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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/28/2004 P&Z MinutesCITY OF LINO LAKES PLANNING & ZONING BOARD SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES DATE . TIME STARTED : TIME ENDED . MEMBERS PRESENT : MEMBERS ABSENT . STAFF PRESENT January 28, 2004 6:37 P.M. 9:00 P.M. Hyden, Lane, Pogalz, Rafferty (arrived at 8:18 p.m.), Root, Schaps, and Tralle. None. Jeff Smyser and Michael Grochala I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Chair Schaps called the Special Meeting of the Lino Lakes Planning and Zoning Board to order at 6:37 p.m., January 28, 2004. H. DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Rezone to PUD; Development Stage Plan Review; Site and Building Plan Review (Regent (ai) Lino Lakes); Legacy Holdings Lino Lakes LLC, Legacy at Woods Staff stated the intent of this meeting was to provide the opportunity for a more in -depth review of the project by the board and to identify and address any issues that needed to be resolved prior to the February Planning & Zoning meeting. Staff noted the Environmental Board met on Wednesday, January 21, to review the Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) comments and to review the development proposal. The board recommended a Finding of No Significant Impact on the EAW and approval of the PUD/Development Stage Plan. Action by the City Council regarding the EAW is scheduled for February 9, 2004. Staff indicated the City had also received the Engineers Report from Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD). The report recommended approval of the CAPROC (Conditional Approval Pending Receipt of Changes). The projects would be considered by the RWCD Board on January 28, 2004, but staff expected approval. Staff noted the large part of this project would be traffic management. He noted the City realized that some improvements to Lake Drive would need to be made. He noted they had met with MNDOT and Anoka County regarding improvements to Lake Drive. APPROVED MINUTES Planning & Zoning Board January 28, 2004 Page 2 Glenn Van Wormer, SEH, summarized the traffic analysis for the Board. He noted the existing roadway would not handle the additional traffic. He stated the ramps would need to be realigned, which would allow signalization. He indicated they also wanted to get left turn lanes onto the freeway. He stated what they found in their simulation, is this type of plan worked very well, but there would still be a little bit of a delay. He indicated stated in about 2010, was when this plan would expire as to being able to handle all of the traffic. He noted the bridge would not be changed with this plan. Mayor John Bergeson swore in new Board Members Mr. Root, Mr. Hyden and Mr. Pogalz. Heather Kienitz, SEH, presented a simulation of the traffic flow through 2010. Ms. Lane asked if Anoka County was willing to fund any of these proposed improvements. Ms. Grochala replied at the present time, the City would the body that paid for the improvements. Mr. Tralle asked if the Lake Drive and 35W intersection would eventually look like the Lexington intersection. Mr. Grochala replied it would be a very similar intersection. Bill Griffin, Hartford Group, introduced the development team including John Tice, Matt Nugent, and Larry Johnson. Matt Nugent, Project Architect, presented some of the proposed materials they would be working with, the architecture of the buildings, and the building elevations. He indicated they had taken staffs previous suggestions and incorporated them into the new proposals. Mr. Root inquired about the signage. Mr. Grochala replied as a part of the overall project, they would need to have some standard sign criteria and this would be presented at a future meeting. Mr. Grochala pointed out that they wanted an intergenerational development that accommodated many different people. Mr. Pogalz asked if specific standards would be set for the materials used on this project. Mr. Grochala replied the materials presented tonight were what they intended to use for the senior center. Mr. Pogalz asked if it had been determined yet what the cost of the individual units would be. Mr. Griffin stated one of the things they were doing was have a Master Plan for the entire project, but one of the first buildings to be build was the senior housing and that was the materials they were presenting tonight. He noted the performa had not yet been determined. Mr. Grochala stated there would be design guidelines for this development. APPROVED MINUTES Planning & Zoning Board January 28, 2004 Page 3 Mr. Grochala summarized the public improvements for the Board. He noted there would not be any issues with the sanitary sewer and water and there was enough capacity for this development. He presented conceptual drawings of the streetscape. He indicated the City had the ultimate control over this area. Mr. Root asked what would they do about snow storage. Mr. Grochala replied one of the issues they were working on at the present time was snow storage and removal. Mr. Rafferty expressed concern about maintenance costs to maintain the development. Chair Schaps asked if there were any projections made as far as what this development would generate versus the maintenance costs to maintain it. Mr. Grochala replied they would have this figured out in the near future. Chair Schaps stated the City needed to determine what the capital improvements in the future would be also. Mr. Grochala stated there would also be a trail corridor through this development. Mr. Grochala summarized some of the minor changes still to be made to the development plans. He stated if these changes are worked out prior to the next Board meeting, staff would be recommending approval of the development stage plan at that meeting. Ms. Lane stated she thought the development was wonderful and she would like to see it go forward. VII. ADJOURNMENT Mr. Tralle made a MOTION to adjourn the meeting at 9:00 p.m., and was supported by Ms. Lane. Motion carried 6 -0. Respectfully submitted, Kathy Altman, Recording Secretary TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. APPROVED MINUTES