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Regular Planning CommissionMeeting Minutes –Wednesday, July 1, 2015 Page 10 to read: “…headlights...and light emanating from other structures on the site 452 related to drive-throughs…” 453 Ayes:6 454 Nays: 0 455 Abstentions: 1 (Daire) 456 Motion carried. 457 Chair Boguszewski noted that this item is tentatively scheduled for consideration and 458 action by the City Council at their July 20, 2015 meeting. 459 b.PLANNING FILE No. 15-011 460 Request by Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation (GMHC) for approval of a 461 PRELIMINARY PLAT for properties addressed as 2325 and 2335 Dale Street, and 462 657, 661, 667, and 675 Cope Street 463 Chair Boguszewski opened the public hearing for Planning File 15-011 at 8:07p.m. 464 Senior Planner Bryan Lloyd briefly summarized this re-plat, approved in different form 465 approximately one year ago; and now revised from 25 to 18 units.Mr. Lloyd advised that 466 the GMHC proposes to demolish the decommissioned fire station and replat into 18 lots 467 for development of one-family, attached and detached townhomes (Attachment C). 468 Mr. Lloyd advised that rezoning had been accomplished with the previous preliminary plat 469 submission; and noted that staff had received no additional public comment since the 470 previous review and recent open house.Mr. Lloyd advised that staff recommended 471 approval as conditioned and detailed in the staff report dated July 1, 2015. 472 At the request of Member Gitzen, Mr. Lloyd confirmed that no easements were required 473 along the street; nor vacation of any existing utility easements; and additional Dale Street 474 right-of-way addressed by the existing Metropolitan Council’s easement. 475 As indicated in the tree preservation plan provided in materials, Mr. Lloyd advised that 476 the City of Roseville was now contracting with S & S Tree Services for planning review 477 and field monitoring for tree protection and construction activities; with representatives 478 available in tonight’s audience.Mr. Lloyd advised that most trees onthe site would be 479 removed other than a handful if at all possible and as identified on the survey; and 480 subject to tree replacement per City Code. 481 Chair Boguszewski noted the open house meeting notes from May 14, 2015 addressed 482 some concerns about a privacy fence or natural buffers to screen this more densely 483 occupied mini-community; but noted that did not appear as a condition of the Preliminary 484 Plat, and questioned if that should be addressed as a condition or would be 485 accomplished in some other way. 486 Mr.Paschke advised that it was not part of this request specific to dividing and replatting 487 property; but recognized all were amenable to providing screening between this dense 488 development and the rest of the neighborhood. 489 Mr. Bilotta advised that this project was a coordinated project done in cooperation with 490 the GMAC; and for anyone with concerns with site development issues, suggested they 491 e-mail those comments to staff and suggest any mitigations they’d like to see as staff 492 reviewed and analyzed the final project and other applicable code requirements as part of 493 the approval process. 494 Chair Boguszewski asked that that provision be entered and noted as an area of 495 concern, as addressed all along by the Planning Commission in past presentations; and 496 the Commission’s desire to protect the culture and feel of the existing neighborhood 497 adjacent to this development, by providing a protective barrier.Chair Boguszewski asked 498 that staff ensure that request remain part of the discussion process moving forward even 499 though not part of formal plat approval. 500