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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-21-2013PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Regular Meeting August 21, 2013 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 August 21, 2013. 2. Roll Call Members Present: Commissioners Carvelli-Yu, Cramblit, Elofson, Love, Rundle, Schiltgen, and Stevenson. Absent and Excused: None. Also Present: Planning Associate Heidi Heller. Index to Minutes Page Approval of Minutes County Road 10 Corridor Discussion 3. Approval of Minutes July 24, 2013. MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Cramblit/Commissioner Carvelli-Yu. To approve the Minutes of the July 24, 2013 regular Planning Commission meeting as presented. Ayes — 7 Nays — 0 4. Citizens Requests and Comments on Items Not on the Agenda None. Motion carried. Mounds View Planning Commission Regular Meeting 5. Planning Cases None. 6. Other Planning Activity August 21, 2013 Page 2 A. County Road 10 Corridor Discussion — Sign Code Amendments Planning Associate Heller informed the Commission that the corridor is the City Council's priority this year and the Planning Commission has been reviewing and discussing development design along County Road 10. The Commission started focusing on creating a PUD Corridor Overlay District and discussing general development ideas to make the corridor look better. One of those ideas was changing the style and height allowances of the signage that is along the corridor and reducing the 15 -foot setback amount. Associate Heller explained the Commission discussed sign code changes at the July 20' meeting and feels that amending the sign code rather than only having specific requirements for the corridor overlay district, is a better option since they will be applicable for the entire city rather than limited to the Corridor. She requested the Commission discuss the specific sign code amendments further and direct Staff how to proceed. Chair Stevenson questioned if the monument sign requirements should be held just to the corridor. He indicated the new standards could adversely impact businesses throughout the community if it were approved universally throughout the entire City. Commissioner Cramblit was in favor of adjusting the sign code for only those businesses within the overlay district. He supported a zero setback for monument signs along the corridor. Chairperson Stevenson suggested the setback be reduced to five feet on the County Road 10 side of properties since there is so much right-of-way. He discussed the Walgreens monument sign size and style. The Commission supported this recommendation. Commissioner Love asked if the City would be purchasing the redevelopment books she suggested at a previous meeting. Associate Heller commented she would be purchasing four copies for the Commission and interested Council members to share. Associate Heller questioned if the Commission was in favor of requiring masonry, stucco, stone or brick on the monument signs. Commissioner Carvelli-Yu was in favor of having some of the monument signs be masonry, ( stucco, stone or brick. The Commission agreed with this recommendation. Mounds View Planning Commission Regular Meeting August 21, 2013 Page 3 Chair Stevenson discussed the suggested monument sign height. The Commission was in favor of limiting the monument sign height to 16 feet. Commissioner Carvelli-Yu recommended the sign square footage remain consistent along the corridor. She questioned how non -conforming signs would be handled. Associate Heller indicated all existing signs would be able to remain in place unless they were damaged 50% of its value at which time, the sign would have to meet the new standards. Commissioner Cramblit suggested the City look into a loan program to assist businesses in updating or improving their signs. Commissioner Love was in favor of a loan program also possibly assisting with sign design. Associate Heller thanked the Commission for their input this evening. Next Planning Commission Meeting: A. September 4, 2013 B. September 18, 2013 8. Review Minutes: A. August 7, 2013 The Commission discussed the August 7, 2013 meeting minutes and made no changes. 9. Staff Updates A. Upcoming Planning Cases Planning Associate Heller discussed upcoming planning cases. She updated the Commission on the recent actions taken by the City Council, noting the City would be demolishing both the Robert's Sport Bar and Taiko/Sandwich King properties by the end of September. She indicated that Apple Tree Dental would be closing on the building very soon, She noted the Council approved the conditional use permit for the oversize garage on County Road H2. 10. Chairperson and Planning Commissioners Reports None. Mounds View Planning Commission Regular Meeting 11. Adjournment August 21, 2013 Page 4 There being no further business before the Planning Commission, Chair Stevenson adjourned the meeting at 7:55 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Heidi Heller Planning Associate Transcribed by: Heidi Guenther TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.