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Planning Commission
Minutes
Regular Meeting
August 9, 2011
1. Call to Order
Chair Rotty called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Members Present: Rotty, Bonar, Kuyper, Franceschelli
Members Absent: Vanderbeck
Also Present: Lee Smick - City Planner, Tony Wippler - Assistant City Planner,
2. Approval of Minutes
a) July 12, 2011 Regular Meeting Minutes
MOTION by Franceschelli , second by Kuyper to approve the minutes as presented.
APIF, MOTION CARRIED.
3. Public Hearings -
a) Conditional Use Permit to allow a Group Home, Commercial within the R-5
(High Density Residential) Zoning District - St. Francis Health Services (frinity)
Assistant Planner Wippler noted that the applicant is looking for a CUP to construct
an 8,700 square foot, ten unit group home to provide memory care services. A second
ten unit building is being proposed for future construction. City code allows for one
principal unit per lot and these would be separate buildings. The applicant would
need to apply for a PUD within one year from CUP approval. MOTION by Bonar,
second by Kuyper to close the public hearing. MOTION by Franceschelli second by
Kuyper to recommend approval of the CUP with the condition of applying for a
PUD within one year of CUP approval and obtaining the required building permits
for the City. VOTING FOR: Rotty, Bonar, Vanderbeck., Franceshcelli. MOTION
CARRIED.
b) Conditional Use Permit to allow for expansion of their store located at 217 Elm
Street- Kwik Trip - Assistant Planner Wippler presented the plans that Kwik Trip
has submitted for the CUP. A CUP was discussed and approved at the June 2011
Planning Commission meeting, since that time, the applicant has increased the size of
the expansion requiring a new CUP be approved. MOTION by Kuyper second by
Franceschelli to close the Public Hearing. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. MOTION
by Franceschelli, second by Kuyper to approve the Conditional Use Permit with the
condition that the applicant obtain all necessary building permits from the City. APIF,
MOTION CARRIED.
c) Variance request to front yard setback and lot coverage requirement for purposes
of constructing a deck - Chris Tucker - 408 - 5th Street. - Assistant Planner
introduced this request for a dual variance. The applicant would like to construct a 320
square foot deck on his property, which would exceed the maximum lot coverage of
35% (currently at 32.95%). The home was constructed prior to zoning standards
thereby only being 16 feet from the front property line. With the deck addition, the
front yard setback would be reduced to 10 feet. MOTION byFranceschelli second by
Kuyper to close the Public Hearing. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. MOTION by
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Bonar second by Franceschelli to approve both variances as presented. APIF,
MOTION CARRIED.
d) Review the Final AUAR Update for the Fairhill Development - Planner Smick
reviewed the AUAR and shared with the commission comments from other agencies
that had no objections to the update. MOTION by Franceschelli second by Kuyper to
close the Public Hearing. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. MOTION by Kuyper second
by Franceschelli to recommend approval of the final AUAR Update for Fairhill. The
AUAR will be brought to the City Council for final approval on August 15, 2011.
APIF, MOTION CARRIED.
4. Discussion
a) Magnificent Me play area discussion - Planner Smick indicated that the applicant
previously submitted a plan for the play area at the site. Planner Smick indicated
that the Commission should determine if this plan meets the criteria for an
amendment to the CUP. Member Franceschelli felt they needed 2 additional speed
bumps in the other travel lane for protection. Member Kuyper noted that he is
comfortable with what safety measure have been proposed. Member Bonar asked
the general contractor about covenants regarding play areas next to the building. He
responded that they weren't interested in placing a playground next to the building
due to the noise level of the children and how it could disturb the other tenants. It
technically meets the criteria but he has moral challenges with this proposal. He is
concerned whether this is the best possible solution. Member Rotty would support
this proposal. MOTION by Kuyper second by Rotty to approve the amendment to
the CUP. VOTING FOR: Kuyper, Rotty. VOTING AGAINST: Franceschelli,
Bonar. MOTION FAILED.
5. Adjourn
MOTION by Franceschelli, second by Kuyer to adjourn at 8:10PM APIF,
MOTION CARRIED.
Respectfully submitted,
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Sue Miller
Administrative Assistant
Approved