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2002-04-09 PC Minutes . CITY OF ALBERTVILLE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION ApPROVED MINUTES April 9, 2002 1. CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL - ADOPT AGENDA Vice-chair Klecker called the regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission to order. Thanking everyone for allow the meeting to start at 8:00 p.m. PRESENT: Vice-chair Ron Klecker, Commission members Tim Sweeney, and Tom Fay, Council Liaison LeRoy Berning, City Planner Cindy Sherman, Zoning Administrator Jon Sutherland and Deputy Clerk Bridget Miller. Commission member Sweeney made a motion to approve the agenda as amended. Fay seconded the motion. All voted aye. Motion carries. 2. MINUTES a. March 12, 2002 regular meeting Commission member Sweeney asked to amend the March 12, 2002 regular meeting minutes on page 4 of 5, paragraph 6: Sweeney seconded the motion with the clarification of the expansion of the store. Sweeney voted nay. Klecker, Budde, Fay voted aye. Motion carries. . Council Liaison Berning amended the March 12, 2002 minutes on page 1 of 5, paragraph 7; Council Liaison Berning suggested to advertise for a vacant position on the Planning and Zoning Commission. Fay made a motion to approve the amended March 12, 2002 minutes. Sweeney seconded the motion. All voted aye. 3. OTHER BUSINESS a. Consider amending previously approved Signage Plan · Ashley Furniture City Planner Sherman went over the background of the signage approved at the time of their site plan and under the overall PUD of the outlet site. They were approved to have a canopy sign at the front entrance and a rear wall sign or a freeway pylon (shared with Burger King). The request before the Commission tonight is to allow two wall signs, one on the front of the structure and one on the rear of the structure and to allow one ground sign. . The front wall sign is proposed to be 114 square feet and the rear wall sign is proposed to be 319 square feet. Additionally, there is a small nameplate sign just to the left of the front door. This sign is approximately 9" x 16" in size. Vice-chair Klecker asked ifthere were any additional comments from the commISSIOn. . . . CITY OF ALBERTVILLE Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes April 9, 2002 Page 5 b. Site & Building Plan Review . Welcome Furniture Vice-chair Klecker asked City Planner Sherman to review the Welcome Furniture Plan before the Commission. City Planner Sherman went over the background of the Welcome Furniture. The application before the Commission is being made to allow the development of a 60,000 square foot multi-tenant retail/warehouse facility. The site is zoned PUD and the use is permitted in a commercial PUD development. Sherman added that it is part of the Darkenwald project. - The site uses will lease approximately 30,000 square feet. The warehouse space is related to the tenants in the building and will not be leased separately. Access to the site will ultimately be served via the road through the City property and out to County Road 10. The number of parking stalls exceeds the ordinance for the 60,000 square foot building. Based on the calculations the number of spaces could be reduced by 26 stalls, therefore enhance on the green space on the site. The drive aisle around the rear of the building and adjacent to 1-94 is proposed to be constructed on the property line. The applicant should coordinate any necessary permits with MnDOT regarding grading and maintenance. Signage on the building is proposed to be individual illuminated letters within the area identified on the building. There is no freestanding sign proposed at this time. Klecker asked if Commission members had any questions regarding this site plan. Council Liaison Berning had a couple of questions regarding the parking and the ordinance requirements. He asked about the drive land - would that be considered part of the parking. Commission member Sweeney asked if about half of the parking stalls are 812 x 18. City Planner Sherman asked Curt Crotty, who was present representing Welcome Furniture, ifhe knew how many of the parking stalls were 8Yz x 18. Curt Crotty did not know how many of them were 8Yz x 18, but he did point out on the site plan where they were located. Klecker asked if there was anyone present in the audience representing Welcome Furniture. Curt Crotty was present who is the Construction Manager. Sweeney asked about the building - with the three (3) 10,000 square building - what kind of tenants would go in the spaces. Would we have some say as to what . . . CITY OF ALBERTVILLE Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes April 9, 2002 Page 5 Ray Weighly had a date of September 30, 2002 in mind. There was additional comments and discussion on the parking lot. The number of stalls and sizes. The City Engineer suggested eliminating a few at the entrance to allow for a smoother flow in and out of the site. Commission members Sweeney and Fay were in agreement to reducing the number of parking stalls on the site. Sweeney made a motion to approve the site plan with the recommendations from staff and reducing the number of parking stalls on the site. Fay seconded the motion - clarified the front of the entrance. All voted aye. Motion carries. 4. PUBLIC HEARING a. Albertville Crossings (Coborn's) 1) Rezone portion of site from B-2 to B-3 Vice-chair Klecker opened the public hearing at 8:45 p.m. Klecker turned it over to the City Planner Sherman to review the site. City Planner Sherman did not go over the whole concept of the site. She just touched on the new information that was presented in regards to the 8,000 square feet expansion possibility. During the March Planning Commission meeting the applicant indicated their desire to have their future expansion plans approved as part of the current application. At that time staff was not aware of the expansion plans. Since then the applicant has provided additional information to staff that identifies a potential expansion that would be up to 40 feet in width at the south end of the grocery store site and is approximately 6,400 square feet in size. Since the March meeting the Albertville Fire Department has had an opportunity to review the site plan and have no recommended changes to the site. Klecker asked if there was anyone present to represent Albertville Crossings site plan. Mike Wallen, Construction Manager of Co born's was present to go over the site plan. Klecker asked if there was anyone present in the audience with concerns about the site plan. There was no one present. There was a concern brought up about additional parking for the other tenants of the strip-mall. Klecker closed the public hearing at 8:51 p.m. Fay made a motion to approve the public hearing for Albertville Crossing (Coborn's) with the recommendation will become part of the rezoning. Sweeney . . . CITY OF ALBERTVILLE Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes April 9, 2002 Page 5 City Planner Sherman state that with the PUD it would give the City a little more flexibility or restrictions. With a PUD Zoning you can state it in the Developer's Agreement with the restriction of a gas station. If you zone it B-3 the developer could put in a gas station. Berning had a concern that the past Council and Commission go to the trouble of zoning the land within the city. Then when a developer comes in with his site plan - we change the zoning to PUD. Sweeney asked the City Planner to go over what a B-3 Zoning is. City Planner Sherman proceeded to read through the B-3 Zoning District Ordinance. Sweeney asked if we could restrict the area from putting up another gas station could we. City Planner stated under a PUD you would have a better chance of restricting a gas station than if it were B-3 Commercial. Klecker closed the public hearing at 9:04 p.m. Sweeney made a motion to approve the PUD under the B-3 zoning with the restriction of a gas station. Fay seconded the motion. All voted aye. Motion carnes. C. Amendment to Sign Ordinance 1) Portable Signs 2) Advertising Signs on Ballfield Fences Klecker opened the public hearing at 9:07 p.m. City Planner Sherman went over the background and the informed that the City Council directed modifications to the sign ordinance to address sign issues in the community. The changes are to allow for temporary or portable signs on a limited basis and to allow for off-site advertising signs within ballfields and stadiums that are not visible from the perimeter of the property. Council Liaison Berning asked about clarification about the ballfield and being none visible to the traffic. City Planner Sherman confirmed that it would be on the inside of the ballfield, not the exterior. Sweeney made a motion to approve the amendment to the sign ordinance with the staff recommendations. Fay seconded the motion. All voted aye. Motion carries. d. Amendment to Subdivision Ordinance . . . CITY OF ALBERTVILLE Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes April 9, 2002 Page 5 Klecker asked if there was anyone in the audience regarding this ordinance. There was no one present. Klecker closed the public hearing at 9:23 p.m. Sweeney asked ifthe City would obtain some funds from the neighboring communities regarding this ordinance. Sweeney made a motion to approve the Ordinance with the staffs notes and recommendations. Fay seconded the motion. All voted aye. Motion carries e. Amendment to Shoreland Ordinance 1) Relating to Commercial Properties Klecker opened the public hearing at 9:24 p.m. City Planner Sherman reviewed the draft ordinance intended to allow greater coverage if certain criteria are met. There are two levels of coverage proposed; up to 50% lot coverage and from 50-80% coverage. The criteria are intended to provide additional protection to the water body through setbacks, vegetation, storm sewer improvements, etc. City Planner Sherman brought up the experience the City went through on the Towne Lakes Development. There is a buffer zone to protect the shoreland areas. City Planner Sherman then went over the ordinance touching more on Section 2; l.a. through l.g. She also touched on Section 2. A. through E. Klecker asked if there was anyone in the audience regarding this ordinance. There was no one. Council Liaison Berning asked how does this affect the Concept Plan of the Outlet Mall. Zoning Administrator Sutherland commented about the stormwater runoff. Berning asked about No.1. - be part of a conditional use? Klecker closed the public hearing at 9:38 p.m. Klecker commented about the lighting issue. Bobbie Morris with JMJ Properties, owner of the Outlets at Albertville, commented about the building height and some of the amenities of the mall may exceed 25' . Sweeney made a motion to approve the Shoreland Ordinance changes with the staff recommendations. Fay seconded the motion. All voted aye. Motion carries.