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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPZ Minutes; 04-25-16Lake Elmo Planning Commission Minutes; 4-25-16 City of Lake Elmo Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of April 25, 2016 Chairman Kreimer called to order the meeting of the Lake Elmo Planning Commission at 7:00 p.m. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Kreimer, Dunn, Griffin, Dodson, Larson, Lundquist and Williams. COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Haggard & Fields STAFF PRESENT: Planning Director Wensman, City Planner Becker & City Administrator Handt Approve Agenda: The agenda was approved as presented. Approve Minutes: April 11, 2016 M/S/P: Williams/Lundquist, move to approve the April 11, 2016 minutes as amended, Vote: 7-0, motion carried unanimously. Public Hearing – Zoning Text Amendment Noise Ordinance Becker started her presentation regarding an amendment to the noise Ordinance. Based on the feedback from the Commission, they are recommending changing the ending hours from 6pm to 7pm. Also, with written permission there would be exemptions for public infrastructure projects. Becker stated that the City Attorney said it was not discriminatory to exempt public infrastructure projects and it was ok for the City Administrator to grant those administratively. Becker distributed an email from the City attorney that outlines the consequences for not following the noise ordinance. Williams asked if either version included feedback from the City Engineer. Becker stated that she sent it to the City Engineer and did not receive any further feedback other than that he actually wrote the section regarding the public infrastructure projects. 2 Lake Elmo Planning Commission Minutes; 4-25-16 Public hearing opened at 7:16 pm No one spoke and there were no written comments. Public hearing closed at 7:16 pm Dunn stated that residents have concerns about changing th e hours. There are people that work various shifts and we should be respectful of our residents. Dodson would like to see the second version vs. the first. Larson agreed and would like to keep it as simple as possible and not get into specific equipment that is used, but focus on the sound. Williams thinks that in the second version, the word variance should be avoided and the word exemption should be used. He favors the second version as it is a little more flexible. At the top of the second page, it talks about the City Administrator holding a public hearing and he thinks it should say City Council. Becker agrees that it should be the City Council as it is an ordinance and not a land use. It also needs to be responded to within 30 days of receipt. Kreimer asked people what they thought about the hours. He is not in agreement with extending the hours and neither is commissioner Dunn. Williams and Dodson are in favor of extending the hours Monday through Friday. Williams suggested the words City initiated projects to differentiate between City ordered projects vs. public infrastructure for developments. Williams is wondering if the City Attorney should give feedback on this particular issue. Wensman said they understand what the Commission would like to see and they can word smith to get it to be what the Commission wants and then they can run it by the City Attorney. M/S/: Williams/Dodson, move to recommend approval of the second version of the noise ordinance amendment with the stipulation that the staff consult with the City Attorney to reword C5 to exclude work in private developments before the infrastructure has been turned over to the City, along with the other changes suggested by the Planning Commission. M/S/P: Kreimer/Dunn, move to amend the original motion to change the hours in section 1a from 7:00 pm to 6:00 pm, Vote: 4-3, motion carried. M/S/P: Kreimer/Dunn, move to amend the original motion to change C2 to read that the location shall not be less than 1000 feet in any direction from any dwelling, Vote: 7 -0, motion carried unanimously. P: Original motion to approve second version with changes and the two amendments, Vote: 7-0, motion carried Unanimously. 3 Lake Elmo Planning Commission Minutes; 4-25-16 Business Items – Boulder Ponds 2nd Addition Final Plat Wensman started his presentation for the Boulder Ponds 2nd addition final plat and PUD Plans for 18 single family lots for detached Villa homes. This is a mixed use development with 7.79 acres of outlot for future commercial and 2.42 acre outlot for future senior living. Staff is recommending 8 conditions of approval. Griffin asked about the gasline easement. Deb Ridgeway, Excelsior group, stated that it is on the survey given to homeowner and is an encumburance on the deed of the property. Williams would like to add another condition that notice be given that there is a gasline easement. Deb Ridgeway stated that Lennar will be connecting 5th street this year and as part of phase 3 of Boulder Ponds, 5th street will be connected to Inwood next year. M/S/P:Williams/Lundquist, move to recommend approval of Boulder Ponds 2nd addition with 9 conditions of approval as drafted by staff based on the findings of fact with the additional condition of notice of BP gasline easement with purchase agreement for those lots that are applicable, Vote: 7-0, motion carried Unanimously. Business Item – 2016 Planning Commission Work Plan Wensman is looking for feedback from the Planning Commission on the work plan. Dodson would like to see the codification of the code as a high priority. Kreimer doesn’t see anything on here regarding the reduction of the densities based on target densities. Wensman stated that he is waiting for direction from the City Council and it might be part of the Comprehensive Plan. Williams asked about the Village AUAR updated. Wensman stated that it is overdue and once the Engineer has time, he will work on it and it should be a B1. There were questions regarding the Land Use plan for the Washington County Landfill and the Water Plan update. Wensman added them to the work plan as those were items he came across and did not want them to get lost. Williams thinks that there might be a few too many priority ones on the schedule. He thinks the Home Occupation should be a priority 2 and the LDR setbacks should be a one. Dodson asked if it would be possible to have the LDR setbacks for the next meeting. Wensman stated th at if there is time to notice the public hearing. 4 Lake Elmo Planning Commission Minutes; 4-25-16 There was some discussion regarding the landscape ordinance. The landscape architect might want some changes to the ordinance to provide some flexibility to the ordinance. The Commission made the landscape ordinance a D5. The Commission would like the Manning Avenue Project added back into the Transportation planning projects section. They also feel that the development review section could just be removed. Williams asked that the Commission receive a revised plan after all of the revisions are made. Council Updates – April 19, 2016 Meeting 1. Approve Inwood Water Tower Zoning Map Amendment 2. Approve Home Occupation Definition Change 3. Comprehensive Map Amendment for MUSA 4. Village Preserve 2nd Addition Final Plat 5. Inwood 3rd Addition Final Plat 6. Inwood 3rd Developers Agreement Staff Updates 1. Upcoming Meetings a. May 9, 2016 b. May 23, 2016 Commission Concerns Dunn asked about Tartan Park updates. Wensman stated that they had a meeting regarding grading, but there was no application yet. Dunn asked if the lighting issues in the new developments were resolved. Wensman stated that Xcel no longer offers a product that would meet our dark sky ordinance. Wensman stated that the City Contract engineer is the inspector and will not sign off if they are not compliant. Meeting adjourned at 8:44 pm Respectfully submitted, Joan Ziertman Planning Program Assistant