1999-10-26 Planning Comm Minutes(
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
OCTOBER 26, 1999
The regular meeting of the Mendota Heights Planning Commission was held on Tuesday,
October 26, 1999, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 1101 Victoria Curve. The meeting
was called to order at 7:30 p.m. The following members were present: Duggan, Koll,
Friel, Lorberbaum, Kleinglass and Tilsen. Also present were Civil Engineer, Marc Mogan,
Planner Meg McMonigal, Administrative Assistant Patrick Hollister and Senior Secretary
Linda Shipton.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Commissioner Friel moved to approve the September 28, 1999 minutes with revisions.
Commissioner Lorberbaum seconded the motion.
PLANNING CASE NO. 99-40
BRIAN SMITH — 1875 VICTORIA ROAD
SUBDIVISION
Chair Duggan indicated that Staff received a fax from Brian Smith requesting his
Subdivision application be held over until March of 2000. Chair Duggan expressed
concerns that this has been the third or fourth time that Brian Smith has cancelled his
presentation at the last minute and that possibly they should terminate the application and
ask Brian Smith to make a new application when he is ready to make his presentation in
March of 2000.
Commissioner Friel stated that the Planning Commission has no authority to terminate an
application and they should just refer it to Council.
Commissioner Tilsen asked why the Planning Commission does not have the authority to
terminate an application.
Commissioner Friel stated that the Planning Commission is a recommending body and the
Council makes the final decisions.
Chair Duggan commented that they should refer the matter to the City Council without a
recommendation.
Commissioner Friel moved to refer the application to the City Council with no action from
the Planning Commission.
Chair Duggan seconded the motion.
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Commissioner Lorberbaum recused herself from the vote.
AYES: 4
NAYES: 1
PLANNING CASE NO. 99-39
SKD ARCHITECTS INC. — 1147 ORCHARD CIRCLE
VARIANCE TO THE CRITICAL AREA ORDINANCE
Chair Duggan stated that the Planning Commission had received additional information
regarding this application and that he had not had a chance to read the letter yet.
Commissioner Tilsen stated that he had read the letter from the DNR and that it basically
asked that the City's decision support compliance with all the requirements for the Critical
Area River Corridor and potential variance prerequisites. They asked for cooperation in
the future on the 30-day notifications for development projects within the Corridor.
Commissioner Lorberbaum recused herself from the application.
Commissioner Kleinglass recused himself from the application.
Chair Duggan stated that constitutes a quorum.
Mr. Steve Kleineman from SKD Architects explained the Baldinger's came to him and
asked him to design a house for them on this particular piece of property.
The property slopes to the Northwest with a ravine along the Eastern border and is
accessed from Orchard Circle.
The property is heavily wooded and the center of the property appears to have been
somewhat cleared out at one time in the past.
A road has been brought in, approximately 15 feet, meeting the requirements of a 5-foot
sideyard setback, adjacent to the neighboring homes giving access to the property and
have allowed for turnaround to circle back down.
Mr. Kleineman explained that what they are planning on doing is to wrap the house around
the contours with a walk-out on the lower side. Given the follow of the land, it is
approximately 8 feet from the front of the property to the rear. The plan is a typical walk
out home with additional bedrooms in the lower level and a study type loft that looks out to
the rear.
Existing vegetation is enough to block most of the view with exception in the upper study.
For the most part there are trees that wrap the property.
Chair Duggan stated that according to the report there would be removal of 18 trees, and
13 or 14 of them being Box Elders.
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Mr. Kleineman commented that they would be planting 6 additional trees along the
southern property line to minimize the view of the neighbor's property. The property on the
right hand side has a fence.
Chair Duggan asked how high from the current terrain the home would be when
completed.
Mr. Kleineman stated that from the tip of the roof the home would be 28 feet.
Chair Duggan stated that the City, as well as the State, have concerns about building in
this area and have put a lot of restrictions and requirement on this property, one being the
relations to the soil and asked Mr. Kleineman to address what the plans were for soil
removal and replacement for a stronger building.
Mr. Kleineman explained that the house pretty much works with the grade and that they
will be building up a bit around the garage. The house is handicapped accessible and the
grade is held a little higher than normal on the front of the house, so they have proper
slopes getting into the entrance and from the garage into the home. There are a couple of
pockets where there is some soft soil and that would have to be removed and any soil that
would need to be stockpiled in the front portion would stand there about a week and a half
before it would get backfilled and then any extra soil would be removed from the site.
Commissioner Tilsen asked Planner McMonigal for some history on the lot.
Planner McMonigal commented that she was not with the City when the lot was created
but it was her understanding that when Orchard Circle was built a provision was made for
access to this property through the outlot that is shown as Outlot A so that this property
could be used.
Commissioner Tilsen commented that he thought you couldn't build on an outlot.
Planner McMonigal stated that the Driveway is the Outlot and the buildable portion of the
lot is a metes and bounds lot and the city does not require that it be platted.
Commissioner Friel asked if a building permit had been applied for yet and commented
that some questions will arise like the one Commissioner Tilsen is raising because there
are some zoning ordinance requirements that apply in building in single family residential
areas.
Commissioner Tilsen stated that because this lot does not conform to the minimum width a
variance would be needed in order to be approved and said as long as they would be
dealing with that, they might want to plat it to one parcel instead of two.
Commissioner Tilsen asked if there was going to be any fill needed with the construction of
the house.
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Mr. Kleineman stated that the only fill needed was where the property goes up because of
the handicap accessibility and that there was just a little bit of fill needed on the bluff side.
Commissioner Tilsen asked if Mr. Kleineman had any problems with the conditions in the
planners report.
Mr. Keleineman said he did not.
Commissioner Tilsen asked for clarification of a signed certificate of survey that the
planners report referred to.
Planner McMonigal stated that it was a certificate of survey that showed the location of the
house on the property.
Commissioner Tilsen said he still thought it needed a variance and that the application was
published as a variance to the Critical Area Ordinance.
Administrative Assistant Patrick Hollister commented that he wasn't sure that a variance
for the lot configuration is necessary and that the Council did deal specifically with this
piece and the little access there was at the requirement of the Council.
Commissioner Tilsen stated that the critical issue for him was really the views and to
demonstrate for the neighbors that it really is not obstructing the views and in a critical
area the view is very much a critical part of the ordinance. Commissioner Tilsen felt that
that has not been demonstrated to him and that the view that needs to be looked at is not
only the view from the top of the bluff but also from the valley up and what effect it has
from all directions.
Chair Duggan commented that the letter from the DNR states clearly that to them the rear
elevation plan showed both the exposed basement and an upper level and that in the
Critical Area you are allowed two stories maximum. Chair Duggan stated that they are
interpreting the loft to be a third story and that Mr. Kleineman may have to clarify to them
what the upper level is.
Commissioner Friel asked Planner McMonigal for clarification with respect to Item #6 of
her recommendation.
Planner McMonigal stated that that was incorporated when she was talking with the city
engineers about this home and they suggested that you do not want all the roof runoff to
occur in one place, so gutters for example, may not be the most appropriate to drain the
water off of the roof and they would like the builder to propose how the roof would drain
and show that it would not all accumulate in one place to cause erosion.
Commissioner Friel stated that the Building Inspecter would look at that so there would be
no focused drainage.
Commissioner Koll stated she had three issues, two of which have been covered;
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(1) being the view of the neighbors, and (2) being drainage. In sec. 2.3 part B, 4 and
10, a plan delineating the existing drainage of the water and the proposed drainage
plan.
Mr. Kleineman stated what they are trying to do is to maintain the existing flow with the
exception of where the house itself is, but even off the backsides of the roofs the water will
hit and evenly drain across to a very similar pattern that it is right now.
Mr. Kleineman explained that they had previously met with the Ccty and discussed the
requirements and the issues and the City was encouraging them to move more of the
water into the ravine, but in general the flow will remain as it is right now.
Chair Duggan asked if as a result of the home being built, a problem should arise with
erosion, the applicant and Mr. Kleineman would take appropriate action to correct the
issue.
Mr. Kleineman stated they would.
Commissioner Koll stated her third issue would be Fire Safety and the turn around ratio.
Planner McMonigal commented the length of the driveway was approximately 300 feet.
Chair Duggan stated it was a private turnaround.
Chair Duggan asked if there was anyone in the audience that had any comments about
this application.
Mr. Steve Golias, Deputy Mayor of Mendota, expressed his concerns regarding the
potential runoff from the lengthy driveway as well as the roof and was wondering if there
should be some ponding.
Mr. Kleineman stated that they could sit down with the city engineers and could look at that
for more specific information but in general there is a ravine that runs along the side and a
couple of catch basins that the drainage would be going into.
Mr. Kleineman commented that he had no objection to sitting down with the city engineer
to better assess the matter.
Chair Duggan asked if there was anyone else that wanted to comment.
Commissioner Tilsen moved to close the Public Hearing.
Chair Duggan seconded the motion.
AYES: 4
NAYES: 0
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Commissioner Tilsen asked if it was there initial thought that there would be gutters on the
house.
Mr. Kleineman stated that they thought that they would disperse the gutters except where
they would need specific control.
Chair Duggan suggested that Mr. Kleineman sit down with the Baldinger's and calculate
runoff, not only for the owners but for the City of Mendota.
Commissioner Tilsen recommended that gutters be put on in those areas suggested, but
also that they be connected to the storm sewer man hole in front and that way in a
theoretical 1 inch rain, you would make sure that your volume of water would be no more
than it is today.
Commissioner Koll asked what type of material the roof was to be.
Mr. Kleineman explained that what they were proposing was a timberline, 25-year shingle.
He stated that the color that is used most often is a weather wood, which is a dark
brown/grayish, much the same as what a cedar shake is like after being on a roof 6
months to a year.
Commissioner Tilsen asked the Baldinger's if they were planning on building this year and
if the Planning Commission could possibly table the application for one month in order to
address the drainage concerns and the views from the different directions.
Mr. & Mrs. Baldinger commented they would prefer not to.
Commissioner Friel moved to recommend that the City Council approve the Critical Area
Permit subject to the following conditions:
1. Proposed driveway grades and erosion control along the driveway must be
shown and reviewed and approved by the City Engineer.
2. All soil stabilization and fill recommendations in Soil Condition report by
Advance Surveying & Engineering are enacted and inspected before
foundation footings are poured.
3. A signed Certificate of Survey is submitted prior to issuance of the building
permit.
4. Replacement trees are planted as shown on the Tree Plan.
5. Silt fence is properly installed as shown on the Site and Grading Plan.
6. The builder reviews the roof drainage with the City Engineer prior to issuance
of the building permit.
7. That it be designed to maintain the drainage volumes to be going over the hill
no greater than the pre-existing conditions.
Commissioner Koll seconded the motion.
AYES: 4
NAVES: 0
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Chair Duggan informed the applicants that their planning case would go before Council at
the November 2, 1999 Meeting.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Chair Duggan opened the Public Hearing to review and discuss the City's proposed
Comprehensive Plan.
Mr. Steve Gritman and Ms. Deb Garross presented an overview of the current proposed
Comprehensive Plan.
The Planning Commission discussed infill sites and made the following recommendations.
Site #1 Existing Zoning Designation: I
Existing Land Use Designation: I
Proposed Land Use Designation: LB-PUD
Recommendation: Leave proposed Land Use Designation as is.
Motion made by: Commissioner Friel
Motion seconded by: Commissioner Duggan
Vote: 6-0
Site #2 Existing Zoning Designation: R-1
Existing Land Use Designation: LR
Proposed Land Use Designation: LR
Recommendation: Leave proposed Land Use Designation as is.
Motion made by: Commissioner Friel
Motion seconded by: Commissioner Duggan
Vote: 6-0
Site #3 Existing Zoning Designation: B-1A
Existing Land Use Designation: B
Proposed Land Use Designation: B
Recommendation: Leave proposed Land Use Designation as is.
Motion made by: Commissioner Friel
Motion seconded by: Commissioner Duggan
Vote: 6-0
Site #4 Existing Zoning Designation: B-3
Existing Land Use Designation: B
Proposed Land Use Designation: B
Recommendation: Leave proposed Land Use Designation as is.
Motion made by: Commissioner Friel
Motion seconded by: Commissioner Duggan
Vote: 6-0
Site #5 Existing Zoning Designation: B-1
Existing Land Use Designation:
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Proposed Land Use Designation: B
Recommendation: Leave proposed Land Use Designation as is.
Motion made by: Commissioner Koll
Motion seconded by: Commissioner Duggan
Vote: 6-0
Site #6 Existing Zoning Designation: R-1
Existing Land Use Designation: LR
Proposed Land Use Designation: LR
Recommendation: Leave proposed Land Use Designation as is.
Motion made by: Commissioner Friel
Motion seconded by: Commissioner Duggan
Vote: 6-0
Site #7 Existing Zoning Designation: B-1A
Existing Land Use Designation: LB-PUD
Proposed Land Use Designation: LB-PUD
Recommendation: Re-designate to B rather than LB-PUD.
Motion made by: Commissioner Friel
Motion seconded by: Commissioner Tilsen
Vote: 6-0
Site #8 Existing Zoning Designation: R-1
( , Existing Land Use Designation: LB-PUD
Proposed Land Use Designation: INS
Recommendation: Leave proposed Land Use Designation as is.
Motion made by: Commissioner Friel
Motion seconded by: Commissioner Duggan
Vote: 6-0
Site #9 Existing Zoning Designation: R-1
Existing Land Use Designation: LR
Proposed Land Use Designation: LR
Recommendation: Re-designate as OS rather than INS
Motion made by: Commissioner Friel
Motion seconded by: Commissioner Tilsen
Vote: 6-0
Site #10 Existing Zoning Designation: R-3
Existing Land Use Designation: Highway R-O-W
Proposed Land Use Designation: MU-PUD
Recommendation: Re-designate as OS rather than MU-PUD
Motion made by: Commissioner Friel
Motion seconded by: Commissioner Duggan
Vote: 6-0
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Site #11 Existing Zoning Designation: MR-PUD
Existing Land Use Designation: MR-PUD
Proposed Land Use Designation: LR
Recommendation: Leave proposed Land Use Designation as is.
Motion made by: Commissioner Tilsen
Motion seconded by: Commissioner Duggan
Vote: 6-0
Site #12 Existing Zoning Designation: B-2/B-1
Existing Land Use Designation: B
Proposed Land Use Designation: MR-PUD
Recommendation: Re-designation as MR rather than MR-PUD
Motion made by: Commissioner Friel
Motion seconded by: Commissioner Tilsen
Vote: 6-0
Site #13 Existing Zoning Designation: R-1
Existing Land Use Designation: GC
Proposed Land Use Designation: GC
Recommendation: Leave proposed Land Use Designation as is.
Motion made by: Commissioner Friel
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Motion seconded by: Commissioner Kleinglass
Vote: 6-0
Site #14 Existing Zoning Designation: B-2
Existing Land Use Designation: B / Highway / R-O-W
Proposed Land Use Designation: MU-PUD
Recommendation: Planning Commission declined to make
recommendation until Joint Workshop with
Council
Motion made by: Commissioner Friel
Motion seconded by: Commissioner Kleinglass
Vote: 6-0
Site #15 Existing Zoning Designation: R-1
Existing Land Use Designation: GC
Proposed Land Use Designation: GC
Recommendation: Leave proposed Land Use Designation as is.
Motion made by: Commissioner Friel
Motion seconded by: Commissioner Duggan
Vote: 6-0
Site #16 Existing Zoning Designation: R-1
Existing Land Use Designation: LR
Proposed Land Use Designation: LR
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Recommendation: Leave proposed Land Use Designation as is.
Motion made by: Commissioner Friel
Motion seconded by: Commissioner Kleinglass
Vote: 6-0
Site #17 Existing Zoning Designation: R-1
Existing Land Use Designation: LR
Proposed Land Use Designation: OS
Recommendation: Defer action until further research on whether this
Motion made by:
Motion seconded by:
Vote: 6-0
is open space.
Commissioner Friel
Commissioner Tilsen
Site #18 Existing Zoning Designation: R-1
Existing Land Use Designation: LR
Proposed Land Use Designation: LR
Recommendation: Leave proposed Land Use Designation as is.
Motion made by: Commissioner Friel
Motion seconded by: Commissioner Kleinglass
Vote: 6-0
Site #19 Existing Zoning Designation: B-1
Existing Land Use Designation: LB
Proposed Land Use Designation: LB
Recommendation: Leave proposed Land Use Designation as is.
Motion made by: Commissioner Friel
Motion seconded by: Commissioner Tilsen
Vote: 6-0
Site #20 Existing Zoning Designation: R-1
Existing Land Use Designation: LR
Proposed Land Use Designation: LR
Recommendation: Leave proposed Land Use Designation as is.
Motion made by: Commissioner Friel
Motion seconded by: Commissioner Kleinglass
Vote: 6-0
Site #21 Existing Zoning Designation: R-1
Existing Land Use Designation: LR
Proposed Land Use Designation: LR
Recommendation: Leave proposed Land Use Designation as is.
Motion made by: Commissioner Friel
Motion seconded by: Commissioner Kleinglass
Vote: 6-0
Site #22 Existing Zoning Designation: B-1
Existing Land Use Designation: BL
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Proposed Land Use Designation: OS
Recommendation: Leave proposed Land Use Designation as is.
Motion made by: Commissioner Friel
Motion seconded by: Commissioner Duggan
Vote: 6-0
Site #23 Existing Zoning Designation: R-1
Existing Land Use Designation: LR
Proposed Land Use Designation: LR
Recommendation: Leave proposed Land Use Designation as is.
Motion made by: Commissioner Duggan
Motion seconded by: Commissioner Kleinglass
Vote: 5-0-1(Friel)
See attachment from NAC for further details about recommended changes on the
Comprehensive Plan.
Commissioner Friel moved to continue the Public Hearing to the November Planning
Commission Meeting and to adjourn to a Workshop with the Council at a suggested date
of Tuesday, November 9, 1999.
Chair Duggan seconded the motion.
AYES: 6
NAYES: 0
Commissioner Friel felt that the Planning Commission should meet 1 hour before meeting
with the Council to discuss the focus areas.
VERBAL REVIEW
Administrative Assistant Patrick Hollister provided a verbal review of previous planning
cases.
ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 12:10 a.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Linda Shipton
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PLANNING REPORT
COMMUNITY PLAN NINO SION MARKET; RESEARCH
TO: Mendota Heights City Coupon .
Kevin Batcheider, City.Administrator
FROM Deb Garross / Steve,Grittrnan
DATE: 28 October 1999
RE: . Planning dornmiSSion Recommendations - Comprehensive *Plan, Update.
FILE NO: 284.01
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memo is to forward the recommendations of the Planning
Commission regarding the draft Comprehensive Plan Update. The public hearing' was
scheduled before. the Planning CommisSion on October. 26, 1999. •The Planning.
Commission made a series Of recommendations concerning, the Comprehensive Plan
and Technical Plan documents which are outlined herein. The Commission was not
able to. complete review of the Comprehensive Plan prior to.the close of the meeting,
therefore, no recommendations are available for the focus area element of the plan.
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. The Planning Commission would like to hold a joint .meeting with the City Council,on
Tuesday November 9, 1999 to review the 'Comprehensive Plan "Infill" and "Focus
Area" land use ,designations. . • •
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2. The Planning Commission recommends that a detailed letter outlining all .proposed
• • land use changes should be sent to the affected property owners and ,adjacent lot
owners. The notice should be site specific, include. a detailed) description. of the
proposed .. changes and how the property will be affected and include an
acknowledgement section wherein the owner would sign and return a document
indicating that they have been notified Ofthe proposed land use change.
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Staff Comment While this procedure. proVides a higher degree of notice, .there is
no statutory requirement for .a Municipality to specifically, notify each. individual
property owner of prbposed Comprehensive. Plan ,sLand'Use amendments/changes.
The City may desire to consult. its -legal. counsel. on this matter.
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3. The Planning Commission recommends that Comprehensive Plan land use
designation changes should be made concurrent with notice and publication of
rezoning.
Staff Comment: An issue for consideration by the City Council concerns the ability
and desire of the City to develop legal descriptions for each of the sites and to
initiate rezoning prior to finalizing the Comprehensive Plan. While it is true that land
use plan changes have greater impact under the current statutes, rezoning at this
time may be premature.
4. The Metropolitan Council's Aviation Policy Plan (December 1996) contains
information related to how infill development sites and reconstruction or additions to
existing structures should be addressed. The Planning Commission recommends
that appropriate language and policies be incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan
Update to address infill site issues. The draft plan should be amended to add
strategies that the City will implement (for the infill sites), to reduce inconsistencies
with the Aviation Guide Plan. Such a policy could include land acquisition
measures, insulation, building /construction standards, processing requests through
the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and /or and ground noise attenuation, as well
as acknowledgement of operational changes at the airport.
Staff Comment: Staff concurs with the Planning Commission recommendation and
would suggest that appropriate language be added to the Airport Plan element of the
Comprehensive Plan Update.
5. The Planning Commission recommends that the descriptions of the residential land
use categories within the Comprehensive Plan Update should be modified to
incorporate all of the various zoning classifications within the Zoning Ordinance.
(example, specifically call out the R -1 A, R -1 B, R -1 C zoning districts rather than
referring to only the R -1 classification).
Staff Comment: Staff concurs with the Planning Commission recommendation.
6. The Planning Commission recommends that all references to the density of
development permitted within each residential land use category should be deleted.
Staff Comment: The Metropolitan Council will require the Comprehensive Plan to
specify the density of development per acre for each of the residential land use
categories. This is the standard method used to develop housing goals, population,
household and employment estimates as well as to determine the level to which the
local Comprehensive Plan conforms to the numerical regional policy elements of the
Metropolitan Council. This being the case, staff recommends that the density figures
should remain in the plan.
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7. The Planning Commission recommends that the Mixed -Use land use category be
deleted from the Plan because the PUD section of the Zoning Ordinance allows for
this type of development.
Staff Comment: The Mixed Use land use category is a new category proposed for
the Comprehensive Plan that will afford the City more control over the development
plans for the specified focus area and infill sites than is currently available. The
objective of this land use category is to identify that key parcels will need to be
comprehensively planned as a unit with certain performance standards which will
ultimately be identified in the Zoning Ordinance. The Mixed Use land use
designation is a tool that is becoming more and more common within municipal
Comprehensive Plans to ensure coordinated planning /development efforts are
accomplished in key areas of the community,
8. The Planning Commission recommends that all reference to PUD's within the draft
Comprehensive Plan Update be deleted as the PUD is a zoning tool.
Staff Comment: it is possible to change the Comprehensive Plan Update to identify
that the PUD is an integral element of the Mixed -Use land use category. It is not
necessary to specifically call out the term SPUD" on the Land Use Plan /Map however
it provides a quick, up -front notice to the public that a PUD will be required in order
to develop within an area designated as MU.
9. The Planning Commission recommends the addition of the following two policy
statements under Goal 3, Transportation Goals & Policies of Technical Plan D.
a. Encourage the use of new technology to develop aircraft designed to
reduce noise.
b. Encourage efforts to relocate the MSP airport.
10.A number of minor "word" and "bullet statement" changes are recommended by the
Planning Commission which Staff will incorporate into the final plan.
11. Several specific recommendations are forwarded concerning each of the "Infill"
Sites. The specific recommendations will be described in item number 5 below. In
general, the Planning Commission recommends the following:
• That any land use designation changes be preceded by public notification and
processing similar to that required for rezoning petitions.
• The "Mixed Use - Planned Unit Development (MU-PUD)" land use category should
be deleted from the plan.
• The Zoning Ordinance PUD regulations are sufficient and there is no need to
establish a land use category for PUD in the Comprehensive Plan.
• Many of the infill sites are smaller than 5 —10 acres and therefore do not qualify
for the PUD designation proposed in the Comprehensive Plan Update. Further
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discussion should occur concerning the minimum land area required to qualify for
a PUD.
• A discussion should occur at the joint meeting concerning those parcels that will
in effect, be down-zoned due to the proposed change in and use designation.
12. The Planning Commission reviewed each infill site and recommended approval of
the majority of proposed land use designations. The sites where the Planning
Commission recommended changes to the proposed land use designation are
outlined on the following pages:
Site #
Proposed
Land Use
Designation
Planning
Commission
Recommended
Land Use
Designation
Comments
1
LB-PUD
Withhold
recommendation
until after joint
meeting with the
City Council
This site is proposed to change from (I)
Industrial to (LB) Limited Business. The
Planning Commission is concerned about
the implications "down-zoning" associated
with the change in land use plan
designation and would like to clarify this
issue and the matter of owner notification
prior to making a recommendation.
5
B
LR
This site recently received approval for a
residential development and the land use
plan status should accurately reflect the
residential designation.
7.
LB-PUD
LB
The Planning Commission is opposed to
the PUD land use classification and
therefore recommends that the site be
designated Limited Business.
9
LR
OS
This site is the former Dodd Road right-of-
way located south of Highway 110. The
Planning Commission recommends that it
be designated as Open Space and not
developed as Low Density Residential.
10
MU-PUD
OS
This site is the former Dodd Road right-of-
way located south of Highway 110. The
Planning Commission recommends that it
be designated as Open Space due to the
natural features on site and as a means to
expand the natural area adjacent to the
Dodge Nature Center.
11
LR
LR
This site is currently zoned and guided as
Medium Density-PUD with the proposed
land use to be Low Density Residential.
The Planning Commission concurs with the
LR designation but recommends that the
City initiate rezoning as soon as possible.
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Site #
Proposed
Land Use
Designation
Planning
Commission
Recommended
Land Use
Designation
Comments
12
MR -PUD
MR
The Planning Commission recommends
that the PUD land use designation be
deleted as the Zoning Ordinance provides
for PUD's. The Planning Commission
perceives the proposed land use as
downzoning and therefore public hearings
consistent with the rezoning process of the
Zoning Ordinance should be initiated
immediately.
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MU -PUD
Withhold
recommendation
until after joint
meeting with the
City Council
This site is the subject of a redevelopment
concept plan and as such, the Planning
Commission desires to withhold a
recommendation pending further discussion
of this matter with the City Council at a
future joint workshop. Furthermore, the
Commission is not comfortable with
establishing a land use designation for a
site that has not been defined.
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LR
OS
The Planning Commission recommends
designating the parcel as OS in anticipation
of the possibility that the site may at some
future date, be purchased by the City and
incorporated with Wentworth Park.
17
OS
Withhold
recommendation
until after joint
meeting with the
City Council
The Planning Commission directed City
Staff to investigate whether or not this site
was required to be platted /planned as open
space within the Townhome development.
23
New Site
LR
This site is located at 750 Mohican Lane
and is proposed to be added as an Infill
Site. The Planning Commission
recommends that the Land Use designation
be LR, which is also consistent with the
underlying R -1 zone. This site is within the
airport noise contour areas and should be
called out as such within the
Comprehensive Plan to assure that it is
treed as an infill site, according to the
Metropolitan Aviation Policy Plan.
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