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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJune 8, 2004 () C) "-) ~NDÒVE~ 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. . ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304 . (763) 755-5100 FAX (763) 755-8923 . WWW.CI.ANDOVER.MN.US Andover Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Agenda June 8, 2004 Andover City Hall Council Chambers 7:00 p.m. I. Call to Order 2. Approval of Minutes - May 25, 2004 3. PUBLIC HEARING: Lot Split (04-02) to create two rural residential lots from property located at 15952 Makah Street NW. 4. PUBLIC HEARING: Rezoning (04-07) to change the zoning from Single Family Rural Residential (R-I) to Single Family Urban Residential (R-4) for property located on I 40th Lane NW. ì 5. PUBLIC HEARING: Preliminary Plat for Whispering Acre, an urban \ ,_./ resìaential development containing three lots locateam the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 36, Township 32, Range 24, Anoka County, Minnesota. 6. PUBLIC HEARING: Conditional Use Permit (04-05) to allow on sale liquor for proposed Andover Bowling Center at 13633 Martin Street NW. 7. Other Business 8. Adjournment ',' -) ü ~ Cl.Q.; CITY o F ~ G..~ #\,;).,-0,+ NDOVE J ./ "\ '- .-J ! PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING - June 8, 2004 The Regular Bi-Monthly Meeting of the Andover Planning and Zoning Commission was called to order by Acting Chairperson Kirchoff on June 8, 2004, 7:02 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW, Andover, Minnesota. Commissioners present: Chairperson Daninger(arrived at 7:06 p.m.), Commissioners Tim Kirchoff, Rex Greenwald, Dean Vatne, Jonathan Jasper and Michael Casey. Commissioners absent: Commissioner Tony Gamache. Also present: City Planner, Courtney Bednarz Community Development Director, Will Neumeister Associate Planner, Andy Cross \ Others \,~j APPRO V AL OF MINUTES. May 25,2004 Mr. Bednarz stated Chairperson Daninger had a change on page four. The motion for this item was a three/three split so the motion failed. Motion by Jasper, seconded by Vatne, to approve the minutes as presented. Motion carried on a 4-ayes, O-nays, I-present (Greenwald), 2-absent (Daninger and Gamache) vote. PUBLIC HEARING: LOT SPLIT (04-02) TO CREATE TWO RURAL RESIDENTIAL LOTS FROM PROPERTY LOCATED AT 15952 MAKAH STREET NW. Mr. Cross explained that the applicant has submitted a request to split off the northern 2.5 acres of their land to make a new residential lot. Both the new and the remaining lot '\ involved in this split will conform to the 2.5-acre size requirement in the R-I zoning <~ district. The existing house is 11.8 feet away from the proposed north property line. This - 0 Ü Regular Andover Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes - June 8, 2004 / " Page 2 \ \..,~ meets the IO-foot side setback requirement in the City Code. The new lot conforms to the lot depth and lot area requirements of the zoning district, but only has 270 feet of the required 300 feet of frontage. This complies with Chapter 12-3-4(A) ofthe Code, which states that a two-lot split must meet 2 of the 3 requirements and at least 90% of the third. The 270 feet of frontage comprises 90% of the required 300 feet. Chairperson Daninger arrived at 7:06 p.m. Motion by Vatne, seconded by Casey, to open the public hearing at 7:06 p.m. Motion carried on as-ayes, O-nays, 2-absent vote. Mr. Dennis Anderson, 15952 Makah Street, stated he was the applicant and he explained the reason why they would like the lot split for their land. Motion by Kirchoff, seconded by Greenwald, to close the public hearing at 7:08 p.m. Motion carried on a 6-ayes, O-nays, I-absent vote. Commissioner Greenwald stated they talked abol,lt this before and because of the uniqueness ofMakah and because others have split their property to 2.5 acres, he thought this should be approved. The Commission agreed. , ) Motion by Greenwald, seconded by Kirchoff, to recommend to the City Council approval ,--- of Resolution No. _, approving the lot split subject to the conditions ofthe Resolution. Motion carried on a 6-ayes, O-nays, I-absent vote. Mr. Cross stated that this item would be before the Council at the June 15,2004 City Council meeting. PUBLIC HEARING: REZONING (04-07) TO CHANGE THE ZONING FROM SINGLE FAMILY RURAL RESIDENTIAL (R-l) TO SINGLE FAMILY URBAN RESIDENTIAL (R-4) FOR PROPERTY LOCATED ON 140TH LANE"NW. Mr. Bednarz explained the Planning Commission is asked to review the proposed rezoning to allow the Whispering Acre preliminary plat to move forward. Mr. Bednarz discussed the staff report with the Commission. Commissioner Greenwald stated they have talked about this before and the neighbors had brought up the issue of drainage before but as he understood it, this would not be an issue. Mr. Bednarz stated there is a letter from the Coon Creek Watershed District and they are comfortable with the changes. He noted this storm sewer line does need to be . "\ extended down so it will outlet into the low area and eventual into the wetland area. This "--) portion of the storm sewer will be extended within two weeks to a month by the City and will not be part of the plat improvements proposed. ü () Regular Andover Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes - June 8, 2004 \ Page 3 ,~) Motion by Kirchoff, seconded by Vatne, to open the public hearing at 7: 13 p.m. Motion carried on a 6-ayes, O-nays, I-absent (Gamache) vote. Mr. Paul Gray, 772 14lst Avenue NW, stated his property is adjoining this property. Their concern was with the drainage and he did not have a problem with this providing the drainage is taken care of. Motion by Vatne, seconded by Casey, to close the public hearing at 7:14 p.m. Motion carried on a 6-ayes, O-nays, I-absent (Gamache) vote. Motion by Vatne, seconded by Greenwald, to recommend to the City Council approval of Resolution No. -----:> approving the rezoning because the times and conditions have changed due to the fact that three surrounding properties have developed at urban densities and municipal utilities are available to serve the subject property. Motion carried on a 6-ayes, O-nays, I-absent (Gamache) vote. Mr. Bednarz stated that this item would be before the Council at the July 6, 2004 City Council meeting. \J PUBLIC HEARING: PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR WHISPERING ACRE, AN URBAN RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CONTAINING THREE LOTS LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 32, RANGE 24, ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA. Mr. Bednarz explained the Planning and Zoning Commission is asked to review the preliminary plat for Whispering Acre, a three lot urban subdivision. The applicant has proposed to subdivide the existing 1.2 acre rural residential lot into three urban residential lots. Mr. Bednarz discussed the information with the Commission. Commissioner Jasper questioned if the extension of the drainage pipe would be the responsibility of the City and not the developer and not fmancially tied to this property at all. Mr. Bednarz stated this was correct; the storm sewer is part of the plat to the north. Commissioner Jasper stated the Resolution does not address the drainage other than it has to be approved by the Coon Creek Watershed. Mr. Bednarz stated this was correct; the Coon Creek Watershed District needs to issue a permit to allow them to work in that area of the site. 0 Commissioner Jasper asked if this was good enough to assuage the neighbors concerns about the drainage on this site. He wondered if they were going to be protected as the discussion indicated they were. Mr. Bednarz stated he could not speak for the individual - 0 () Regular Andover Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes - June 8, 2004 Page 4 .' ~ ',-J neighbors but in terms of the regulatory authorities, all of the requirements would be satisfied. Commissioner Jasper asked if they needed to address specifically drainage other than saying it has to be approved by Coon Creek Watershed. Mr. Bednarz did not believe they did. He stated with the revisions and adjustments since the sketch plan to the grading plan, the drainage calculations show the amount of runoff that will be created and how it will be accommodated within the project. The design is in place on the grading plan. By approving the grading plan, they are addressing that issue. Commissioner Greenwald stated it seemed to him that the drainage is pretty close to the one house. Chairperson Daninger stated this will be addressed with the storm sewer extension. Commissioner Greenwald agreed. Commissioner Jasper stated they talked about the tree preservation and in this they are approving the grading plan, which would assure the destruction of all the trees. He thought Mr. Bednarz said they would try to custom grade the property but this plan would not have that feature. Mr. Bednarz stated there is going to be significant grading around the house pads themselves but there is an opportunity in the rear yards along the shared property line to save trees. , \ Commissioner Vatne stated in the requirements, the developer is still required to submit a \J tree preservation plan identifying this so the preservation plan should accompany the preliminary plat. Mr. Bednarz stated the tree preservation plan is nothing more than a piece of paper with a label if the developer does not choose to designate tree save areas. The City does not require trees to be saved. Discussion continued in regards to tree preservation and the drainage issues. Mr. Tom Blomberg stated the way he would look at this is the land is more valuable with trees. The wetland area that is not affected by grading there is no reason for them to take the trees because it is a natural buffer for these properties. . Chairperson Daninger asked in regards to the drainage pond, it is not supposed to affect adjacent properties. Mr. Bednarz stated this was correct. Chairperson Daninger asked if the residents were aware of the drainage the City will do. Mr. Bednarz stated they were. Chairperson Daninger asked if there was anything regarding County Road improvements. Mr. Bednarz stated there are not any County Roads adjacent to this property. Commissioner Jasper asked what the roadway easement vacation was in regards to. Mr. r ') Bednarz explained where this was and why it was proposed to be vacated. \._~ - u () Regular Andover Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes - June 8, 2004 , Page 5 \ " / J Motion by Vatne, seconded by Kirchoff, to open the public hearing at 7:35 p.m. Motion carried on a 6-ayes, O-nays, I-absent (Gamache) vote. There was no public input. Motion by Kirchoff, seconded by Vatne, to close the public hearing at 7:35 p.m. Motion carried on a 6-ayes, O-nays, I-absent (Gamache) vote. Commissioner Kirchoff stated the resident to the north seemed comfortable with this property and he was glad to hear that the Engineering Department was out to speak with the residents about what was going on out there and he felt comfortable with this. Commissioner Vatne stated he would like to see the pads closed up as much as they can to save trees. Motion by Kirchoff, seconded by Greenwald, to recommend to the City Council approval of Resolution No. _, approving the Preliminary Plat. Motion carried on a 6-ayes, 0- nays, I-absent (Gamache) vote. Mr. Bednarz stated that this item would be before the Council at the July 6, 2004 City Council meeting. ( 'ì \ , ~, ~ PUBLIC HEARING: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (04-05) TO ALLOW ON SALE LIQUOR FOR PROPOSED ANDOVER BOWLING CENTER AT 13633 MARTIN STREET NW. Mr. Bednarz explained the proposed bowling center would be located directly south of Tanner's Restaurant. A liquor license is a conditional use in the General Business Zoning District. If this use is approved for the subject property the applicant will also need to obtain Council approval of a liquor license under the terms of the City Code 13-1. Mr. Bednarz discussed the information with the Commission. Commissioner Vatne assumed this was a full liquor license and not a 3:2 license. Mr. Bednarz stated this is correct. Motion by Greenwald, seconded by Casey, to open the public hearing at 7:48 p.m. Motion carried on a 6-ayes, O-nays, I-absent vote. Mr. Dan Dahlin, 16825 Ward Lake Drive, explained why he wanted to build a bowling alley and why he wanted a liquor license. \~) Motion by Greenwald, seconded by Jasper, to close the public hearing at 7:49 p.m. Motion carried on a 6-ayes, O-nays, I-absent vote. u ( ) '-- Regular Andover Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes - June 8, 2004 , Page 6 / \.. ¡ --' Commissioner Jasper asked if the main entrance was to the south or the east. Mr. Dahlin stated the main entrance is to the south. Commissioner Vatne thought this was a great idea. He wondered from a school standpoint, would there be any problems regarding licensing this. Commissioner Greenwald stated he thought of this as a business and there would be leagues and bowlers at night and he did not think this would be a problem. Mr. Bednarz stated there is a spacing requirement of one thousand feet from schools and liquor licenses more than a lot of uses in Minnesota endure a lot of scrutiny and regulation from the State level down and there are requirements they will have to follow. Commissioner Jasper asks if the other liquor establishments had notice of this and was there any response. Mr. Bednarz stated they were notified and he has not heard anything from the three businesses with liquor licenses. Motion by Greenwald, seconded by Kirchoff, to recommend to the City Council approval of Resolution No. -----.:> approving the conditional use permit to allow on sale liquor for proposed Andover Bowling Center. Motion carried on a 6-ayes, O-nays, I-absent vote. Mr. Bednarz stated that this item would be before the Council at the June 15,2004 City , Council meeting. . OTHER BUSINESS. Mr. Bednarz updated the Planning Commission on related items. Mr. Bednarz mentioned that they have a new Planning Intern. He introduced Mr. Chris Vrchota to the Planning Commission. Commissioner Greenwald asked how the hockey arena was coming along. Mr. Bednarz stated he thought they were on schedule with this. Commissioner Vatne asked how often the transportation plan is updated. Mr. Bednarz stated as a part of the Comprehensive Plan, the City is required to update this every ten years. Mr. Bednarz stated at the next Planning Commission meeting, they will have the sewer staging plan presentation. Commissioner Jasper asked if there was any movement on the proposed development of an Italian Restaurant at Andover Station North and he asked where TCF Bank will be ,,- '\ located. Mr. Bednarz showed on the map where the bank will be located and he stated as '~~J far as he knew there were not any plans for an Italian Restaurant so far. - ( . ì ( ) '----./ '- .,J '-" Regular Andover Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes - June 8, 2004 Page 7 / ) 1 ADJOURNMENT. Motion by Kirchoff, seconded by Vatne, to adjourn the meeting at 8:01 p.m. Motion carried on a 6-ayes, O-nays, I-absent (Gamache) vote. Respectfully Submitted, Sue Osbeck, Recording Secretary TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. f \ , ,-, -- í '\ \ ó , -