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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-02-2014 PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Regular Meeting April 2, 2014 Mounds View City Hall 2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 ______________________________________________________________________________ 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Chair Stevenson at 7:00 p.m. for April 2, 2014. ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. Roll Call Members Present: Commissioners Birken, Carvelli-Yu, Elofson, Rundle, Schiltgen, and Stevenson. Absent and Excused: Commissioner Love. Also Present: Planning Associate Heidi Heller. ______________________________________________________________________________ Index to Minutes Page Approval of Minutes 1 County Road 10 Corridor Overlay District Discussion 2 _____________________________________________________________________________ 3. Approval of Minutes February 19, 2014. MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Rundle/Commissioner Birken. To approve the Minutes of the February 19, 2014 regular Planning Commission meeting as slightly amended. Ayes – 6 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 4. Citizens Requests and Comments on Items Not on the Agenda None. ______________________________________________________________________________ Mounds View Planning Commission April 2, 2014 Regular Meeting Page 2 ________________________________________________________________________ 5. Planning Cases None. _____________________________________________________________________________ 6. Other Planning Activity A. County Road 10 Corridor Overlay District Discussion Planning Associate Heller informed the Commission that the County Road 10 Corridor continues to be a priority for the Council. For this reason, the Planning Commission has been reviewing the Zoning Code in order to better promote and accommodate development along County Road 10. The Commission has been discussing creating a Corridor Overlay District in order to give more flexibility to new development projects along the corridor. She reviewed proposed language for an overlay district noting the City was willing to be flexible on requirements such as setbacks, parking, density and height, but also wants projects that are high quality. Staff requested questions and comments from the Commission. Chair Stevenson supported the rationale proposed by staff and the well laid out design of the overlay district. Commissioner Schiltgen questioned if other communities created overlay districts. Associate Heller stated was quite common, especially for downtown or historical districts. She noted Blaine had an overlay district along Highway 65. Commissioner Birken thanked staff for pulling the overlay district language together for the Commission to review. She believed this was a great concept for the City to consider in order to move the corridor in the right direction. Commissioner Birken asked if all parcels within 200 feet of County Road 10 would be included in the overlay district. Associate Heller reported this was done to make adjoining parcels, or parcels that didn’t technically have frontage on County Road 10, but were part of the corridor. Commissioner Birken questioned if existing properties would be allowed to remain as is. Associate Heller stated this would be the case. Commissioner Birken requested further information on construction materials. Associate Heller explained this language would be further reviewed with the Building Inspector. She indicated the City was hoping to encourage improved building design and materials along the corridor. Mounds View Planning Commission April 2, 2014 Regular Meeting Page 3 ________________________________________________________________________ Commissioner Carvelli-Yu supported the use of manmade stone within the approved building materials list. Commissioner Birken commented that a great deal of the language within the code was subjective. Associate Heller indicated this was done intentionally to allow for some level of flexibility for future developers. Commissioner Birken discussed the landscaping requirements within the overlay district. She wondered if 15% of green space was on the low side. She questioned if the current code had green space requirements. Associate Heller reported the current code did not have a green space percentage requirement. She noted the City also had landscaping requirements in place. Chair Stevenson reviewed the revised site plan for Crossroad Pointe. Commissioner Carvelli-Yu asked if trash within Mounds View had to be picked up on the same day. Associate Heller stated this was the case for residential pickup, but commercial pick up could be any day of the week. Commissioner Birken believed the comment regarding percentages of renovation should be eliminated from the overlay district language. She expressed concern with future building additions to existing buildings and wanted to ensure that building materials would match. Further discussion ensued regarding building renovation requirements for existing buildings along the County Road 10 corridor, in addition to proposed parking requirements. Commissioner Birken recommended the language regarding granting exceptions to the overlay district be amended as it could be construed to be capricious. Associate Heller thanked the Commission for their comments and suggestions. She explained she would continue to revise the overlay district language and the Commission would discuss this item again at the next meeting. ______________________________________________________________________________ 7. Next Planning Commission Meeting: A. April 16, 2014 B. May 7, 2014 ______________________________________________________________________________ Mounds View Planning Commission April 2, 2014 Regular Meeting Page 4 ________________________________________________________________________ 8. Review Minutes: A. March 19, 2014 The Commission discussed the March 19, 2014 meeting minutes. No changes were made. 9. Staff Updates A. Upcoming Planning Cases Planning Associate Heller discussed upcoming planning cases. She noted that North Metro Motors had finally purchased the former Thrifty Car Rental building and would be opening within a couple weeks, and the former Minnesota Institute of Public Health building next to Holiday gas station also is being purchased. She explained that walls were being poured on the Coventry Senior Living project. She reported the City was proposing to amend residential parking restrictions to allow for larger commercial vehicles. She noted the City was close to hiring a part-time economic development coordinator. 10. Chairperson and Planning Commissioners Reports None. 11. Adjournment There being no further business before the Planning Commission, Chair Stevenson adjourned the meeting at 8:01 p.m. ______________________________________________________________________________ Respectfully submitted, Heidi Heller Planning Associate Transcribed by: Heidi Guenther TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.