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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPL PACKET 01182011 Meeting Sheet IIIIII VIII VIII VIII VIII VIII IIII IIII 104999 Box: 33 Folder: PL PACKETS 2005-2011 Document: PL PACKET 01182011 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA TUESDAYS JANUARY 181, 2011 REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS I. CALL TO ORDER. II. ROLL CALL. III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. IV. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS IVA. Nomination and Election of Chair IV.2. Nomination and Election of Vice Chair V. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA. VI. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES OF AUGUST 17j, 2010 VII. COMMUNICATION WITH CITY COUNCIL. VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS. NONE VIII. CONCEPT REVIEWS. NONE IX. OTHER BUSINESS. IX.1. Work Session Topics for 2011 X. REPORTS FROM STAFF. X.1. GTS Training Schedule N March - June XI. COMMUNITY FORUM. Individuals may address the Planning Commission about any item not included on the regular agenda. Speakers are requested to come to the podium, sign their name and address on the form at the podium, state their name and address for the Clerk's record,and limit their remarks to five minutes. The Planning Commission may refer the matter to staff for a future report or direct the matter to be scheduled on an upcoming agenda. XII. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. XIII.ADJOURNMENT. F.\Plannmg\Electronic Packets\201 1\01 18201 1 pc agenda.doc e ' 1 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY 2 3 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING 4 5 AUGUST 17, 2010 6 7:00 p.m. 7 8 9 I. CALL TO ORDER. 10 11 Chair Jensen called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 12 13 II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 14 15 Chair Jensen invited the Commission and the audience to join him in the Pledge of Allegiance. 16 17 III. ROLL CALL. 18 19 Commissioners Present: Chairperson Jensen; Commissioners Niccum, Poucher, Heinis, Crone, 20 and Chaput. 21 Absent: Commissioner Cincoski. 22 Also Present: Assistant City Manager Kim Moore-Sykes. 23 24 IV. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA. 25 26 Motion by Commissioner Crone, second by Commissioner Heinis, to approve the Planning 27 Commission Meeting Agenda of August 17, 2010. 28 29 Motion carried unanimously. 30 31 V. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES 32 33 The following corrections were requested to the July 20, 2010 Meeting Minutes: 34 Page 4, line 28: "...conducted today wielded 'eyi lded..." 35 Page 4, line 37 & 38: "She suggested consideration of this in regards to condition no. 3 36 and stated she would not come back to revisit the CUP if the hours of operation were to 37 change in the future. She stated the community did not seem to want 24 hour operation. 38 39 Motion by Commissioner Niccum, second by Commissioner Chaput, to approve the July 20, 40 2010 Meeting Minutes as amended. 41 42 Motion carried unanimously. 43 44 VI. COMMUNICATION WITH CITY COUNCIL 45 46 Chair Jensen reported on the City Council's approval of the IHOP development at the September 47 27, 2010 City Council meeting. He stated the Council removed the condition as it related to the 48 driveway needing reconstruction if there were to be an accident. The applicant did make the s Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes August 17, 2010 Page 2 1 change to remove two parking stalls near the front entrance as discussed by the Commission. 2 The Council also approved of the small drive-up window included in the applicant's plans. 3 4 VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS 5 6 None. 7 8 VIII. CONCEPT REVIEWS 9 10 VIII.1 REDEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL FOR LOT A, 3055 OLD HWY 8 11 12 Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes presented the staff report for the Redevelopment Proposal 13 for Lot A, 3055 Old Hwy 8. She reported that staff met with Jerry Nordenstrom, Project 14 Manager from Community First Development, LLC, to discuss their proposal to build a 4-story 15 high density,multi-family building that would also house small service oriented commercial 16 business on the first level on Lot A of 3055 Old Highway 8. In February 2009, the Wirth 17 Companies, the owner of 3055 Old Highway 8,petitioned the City to split this property into two 18 lots, Lot A and Lot B. Lot A is the north portion of the existing parking lot for the property and 19 Lot B includes the existing building and a smaller portion of the existing parking lot. Mr. Lutz, 20 representative for Wirth Companies, stated at the time that Wirth Companies wanted to split the 21 property but had no plans at the time for redevelopment for Lot A. Both lots are currently in the 22 Light Industrial Zoning District. 23 24 Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes stated in order for Lot A to be redeveloped into a high 25 density, multi-family use, Mr. Nordenstrom was advised that he will have to rezone the property 26 to R-4 from LI. This rezoning would not be out of character for the neighborhood as there is an 27 apartment complex to the north, adjacent to Lot A and townhome complexes to the north and to 28 the northwest at Old Hwy 8 and 33rd Avenue. Additionally, this is an appropriate petition for 29 rezoning because the purpose of the R-4 District is to provide areas for housing other than 1 and 30 2-family dwellings and townhomes, and which serves as a transitional use between less dense 31 residential uses and non-residential uses. She advised that Lot A is 78,319 square feet, which is 32 sufficient for the proposed 30-unit condominium apartment building with service or 33 convenience-type businesses on the first level. For a building size with 17 or more units,the 34 minimum lot size is 43,000 square feet plus 1,750 square feet per each unit over 16. This means 35 that minimally, this proposed building needs to be at least 67,500 square feet and lot coverage is 36 restricted to 50%. The proposed R-4 condominium apartment building will be at a height of 37 three(3) stores or 35 feet. 38 39 Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes reported that Mr.Nordenstrom said they would like to put 40 a small business center on the first level that would cater to the needs of the residents. Possible 41 service-type businesses could include a postal station, accountant, attorney, convenience store, 42 etc. These uses are allowed in the R-4 zoning district but with a Conditional Use Permit(CUP). 43 44 Mr. Jerry Nordenstrom,Project Manager from Community First Development, LLC, addressed 45 the Planning Commission and stated Community First Development, LLC has been considering 46 a 40 unit condo project and would prefer to develop in St. Anthony. They would like to build a 'd Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes August 17, 2010 Page 3 1 small, residential condo development with two and three bedroom units. He stated they plan on 2 locating a large berm between the condo development and the office complex. They would like 3 to relocate the curb cut that currently exists on the north edge to the center of the site. Mr. 4 Nordenstrom stated that all codes and setbacks will be met; however, there will be a need to 5 rezone. The plan is to include a convenience market, and there will also be a mail center in the 6 building. 7 8 Commissioner Niccum commented that the proposed convenience store will likely receive quite 9 a bit of use with the amount of multi-housing in the area. 10 11 Mr. Nordenstrom answered questions of the Planning Commission regarding the proposed 12 relocation of the curb cut to allow for improved parking and provided an overview of the 13 proposed building materials. 14 15 Commissioner Crone recommended that the applicant ensure the appropriate size for the 16 convenience store,noting it will be an asset to the community. She inquired about the location 17 of the accountant attorney space planned with the development. Mr. Nordenstrom reviewed the 18 proposed location in the business center area. He verified that the convenience store will be 19 open to the public. Mr. Nordenstrom answered questions regarding the landscaping plan which 20 includes a berm and tree separation from the office building to the south. 21 22 Chair Jensen noted there are a number of parking stalls that serve the building on the Roseville 23 side of the line. He asked whether this is the reason that the driveway is still located on the north 24 side of the line or whether there is an agreement in place. Mr. Nordenstrom replied that his 25 understanding is that that there is not an existing easement for access to these parking spots. 26 Chair Jensen suggested that this issue be worked through if there is not an agreement in place. 27 28 Mr.Nordenstrom reviewed the location of the Hennepin County/Ramsey County line as it 29 relates to the subject site. 30 31 Chair Jensen verified with Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes that development plans have 32 not come forward for the lawn property to the north of this site. He commented that the notion 33 that this area would remain as large lawn/open space could be erroneous depending on the 34 potential for future redevelopment. He commented that the sketch is fairly vague on south end. 35 He stated there needs to be a certain amount of parking to be convenient for the proposed retail 36 uses and the courtyard, and commented on the need for an accessible drop and delivery area. He 37 inquired whether the courtyard located on top of the garage would be a private space for the 38 residents. Mr. Nordenstrom responded in the affirmative. He stated the road drops quite a bit 39 and the courtyard will be fenced. 40 41 Chair Jensen asked whether the applicant has considered flipping the building. Mr. Nordenstrom 42 replied that it has been discussed. He reviewed the grade on the site and the planned parking. 43 44 Chair Jensen verified with Mr.Nordenstrom that the retail is planned to be on the parking garage 45 level. He suggested the applicant consider flipping the building,noting that it may be preferred 46 to have the building located closer to Old Highway 8. He suggested the applicant determine r Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes August 17, 2010 Page 4 1 whether it will be necessary for the Fire Department to be able to circulate entirely around the 2 building. He inquired whether a driveway entirely on the south side with some grade separation 3 and landscaping would provide what the applicant is looking for, with the green space possibly 4 consolidated totally on the north end. He noted that some of this will be resolved depending on 5 how the circulation is determined with the property to the northeast. He stated he does not see a 6 major issue with the land use. However, it should be determined whether a minor 7 comprehensive plan amendment will be required for the residential use. If it is a light industrial 8 use a comprehensive plan amendment would need to run concurrently. 9 10 Mr. Nordenstrom stated the parking situation and whether some type of easement would be 1 I necessary will be looked into. He explained when they had looked at flipping the building it had 12 been determined that the courtyard would be better located to the north with a better view. 13 14 Chair Jensen clarified with the applicant that there is likely to be landscaping on the south side of 15 the building with some unresolved parking on that side, and that the goal is to move the driveway 16 north a distance. He noted the line for the lot split was done arbitrarily and verified with Mr. 17 Nordenstrom that the line may move based on the needs of the users. 18 19 Mr. Nordenstrom explained that there will be a homeowners association, and that the property 20 will be managed by a professional management company. 21 22 Chair Jensen verified with Mr. Nordenstrom that the convenience store will be located where it 23 works best, somewhere along the west to south side of the building. 24 25 Commissioner Poucher asked if the commercial space on the first floor will be purchased by the 26 store owner or owned by the homeowners association. Mr. Nordenstrom replied that is not 27 known at this time, but that it would likely be managed by the property management company. 28 29 Chair Jensen noted there is a strong likelihood that the land use question will not be a large 30 problem. There are procedural issues to resolve with the guide plan and rezoning. There will 31 likely be comments at the public hearing as it relates to the civil plan, along with the floor plans. 32 He encouraged the applicant to work with the property lines and provide further information as it 33 relates to surrounding uses, and to determine whether the Fire Department will need to be able to 34 circulate the building. He verified with the applicant that the setback requirement to the north 35 has been met. 36 37 IX. OTHER BUSINESS. 38 39 None. 40 41 X. REPORTS FROM STAFF 42 43 X.I. MINNESOTA SUPREME COURT RULING REGARDING VARIANCES 44 45 Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes provided an overview of the staff report included in the 46 Commission's packet on a recent Minnesota Supreme Court decision regarding variances. She Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes August 17, 2010 Page 5 1 reported that the Commission has also been provided with an informational item included in the 2 League of Minnesota Cities magazine on zoning for religion. 3 4 XI. COMMUNITY FORUM. 5 6 None. 7 8 XII. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. 9 10 Chair Jensen clarified with Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes that the potential rezoning to 11 R-4 with the redevelopment proposal discussed tonight would be suitable if an apartment or for- 12 ownership situation. He requested a future agenda include a discussion on the topic of planned 13 developments and whether a smaller minimum size for planned developments would be a benefit 14 to the City,possibly with outside consultants present. He stated there is a need to examine the 15 minimum size for planned developments. He pointed out that a variance would be necessary for 16 the property discussed tonight to have a portion of the structure over three stories, and that it 17 would not be reasonable to presume that the variance could be granted due to the resulting 18 economic gain. However, if a planned development were available through a zoning review and 19 guide plan amendment there may be a better way to design the redevelopment economically and 20 structurally. Chair Jensen requested that the topic be put forward a bit more urgently in order to 21 get ahead of the next development cycle. He noted there are not planning dollars available in the 22 budget for an elaborate study. 23 24 Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes stated staff will check with other communities regarding 25 their planned unit development sizes and proceed from there. 26 27 Chair Jensen suggested a canvassing of the City to determine a listing of properties in the City 28 that are empty and unoccupied, and buildings at the end of their use. He noted last year there 29 was a proposal for a project in the industrial zone to the north of 390' Avenue, north of the public 30 works site. He commented there are likely approximately 15 parcels in the City with some 31 potential at the next development cycle. He asked whether there have been individuals inquiring 32 about expansion of their properties, decks,or front porches. Assistant City Manager Moore- 33 Sykes replied there have not been individuals that have come in to ask specifically about this. 34 Staff did receive a call from an individual that would like to tear down and rebuild inquiring 35 about the front yard setback 36 37 Chair Jensen requested staff to contact individuals and designers that have had contact with the 38 City regarding this topic about what the potential may have been in regards to remodeling. He 39 requested that two to three items on the subject of planned developments be included on the 40 October meeting agenda. 41 42 XIII. AD.IOURNNI)ENT. 43 44 Motion by Commissioner Niccum, second by Commissioner Heinis,to adjourn the meeting at 45 8:00 p.m. 46 Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes August 17, 2010 Page 6 1 Motion carried unanimously. 2 3 4 Respectfully submitted, 5 Carol Hamer 6 TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. STAFF REPORT To: Planning Commission From: Kim Moore-Sykes,Assistant City Manager �J Date: January 18, 2011 Subject: Planning Work Session Topics Because we haven't had many applications for the Planning Commission to consider, Staff is interested in knowing what land use and zoning topics that you may be interested in discussing in a work session setting. A few ideas were suggested at the staff level and they include: • Update on Code Enforcement activities by the Fire Chief— March 15, 2011 (tentative). • Government Training Services Seminars and Workshop for 2011 schedule not yet available. • League of Minnesota Cities Staff Attorneys to discuss land use planning and zoning topics of interest, legislation - both new and amended — May/June. 03162010 3038 Harding St FY Encroachment Vanance.doc