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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes May 17, 2022 Page 2 1 Councilmember Webster provided background information on the goal setting that has 2 occurred in recent years. She thanked the Commission noting that some of the goals related to 3 planning are in addition to the normal workload of the Commission and helps the City address 4 trends and plan for the future. She stated that each of the steps is meant to bring them closer 5 to accomplishing the pyramid mission statement. She welcomed any questions the 6 Commission may have. 7 8 Commissioner Erickson asked for more details on changes that were made. Councilmember 9 Webster noted a boxed area that denotes some of the changes from 2021 to 2022 and 10 highlighted some of those changes and/or additions. She also provided details on the 11 proposed resident survey, noting that a link will be available for residents that are not chosen 12 for the sampling to still complete the survey. 13 14 Chair Socha commented that sometimes the discussions of the Planning Commission go 15 beyond the scope of planning, including economic development. She asked if it would be 16 appropriate for the Commission to also forward comments on other topics in the pyramid 17 outside of planning, as many elements work together, and the Commission members care 18 about more than just planning topics. Councilmember Webster acknowledged the complexity 19 of some of the issues brought before the Planning Commission. She agreed that it is hard to 20 only view something in one lens because issues are intertwined. She welcomed those 21 comments as it helps her to think about unintended consequences and different perspectives. 22 23 Commissioner Hendrickson referenced a new item that mentions comparing greenspace to 24 density in Silver Lake Village and asked for more details. Councilmember Webster 25 referenced the gas station complex at 39th and Stinson Boulevard which the City purchased 26 several years ago. She stated that there has been a proposal to build 38 units with the same 27 floor plan that was already constructed to the south and therefore they are attempting to be 28 mindful of the greenspace that is available. She noted that the highest concentration of 29 children live in apartments, and they do not always have walkable access to greenspace. She 30 stated that they may need to be more intentional about where they plan for greenspace. 31 32 Commissioner Hendrickson agreed that there is a lot of asphalt in that area and there would be 33 a great potential for improvement in that area. 34 B.35 R-1 Zoning Amendments Discussion 36 37 City Planner Grittman explained the purpose of this item is to initiate a discussion over the 38 potential for expanding buildable area on single family parcels in St. Anthony. The simple 39 impetus for this discussion is to consider whether there are opportunities to allow for more 40 significant reinvestment in existing housing stock given a changing expectation for single 41 family home design. He noted St. Anthony has demonstrated a strong interest in its single- 42 family neighborhoods for a variety of reasons. 43 44 Chair Socha stated that she did not see anything in the report proposing a change from the 35 45 to 45 percent impervious surface requirements and asked if that is proposed to stay the same. 46 Mr. Grittman stated that the engineer does not recommend changing those numbers but noted