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Mounds View Planning Commission March 21, 2001 Regular Meeting Page 2 ________________________________________________________________________ MOTION/SECOND: Kaden/Cerny. To Approve the February 21, 2001, Meeting Minutes as Presented. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. B. February 7, 2001 MOTION/SECOND: Johnson/Cerny. To Approve the February 7, 2001, Meeting Minutes as Presented. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. _______________________________________________________________________ 4. Citizens Requests and Comments on Items Not on the Agenda There were no resident comments on items not on the agenda. ________________________________________________________________________ 5. Planning Case Nos. DE01-001, VR01-001 & CU01-001 Community Development Director Ericson noted this was a continued discussion of the Pinewood Elementary expansion. The school proposes to add 10,000 square feet to the building, part of which is for classrooms. The school will also be remodeled on the interior. The school intends to expand parking onto the asphalt playground and extend the parking lot along Quincy Street to the south. With this request there are three issues before the Planning Commission. The request for a conditional use permit due to the fact the school is located in an R1 district, the request for a variance for the parking lot along Quincy Street due to the fact the parking lot is encroaching into the City right-of-way, and a possible variance to expand the parking in the asphalt playground area. Director Ericson noted that at the last meeting Staff was asked to research the parking lot issue and did not find any documentation for the approval to build the parking lot into the City right- of-way. He then noted if the school shifts the parking lot up a bit there would not be a need for a variance in that location but they would lose a few parking stalls. As parking is a major issue at this site, Staff feels that any loss of parking could constitute a hardship. David Pepper from Perkins and Will pointed out the various changes to the school site on the site map for those in the audience. Chair Stevenson questioned whether the larger parking area to the south had to be built to require that vehicles travel the length of the parking lot and exit to the north rather than to allow them to enter and exit at the same spot on Quincy Street.