08-02-1989 Regular Planning Commission Meeting Agenda

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MINUTES OF THE ARDEN HILLS REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1989, 7:30 P.M. - CITY HALL CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Chairman Probst called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. ROLL CALL The roll being called the following members were present: • Chairman Probst, members Martin, Petersen, Piotrowski and Ashbach. Absent: Members Carlson, McGraw, Zehm, Winiecki, Curtis and Woodburn. Also Present: Planner John Bergly, Mayor Sather and Deputy Clerk Catherine Iago. APPROVE MINUTES Members discussed the method of listing members absent from the July 5 Planning Meeting. Member Petersen advised the secretary that he had notified the city staff he would be absent from the 7-5-89 meeting and that information was not reflected in the minutes. Deputy Clerk Iago explained the reason on that Mary Ann listed the members as notifying her of their absence was due to the fact other communities reflect this information in their minutes; if members call prior to the meeting they are listed as "excused". Iago reported that Commission may request this information to be reflected in the minutes, however, Arden Hills did not require listing members in this manner. Iago advised she would correct the minutes to reflect Petersen as notifying the city of his absence. Piotrowski moved, seconded by Ashbach, that the July 5 Planning minutes be approved as corrected. Motion carried unanimously. (5-0) PUBLIC HEARING CASE #89-11; Chairman Probst opened the meeting for the purpose of a • REZONING I-2 TO public hearing on the application for Rezoning from I-2 B-2, 3771 NORTH to B-2, 3771 Lexington Avenue, Scott Roberts. LEXINGTON AVENUE Deputy Clerk Iago verified that the Notice of Hearing was published in the New Brighton Bulletin on July 19, 1989 and mailed to affected property owners on July 14, 1989. Planner Bergly explained the subject site is adjacent to the Blue Fox Inn to the north and the Burger King/Goodyear/Kennedy Transmission site to the south. He advised the applicant proposes to rezone from an industrial to a business district. Bergly stated the applicant is proposing to delete a portion of the existing building which houses multiple industrial tenants and use approximately one third of the building for a shopping center. Bergly stated zoning ordinance requires that a development plan be submitted in order to illustrate the possible results of the rezoning and potential development of the site; it does not tie the developer to the use, nor does it tie the City to approving that use. He said some communities have site plan and rezoning approval tied together; if one is denied, both are denied. Arden Hills approval of a rezoning is on a land use basis and the actual site plan is submitted merely for convenience of the city. The Planner reviewed the proposed plan as it relates to compliance with the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance: -The Comprehensive Plan designates this area as industrial, however the • Zoning Ordinance provides that if a rezoning takes place on a parcel of land, the Comprehensive Plan is automatically changed. Rezonings along Lexington Avenue include the Blue Fox Inn, Burger King/Goodyear/Kennedy Transmission, and Shannon Square; when these rezonings occurred the Comprehensive Plan was automatically amended.