08-19-2020 PC - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Mounds View Planning Commission July 1, 2020 Regular Meeting Page 5 ________________________________________________________________________ MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Rundle/Commissioner Klander. To approve Resolution 1120-20, a Resolution Recommending Approval of a Variance to Reduce Setbacks for a Parking Lot at 4749 Old Highway 8 with the following conditions: 1. The applicant shall obtain a Zoning Permit for the parking lot expansion and begin work within one year of approval of this Variance, or the Variance shall become void, consistent with City Code, Section 1125.02, Subdivision 5 (Lapse of Variance or Appeal). 2. If the project adds 10,000 square feet or more of impervious surface area, or disturbs that amount of soils, then the applicant shall obtain a permit from Rice Creek Watershed District (Rule C). The applicant shall implement erosion controls during construction (Rule D). 3. The applicant shall install landscaping consisting of a continuous row of shrubs and a continuous row of perennials along the east parking lot. Prior to issuance of the Zoning Permit for the parking lot, the applicant shall submit a landscape escrow of 150% of the cost of plants and labor, to be held by the City for one year after installation and inspection of survivability. Because the landscaping will be located within the right-of- way, Ramsey County may remove landscaping at any time, without compensation. 4. The applicant shall stripe the entire parking lot(s) within one year, including providing for ADA parking. Commissioner Monn requested the plants and shrubs be pollinator friendly. Commissioner Klander supported the City Forester working with the applicant to make a recommendation on the type of shrubs and plants that would work best in this greenspace. He indicated an evergreen shrub may be more hearty in this space, versus a pollinator friendly shrub. Chair Stevenson commented the Commission could leave this decision up to the City Forester. Commissioner Rundle supported this recommendation. Commissioner Klander recommended the language require the applicant to consult with the City Forester. Commissioner Monn expressed concern with the fact this property would not be in compliance with the City’s Comprehensive Plan and the City’s efforts to become a pollinator friendly community. Chair Stevenson reported the City Forester had the authority to review plans and make recommendations per the Comprehensive Plan’s direction. He indicated this has always worked well for the City in the past given the fact the City Forester knows what plants will and will not work.