2006-02-14 PC Minutes
Albertville Council Chamber
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PLANNING and ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES
February 14,2006
CALL TO ORDER-ROLL CALL-ADOPT AGENDA
PRESENT: Chair Sharon Leintz, Commission members Frank Kocon, Dan Wagner, Tiffany
Meza, and Scott Dorenbush, Council liaison LeRoy Berning, City Planner Al Brixius, Assistant
City Planner Cassie Schumacher-Georgopoulos, Zoning Administrator/Building Official Jon
Sutherland, Assistant City Engineer Adam Nafstad, and City Clerk/Secretary Bridget Miller
Chair Leintz called the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting of the City of Albertville to
order at 7:00 p.m.
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ADOPT AGENDA
MOTION BY Commission member Wagner, seconded by Commission member Kocon to
approve the agenda as presented and on file in the office of the City Clerk. Motion carried
unanimously.
MINUTES
MOTION BY Commission member Kocon, seconded by Commission member Wagner to
approve the January 10, 2006 minutes as amended and on file in the office of the City Clerk.
Motion carried unanimously.
Page 3 - A commission member recalled when Heidi's Car Wash Site and Building
Plan came before the Commission for review, there was an issue or concern regarding
a storm water problem between the two blocks. Should we approve the subdivision
of Lot 1, Block 1 - GEM Business Park or will this add to the problem?
PUBLIC HEARINGS
STATE BANK OF LONG LAKE - SITE AND BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
Chair Leintz opened the public hearing at 7:03 p.m.
City Planner Brixius stated that a site plan for the construction of a new bank facility to be
located on Lot 1, Block 1 of the Albertville Crossings 3rd Addition has been submitted by the
State Bank of Long Lake and HTG Architects. The site is located at the intersection of CR 19
and 57th Street NE within Albertville and zoned B2-A. The access to the site will be off of 57th
Street NE.
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The project will be completed in two phases. Phase I includes a 6,500 square-foot main building
with a drive-thru. In Phase II will include a 3,200 square-foot expansion, to the west ofthe main
building, for a finished building size of 9,700 square-feet.
In reviewing the plans, it is noted that access to the site will rely on the construction of a dead-
end private drive, extending north off of 57th Street NE. There will be two points of access
provided off a dead-end private drive to the east, into the site. All accesses shall also conform to
any recommendations by the City Engineer.
In Phase I, the site plan proposes 40 parking stalls with an additional 27 stalls for Phase II;
therefore, a total of 67 parking stalls, each measuring twenty feet by nine feet in size. The
proposed parking sufficiently satisfies the parking requirement for this use, with 17 spaces in
excess of the minimum requirement.
Traffic circulation throughout the site will be controlled by one-way driveways, identified with
directional signage. However, the center lane is wide enough to accommodate two-way traffic.
Staff recommends striping should be added to indicate the proposed intended use for two-way
traffic in the center lane.
According to the site plan there are five proposed drive-thru lanes to the west side of the bank
building. The stacking diagram shows space available at each lane for four cars. In addition to
the five drive-thru lanes, there will be an additional drive-thru adjacent to the building which will
accommodate an ATM machine.
F or each 100 lineal feet of lot width, 60 square-feet of signage is permitted. In this case, 180
square-feet of signage would be allowed. The proposed signage plan for the site is one ground
monument sign, one pylon sign, and two directional signs. The size of the monument ground
sign is proposed to be an 80 square-foot sign for the southeast corner of the site. A pylon sign 29
feet 11 inches in height with a face approximately 110 square-feet in area is proposed for the
northwest corner of the site. The sign ordinance limits single-occupancy commercial uses to one
ground sign. The city may consider distributing the 180 square-feet of permitted signage area
between two signs, if the applicant can demonstrate that both signs are necessary.
City Planner Brixius noted that according to the plan presented, a six-foot wide sidewalk is
proposed along the southern perimeter of the site. As indicated on the site plan and the staff
report the sidewalk will be constructed per City standards.
City Planner Brixius informed the commission members that Phil Glaskow, the architect
representing State Bank of Long Lake, was present to answer any questions or concerns you may
have.
A commission member had a concern regarding the sidewalk abutting the right-of-way and
asked if there is any chance the applicant would consider moving it back additional five-feet.
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Building materials for the trash enclosure shall match the materials of the bank
building.
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Assistant City Engineer Nafstad stated that the City is researching widening the intersection at
57th Street NE and LaBeaux Avenue NE, which would make it difficult to push the sidewalk
back an additional five-feet. Staffwould have to look into whether this is possible.
Members of the commission had a concern with the flow of traffic through the site and asked for
directional or angled curbing for the future expansion within the parking lot to keep traffic
flowing in the correct direction.
Mr. Glaskow informed the commission members the expansion of the building will not happen
for a while. According to the site plan, there is signage to direct the traffic throughout the site.
City Planner Brixius stated that based on review of the submitted site plan, we recommend
approval of the construction of the State Bank of Long Lake on Lot 1, Block 1 of the Albertville
Crossings 3rd Addition and a Conditional Use Permit for drive-thru service lanes, subject to the
following conditions:
1. Stripe the parking lot to delineate all drive-thru service lanes in accordance with the
latest edition of the MMUTCD and as required by fire regulations.
2. The northern dead-end drive is subject to approval by the Fire Chief. In lieu of Fire
Chief approval, said drive may be modified to provide turn around access for
emergency vehicles.
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The City may consider distributing 180 square feet of signage between two signs, if
the applicant can demonstrate that two signs are necessary. The cables on the pylon
sign shall be removed.
4. Additional directional signage shall be posted at the entrance of the drive-thru and the
exit of the south parking lot, near the ATM.
5. The applicant complies with all recommendations of the Fire Protection Engineer.
6. The applicant shall submit storm sewer and pond design calculations and a drainage
area map for review.
7. Obtain an easement from the landowner to the north for the proposed outfall.
8. The grading, drainage, erosion control plan and utility plan shall comply with all
recommendations of the City Engineer.
9. Plans and plat shall be submitted to the Wright County Highway Department for
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11. Location of snow storage shall be shown on the site plan.
Chair Leintz asked if anyone was present regarding the public hearing.
There was no one in the audience with concerns regarding the State Bank of Long Lake.
Chair Leintz closed the public hearing at 7:31 p.m.
MOTION BY Commission member Wagner, seconded by Commission member Meza to
approve State Bank of Long Lake Site and Building Plan Review with staffs recommendation as
amended, including the Building Official's review, City Engineer's review and City Council
approval at the March 6,2006 City Council meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
SIGN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT - GROUND SIGNS - GRAND OPENING SIGNS
Chair Leintz opened the public hearing at 7:33 p.m.
City Planner Brixius reported that the City of Albertville is considering an amendment to its Sign
Ordinance relating to ground signs. The issue deals with amending the color on all ground signs.
The City has determined that signs with vast amount of light colored background are a glare
nuisance for neighboring properties and traffic on roadways abutting the signs. The issues
relating to the ground signs is location, size, glare, house of operation signs, or grounds signs.
Staff is recommending the background of all freestanding signs to be a dark or subdued tone,
which would reduce the amount of light-reflected and, therefore, decreases the amount of glare.
The second ordinance, being amending this evening, is a housekeeping correction related to the
City's past amendments regulating temporary signs.
Chair Leintz closed the public hearing at 7:41 p.m.
MOTION BY Commission member Meza, seconded by Commission member Dorenbush to
approve Ordinance No. 2006-xx entitled (Sign Ordinance Amendments Relating to Ground
Signs) and Ordinance No. 2006-xx entitled (Temporary Signs Amendments Relating to Grand
Opening Signs) and City Council approval at the March 6,2006 City Council meeting. Motion
carried unanimously.
ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT - LAND EXCAVATION AND FILLING
Chair Leintz opened the public hearing at 7:42 p.m.
Assistant City Planner Schumacher-Georgopoulos reported that it was discussed at a City staff
meeting noted City Planner Brixius that the Land Filling (1800) and Excavation (1900) Chapters
of the Zoning Ordinance Section of the 2005 Municipal City Code should include projects
smaller than 50 cubic yards when they occur within drainage easements.
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A commission member recalled discussion at the January meeting that the amount was going to
be 10-cubic yards, yet the Ordinance before us states 50-cubic yards.
Assistant City Engineer Nafstad agreed that 10-cubic yards of landfill has the potential to cause
some type of drainage concern.
City Planner Brixius stated the Ordinance would be amended to change the amount from 50-
cubic yards to 20-cubic yards oflandfill. He would also re-word the language to draw attention
to the land fill or excavation concern and not the amount.
Chair Leintz closed the public hearing at 8:09 p.m.
MOTION BY Commission member Dorenbush, seconded by Commission member Wagner to
approve Ordinance No. 2006-xx entitled (Zoning Ordinance Amendments Relating to Land
Filling (1800) and Excavation (1900) with staffs recommendations, as amended and City
Council approval at the March 6, 2006 City Council meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION BY Commission member Dorenbush, seconded by Commission member Wagner to
adjourn at 8:14 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.
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