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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/19/1994CITY OF APPLE VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES October 19, 1994 1. CALL TO ORDER The City of Apple Valley Planning Commission meeting was called to order at 7:02 p.m. by Chairman Alan Felkner. Members Present: Alan Felkner, James Cady, Frank Blundetto, Mazcia Gowling and Karen Edgeton. Members Absent: Len Miller. Staff Present: Rick Kelley, Kathy Bodmer, Mike Dougherty and John Kragness. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Chair Felkner asked Staff and the Commissioners if there were any changes to the proposed agenda. There being none, he called for its approval. MOTION: Member Gowling moved, seconded by Member Cady, to approve. the agenda as submitted. The motion cazred 5 - 0. 3. MINUTES OF OCTOBER 5, 1994 Chair Felkner asked Staff and Commission members if there were any proposed changes to the draft minutes which were submitted in the packet. There being none, he called for its approval. MOTION: Member Gowling moved, seconded by Member Cady, to approve the minutes of October 5, 1994 as submitted. The motion carried 5 - 0. 4. CONSENT ITEMS - None -~ Planning Commission Minutes October 19, 1994 Page 2 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Rezoning and Preliminary Plat for Williamsburg Townhomes Chair Felkner noted that this public hearing is again being tabled this evening and will appear at the next Planning Commission meeting, at the request of the petitioner. 6. LAND USE/ACTION ITEMS A. Setback Variance for McDonald's Parking Lot Expansion Assistant Planner Kathy Bodmer presented the item, which had been tabled at the October, 5, 1994 Planning Commission meeting. This request is for a pazking lot setback variance along the west (Granada Drive) lot line. The standard setback is 15 feet to a street right-of-way, and they are requesting a 5 foot reduction in this, resulting in a 10 foot setback to the street right-of--way line. This would allow the construction of six more parking stalls along this side. Ms. Bodmer noted that there are currently two existing parking stalls at this location that were constructed many years ago at the reduced 10 foot setback. She. said that the revised. plans include a 10 foot long railing. to control pedestrian movements as they exit the building so that they would not walk directly into the drive aisle in front of a car leaving the pickup window. There would also be a stripped crosswalk at the end of the railing to identify where pedestrians were to cross the aisle. She also noted that the pazking stall depth and parking angle had been modified to meet the City standazds of an 18 1/2 foot parking stall depth and a 45 degree angled stall orientation in order to maintain an adequate aisle width adjacent to the drive-thnr window aisle. Jerry Roper of McDonald's Corporation approached the Comrission and said that he believed these changes meet the concerns raised by the Commissioners at the previous meeting. He also said that they were evaluating the installation of speed bumps into the lot, based on some recommendations received by the store manager from the Police Department. There was some discussion of the spacing. between the vertical support elements in the railing design to control pedestrian movements. It was felt that a small child could exit the building and squeeze between the rails, ending up in front of a car leaving the drive-thru window. Mr. Roper said that this could be modified by either moving the vertical elements closer together, or by welding a perforated metal screen against the railing itself. There was also a general discussion concerning the general circulation patterns. in the pazking lot and the drive-thru lane. Mr. Roper said that he had evaluated the situation and Planning Commission Minutes October 19, 1994 Page 3 did not feel that there was anything substantive that could be done to improve the current conditions. Mr. Roper said that a final landscape plan for the area adjacent to the new parking stalls was still being prepared and that Store Manager Jill Alexander was not available this evening to explain exactly what it would incorporate. There was additional discussion among the Commissioners regarding the circulation of the parking lot at McDonald's. Member Gowling stated that it really appears no worse than any other fast food restaurant with adrive-thru aisle. MOTION: Member Gowling moved, seconded by Member Edgeton, to recommend approval of the setback variance per the Staff memo. The motion carried 5 - 0. 7. DISCUSSION ITEMS - None - 8. OTHER BUSINESS - None - 9. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Member Gowling moved, seconded by Member Blundetto, to adjourn the Planning Commission meeting. The motion carried 5 - 0, and the meeting adjourned at 7:33 p.m.