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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/21/20141. CALL TO 0 ' 1 ER CITY OF APPLE VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES MAY 21, 2014 The City of Apple Valley Planning Commission meeting was called to order by Chair Melander at 7:00 p .m. Members Present: Tom Melander, Ken Alwin, Tim Burke, Keith Diekmann, Paul Scanlan, and David Schindler. Members Absent: Brian Wasserman Staff Present: City Attorney Sharon Hills, City Planner Tom Lovelace, Planner Margaret Dykes, Assistant City Engineer David Bennett, Public Works Director Todd Blomstrom and Department Assistant Joan Murphy. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Chair Melander asked if there were any changes to the agenda. Hearing none he called for a motion. MOTION: Commissioner Alwin moved, seconded by Commissioner Scanlan, approving the agenda. Ayes - 6 - Nays - 0. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MAY 7, 2014. Chair Melander asked if there were any changes to the minutes. Hearing none he called for a motion. MOTION: Commissioner Alwin moved, seconded by Commissioner Scanlan, approving the minutes of the meeting of May 7, 2014. Ayes - 5 - Nays — O. Abstained — 1 — Diekmann. 4. CONSENT ITEMS --NONE- 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. The Legacy of Apple Valley 6th Addition/Remington Cove Apartments — Public hearing for subdivision by preliminary plat of 5.21-acre site into two lots for the Legacy of Apple Valley 6th Addition; Zoning Amendment to existing Planned Development Agreement; Site Plan review/building permit authorization for 101-unit apartment building. (PC14-14-ZSB) LOCATION: Southeast of Galaxie Avenue and Founders Lane PETITIONER: Trident Development, LLC CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota Planning Commission Minutes May 21, 2014 Page 2 of 5 Chair Melander opened the public hearing at 7:02 p.m. Planner Margaret Dykes stated the applicant is requesting a subdivision by preliminary plat of the subject 5.21-acre site into two lots; the subdivision would be called The Legacy of Apple Valley Sixth Addition. Lot 1 will be 2.66 acres. Lot 2, which is where the Remington Cove apartment building will be located, will be 2.54 acres. The proposed 101-unit apartment building will be required to provide cash-in-lieu of land park dedication as part of the building permit authorization. The site plan shows a U-shaped 3-story 101-unit building with an underground garage that meets all setbacks set forth in the zoning ordinance. The future apartment building shown on the western lot (Lot 1) would be constructed at a later date. The plans show this future building would also be 101 units. The developer should provide information regarding the future construction staging of the building. She reviewed parking requirements, pedestrian and drive access, grading and landscape plans and elevation drawings. The building materials consist of EIFS, face brick and stone veneer, which are consistent with the zoning code. Each unit would have a balcony. The building has suburban architecture that blends with the Kingston Green development to the south, and the Seasons at Apple Valley senior housing to the north. Roger Fink, Senior VP of Trident Development, Inc., provided additional information. Discussion followed. Chair Melander closed the public hearing at 7:16 p.m. B. Cobblestone Lake Commercial 5th Addition and Prestige School — Public hearing to consider the rezoning of Outlot 0, COBBLESTONE LAKE COMMERCIAL 3RD ADDITION from Planned Development No. 703/zone 8 to Planned Development No. 703/zone 6; zoning amendment to allow for day care centers/preschools as a permitted use in Planned Development No. 703/zone 6; the subdivision by preliminary plat of a 3.22-acre outlot into two lots; and site plan/building permit authorization to allow for the construction of a 10,850-sq. ft. building on a 125-acre lot (PC14-12-ZB and PC14-13-S) LOCATION: Southwest corner of 158th Street West and Emperor Avenue PETITIONER: South Shore Development, Inc., and Red Mountain Retail Group Chair Melander opened the public hearing at 7:17 p.m. City Planner Tom Lovelace stated the applicant is requesting the rezoning of a 3.22-acre outlot in Planned Development No. 703 from zone 8 to zone 6, amendment to Planned Development No. 703 zoning ordinance to include daycare centers/preschools as permitted uses in zone 6, subdivision of Outlot 0 into two lots, and site plan/building permit authorization to allow for construction of a 10,850 sq. ft. daycare facility on 1.25 acres. The site is located in the southwest comer of 158th Street West and Emperor Avenue. CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota Planning Commission Minutes May 21, 2014 Page 3 of 5 There is an existing cross access easement and maintenance agreement between the effective parties for Emperor Avenue, which allows for unrestricted access and identifies responsibility for the ongoing maintenance private street. This agreement should be amended to include the new lots prior to approval of the final plat. He reviewed the site plan including parking requirements and stated the site plan indicates a storm water infiltration basin located just west of Emperor Avenue. He reviewed the grading and landscape plans, along with elevation drawings and shared that the applicant had not submitted information on what the outdoor play area fencing material would be. The fence should be made of maintenance free decorative material. A pedestrian connection should be made from the sidewalk along the private street to the front of the building. This pedestrian connection should be constructed using special paving materials such as brick pavers, stamped concrete, or paving stone, in accordance with the planned development ordinance. No pedestrian connections are being proposed to the Pilot Knob Road pathway. A direct pedestrian connection from the site to the Pilot Knob Road pathway should be made. The Dakota County Plat Commission is requiring that a 25-foot buffer area for the future Pilot Knob Road/160th Street West interchange be shown on the final plat. Discussion followed. Jacob Fick, South Shore Development, provided additional information. Jon Fahning, Shingobee Builders, stated they are partnering with Red Mountain Retail Group to build this facility. Red Mountain Retail Group has been involved in building childcare facilities for many years. Prestige school is a high quality education daycare. Glenda Ballis, 15848 Emperor Avenue, had no objections to the building but addressed concerns for the increased traffic at 157th Street and Emperor Avenue. She would like the area looked at and possibly have some bushes and trees removed for better visibility. Jeanne Milbauer, 15848 Emperor Avenue, shared her concerns regarding the overgrown bushes at the intersection of 157th Street and Emperor Avenue. Chair Melander closed the public hearing at 7:46 p.m. 6. LAND USE/ACTION ITEMS A. Quarry Ponds West — Consideration of the subdivision by preliminary plat of 10.5 acres into 33 single-family lots. (PC14-11-S) LOCATION: Northwest corner of CSAH 46 and future Johnny Cake Ridge Road PETITIONER: Arcon Land III, LLC and Fischer Sand and Aggregate, LLP CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota Planning Commission Minutes May 21, 2014 Page 4 of 5 City Planner Tom Lovelace stated an application had been submitted for a preliminary plat for the subdivision of Outlot D, REGENT'S POINT, according to the proposed final plat. The applicant is proposing to plat this 10.5-acre parcel into 33 single-family residential lots. This would result in a gross density of 3.14 units per acre. Lot sizes would range from 8,450 sq. ft. to 19,002 sq. ft. in area. Access to the proposed subdivision will be via 157th Street West and Johnny Cake Ridge Road, both collector streets that do not currently exist. The right-of-way for these streets is being dedicated with the REGENT'S POINT final plat. Direct access to the individual lots would be from local residential streets whose right-of-way would be dedicated with this plat. No direct access from the lots within this plat to 157th Street West and Johnny Cake Ridge Road would be allowed. A rezoning request of the property from "SG" to a "PD" (Planned Development) was made with the earlier Quarry Ponds development request. The Planning Commission did recommend approval of the rezoning and the City Council will consider it at the same time as final consideration of the Quarry Ponds final plat, which has been renamed REGENT'S POINT. The project is proposed to be done in two phases. The most southerly 16 lots would be developed in the first phase, with the remaining 17 lots developed in the second phase. Therefore, all residential lots in the second phase should be platted as an outlot. The Natural Resources Coordinator had reviewed the landscape plan and had several comments for revisions. Revisions to the landscape plan should be made per staffs comments. A section of the unnamed tributary to the northern branch of the Vermillion River is located in this proposed subdivision. This public watercourse is under the jurisdiction of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Staff contacted the DNR regarding the possibility of removing the waterway from their public waters inventory. They have informed the City that they would begin the process of seeking its removal. This could likely take up to two months before a decision is made. He reviewed the public hearing comments and answered the questions. Discussion followed. MOTION: Commissioner Diekmann moved, seconded by Commissioner Burke recommending approval of the Quarry Ponds West preliminary plat subject to the following conditions: a. Final plat approval shall be contingent upon approval of the rezoning of the property within the preliminary plat from "SG" (Sand and Gravel) to "PD" (Planned Development). b. Final plat approval shall be contingent upon approval of the Regent's Point final plat and development agreement, and awarding of the contract for street and utility improvements identified in the City's Public Improvement Project No. 2013-149. CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota Planning Commission Minutes May 21, 2014 Page 5 of 5 c. The final plat shall include the platting of Lots 4-13, Block 1 and Lots 15-20, Block 2 only. The remaining lots shall be platted as an outlot until such time as the 157th Street West roadway is constructed from Pilot Knob Road to Finch Avenue, and the Johnny Cake Ridge Road roadway is constructed from Street B to 157th Street West. d. Final plat shall be contingent upon the removal of unnamed tributary to the northern branch of the Vermillion River from the DNR Public Waters Inventory Map. e. Dedication of all the necessary drainage and utility easements to serve the plat in accordance with the City's subdivision ordinance. f. Dedication of one-foot (1') wide easements, which restrict direct driveway access from all lots to Johnny Cake Ridge Road and 157th Street West. g. Park dedication shall be satisfied by a cash-in-lieu of land dedication. h. A public access turnaround shall be constructed to City standards within a dedicated temporary easement just north of Lot 4, Block 1 and Lot 15, Block 2. Ayes - 6 - Nays - 0. 7. OTHER BUSINESS A. Review of upcoming schedule and other updates. City Planner Tom Lovelace stated that the next Planning Commission meeting would take place Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. 8. ADJOU MENT Hearing no further comments from the Planning Staff or Planning Commission, Chair Melander asked for a motion to adjourn. MOTION: Commissioner Alwin moved, seconded by Commissioner Burke to adjourn the meeting at 8:19 p.m. Ayes - 6 - Nays - 0. Respectfully Submitted, Murphy, Plannin Depa j ent Assistant Approved by the Apple Valley Planning Commission on