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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-11-18 • Planning Commission Minutes Regular Meeting December 11,2018 1. Call to Order Chair Rotty called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Members Present: Rotty, Bjorge,Franceschelli,Kuyper Members Absent: Tesky Also Present: Tony Wippler,Planning Manager 2. Approval of Minutes a. Approve Planning Commission Minutes MOTON by Franceschelli, second by Rotty to approve the minutes of November 13, 2018. Voting for: Rotty, Franceschelli. Abstain: Bjorge,Kuyper. MOTION CARRIED. 3. Public Hearings—Chair Rotty opened the public hearings a. 2040 Comprehensive Plan Mr. Jeff Miller of Hoisington Koegler Group presented the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. Mr.Miller reviewed the various chapters highlighting the guiding principles and the major updates. By 2040 the population is predicted to be 32,500. A new land use category has been added, Mixed Use(Commercial/Industrial). This will increase the flexibility for future commercial and industrial uses allowed in the Spruce Street Master Plan/Pilot Knob Road area. The area along 195th Street between Pilot Knob Road and Flagstaff, and the area south of the high school has been designated as agricultural. That has changed to urban development. The land along Pilot Knob near CSAH 50 and south has been guided to the new mixed use of commercial/industrial. Chair Rotty spoke about the work session on the Highway 3 corridor. It is anticipated there will be some type of zoning changes along Highway 3. Whatever those changes are,that will be an amendment to this comprehensive plan. Regarding the ag land,previously 940 acres had no expiration date. Now 815 acres of that will expire in 2020. Within the past year, 125 acres were taken out of ag preserve which will be available in 2026. The Met Council has a requirement for all cities to meet a threshold for affordable housing. The 2040 plan meets that need with 752 units allocated to affordable housing. The Parks and Recreation Chapter shows new neighborhood park locations,future trail corridors aligning with future streets. A section on trails has been added,which was not included in the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. Planning Commission Minutes December 11,2018 Page 2 The economic development chapter has been streamlined to contain the purpose of municipal economic development, roles and powers of the EDA,history of planning and economic development, existing economic conditions, existing economic development plans such as the Downtown Redevelopment Plan and the city's three-year strategic planning process. Planning Manager Wippler gave highlights of the comprehensive sanitary sewer plan and surface water management plan. There were two significant updates to the surface water management plan. There is an updated hydrologic/hydraulic model using atlas 14 precipitation. It is used to determine storm water ponding for development. This will impact new development and existing development as far as maintenance. The other change is the city's approach to regional ponding. Currently,this is regulated through a surface water management fee which would go towards the acquisition and development of regional ponds. With the new requirements, there would be more site development level ponds to address both rate and volume control. There will be more small ponds rather than large ponds. The transportation plan includes working with neighboring cities and townships on various connections. Commission members asked various questions on the plan. Comments were received from residents,the city of Lakeville and MnDOT. Upon City Council approval,the plan will be sent to the Met Council. Commission members were very much in favor of this plan and thanked all entities for their comments. 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 2040 Comprehensive Plan to the City Council. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 4. Adjourn MOTION by Bjorge second by Kuyper to adjourn at 8:00 p.m. APIF,MOTION CARRIED. Respectfully submitted, Cynthia Muller Administrative Assistant