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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/16/16 Special Planning Commission • Minutes Special Meeting August 16,2016 1. Call to Order • Chair Rotty called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Members Present:Rotty,Bjorge,Franceschelli,Kuyper,Rich Members Absent: None Also Present: Tony Wippler,Planning Manager 2. Approval of Minutes a. MOTON by Rich second by Franceschelli to approve the minutes of June 23,2016 and July 12,2016. ' 3. Public Hearings—Chair Rotty opened the public hearings a. Conditional Use Permit,Site Plan and Preliminary and Final Plat—Hy-Vee,Inc. The proposed location is in Vermillion River Crossings,on the south side of CSAR 50. Hy-Vee has submitted a proposal for a 57,000 sq. ft. grocery store,along with a car wash and gas/convenience store. The store will include a sit down restaurant and medical clinic. A coffee shop will be attached to the grocery store. The store would be open 24 hours a day. It will be oriented north-south with the store directly west of the CDA housing and the parking lot to the north.The gas/convenience store would be on the northern lot next to Dushane Parkway,facing CSAH 50. The car wash will be to the west. Access to the gas station and car wash will be off of Dushane and Knutsen Drive. The grocery store delivery entrance would be in the southwest corner of the grocery store. All conditions for a conditional use permit have been met. The conditions of the site plan include submittal and approval of a sign permit,lighting plan, and a building permit. The plat is a re-plat of Outlots A and C of lot 1,block 1 of the original Vermillion River Crossings. It creates three lots and one outlot. Engineering is requiring a 20 foot drainage and utility easement across the southern portion of Lot 1,Block 2 and from the west end of the utility stubs on Lot 1,Block 2 to the west property line if the sewer,water and sanitary are not run to the property line. Conditions for approval of the preliminary and final plats include execution of a development agreement and the satisfaction of all Engineering and Planning comments. Mr.Randy Downs,Site Planner for Hy-Vee,was in attendance to answer any questions. Mr.Jack Webke,21400 Dushane Pkway,lives in an apartment directly to the east of the development. Residents of Vermillion River Crossings are very excited about this proposal. Mr.Webke asked about the timeline for the project.He asked about the traffic • generated as it does get congested at Dushane Pkwy and CSAH 50 and asked for a stop light at that intersection. There is a block-long street to the west of the convenience store, Pedersen Way. He would like to see that used as a second access to the grocery store rather than the only entrance being from Dushane. He toured Hy-Vee stores in other cities, and asked what the plan would be to enforce containment of outside refuse. He Planning Commission Minutes August 16,2016 Page 2 encouraged the planned landscape screening on the southeast corner. He encouraged the commission to move forward with the proposal. Regarding the traffic control at Dushane and CSAH 50,the county has spacing guidelines for traffic control. The next controlled intersection along CSAH 50 would be at Eaton Avenue if traffic counts are met. No traffic control is proposed at Dushane and CSAH 50 as it does not meet guidelines. Regarding Pedersen Way,extension to the south would take place with future development of the outlot. The landscape screening will be evergreens in the southeast corner. Mr.Randy Downs,representing Hy-Vee,stated no specific timeline has been established yet. They are under option to purchase the property so are obtaining approval of plans now;then they will purchase the property. Normally,construction would take place three to five years from now. He was aware of a future-extension of Knutsen Drive towards the county property to reach the proposed controlled intersection at Eaton Avenue. Mr.Webke addressed the trash containment and if it was Hy-Vee's policy to contain trash within the building. Other sites they toured had trash outside. If Hy-Vee does not have rules to control the trash,he hoped the city could enforce it. Mr.Downs stated the stores have cardboard and refuse containers connected to the building. The intent is to not have refuse outside. The store directors manage the stores and this is not handled through the corporation. Mr.Thomas Donnelly, 31711th Street,was very impressed with the proposal. He had a concern about the delivery trucks as they will be coming at all hours of the night. He suggested a different entrance for the trucks. Staff stated with this layout,the only entrance for delivery is to come in from the east. • Commissioner Franceschelli had a concern with the traffic flow. At the convenience store there is an entrance off of Dushane coming into the gas aisles. This would be a right in—right out. In the main lot there is an entrance off of Knutsen and a customer entrance off of Dushane. He asked if that would be sufficient to handle the traffic flow. He felt there was not sufficient traffic flow off of Dushane. Pedersen Way is an alternative and did not think it should wait for development of the outlot. Commissioner Kuyper stated Lakeville has two accesses. The more accesses,the more potential for accidents. He noted the southern entrance lines up with the CDA entrance, so he would like to see a pedestrian crossing there. He liked the right turn in only for the gas station. He asked that the county make an exception for CSAH 50 traffic control. He was very happy Hy-Vee is coming to the city. Commissioner Bjorge was very pleased with this proposal. She asked about the process for getting a traffic study and if it would be done before or after a store opening. Staff reiterated the control would be at Eaton Avenue as Dushane is not within their spacing guidelines. Planning Commission Minutes August 16,2016 Page 3 Commissioner Rich was also very pleased with this proposal. He asked about the size of the store. Staff stated this would be a little over half the size of the Lakeville store. There is also a 23,000 sq.ft. expansion area. Commissioner Rotty note this development is bringing up to 400 new jobs,a pharmacy,a clinic,car wash and future expansion options. He supported this 100%and asked the rest of the commission to support this. MOTION by Bjorge,second by Kuyper to close public hearing. APIF,MOTION CARRIED. MOTION by Kuyper,second by Bjorge to approve the conditional use permit and site plan with conditions. APIF,MOTION CARRIED. MOTION by Rich, second by Franceschelli to approve the preliminary and final plats with conditions. APIF,MOTION CARRIED. b. An Amendment to a Planned Unit Development-Trinity Farmington Health Services is requesting an amendment to the Planned Unit Development which included construction of a 10-bed unit for memory care, demolition of the remaining hospital building and construction of an addition to the nursing care center,also construction of two senior living apartment buildings on the west side of the property. The revised proposal removes the two senior apartment buildings on the west side of the property,adds a 29-unit nursing home addition of 29,435 square feet and a reduction in the front yard setback to 18.5 feet. It includes an addition to the north side of the nursing home for office,storage and delivery space. There would be an addition of 105 off-street parking stalls. There would be a new main entrance off of Ninth Street. Ms. Sarah Dutton,31211`Street,stated part of the proposal is adding a 10-bed group home. The only entrance is through the residential development which causes safety concerns with additional employees and visitors as well as the noise. There are trucks coming in during the night with deliveries. She asked that the entrance be located somewhere else within the Trinity campus. Ms. Carol Raw,CEO of St.Francis,stated the additional group home is not part of this proposal;it is for a future time. She has invited the residents to reach out to the campus administrator. They will ask that the trucks have a different delivery time. Ms.Amy Raman, 1021 Oak Street,asked about the additional entrance. Staff stated the extension is going up to the nursing home from the parking lot as a turn around. Mr. John Pellicei,of Pellicci Hardware,stated they were in favor of the project. Commission members were in favor of the project. They asked about a timeline and if a study was done for the reduction in parking spaces. Ms. Carol Raw stated this is adding 29 resident units and based on experience from other facilities,this parking will be sufficient. They will submit plans to the state in December 2016,if plans are approved they will be notified in February or March, and break ground in late 2017 or spring 2018. Planning Commission Minutes August 16,2016 Page 4 Mr.Thomas Donnelly,317 11th Street,asked about the guidelines for demolition such as dust control and recycling. Mr. Larry Rosh,representing the contractor,stated they would have an MPCA permit for demolition as well as a permit from the city. MOTION by Franceschelli,second by Kuyper to close the public hearing. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. MOTION by Franceschelli,second by Rich to recommend approval of the ordinance amending the subject PUB. APIF,MOTION CARRIED. c. Variance Request from the Minimum Front Yard Setback in the R-2 Zoning District The applicants are Mike and Paula Higgins, 815 2"d Street. They are seeking a variance to encroach into a required front yard setback for an addition to their home consisting of a 288 sq.ft.addition and three season porch onto the south side of their home. The setback adjacent to Beech Street would be reduced to five feet. This is a corner lot so they have a setback requirement from Beech Street and 2"d Street. MOTION by Franceschelli,second by Kuyper to close the public hearing. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. MOTION by Franceschelli,second by Bjorge to approve the variance to allow the construction of an addition onto the south side of their home with submittal and approval of a building permit. APIF,MOTION CARRIED. d. Variance Request to Allow the Construction of a Detached Garage on a Legal Non- conforming Lot The applicant is Keith Jueckels,504 Elm Street. The property owner is David Nicolai. The lot is substandard in both area and width. Mr Jueckels is proposing a detached garage,24 x 28 feet. It would have to be setback three feet from the rear and side property lines. MOTION by Kuyper,second by Bjorge to close the public hearing. APIF,MOTION CARRIED. MOTION by Rich,second by Franceschelli to approve the variance to allow construction of a detached garage with submittal and approval of a building permit. APIF,MOTION CARRIED. e. An Ordinance Amending Title 10,Chapter 4 of the Farmington City Code Opting Out of the Requirements of Minnesota Statutes,Section 462.3593 This item was discussed at the last meeting regarding temporary health care dwelling units. These would be small dwelling units placed on residential properties for elderly or handicapped family members. The city would like to opt out of this requirement as we have other facilities available to meet the health care needs of residents. Commissioner Rich was concerned that we would never address this again as the need is significant. He suggested this be enforced until January 1,2020. If no action was taken at that time,then state law would take over. The commission can review it at any time without a sunset date or develop our own ordinance to address this. • MOTION by Rich,second by Kuyper to close the public hearing. APIF,MOTION CARRIED. MOTION by Rich,second by Bjorge to recommend approval of the Planning Commission Minutes August 16,2016 Page 5 ordinance opting out of the requirements of Minnesota Statutes Section 462.3593 and forward the recommendation to the City Council. API?,MOTION CARRIED. f. An Ordinance Amending Section 10-6-10 of the Farmington City Code as it Relates to Landscaping Requirements In the past there was a discussion on boulevard trees versus lot frontage trees. The ordinance was amended to move away from boulevard trees in new developments. Now lot frontage trees are placed on private property. There are maintenance costs with boulevard trees. Currently,the city will remove dead boulevard trees,but not replace them. The ordinance proposes four changes. 1. The ordinance provides a list of trees that are prohibited from being planted as boulevard trees. 2. The ordinance removes the list of allowable lot frontage trees and boulevard tree species. 3. The ordinance removes the language that property owners can replace a dead boulevard tree with a new tree in the boulevard. 4. The ordinance removes the list of acceptable shrubs and trees that can be placed under overhead utility lines and replaces it with standards for size of trees/shrubs and the required setback based on the height of the trees and shrubs. MOTION by Bjorge,second by Kuyper to close the public hearing. APIF,MOTION CARRIED. MOTION by Franceschelli,second by Kuyper to recommend approval of the ordinance amending section 10-6-10 of the City Code and to forward the recommendation to the City Council. APIF,MOTION CARRIED. 4. Discussion 5. Adjourn MOTION by Franceschelli second by Kuyper to adjourn at 9:00 p.m. APIF,MOTION CARRIED. Respectfully submitted, ..� , thia Muller Administrative Assistant