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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 24, 2009 Page 3 V. REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF. 4 A. Resolution 09-028 Administrative Lot Split 3055 Old Highway 8. Jan Jenson Planning 5 Commissioner presenting (Tabled from February 24 2009 meeting). 6 7 Planning Commission Member Jan Jenson provided the report from the Planning Commission on 8 the request for an administrative lot split at 3055 Old Highway 8. The applicant is proposing to 9 split this property into two parcels in order to facilitate the future and eventual redevelopment of 10 the parcel currently comprising the parking lot. Planning Commission Member Jenson stated the 11 initial public hearing was held on January 20, 2009. The City Attorney reviewed the proposed 12 preliminary plat and advised staff that he would not recommend approval for this plat as 13 configured and proposed. When staff advised Mr. Lutz, General Counsel of the Wirth 14 Companies, of the situation, Mr. Lutz requested that the Planning Commission table the public 15 hearing until February 17, 2009. Mr. Lutz was asked to present a parking analysis for Lot B for 16 the rescheduled public hearing. Mr. Lutz did not attend the rescheduled February 17`x' public 17 hearing with the Planning Commission. A revised site plan that includes the parking analysis was 18 forwarded to the City Attorney for review ahead of the City Council meeting scheduled for 19 February 24, 2009. The City Council remanded this item back to the Planning Commission for a 20 public hearing. Planning Commission Member Jenson stated at the March 17, 2009 public 21 hearing Mr. Lutz presented the revised site survey detailing 92 parking spaces. The motion 22 approved by the Planning Commission was to recommend approval of the proposed lot split at 23 3055 Old US Highway 8. 24 25 Councilmember Stille questioned if both lots are conforming with regards to parking. 26 Commission Member Jenson replied that the lot being proposed is conforming to parking. The 27 remaining parking lot area has not yet been developed; in order to be developed it will need to 28 conform to parking requirements. 29 30 Mr. David Lutz, General Counsel of The Wirth Companies, stated he is present for questions. 31 32 Councilmember Stille inquired about plans for the property in the near future. Mr. Lutz replied 33 there are not plans for the near future. This is a window of opportunity because there is currently 34 no financing on the property so lender approval is not needed for the lot split. 35 36 Mayor Faust informed Mr. Lutz that the City Council does not look kindly on variances. He 37 recommended that the applicant should be aware of the potential uses for the parcel. Mr. Lutz 38 replied that the applicant has reviewed the zoning requirements. 39 40 Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to adopt Resolution 09- 41 028; Approval of the Request for an Administrative Lot Split for the Property Located at 3055 42 Old US Highway 8. 43 44 Motion carried unanimously. 45 46 VI. GENERAL BUSINESS OF COUNCIL.