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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-02-1992 PROCEEDINGS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Regular Meeting December 2, 1992 Mounds View City Hall 2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 The Mounds View Planning Commission was 1. Call To Order called to order by Chair Mountin at 7: 30 p.m. on December 2, 1992 . MEMBERS PRESENT: Commissioners Burgers, 2 . Roll Call Miller, Nelson, Peterson, Ruggles, Stevenson, and Chair Mountin. Commissioner Colleen had an excused absence. ALSO PRESENT: Planner Harrington, Recording Secretary Asleson, and Councilmember Blanchard. • Motion/Second: Peterson/Burgers to 3 . Approval of approve the minutes of November 4, 1992 Minutes: as amended at the November 18, 1992 November 4, Agenda Session. 1992 7 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried There were no resident requests or 4 . Resident comments from the floor. Requests and Comments e irs case was consi•era ion o a • ' • conditional use permit for an oversized of Resolution garage at 8308 Knollwood Drive. Planner No. 351-92, Harrington explained that he had just Regarding received additional information about Conditional Use the dimensions of the proposed garage. Permit Request A portion of what the applicant thought of Randy D. was garage space is actually entryway Bennett, 8308 space. This recalculation brings the Knollwood total area of the garage to 996 square Drive, Planning feet, rather than 1, 008 square feet. A Case No. 352-92 conditional use permit will still be needed to build the garage, but because • the total square footage falls below 1, 000 square feet, the code would allow a second accessory building on the site in the future. Mounds View Planning Commission December 2, 1992 Regular Meeting Page 2 Motion/Second: Stevenson/Burgers to approve Resolution No. 351-92, recommending approval of a conditional use permit for an oversized garage at 8308 Knollwood Drive. 7 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried Planner Harrington outlined the next 6. Consideration case, a variance request to allow a of Resolution front yard setback of 35' where a 49' No. 352-92, setback is required by municipal code. Regarding This item was discussed by the Variance Commission at their last Agenda Session. Request of Ross At that time, it was the consensus that Tarantino, 2119 there were no reasonable alternatives Terrace Drive, for the location of the proposed garage Planning Case due to a 5' utility easement on the east No. 356-92 side of the property and insufficient building space on the west side. • The applicant had contacted staff, stating that he would be unable to attend the meeting. The applicant did, however, receive copies of the agenda and proposed resolution. Motion/Second: Miller/Nelson to approve a variance to allow a garage at a 35' setback at 2119 Terrace Drive. 7 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried Planner Harrington explained that the 7. Consideration next proposed resolution is a "house- of Resolution keeping" item which officially sets the No. 353-92, dates for the Planning Commission's 1993 Establishing meetings and deadlines for meeting 1993 Meeting submissions. It also states the Schedule and conditions under which the Commission Packet Inform- may call Special Meetings. ation Deadlines Motion/Second: Burgers/Stevenson to approve Resolution No. 353-92, establishing 1993 meeting schedule and packet information deadlines. • 7 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried Mounds View Planning Commission December 2, 1992 Regular Meeting Page 3 Planner Harrington explained that the 8. Consideration next resolution was prepared for the of Resolution Planning Commission to be presented to No. 354-92, the City Council. It recommends that no Recommending change be made to the existing require- Existing Side ment of a 5' setback for improved off- Yard Setbacks street parking areas. A survey of for Parking surrounding cities shows that a 5' Areas Be setback is fairly standard and it Maintained provides necessary area for storage of snow. A 5' setback also allows for maintenance in utility easements which run along many side property lines. Motion/Second: Nelson/Ruggles to approve Resolution No. 354-92, recommending existing side yard setbacks for parking areas be maintained. 7 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried 111 Planner Harrington explained that due to 9. Consideration miscommunication between staff and the of Resolution applicant, the next case had not been No. 355-92, presented at the last Agenda Session. Regarding It is a variance request for a reduction Variance in the number of off-street parking Request of spaces needed at 2840 Highway 10. Simon T. Simon, 2840 Highway Copies of a site plan were distributed 10, Planning and the history of the property was Case No. 357-92 outlined. The building is unique in that there are two buildings on the property which share a common wall. One of the buildings has been vacant for over six months, which means that it has lost its grandfather rights as a non- conforming use. In order for a new tenant to use the building, current code requirements regarding off-street parking must be met. Staff estimates that roughly 30 spaces for customers plus one space for each employee on shift would be needed in order to meet the current code requirements. Staff also estimates that about 15 spaces • could be placed on site, although that Mounds View Planning Commission December 2, 1992 Regular Meeting Page 4 is just an estimate, as the applicant has not had the property surveyed. The applicant, Simon T. Simon, stated that he has a party interested in open- ing a bottle shop, which was what was on the site prior to it losing its grand- father rights. Mr. Simon stated that he had never had parking problems when it was previously used as a bottle shop. Planner Harrington confirmed that a bottle shop is an allowed use on the property. However, staff has two concerns regarding the placement of a new business on the site. The first is that there is uncontrolled access from the Groveland Road side of the property. The second is that Highway 10 right-of- way is currently being used by the applicant for parking and vehicle circulation. If a variance were to be approved, staff would recommend that a curbing plan for Groveland Road be developed and that the applicant be required to obtain MnDOT approval for using their right-of-way for parking purposes. MnDOT has said that they will study the situation, but ordinarily, they do not allow their right-of-way to be used for parking purposes. Commissioner Stevenson asked why the east side of the building could not be used for parking. Planner Harrington answered that the area was needed for drive aisles and general vehicle circulation. Chair Mountin reminded the Commission that a variance stays with a property indefinitely, rather than expiring when the use. changes. Commissioner Nelson stated his uneasiness about granting a permanent 411 Mounds View Planning Commission December 2, 1992 Regular Meeting Page 5 variance without having a specific parking plan available. Commissioner Burgers concurred, saying that without an engineering diagram and without knowing if MnDot will allow usage of their right-of-way, one cannot really be certain of how many spaces will fit on the site. Chair Mountin asked what uses of the property would be possible given the amount of parking that is available. Planner Harrington replied that he could not think of any uses that would meet current code requirements. Chair Mountin stated that even though only half the building is being used, a use is being enjoyed by the owner. 111 Motion/Second: Miller/Burgers to table Resolution No. 355-92, until the applicant provides information from an engineer regarding the total potential parking spaces on site and from MnDOT regarding use of their Highway 10 right- of-way for parking purposes. 7 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried There was no staff report. 10. Staff Report Commissioner Peterson reported that the 11. Report of Chair December 10, 1992 meeting of the Golf and Course Task Force had been cancelled. Commissioners The next meeting is scheduled for January 14, 1993 . Chair Mountin asked about the status of the outdoor storage of vehicles at Bumper to Bumper. Planner Harrington indicated that he had spoken with representatives from Bumper 410 to Bumper. The business has been given 411 Mounds View Planning Commission December 2 , 1992 Regular Meeting Page 6 some time to arrange for the relocation of the vehicles. The attendees at the November 18, 1992 Agenda Session were Commissioners Colleen, Miller, Nelson, Peterson, Stevenson, and Chair Mountin. Commissioners Burgers and Ruggles had excused absences. There being no further business before 12 . Adjournment the Commission, Chair Mountin adjourned the meeting at 8: 36 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, -.--2//eZ Paul Harrington City Planner MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION 411 RESOLUTION NO. 351-92 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW AN OVERSIZED GARAGE FOR RANDY D. BENNETT, 8308 KNOLLWOOD DRIVE, PLANNING CASE NO. 355-92 WHEREAS, the Mounds View Planning Commission has reviewed the request of Randy D. Bennett for an oversized accessory building (garage) ; and WHEREAS, the Mounds View Zoning Ordinance allows, by conditional use permit, up to 1,264 square feet of accessory building square footage on one lot; and WHEREAS, the proposed total accessory building square footage on the lot is 996 square feet which is below the maximum allowed; and WHEREAS, the proposed building meets all applicable setback requirements. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mounds View 411Planning Commission recommends to the City Council approval of the requested conditional use permit for an oversized accessory building by Randy D. Bennett, 8308 Knollwood Drive, contingent upon the following: a) The conditional use permit be recorded with Ramsey County. b) The building be designed and maintained to provide a uniform appearance with the dwelling unit. c) Should the use change for what the permit was granted for, the permit will become null and void. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Planning Commission directs Staff to forward this resolution to the City Council prior to approval of the minutes. Adopted this 2nd day of Decemb= , 1992. ATTEST: 1r r h• i man; (SEAL) /AP Planner MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION • RESOLUTION NO. 352-92 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SETBACK VARIANCE REQUEST BY ROSS TARANTINO, 2119 TERRACE DRIVE, PLANNING CASE NO. 356-92 WHEREAS, the Mounds View Planning Commission has • reviewed the request of Ross Tarantino for a variance to allow the construction of a 20'x 20' accessory building at a thirty- five foot (35' ) front yard setback where a forty-nine foot (49' ) setback is required by Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, the applicants property is subject to setback requirements stipulated in Chapter 40. 05 Subdivision C (a) of the Mounds View Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed the criteria used to evaluate all variance requests; and WHEREAS, the applicant has presented a hardship 410 statement to the Planning Commission; and WHEREAS, the literal interpretation of the provisions of this code would deprive the applicant of rights commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same district under the terms of this Code; and WHEREAS, the special conditions of the property do not result from the actions of the applicant; and WHEREAS, granting the variance would not confer special privileges on the applicant that are not enjoyed by other property owners in the same district; and WHEREAS, the variance requested is the minimum necessary to alleviate the hardghip. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVES i-hat the Pounds View Planning Commission approves th.. -.quest L? Ross Ta -mntino, 2119 Terrace Drive for a fourteen foot (14 ' ) var- .nce the front yard setback based on the following findings L ' fay 1) A City required 5' utility easement is located on the Eastern property line precluding --wilding in that area. 2) Insufficient building area is located on the west side of the property. Resolution No. 352-92 • Page Two 3) The proposed structure will not encroach upon the standard 30' front yard setback. Adopted this 2nd day of December 1992 . ATTEST: /// Chair an,40Y (SEAL) / > //Z Planner • MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 353-92 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA ESTABLISHING MEETING AND TIMELINE SUBMISSION DATES FOR 1993 WHEREAS, the Mounds View Planning Commission will be holding two business meetings per month during 1993 with the exception of Special Meetings; the first being a regular meeting and the second an agenda session; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has requested to review regular business meeting agenda items at their agenda session, a minimum of two weeks prior to the regular business meeting; and WHEREAS, developers, citizens or other interested parties should be advised of deadlines for materials used by staff to prepare a report and used by the Planning Commissioners to decide on a particular development issue; and WHEREAS, a display of meeting dates and submission deadline dates be established to provide an orderly system for use by the Planning Commission, staff and general public; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission of the City of Mounds View establishes meeting and submission timetable dates setting deadlines for submission of materials for agenda sessions of the Planning Commission and also setting the dates of the regular business meetings and agenda sessions; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Exhibit 1 becomes an integral part of this resolution; BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that if the Planning Commis- sion is required to or desires to hold special meetings, they will do so in accordance with State law, Code requirements and the Bylaws. 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The location of a large number of utility easements along side property lines within the City would require the removal and replacement of impervious surface in the event maintenance is needed. 2 . The five foot (5' ) side yard setback provides necessary area for the storage of snow from the impervious surface. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Planning Commission directs Staff to forward this resolution to the City Council prior to approval of the minutes. Adopted this 2nd day of Decemb-r, 1992 . (ATTEST) -- Ch. firma (SEAL) �. l Plana r