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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, March 04, 2009 Page 2 learned a lot about the City of Roseville; and encouraged other citizens to get involved in the community. Member Doherty moved, seconded by Member Boerigter to approve Resolution No. 030409B entitled, “Resolution of Appreciation” recognizing the service of Planning Commissioner and Chairperson Mary Bakeman for her service to the City of Roseville; and expressing appreciation and gratitude for that service. Ayes: 6 Nays: 0 Abstentions: 1 Motion carried. Commissioners signed each resolution, which were presented to Commissioners Bakeman and Martinson. Chair Bakeman thanked fellow Commissioners for their recognition, and stated that it had been an interesting seven (7) years, with many and varying land use cases heard before the Commission. Chair Bakeman reminisced about her initial involvement in City government as she took a personal interest in a land use case in her neighborhood, and noted that things had come full circle, with Planning File 09-002 related to the same neighborhood, in addition to reviewing and revising the City’s Zoning Code, again before the Commission to ensure its compliance with the updated Comprehensive Plan. Chair Bakeman echoed Commissioner Martinson’s comments that citizens volunteer for City Commissions and get involved in their community as a learning experience. Chair Bakeman opined that the City Council was interested in hearing from its constituents; and further opined that the City Council had appointed a diverse and wonderful group of citizens currently serving on the Planning Commission. Vice Chair Doherty presented a golden gavel to Chair Bakeman as a memento; followed by a round of applause by all. Vice Chair Doherty returned the gavel to Chair Bakeman for the remainder of the meeting. 5. Public Hearings Chair Bakeman provided a brief summary of the public hearing process for land use cases before the Commission. c. PLANNING FILE 09-003 Request by Wellington Management for approval of a REZONING of 1126 Sandhurst and 1267 Lexington Avenue to Planned Unit Development (PUD) from Single-Family Residence District and General Business District, respectively; and GENERAL CONCEPT PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) to allow the construction of a multi-tenant commercial office property. Chair Bakeman opened the Public Hearing for Planning File 09-003 (6:44 p.m.). Associate Planner Bryan Lloyd reviewed staff’s analysis of the request of Wellington Management for approval of a REZONING of 1126 Sandhurst and 1267 Lexington Avenue to Planned Unit Development (PUD) from Single-Family Residence District and General Business District, respectively; and GENERAL CONCEPT PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD), which would replace the existing TCF bank structures at 2167 Lexington Avenue and the adjacent single-family residence at 1126 Sandhurst Drive to allow the construction of a multi-tenant commercial office property and redevelopment of the northwest quadrant of the intersection of County Road B and Lexington Avenue with an 11,250 square-foot commercial office building and parking area. Mr. Lloyd reviewed detailed information from the staff report dated March 4, 2009, and specifically addressed Section 5.3 related to deviations from standard setback requirements due to the proposed location of the building near the corner of County Road B and Lexington Avenue, noted in the flexibility of PUD applications. Mr. Lloyd noted that