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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-03-19 Joint Board PacketAGENDA Stillwater City and Town Joint Planning Board City Council Chambers 216 North Fourth Street Stillwater, MN 55082 5:00 p.m. Monday, March 19, 2018 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 3. APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY 12, 2018 MINUTES 4. PUBLIC HEARINGS 5.01 Request by Kevin von Riedel for a rezoning related to the preliminary plat of Boutwell Farm, a 10-lot single-family residential subdivision at 12588 Boutwell Road. 5. MISCELLANEOUS 6. ADJOURNMENT Stillwater City and Town Joint Planning Board Regular Meeting Minutes February 12, 2018 Present: Stillwater Town Board Members Dave Johnson and Sheila-Marie Untied, City of Stillwater Council Members Ted Kozlowski and Tom Weidner. Staff present: Stillwater Community Development Director Bill Turnblad Chair Johnson called the meeting to order at 5:03 PM. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda was accepted with one change. Election of officers was moved after the public hearing. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Untied moved approval of the minutes of December 18, 2017. Motion was seconded by Kozlowski and approved 4-0. NEW BUSINESS Rezoning for Heifort Hills Estate - Case No. 2017-67 Turnblad introduced the case by summarizing his report of February 5, 2018. The developer, Todd Ganz of Integrity Land Development, requested a rezoning of the property at 8911 Neal Avenue from AP – Agricultural Preservation to RB – Two Family Residential for a 24 lot detached townhome development to be known as Heifort Hills Estate. Johnson opened the public hearing. No public comments were offered, so the hearing was closed. Weidner mentioned that the trail along Neal Avenue would be extended all the way north to State Highway 96. Todd Ganz explained that originally the trail was planned to stop at Neal Court because there were no immediate plans for a trail along Highway 96. However, the City Council thought it would be best to extend the trail now while Neal Avenue was being reconstructed. Johnson stated that the Township advocates for connections to regional trails, so he appreciates the Council decision on the earlier extension of the trail. Joint Board Minutes February 12, 2018 Page 2 of 2 Weidner moved to approve the rezoning, which was seconded by Untied. The motion passed on a 4-0 vote. ELECTION OF OFFICERS Weidner moved to re-elect Johnson as chair and Kozlowski as vice-chair. Motion seconded by Untied and passed on a 4-0 vote. OTHER BUSINESS Palmer Property - Weidner asked what the immediate plans are for the future park property at the southeast corner of Hwy 96 and Manning Avenue. Will the property be seeded now that the roundabout is completed and the property is no longer needed as a construction staging area? Will there be any parking allowed there before a parking lot is constructed? Turnblad said that there are no City capital funds committed to the park improvement yet. A concept plan has been developed, but not a construction plan. On the matters of seeding and parking, he said he would check with the City Engineer. Johnson said that the Town Board has park funds set aside and is willing to financially support the park improvement. And, he was hopeful that the help would make it possible for the City to move ahead with development sooner than later. Roundabout at Hwy 96 and Norrell – Board members wondered whether there might be a roundabout solution possible at 96 and Norrell. Turnblad said he’d talk with the City Engineer. Crosswalk improvements at The Oasis – Weidner asked whether there is a possibility of installing crosswalk improvements on Highway 95 at The Oasis. Because of the curve on the State Highway, motorists do not see pedestrians in the crosswalk in time to slow down properly. Is a pedestrian activated crosswalk light possible, with an advance warning light south around the curve? Turnblad said he’d talk with the City Engineer. ADJOURNMENT Kozlowski moved for adjournment, which was seconded by Weidner. The motion passed unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 6:00 PM. Respectfully submitted, Bill Turnblad Acting Recording Secretary JOINT PLANNING BOARD MEMO DATE: March 16, 2018 CASE NO.: 2018-09 HEARING DATES: City Planning Commission March 14, 2018 City Park Commission March 26, 2018 Joint Planning Board March 19, 2018 City Council April 3 and 17, 2018 LANDOWNER: Kevin von Riedel, Westridge Development, LLC DEVELOPER: Kevin von Riedel, Westridge Development, LLC CIVIL ENGINEER: AMI Consulting Engineers REQUEST: 1) Rezoning from AP, Agricultural Preserve to RA, Single Family 2) Preliminary Plat approval of Boutwell Farm, a 10 lot Single Family Residential Subdivision LOCATION: 12588 Boutwell Road COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Low Density Residential ZONING: Base Zoning: AP, Agricultural Preservation Overlay Zoning: Shoreland District for Brown’s Creek Tributary REVIEWED BY: Shawn Sanders, City Engineer; Abbi Wittman, City Planner; Tom Ballis, Assistant Fire Chief; Jenn Sorensen, DNR Area Hydrologist; Karen Kill, Administrator, Brown’s Creek Watershed District REPORT BY: Bill Turnblad, Community Development Director BACKGROUND Kevin von Riedel, Westridge Development, LLC, plans to develop a property of about 4.9 acres at 12588 Boutwell Road. The property includes the farm house originally owned by Reverend Boutwell. Both the farm house and a granary will be saved. The preliminary plat for the project, to be known as Boutwell Farm, shows 10 single family lots that are requested to be zoned RA, Single Family Residential. Boutwell Farm Road will be constructed to service the ten lots. The road will temporarily have access to Boutwell Road via an easement encumbering Lot 10. When the Erickson property Boutwell Farm March 16, 2018 Page 2 develops immediately to the east, Boutwell Farm Road will be extended through their property and intersect with Boutwell Road in alignment with Minar Avenue. At that time, the temporary connection will be removed. The 40 foot wide temporary road easement will be vacated then, but a 30 foot wide utility easement will remain in place for public utilities that will be located there. Temporary Road Alignment SPECIFIC REQUEST In order to develop the property as proposed, the applicant has requested the City to approve the following: 1. Rezoning of the property to RA, Single Family Residential 2. Preliminary Plat known as Boutwell Farm for 10 single family lots The Joint Planning Board’s responsibility is to consider and take action on the rezoning and to make comments on the preliminary plat. EVALUATION OF REQUEST I. REZONING Westridge Development requests the property to be rezoned to RA, Single Family Residential. It is currently zoned AP, Agricultural Preservation, which is the temporary zoning classification assigned by the Minnesota Municipal Board when the area was annexed. The expectation is that when development occurs, the property would be rezoned to a classification that is consistent with the City’s Comprehensive Plan. Boutwell Farm March 16, 2018 Page 3 The Future Land Use Map of the City’s Comprehensive Plan guides development of the subject property as Low Density Residential. A table in the Land Use Chapter of the Comprehensive Plan identifies which of the City’s zoning districts are considered consistent with each of the future land use classifications. The zoning districts identified as consistent with the Low Density Residential classification are: 1) RA, Single Family Residential (10,000 square foot lot minimum), 2) LR, Lakeshore Residential (20,000 square foot lot minimum), 3) TR, Traditional Residential (10,000 square foot lot minimum), and 4) CTR, Cove Traditional Residential (14,000 square foot lot minimum). The requested RA zoning district is therefore consistent with the proposed density and housing type envisioned in the City’s Comp Plan. The land uses surrounding the site include a large wetland complex to the west, a CTR residential neighborhood to the north and AP residential neighborhoods to the east and south. Boutwell Farm March 16, 2018 Page 4 II. PRELIMINARY PLAT The 4.88 acre parcel1 is proposed to be subdivided into 10 single family lots. A. Minimum Dimensional Standards: RA District The east side yard setback for Lot 10 is a concern. Until the neighboring property to the east develops and the temporary road is relocated, the house on Lot 10 looks to be only two feet from the sidewalk. The developer agrees to rearrange the lot lines of the other lots to provide a 30 foot setback from the temporary road to the foundation of the house on Lot 10. This would allow for a 25 foot separation from sidewalk to house. The rearrangement of lot lines will need to be completed on the plan set prior to City Council consideration of the preliminary plat. Lots 4-7 are in the shoreland overlay district, where a maximum of 25% coverage is allowed. (Refer to the map on next page.) The rest of the lots may have a coverage of 30%. The size of the building envelopes and driveways shown in the plans exceed the allowed impervious cover on Lots 1-4. When the building permits are issued for these lots, the actual impervious coverage will not be allowed to exceed the permissible coverages. B. Shoreland Overlay District Standards Since the property lies within the shoreland overlay district for a tributary of Brown’s Creek, the following shoreland standards need to be met (in addition to the coverage standard discussed above):  150’ setback from creek for structures [represented by red line in map below] o This setback does not impact any building pads  40’ setback from top of bluff for structures o There appears to be no shoreland bluffs on or near the property.  100’ no disturbance buffer from centerline of creek. [This is slightly different than the wetland buffer required by Brown’s Creek Watershed District. Details of this are provided later under environmental comments.] o No grading or building is proposed within this setback area. 1 4.43 acres without the 19,808 square feet in Boutwell Road right-of-way. 2 Width is measured between side lot lines at right angles to lot depth at a point midway between front and rear lot lines 3 Average distance between front and rear lot lines. 4 10’ required for house, 5’ for the attached garage, if there is no living space above the garage. If there is, 10’ required for garage as well. 5 Lots 4 – 7 are in the shoreland overlay district. Standard Min. requirement Proposed Lot area 10,000 sf 10,326 – 35,281 sf Lot width2 75’ 75 – 120’ Lot depth3 100’ 100.7 – 220 Lot frontage on public road 25’ 35.8’ minimum Front setback 30’ 30’ Side setback4 10’ 10’ Rear yard setback 25’ 40’ minimum Maximum lot coverage 30% TBD Maximum lot coverage in shoreland district5 25% TBD Boutwell Farm March 16, 2018 Page 5 Shoreland Overlay District and Related Setbacks C. Civil Engineering 1. The permanent segment of Boutwell Farm Road must be a minimum of 28 feet wide, face of curb to face of curb. The temporary segment will need to be a minimum of 24 feet wide, face to face. 2. The sidewalk will need to be shifted to the edge of the right-of-way to create a grass boulevard between the back of the street curb and the edge of the sidewalk. 3. All of the preliminary civil engineering plans shall be found satisfactory to the City Engineer, or revised to his satisfaction, prior to release of the final plat from City offices for filing with Washington County. 4. All electrical and communication utility lines are required to be buried. 5. Development Impact Fees The developer will be responsible for paying development impact fees based upon the net developable acreage of the project. The property’s gross acreage is 4.882 acres (212,667 square feet). The 19,808 square feet within the Boutwell Road right-of-way can be subtracted from the gross acreage. That yields 192,859 square feet, or 4.427 acres. In addition, the wetland buffer area (which is not allowed to be graded) is considered non-developable and can be subtracted from the developable acreage. If only the 100 foot no-disturbance area required by the shoreland Boutwell Farm March 16, 2018 Page 6 regulations is considered wetland buffer, then 2,031 square feet of buffer can be subtracted from the developable acreage, for a total of 190,828 sf of developable land, or 4.381 acres. (The actual wetland buffer will need to be verified by Brown’s Creek Watershed District, as it will likely be larger than the 100 foot no-disturbance area.) The following development impact fees will be due prior to release of the final plat for recording with Washington County. a. Trout Stream Mitigation Fee of $6,100 per acre. i. Credit can be given for the existing house on Lot 7. The lot has 35,281 square feet (0.810 acres), so assuming 4.381 acres of developable property, only 3.571 net acres would be required to pay this fee. Therefore, a total of $21,783.10 would be due for the Trout Stream Mitigation Fee. b. Transportation Mitigation Fee of $8,379 per acre. i. Credit can be given for the existing house on Lot 7. The lot has 35,281 square feet (0.810 acres), so assuming 4.381 acres of developable property, only 3.571 net acres would be required to pay this fee. Therefore a total of $29,921.41 would be due for the Transportation Mitigation Fee. c. The trunk sewer and water fees of $17,481 per acre. No credit given for existing home, since it is on a private well and septic system. So, again assuming the developable acreage to be 4.381 acres, the fee would be $76,584.26. D. Tree Preservation & Landscaping Two applicable development standards exist for trees: 1) street trees and 2) tree preservation. 1) Street Trees The subdivision code requires an average of three trees per lot along the street, though they are to be planted outside of the platted right-of-way6. A total of 30 of these trees will be required. 2) Tree preservation a. Within the shoreland overlay district, trees may not generally be removed on 12% slopes or greater. There is a pocket of 12% slopes on Lot 6. But, no trees that lie on the 12% slope will be felled. b. The City’s environmental ordinances allow 35% of the tree stock to be taken down on the property without triggering a replacement requirement. Since 72.9% is being removed, replacement will be required. i. One tree is required for each significant tree removed beyond the 35% threshold. ii. 85 significant trees with fair or good health exist on the site. 35% of the 85 significant trees equals 30 trees that could be removed without requiring replacement. 62 trees have been identified for removal. Therefore, 32 replacement trees will be required. 6 City Code Ch 32, Subd. 6(3)q Boutwell Farm March 16, 2018 Page 7 3) Total new trees required a. Adding the 32 replacement trees and the 30 street trees equals a total of 62 trees that need to be planted on the project. b. The submitted landscaping plan does not include a planting schedule, so the actual number of trees to be planted is not apparent. The landscaping plan will need to be revised to include this information before the City Council considers the project. c. The developer proposes that the builder will plant the street trees. To guarantee that this will be done, the developer will be required to escrow the cost of the trees prior to release of the final plat. When the City is satisfied that they have been planted properly on a lot, the escrow amount for those trees will be released to the developer. E. Environmental Issues Wetlands – A wetland delineation has been ordered, but cannot be completed until springtime. This has an effect on several development elements. The first is that the wetland buffer required by Brown’s Creek Watershed District rules is measured from the creek or its delineated wetland edge, if a wetland exists. No grading or development activity can occur within this buffer. Not only will this determination set the grading limits for the project, but will determine the net developable acreage for the site. This is important because the development impact fees are paid only on the net developable acres. Therefore, the wetland delineation must be submitted together with the final plat application materials. BCWD – A grading permit will be required from the Brown’s Creek Watershed District. F. Historic Preservation Issues The project includes plans to save and restore the existing farm house, commonly referred to as the Reverend Boutwell House. The fenestration and exterior elements of the farm house will be protected with a façade easement. The house will remain where it is and the property around it will be platted as Lot 7. There are five outbuildings associated with the former farmstead. Plans are to demolish the existing cement stave silo and three other outbuilding. An existing 20’ x 30’ granary will be relocated to Lot 7 with the farm house. The silo and three outbuildings to be demolished are not considered historic resources because they were either built after January 1, 1946 or are in such disrepair as require demolition. Boutwell Farm March 16, 2018 Page 8 G. Park & Trail Dedication The Comprehensive Plan’s park element shows no planned parks or trails on or through the property. Therefore, standard practice would be to require a fee in lieu of land or improvements. The Park Commission is scheduled to review the plans on March 26, 2018. If the Park Commission recommends requiring fees in lieu of land or improvements, then park and trail fees will be due on 9 of the 10 lots. The existing home is exempt. The park fee for a single family home is $2,000 and the trail fee is $500. Therefore, $22,500 would be due for the park and trail fees at the time the final plat is released for recording with Washington County. III. FUTURE DEVELOPMENT Subdivision Code Section 32-1, Subd 5 (8)(c) Streets, requires “provisions for future [street] extensions or connections to adjacent land”. And in Section 32-1, Subd 6 (2)(d) the code states that “proposed subdivisions must be coordinated with existing nearby …. neighborhoods so that the community as a whole may develop harmoniously”. To that end, a potential future street layout has been offered by the developer, as seen in the map below. The temporary road connection to Boutwell Road will eventually be Neighborhood Map Boutwell Farm March 16, 2018 Page 9 removed and relocated on the neighboring property. To cover the costs of the removal, an escrow will be required of the developer of Boutwell Farm. The location of the future road creates a four-legged intersection that is desirable. It also allows for the platting of about 7 lots on the Erickson property. To most efficiently develop the Erickson property, the existing home would have to be rotated and a new basement constructed. ACTION REQUESTED The Joint Planning Board is requested to: 1) Review and take action on the rezoning; and 2) Review and make comments on the preliminary plat. RECOMMENDATION Since the rezoning is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and compatible with the neighborhood, City staff recommends approval of the rezoning. cc Kevin von Riedel Attachments: Development Plans bt BOUTWELL FARM ROADSHEET:DESIGNED BY:DRAWN BY:DATE:JOB No:REV. BY:REV:DATE:DESCRIPTION COPYRIGHT ~ AMI CONSULTING ENGINEERS P.A. : 2006c I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PLAN, SPECIFICATION, OR REPORT WAS PREPARED BY ME OR UNDER MY DIRECT SUPERVISION AND THAT I AM A DULY LICENSED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NAME: SIGNATURE: DATE:LIC. No: 5/17/2017 2:09 PM z:\2017\171390 boutwell farm\7_CAD\171390-SITE.dwg Consulting Engineers P.A. 3640 TALMAGE CIR. 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