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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/19/2000CITY OF APPLE VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES APRIL 19, 2000 1. CALL TO ORDER The City of Apple Valley Planning Commission meeting was called to order by Chair Karen Edgeton at 7:00 PM. Members Fresent: Karen Edgeton, Tim Burke, Tom Melander, John Bergman, Jim Hadley, Jeannine Churchill. Members Absent: Frank Blundetto. Staff Present: Community Development Director Rick Kelley, City Planner Tom Lovelace, Assistam Planner Kathy Bodmer, Assistant Planner Margaret Milton, Consulting Engineer Pat Wrase and City Attorney Shazon Hills. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Community Development Director Rick Kelley noted that item 6B had been tabled at the tequest of the petitioner. MOTION: Churchill moved, seconded by Burke, to approve the agenda as amended. The motion catried 6-0. 3. APPROVAL OF APRIL 5, 2000 MINUTES MOTION: Melander moved, seconded by Bergman, to approve the minutes as presented. The motion carried 6-0. 4. CONSENT ITEMS A. Site Plan Review of Outdoor Seating Plan MOTION: Hadley moved, seconded by Bergman, to recommend approval of the outdoor seating plan permitting LeeAnn Chin Chinese Cuisine to install four four-seat tables. The motion carried 6-0. 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Sam's Club -Planned Development (PD) Rezoning & PD Amendment to Allow TirelAccessories Installation Bays Edgeton opened the public hearing at 7:03 p.m. with standard remazks. Assistant Planner Mazgaret Milton noted that the petitioner has asked that the hearing be continued to the next meeting. Chair Edgeton declazed the hearing corrttinued to the May 3`d meeting. 6. LAND USE/ACTION ITEMS A. Variance to Maximum Size Requirement for an Attached Garage Milton introduced the item. Planning Commission Minutes April 19, 2000 Page 2 Edgeton asked about the intern of the ordinance that restricts garages from being lazger than the principle residence. Milton responded that one consideration is balance in the massing of buildings on site. Community Development Director Rick Kelley also noted that garages are intended to house vehicles as an accessory use, and that accessory uses are not to dominate a residential lot. The petitioner Steven Stewart stated he wanted the depth of the proposed addition to house a boat. He also noted he would have to move the exit door from the existing gazage if he converted that area to part of the house in order to enlarge the house to garage ratio. Stewart said he would like a 16-foot wide door on the new addition and would rather take a foot off the back than to reduce the width. Burke stated the Commission had a similar application about six months ago and denied the variance. He expressed the difficulty in drawing a fore line. Bergman asked if the petitioner had siding to match the addition, to which Stewart replied affirmatively. Melander said he felt the addition should be reduced to avoid the need for a variance. MOTION: Melander moved, seconded by Burke, to recommend approval of the variance as requested. Motion failed 1 (Bergman)-5. B. Rezoning to Evermoor Planned Development; Preliminary Plat & Site Plan/Building Permit Authorization for Mixed Residential Development (6 Large Lot Single Family & 52 Low Density Townhomes) Tabled at the request of the petitioner. C. Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Rezoning to Planned Development, Preliminary Plat for Mixed Use Development (Retail; Institutional; High, Medium & Low Density Residential) Lovelace introduced the item and reviewed the public hearing comments. Edgeton asked about the procedure to be followed, given the necessity of an environmental review and consequent delay of action on the item. Lovelace answered that the public hearing may or may not be reopened, depending on the time krg and whether significant changes to the plan occur. The clock for decision deadlines stops once it is determined an environmental review is needed. Hadley questioned what type of commercial business is anticipated, whether neighborhood or general retail. Rob Wachholz of Tradition Development said they are looking forwazd to moving ahead when the details come about and the AUAR is completed. MOTION: Burke moved, seconded by Bergman, to recommend that staff supervise the drafting and analysis of an AUAR document for Cobblestone Lake development. Motion carried 6-0. D. Site PIan/Building Permit Authorization for 4800 s.f. Office Building for GM Homes at the Northeast Corner of Pennock Avenue & 145`" Street Assistant Planner Mazgazet Milton introduced the item. She noted an additional 142 s.f. of landscaped island is needed to conform to City Code. The developer has agreed to elimination of the overland Planning Commission Minutes April 19, 2000 Page 3 drainage by installing a catch basin as recommended by the city's engineer. Milton stated the no-variance plan includes a roof overhang as compared to the covered portico in the with-variance plan. Edgeton wondered about shifting the building to the south to put more distance from the residents on the north side. Bergman wondered about any delays or stacking for traffic going west. Kelley said there was Loom for five cars before the stop sign on Pennock Avenue. Gene Shellerud of G.M. Homes stated their corporate headquarters would house nine employees and no rental space. The building is set on the northern portion of the site because of the topography and the desire for a wallcout to accommodate the basement storage area. Shellerud also noted they have no intention to build the gazebo shown on the site plan, but the landscaping would be placed according to plan. MOTION: Burke moved, seconded by Bergman, to recommend approval of the site plan building permit authorization to construct a 4800 squaze foot office building with a reduced building setback on the west from the required 40 feet to 32 feet to accommodate a covered portico. Motion carried 6-0. 7. OTHER BUSINESS A. Sketch Plan for "BP" Zone Uses: Church and Daycare Community Development Director Rick Kelley introduced the item. Edgeton verified that the adult use consideration is a non-issue because of the proposed location of the church and daycaze on the easterly side of the business park near where other sensitive uses (residential homes) are already located. Burke asked Kelley to elaborate on the tax base issue. Kelley suggested that if the Commission were to allow a church as a permitted use, that it be a conditional use, and only within amulti-tenant building. Rob Ketterling, Senior Pastor of River Valley Church, asserted the compatibility of their church and daycare with the business pazk. He noted the church is open 60-65 hours a week and operates very similarly to a business, with the addition Sunday services. Ketterling stated the owner of the property sees daycare as an amenity for the projected 400-600 employees in the business park when built to capacity. He also noted that Eagan and Burnsville allow daycare in business parks and industrial zones, and that the city would be responding to a great need based on a 100+ waiting list for one daycare facility in Apple Valley. Melander stated a concern for a competitive advantage for a daycaze in the BP district versus RB (Retail Business). Ketterling closed by stating only 3.5 acres of vacant zoned land are available to churches right now. Fdgeton asked how this request for daycare differs from an eazlier request next to Holiday. Kelly answered the eazlier request was for a freestanding building in the LI (L.imited Industrial) zoning district. There was a brief discussion of hours of operation. Kelley noted that hours aze not currently restricted. Steve Schottler of Wispazk stated a new tenant Pioneer Press works midnight to 6 a.m. He also said that daycaze was a good fit and an amenity to the community. Planning Commission Minutes April 19, 2000 Page 4 MOTION: Burke moved, seconded by Hadley, to draft ordinance language and to set a public hearing for May 17 to consider allowing church and daycaze in the BP district. Motion carried 6-0. B. Sketch Plan for Auto Service in Prairie Crossing Planned Development, Located in the Southwest Corner of C.R. #42 and Diamond Path, by Linn Property Holdings Assistant Planner Kathy Bodmer introduced the item. Edgeton commented that the Goodyeaz proposed is a very nice building that fits visually in the neighborhood, but is not appropriate and is too large. She said in her opinion this type use is not a neighborhood use. Melander, Bergman, Hadley and Churchill concurred. Churchill stated that pulling tires off makes a lot of noise. Kathy Anderson of KKE Architects, representing the petitioner, pointed out pluses of the project: the proposed auto service building is about one-third the size of the original building shown there. The density is lower, and there is smaller massing of the buIldings. She sees it as a neighborhood use (like the old days when you knew the person working on your car) with low traffic generation compared to a restaurant use, for example. The proposed building is completely buffered from residents and utilizes less signage than the original plan. Steve Linn, President of Linn Companies, the petitioner, stated he owns automotive service centers and strip malls; that his facilities are professional, well kept and well mairrYained. He went on to say their 75 % of their customer base comes from within athree-mile radius, that people want convenience and close to their homes. Linn said the proposed building is lazge enough for a showroom and waiting room. He noted a 10-bay Goodyeaz was built next to a residential neighborhood in Fridley, and that he could get references from city officials that the residents aze happy with the business and that they do not cause noise problems. He went on to say that noise from any tools would not travel outside their lot. Gasoline and automotive service tend to be a very good fit for the customer, Linn stated, their operation typically generates about 30 customers a day trafficwise, and the hours of 7 a.m.-8 p.m. fit in. Bergman stated the design of the building is fabulous, that it may fit in at Cobblestone Lake, but not in Prairie Crossing. Churchill said the PD sets a vision that does not include automotive repair. 8. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Mekmder moved, seconded by Hadley, to adjourn. The motion carved 6-0. The meeting was adjourned at 9:23 p.m.