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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-05-2012PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Regular Meeting September 5, 2012 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 September 5, 2012. 2. Roll Call Members Present: Commissioners Cramblit, Meehlhause, Miller, Rundle, Schiltgen, Stevenson and Smith. Absent and Excused: None. Also Present: Index to Minutes Approval of Minutes Planning Associate Heidi Heller. VR2012-004. Consideration of a Variance for Reduced Parking Lot Setbacks at Tires N' More 3. Approval of Minutes August 1, 2012. Page 1 FA MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Cramblit/Commissioner Rundle. To approve the Minutes of the August 1, 2012 regular Planning Commission meeting as slightly amended. Ayes — 7 Nays — 0 Motion carried. Mounds View Planning Commission Regular Meeting September 5, 2012 Page 2 4. Citizens Requests and Comments on Items Not on the Agenda None. 5. Planning Cases A. VR2012-004 Consideration of a Variance for Reduced Parking Lot Setbacks at Tires N' More Applicant: Tires N' More — Naoufel Soussi Address: 2832 County Road 10 Planning Associate Heller indicated Naoufel Soussi with Tires N' More at 2832 County Road 10 would be installing a new parking lot with curb and gutter. The applicant is requesting variances for reduced parking lot setbacks on three sides of the property. The previous owners of the building had originally intended to redevelop the property along with the CVS development in 2005, and were working with Velmeir (the CVS developer) on improving the parking lot and sharing the County Road 10 driveway access. Associate Heller explained the applicant's rear parking lot was removed by Velmeir in anticipation of reconstruction that would be done with CVS's parking lot. The previous owner did not sign off on the plans, so Velmeir did not complete the 2832 County Road 10 building's parking lot and it remains uncompleted. Associate Heller commented Mr. Soussi purchased the property at 2832 County Road 10 and will be using the existing building, which does not have its own access to County Road 10. There are driveway and parking easements in place with both the Simon's building at 2840 County Road 10 and CVS at 2800 County Road 10. Associate Heller stated the Tires N' More building is not sitting parallel to County Road 10, which means there is an angle to the front property line. The front parking lot is quite small and not safe to have more than one vehicle maneuvering at a time. The applicant will primarily use the CVS County Road 10 driveway for access to the business. Customers would enter and exit from this location and park in the rear of the building. Customers would then use the sidewalk along the east side of the building to walk to the front door of the store. She discussed the location of the storm pond on the site noting the pond served both Tires N' More and CVS. Associate Heller explained that the building currently has asphalt only in the front and along the west side of the building, and both of these areas are paved up to the property line. The applicant has requested a five (5) foot setback for the front parking lot, which would match the five (5) foot parking lot setbacks at CVS. Staff reviewed the requested setbacks in further detail with the Commission for each side of the property. Associate Heller stated that staff has been in contact with the attorney representing the property owner of 2800 County Road 10 JK & SK MN, LLC. JK & SK MN, LLC does not want the applicant using any of their property that is not included in the easement agreements. Mr. Soussi will need to modify the original plan and have agreement from JK & SK MN, LLC before the Mounds View Planning Commission Regular Meeting September 5, 2012 Page 3 City will approve any variances for the east property line. She recommended the Commission discuss the item in detail, open the Public Hearing and table the item until the September 19, 2012 meeting where further information will be available on the modified plan between Tires N' More and CVS. Commissioner Cramblit was in favor of a zero lot line and a retaining wall along the front of the east side rather than have a small island. Naoufel Soussi, 2832 County Road 10, stated this may benefit the property and a small retaining wall could be built to separate the properties. Associate Heller reviewed several photos of the site with the Commission. Commissioner Meehlhause questioned if access to the site would be confusing given the numerous access points to the site. He suggested the traffic flow in from one side and exit from the other. Associate Heller commented directional signs would be needed to direct customers to the rear of the building. Mr. Soussi discussed the layout of his Fridley location stating it was similar to this site noting directional signs would assist in directing clients to the entrance. Commissioner Meehlhause asked if the parking in the front should be eliminated all together. Mr. Soussi noted parking in the front would be very short term. Commissioner Smith inquired how many customers were anticipated to be onsite at any given time. Mr. Soussi stated at most there may be six cars during a busy time, but on average two to three cars. He noted the employees would be parking in the rear of the building. Commissioner Miller questioned how many people would be employed at this location. Mr. Soussi stated there would be five employees at the Mounds View Tires N' More. Commissioner Smith recommended the exiting traffic from the Tires N' More property only be allowed to make a left to assure that traffic went directly to County Road 10 and not behind the CVS building to Silver Lake Road. The Commission agreed with this suggestion. Chair Stevenson understood CVS's concerns with traffic flowing through their parking lot to Silver Lake Road. Mounds View Planning Commission September 5, 2012 Regular Meeting Page 4 Associate Heller commented the City could not regulate the flow of traffic through the parking lot. Chair Stevenson questioned the likelihood of having the modified plans completed by the September 19a' meeting. Associate Heller stated that Mr. Soussi was willing to revise his plans but it would likely take until at least the October 3`d meeting to get the modified plan and hear back from the adjacent owner's representative. Chair Stevenson recommended the applicant consider putting a retaining wall between the two properties on the east property line which would allow the driveway along the east side of the building to be wider. Associate Heller indicated this could be considered through the new plans. She noted the retaining wall may be a concern in the winter months for plow trucks. Commissioner Cramblit did not object to the requested setbacks. Commissioner Meehlhause questioned where the trash receptacles would be located. Mr. Soussi described the general proposed location in the rear of the building. He commented the exact area would be finalized after the parking lot issues were resolved, and the dumpster enclosure built after the parking lot is constructed. Chair Stevenson opened the public hearing at 7:38 p.m. Chair Stevenson recommended the Commission table action on the item and hold the public hearing open to the September 19, 2012 meeting or whenever this was brought back to the Commission. MOTION/SECOND: Chair Stevenson/Commissioner Cramblit. To table the Tires N' More request to the September 19, 2012 Planning Commission meeting or until the modified plans were ready for review.. Planning Case No. VR2012-004. Ayes — 7 Nays — 0 Motion carried. 6. Other Planning Activity None. Mounds View Planning Commission Regular Meeting 7. Next Planning Commission Meetings: A. September 19, 2012 B. October 3, 2012 8. Adjournment to Agenda Session September 5, 2012 Page 5 There being no further business before the Planning Commission, Chair Stevenson adjourned the meeting at 7:41 p.m. (The meeting immediately adjourned to the Agenda Session) Respectfully submitted, Heidi Heller Planning Associate Transcribed by: Heidi Guenther, TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.