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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-19-2014 PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Regular Meeting November 19, 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 November 19, 2014. ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. Roll Call Members Present: Commissioners Birken, Carvelli-Yu, Elofson, Love, Rundle, Schiltgen, and Stevenson. Absent and Excused: None. Also Present: Planning Associate Heidi Heller. ______________________________________________________________________________ Index to Minutes Page Approval of Minutes 1 Review Planning Commissioner Applications 2 Discuss I-1, Industrial, Zoning District Uses and Proposed Code Amendment 2 _____________________________________________________________________________ 3. Approval of Minutes September 17, 2014. MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Schiltgen/Commissioner Rundle. To approve the Minutes of the September 17, 2014 regular Planning Commission meeting as presented. Ayes – 7 Nays – 0 Motion carried. Mounds View Planning Commission November 19, 2014 Regular Meeting Page 2 ________________________________________________________________________ 4. Citizens Requests and Comments on Items Not on the Agenda None. ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. Planning Cases None. _____________________________________________________________________________ 6. Other Planning Activity A. Review Planning Commissioner Applications Planning Associate Heller informed the Commission that the term of three Planning Commission members – Gary Stevenson, Jessica Birken and Julianne Love - expire at the end of the year. The City advertised the vacancies, with applications due on November 10, 2014. Staff received applications from the three current Commissioners for another term, and two other applications for the Planning Commission were received by the City. She requested the group review the submitted applications and make a recommendation to the City Council. It was noted the Council would be making the official appointments by the end of the year. Commissioner Birken explained she was willing to serve another term. Steven Roste and Royal Dahlstrom introduced themselves to the Commission. A discussion was held between the Commission members and the two volunteers interested in serving on the Planning Commission. The Commission took a vote for the three open Planning Commission seats. Associate Heller tallied the votes and announced that Gary Stevenson, Jessica Birken and Julianne Love would be recommended to the City Council for reappointment. Chair Stevenson thanked Steven Roste and Royal Dahlstrom for their willingness to serve and encouraged them to consider volunteering on another City commission or sub-committee. ______________________________________________________________________________ B. Discuss I-1, Industrial, Zoning District Uses and Proposed Code Amendment Planning Associate Heller informed the Commission that staff was researching the I-1, Industrial District, and noticed that the use “warehouses” is listed both as a permitted use and as a conditional use. Staff recommends amending the code to allow it as a permitted use, and delete it from the conditional uses. Mounds View Planning Commission November 19, 2014 Regular Meeting Page 3 ________________________________________________________________________ Associate Heller recommended the Planning Commission discuss adding additional uses to the industrial district zoning code to accommodate uses that are currently existing in industrial zoned properties, such as medical supply and pharmaceutical companies. The property at 8400 Coral Sea Street is zoned industrial but the building is an “office park” type building and as such, is not being used by industrial type businesses. There are also many conditional uses in the industrial zoning district, and possibly some could be changed to an allowed use. Chair Stevenson explained that industrial uses typically have limited visitor parking available so that should be a consideration when adding more allowed uses. Associate Heller commented that parking for this business was not an issue, and typically isn’t an issue for industrial uses due to the large size of the properties. Commissioner Carvelli-Yu asked if the medical/pharmacy use could be grandfathered in. She wanted to see the City support its local businesses. Associate Heller said this was not possible. The additional uses either need to be added to the zoning code or the business would be informed it was not in compliance. Commissioner Carvelli-Yu recommended the City be accommodating to this business as it had been in the community for the past 20 years. She did not believe that additional retail would move into this area of the city given its location. She explained that the City’s vision was to be a medical industry hub and this business aligned with this vision. Commissioner Birken suggested the current businesses be made permitted uses within the I-1 Zoning District. Associate Heller reviewed a list of suggested permitted uses in the I-1 Industrial Zoning District. Associate Heller indicated she would add language to the code that would allow for medical supply, a stand-alone pharmacy and office as allowed uses. She then discussed the timeline for approving for a Zoning Code Amendment. She anticipated the Commission could review the code amendment at their December 3rd meeting. Commissioner Love discussed a reference to the City Forester in Chapter 1114.04 Subd. l and recommended this language be revised since the city no longer has a forester. ______________________________________________________________________________ 7. Next Planning Commission Meeting: A. December 3, 2014 B. December 17, 2014 ______________________________________________________________________________ Mounds View Planning Commission November 19, 2014 Regular Meeting Page 4 ________________________________________________________________________ 8. Review Minutes: A. October 1, 2014 The Commission discussed the October 1, 2014 meeting minutes. 9. Staff Updates A. Upcoming Planning Cases Planning Associate Heller discussed upcoming planning cases. She discussed the exterior updates being made to Sam’s Market. She noted new representatives from Sam’s Market would be applying for a tobacco license. She reported the Anna Place, Multi-Tech and Longview Estates plats have now been recorded. She stated newly hired City employee Brian Beeman, the Business Development Coordinator, has been marketing the Crossroad Pointe property. 10. Chairperson and Planning Commissioners Reports None. 11. Adjournment There being no further business before the Planning Commission, Chair Stevenson adjourned the meeting at 8:08 p.m. ______________________________________________________________________________ Respectfully submitted, Heidi Heller Planning Associate Transcribed by: Heidi Guenther TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.