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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/16/1987CITY OF APPLE VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES December 16. 1987 Minutes of the meeting of the Apple Valley Planning Commission held Wednesday, December 16, 1987, at 7:30 p.m. at the Apple Valley City Hall. PRESENT: Chairperson Robert Erickson; Commission Members Richard Carlson, Alan Felkner, Marcia Cowling (attended at 7:52), Frank Kleckner, Philllip Peterson, Virginia Sterling, and Staff members Rick Kelley, Meg McMonigal, Keith Gordon; 11 members of the public. ABSENT: None. 1. Chairperson Erickson called the meeting to order at 7:32 p.m. 2. Approval of Agenda. MOTION: of Carlson, seconded by Sterling, to approve the agenda AGENDA as presented. VOTE: Yes - 6, No - 0. 3, Approval of minutes of December 2, 1987. MOTION: of Carlson, seconded by Peterson, to approve the minutes MINUTES OF as written. VOTE: Yes - 6, No - 0. DEC. 2, 1987 4 Public Hearing for Preliminary Plat for Zero Lot Line Duplexes. LOCATION South of 140th Street and West of Garden View Drive. PH PRELIM PLAT PETITIONER: Duane Schimek ZERO LOT LINE Chair Erickson opened the public hearing with the standard opening remarks. Mr. Kelley presented the petition to subdivide two existing duplexes into separately described lots. Mr. Kelley noted that this is a fairly routine procedure. No one from the public was present to speak. The Chair declared the public hearing closed with the standard closing remarks. MOTION: of .Peterson, seconded by Kleckner, recommending approval of the pre- liminary plat to subdivide into two lots and forward the recommenda- tion to the City Council for its December 22 meeting. VOTE: Yes - 6, No - 0. 9 Continuation of Public Hearing for Preliminary Plat - Commons Market. LOCATION Southeast Corner of C.R. #42 and Cedar Avenue. PETITIONER P R G Development Company PH PRELIM PLAT COMMONS MARKET Chair Erickson opened the public hearing with the standard opening remarks. Ms. McMonigal made the presentation to the Commission noting that Dick Winkler had objected to the plat at an earlier meeting because of an adjacent parcel of land which he owns. Mr. Winkler sent a letter to the Commission requesting the hear- ing be held open until the conflicts have been resolved. That letter is at- tached as part of the record. Keith Gordon stated that utilities were available for the site but the cost is prohibitive. Without a large portion of the land being developed at the time the utilities are installed, only about 25% of the PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES December 16, 1987 Page 2 $700,000 - $800,000 in assessments could be levied at the time of installation. The City would be required to find alternative financing for the project. The petitioner requested that Commission act on the request at this meeting, since they are simply asking for a combination ofsix individual lots into one for pur- poses of the legal description. Mr. Kelley said it would be inappropriate to approve as a preliminary plat because of the obligations such an action places on the City and the disputed issues should be resolved before any action is taken. Mr. Erickson closed the public hearing and the item will appear on the agenda for the next meeting, January 6. 6. Consideration of Preliminary Plat - Heritage Hills 8th Addition LOCATION Northeast Corner of Section 21 PETITIONER Heritage Hills Development Corporation PRELIM PLAT HERITAGE HILLS 8 Ms. McMonigal presented the preliminary plat for an "R -1C" single family de- velopment. The Dakota County Highway Department and the Dakota County Plat Commission both objected to the plat because the right -of -way for future C.R. #38 is not shown on the plat. The staff recommendation is that the prelimin- ary plat be denied because of the lack of dedicated right -of -way. MOTION: of Carlson, seconded by Kleckner, to recommend denial of the pre- liminary plat. VOTE: Yes - 7, No - 0. 7. Consideration of Planned Development Rezoning. LOCATION 146th Street and Galaxie Avenue PETITIONER: Apple Valley Industrial Partners P.D. REZONING 146TH & GALAXIE Mr. Kelley presented the request for a proposed commercial /industrial Planned Unit Development (PUD) rezoning and building permit authorization for a mixed use commercial building. The request is for a wider range of permitted uses than current zoning allows. Staff is concerned that (1) 508 retail or profes- sional occupancy would detract from current retail and office space and the promotion of the Central Business District, (2) the number of parking spaces available may not be sufficient for the increased retail space and (3) the buildings exceed the 308 coverage required by City ordinance. Rollie Craw- ford, representing the developer, spoke and noted they are willing to reduce the coverage to 308 of the Commission so directs and explained that they are not looking at regular retail space but a hybrid of retail /industrial space which would draw neither a large volume of traffic nor long term parking, so the parking area should not be a problem. MOTION: of Kleckner, seconded by Peterson, to recommend approval of the Planned Development with the stipulation that language regarding retail /limited business floor space be not more than 358 in any single building and that parking be calculated based on the most intensive use. VOTE: Yes - 6 - No - 1 (Sterling). PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES December 16, 1987 Page 3 MOTION: of Peterson, seconded by Cowling, to recommend approval of the building permit provided the building complies with the 30% lot coverage and that a detailed landscape plan be submitted for ap- proval by City staff. VOTE: Yes - 6 - No - 1 (Sterling). 8. Consideration of Setback Variance for Mobile Home LOCATION 12604 Garner Court PETITIONER Janice L. Fevold SETBACK VARIANCE 12604 GARNER CT Ms. McMonigal presented the request for the setback variance to replace a porch on a mobile home. A letter was submitted from the petitioner's neighbor saying there was no objection to the variance. MOTION: of Kleckner, seconded by Peterson, to recommend approval of the variance, subject to consultation with the Building Inspector re- garding minimizing fire hazards. VOTE: Yes - 7, No - 0. 9. Site Plan Review, Building Permit Authorization and Sign Variance for Commons Theater. LOCATION Southeast Corner of 147th and Garrett Avenue SITE PLAN, BLDG. PETITIONER Apple Valley Theaters, Inca PRMT, SIGN VAR., COMMONS THEATER Ms. McMonigal presented the request for this item, noting variances are re- quested for site coverage, parking and signage.. Zoning requirements for site coverage are 20 %, the project as proposed is 37 %. Parking is a concern be- cause of the Sh -Booms nightclub and Apple Place bowling alley and several alternative parking calculation configurations were presented by Ms. McMoni- gal. A sign variance is required because the sign ordinance does not provide for a theater. Bob Vanney, of Vanney, Associates, spoke representing the petitioner. Commission members expressed concern about sufficient parking and traffic flow patterns and there was considerable discussion of these items. The petitioners stated that their studies indicate that peak use times for the theater and,the nightclub are opposite each other and parking should not create a problem. Signage was also discussed at length and the consensus of the Commission was that they recognized the need for more signage than is allowed by ordinance and the petitioner and City staff will work together to solve this problem. MOTION: of Carlson, seconded by Cowling, table this item until the meeting on January 6 in order for the staff and petitioner to work out ans- wers to questions regarding parking and signage. VOTE: Yes - 7, No - 0. 10. Consider Appointments to Comprehensive Plan. Committee. A list of names of people interested in appointment to the Comprehensive Plan Committee was presented to the Commission. All of the names were acceptable to the Commission and will be forwarded to the City Council for reaction. If PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES December 16, 1987 Page 4 there are no objections from Council, at the January 6 meeting the Planning Commission will forward these names to the City Council for appointment. MOTION: of Carlson, seconded by Cowling, to forward the list to Council and act on appointments at the next meeting. VOTE: Yes - 7, No - 0. 11. Consider Election of a Vice -Chair for the Planning Commission. Rick Carlson was nominated. MOTION: of Sterling, seconded by Peterson, to elect Rick Carlson ELECT VICE CHAIR as Vice Chair of the Planning Commission. Cowling moved to elect by White Ballot. VOTE: Yes - 7, No - 0. 12. Adjourn. MOTION:of Cowling, seconded by Peterson, to adjourn. VOTE: Yes - 7, No - 0. The meeting was adjourned at 10:45 p.m.