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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-10-18 Planning Commission Minutes Regular Meeting July 10,2018 1. Call to Order Chair Rotty called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Members Present: Rotty, Bjorge,Franceschelli, Tesky Members Absent: Kuyper Also Present: Tony Wippler, Planning Manager 2. Approval of Minutes a. MOTON by Franceschelli, second by Tesky to approve the minutes of June 12, 2018. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 3. Public Hearings—Chair Rotty opened the public hearings a. Review of Preliminary Plat—Sapphire Lake—Winkler Land Co.,LLC —Continued MOTION by Bjorge, second by Tesky to continue this public hearing to the August 15, 2018, Planning Commission meeting. APIF,MOTION CARRIED. b. Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Rezoning of Property Legally Described as Outlot A, Tamarack Ridge 4th Addition The location of this property is near Round Bank on TH3. The applicant is Anthony Verch of HC Revolutions, Inc. Mr. Verch is requesting to change the land designation of Outlot A from commercial to high density and rezone the property from B-1 (Highway Business)to R-5 {High Density Residential). The property is located on Cascade Drive, south of CR 66 (Vermillion River Trail). The applicant would like to construct an apartment complex on the site containing 36 units over three phases. The applicant will have to go through a site plan approval at a later date. The off-street parking standard for multi-family dwellings is 2.5 spaces per unit, which would require 90 stalls on this site. Parking will have to be addressed through the site plan approval. The front yard setback along Cascade Drive would be 25 feet and 10 feet from the side lot lines. The setback from CR66 would be a 50 foot setback. When Round Bank was approved, they were granted a variance to the 50 foot setback. Commissioner Franceschelli noted this is an aggressive plan for a three-story apartment complex. Mr. Verch stated there would be anywhere from one to three bedroom apartments. This is a preliminary plan. They wanted to see what the maximum size is that could fit on the lot and it can be scaled down from there. He was not committed to 36 units. If he could get a nicer unit with 24 to 30 units with the proper parking that would be acceptable. Any underground parking would depend on soil testing and water tables. He noted there is a lot of single family housing coming in, but when was the last time Farmington had a market rate apartment coming in? Commissioner Franceschelli felt we could benefit from this type of construction. Planning Commission Minutes July 10,2018 Page 2 Chair Rotty noted the purpose of a comp plan amendment and rezone is to determine if this is the right use for the property. The specifics will come later. Commissioner Bjorge stated when rezoning we look at what the conflicts will be. She agreed this is a good spot for an apartment building. It is not likely it will be used for commercial so let's get it zoned and used. The community mentioned we need more commercial and she asked where the other pockets are for commercial. Staff noted this is a small parcel, only one acre, so we are not losing acreage for commercial property. There are 25 acres northwest of the roundabout on TH3 for mixed-use and residential. That is the next area for commercial in this corridor. This has been an outlot for 13 years. Commissioner Tesky agreed this is a good use for the property. A discussion on height restrictions will come later. Chair Rotty stated we ask why take business property and rezone it. It has been empty for 13 years and is close to a strip mall that is fully developed. This provides a transition between different uses. He supported reviewing this project. He had several issues the applicant should consider before bringing back the site plan. One is parking. He felt 1:1 is not enough. He asked staff to look at the amount of setback from CR66 for Round Bank. He asked the applicant to look at access and traffic flow in and out. The best option is not going through the strip mall. Chair Rotty felt the commission would support the rezone and comp plan amendment. There will be an opportunity for more resident comments at future meetings. MOTION by Bjorge, second by Tesky to close the public hearing. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. MOTION by Franceschelli, second by Bjorge to recommend approval of the comprehensive plan amendment from commercial to high density arid the rezoning from highway business to high density residential. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 4. Discussion a. August Regular Meeting The August meeting will be moved to Wednesday, August 15, 2018, due to the Primary Election. 5. Adjourn MOTION by Bjorge, second by Tesky to adjourn at 7:21 p.m. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. Respectfully submitted, Cynthia Muller Administrative Assistant