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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7/8/08 . . . Planning Commission Minutes Regular Meeting July 8, 2008 1. Call to Order Chair Rotty called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Members Present: Rotty, Stokes, Larson Members Absent: Bonar, Barker Also Present: Tony Wippler - Assistant City Planner, Lee Smick - City Planner 2. Approval of Minutes a) June 10, 2008 Meeting Minutes MOTION by Stokes, second by Rotty to approve the June 10,2008 minutes. VOTING FOR: Stokes, Rotty ABSTAINED: Larson, MOTION CARRIED. 3. Public Hearings a) Variance to allow the construction ofa monument sign within the required ten foot (10') setback Applicant: Christ Presbyterian Church 104 Elm Street Farmington, MN 55024 The applicant has applied for a variance to encroach into the ten foot setback with a monument sign at 104 Elm Street. The variance would be a nine and one half foot encroachment, placing the sign about one half foot from the property line. There is an existing sign on the site that does meet the required setback and runs parallel to Elm Street. The existing sign does not afford the church the type of visibility that they desire for the signage. The new sign would be double faced and would run perpendicular to Elm Street. The sign would be fifty to sixty square feet in size. A picture has been provided indicating roughly what the sign they are proposing would look like. If the variance is approved, the applicant would need to submit the required detailed information to obtain a sign permit. The location and type of sign proposed would provide visibility from both the east and the west that they desire. The hardship in this instance is a visibility hardship due to the existing setback of the church and the front staircase. The sightline from Elm Street for the proposed sign is good and would not obscure the view of traffic for adjacent driveway accesses. The maximum allowable size for the sign would be 100 square feet, but the applicant has indicated that the sign they intend to construct will only be six feet wide. The approval of the variance request would be contingent upon the following: 1. Removal of the existing monument sign. 2. The applicant applying for and receiving approval for a sign permit. MOTION by Larson, second by Stokes to close the public hearing. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. MOTION by Stokes, second by Larson to approve the variance request based on the stated contingencies. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. . . . Planning Commission Minutes July 8, 2007 Page 2 4. Discussion a) Annual Planned Unit Development Update Staff is providing an annual review of all of the Planned Unit Developments (PUD's) within the City. The City Code requires an annual review ofPUD's to determine whether or not they have been closed out. There are currently five such developments in the City of Farmington that remain open and still have available lots. Once reviewed by the Planning Commission, the information will be forwarded on to the City Council. MOTION by Larson, second by Stokes to forward the report to the City Council. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. b) Downtown Architectural Standards At the February 11,2008 workshop regarding the delineation of the Downtown Commercial District there was discussion pertaining to the development of design standards for the area. The Historic Preservation Planning Consultant, Mr. Robert Vogel drafted some preliminary standards for the district. Staff would like to work with the Planning Commission, Economic Development Authority and Historic Preservation Commission to develop the information further to make it more specific. The Commissioners were in favor of adding more detail to the standards but not adding more detail than is necessary. Staffwill attempt to set a meeting will all of the boards to discuss the standards. 5. Adjourn MOTION by Larson, second by Stokes to adjourn. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. Respectfully submitted, Approved Lisa Dargis Administrative Assistant