development would be required. Staff said the wording could be changed to arterial streets. Staff noted that tree surveys can be waived if considered unnecessary, and is only required in areas where work is occurring. Vice Chair Hyden declared the Public Hearing open at 8 :00 p.m. There was no one present to speak. Mr. Lad en made a MOTION to close the Public Hearing at 8 :12 p.m. Motion was supported by Mr. Evenson . Motion carried 4 - 0. Mr. Laden made a MOTION to recommend approval of Amending Section 3 of the Zoning Ordinance which includes requirements for screening, l andscaping and buffer yards. Motion was supported by Mr. Root . Motion carried 4 - 0 . D. C onsider Resolution No. 12 -01, Determining Conformance with Comprehensive Plan, Otter Lake Road Extension Improvement Process Michael Grochala, Community Development D irector, presented the staff report. Staff recommended approval of Resolution No. 1 2 -01 . Planning & Zoning Board June 13, 2012 Page 5 APPROVED MINUTES Mr. Laden made a MOTION to approve Resolution No. 1 2 -01, determining conformance with Comprehensive Plan, Otter Lake Road Extension Improvement Process . Motion was supported by Mr. Evenson . Motion carried 4 - 0 . VI I DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Recap of Urban Land Institute Workshop and Survey Results Mary Divine provided an overview of the ULI discussion which was held with the Economic Development Advisory Committee and Ci ty Council Members. Ms. Divine requested comments from the Planning & Zoning Board. Board commments included: • The City’s Comprehensive Plan is a good plan and is flexible enough to accommodate diversity of development • Master planned area are valuable and the city should continue doing that • Developers should not guide development, but market forces will drive what develops • The rural character of the City is a valuable resource, and walking to services doesn’t fit with that • It was good to share with other ci ty officials and it was valuable to see the demographic data • The City should have a well defined plan, and administer the plan efficiently and predictably. VI I I . ADJOURNMENT M r. Laden made a MOTION to a djourn the meeting at 8 :42 p .m. Motion was supporte d by M r. Evenson . Motion carried 4 - 0 . Respectfully submitted, Dawn Bugge Community Development Ass istant