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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPL MINUTES 05152001 Meeting Sheet IIIIII VIII VIII VIII VIII VIII IIII IIII 106215 Box: 36 Folder: PL MINUTES AND AGENDAS 2001 Document: PL MINUTES 05152001 1 ' 1 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES 3 May 15, 2001 4 7:00 p.m. 5 I. CALL TO ORDER. 6 The meeting was called to order at 7:01 p.m. by Vice Chair Stille. 7 II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 8 Vice Chair Stille invited the Commission and the audience to join in the Pledge of Allegiance. 9 10 III. ROLL CALL. 11 Present: Vice Chair Stille; Commissioners Hanson, Hatch, Thomas, and 12 Tillmann. 13 Absent: Chair Melsha; Commissioner Steeves. 14 Also Present: Assistant City Manager Sue Henry. 15 IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA. 16 Motion by Commissioner Hanson, second by Commissioner Thomas, to approve the meeting 4 Agenda. 18 Motion carried unanimously. 19 V. PUBLIC INPUT. 20 Hearing no comments, Vice Chair Stille moved forward with the agenda. 21 VI. MEETING MINUTES. 22 6.1 Review/Approval of Planning Commission Minutes of March 20, 2001. 23 The Commissioners requested the following corrections: 24 Page 4, line 27: "...was $15 million to $20 million..." 25 Motion by Commissioner Thomas, second by Vice Chair Stille, to approve the March 20, 2001 26 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes, as corrected above. 27 Motion carried unanimously. 28 VII. COMMUNICATION WITH CITY COUNCIL. 29 7.1 Designate a Planning,Commissioner to the City Council regular meeting of May 22, 2001. 30 Vice Chair Stille appointed Commissioner Tillmann to attend the next City Council meeting on �2 1 May 22, 2001. VIII. COMMITTEE REPORTS. Planning Commission Meeting Minutes May 15, 2001 • Page 2 1 8.1 Report of Sign Subcommittee- City Monument Sign Recommendation. 2 Assistant City Manager Sue Henry explained that the Planning Committee met with the City 3 Council and discussed the City Monument sign. The consensus was to go ahead with the city 4 electronic monument sign,justifying public purpose as the reason. Ms. Henry indicated that the 5 decision requires a city ordinance change. 6 Ms. Henry continued that the public hearing on the ordinance would take place on June 19, 2001, 7 if the Planning Commission agreed to pursue the ordinance change. Ms. Henry added that the 8 Council would then have three hearings on the case on June 26,July 10, and July 24, 2001. 9 Ms. Henry reviewed the different locations that have been suggested for sign placement. 10 Vice Chair Stille explained that they would have their own public meeting on June 19`h, 11 indicating that the Commission has time to further discuss the recommendation before it is due to 12 go before the Council. 13 Commissioner Tillmann stated she would like to review this sign in relation to the other signs in 14 town, and establish the way that electronic signs will be treated in other areas of the City of St. 15 Anthony. •6 Vice Chair Stille stated that the Commission needed to establish where these signs for public 17 information should be allowed. He mentioned recreational property, commercial property, or 18 city-owned property, and asked for input from the Commissioners. 19 Commissioner Hanson noted that the Stonehouse sign is not on property owned by the City of St. 20 Anthony. He stated he feels that the new City sign should be on recreational land. 21 Commissioner Thomas thought public property would be the best option for sign placement. He 22 asked the Commission if they would want to allow government agencies, or the school to have a 23 proliferation on these kinds of signs. 24 Vice Chair Stille indicated that all of these points have been discussed at the subcommittee 25 meetings. He requested a motion with regard to electronic signs for public purposes. Then 26 suggested the subcommittee set a date for a meeting to further discuss the ideas mentioned. 27 Commissioner Thomas asked if there would be some type of consensus at the public hearings. 28 Commissioner Tillmann stated that she was in favor of wording the ordinance with "City 29 property". Vice Chair Stille agreed. Commissioner Tillmann asked if the Council would be approving the funding to hire a designer to design the sign at the next City Council meeting. 32 Ms. Henry stated that the purpose of meeting with the Council is to brief them on what is 33 happening with the City Monument Sign. She indicated that a landscape architect would be Planning Commission Meeting Minutes • May 15, 2001 Page 3 1 hired, once the ordinance change process is underway. 2 Commissioner Tillmann would like for a designer to sketch the proposed sign on the proposed 3 Site with the landscaping around it, to eliminate any confusion of what the electronic sign might 4 look like. 5 Motion by Vice Chair Stille, second by Commissioner Tillmann, to recommend to the City 6 Council that a change be made in the city ordinance to allow for electronic signs, for public 7 information purposes only. 8 Motion carried unanimously. 9 8.2 Update from Antenna Ordinance Subcommittee- Vice Chair Stille. 10 Tabled until next month. 11 IX. INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION. 12 9.1 Northwest Ouadrant Master Plan Update. 13 Ms. Henry stated that the next Planning/Steering Committee would be held May 31, 2001. She 0 indicated the meeting should be the last for the steering committee before action begins taking 15 place. 16 Commissioner Thomas indicated that he had reviewed the City Council minutes, and that it was 17 evident that the density issues are significant. He stated that density does not necessarily mean 18 high crime, and additional police calls. He added that, from an economic point of view, in order 19 for anything to work in that area, some density is necessary. 20 Ms. Henry added that, at the next Planning Commission meeting in June, the Master Plan for the 21 Northwest Quadrant would be presented for comment before it goes to the City Council. 22 X. ANNOUNCEMENTS. 23 Ms. Henry stated she had talked to the applicant for the Fuel Mart Car Wash that had come 24 before the Commission last summer, and he indicated that he was working on the improvements, 25 and that it should be completed in the next couple of weeks. 26 Ms. Henry provided the Planning Commission with an update on Walgreen's. She indicated that 27 no type of building permit would be released until the issue is resolved with the transmission 28 lines. She stated that there may be some relocation involved at Walgreen's cost. 29 Ms. Henry also stated that they reviewed the tow-truck ordinance, and it was decided that the 0 o language of the current ordinance provides enough information and guidelines, and would not be 1 changed at this time. Planning Commission Meeting Minutes • May 15, 2001 Page 4 1 Commissioner Hanson asked If the Fire Department would continue to be in charge of enforcing 2 those types of ordinances. Ms. Henry responded that a hotline number has been created by the 3 Fire Department to tend to the concerns and complaints surrounding the various city ordinances. 4 Commissioner Thomas asked if anyone present knew the weight of a tow truck, and stated that if 5 it weighs more than 9,000 pounds, then it is in violation of a code enforcement issue. The weight 6 of a tow truck was not known by anyone on the Planning Committee, but would be determined. 7 Commissioner Hanson stated that a point of sale ordinance should be looked at by the City 8 Council. 9 Vice Chair Stille indicated that the various subcommittees were working well, and asked if 10 anyone was interested in forming a subcommittee on the point of sale ordinance. 11 Commissioner Hanson stated he would be on the subcommittee, and Commissioner Thomas 12 stated he would also be on the subcommittee to discuss the point of sale ordinance. 13 Commissioner Hanson added that other things to look at were how to make the housing stock in 14 the City of St. Anthony more energy conservative conscious. Commissioners Hanson and Thomas indicated they would have a report for the Planning 16 Commission at the July meeting. 17 Commissioner Hanson stated the bakery would be leaving the St. Anthony Shopping Center, and 18 would be replaced with a pizza shop. He added that a coffee shop, or a small Italian restaurant 19 might take over the library space. He said that potholes were paved in the parking lot today. He 20 indicated that the roofline would be softened, as well. Commissioner Hanson stated he saw all of 21 the changes as positive things, and that the Shopping Center should be filled up by the end of the 22 summer. 23 XI. ADJOURNMENT. 24 Motion by Commissioner Tillmann, second by Commissioner Hanson, to adjourn the meeting at 25 7:30 p.m. 26 Motion carried unanimously. 27 Respectfully submitted, �8 Courtney Seesz �y TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.