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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/18/2003CITY OF APPLE VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES NNE 18, 2003 1. CALL TO ORDER The City of Apple Valley Planning Commission meeting was called to Order by Chair Karen Edgeton at 7:00 p.m. Members Present: Karen Edgeton, James Hadley, Jeannine Churchill, Tim Burke, and David Schindler Members Absent: Alan Duff and Tom Melander Staff Present: City Planner Tom Lovelace, City Attorney Sharon Hills, Assistant Planner Kathy Bodmer, Assistant Planner Margaret Milton Dykes, and Assistant City Engineer Jacob Fick. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Edgeton asked if there were any changes to the Agenda. There being none, she called for its approval. MOTION: Hadley moved, seconded by Burke, to approve the Agenda. The motion carried 5-0. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JUNE 4, 2003 Edgeton asked if there were any changes to the minutes. Commissioner Schindler made a correction to the following motion: Item 6A -Land Use/Action Items -Andy's Market: The motion that reads: MOTION: Commissioner Burke moved, seconded by Hadley, to recommend approval of a Conditional Use Permit for an approximately 30' by 60' one-bay car wash as shown on the plans dated May 28, 2003, with the following conditions: a. The entrance and exit doors to the car wash shall remain closed during the wash and dry cycles. b. The car wash shall be operational only between the hours of 6:00 am and 10:00 p.m. daily. c. The applicant shall install signs and a concrete directional divider or some other City-approved structure in the northern-most entrance to the site limiting traffic to right-in/right-out only. Such structure shall be in accordance with City design standards. d. Signage shall be installed directing customers to the car wash lane. e. Signage shall be installed for vehicles exiting the car wash. f. The pedestrian crosswalk linking the north parking spaces to the store shall be relocated. The motion passed 7-0. CORRECTION: The vote on the motion should read: The motion passed with a vote of 6-1. MOTION: Commissioner Hadley moved, seconded by Churchill, to approve the minutes, as amended. The motion carried 5-0. 4. CONSENT ITEMS A. Stennes Variance -Rear Yard Setback Variance for Screened Porch B. Bertelsen Variance -Front Yard Setback Variance for Garage MOTION: Commissioner Burke moved, seconded by Hadley, to approve the consent agenda in accordance with the staff recommendations. The motion carried 5-0. 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS None. 6. LAND USE/ACTION ITEMS A. Legacy of Apple Valley -Phase II -Amendments to the Planned Development Ordinance, Replat of an Existing Lot and Site P1anBuilding Permit Authorization to Allow for Construction of a 16,855 sq. ft. Two-Story Office Building Margaret Dykes, Assistant Planner, presented the request from the Hartford Group to amend Planned Development Ordinance #716; to subdivide Lot 1, Block 1, The Legacy of Apple Valley Addition (the Tuscany Apartment site) into three lots; and site plan review/building permit authorization for an office building. Dykes reported a public hearing was held on June 4, 2003, for a proposal to construct a 17,000 sq. ft., two-story office building on the proposed Lot 2, and a four-story, 36-unit apartment building on the proposed Lot 3 to be used for supportive housing. The Tuscany Apartment would be constructed on Lot 1. The proposed development required an amendment to "PD-716, subzone 2", to allow for office uses, and to increase the allowable density for general occupancy apartments for the proposed supportive housing apartment building. Dykes stated that at the public hearing, the Commission expressed concerns regarding the limited amount of parking on the site, and the amount of impervious surface area in the development. The City's Traffic Consultant, Glen Van Wormer, also had serious concerns regarding adequate parking. Since the public hearing, the applicant submitted revised plans. Dykes reported the revised plans attached to the project report given to the Commission showed a slight increase in the number of parking spaces and a decrease in the size of the office building. The revised plans also showed an increase in the area of Lots 2 and 3, which eliminated the need for an amendment to the zoning ordinance regarding allowable density. However, the applicant was still requesting the zoning ordinance be amended to change the calculation of the amount of allowable impervious surface from aper-lot basis to planned development district as a whole, as well as the inclusion of office uses in subzone 2. In the project report submitted to the Commission, staff recommended approval of the amendments to the zoning ordinance to allow for office uses and to revise the maximum impervious surface from 70% per lotto 70% aggregate over the entire planned development district. Staff also recommended approval of the proposed preliminary plat for The Legacy of Apple Valley 2°e Addition subdividing an existing lot into three lots. Dykes stated that staff did not recommend approval of the site planPouilding permit authorization for the office building because despite the revisions, the City's Traffic Consultant still has major problems with the shared parking model. After receiving the staff report and Mr. Van Wormer's comments, the applicant once again submitted revisions the proposed plans. The second set of revised plans showed the removal of the office building in order to address his concerns. Dykes reported the applicant withdrew their request for an amendment to the zoning ordinance to allow office uses and withdrew their request for site plan review/buildingpeanit authorization for the office building. In addition, the applicant amended the preliminary plat to show two lots and one outlot. Dykes stated the applicant would like to continue working with staff to find a use that would work on the proposed Outlot A, the former office building site, to determine a use that would meet the parking requirements. Dykes reported that staff is comfortable with the proposed changes and that the applicant is requesting the Commission make a recommendation at this meeting for an amendment to the zoning ordinance and the preliminary plat. Commissioner Churchill stated that she is uncomfortable making major decisions that could impact the entire plan the same night that she receives the paperwork. She stated she feels suspicious about what could happen in the future and that there could be trouble down the road. Commissioner Hadley stated that when a change is requested such as this, the change needs to be compared to the entire 3 plan and not just a portion of it. Chair Edgeton stated that the request needs to be reviewed in accordance to the original plan and considering issues such as does it meet the Small Area Guidelines. Otherwise, it makes it difficult for the Commission to review. Bill Griffith, representing the Hartford Group, addressed the Commission and stated that the only thing that has changed in the plan is the removal of the office building and that nothing new has been added. The Comrission again reiterated to Griffith that they are not comfortable making decisions when they have not had adequate time to review the plans. After discussions with staff and the Commission, the applicant requested the Commission recommend approval to revise the maximum impervious surface on the three lots shown as The Legacy of Apple Valley 2°a Addition rather than the entire planned development ordinance. MOTION: Commissioner Churchill moved, seconded by Burke, to amend Planned Development Ordinance #716 revising the calculation of the maximum impervious surface amount from 70% per lot to 70% aggregate for the area described as the proposed preliminary plat of The Legacy of Apple Valley 2na Addition. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0. 7. OTHER BUSINESS None. 8. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Commissioner Churchill moved, seconded by Schindler, to adjourn the meeting at 7:39 p.m. The motion passed with a 5-0 vote.