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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JULY 18, 1995 6. PLANNING DEPARTMENT A. CASE NO:SPR/95-25 Site and Plan Review - ISD 622 Elementary/Middle School Athletic Complex The Council received a site and plan review by the City planner, a landscape site plan submitted by P. Snyder, and a letter, dated June 11, 1995, from Thomas G. Armstrong indicating his concern about the liability of the adjacent property owner regarding trespassing on his property and requesting a chain link fence be constructed along the entire length of the boundary line. This site incudes 20 acres in Lake Elmo with an athletic facility including 3 soccer/softball fields, tennis . courts, a small portion of a service road for a loading dock of the school and a wetland. A 201,000 sq. ft. elementary and middle school will be built on the site in Oakdale. The site plan was reviewed by the City of Oakdale for consistency with their land use, comprehensive plan and development regulations. A landscape plan, ATS&R Project Number 94076, was submitted by Paul Snyder of ATS&R Architects, showing a variety of tree species and native prairie grass planted around the perimeter of the site. There Is no lighting proposed for the ballfields/soccer fields. The City Planner and the Planning Commission recommended approval and found the site plan is consistent with the Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan Land Use designation and zoning regulations. M/S/P Conlin/Johnston - to approve the site plan for the new ISD #622 Elementary/Middle School Athletic Complex located north of 10th Street, South of 15th Street and West of Hilo Avenue. (Motion passed 5- 0). B. CASE NO.:SPR/95-24 Site and Plan Review - Cimarron Park replacement of garages Jim Anderson of Chateau Properties (Cimarron Park) is requesting approval to replace two old storage buildings with new, updated structures. The new structures will be placed in the same location as the old ones. A demolition permit has been issued and a building permit will be necessary for reconstruction. At their July 10, 1995, meeting, the Planning Commission discussed color, and conceded that the accessory structures should be compatible with the main structure (club house) which is light gray. M/S/P DeLapp/Hunt - to approve the Site and Plan, as presented, for the replacement of two maintenance garages (36' x 36' and 30' x 50' In size) as recommended by the Planning Commission on July 10, 1995, with evergreen trees planted to create a buffer around the replacement garage on the west side of the property. (Motion passed 5-0). C. CASE NO:SUBN/95-19 Preliminary Plat of Torre Pines The Council received a preliminary plat review by the City Planner on Torre Pines/Royal Oaks Realty, Mike Black, a letter dated July 11, 1995 from Royal Oaks Realty, the City Engineer's Report dated June 1, 1996 and a letter from Thomas G. Armstrong requesting the developer to construct a fence to protect homeowners from trespassers passing through his property and wandering on to their lots. At the June 26, 1995 meeting, the Planning Commission made a motion that failed (3 ayes/3 nays), to approve the Torre Pines preliminary plat subject to a list of seven conditions. All three dissenting votes stated that they could not support the variance to the 3:1 lot depth to width ratio. Four lots along the west side of the development exceeded the 3:1 ratio. Mike Black stated their request to allow four lots along the west side of Torre Pines to exceed the 3:1 lot depth to width ratio will in no way be detrimental to the public or adjacent property owners. These extra deep lots will provide an excellent natural buffer between the rural low density residential setting of Torre Pines from the sewered suburban development in the City of Oakdale. The need for the variance relief is due to the westerly 16 acres of the property