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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-21-2008 MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING AGENDA May 21, 2008 -- 7:00 P.M. 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes: A. April 2, 2008 4. Citizens Requests and Comments Relating to Planning and Zoning Issues Not Already on the Agenda. (Before speaking, please give your full name and address for the minutes.) 5. Planning Cases A. AV2008-001 Consideration of an Administrative Variance to allow a driveway to remain with a 1 foot setback Applicant: Matt Eenigenburg Address: 5414 Jackson Drive 6. Other Planning Activity A. None 7. Next Planning Commission Meetings: A. June 4, 2008 B. June 18, 2008 8. Adjourn to Agenda Session Agenda Session 1. Review Minutes: a. May 7, 2008 2. Staff Reports a. Upcoming Planning Cases 3. Chairperson and Planning Commissioners’ Reports 4. Meeting Conclusion PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Regular Meeting May 7, 2008 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. May 7, 2008. ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. Roll Call Members Present: Chair Stevenson; Commissioners, Cramblit, Gunn, Lang, Meehlhause, Miller, and Walsh-Kaczmarek Absent and Excused: None. Also Present: Planning Associate Heller ______________________________________________________________________________ Index to Minutes Page VA2008-002 Consideration of a Variance to allow for Additional Wall Signage at Totino’s at Mounds View Square, 2535 County Highway 10 2 _____________________________________________________________________________ 3. Approval of Minutes March 19, 2008. MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Miller/Commissioner Lang. To approve the Minutes of the March 19, 2008 regular Planning Commission meeting as slightly amended. Ayes – 7 Nays – 0 Motion carried. _____________________________________________________________________________ 4. Citizens Requests and Comments on Items Not on the Agenda None. ______________________________________________________________________________ Mounds View Planning Commission May 7, 2008 Regular Meeting Page 2 ________________________________________________________________________ 5. Planning Cases A. VR2008-002 Consideration of a Variance to allow for additional Wall Signage at Totino’s at Mounds View Square, 2535 County Highway 10 Planning Associate Heller reported the applicant, Totino’s Restaurant, represented by Mark Elwell, has requested a variance to allow for an increased amount of wall signage on their building located at Mounds View Square, 2535 County Highway 10. She explained Totino’s is a new business in Mounds View and under city code they are allowed 100 square feet of signage on the building. The proposed signage for above the door is 89 square feet. The applicant is requesting an additional 40 square feet for signage on the south wall of the building. Recently, the Planning Commission approved a variance for another business with a similar situation. The hardship circumstance is because the building is sitting on a corner. The way the building is orientated, it would be difficult for traffic going northbound on Highway 10 to see their main sign above the front door. The building was built many years ago and has good visibility on all four sides. The additional 40 feet of signage would push the total to 129 square feet of signage. Planning Associate Heller indicated notices were mailed to all property owners within 350 feet with no comments as of today. She stated that Mark Elwell, Totino’s is present for any questions from the commission. Chair Stevenson opened the public hearing at 7:04 p.m. There being no public input, Chair Stevenson closed the public hearing at 7:05 p.m. Commissioner Miller questioned the additional 40 square foot sign on the south wall. Planning Associate Heller indicated that Totino’s would be 29 square feet over the allowed amount. Commissioner Gunn suggested the resolution reading a second sign of 40 square feet. Commissioner Walsh-Kaczmarek suggested amending the third paragraph by adding “current amount of signage is 89 square feet.” MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Walsh-Kaczmarek/Commissioner Gunn. To approve Resolution 884-08, a Resolution Recommending Approval of a Variance for an additional 29 Feet for a Total of 129 Square Feet of Exterior Wall Signage for Totino’s at Mounds View Square, 2535 County Highway 10; Planning Case No. VR2008-002. Ayes – 7 Nays – 0 Motion carried. ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. Other Planning Activity A. None ______________________________________________________________________________ Mounds View Planning Commission May 7, 2008 Regular Meeting Page 3 ________________________________________________________________________ 7. Next Planning Commission Meeting: A. May 21, 2008 B. June 4, 2008 ______________________________________________________________________________ 8. Adjournment to Agenda Session There being no further business before the Planning Commission, Chair Stevenson adjourned the meeting at 7:12 p.m. ______________________________________________________________________________ (The meeting immediately adjourned to the Agenda Session) Respectfully submitted, Jim Ericson Community Development Director Transcribed by: Barbara Suciu TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. Item No: 5A Meeting Date: May 21, 2008 Type of Business: Commission Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mounds View Planning Commission From: Heidi Heller, Planning Associate Item Title/Subject: Final Approval of an Administrative Variance for a Reduced Driveway Setback at 5414 Jackson Drive; Planning Case AV2008-001 The applicant, Matt Eenigenburg, is proposing to replace the bottom half of his driveway with concrete (the top half was replaced in 2004). The entire driveway is currently the same width and has a one foot setback from the north property line. Up until 2004, the applicant and his neighbor to the north had a shared driveway. That year the neighbor decided to reroute his driveway to the other side of the house and removed his half of the old driveway. When the shared driveway was removed, Mr. Eenigenburg was given permission by the City to allow his existing driveway to remain on the property line, since this was a special situation. The driveway was actually cut to give the application about a one foot setback, which the City Code allowed at the time with permission from the adjacent property owner. The applicant is now ready to replace the bottom half of his driveway and would prefer the entire driveway to remain the same width, instead of the bottom half being four feet narrower in order to meet the current setback requirement of five feet. Mr. Eenigenburg would typically be required to bring the section of the driveway that is being replaced into compliance with a five foot setback. The requested four foot variance would allow the applicant to keep the whole driveway the same width. Discussion: Staff reviewed this request and determined that it qualified for an administrative variance, as it is a pre-existing, non-conforming driveway. Administrative Variances were added as an option a few years ago to make the process faster and easier for residents when their request was not excessively beyond what the code allows. Staff reviewed the proposed driveway replacement and spoke with the applicant about his hardship claim. Staff feels that the situation is sufficient to warrant a variance. Staff also considered any negative affects that the proposed addition might have on the surrounding area and found that the driveway replacement would not negatively impact the neighborhood as the width would be remaining the same. The Community Development Director granted preliminary approval. The five adjacent property owners have been notified of the variance request. At the time this report was written, Staff had received no feedback from the adjacent property owners. 5414 Jackson Admin Variance Staff Report page 2 Recommendation: The Commission can take one of the following actions related to the request: 1. Approve the administrative variance as requested. Resolution 885-08 is attached for the Commission’s approval if that is the chosen course of action. 2. Deny the requested variance. If the Commission chooses this option, the applicant will have the right to apply for a formal variance. 3. Table the request. If additional information is needed before a decision can be rendered or if more discussion is needed, the Commission can simply move to table the request until such information has been provided. Because of 60-day requirements, the Commission would need to act upon the request as soon as reasonably possible to avoid an inadvertent approval. Respectfully submitted, Heidi Heller Planning Associate Attachments: 1. 2004 Letter from City to applicant 2. Photographic documentation 3. Aerial View 4. Resolution 885-08 Photo Documentation Aerial View North Bottom half of driveway to be replaced 5414 MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 885-08 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION APPROVING AN ADMINISTRATIVE VARIANCE TO ALLOW A ONE FOOT SETBACK FOR A DRIVEWAY AT 5414 JACKSON DRIVE; MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING CASE AV2008-001 WHEREAS, the applicant, Matt Eenigenburg, has applied for a variance to allow a one foot setback to continue for a driveway located at 5414 Jackson Drive; and, WHEREAS, 5414 Jackson Drive is zoned R-1, Single Family Residential, and is legally described as follows: The South 50 feet of Lot 11, and except the south 75 feet of Lot 10, Block 3, Spring Lake Park Highlands, , Ramsey County, Minnesota WHEREAS, the Community Development Director has reviewed the following documents regarding this proposal: 1. Planning Application 2. Zoning Map 3. Site Plan WHEREAS, the purpose of the administrative variance provision in the Zoning Code is to give relief to property owners when the strict enforcement of the zoning code requirements imposes a hardship thereby restricting the improvement of property due to practical difficulties brought about by unique or extraordinary features of the physical property that are beyond the property owner’s control; and, WHEREAS, according to Section 1125.02, Subdivision 6 of the Mounds View Municipal Code, the Community Development Director is to review a standard set of criteria, of which all must be satisfied, in order to grant an administrative variance to the Zoning Code; and, WHEREAS, the property owners adjacent to the subject property were notified of the variance request and were allowed ten days to respond; and, Resolution 885-08 Page 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Mounds View Planning Commission, based upon its review of the identified hardship, does hereby grant final approval of the variance request to allow the current one (1) foot setback to remain for a driveway at 5414 Jackson Drive. Adopted this 21st day of May, 2008. _______________________________________ Gary Stevenson, Chairperson ATTEST: _______________________________________ James Ericson, Community Development Director (SEAL)