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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/07/1996" CITY OF APPLE VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES August 7, 1996 1. CALL TO ORDER The City of Apple Valley Planning Commission meeting was called to order at 7:04 p.m. by Chair Allen Felkner. Members Present: Allen Felkner,- Karen Edgeton, Frank Blundetto, Diane Nagler, and Marcia Gowling. Members Absent: Paul Oberg. Staff Present: Rick Kelley, Kathy Bodmer, and Keith Gordon. Others Present: See the sign-in sheet. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Chair Felkner asked Staff and the Commission members if they had any changes or revisions to the draft agenda. There, being .none, he called for its approval. MOTION: Member Gowling moved, seconded by Member Blundetto, to approve the draft agenda. The motion carried 5 - 0. 3. APPROVAL OF NLY 17, 1996 MINUTES Chair Felkner asked Staff and the Commission members if they had any changes or revisions to the draft minutes submitted in the packet. There being none, he called for their approval. MOTION: Member Edgeton moved, seconded by Member Gowling, to approve the minutes as submitted. The motion carried 4 - 0, with one abstention (Felkner). 4. CONSENT ITEMS - None - 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None - 6. LAND USE/ACTION ITEMS A. North Star Industrial Park 3rd Addition Chair Felkner noted to members of the audience that in accordance with the petitioner's wishes, and with information contained in the staff memo, there would not be any action this evening on the item. Assistant Planner Kathy Bodmer introduced herself and noted that she has the answers to some of the questions raised at the Planning Commission Minutes August 7, 1996 Page 2 hearing. She asked if the Commission wanted to have a full blown presentation, or just the highlights of the information that had been collected to date. Chair Felkner stated that he would prefer to have a brief synopsis at this time, since the information will need to be repeated at the following meeting. Ms. Bodmer identified the site on an overhead transparency of a street map, and noted that the property is guided for Limited Industrial uses and is zoned appropriately. There is not any change being proposed in the land uses permitted at this time. She stated that the proposed subdivision of the property with a preliminary plat indicated 147th Street following along the north line of the property, adjacent to the existing single family neighborhood for about half the width of the plat. She said the most significant question raised at the public hearing by the adjacent residents was why this location for 147th Street was being proposed when they had been under the impression that 147th Street would cross in the center of the industrial property, approximately 300 feet to the south. Ms. Bodmer explained that 147th Street is a community collector roadway that is intended to extend in a continuous alignment from Pilot Knob Road, in a westerly direction to connect to the east side of the City's downtown commercial area. Ms. Bodmer noted that the initial alignment of 147th Street was presented to North Star Companies and Williams Brothers Pipeline since it would traverse their property. They raised objections concerning the splitting of their property by this more central roadway alignment because it would preclude their ability to easily expand their current operations. Since these two corporate entities owned the property from which the street right-of-way would have to be acquired, the City was compelled to shift the alignment further to the north. Ms. Bodmer noted that in order for 147th Street to function appropriately as a community collector roadway, it must have a four- way intersection at Johnny Cake Ridge Road to allow for continuous traffic movements without any offset, which would require traffic to jog along Johnny Cake Ridge Road. In addition, a four-way intersection is necessary in order for appropriate traffic control to be established at Johnny Cake. Without a four-way intersection, Johnny Cake would not be stopped at either leg of 147th Street. Ms. Bodmer went on to note that at the public hearing, North Star had been asked to evaluate shifting the alignment of 147th Street south and then placing the curve on their property on the west side of Johnny Cake Ridge Road. North Star is still evaluating the impact that this would have on their future development plans of their concrete plant. Planning Commission Minutes August 7, 1996 Page 3 Ms. Bodmer stated that one of the other issues raised was for the possible use of the triangular-shaped property in the northeast corner of the proposed plat of North Star Industrial Park 3rd Addition. Ms. Bodmer displayed an overhead transparency showing potential building sites on this lot. The site, although impacted by the presence of the Williams Brothers Pipeline easement, could easily accommodate a 6,000 square foot building on one side of the easement, and a 8,000 square foot building on the other side. Parking could occur in the central area on top of -the pipeline easement, but could also extend up to 20 feet of the north and east lines of the triangle. Ms. Bodmer stated that the final significant issue raised at the public hearing concerned the traffic on 147th Street. First off, the speed limit on 147th Street would be established at 30 miles per hour. Ms. Bodmer noted that speed limits are established in accordance with state law, which stipulate that based on horizontal and vertical curves of the roadway, along with the number and spacing of driveway intersections, create a 30 mile per hour limit on roads such as 147th Street. Roads not meeting this criteria would be designated as 55 miles per hour, unless a study was performed by the Minnesota Department of Transportation stipulating some speed in between 30 and 55 miles per hour. The estimated amount of traffic on 147th Street would be between two and four thousand trips per day. She compared this to other roads in the immediate vicinity to help people visualize the actual impact of the roadway. Johnny Cake Ridge Road currently carries between 5,700 and 6,300 trips per day; 140th Street carries between 8,500 and 9,500 trips per day; and County Road 42 is currently carrying 19,000 trips per day. All of these trips are based on 1995 traffic counts. Finally she noted that there are indeed many gravel trucks using Johnny Cake Ridge Road on their way northbound to access either 35E or Cedar Avenue. She noted that these trucks typically turn on 140th Street to access the more major roads and would not be likely to use 147th Street since its alignment would require some southerly back tracking toward the City's central business district. Chair Felkner asked when North Star might be done evaluating the potential alternative 147th Street alignment. Dave Ericksmoen stated that they have begun their examination, but have not made a conclusion as of yet. He noted that they have been having ongoing discussions with City Staff concerning this issue. Mr. Ericksmoen then asked if at what time they would have to inform the City that a conclusion either had or had not been made in order for the agenda of the next meeting to properly reflect either action on the item, or an additional tabling of the item. Rick Kelley noted that the next Planning Commission meeting is on August 21st. The City would need to know by Friday morning, Planning Commission Minutes August 7, 1996 Page 4 August 16th, when the agenda is prepared for distribution, if in fact North Star desires to have the item tabled again. Chair Felkner asked if there was any additional audience comments on this item. He stated that he would accept comments only if it contained new information concerning the item. One unidentified member of the audience stated that they would wait until the next Planning Commission meeting to address the Commission. No further action was taken on this item. 7. DISCUSSION ITEMS - None - 8. OTHER BUSINESS - None - 9. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Member Blundetto moved, seconded by Member Cowling, to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried 5 - 0. The meeting adjourned at 7:19 p.m.