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City of Centerville Planning and Zoning Commission June 4, 2024 school children walking and playing, and that short stop, The Master Plan contradiction of downtown neighborhood and the cityÓs Comprehensive Plan, the LaLonde is incompatible and inappropriate for the scale and size of the project considering its proximity to the elementary school and adjacent single- family homes Î she noted that she would not go on. Motion by Commissioner Seppala, seconded by Commissioner Kalina to deny the LaLonde CUP for PUD for the reasons of parking, height, contradictions in the Master Plan, conditional use permit 156.21, the proximity to the Centerville Elementary School and safety of the school children and that short stop, Master Plan contradiction of downtown neighborhood and the cityÓs Comprehensive Plan, the LaLonde is incompatible and inappropriate for the scale and size of the project considering its proximity to the elementary school and adjacent single family homes. Discussion: Commissioner Thompson noted that a lot of the things cited are subjective and he thinks it exposes the city, but thatÓs something the city council will have to deal with. He stated that the issues with parking can be addressed by requiring proof of additional parking, but he thinks we would need to determine how much parking is needed. He added that if the Commission wants the developer to meet the city code of the two parking stalls per unit, then that becomes the norm, i.e., the standard for all developments as we move forward. He noted that the proximity to the school, thereÓs a whole bunch of other multifamily residential units that are near schools. The developers have also taken a step to try and mitigate the interaction with kids in this property through innovative screening, so he does not see that as a big issue. Commissioner Nelson asked how he felt about the small-town feel. Commissioner Thomoson noted that if we are going to grow from 4,000 to 5,000 people, there will be an impact on small town feel. Discussion ensued on who ÐweÑ is in wanting the city to grow to 5000. Commissioner Thompson clarified that the Commission, Council, and residents had the opportunity to prepare the documents that are currently in use Î if the Commission wants something different then they should consider that after a decision is made on this proposal. Commissioner Seppala noted that in addition to the city code, denial should be done because the Commission should listen to the residents. Commissioner Thompson reiterated that it is the CommissionÓs role to review the documents. Discussion ensued about the sentiment of the public comments, changing housing needs and adding apartments to the housing inventory. Chair Krueger noted that if this doesnÓt go through another use could be proposed, like a church and no taxes would be collected on that. Commissioner Olson noted that the project meets the code but that additional conditions can be added, so the Commission could push the developer to limit the north façade or to break the building apart to look smaller. Chair Krueger noted that the height meets the code, parking could be an issue, but he likes the proof of parking condition. Commissioner McCabe noted that the development meets in terms of height and that the superintendent of the schools has weighed in, the proximity of the school is no different than other residential homes, adding that there is an apartment building in the parking lot of the elementary school. Commissioner McCabe asked if the Commission could have a visual of what additional parking would look like, should they need it. Commissioner McCabe also stated that he was looking at something that was not subjective, something that was not open for interpretation as to why the proposal could be denied. Motion restated as: Motion by Commissioner Seppala, seconded by Commissioner Kalina to deny the LaLonde property CUP and PUD based on not confirming with zoning-related to parking, related to the height as outlined in the Stantec denial, it conflicts with the Master Plan, specifically the Page 10 of 16