2022.05.16 CC Packet - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

TO: Bryan Bear, City Administrator FROM: Rachel Juba, Community Development Director SUBJECT: Premier Bank - Sketch Plan – 5615 147th Street N DATE: May 12, for the City Council meeting of May 16, 2022 ZONING: Future Central Business (FCB) COMP PLAN LAND USE: Mixed- Use (MIX) REVIEW DEADLINE: May 21, 2022 (120-days) 1.PLANNING COMMISSION UPDATE: At its April 28, 2022, meeting the Planning Commission reviewed the sketch plan. Staff provided background to the Planning Commission as outlined in the staff report for the sketch plan application. The applicant presented information to the Planning Commission and stated that they are a family owned local bank, with not much traffic, and that over 90% of their business is online. They had concerns if the access was required to be on 147th Street because of security and proximity to the 147th Street and Highway 61 intersection. The Planning Commission does want to see this area develop in a way that meets the downtown plan and thinks a bank use in general is a good use for the property. Some Commissioners stated that they have been waiting for the downtown to develop for a long time, and this is a start. Some Commissioners also agreed with the applicant that the access on to Flay Avenue made sense for security and proximity to the intersection, in addition to a disruption of the trail along the north side of 147th Street. However, they did understand that commercial traffic would be accessing onto a local road and it will have an impact on the residents in the area. The Planning Commission asked about traffic counts for the bank. The applicant stated that the bank has low traffic count numbers, but planned to grow in the future and they did not know how that would affect the traffic counts, good or bad. The Planning Commission asked how the developer intends to meet the downtown design guidelines in regards to architecture and transitions between land uses. The applicant stated they have determined a design for the building, but would review the guidelines CITY OF HUGO Community Development Planning and Zoning Staff Report J.I