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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/10/13Planning Commission Minutes Regular Meeting December 10, 2013 1. Call to Order Chair Rotty called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Members Present: Rotty, Primmer, Franceschelli, Kuyper, Bjorge Members Absent: None Also Present: Tony Wippler Assistant City Planner 2. Approval of Minutes a) October 8, 2013 Regular Meeting Minutes Motion by Kuyper, second by Primmer to approve the minutes as presented. Motion for: Primmer, Rotty, Kuyper, Franceschelli. Abstain: Bjorge. Motion Carried. b) October 29, 2013 Special Meeting Minutes Motion by Franceschelli second Bjorge by to approve minutes as presented. Motion for: Rotty, Kuyper, Franceschelli, Bjorge. Abstain: Primmer. Motion Carried. Chair Rotty opened the Public Hearings 3. Public Hearings a. Conditional Use Permit allowing a Manufacturing Facility within the IP Zoning District 21205 Eaton Avenue HOBO Inc. Assistant Planner Wippler introduced the request by HOBO, Inc. to allow a manufacturing facility to be established within the IP (Industrial Park) zoning district. The applicants will be utilizing the entire building for their facility. HOBO is a custom manufacturer of specialty chemical products. The primary business is the blending of cleaning products for the commercial car wash industry. Member Franceschelli asked about the vacant lot. The intent would be a future expansion. Outdoor storage will not be an issue other than trucks. The representative from HOBO, Inc. explained that this site will be primarily storage for the time being. They will be moving their accounting office over during the summer. Motion by Kuyper second by Primmer to close the Public Hearing. APIF, Motion Carried. Motion by Primmer second by Franceschelli to approve the Conditional Use Permit contingent upon the following conditions: 1. Sign permit be applied for and approved before placement on site, 2. Obtain necessary building permits from the City. APIF, Motion Carried. b. Conditional Use Permit Allowing an Auto Sales and Auto Repair, Minor use within the B -1 Zoning District 705 8 Street Triton Properties, LLC Assistant Planner Wippler introduced the request by Randy Jacobson to allow auto sales and auto repair. No more than 20 cars would be allowed for sale at one time. The auto sales, retail and office space would be in the former Oasis Market building.. Auto repair would consist of oil changes, brake and battery work. This would be done in the old car wash building. The building would be modified with two (2) car lifts. The property would need 9 more parking stalls to comply with code. Daniel Findsen 712 8 Street, he owns the property directly across the street. He is very concerned about this use. Farmington has Planning Commission December 10, 2013 4 car dealers within a mile of this property. He is concerned about noise at the repair shop. Farmington has 7 repair shops within the area. Lenny Hall, 714 8 Street. He agrees with Mr. Finsen's concerns. He is also concerned about what type of retail services would fill the remaining space. Chris Pondorski 700 9 St. He echoes the concerns. Lighting and noise is a concern. Are any air compressors going to be in use? What about outside storage? Kris Nelson 600 9 St. Vandalism has been a problem but she feels that any business would be better than leaving it vacant. Member Kuyper understands the saturation of car sales but we can't dictate type of businesses if the business fits into the zoning requirements. He also had a concern about noise at the repair shop for adjacent properties. Member Bjorge echoed Member Kuyper's comments. She did ask what the hours would be, the applicant responded 9 -6pm during summer could go to 7pm. He would have one air compressor that would be unplugged at night. Member Primmer likes the idea of something going into the building but also has concerns about lighting. Assistant Planner indicated that the lighting wouldn't change from what is currently there. Member Franceschelli inquired if the doors could be closed during hours of operation. He would like to make this a condition. He wanted to know how many cars can be expected per day. The applicant indicated that 3 -4 to start, until he gets established. He doesn't anticipate storage of any vehicle for longer than one to two weeks, while waiting for parts. They have a battery company that comes once a week to remove any dead batteries. Member Rotty would like to know how soon they want to start. They want to get going as soon as possible. Member Rotty has some concerns with the mixed use and how many used car dealers do we want in the city? As a package he will not support this use. Mr. Findsen agreed with Member Rotty's thoughts about mixed use. With the location of the car wash, doors coming down made no difference in the noise. He feels that you will still hear the compressors. Lenny Hall is concerned with the future cosmetics. Auto repair shops typically store things outside and he would like to know what they can expect cosmetically. The property owner has removed the storage tanks and he needs to bring in tenants. Motion by Kuyper second by Bjorge to close the public hearing. APIF, Motion Carried. Member Bjorge asked Assistant Planner Wippler what his thoughts were with regard to harmonious businesses. Wippler responded that he was going off of the previous use and we would need to make certain that conditions are followed. Member Rotty indicated that he was looking at both interior and exterior concerns. He would like to add repair of the fence as a buffering issue, as condition #4. Member Franceschelli suggested this item be tabled so staff can work on better understanding for the use. Motion by Franceschelli to table this item until the next meeting. Member Kuyper asked about the Dollar Store. Applicant indicated that it would occupy the whole area of retail. The office area would remain the same as it is set up as office, insurance, attorney, etc. Member Franceschelli withdrew his motion. No motion was made and Member Rotty explained to the applicant that he can file an appeal and bring it to the City Council. Motion by Franceschelli second by Bjorge to have staff prepare Findings of Fact and bring to the January meeting. APIF, Motion Carried. 4. Discussion Sunrise Ponds Assistant Planner Wippler indicated that Sunrise Ponds has an interested builder /developer for the property. They will likely be submitting an application for re -plat within the next several months. The bank and builder /developer are inquiring about allowing construction 2 Planning Commission December 10, 2013 of homes on 12 lots on 212t Street W. while the property is being re- platted. The Commission is in agreement that if the developer can meet the setback and lot coverage requirements of both the existing and the proposed re -plat that homes could be built on the southernmost lots while the re -plat is going through the review and approval process. 5. Adjourn MOTION by Kuyper, second by Primmer to adjourn at 8:20PM. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. Respectfully submitted, Sue Miller Administrative Assistant 3 Approved