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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes January 18, 2005 Page 4 1 2 XII. INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION. 3 4 Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes advised the Planning Commission that the City has 5 received a request for extension from Quest Development for the project at 4001 Stinson 6 Boulevard. He stated that they want to be better prepared with their presentation and would be 7 back on the agenda for the February 8, 2005 City Council meeting. 8 9 Chair Stromgren noted that the City's legal council determined that they could not legally attach 10 to the current PUD, as they do not fully own the property. He explained that they must have a 11 majority of control of the property or the ability to control the majority of the property and they 12 have neither. He stated that further discussion is necessary and that this would be back before the 13 City Council on February 8, 2005. 14 15 XIII. ANNOUNCEMENTS 16 17 Vice Chair Hanson welcomed Commissioner Don Jensen to the Planning Commission and 18 congratulated Mr. Gray on his appointment to the City Council. He stated that he plans to attend 19 the City Retreat this Thursday at the Northland Inn noting that he also attended last year. He 20 stated that he is looking forward to the retreat and will report back to the Commission at their 21 February meeting. 22 Chair welcomed Mr. Jensen. 23 24 Commissioner Jensen referenced the existing zoning and text amendment for the cemetery and 25 its accessories and asked if it would be prudent to examine whether a 3-acre PUD is appropriate 26 as a standard for the City. He stated that as a Commission, in the future they would be reviewing 27 smaller developments and would probably not find too many logical options that would total 3 28 full acres. He explained that the numbers were determined 10 to 15 years ago and are no longer 29 relevant. He stated that this speaks to a bigger issue and seriously doubts that the Commission 30 would see a 3-acre minimum. 31 32 Chair Stromgren agreed noting that a cursory review was done with some of the neighboring 33 cities noting that Minneapolis is a 2-acre minimum. 34 35 Commissioner Jensen referenced the disconnect between the legal description of property and 36 Comprehensive Plan and suggested canvassing other communities. Chair Stromgren suggested 37 Hopkins and Golden Valley noting that both Cities have recently seen considerable 38 redevelopment. 39 40 Ms. Moore-Sykes noted that at the time the current PUD standards were outlined the idea was 41 initially five acres and the Planning Commission had suggested three acres to better 42 accommodate the smaller development projects. She stated that if Quest does move forward 43 with the PUD request the Engineering department would have to review the sewer and storm 44 drainage system due to the higher density. She noted that the City is being more cautious due to 45 the infrastructure and the impact it could have on it.