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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/10/05 v-fa.ni1'!Js tPJanni1'!J T;ommisdon January 10, 2005 Regular Meeting 7:00 pm Chairman Greil called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. 1. Roll Call Commissioners Present: Greil, Hollenbeck, McInnis, Schmitt, Truax, Twedt, Zeyen Commissioners Absent None Staff Present Planning Director John Hinzman, Associate Planner Kris Jenson, HRA Director John Grossman 2. Approve December 13, 2004 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes Motion by Commissioner Truax, seconded by Hollenbeck to approve the minutes of the December 13, 2004 Planning Commission as presented by Staff. Motion passed unanimously. 3. Elect Planning Commission Chairman and Vice Chair Commissioner Truax nominated Chairman Greil and Vice Chair Hollenbeck to the same positions. Commissioner Schmitt seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous. The 2005 Chairman of the Planning Commission is Dan Greil, and the 2005 Vice Chair is Barb Hollenbeck. PUBLIC HEARING 4. City of Hastings - Rezoning #2005-01 Rezone property from C-3, Community Regional Commerce to R-2, Medium Density Residence - 407 Tyler Street. Planner Jenson presented background information on the request. Chairman Greil opened the hearing at 7:03 pm. Hearing no comments, the hearing was closed at 7:04 pm. Commissioner Schmitt asked why the residence to the north was not being included in the rezoning. Planner Jenson responded that it is currently being used as a triplex, which is a use not permitted within the R-2 District. 2 Commissioner Twedt asked if the home was listed on a historic register. HRA Director Grossman stated that it was not, and that it likely would not be a candidate for inclusion on the local register. Commissioner Twedt questioned the benefit of the rezoning to the City, in light of the fact that the UBC site is directly East of the home, and most likely will be a redevelopment site within the next couple of years. Commissioner Twedt expressed concern that rezoning this property could limit the redevelopment possibilities in the future. Director Hinzman stated that in his opinion, if the UBC site directly east of this property is redeveloped, it would be in some sort of housing, most likely townhomes, and not anything of a commercial nature. The currently zoning was set 50 + years ago, probably with the anticipation that there would be commercial development along the railroad tracks, which has not happened. Staff feels that rezoning this property to R-2 is appropriate. Commissioner Truax concurred with Commissioner Twedt's assessment and feels this is a loss for the city. Planner Jenson responded that the south half of the block on which this house sits is zoned R-2. She concurred with Director Hinzman that any redevelopment of the UBC site on this block would be residential in nature and would serve as a buffer between commercial or higher density housing to the north and the existing residential to the south. Commissioner Schmitt stated that if Staff believes this area will be a buffer to the area to the south, then he can support the rezoning. Commissioner Twedt reiterated his belief that this is a mistake and that the City will end up rezoning the property again in the future. Planning Commission Action: Commissioner Schmitt moved and Commissioner Hollenbeck seconded the motion to recommend rezoning 407 Tyler Street from C-3 Community Regional Commerce to R-2 Medium Density Residence to the City Council. Upon vote taken: Ayes: 5, Nays: 2, Truax and Twedt dissenting. Motion passed. OTHER ACTIONS 5. City of Hastings - TIF Plan Review #2004-58 (revised) - Downtown Redevelopment of HRA Properties. Director Hinzman provided background information on the item. Chairman Greil stated that the item was not a public hearing, but asked if there was anyone present wishing to speak to the item. No comments were received. Commissioner Twedt asked when the current TIF District expires. 3 HRA Director Grossman stated it will expire on December 31, 2006. Commissioner Twedt asked if the City decided at a future date that the district should be expanded, could it be? HRA Director Grossman replied that the District can be expanded to adjacent parcels for up to five years. Commissioner McInnis questioned why Blocks 3 and 4 were not included in the TIF District when redevelopment of those blocks has been discussed. HRA Director Grossman stated that the City Council chose at this time to only include the areas where development is planned for the near future. While other areas were felt to possibly have future development, nothing was certain. Commissioner Schmitt clarified that the current district that expires in 2006 is beyond the five year expansion period, and that the new district will still have some flexibility. HRA Director Grossman stated that was correct. He also added that property may not be located within two TIF Districts at the same time. Chairman Greil stated that Sherman and Associates had originally proposed construction on Block 3. HRA Director Grossman replied that the City and public asked Sherman and Associates to start their project with Block 1, due to strong conflicts about the uses on Block 3. Commissioner Twedt expressed disappointment in the direction the TIF District appears to be headed as it doesn't include all the areas the Planning Commission reviewed a couple of months ago. He added that he would have liked to have seen more discussion on other parcels for inclusion in the district. Commissioner Schmitt added that regardless of the Commission's feelings about the what has been included in the TIF District, the task before the Planning Commission is to determine the District Conformance with the Hastings 2020 Comprehensive Plan. Chairman Greil agreed that the exclusions of Blocks 3 and 4 were a step backwards, in that they are limiting the scope that was previously adopted. Planning Commission Action: Commissioner Schmitt moved and Commissioner Hollenbeck seconded the motion to approve Planning Commission Resolution 2005-01, stating that the proposed TIF District is in conformance with the Hastings 2020 Comprehensive Plan. Upon vote taken: Ayes: 7, Nays: O. Motion passed. 6. 2004 Planning Department Annual Report 4 Director Hinzman reviewed the report with the Commission, summanzmg Planning requests and action during 2004. 7. Other Business Director Hinzman updated the Commission on recent Council actions, as well as future projects for the January 24th Commission meeting. 8. Adjourn Meeting adjourned at 7:45 pm Respectfully submitted, Kristine Jenson Recording Secretary