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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-11-13 P & Z Minutes - Approved CITY OF CENTERVILLE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the Planning and Zoning Commission held its reguto meeting on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. PRESENT: Commissioner Linda Broussard Vickers Commissioner Mark Haiden IN 0 U Commissioner Darrell (DJ) Olson, Jr. Commissioner Ben Fehrenbacher Commissioner Kim Ganzel Commissioner Nick Twohy ABSENT: Chairperson Darrin Mosher STAFF: City Administrator/Engineer Mark Statz OTHERS PRESENT: City Council Liaison Russ Koski L CALL TO ORDER. The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Acting Chair Haiden. 1. Roll Call- All present except Chair Moser. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA No changes to the agenda were requested. Motion by Commissioner Fehrenbacher, seconded by Commissioner Olson to Approve the Agenda as presented. All in favor. Motion carried. IV. AWARDS, PRESENTATIONS, APPEARANCES 1. None. V. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. None. VI. OLD BUSINESS 1. Alex's Lawn and Turf, LLC—Conditional Use Permit Amendment Application Administrator Statz addressed the commission, stating that the city had received a letter from Alex's attorney stating that they considered their application for a revised CUP to be Page 1 of 4 City of Centerville Planning and Zoning Commission November 13,2018 accepted, under MN law which says that if an application is not acted upon (approved or denied) within 60 days, it is, therefore, accepted. Considerable discussion ensued regarding the implications of this letter. Administrator Statz stated that, in lieu of this move away from good faith negotiations, he felt it prudent to do all we could for the residents who have been asking the city to address the noise coming from the site. He thought that two simple actions that could be taken to reduce noise would be to cancel the rental agreement with Alex's, which allows them to use the western half of the city's water tower property. This was something Alex's had voluntarily offered when negotations were in progress. The area is nearest the neighborhood and has a lot of activity with large machinery. Secondly, Statz wished to pursue having a privacy fence constructed on the north and east boundary lines of the city's tower property. The existing CUP, of which, all of the conditions still apply, noted that Alex's would construct a privacy fence around the perimeter of the site behind the front of their building. Motion by Commissioner Broussard-Vickers, seconded by Commissioner Fehrenbacher to recommend cancellation of Alex's rental agreement on the city's water tower property. All in favor. Motion carried. Motion by Commissioner Haiden, seconded by Commissioner Olson to pursue construction of the remaining privacy fence detailed in Alex's Conditional Use Permit 2. Comprehensive Plan Commissioner Broussard-Vickers stepped down from dais and into the public seating area, removing herself from the formal debate, due to a potential conflict of interest. The entirety of the city's property shown on the Draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan is owned by Ms. Broussard-Vickers. The city's planning consultant, Eric Maass was on hand and explained why we were considering a reduction in the low and medium density areas' density ranges. The suggested changes would reflect, more closely the kinds of development we are seeing around the area. Some examples were given of various nearby developments and the density ranges they produced. Acting Chair Haiden called upon Ms. Broussard-Vickers (speaking as a citizen and landowner) to ask her opinion of the proposed changes since they affected her land. Ms. Broussard-Vickers stated that she did not see a reason to change anything based on the comments received from the City of Lino Lakes since they were abutting their own low density property with medium density of their own. She was open to changing the ranges, but wished to keep them higher than suggested by the planner's memo. Administrator Statz reviewed how the various density ranges and the total number of homes those ranges "predicted", affects the city's calculation of various sewer, water and park fees. He further explained the need for the comp plans forecast of the number of new homes to be built, to be realistic and this is why he was supporting lowering those ranges to reflect current development trends in the area. Page 2 of 4 City of Centerville Planning and Zoning Commission November 13,2018 A compromise was suggested, which would not lower the ranges as much as suggested in the memo, but keep the overall new home forecast realistic, which was to re-guide half of the medium density area as low density instead. Commissioner Broussard-Vickers rejoined the commission after discussion was complete. Motion by Commissioner Ganzel, seconded by Commissioner Haiden to recommend approval of a change to the approved density ranges shown in the draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan; new density ranges to be: Low Density 2-5 units/acre, Medium Density 5-12 units per acre. Additionally, the future land use map was to be amended to show 50% of the Vickers property to be Low Density, with the remaining portion to stay as Medium Density. All in favor with Broussard-Vickers Abstaining. Motion carried. Commissioner Fehrenbacher left the meeting after Old Business Item 42 was concluded due to a personal commitment. VII. NEW BUSINESS 1. Potential Addition of a Service District The city's realtor, Mike Brass was on hand to present an idea for a so-called Service District. The proposed zoning district would act as a buffer between traditional business district and residential districts, by offering only low impact businesses, which have less traffic and nuisances than more retail oriented businesses. In general, the commission liked the idea, but wanted to see a bit more detail and a compare/contrast with the existing B-1 district to see what exactly the proposed "S" district would eliminate from the B-1 zoning to make it a more palatable land use along the backs of residential properties. No official action was taken. 2. Downtown a. Proposed Changes to Downtown Zoning Map/Code/Master Plan Administrator Statz presented rough drafts of changes to the city's zoning map, code and Downtown Master Plan, all based on the discussion from the joint City Council/EDA/P&Z meeting held earlier this month. The map showed a much smaller M-1 district (requiring retail). The changes outlined in the code and Master Plan involved issues of relaxing parking requirements, eliminating restrictions on existing homes and clarifying stormwater issues. The commission generally agreed with the proposed changes as presented. Staff will bring back a more formal version of these changes to be adopted at a later, date, likely after the first of the year. No official action was taken. Page 3 of 4 City of Centerville Planning and Zoning Commission November 13,2018 b. Block 7 Update Administrator Statz updated the commission on several proposals being discussed with the city's realtor, Mr. Brass. Mr. Statz and Mr. Brass are working on bringing the proposals forward to the commission. No official action was taken. VIII. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Minutes were not available at this time IX. Announcements and Updates 1. Council Member Liaison Council member Koski gave a brief update of recent council activity and thanked the commission for their hard work. X. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Commissioner Broussard-Vickers, seconded by Commissioner Ganzel, to adiourn the meeting at 8:55 p.m. All in favor. Motion carried. Page 4 of 4