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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/05/1997CITY OF APPLE VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES March 5, 1997 1. CALL TO ORDER The City of Apple Valley Planning Commission meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.. Members Present: Alan Felkner, Frank Blundetto, Diane Nagler, Paul Oberg, Marcia cowling, Joe McNamara. Members Absent: Karen Edgeton . Staff Present: Rick Kelley, Tom Lovelace, Keith Gordon, and Mike Dougherty. Others Present: See the sign-in sheet. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Chair Felkner asked Staff and the Commission members if they had any changes to the proposed agenda. There being none, he called for its approval. MOTION: Nagler moved, seconded by cowling, to approve die agenda as submitted. The motion carried 6 - 0. 3. APPROVAL OE FEBRUARY 19, 1997 MINUTES Chair Felkner asked Staff and the Coitunission members if they had any changes or corrections to the proposed minutes submitted in the packet. There being hone, he called for their approval. MOTION: McNamara moved, seconded by Nagler, to approve the ininutes as submitted. The motion carried 4- 0, with two abstentions (cowling, Oberg). 4. CONSENT ITEMS - None - 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Valley Commercial Park 4th Addition Chair Fellrner opened the public hearing with the standard remarks. Assistant Plaimer Tom Lovelace introduced himself as a member of the planning staff charged with reviewing this project and identified the location on the southeast corner of Pennock Avenue and 146th Street West. He noted that across Pennock Avenue there is the existing Evergreens assisted living facility, aiid across 146th Street there is the White Funeral Home. The vacant property is currently designated Retail Business on the Comprehensive Plan and is zoned consistently for retail business uses. No change ni the permitted uses or zoning is being requested. The proposal before the City is to subdivide an existing 2.2 acre vacant lot into four lots of approximately one-half acre each. All of the proposed lots meet or exceed the minimum standards for retail business street frontage width and lot area. Lovelace noted that the existing street and sidewalk construction along Pemiock Avenue currently intrudes somewhat into the existing lot. Therefore, as part Planning Commission Minutes March 5, 1997 Page 2 of this plat, an additional right-of--way dedication for Pennock Avenue would need to be provided to a point line approximately one foot east of the existing sidewalk. Lovelace noted that the petitioner was not yet present in the audience. Blundetto asked if proper notice of the meeting had been given. Staff responded that all of the appropriate mailings had been done. Blundetto asked what the purpose of dividing the lot into four lots was. Lovelace noted that at this point one small unit had been potentially identified as a veterinary clinic. Gowling asked if there were any problems with driveway access onto the existing streets. Lovelace stated that was not a problem. General discussion ensued among commissioners on the number of accesses to Pennock Avenue with two lots froirting it where a single lot fronts now. They also discussed the potential of having joint driveway use. The petitioner arrived at this time. Bernie Wagnild approached the podium and introduced himself as one of the owners of the property. He stated that they are asking for four lots at this time, even though they only have one potential lot purchaser. He said the reason they are asking for division for four lots histead of two lots is so they would not have to bother the Conunission again when additional purchasers are found. Lovelace stated that he did not believe driveway access to Pennock Avenue was a problem. He noted that the northwesterly ]ot could take access to 146th Street, as well as Pennock, or in place of Pennock access. There was a brief discussion on the right-of--way dedication necessary. Mr. Wagnild stated that this will not be a problem. Mr. Wagnild's partner approached the podium and stated that it was possible a joint access could work for the two lots that front along Pennock Avenue (Lots 1 and 2). Chair Felkner stated that it appeared that this request was not much more than a housekeeping action, and that he would be willing to consider approval the evening of the public hearing. Fell<ner then asked if anyone in The audience was here to address this item There being none, he closed the public heaziug with the standard remarks. He stated again that while it is the policy not to act on an item the evening of the public hearing, if it is a relatively routhie action and there are no unanswered questions, the Commission would consider it MOTION: Cowling moved, seconded by Oberg, to recommend approval of the preliminary plat for Apple Valley Corm~iercial Park 4th Addition, subject to the dedication of additional right-of--way for Pennock Avenue to acknowledge the existence of the sidewalk. Motion carried 6-0. There was a general discussion concerning the potential of sharing driveways to the two lots along Pennock Avenue. The Corrunission felt that this would best be addressed at the time that specific site plans and building permits were applied for to the City. Planning Commission Minutes March 5, 1997 Page 3 6. LAND USE/ACTION ITEMS - None - 7. DISCUSSION ITEMS - None - 8. OTHER BUSINESS -None - 9. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Oberg moved, seconded by Gowling, to adjourn the nTeeting. The motton carried 6 - 0. The meeting adjourned at 7:16 p.m.