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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Packets - 2024/05/01 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA MOUNDS VIEW CITY HALL Wednesday, May 1, 2024 6:00 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL: Chair Farmer, Vice-Chair Munson, Urlacher, Curtis, Nelson, Stevenson, Rundle 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 4. CONSENT AGENDA A. Approval of Minutes: April 17, 2024 5. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. (none) 6. PUBLIC COMMENT Citizens may speak to issues relating to Planning and Zoning not on the agenda. Before speaking, please give your full name and address for the minutes. Also, please limit your comments to three minutes. 7. PLANNING BUSINESS A. Resolution 1171-24, Approval of the Voyager Subdivision Preliminary Plat at 7900 Sunnyside Road 8. REPORTS A. Reports of Staff B. Reports of Council C. Reports of Planning Commissioners 9. NEXT PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS: A. Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. As-Needed B. Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. As-Needed 10. ADJOURNMENT PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Regular Meeting April 17, 2024 Mounds View City Hall 2401 Mounds View Boulevard, Mounds View, MN 55112 ______________________________________________________________________________ 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Chair Farmer at 6:12 p.m. for April 17, 2024. ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. Roll Call Members Present: Commissioners Curtis, Farmer, Munson, Nelson, Rundle, Stevenson and Urlacher. Absent and Excused: None. Also Present: Assistant City Administrator Brian Beeman, Phil Carlson (Stantec), and Council Member Gary Meehlhause. ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Approval of Agenda MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Rundle/Commissioner Munson. To approve the agenda as presented. Ayes – 7 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 4. Consent Agenda A. Approval of Minutes: February 7, 2024 MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Rundle/Commissioner Stevenson. To approve the Minutes of the February 7, 2024 regular Planning Commission meetings as presented. Ayes – 7 Nays – 0 Motion carried. Mounds View Planning Commission April 17, 2024 Regular Meeting Page 2 ________________________________________________________________________ 5. Special Order of Business None. 6. Public Comment None. ______________________________________________________________________________ 7. Planning Cases A. Resolution 1169-24, Amending the Planning and Zoning Commission Bylaws Assistant City Administrator Beeman stated the Mounds View Planning and Zoning Commission Bylaws require the Commission to review its Bylaws at its first regular meeting in February annually. The Commission reviewed its Bylaws at its 02-07-24 regular meeting and determined that an amendment is necessary in order to clarify and make consistent throughout the Bylaws the phrase, “Community Development Director” and his or her designee, to the “City Administrator” and his or her designee. The Planning Commission Bylaws were last amended January 18, 2023. The Planning Commission has determined that a change is necessary in order to clarify and ensure consistency throughout the Bylaws. Resolution 1169-24 and the proposed tracked changes to the Bylaws. Staff commented on the bylaws further and recommended the Commission approve the amended Planning and Zoning Commission Bylaws as amended. MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Stevenson/Commissioner Nelson. To approve Resolution 1169-24, a Resolution Amending the Planning and Zoning Commission Bylaws. Ayes – 7 Nays – 0 Motion carried. B. Resolution 1170-24, Amending the Conditional Use Permit for 2375 Mounds View Boulevard Phil Carlson, Stantec, stated the Bear Lot at 2375 Mounds View Blvd was originally a Saturn dealership with a CUP approved in 1992 by Resolution 4195. The CUP was amended in 1994, 1996, and 2010, allowing among things, added parking stalls; expansion of the building; adding a car wash, landscaping, signage, and lighting; and finally in 2010 removing the requirement for a new car license on the property. A condition of the 1996 amendment remains in effect: “[V]ehicle repair, servicing and maintenance are permitted on this site, excluding body work and painting.” Mr. Carlson explained the owners want to remove that condition so that a full complement of repair work can be done on site, including body work and painting. In the background material Mounds View Planning Commission April 17, 2024 Regular Meeting Page 3 ________________________________________________________________________ for this request is my opinion via email to the applicant that “auto repair” in the Mounds View Zoning Code does not distinguish between various kinds of auto repair and auto body work – body work is part of “auto repair”. If body work is done, it follows logically that auto painting is part of that work and should be allowed as well, since that body work usually needs to be repainted. There is no detailed background on why the previous condition imposed by the City Council prevented auto body work and painting. But the condition may be reasonable, given the differences in potential impacts between minor repair work and major body work and painting, notable noise and odors. If these can be addressed, amending the CUP to remove that condition as requested may be reasonable. There are no exterior changes to the site or building with this CUP amendment request at this time. If there are significant changes to the site or building, those will be reviewed with another CUP amendment. Very minor changes can be approved administratively by staff. Staff commented on the request further and recommended approval of the Amended Conditional Use Permit. Commissioner Curtis asked if the new company would need to follow the existing CUP signage guidelines. Mr. Carlson reported the CUP would remain with the property, meaning the new company would have to follow the regulations within the existing CUP. In that case, the new company would have to follow the new sign ordinance. The Commission decided they would address the sign issue when and if the new company brings an issue forward to the City. MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Munson/Commissioner Urlacher. To approve Resolution 1170-24, A Resolution Recommending Approval of an Amendment to the Conditional Use Permit for the Property at 2375 Mounds View Boulevard to Allow Auto Body Work and Auto Painting. Ayes – 7 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 8. Reports A. Reports of Staff Assistant City Administrator Beeman discussed upcoming planning cases with the Commission. B. Reports of Council Council Member Meehlhause provided the Planning Commission with an update from the City Council. C. Reports of Planning Commissioners None. Mounds View Planning Commission April 17, 2024 Regular Meeting Page 4 ________________________________________________________________________ 9. Next Planning Commission Meeting: A. Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. B. Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. ______________________________________________________________________________ 10. Adjournment There being no further business before the Planning Commission, Chair Farmer adjourned the meeting at 6:57 p.m. ______________________________________________________________________________ Respectfully submitted, Brian Beeman Assistant City Administrator Transcribed by: Heidi Guenther Minute Maker Secretarial Item No: 07A Meeting Date: May 1, 2024 Type of Business: Planning Business Planning Case: MI20024-0001 City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mounds View Planning Commission From: Phil Carlson, AICP, Stantec, City Planner Item Title/Subject: Voyager Subdivision, Preliminary and Final Plat Address: 7900 Sunnyside Road PID: 063023420028 Legal Description: Lot 103, Spring Lake Park HillView Zoning: R-1 Owners: Joshua Beach, Cory Shae Beach Applicant: Joshua Beach Request: Preliminary, Voyager Subdivision Introduction: The Beaches own the single family lot at 7900 Sunnyside Road, in the NW quadrant of Sunnyside and Hillside Road. They want to subdivide the property into two lots and are applying for a subdivision to be called Voyager Subdivision. Background: The existing lot is about 136’ X 231’, or 31,363 sq ft in size. There is an existing house on the east side of the lot which would remain and an existing garage in the middle of the lot which would be taken down. The proposed plat would divide the parcel into two lots: Lot 1 would be about 108’ X 136’, or 14,587 sq ft; Lot 2, a corner lot with the existing home, would be about 123’ X 136’, or 16,776 sq ft. The minimum dimensions for single family lots in the R-1 district are 75 ft wide and 11,000 sq ft for interior lots, and 100 ft wide and 12,500 sq ft for corner lots. In addition, the required side setback is 10 ft. The location of the new common lot line between Lot 1 and Lot 2 would leave more than enough side setback from the existing home. The proposed lots meet all zoning requirements. Water and sewer service to new Lot 1 would be from Hillview Road. Grading for the new home on Lot 1 would create swales on the west and north sides of the lot to direct drainage around the new home and keep it from neighboring properties. Drainage and utility easements are proposed around the perimeter of both lots. The preliminary and final plat, with notes, are illustrated on the next page overlaid on an aerial photo. Planning Commission Staff Report 5/1/2024 – Preliminary Plat, Voyager Subdivision, 7900 Sunnyside Road Page 2 The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community Planning Commission Staff Report 5/1/2024 – Preliminary Plat, Voyager Subdivision, 7900 Sunnyside Road Page 3 The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community Process: Subdivision approval follows Section 158 of the City Code, with City Staff review, Planning Commission recommendation, and approval by the City Council after a public hearing. 60-Day Deadline The application was complete with fees paid on April 18, 2024. The deadline for final action by the City Council per State statute 462.358 Subd. 3(b) is August 17, 2024 (a preliminary plat has a 120-day deadline; the final plat has a separate 60-day timeline). Recommendation: City staff recommends that the Planning Commission recommend approval of the preliminary plat for the Voyager Subdivision plat to divide the parcel into two lots as depicted on the Preliminary Plat prepared by Kemper & Associates Inc. dated 5-3-2023, with the following findings of fact: Findings of Fact for Approval 1) Joshua Beach and Cory Shae Beach (“Applicants”) own the property at 7900 Sunnyside Road in Mounds View, Minnesota, legally described as Lot 103, Spring Lake Park HillView (“Property”). 2) The property is zoned R-1 Single Family Residential. 3) The Applicants are requesting to subdivide the property into two residential lots in a plat called Voyager Subdivision. 4) The R-1 district standards in the Mounds View zoning code require interior lots to be a minimum of 75 feet wide and 11,000 square feet in area; corner lots must be a minimum of 100 feet wide and 12,500 square feet in area. Lot 1 of the proposed Voyager Subdivision plat is about 108 feet wide and 14,587 square feet in area; Lot 2 is about 123 feet wide and 16,776 square feet in area. Both lots meet the minimum R-1 zoning standards. 5) The preliminary plat meets the requirements in Sections 158.022 and 158.023 of the City Code for preliminary plat approval. Staff requests the Planning Commission recommend the City Council to approve Resolution 1171-24, by a motion. Respectfully submitted, ______________________ Phil Carlson, AICP City Planner Attachment(s): 1) Application 2) Plat 3) Resolution RESOLUTION 1171 -24 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE VOYAGER SUBDIVISION PRELIMINARY PLAT AT 7900 SUNNYSIDE ROAD; MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING CASE MI2024-0001 WHEREAS, Joshua Beach and Cory Shae Beach (“Applicants”) own the single family lot at 7900 Sunnyside Road (“Property”), legally described as: Lot 103, Spring Lake Park HillView; PIN 063023420028; and, WHEREAS, the Applicants have applied for a preliminary plat to be called VOYAGER SUBDIVISION creating two lots from the existing Property, and, WHEREAS, the Mounds View Planning Commission has reviewed this request at its meeting of May 1, 2024 and the Planner’s report of the same date and considered the code requirements and potential impacts of this plat. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mounds View Planning Commission makes the following finding of fact related to this request: 1. Joshua Beach and Cory Shae Beach (“Applicants”) own the property at 7900 Sunnyside Road in Mounds View, Minnesota, legally described as Lot 103, Spring Lake Park HillView (“Property”). 2. The property is zoned R-1 Single Family Residential. 3. The Applicants are requesting to subdivide the property into two residential lots in a plat called Voyager Subdivision. 4. The R-1 district standards in the Mounds View zoning code require interior lots to be a minimum of 75 feet wide and 11,000 square feet in area; corner lots must be a minimum of 100 feet wide and 12,500 square feet in area. Lot 1 of the proposed Voyager Subdivision plat is about 108 feet wide and 14,587 square feet in area; Lot 2 is about 123 feet wide and 16,776 square feet in area. Both lots meet the minimum R-1 zoning standards. 5. The preliminary plat meets the requirements in Sections 158.022 and 158.023 of the City Code for preliminary plat approval. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mounds View Planning Commission, based upon the above findings of fact, does hereby recommend that the City Council approve the preliminary plat for VOYAGER SUBDIVISION. Adopted this 1st day of May, 2024. ___________________________________________ Dennis Farmer, Planning Commission Chair ATTEST: ___________________________________________ Brian Beeman, Assistant City Administrator (SEAL)