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2023-09-12 Planning Commission Packet- PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Tuesday September 12, 2023 7:00 PM 1.CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL – ADOPT AGENDA 2.MINUTES a.July 11, 2023, Planning Commission Meeting. (Pages 1-3) 3.PUBLIC HEARINGS a.Consider a request from Axys Construction for an amendment to the Parkside Commercial Planned Unit Development/Conditional Use Permit to allow alternative exterior building materials for the construction of a 7000 square foot office building. (pages 4-16) 6.OTHER BUSINESS none 7.ADJOURNMENT Planning Commission Meeting Minutes Regular Meeting on July 11, 2023 ALBERTVILLE PLANNING COMMISSION TUESDAY, July 11, 2023 APPROVED MINUTES ALBERTVILLE CITY HALL 7:00 PM 1.CALL TO ORDER – ROLL CALL – ADOPT AGENDA Chair Buhrmann called the meeting to order at 7:26 pm. Maeghan Becker conducted roll call. Present: Chair Buhrmann and Commissioners Anderson, Huggins, Smith and Council Liaison Hayden. Absent: None. Others Present: City Planner Al Brixius, and Building Permit Technician Maeghan Becker and Jason Pinski. Motioned by Huggins, seconded by Anderson to approve the agenda as submitted. Ayes: Buhrmann, Anderson, Huggins and Smith. Nays: None. Absent: None. MOTION DECLARED CARRIED. 2.MINUTES Motioned by Anderson, seconded by Smith to approve the June 13, 2023, Planning Commission meeting minutes as presented. Ayes: Buhrmann, Anderson, Huggins and Smith. Nays: None. Absent: None. MOTION DECLARED CARRIED. 3.PUBLIC HEARINGS a.Consider a zoning text amendment to section 1000.15 Outdoor Storage pertaining to the temporary storage of storage containers and dumpster bags within residential neighborhoods. Brixius informed commissioners that the City has no code addressing the use of temporary storage containers and construction dumpsters or the dumpster bags. City staff has received complaints regarding the placement of these storage containers and dumpsters within the residential neighborhoods. Agenda Page 1 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes Regular Meeting on July 11, 2023 Staff is recommending a zoning code amendment which will define the uses, the location and duration that these uses may be allowed. Brixius is looking for recommendation from the Commissioners to bring to City Council. Commissioners discussed the types of complaints staff is receiving and what is needed to resolve this issue. It is mainly the location and the duration of these items and that they become a nuisance to other residents. Brixius clarified that once a complaint comes in, staff will be able to start watching it and then we will be able to enforce a time limit and have the resident remove the item within 30 days. Motioned by Smith, seconded by Anderson to open the Public Hearing. Ayes: Buhrmann, Anderson, Huggins and Smith. Nays: None. Absent: None. MOTION DECLARED CARRIED. No comment for the public hearing. Motioned by Huggins, seconded by Anderson to close the Public Hearing. Ayes: Buhrmann, Anderson, Huggins and Smith. Nays: None. Absent: None. MOTION DECLARED CARRIED. Motioned by Anderson, seconded by Buhrmann to approve the zoning text amendment to section 1000.15 Outdoor Storage pertaining to the temporary storage of storage containers and dumpster bags within residential neighborhoods. Ayes: Buhrmann, Anderson, Huggins, and Smith. Nays: None. Absent: None. MOTION DECLARED CARRIED. 4.OTHER BUSINESS A.Discuss changes for curb cut widths. Brixius presented the current Albertville zoning code for our residential driveway curb cut widths which is 24 feet. Brixius explained that there is a numerous amount of violations in which the resident is going beyond the 24ft curb cut. Brixius showed Commissioners photos of a number of examples around town where the curb cut is exceeded. Staff is looking to see if Commissioners recommend enforcing the 24ft code as is, or if they would recommend to adjust the curb width size. Commissioners discussed reasons on why the 24ft curb cut is the way it is. Brixius stated that it is mainly in place for snow storage, along with on street parking. Commissioners discussed whether it should be permitted or not. Some would like it, others would not. Commissioners came to the decision for no change in the curb cut width and to continue with the right-of-way permit. They would also like to send out information to local contractors so they are aware of the current code and that it will be enforced. Agenda Page 2 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes Regular Meeting on July 11, 2023 5.ADJOURNMENT Motioned by Anderson, seconded by Smith to adjourn the meeting at 8:11pm. Ayes: Buhrmann, Anderson, Huggins and Smith. Nays: None. Absent: None. MOTION DECLARED CARRIED. Respectfully submitted, _______________________________________ Maeghan M. Becker, Building Permit Technician Agenda Page 3 Abcities LLC PLANNING REPORT TO: Adam Nafstad FROM: Alan Brixius DATE: August 25, 2023 RE: Parkside Commercial – PUD Amendment – Office Building FILE NO: 163.06 23.03 PID: 101-114-002-010 BACKGROUND In 2005, the City approved a conditional use permit / planned unit development for a Parkside commercial development that included three office buildings and CIC subdivision located on the northwest quadrant of County Road 19 and 57th Street. Through the PUD, the site provided for three CIC lots and common space for shared access, parking, ponding and landscaped areas. To date, one office building exists on the site. Axys Construction has applied for the construction of a second 7,000 square foot office building on the eastern Parkside commercial lot. EXHIBITS Exhibit A: 2005 Site Plan Exhibit B: 2005 Vehicle Access Plan Exhibit C: 2005 Landscape Plan Exhibit D: 2023 Site Plan Exhibit E 2023 Building Floor Plan Exhibit F: 2023 Building Elevations Exhibit G. 2023 Landscape Plan Exhibit H: 2023 lighting Plan 16405 78th Avenue N. Maple Grove Tel: 763-242-6955 Email AlBrixius@gmail.com Agenda Page 4 ANALYSIS Zoning: The site is zoned PUD/ B-2A Special Business District. With the original PUD approval, the city limited the allowed site uses to general office, clinical offices, and service businesses. The proposed office use is consistent with the allowed approved PUD uses for the site. Lot Area and Setbacks: The 2005 PUD approved building sites for each of the three buildings. The current proposed building is located within the approved building location for the eastern lot. This meets the required B-2A District setbacks. The current building will have 7,080 sq. ft. in floor area which is slightly smaller than the original proposed building of 7,500 sq. ft. The building fits the approved site. Parking: The existing parking lots are in-place to support full site development. The proposed new building will be 7,080 sq. ft. in floor area smaller than the original, reducing the demand for parking. The parking lots are sized and designed to meet the City standards for office uses. Maximum Building Height. The maximum building height in the B2-A district is 35 feet. The submitted plans show a building height of less than 35 feet. Building Materials. The approved 2005, planned unit development included a uniform building design for each of the three buildings on the site. The current building is proposing an architectural design and building materials that are different than the 2005 building designs. The change in building design requires a planned unit development amendment. The proposed building has a hip shingled roof, with variable front building façade. The exterior wall treatments consist of a manufactured stone face base and combination of vertical and horizontal LP Smartside siding. LP Smartside Siding is not a material specifically allowed within the B2-A district; however, Section 1100.4 of the Albertville code allows the City council to consider the use of other materials if they are determined acceptable. The planning commission is asked to review the proposed building elevations and provide a recommendation as to whether the building design and materials are appropriate within the B2-A district. The building design and materials are similar to the recently constructed Konz building and Lil Explorers Daycare along 57th Street. In review of the review of the requested building elevations, staff recommend that the stone treatment be extended around the entire building. The building has a very visible location, and the four-sided architecture is recommended in exchange for the PUD flexibility. Loading Areas. The office uses will have a limited deliveries. The original site plan has been approved with maneuvering space for smaller delivery vehicles and garbage Agenda Page 5 trucks (Exhibit B). Vehicle off-loading will occur within the drive lanes. Trash Enclosure. A trash/recycling area is identified on the site plan south of the building. Per the applicant’s narrative the office building will be using roll-out garbage and recycling containers rather than a dumpster. The applicant has provided plans which indicate the trash enclosure will have exterior walls that match the building materials. Site Lighting. The freestanding parking lot lighting is already in-place. The applicants have submitted a lighting plan for wall mounted goose neck lights. The lighting plan appears to meet the requirements for site lighting. The applicants' cut sheets indicate the light fixtures are a 90-degree cut-off and the light levels at the property line are below the City's maximum standard of 0.4-foot candles. Landscaping. The submitted landscape plan shows shrub plantings at the perimeter of the building. The proposed plantings meet the species and size requirements of the City Code. The landscape plan is consistent with the approved 2005 PUD landscape plan. Sign Plan. The 2005 Parkside Commercial PUD/CUP was approved with the following sign restrictions. 1.Two monument signs were approved. The monument signs shall not exceed 12 feet in height and no more than 80 square feet in area per sign face. 2.Wall signage shall not exceed 48 square feet in area for each tenant bay entrance. Each sign shall require a separate sign permit. 3.All sign lighting shall be on a timer that will turn off at 11:00 P.M. 4.Window signs are prohibited. The current building elevations propose to have individual tenant signs over the tenant bay entrances, as well as wall signs on the east and west ends of the building. In review of the proposed sign plan, we offer the following recommendations. 1.The tenant sign over the entrances are within the approved 2005 sign plan. 2.The east and west signs are a new consideration. We recommend that no sign be allowed on the west wall and the east wall sign be approved as a PUD amendment to allow the freestanding monument signs to be reserved for the west two office building tenant identification. 3.The sign lighting shall be restricted to the approved 2005 approved sign plan requirements. 4.All signs shall require individual sign permits. CONCLUSION The proposed development fits the original approved Parkside Commercial site plan. The change in exterior design requires a PUD amendment to allow the change in Agenda Page 6 exterior building materials. Based on our review we recommend approval of the PUD amendment with the following conditions. 1.City approval of alternative exterior building materials as shown on Exhibit F. 2.The building elevations shall be altered to continue the manufactured stone base to all sides of the building. 3.The sign plan is approved with the following conditions. a.The individual tenant wall signs shall not exceed 48 sq. ft. and shall be located over the tenant’s front entrance. b.No wall sign shall be placed on the west building wall. c.The wall sign on the east building wall is approved to reserve the monument sign faces for the west Parkside Commercial office buildings. d.All sign lighting shall be on a timer that will turn off the lights at 11:00 P.M. e.Each sign shall required individual sign permits. Cc. 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