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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/28/03HASTLN S PL A NNLNfi COMMISSION July 28, 2003 Regular Meeting 7:00 pm Commissioner Hollenbeck called the meeting to order at 7:04 pm. 1. Roll Call Commissioners Present: Alongi, Hollenbeck, Schmitt, and Truax. Commissioners Absent: Anderson, Greil, Twedt Staff Present: Planning Director John Hinzman, Associate Planner Kris Jenson. 2. Approve July 14, 2003 Planning Commission Minutes Motion by Commissioner Hollenbeck, seconded by Truax to approve the minutes of the July 14, 2003 Planning Commission as presented by staff. Motion passed unanimously. Greenlawn Underground Sprinklers - Site Plan #2003-52 - Construction of a second building - 2250 Millard Avenue. Director Hinzman presented background information on the request. Commissioner Alongi asked if a condition was necessary due to the lack of maintenance currently at the site. Director Hinzman stated that a condition wasn't necessary, he was simply trying to gain the compliance of the applicants. Commissioner Schmitt asked for clarification on the number of parking spaces at the site. A representative of Greenlawn stated that the addition of the second building and parking areas would bring the site up to where it needed to be in terms of parking. Director Hinzman concurred with that assessment. Commissioner Truax asked if a condition was necessary for the inclusion of comments from BDM. Director Hinzman stated that condition #4 reflected the inclusion of comments from BDM. Commissioner Alongi added that one of the conditions prior to moving forward to the City Council was modification of plans per BDM's comments. Planning Commission Action: Commissioner Alongi moved and Commissioner Schmitt seconded a motion to recommend approval of the site plan for a Greenlawn Underground Sprinklers second building at 2250 Millard Avenue to the City Council, based on the following: The following must be addressed prior to review by the City Council: 1) The applicant shall incorporate the comments of the July 25, 2003 Review Letter from John Stewart of BDM Engineering into revised plans prior to placing the site plan request on the City Council Agenda. 2) The location and exterior elevations for a waste enclosure building must be submitted. 3) All revisions must include 5 full size and 10 reduced size LEGIBLE copies. Revisions must be received by the Planning Department no later than 10 days (typically a Friday) prior to City Council Action. RECOM MENDED ACTION Approval of the Site Plan is recommended subject to the following: 1) Adherence to the Site Plan, Landscape Plan, and Architectural Elevations as presented to the City Council. 2) All disturbed areas on this property shall be stabilized with rooting vegetative cover to eliminate erosion problems. 3) The disturbed areas of the site shall be maintained to the requirements of the City's property maintenance ordinance. 4) Final approval of the development grading and utility plans by the City of Hastings. The applicant shall be liable for any costs involved in consultant review of the plans. 5) All rooftop equipment shall be screened by a parapet wall from areas facing a public right-of-way, and painted to match the building elsewhere. 6) All waste enclosures shall be enclosed on all four sides to fully screen the contents, and constructed with exterior materials to match the primary building. 7) All parking and drive aisle areas shall be constructed to city standards including concrete curb and bituminous surfacing. 8) Shrub plantings must be incorporated between the southern parking lot and southern property line. Shrub plantings must be planted at a density great enough to shield headlight views. 9) Spruce tree plantings must be continued along the north property line to the northwest corner at similar spacings of existing trees. 10) The sizes, species, and method of installation for all landscaping must be identified. 11) All landscaped areas must be irrigated. 12) A photometric plan for any parking lot lighting must be submitted for approval by the Planning Director prior to installation. 13) Any uncompleted site work (including landscaping) must be escrowed at 125 percent of the estimated value prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy. 14) Submission of an electronic copy of all plan sets (TIF, PDF, or similar format) prior to issuance of certificate of occupancy. 15) Approval is subject to a one year Sunset Clause; if significant progress is not made towards construction of the proposal within one year of City Council approval, the approval is null and void Upon vote taken: Ayes: 4, Nays: 0. Motion passed. Hastings Public Schools - Site Plan #2003-53 - McAuliffe Elementary School - Construction of an access road to South Frontage Road. Planner Jenson provided background information on the item. Commissioner Alongi asked if the new access road would be signed for busses only. Planner Jenson responded that while no specific signs were indicated on the plans, but the plans and information from the school district indicated that the access would be for bus traffic only, so Staff imagines that the access will be signed to indicate that. Commissioner Alongi asked if perhaps having the intersection offset wouldn't be a better idea since no traffic would actually be crossing South Frontage Road between the school access and the Target access. Planner Jenson replied that even if there is no cross traffic there will be vehicles making right and left turns from each access and if the accesses are offset, that turning traffic may interfere with each other. The safest intersection is one that lines up directly to minimize conflicts in vehicle motion. Commissioner Schmitt added that it appeared the access road could be shifted to line up the entrances and still allow a buffer between the proposed soccer fields and the access road. Planning Commission Action: Commissioner Truax moved and Commissioner Alongi seconded a motion to approve the site plan for an access road addition between Christa McAuliffe Elementary School and South Frontage Road to the City Council, subject to the following conditions: 1) Adherence to the plans submitted as part of City Council approval. The site plan shall be modified so that the access road lines up with the Target driveway across the street. 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) All disturbed areas on this property shall be stabilized with rooting vegetative cover to eliminate erosion problems, and shall be maintained to the requirements of the City's property maintenance ordinance. Final approval of the development grading and utility plans by the City of Hastings. The applicant shall be liable for any costs involved in consultant review of the plans. Any future plans to illuminate the parking lot will require a photometric lighting plan to be submitted showing foot candle illumination of the property. Illumination levels are limited to 0.5 foot candles at the property line as required in the Zoning Code. Landscaping Plan shall be modified to include landscaping to block headlights into the Marketplace townhomes, and submitted for review and approval by the City Forester and Planning Director. Submission of an electronic copy of all plan sets (TIF, PDF, or similar format) prior to issuance of certificate of occupancy. 7) Approval is subject to a one year Sunset Clause; if significant progress is not made towards construction of the proposal within one year of City Council approval, the approval is null and void Upon vote taken: Ayes: 4, Nays: 0. Motion passed. City of Hastings - City Code Amendment #2003-46 - Neighborhood Commercial Uses in Residential Districts. Director Hinzman presented background information on the project. Commissioner Schmitt asked what the residential requirements were, and was there any limit on the number of neighborhood commercial uses in an area. Commissioner Alongi added that he was not in favor of adding regulations that would be extremely difficult to enforce. Director Hinzman added that there wasn't a mechanism to limit the number in an area, but since they would all need to have a special use permit, that would give the Planning Commission and City Council some control on the number allowed. Commissioner Truax asked why the language did not include the R-4 district. Director Hinzman stated that the way the code is written, what is allowed in the R-3 district is allowed in the R-4 district. Commissioner Hollenbeck stated that she was in favor of the language revisions as it will maintain residential areas while allowing some appropriate commercial uses. Planning Commission Action: Commissioner Truax moved and Commissioner Alongi seconded a motion to recommend approval of draft ordinance amendment to sections 10.13 - 10.17 to the City Council. (attached) Upon vote taken: Ayes: 4, Nays: O. Motion passed. 6. Other Business Director Hinzman updated the Commission on projects previously reviewed by the Planning Commission, as well as potential projects for the upcoming meeting. Commissioner Alongi inquired as to when the rezoning for the Downtown Master Plan would be brought forward. Director Hinzman stated that the Rivertown Newsletter would be published in August, and that an article will be included about the rezoning. Notices and hearings would be sent and held in September. Adjournment With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:36 pm. Respectfully submitted, Kristine Jenson Recording Secretary PLANNING COMMISSION DRAFT 2 JULY 28, 2003 ORDINANCE NO. ., SECOND SERIES AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HASTINGS, MINNESOTA AMENDING CHAPTER 10, SECTION 10.13 - 10.17 OF THE HASTINGS CITY CODE PERTAINING TO: NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL USES BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Hastings as follows: Chapter 10 of the Hastings City code is amended as follows: SECTION 10.13. R-2 - MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENCE. SUBD. 3. USES BY SPECIAL PERMIT. b) Neighborhood Commercial subject to the site plan requirements of Section 10.27, and the followin.q provisions: (1) Any business related activity occurrinq on the premises shall not cause any adverse chan.qes to the residential character of the nei.qhborhood. (2) Adherence to the minimum parkin.q standards of Section 10.09. (3) The operation of any retail business, unless it is conducted entirely by mail, is prohibited. On-site sales shall be limited to those clearly incidental to services provided in the dwellinq. (4) Operation of any business shall be in conformance to the residential character of the nei.qhborhood. (5) Location of the property shall be considered. Properties not frontinq on a major roadway or adjacent to a commercial zonin.q district may be unsuitable for operation of a nei.qhborhood commercial uses. (6) Any exterior chanqes necessary to conduct the business shall be sufficiently screened, properly desi.qned, or separated by distance so as to be consistent with existinq adjacent residential uses and compatible with the residential nature of the nei.qhborhood. (7) Shipment and delivery of products, merchandise, or supplies shall be limited to between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. and shall occur only in sin.qle rear axle straiqht- trucks or smaller vehicles normally used to serve residential neiqhborhoods. (8) Any interior chanqes necessary to conduct the business shall comply with all buildin.q, electrical, mechanical, and fire codes .qovernin.q the use in a residential occupancy. (9) Si.qna.qe may consist of not more than one sin.qle faced unli.qhted wall si.qn per home with a maximum area of two square feet. (10)The conduct of the business shall not .qenerate noise, .qlare, vibrations, fumes, odors, or electrical interference detectable to normal senses outside of the dwellin.q unit. In the case of electrical interference, no equipment or process shall be used which creates visual or audible interference in any radio or television. (11)No traffic shall be .qenerated by such business in .qreater volumes than would normally be expected in a residential neiqhborhood. The home occupation shall not increase parkin.q requirements by more than four additional parkin.q spaces at any .qiven time in addition to the parkin.q spaces required by the occupants. Any need for parking generated by the conduct of the home occupation shall be met off of the street. (12)No business shall be allowed which ieopardizes the health and safety of city residents. (13)The Fire Marshal may conduct a fire safety inspection of the space proposed to be used for the home occupation. Occupancy shall meet all applicable fire codes prior to opening for business as well as thereafter. SECTION 10.14. R-3 - MEDIUM HIGH DENSITY RESIDENCE. SUBD. 3. USES BY SPECIAL PERMIT. a) Neighborhood Commercial subject to the si~-i~-m-ceview requirements of Se~tie,qJ~2~ Section 10.13, Subd. 3b SECTION 10.16. R-5 - HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. SUBD. 3. USES BY SPECIAL PERMIT. b) Neighborhood Commercial subject to the si~-i~-m-ceview requirements of Se~tie,qJ~2~ Section 10.13, Subd. 3b SECTION 10.17. R-6 - MANUFACTURED HOME RESIDENCE. SUBD. 3. USES BY SPECIAL PERMIT. a) Neighborhood Commercial subject to the si~-i~-m-ceview requirements of Se~tie,qJ~2~ Section 10.13, Subd. 3b ALL OTHER SECTIONS SHALL REMAIN UNCHANGED ADOPTED by the Hastings City Council on this __ day of 2003. ATTEST: Michael D. Werner, Mayor Melanie Mesko Lee, Administrative Assistant/City Clerk I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above is a true and correct copy of an ordinance presented to and adopted by the City of Hastings, County of Dakota, Minnesota, on the __ of , 2003, as disclosed by the records of the City of Hastings on file and of record in the office. Melanie Mesko Lee, Administrative Assistant/City Clerk This instrument drafted by: City of Hastings (JWH) 101 4th St. Hastings, MN 55033 (SEAL)