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Home My WebLink About1986-06-16 CPC MINMAYOR:• CITY COORDINATOR: Harry D. Peterson ater Nile L. Kriesel COUNCILMEMBERS:CITY CLERK: Ann Marie Bodlovick `�—Now Mary Lou Johnson David C. Junker THE BIRTH PLACE OF M I N N E S O T A � FINANCE DIRECTOR'. Jay Kimble Betty J. Caruso Brad MacDonald CITY ATTORNEY: David T. Magnuson June 11, 1986 NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING THE STILLWATER PLANNING COMMISSION WILL MEET ON MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1986 AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF CITY HALL, 216 NORTH FOURTH STREET. AGENDA Approval of Minutes - May 19, 1986. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1. Case No. 649 - Final Plat Approval for a 48 lot subdivision, Oak Glen Fifth Addition, located at the corner of Neal Avenue and McKusick Road in the R -A One -Family Residential District, David Johnson, Applicant. 2. Case No. 650 - Variance request for construction of two single family residential units on 100 ft. x 150 ft.- 15,000 sq. ft, lot with variances to the side and front yard setback requirements, located on the Northwest corner of Hazel Street and North Second Street in the R -A One -Family Residential District, Gary Swager, Applicant. 3. Case No. 651 - Request to rezone a parcel on the Southwest corner of Greeley Street and Curvecrest Blvd., 1750 South Greeley Street, from Industrial Park Industrial IP -I to Industrial Park Commercial IP -C, Jack Welch and John Ogren, Applicants. 4. Case No. 654 - Preliminary Plat request to subdivide an existing 1.2 acre lot into two lots of .87 acres and .41 acres located on the Southwest corner of South Greeley Street and Curvecrest Blvd, 1750 South Greeley Street, in the Industrial Park Industrial District, IP -I. Jack Welch and John Ogren, Applicants. 5. Case No. 652 - Special Use Permit for construction of Service Station with retail sales (Superamerica) on the Southwest corner of Curvecrest Blvd. and South Greeley Streets, 1750 South Greeley Street, in the Industrial Park Industrial IP -I District, Jack Welch and John Ogren, Applicants. 6. Case No. 653 - Preliminary Plat approval to subdivide a 4.86 acre parcel into two parcels of 2.40 acres and 2.46 acres located at 1749 South Greeley Street in the Industrial Park Industrial, IP -I and Single Family Residential R -A Districts. Jack Welch and John Ogren, Applicants. CITY HALL: 216 NORTH FOURTH STILLWATER, MINNESOTA 55082 PHONE: 612-439-6121 -2- 7. Case No. 655 - Variance request to construct a garage and storage shed with two foot sideyard setback and two foot 6 inch rear yard setback located at 314 E. Marsh Street in the Residential Two Family, RB District, James Granger, Applicant. 8. Case No. 634 - Special Use Permit for construction of an oversized garage (960 sq. ft.) located at 806 South Second Street in the Residential Two -Family District, Daniel and Linda Harder, Applicants. DISCUSSION: 1. Any other business the Planning Commission may wish to consider. STILLWATER PLANNING COMMISSION DATE: June 16, 1986 TIME: 7:oO P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT: Dean Miller Rob Hamlin Helen Miller Gerald Fontaine Nancy Putz Doan Valsvik Jean Jacobson Jay Kimble Steve Russell, City Planner MEMBERS ABSENT: The meeting was called to order by Chairman, Dean Miller. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion to approve the minutes of May 19, 1986, as corrected by Don Valsvik, seconded by Gerald Fontaine. (.lase 634 motion to approve corrected to Don Valsvik, and Case 647 seconded by Gerald Forsta. i ne. Unanimously approved. REVIEW OF COUNCIL ACTION Gerald F izint al ne presented a review of council action on cases of June 3, 1986. Discussion followed. CASE 645 Final Plat Approval for a 46 lot Subdivision, Oak Glen Fifth Addition, located at the corner of Neal Avenue and McKusick Road in the R -A One -Family Residential District, David Johnson, Applicant. Druce Folz, representing applicant, presented information or, the final plat approval request, stating that the responsibility for the ponding area drainage belonged to the city. In response t� i questions ins on the engineering and the ponding level, Mr. Folz stated that the water level was due to the unusual rain during the past five years and this was not the issue at the present time. Mr. Folz stated that he expected the city to honor their commitment and take care of the pumping in order to maintain buildable lost=. Discussion followed without audience comment. Motion to approve by Gerald Fontaine, seconded by Doan Valsvik. Unanimously approved. CASE 650 Variance request for construction of two single-family residential units on 100 by 150 ft. (15000 sq. ft. lot) with variances to the lot area, side and front yard setback requirements, located on the NW corner of Hazel Street and North Second Street in the R -A One -Family Residential District, Gary Swager, Applicant. Mr. Swager presented information to commissioners, requesting consideration of the request. He stated that a previous structure has been demolished and the garage remains, and the set -back variance is needed dLte to the location of the old septic line. Dean Miller questioned the location of the gar -age. While several members agreed with Rob Hamlin in regards to the small lot size and the need for septic. The resident who lives behind the site expressed concern for how sewage would be treated and impact his lot. Motion to deny by Rob Hamlin, seconded by Nancy Put z. Unanimt pus. Motion denied. CASE 634 Special Use Permit for construction of an oversized garage (960 sq. ft.) located at 806 South Second Street in the Residential Two -Family District, Daniel and Linda Harder, Applicants. Mr. Harder presented drawings on the proposed structure and requested to build the garage due to the poor condition of the present st ruct i_tre and need to store numerous vehicles. Adjacent property owner, first 3 lots on 3rd street, questioned the location of the garage and commissioners presented numerous questions regarding the need for an oversized garage. In support of the request, Mr. Harder stated that the building was designed to appear as a two -car garage from the street and presented pictures of surrounding area, which showed vehicles parked on owners property. Discussion followed with various issues presented, such as the possibility of a future owner turning the garage into a business=, the size of the lot, size requirements, and the property boundaries. Due to discrepency in lot discription, Dori Valsvik suggested a survey to determine the lot lines before proceeding further. Motion to deny by Rob Hamlin was not seconded. Following discussion, Gerald Fontaine made a motion t• � continue the application until a survey could be done to determine the exact property lines and set -backs, and the owners could consider other opt ions. Don Valsvik, second. Unanimous. CASE 651 Zoning change from In&.tstrial Park Industrial, IP -I to industrial Park Commercial 1P -C, of a parcel on the Southwest corner of Greeley Street and Curvecrest Blvd., 1750 South Greeley Street. Applicants, Jack Welch and John Ogren, addressed commissioners or, a proposal to rezone an existing 1.28 acre parcel to permit retail use on the site containing a service station. Mr. Welch proposed the entire intersection be rezoned due t t h e high volume of traffic, and assured commissioners that the far superior brick buildings w.uld esthetically improve the area. The applicant intends to sell convenience goods and gas. Mr. John McKinsey, UFF•E representative, requested information :in possible traffic problems, encroachment on business across thle street, and whether the commercial zoning would place restrictions on the exhisting zoning of the indi_tstrial area. Mr. McKinsey was ass, -tied on all accounts. IP -C regUlat ions were similar- to the existing IP -•I zoning. The area was expanded to include t wog parcels across the street on Curvecrest, by the commission. Approved Unanimously. CASE 654 Preliriiinary Plat request to subdivide an existing 1.2 acre lost into two lets of .87 acres and .41 acres located or, the Southwest corner of South Greeley Street and Curvecrest Blvd., 1750 South Greeley Street. Application Withdrawn. CASE 652 Special Use Permit for construction oof a Service Station with retail sales on the Southwest corner of Curvecrest Blvd and Greeley Streets, 1750 South Greeley Street. Applicants Jack Welch and John Ogren requested approval to i construct a 3,463 sq. ft. service station and convenience store combination on the corner. This approval, following rezoning to IP -C, Would allow retail sales and meets the IP -C requirements with exception of lariscaped setback and requires additional street trees than the original proposal. Mr. Welch saw no problems with the recammerided conditions, adding that the setback may be larger than expected (up toi 131). Mr. Welch agreed tiz. install the additional landscaping along the street. Dean Miller read staff recommendations ions on conditions for approval to applicants, whereby Mr. Welch agreed. Conditions of Approval are as follows: 1. One additional parking space shall be provided. 2. The parking setback for the 11 stalls fronting on Curvecrest shall be setback 5 ft. rather than 3 ft. from the property 1 i ne. 3. The applicant shall sod and maintain the street frontage areas between the applicants parcel and the street, as approved by the Parks and Public Works Direct�-rs. 4. This application shall not be approved until the rezo ring .-if the property from IP -I to IP -C is in effect. 5. Additional street trees and landscaping shall be provided as approved by the Community Development Director. b. Signage for the site shall be as submitted only with no other signage without required permits. Discussion followed on the entrances and exits into the aarea and Mr. Ogren informed members that the traffic engineers designed the corner with four ci_irvecuts, at the time Curvecrest was originally coDristructed. Mr. Welch added the need for all the cuts and explained the configuration and the traffic flow in and out of the site. Further discussion followed regarding the area surrounding the site and possible changes. Mr. Welch stated that this is the only configuration possible. Motion to approve provided the six card i t i o ons were met by Don Valsvik seconded by Nancy Putt, unanimously approved. CASE 65.3 Prelirriinary Plat approval to subdivide a 4.86 acre parcel into two parcels of 2.40 acres and 2.4E acres located at 1.749 South Greeley Street in the Industrial Park. Industrial, IP --I and Single Family Residential R -A Districts. Mr. Welch and John Ogren as applicants addressed the separation of parcels and imp 1 i cat ions in the event of different owners. Mr. Ogren does not plan to develope the property behind his site and in the event of transfer of ownership felt the new owners would insist or, access to the property as a condition of ownership. Swager owns the property on the other boundary line. There is proposed a Sig ft. right -cif -Ajay access to the rear R --A zoned parcel "B". At present the property is zoned part residential and part industrial and the proposal will subdivide the property approximately Staff recommended that the 34 ft. easement be used only for the rear parcel B with commercial and residential traffic separated. Discussion followed on parking and truck/tractor movement, at the zoning boundary, along with parking of the city buses. Steve Russell, Planner, discussed the requirements for at buffer= between the residential and the industrial use districts, along the -ea-- boundary. earboundary. A solid wall and landscaping was proposed, used, however, Mr. Ogren explained a steep slope and trees which already existed arid probably would be adequate. Gerald Fontaine r�iotion to. approve, Nancy Putz second. Unanimously approved. OTHER BUSINESS Steve Russell presented commissioner with up-to-date zoning ordinances and zoning maps. The materials were reviewed and cedes clarified in varioUs zoning districts. Discussion followed on garage setback requirements. Mr. Russell passed out a list of existing regulations regarding garage setbacks and some Suggested changes for coriimission consideration. Commissioners will review the changes and come back with suggestions for a revised ordinance to be drafted. Discussion on the steepness of the slope of the land for new Structures was discussed at length. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 9:45 by a motion from Rob Hamlin, second by Nancy Putz. Respectfully Submitted, Karen L. Mawhorter, Secretary