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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/21/2003 Council Minutes• • CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MAY 21, 2003 APPROVED CITY OF LINO LAKES MINUTES DATE : May 21, 2003 TIME STARTED : 5:34 p.m. TIME ENDED : 8:43 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT : Councilmember Dahl (part), Carlson, O'Donnell, Reinert and Mayor Bergeson MEMBERS ABSENT : None Staff members present: City Administrator, Linda Waite Smith; Community Development Director, Michael Grochala; City Engineer, Jim Studenski; Chief of Police, Dave Pecchia (part); City Planner, Jeff Smyser; and City Clerk, Ann Blair POSTING OF SIGNS IN CITY HALL, CHIEF PECCHIA Chief Pecchia requested Council direction regarding the posting of signs prohibiting firearms in the City Hall Complex. He stated the school district will be posting signs in the Early Childhood Center. Due to changes in the firearm laws, the Council may want to consider posting the signs at all doors within the Civic Complex. Council determined the posting of signs would be discussed at a future Council work session. SIGN ORDINANCE, FOLLOW-UP TO DISCUSSION REGARDING BANNERS AT 4/28/03 COUNCIL MEETING OPEN MIKE, MICHAEL GROCHALA Community Development Director Grochala advised there has been some issues in regard to banners within the City. The City does have a sign ordinance that limits the use of banners unless used with a portable sign permit. The City does allow use of banners four times a year for a time period of fifteen days each time. Letters were sent to violators of the sign ordinance to remove their banners. The current ordinance was adopted in 1997. He reviewed the specifications of the City's sign ordinance noting what is and is not permitted. Mayor Bergeson stated he believes the City does need to review its regulations on temporary signs. The question is the frequency and the number of signs that are appropriate. He stated the City does, however, need some limits. Community Development Director Grochala advised staff could evaluate the restrictions within the ordinance. In some aspects the current ordinance is very permissive. Mr. Chad Wagner, Miller's on Main, stated Miller's usually has two banners outside the establishment that are changed every month. Banners are the best way to advertise to the community. The current ordinance is of no benefit to small business owners. CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MAY 21, 2003 APPROVED • Mayor Bergeson inquired about size restrictions for banners. Community Development Director Grochala advised the ordinance has no restrictions on the size of the banners. • Mayor Bergeson stated he believes the City can make some effort to expand what the City permits. The ordinance should be referred to staff for review and brought forward with options and recommendations. Council determined the sign ordinance will be reviewed after staff presents the Council with more information and options. RAVENS HOLLOW RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION,_ ROCKY GOERTZ, JEFF SMYSER City Planner Smyser referred to a map pointing out the project area noting part of the area calls for low density and part of it calls for medium density. The project will require rezoning of the property. Staff combined the two areas to calculate density. The sketch plan includes 57 units. City Planner Smyser reviewed the sketch plan noting it does allow for the connections of neighborhoods. However, there are some transportation problems due to that particular area within the City. The plan will need MUSA allocation, but not a Comprehensive Plan amendment. City Planner Smyser advised the developer would like some feedback on the sketch plan. The sketch plan was a discussion item at the last Planning and Zoning Board meeting. All but one of the Board Members agreed with the plan. Councilmember O'Donnell asked what the plan would do to the City's growth ordinance. City Planner Smyser advised the plan would not be developed in 2003. The plan would have to be platted in 2004. Mr. Rocky Goertz, developer, distributed pictures of zero lot townhomes that he previously developed. He reviewed the specifics of the units, noting the setbacks. The plan calls for a homeowners association for the townhomes. He stated he has met with the neighbors and there is not any strong opposition. The townhomes would sell for $250,000 and up. Mayor Bergeson stated the issue is whether the plan meets the Comprehensive Plan and the number of allowable units that can be built per year. Councilmember Carlson referred to the 700 townhomes that are proposed to be built in the City.She has an issue with using the 2.1 figure for low density. She stated she believes the City needs a mix of housing but it seems the City will build low numbers of single family units. • CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MAY 21, 2003 APPROVED Community Development Director Grochala stated the City has to look at the Comprehensive Plan and overall density for the next ten years. Down the line, more single family units will be built. Mayor Bergeson advised he does not have an issue with the sketch plan. It does conceptually meet the Comprehensive Plan. He stated he does have an issue on where the City is in terms of numbers of housing units being built. Councilmember Dahl stated she has heard from neighbors regarding this plan. They were very upset until they heard there would not be any single-family homes. Mr. Goertz stated he has had another neighborhood meeting. He indicated he did show the neighbors the location of the townhomes and it appeared there was not much opposition to that location. He stated he would have more neighborhood meetings. He stated he is all for a single family project, but needs Council direction. The only issue with the single-family project is that it does not meet the Comprehensive Plan. City Planner Smyser advised he does not believe the Metropolitan Council will approve a Comprehensive Plan amendment for a single-family project. Councilmember O'Donnell stated he believes the plan fits into the Comprehensive Plan. He stated following the Comprehensive Plan and land use map is important. Councilmember Dahl excused herself from the meeting at 6:45 p.m. Councilmember Reinert stated he does not necessarily like high density projects but believes the City should adhere to the Comprehensive Plan. Mr. Goertz advised he would start work on the preliminary plat and bring it back for Council review. BRUGGEMAN HOMES, JEFF SMYSER City Planner Smyser advised the site in question was discussed at a previous Council work session. The City has received a revised site plan that does not include a gas station. He reviewed the site plan noting access points and road improvements are the same as what was outlined on the previous site plan. Staff does not know the exact density at this time. The site is already within the MUSA. The plan will need a rezoning to mixed use development. There is no Comprehensive Plan amendment necessary. The phasing plan has yet to be determined. He indicated the developer would like feedback on the revised site plan. Mr. Paul Bruggeman, Bruggeman Homes, stated he would still like to pursue the site plan with the additional commercial sites and gas station. However, that plan does not fit into the Comprehensive Plan and it is time to move the plan forward. Councilmember Reinert stated the site plan looks like there are approximately six units per acre. CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MAY 21, 2003 APPROVED • Mr. Bruggeman stated the density is just under six units per acre. The density level needs to be that high to provide diversity in the pricing of the units. • • Mayor Bergeson stated he does not have an issue with the commercial development on the revised plan. City Planner Smyser stated staff has advised Mr. Bruggeman to pull the previous application completely and submit a new application. A PDO may be the best way to develop the site. Staff needs to investigate further and work out more details. Councilmember Reinert stated that staying with medium density on Ware Road would probably satisfy the neighbors. He indicated he would like the density to be closer to three units per acres. He also stated a park area needs to be developed within the plan. Councilmember O'Donnell stated he is not as concerned about the density as the transition from single family to commercial. He stated he does not have a problem with single level duplexes on Ware Road for transition to the higher density. He suggested that also be done where the eight-plex units are on the south end of the project. Councilmember Carlson stated she would like to see single-family units along Ware Road although detached townhomes may be an option. She stated screening also needs to be included in the plan and asked if the screening between the commercial to be built and existing residential on 49 would need to be changed because it is on the County right-of- way. I -35E CORRIDOR COALITION, MICHAEL GROCHALA Community Development Director Grochala advised the I -35E Corridor Coalition held a meeting last week in the City of Hugo. Issues were identified and many of those issues are similar between the involved cities and counties. The City of Hugo is putting together a draft joint powers agreement to conduct a corridor study. Staff will receive the draft agreement for review prior to the next joint meeting. Community Development Director Grochala advised a bus tour of the area in question will be included at the August meeting of the Tri -City group. Staff is recommending the City move forward with the corridor study and review of the joint powers agreement. Councilmember Carlson stated she is concerned because it seems that the County is not participating much with the interchanges. Community Development Director Grochala stated he sees this as a huge opportunity for the City to share the costs for a study the City has to do anyway. He reviewed other issues that staff has been addressing with the County noting that the County is being very supportive of the City. REGULAR AGENDA, MAY 27, 2003 • • • CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MAY 21, 2003 APPROVED There were no changes to the regular agenda. City Clerk Blair advised the City just discovered SuperTarget has been selling fireworks. SuperTarget was apparently not aware of the permit requirement and will be submitting an application right away, for action at the next Council meeting. Council did discuss the possibility of beginning the June 9, 2003, City Council meeting at a later time to accommodate the YMCA golf tournament. The Council did not make a decision regarding this matter. The meeting was adjourned at 8:43 p.m. These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at the regular Council meeting held on June 9, 2003. Ann Blair, City Clerk John Bergeson, Mayor Transcribed by: Kim Points TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 5