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2022-11-09 Planning Commission Packet- PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Wednesday November 9, 2022 7:00 PM 1.CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL – ADOPT AGENDA 2.MINUTES September 13, 2022, Planning Commission Meeting (pages 1-3) 3.PUBLIC HEARINGS a.Public hearing to consider a zoning text amendment to consider limiting the size of outdoor storage lots as a ratio to the size of the principal building floor space. (pages 4-14) 4.OTHER BUSINESS a.None 5.ADJOURNMENT ALBERTVILLE PLANNING COMMISSION TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 DRAFT MINUTES ALBERTVILLE CITY HALL 7:00 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER – ROLL CALL – ADOPT AGENDA Chair Buhrmann called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. City Clerk Luedke conducted roll call. Present: Chair Buhrmann and Commissioners Anderson, Hayden, Smith and Council Liaison Zagorski. Commissioner Huggins arrived at 7:04 pm. Others Present: City Planner Al Brixius and City Clerk Luedke. Motioned by Anderson, seconded by Hayden to approve the agenda as submitted. Ayes: Buhrmann, Anderson, Hayden and Smith. Nays: None. Absent: Huggins. MOTION DECLARED CARRIED. 2. MINUTES Motioned by Smith, seconded by Anderson to approve the August 10, 2022, Planning Commission meeting minutes as presented. Ayes: Buhrmann, Anderson, and Hayden, Huggins and Smith Nays: None. MOTION DECLARED CARRIED. 3. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Public hearing to consider the request from Lil Explorers Daycare for a subdivision preliminary and final plat and conditional use permit for a commercial daycare to be located on Outlot B, Lebeaux Station at the northeast corner of Landers and 57th Street in Albertville. Brixius presented the background information on the development applications for Lil Explorers to construct a new 16,788 square foot daycare center. He reviewed the key issues listed on the Planning report dated September 8, 2022 which included the easement vacation request, landscaping plan and building design. Brixius answered questions from the Commissioners regarding the proposed easement vacation. He said City staff recommends the approval of subdivision subject to following conditions. Planning Commission Meeting Minutes Regular Meeting of September 13, 2022 2 1. The applicant labels the plat of Lot 1 Block 1 Labeaux Station Second Addition. 2. Applicant shall provide a legal description and petition to vacate the 20-foot easement underlying the building. 3. The applicant understands that in placing the parking lot and trash enclosure in the utility easement they are subject to removal in the event that the City needs to access the utility under the easement. Any repairs required as a result of that access will be at the expense of the property owner. Motioned by Hayden, seconded by Anderson to open the Public Hearing. Ayes: Buhrmann, Anderson, Hayden, Huggins and Smith. Nays: None. MOTION DECLARED CARRIED. No one wished to speak. Motioned by Huggins, seconded by Smith to close the Public Hearing. Ayes: Buhrmann, Anderson, Hayden, Huggins and Smith. Nays: None. MOTION DECLARED CARRIED. Motioned by Hayden, seconded by Anderson to approve the subdivision, easement vacation, and the conditional use permit for a daycare subject to the following conditions based on the findings listed in the September 8, 2022 Planner’s report. Ayes: Buhrmann, Anderson, Hayden, Huggins and Smith. Nays: None. MOTION DECLARED CARRIED. 4. OTHER BUSINESS A. Discussion on a zoning text amendment to consider limiting the size of outdoor storage lots as a ratio to the size of the principal building floor space. Brixius provided background information on the proposed zoning amendment to prohibit outdoor storage as a principal use in the City’s commercial and industrial zoning districts. He reported City staff has recently been approached by several businesses interested in industrial properties and with the City being only 4 square miles with a limited amount of vacant buildable land, the City would like make the best use of the available land for future economic growth. Brixius said City staff would like to know if the Planning Commission and City Council may want to consider limiting the size of outdoor storage related to the principal structure. He said City staff believed a ratio to 2:1 or 3:1 would be appropriate. He also reported on the issues with the long-term parking and asked if long-term parking should be considered in the ratio as outdoor storage. Brixius answered questions from the Commissioners regarding long-term parking and the proposed ratio and said he felt businesses would still come to Albertville if a ratio was set due to the City’s proximate to the interstate. There was Commissioner discussion regarding the proposed ratios of outdoor storage to principal building structure, the different types of industrial businesses in Albertville, if a ration should be imposed and what the long-term parking requirements should be. Planning Commission Meeting Minutes Regular Meeting of September 13, 2022 3 The Commissioners consensus was to recommend a ratio of between 2:1 to 3:1 of outdoor storage to the principle building area and to not consider long-term parking in the outdoor storage ratio. The Commissions felt if a parking lot was constructed to the City’s standards that it should be treated as a parking lot. 5. ADJOURNMENT Motioned by Hayden, seconded by Smith to adjourn the meeting at 7:55 pm. Ayes: Buhrmann, Anderson, Hayden, Huggins and Smith. Nays: None. MOTION DECLARED CARRIED. Respectfully submitted, _________________________________ Kris Luedke, City Clerk NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC. __________________________________________________________________ 415 0 Olson Memorial Highway, Ste. 320, Golden Valley, MN 55422 Telephone: 763.957.1100 Website: www.nacplanning.com 4 MEMORANDUM: TO: Adam Nafstad FROM: Alan Brixius DATE: October 20, 2022 RE: Zoning Code Amendment – Outdoor Storage FILE NO: 163.05 22.11 BACKGROUND. In September the Albertville Planning Commission met to discuss the need to limit the size of outdoor storage areas in relation to the size of a principal building proposed on an industrial or commercial site. The rationale for this discussion is as follows. 1. Albertville is 4 square miles and is limited in the amount of vacant buildable land. The City wishes to be most efficient in the use of it’s remaining Commercial and Industrial vacant land. 2. Albertville is located along I-94 and has two major interchanges. These locational elements provide Albertville with strong locational advantages in Commercial and Industrial growth. 3. In the continued pursuit of economic development, the City’s goals, are to expand local job opportunities, quality jobs with livable wages, and grow its commercial and industrial tax base. At the Planning Commission in September, they offer the following suggestions for City Council consideration. 1. The Planning Commission agrees that we should limit the outdoor storage to a ratio related to the size of the principal building. 2. In discussing the ratio, the Planning Commission felt a ratio between 2:1 to 3:1 would be acceptable based on the averages in the City currently. They expressed some concern that being too restrictive may discourage industrial growth. 5 3. With regard to the long-term parking areas, the Planning Commission felt that if the area is designed and constructed as a parking lot for automobiles per City design standards it should be treated a parking and not counted against the outdoor storage ratio. The Planning Commission discussion was presented to the City Council on October 3, 2022. The Council agreed with the Planning Commission regarding limiting the size of the outdoor storage area to ratio related to the principal building size. In discussion about long-term parking areas (over supply of parking), the council felt that these large parking areas, have the similar impacts on industrial development as large outdoor storage areas. The Council suggested that the parking supply beyond the required parking of the Albertville zoning code, should be counted against the total allowed outdoor storage area for the lot. The following pages provide an investigation of the city’s existing outdoor storage sites to provide examples of existing conditions. All consideration of this potential code amendment has been discussion only. The City has now published a notice of public hearing for the consideration and action attached amendment. City staff request the Planning Commission review and recommendation on the proposed code amendment. EXHIBITS Exhibit A: Long Haul Trucking Plan Exhibit B: Existing Industrial Outdoor Storage Calculations and Map Exhibit C: Draft Zoning Text Amendment ANALYSIS There have been inquiries from trucking and transportation businesses with small buildings and large outdoor storage needs. See Long Haul Trucking Plan, Exhibit A as an example. Long-Haul Trucking: Examining the Long-Haul trucking concept plan, we estimate that the semi-truck and trailer storage occupies approximately 3.25 acres of the site. This storage area would be a 3 :1 ratio compared to the proposed building size. The Long-Haul concept plan shows 170 parking spaces. Evaluation of the uses within the building against city code required parking counts, the building would require approximately 85 parking spaces. Counting the parking areas in excess of the city 6 requirements as outdoor storage area will raise the ratio of outdoor storage to building size to 3.3 :1. Survey of Existing Industrial Sites. Exhibit B selected 17 different industrial sites with outdoor storage and prepared calculations comparing the principal building size to the existing outdoor storage areas. The average of all 17 sites results in a 3.2: 1 outdoor storage ratio to principal building floor area. However, this average is greatly skewed by the largest outdoor storage are a sites. Sites 4, 10, 11, 12, and 17 are existing industrial sites have the largest outdoor storage areas in proportion to the principal building. These are contractor yards with larger areas of equipment and material storage in relation to a principal building. The services provided by these businesses occurs off-site with limited employee count on-site. The average ratio of outdoor storage to principal building floor area without Lots 4,10.11,12,17, is 1.64 :1. This suggests that establishing a ration of 2:1 for the City’s commercial and industrial district may be in-line with most of the current development. The City’s most recent industrial approvals (AVA 1, Albertville Self Storage 2, and Scherer Bros 3) all included an outdoor storage component. AVA and Albertville Self - Storage have outdoor storage ratio of less than 1:1 when compared to their principal building footprints. Scherer Bros outdoor storage ration is greater than 4:1. Currently Section 1000.15 B reads as follows. Staff recommendation of code language change is in bold. B. Except as allowed by district use provisions, outside storage of equipment, materials and inventory as an accessory use for commercial and industrial uses shall require a conditional use permit subject to the provisions of chapter 400 of this ordinance. In addition, all nonresidential outside storage shall conform to the following conditions: 1. The area occupied is not within a required front or required side yard. 2. The storage area is totally fenced, fully screened and landscaped according to a plan approved by the zoning administrator, and a landscape guarantee, as determined by the zoning administrator, is provided. 3. If abutting a residential district or use, screening and landscaping is provided according to a plan approved by the zoning administrator. 4. The storage area is grassed or surfaced with asphalt, concrete, or crushed rock (concrete or granite) to control dust. Should an area surfaced with anything other 7 than hard surfacing prove to be unmaintainable, the city shall require that a hard surface be installed within three (3) months of formal written notice to the property owner. 5. All lighting shall be hooded and so directed that the light source shall not be visible from the public right of way or from neighboring residences and shall be in compliance with section 1000.10 of this chapter. 6. The storage area does not encroach upon required public or employee parking space(s), required loading space, or snow storage area as required by this ordinance. 7. A site plan documenting the location and grading of the storage operation shall be submitted and shall be subject to the approval of the city engineer. 8, Parking in excess of the required number of parking stalls per Section 1200.9 of the Albertville zoning Code shall be considered outdoor storage for the purpose of calculating the total area of allowed for outdoor storage. 9. The ratio of outdoor storage area to principal building footprint shall not exceed 3: 1. CONCLUSION The Planning Commission is requested to conduct a public hearing on draft code amendment, solicit public comment and make any needed changes to tailor the amendment to reflect the City’s ambitions. If the code language is found to be acceptable, Staff recommends approval of the draft code amendment. Cc. Maeghan Becker Kris Luedke Mike Couri. 8 CITY OF ALBERTVILLE COUNTY OF WRIGHT STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 2022 – ___ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX A, ALBERTVILLE ZONING ORDINANCE CHAPTER 1000, SECTION 1000.15.B ESTABLISHING A LIMIT ON THE SIZE OF OUTDOOR STORAGE AREA FOR COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL USES WITHING THE CITY OF ALBERTVILLE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALBERTVILLE, MINNESOTA ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Section 1000.15.B of the Albertville Zoning Code is hereby amended as add the underlined language: Section 1000.15 B. Except as allowed by district use provisions, outside storage of equipment, materials and inventory as an accessory use for commercial and industrial uses shall require a conditional use permit subject to the provisions of chapter 400 of this ordinance. In addition, all nonresidential outside storage shall conform to the following conditions: 1. The area occupied is not within a required front or required side yard. 2. The storage area is totally fenced, fully screened and landscaped according to a plan approved by the zoning administrator, and a landscape guarantee, as determined by the zoning administrator, is provided. 3. If abutting a residential district or use, screening and landscaping is provided according to a plan approved by the zoning administrator. 4. The storage area is grassed or surfaced with asphalt, concrete, or crushed rock (concrete or granite) to control dust. Should an area surfaced with anything other than hard surfacing prove to be unmaintainable, the city shall require that a hard surface be installed within three (3) months of formal written notice to the property owner. 5. All lighting shall be hooded and so directed that the light source shall not be visible from the public right of way or from neighboring residences and shall be in compliance with section 1000.10 of this chapter. 6. The storage area does not encroach upon required public or employee parking space(s), required loading space, or snow storage area as required by this ordinance. 7. A site plan documenting the location and grading of the storage operation shall be submitted and shall be subject to the approval of the city engineer. 9 8. Parking in excess of the required number of parking stalls per Section 1200.9 of the Albertville zoning Code shall be considered outdoor storage for the purpose of calculating the total area of allowed for outdoor storage. 9. The ratio of outdoor storage area to principal building footprint shall not exceed 3: 1. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING ITS PASSAGE AND PUBLICATION. Approved by the Albertville City Council this ____ day of ____ 2022. Jillian Hendrickson, Mayor Kris Luedke, City Clerk LONG HAUL TRUCKING SITE PLAN STUDY DATE: 5/2/2022 CLASSIC CONSTRUCTION ROSA ARCHITECTURAL GROUP EXHIBIT A 10 # Principle Name Parcel ID Principle Building Area (SqFt) Outdoor Storage Area (SqFt) Ratio Ratio1AVA101151001010178,855154,0000.86 < 1:12 Albertville Self Storage 10150035210392,09661,4000.67 < 1:13Scherer Bros 10115400101055,680232,0004.17 > 4:14 Omann Brothers 10150035140110,020137,00013.67 > 13:15Granite Tops 10111200101030,98018,2360.59 < 1:16 Vetsch Cabnets 10104900101011,7376,0600.52 < 1:17 Protech Marine 1015000114047,36912,3801.68 > 1:18 Nextex Properties 10102200201024,40057,5002.36 > 2:19Scherer Bros 10102200205051,000156,5003.07 > 3:110 Border Electric 10102200206059,700318,0005.33 > 5:111*Rossing *10102200213017,460130,2207.46 > 7:112Fehn10180006320012,49084,0006.73 > 6:113Old Castle 101022002040101,71911,1690.11 < 1:114 Fraser Building 10113500101071,0004,7000.07 < 1:115 Ahrens Trucking 1010220020809,65025,7002.66 > 2:116Old Castle 10113500201034,30012,0000.35 < 1:117Fehn10115000102047,479202,5004.27 > 4:1AveragesN/AN/A47,99695,4923.21 > 3:1 Averages ‐ without sites 4,10,11,1255,09773,3961.64 > 1:1*Rossing ‐ Unimproved industrial site (nonconforming)EXHIBIT B11 70TH ST NEINTERSTATE 9450TH ST NELABEAUX AVE NE57TH ST NE60TH ST NEMAIN AVE NE67TH ST NEKARSTON AVE NEMACIVER AVE NE49TH ST NEKAHL AVE NE51ST ST NE62ND ST NEKALLAND AVE NE65TH ST NEKADLER AVE NE55TH ST NE63RD ST NE52ND ST NE58TH ST NEEXIT 202 FROM 94WCOUNTY ROAD 37 NEEXIT 201 FROM 94W LANDER AVE NEKAHLER DR NEKASSEL AVE NE61ST ST NEMARLOWE AVE NELAMBERT AVE NEKALENDA DR NELACHMAN AVE NELANSING AVE NE69TH ST NEMARSHALL AVE NE64TH ST NELAKEWOOD DR NEENT 202 TO 94EKALLAND DR NEENT 201 TO 94W64TH LN NEL I N W O O D D R N E WE ST L A K E T O WN E D R N E KAMA LN NE MAYELIN AVE NE68TH ST NEJASON LN NE54TH ST NELAKETOWNE PL NEEXIT 201 FROM 94EKALI AVE NELAMPLIGHT DR NE64TH WAY NE53RD ST NE56TH ST NEMARX AVE NEMACLYNN AVE NEKYLER AVE NEEXIT 202 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Lake§¨¦94I-1I-1Albertville Business ParkPUD(B-3)Albertville Outlet Mall 1PUD(B-3)I-1B-2AB-2AAlbertville Outlet Mall 2PUD(B-3)B-3B-3B-3P/IP/IP/IP/ITowne Lakes 4PUDTowne Lakes 7PUDTowne Lakes 1PUDHunters PassPUD(R-1A)Hunters Pass 2PUD(R-1A)P/IB-3B-3B-3P/IP/II-2I-1I-1I-1I-1A-2A-1B-3A-2B-2PUDP/IP/IP/IP/IP/IPAA/PUDR-1R-1R-1R-1R-1R-8R-8R-5R-4B-2B-2B-2B-3B-3A-2R-1AR-1AP/IP/IB-2AB-2AB-2AB-3B-3B-3B-3B-3B-3PUD(B-3)PUD(B-3)B-4B-4R-1PUD(R-1A)Center Oaks 4PUD(R-1A)PUDB-2B-2P/IParkside 3PUDR-1Parkside 4PUDR-1WestwindPUD(B-3)PUD(B-3)Cedar Creek South 6PUDCedar Creek South 7PUDPUDPrairie RunPUD(R-1A)PUD(B-2)Cedar Creek South 3PUD(R-1A)Cedar Creek West 2PUD(R-1A)R-1AR-1AP/IWestwind 3PUD(R-8)Westwind 2PUDR-5R-5R-5A-1A-100.250.50.750.13Miles±PUD(R-1)PUD(P/I)PUDPUDMap Updated: July 2022Albertvillas 6PUD(R-1A)Albertvillas 2PUD(R-1A)Albertvillas 4PUD(R-1A)Albertvillas 3PUD(R-1A)Albertvillas 5PUD(R-1A)Albertvillas 1PUD(R-1A)BWR-8B-2PUDR-8R-1I-2I-2PUD(R-4)P/ICedar Creek Golf CoursePUDCedar Creek South 5PUD(R-1A)Cedar Creek NorthPUD(R-1A)Cedar Creek North 3PUD(R-1A)Center Oaks 1PUD(R-1A)Center Oaks 3PUD(R-1A)Towne Lakes 2PUDTowne Lakes 3PUDTowne Lakes 5PUDTowne Lakes 6PUDHunters Pass 3PUD(R-1A)Center Oaks 2PUD(R-1A)Cedar Creek South 4PUD(R-1A)Albertvillas EastPUD(R-1A)EXHIBIT B12 CITY OF ALBERTVILLE COUNTY OF WRIGHT STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 2022 – ___ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX A, SECTION 1000.15 B OUTSIDE STORAGE, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL USES, OF THE ALBERTVILLE MUNICIPAL CITY CODE, ENFORCING OUTDOOR STORAGE RATIOS RELATIVE TO THE PRINCIPAL BUILDING AND DEFINING LONG-TERM PARKING AS OUTDOOR STORAGE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALBERTVILLE, MINNESOTA ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Section 1000.15 B. of the Albertville zoning code is amended as follows: B. Except as allowed by district use provisions, outside storage of equipment, materials, and inventory as an accessory use for commercial and industrial uses shall require a conditional use permit subject to the provisions of chapter 400 of this ordinance. In addition, all nonresidential outside storage shall conform to the following conditions: 1. The area occupied is not within a required front or required side yard. 2. The storage area is totally fenced, fully screened and landscaped according to a plan approved by the zoning administrator, and a landscape guarantee, as determined by the zoning administrator, is provided. 3. If abutting a residential district or use, screening and landscaping is provided according to a plan approved by the zoning administrator. 4. The storage area is grassed or surfaced with asphalt, concrete, or crushed rock (concrete or granite) to control dust. Should an area surfaced with anything other than hard surfacing prove to be unmaintainable, the city shall require that a hard surface be installed within three (3) months of formal written notice to the property owner. 5. All lighting shall be hooded and so directed that the light source shall not be visible from the public right of way or from neighboring residences and shall be in compliance with section 1000.10 of this chapter. 6. The storage area does not encroach upon required public or employee parking space(s), required loading space, or snow storage area as required by this ordinance. 7. A site plan documenting the location and grading of the storage operation shall be submitted and shall be subject to the approval of the city engineer. 8. The Long-term parking of forty-eight (48) hours or greater shall be considered Outdoor Storage and shall be calculated against the maximum outdoor storage ratio of the code 9. The size of outdoor storage area shall be limited to _:1 square feet of the principle building. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING ITS PASSAGE AND PUBLICATION. Approved by the Albertville City Council this ____ day of September 2022. EXHIBIT C 13 City of Albertville County of Wright Ordinance No. 2015 - ___ Sign Regulations Page 2 of 2 Jillian Hendrickson, Mayor ______________________________ Kris Luedke, City Clerk EXHIBIT C 14