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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, March 02, 2011 Page 6 Member Wozniak spoke in support of the request, contingent upon staff’s 253 recommendation for the condition detailed in Section 7.0 of the staff report. 254 MOTION 255 Member Boerigter moved, seconded by Member Best to RECOMMEND approval of 256 the proposed PRELIMINARY PLAT at 2285 Walnut Street; based on the comments 257 and findings of Sections 4-6 and the recommendation of Section 7 of the Request 258 for Planning Commission Action dated March 2, 2011; with said approval 259 conditioned upon submittal by the Applicant any and all outstanding easement, 260 storm water, and utility data to staff, with those submissions subject to the 261 satisfaction of the Public Works Department and prior to consideration of the 262 proposed plat by the City Council. 263 Roll Call Vote 264 Ayes: 3 (Best, Wozniak, Boerigter) 265 Nays: 2 (Gisselquist; Gottfried) 266 Motion carried. 267 Mr. Lloyd advised that the case was anticipated to be heard at the March 21, 2011 City 268 Council meeting, but that their schedule was subject to change. 269 c. PLANNING FILE 11-003 270 Request by Pulte Homes of MN, LLC for approval of a PRELIMINARY PLAT of the 271 residentially-zoned property in the NW corner of Lexington Avenue and County 272 Road C 273 Chair Boerigter opened the Public Hearing at 7:35 p.m. 274 Associate Planner Bryan Lloyd reviewed the request of Pulte Homes to plat the 275 northwestern corner of the parcel at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and County 276 Road C2 to accommodate twenty-eight (28) one-family lots. Mr. Lloyd advised that plat 277 proposals were reviewed primarily to ensure all proposed lots met minimum size 278 requirements of the Zoning Code, and that adequate streets and other public 279 infrastructure were in place or provided; and that storm water was addressed to prevent 280 any problems on nearby properties or within the City’s storm water system itself. 281 Mr. Lloyd reviewed staff’s analysis, through the Development Review Committee (DRC, a 282 body comprising staff from all City Departments, and their findings pertinent to the plat; 283 and as detailed in the Request for Planning Commission Action dated March 2, 2011. 284 Mr. Lloyd advised that, since noticing the project and tonight’s Public Hearing, staff had 285 fielded several comments and concerns of the public, including traffic impacts and 286 infrastructure issues. 287 Staff recommended approval of the PRELIMINARY PLAT of the property in the northwest 288 corner of Lexington Avenue and County Road C2, based on the comments and findings 289 of Sections 4-6 and the conditions of Section 7 of the staff report. 290 At the request of Chair Boerigter, Mr. Lloyd provided a brief overview of considerations of 291 the Planning Commission for approval of a Preliminary Plat, including street rights-of- 292 way, lot lines, easements for infrastructure improvements, restricted access of driveways 293 onto Lexington Avenue, and adherence to the recently-adopted tree preservation 294 ordinance. Mr. Lloyd clarified that Preliminary Plat approval did not include building 295 footprints, and that at this time, those only served as illustrative and would be regulated 296 by City Code regulations as the project moved forward. 297 Related to legal standards, at the request of Chair Boerigter, Mr. Lloyd advised that the 298 Commission should review whether proposed lots met subdivision and lot requirements, 299 and if there was adequate infrastructure to accommodate a proposed development. 300 City Planner Thomas Paschke 301 Mr. Paschke expanded that the Commission should, in their infrastructure review that 302 included location of existing and/or proposed roads and street accesses, whether the 303