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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06.11.96 Planning Packet . . . .4 AGENDA PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR JUNE l1, 1996 7:00 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. APPROVE MINUTES a. b. May 14, 1996 - Regular May 28, 1996 - Special 2. PUBLIC HEARINGS a. 7:00 P.M. - Preliminary Plat of Farmington Industrial Park 2nd and 3rd Additions b. 7:15 P.M. - Budget Oil Conditional Use - Car Wash c. 7:30 P.M. - Rezone Lots 8 and 9, Block 17, Town of Farmington from B-2 to R-2 d. 7:40 P.M. - Variance for Residential Building Permit for Property with no Public Street Access e. 7:50 P.M. - JIT Powder Coating Request for Driveway Width Variance 3. DISCUSSION a) Schubert Outdoor Advertising Sign Permits b) Metropolitan Livable Communities Act Action Plan c) Request for Discussion on Driveway Width Variance d) Review Tim Giles Proposal for Cameron Property 4 . ADJOURN . . . . ' AGENDA REPORT PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR JUNE l1, 1996 1. Call to Order 2. Approve Minutes a. b. May 14, 1996 - Regular May 28, 1996 - Special 3. Public Hearings · 7:00 P.M. - Preliminary Plat - Farmington Industrial Park 2nd and 3rd The two plats are being presented by the HRA to provide expansion space for existing industry, as well as to open more options for industrial uses looking toward a move to Farmington. The reason for approving both plats is the HRA's need for expansion options, the 2nd Addition, this summer. These plats are different from others because the City Engineering staff is responsible for engineering detail. The main unresolved issue with both plats involves wetlands. The City's Consulting Engineer has designed a complex NURP ponding system that uses a sizable portion of the developable area. The City Engineer plans to meet with representatives from the Soil and Water Conservation District to test a design that would place NURP ponds in deteriorated wetlands on site. Because so much of the plat involves flood plain, wetlands and proposed on-site ponding areas (which need to be carefully delineated), a decision on the plat is not possible at the present time. Recommendation Continue the hearing until June 25, 1996 when a more precise plan on water issues can be presented. . 7: 15 P.M. - Condi tional Use Request - Budget Oil Company Car Wash Budget Oil Company has requested a conditional use to build a car wash on their existing site on the east side of TH #3. The proposed automatic car wash measures 24' x SO' and will be ten feet from the east property line and SO feet from the proposed Larch Street. City Code identifies car washes as conditional uses in B-1 Limited Business Districts. Setbacks are as proposed by Budget Oil. The sign for this use is identified on the enclosed site plan as split between the existing right of way and right of way to be acquired as part of East Farmington 2nd Addition. In order for the City to acquire the needed right of way, a small portion of the triangle has been reserved by Budget Oil for a pylon identification sign. The site plan indicates that the intended sign will be 49 square feet in surface area . . . r and 20 feet in height. This falls within the requirements of the City sign ordinance. The only change that will be required is for the sign to be moved into the triangle that Budget Mart will sell to the City. The site plan also indicates a proposed canopy of the "proposed fueling center" that will not meet setback requirements of the code when built. However, it does meet the code currently and should be approved as a part of this conditional use application. The existing canopy is separated from the right of way by only 4 feet. The new canopy, when built, will be 29 feet from the new right of way. The only issue that needs to be addressed by the Commission is that the proposal includes no landscaping. A recommended condition of approval would be for Budget Oil to prepare and implement a landscaping plan that includes trees and shrubs to help buffer the business use from adjoining residential uses. The areas that need to be included are the unpaved panel between the new fueling center and Larch Street, and the unpaved areas on both sides of the access to the car wash. Recommendation Approve the conditional use including future construction of a new fueling center south of the existing building, subject to a revised placement of the sign and the implementation of a landscape plan approved by the City Planner. . 7:30 P.M. - Request to Rezone Lots 8 & 9, Block 17, Town of Farmington from B-2 to R-2 This request was previously discussed and forwarded to the City Council with a recommendation to approve. The hearing notice contained an error which directed people to attend a City Council meeting rather than the Planning Commission. The purpose of this discussion is to allow public input during the readvertised hearing. The recommendation to approve has not changed since the people involved still have housing that will be difficult to sell as legal non-conforming uses. Recommendation Forward the request to the City Council with a recommendation to approve. . 7:40 P.M. - Variance Request to Obtain a Building Permit on Property without Direct Access to a Public Street The request from Maryann and Gary Zvanovec involves property west of Flagstaff Avenue on which they wish to build a single family dwelling. The former owner, James Schuhwerck, was able to transfer 40 acres of his 65 acre holdings to his daughter and son-in-law without approval by the City. This creates a planning problem for the City since there are now two properties rather than one which have no access to a public street. The zoning ordinance defines a lot as a parcel of land occupied or capable of being occupied by one or more structures having principal frontage on a public street and intended as a unit for transfer of ownership. This property has been in the family for at least two generations and probably became landlocked when a larger parcel was divided among heirs. It has been owned by Mr. Schuhwerck for at least 26 years and used for growing crops during that time. since the . . . . \ property does not have frontage on a street, it is not considered to be a lot and, therefore, does not qualify for a residential building permit. Another problem associated with the site is the current driveway used for access to an existing metal shed which is shown on the attached map. The driveway does not fall within the easement which has been granted to the applicant. In addition, the described access would require a bridge over the creek and would travel for some distance through the flood plain. The proposed house site is situated south of the existing shed in a grove of trees. The major question for the Commission is to decide potential grounds for granting a variance. The only other parcels of land with housing that are not served by public streets have well defined easements for access which are not near a flood plain. If hardship can be established, the Commission will need to know that the house site will be out of the flood plain. The existing topography may be helpful but, if not, questions about the use of this site must be evaluated by a review of the City Flood Plain Ordinance. Recommendation Decide upon the grounds for granting a variance. If they exist, explore flood plain issues. . 7:50 P.M. - Variance Request from JIT Powder Coatings to Expand Loading Dock Driveway JIT Powder Coatings applied for and received an 8 foot variance for its loading dock entrance when the building was first proposed. Staff attempted to minimize the width, or amount of the variance, by tapering the opening at the street. This approach worked for Lexington Standard, but the Lexington Standard docks were further from the street right of way. In practice, the tapered openings at JIT are continually being driven over by long trucks and the edge of the loading area has become a mud hole during wet weather. The hardship in this application is that the loading docks were placed too close to the street resulting in a need for a 60 foot wide opening to the loading area rather than the 40 feet that currently exists. Recommendation Approve the variance for a 60 foot wide opening since the existing 40 foot wide entrance creates unnecessary problems for truck drivers and an unsightly loading area for JIT. 4. Discussion . Schubert Outdoor Advertising Sign Permits - South Side of CR 50 West of Downtown Schubert Outdoor Advertising and Tri-State Signs have billboards which will be removed when County Road SO is improved. The current sign ordinance places restrictions on spacing which may prevent the replacement of all four signs. Schubert Outdoor Advertising has applied for two permits. Staff has notified Tri-State, formerly Vogel Sign, and requested that they participate in the . discussion. Dakota County Highway Department has provided locations of the existing signs which can be used in evaluating the rights of both companies. · Metropolitan Livable communities Act Action Plan for the Dakota County Cluster and the Farmington Attachment Both documents will be available for discussion at the meeting. The County material is general in nature and extensive, whereas the brief Farmington attachment focuses on rental housing needs. The Action Plan is due at the Metropolitan Council by the end of June. . Discussion of a Driveway that is 29' Wide at the Curb Staff suggested an informal discussion of this request by the Commission since it does not appear to be unique. The drawing suggests that a taper could be workable between the property line and the curb of Essence Trail. . Review of Tim Giles Proposal for West Half of Cameron Property Tim Giles has not been to the office or discussed a revision to the proposed subdivision layout presented during the last meeting. He did indicate when he left the meeting that he wanted to discuss a revision very soon. If a revised plan is presented, it will be reviewed prior to the meeting in preparation for this discussion. . cr~ tf!7t~ Charles Tooker City Planner ,