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Regular Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Thursday, April 10, 2014 Page 8 and findings of Sections 4-6 and the recommendation of Section 7 of the staff 345 report dated April 10, 2014. 346 Ayes: 7 347 Nays: 0 348 Motion carried. 349 This case is scheduled for consideration by the City Council on April 21, 2014. 350 PLANNING FILE 14-004 c. 351 Request by City of Roseville and the Roseville Housing and Redevelopment 352 Authority, owner of the properties at 2325-2335 Dale Street and 657-675 Cope 353 Avenue and the Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation (developer) for approval 354 of a PRELIMINARY PLAT to facilitate a proposed residential development 355 Chair Gisselquist opened the Public Hearing for Planning File 14-002 at 7:34 p.m. 356 City Planner Thomas Paschke reviewed the request as detailed in the staff report dated 357 April 10, 2014, for a proposed residential development for the Dale Street 358 Redevelopment Project. 359 Mr. Paschke noted that, as the approval process continued at the staff level by the 360 Engineering Department, greater details were being provided and reviewed to address 361 storm water requirements and storage issues, consistent with the ongoing process. Mr. 362 Paschke noted that the utilities would be private versus public, but were still under review 363 and would require approval by the Public Works Department, with the existing sanitary 364 sewer remaining as is. Mr. Paschke advised that staff supports the lots as proposed, as 365 they were consistent with City Code and met minimum requirements; clarifying that there 366 were no minimum standards for twin homes or duplexes as proposed as part of this 367 development. 368 At the request of Chair Gisselquist, Mr. Paschke reviewed the distinctions between public 369 and private utilities; with public utilities under specific easements for management by the 370 City; and private utilities under the management of the developer and subsequently 371 becoming the sole responsibility of the homeowners association for this development. Mr. 372 Paschke further clarified that the development would still be required to meet City Code 373 and Watershed District requirements as they specifically related to storm water 374 management. 375 Member Daire referenced his concerns expressed at the previous meeting related to text 376 changes that would affect this development, and specific to locating garages up against 377 the alley and potentially creating snow storage issues. However, since that meeting, 378 Member Daire advised that he had occasion to review similar properties along Grand 379 Avenue in a very old mansion area, with those garage doors located right up against the 380 alley. Member Daire stated that they appeared to work well, and in his query of an owner 381 of one of the properties regarding if they found any problems or conflicts with people 382 coming down the alley and those existing garages, they had responded that they found 383 no problems. Therefore, Member Daire advised that this served to alleviate his previously 384 expressed concerns. In addition, Member Daire noted his initial concern as to whether 385 adequate snow storage was available off those alleys in the proposed development. 386 Member Daire opined that, with the additional information provided in tonight’s staff 387 report, as well as the addition of infiltration or settlement ponds at the end of the single- 388 family or pocket residential spots, it seemed that adequate snow storage would be 389 available, as well as areas available off the alley in areas behind the row houses. 390 Ultimately, Member Daire stated that in this intervening month, a lot of his initial questions 391 with design and housing layout on the site had been addressed by virtue of his personal 392 observations in similar areas in the metropolitan area; and he had no remaining 393 objections to this redevelopment proposal. 394