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MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OCTOBER 5, 1981 The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by Chairman Stefanson. Also present were Olson, Mead, Labalestra, Wallin, Blomberg, Nilsen, Bourquin, and Council Liaison Sandy Larson. Absent upon prior notice was Waldo. Be- cause of the nature of the business to be heard at the meeting, the follow- ing Councilmembers and City Officials were present: Mayor Warkentien, Helen Brown, Ron Eggert, City Engineer Brad Lemberg, City Attorney David Allen, and City Planner Carl Dale. The first item heard was the request of Phil Meyers for information concern- ing the ability to erect a 6-plex at 1899 W. Larpenteur, currently a 12,800 square foot parcel. Commissionmember Labalestra pointed out the require- ments of Zoning Ordinance 64, Section 8.4(3) which requires a minimum lot size of 12,500 square feet and 2,000 square feet per 2 bedroom unit. The next agenda item receiving attention was the Conditional Use Permit request of Hewlett-Packard, 2025 W. Larpenteur, to enable them to develop additional surface water ponding arrangements in the northeast corner of their property. Engineer Lemberg distributed his comments on the proposed construction plans in the form of a letter. Lemberg's review was generally favorable if fencing were provided and some additional details. regarding capacity. Hewlett-Packard desires construction to commence as soon as possible. Don Hamilton and Scott Larkin both assured that fencing would be provided. Final approval on the request was tabled until after the proposal of American Shelter Corporation was explained. When it became clear that American Shelter's proposals were only at the conceptual stages of planning, a motion by Mead was duly made, seconded by Olson, and unanimously carried that. Hewlett-Packard's request for Conditional Use Permit be recommended to the City Council for approval upon satisfaction of the reservations express- ed in Lemberg's opinion letter. The next item of business was the request of American Shelter Corporation to rezone the vacant land north and west of Hewlett-Packard to permit develop- ment of town houses according to a concept plan presented at the meeting. The presentation was made by Harold J. Westin and Associates. The concept plan calls for up to 12 units per. acre to be owner occupied in the $90,000 to $100,000 price range. Part of the site would be made available for a City Hail and office/commercial buildings. All units will use state of the art passive solar technology. Engineer Lemberg presented his comments on the plan in the form of a second letter. American Shelter wants B1A zoning for flexibility. Carl Dale was opposed to B1A on the grounds that such flexibility could permit uses not desired or intended.- Nilsen expressed great concern about street planning to prevent "trapping" of residents due to singular routes of ingress and egress. American Shelter's planning provides for 2 to 4 points of street access. Lemberg felt the concept was an ideal .type of development for the site, assuming important details could be worked out satisfactorily. Carl Dale agreed generally with Lemberg's comments but felt the proposed density was too high, BiA zoning was not recommended, PUD zoning was appropriate, larger scale drawings were need- ed for proper evlauation and further study was needed. concerning vehicular and pedestrian movement. Upon motion by Bourquin, seconded by Labalestra, the following action was unanimously recommended: 1. That the request for B1A rezoning be rejected. 2. That Carl Dale put his comments in writing concerning PUD language for American Shelter's project and provide those comments to American Shelter, the Planning Commission and the City Council.