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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOctober 27, 2009 A T Y ® F 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. e ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304 • (763) 755 -5100 FAX (763) 755 -8923 > WWW.CLAN DOVER. MN.US PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING — OCTOBER 27, 2009 The Regular Bi- Monthly Meeting of the Andover Planning and Zoning Commission was called to order by Chairperson Daninger on October 27, 2009, 7:00 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW, Andover, Minnesota. Commissioners present: Chairperson Daninger, Commissioners Michael Casey, Tim Kirchoff, Valerie Holthus, and Dennis Cleveland. Commissioners absent: Douglas Falk and Devon Walton. Also present: City Planner, Courtney Bednarz Assistant City Planner, Angie Perera Others APPROVAL OFMINUTES. September 8, 2009 Motion by Kirchoff, seconded by Casey, to approve the minutes as presented. Motion carried on a 5 -ayes, 0 -nays, 2- absent (Falk, Walton) vote. REVIEW MODIFICATIONS TO TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT 1 -I AND 1 -2 AND ADOPT RESOL UTION CERTIFYING COMPLIANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Mr. Dickinson stated as the City reaches the decertification dates of TIF District 1 -1 and 1 -2, City Administration would like to do some basic "housekeeping" to assure that the decertification and final close out reports for the TIF District goes smoothly. Mr. Dickinson reviewed the staff report with the Commission. Motion by Casey, seconded by Cleveland, to recommend to the City Council approval of Resolution No. , finding that the Modification to the Development Program for Development District No. 1 and the Proposed Adoption of the Modifications to the TIF Plans for TIF District Nos. 1 -1 & 1 -2 Conform to General Plans for the Development and 10 Regular Andover Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes — October 27, 2009 Page 2 © Redevelopment of the City. Motion carried on a 5 -ayes, 0 -nays, 2- absent (Falk, Walton) vote. Mr. Bednarz stated that this item would be before the Council at the November 17, 2009 City Council meeting. PUBLICHEARING: PRELIMINARYPLATOFKWII CTRIPANDOVER ADDITIONLOCA TED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OFBUNKER LAKE BOULEVARD AND JAYSTREET NW. Mr. Bednarz noted the Planning Commission is asked to review a preliminary plat that will combine two existing lots into one lot and dedicate right -of -way for realignment of the existing frontage road and associated drainage. Mr. Bednarz reviewed staff report with the Commission. Commissioner Kirchoff asked if the northwest corner entrance going to remain open. Mr. Bednarz stated the entire frontage road will be removed and access will be relocated to the southwest corner. Commissioner Kirchoff asked if the outlot will be removed. Mr. Bednarz explained the outlot will become a pond for drainage. Commissioner Holthus asked what the procedure would be if Anoka County would not be in approval of this plan. Mr. Bednarz believed the County will be ok with these plans. Chairperson Daninger asked for clarification on the vacation of the service road. Mr. Bednarz reviewed the proposed plan with the Commission. Motion by Casey, seconded by Cleveland, to open the public hearing at 7:13 p.m. Motion carried on a 5 -ayes, 0 -nays, 2- absent (Falk, Walton) vote. There was no public input. Motion by Kirchoff, seconded by Casey, to close the public hearing at 7:14 p.m. Motion carried on a 5 -ayes, 0 -nays, 2- absent (Falk, Walton) vote. Commissioner Holthus asked how far away the closest gas station is to this one. Mr. Bednarz stated edge to edge it is approximately a quarter of a mile. Commissioner Kirchoff asked if the new proposed frontage road would open up the median to allow access. Mr. Bednarz indicated that was correct and the plans show curb © cuts and opening up to allow access. Regular Andover Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes —October 27, 2009 Page 3 © Commissioner Casey asked when this continues to the old service road did it end in a cul- de -sac. Mr. Bednarz stated it did not. He showed the location map to the Commission and showed how the frontage road will be constructed to connect to other streets. Chairperson Daninger asked if the trail will be complete. Mr. Bednarz explained how the trail will connect to the sidewalk. Motion by Casey, seconded by Holthus, to recommend approval of the Preliminary Plat of Kwik Trip Andover addition located at the Southeast Corner of Bunker Lake Boulevard and Jay Street NW. Motion carried on a 5 -ayes, 0 -nays, 2- absent (Falk, Walton) vote. Mr. Bednarz stated that this item would be before the Council at the November 4, 2009 City Council meeting. PUBLIC HEARING: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 09 -09 FOR KWIK TRIP AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATIONAND CAR WASH WITH VARL4NCES TO PARKING AREA SETBACKS AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF BUNKER LAKE BOULEVARD AND JAY STREET NW Mr. Bednarz noted City Code 12 -12 requires a conditional use permit for the proposed convenience gas station. Additional review criteria are provided by City Code 12 -8 -7. The project will also be required to complete the city's commercial sit plan process to finalize the site plan. Mr. Bednarz reviewed the Conditional Use Permit with the Commission. Motion by Casey, seconded by Holthus, to open the public hearing at 7:26 p.m. Motion carried on a 5 -ayes, 0 -nays, 2- absent (Falk, Walton) vote. Ms. Leah Berlin, Kwik Trip, Inc. was at the meeting to answer questions. There was no public input. Commissioner Holthus asked for clarification on the resolution, it states a service repair station and she wanted to make sure it was just a convenience store with fuel and not a repair center for vehicles. Mr. Berlin stated that was correct. Chairperson Daniriger asked if this Kwik Trip would look like the one in Forest Lake. Ms. Berlin indicated the footprint of the inside would be almost identical but the outside would be a little different but similar. Regular Andover Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes —October 27, 2009 Page 4 © Chairperson Daninger stated one concern is the stacking of the car wash and he wondered what type of car wash it will be. Ms. Berlin stated the car wash will be a one car touch less bay. Chairperson Daninger thought the stacking of six vehicles was kind of light by the type of car wash and he wondered how they carne up with the number. Mr. Bednarz showed the layout and explained how there will be room for six vehicles. Chairperson Daninger stated there is an indication from staff that a hold harmless agreement was made. Ms. Berlin stated they are aware of the utilities that are there and will work with staff on what type of easement they will put over that. She stated this is a pretty standard thing in most cities and they would add their own verbiage. Motion by Casey, seconded by Cleveland, to close the public hearing at 7:30 p.m. Motion carried on a 5 -ayes, 0 -nays, 2- absent (Falls, Walton) vote. Commissioner Casey noticed the hours of operation were 24/7 which he did not have a problem with that but he wondered what the hours would be for the car wash and would there be a limitation on that. Mr. Bednarz stated he was not sure and could get the information for them. Chairperson Daninger thought they recently made changes to the City Code regarding this. © Chairperson Daninger asked if there is vegetation in the right curb for Jay Street. Mr. Bednarz stated that was correct. Chairperson Daninger stated he wanted to make sure there were not any sight line problems. Mr. Bednarz stated this will be worked on. Chairperson Daninger stated they should address the variance that is on the setback for the parking on the north and south sides. He asked what would be a negative effect other than it does not fit their ordinance. Commissioner Holthus thought there may be more difficulty in maneuverability and could be a safety factor. Mr. Bednarz stated the negative would be reduced green space and the need for more area for movement within the site. Commissioner Holthus wondered where the cut will be made in the median on Jay Street. Mr. Bednarz stated the City will be doing the project and they could try to salvage the plant material into a park. Chairperson Daninger thought the vegetation looked nice but was getting too big so they needed to make sure the sight lines were adequate. Commissioner Kirchoff stated if they were looking for a hardship he thought the overall improvements to the City and that parcel of land by realigning the frontage road to this is a great solution to improve the development but also creation of the new lot affects the size of the current lot and thought that was a hardship. © Mr. Bednarz indicated they will look at the current vegetation and see what can be saved. Regular Andover Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes —October 27, 2009 Page 5 0 Motion by Kirchoff, seconded by Casey, to recommend to the City Council approval of the Conditional Use Permit. Motion carried on a 5 -ayes, 0 -nays, 2- absent (Falk, Walton) vote. Commissioner Holthus wanted to make sure that there was not any non - compete issues that needed to be dealt with on this item. Mr. Bednarz stated there was not. Mr. Bednarz stated that this item would be before the Council at the November 4, 2009 City Council meeting. PUBLIC HEARING: CITY CODE AMENDMENT TO CONSIDER CHANGES TO CITY CODE FOR WIND TURBINES Ms. Perera noted the City has received a number of inquiries from residents wanting to erect small wind turbines (wind energy conversion systems) within residential districts. Since the City Code does not currently regulate wind turbines this item is being brought forward for review and discussion and to also address a goal of the City Council. The City Council has discussed renewable energy options and goals on April 15, 2009 during their Strategic Planning Workshop. ® Ms. Perera reviewed the staff report with the Commission. Motion by Casey, seconded by Cleveland, to open the public hearing at 7:44 p.m. Motion carried on a 5 -ayes, 0 -nays, 2- absent (Falk, Walton) vote. There was no public input. Commissioner Casey stated on third bullet point regarding research, he thought he was fairly familiar with the sky stream but he did notice in another neighboring communities there is a wind turbine that is much larger than a sky stream and he did not know the volume or sizes and he would like that information in order to structure an ordinance for the City. The Commission discussed the sizes of wind turbines the City should limit, what areas in the City along with commercial versus residential. Commissioner Cleveland stated he did not have an issue with having wind turbines but thought they should go with conditional uses to begin with so the City can direct what is being done and to determine if this will be good for the City in the long run. Chairperson Daninger concurred. Regular Andover Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes —October 27, 2009 Page 6 Commissioner Kirchoff thought they should have a conditional use for some of the larger ones. Commissioner Cleveland thought they should have it for all of them so that it is done the right way from the beginning. The Commission continued to discuss how the City would review these for placement in different areas. The Commission reviewed the Oakdale ordinance. Chairperson Daninger felt the Commission was in favor of this but wanted to tighten up the Oakdale ordinance for their City. Commissioner Kirchoff wondered if the ordinance would apply if the wind turbine was not connected to the main grid of the home. Ms. Perera thought the City would want to make sure all the wind turbines applied whether on the main grid or not. Chair Daninger summarized the discussion. He stated they were in favor of tightening this up and using Oakdale as a sample. The Commission concurred that there needed to be some language distinguishing the size of the wind turbine and when it would be required to obtain a conditional use permit. The Commission lilted the Oakdale ordinance but wanted to have a conditional use permit along with research on the size limit. Motion by Cleveland, seconded by Kirchoff, to close the public hearing at 8:10 p.m. Motion carried on a 5 -ayes, 0 -nays, 2- absent (Falk, Walton) vote. Mr. Bednarz stated that this item would be before the Council at the November 4, 2009 City Council meeting. OTHER BUSINESS. Mr. Bednarz updated the Planning Commission on related items. ADJOURNMENT. Motion by Casey, seconded by Holthus, to adjourn the meeting at 8:15 p.m. Motion carried on a 5 -ayes, 0 -nays, 2- absent (Falk, Walton) vote. Respectfully Submitted, Sue Osbeck, Recording Secretary Timesaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.