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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-02-15 PC Minutes MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION 1830 COUNTY ROAD BEAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2011 1. CALL TO ORDER A meeting of the Commission was held in the City Hall Council Chambers and was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chairperson Fischer. 2. ROLL CALL AI Bierbaum, Commissioner Joseph Boeser, Commissioner Tushar Desai,Commissioner Lorraine Fischer, Chairperson Robert Martin, Commissioner Tanya Nuss, Commissioner Gary Pearson, Commissioner Dale Trippler, Commissioner Jeremy Yarwood, Commissioner Present Present at 7:08 p.m. Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Staff Present: Tom Ekstrand, Senior Planner Shann Finwall, Environmental Planner 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Commissioner Trippler moved to approve the aqenda as submitted. Seconded by Commissioner Pearson. Ayes - All The motion passed. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Under 6 b. Annual Report the commission requested that they agreed to not hold the annual tour for 2011 since new construction projects are down. The commission said, however, that they would consider holding a tour, or visiting a particular project or development should a subject of interest come up during the year. Commissioner Yarwood moved to approve the January 18. 2011. Planninq Commission minutes as amended. Seconded by Commissioner Pearson Ayes - Chairperson Fischer, Commissioners Bierbaum, Pearson, Trippler & Yarwood Abstentions - Commissioners Desai, Martin, Nuss The motion passed. 5. PUBLIC HEARING February 15, 2011 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes 1 None. 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Conditional Use Permit Revision for the Ramsey County Family Services Center, 2011 Van Dyke Street 1. Senior Planner, Tom Ekstrand gave the report on the CUP revision for the Ramsey County Family Services Center and answered questions of the commission. 2. Jim Anderson, Planner, Ramsey County Community Human Services, 160 Kellogg Blvd, East, #9500, St. Paul. Commissioner Pearson moved to adopt the resolution approvinq a conditional use permit revision for the Ramsev County Familv Services Center. located at 2001 Van Dvke Street. to increase the number of persons served in the facilitv from 55 to 65 (additions are underlined and deletions are crossed out): 1. All construction shall follow the site plan approved by the city. The director of community development may approve minor changes. 2. The proposed construction must be substantially started within one year of council approval or the permit shall become null and void. The council may extend this deadline for one year. 3. The city council shall review this permit in one year. 4. The county shall add more parking to the site if the city council deems it necessary. 5. The allowed capacity of the facilitv shall be to provide shelter for 65 persons. There shall be no increase in size or capacity of the structure without city council approval. 6. The county shall assume financial responsibility for all services provided to the residents of the shelter that would normally be charged to the citizens (example: ambulance and paramedic runs). 7. All elements of the listed Emergency Housing Program Parameters shall remain in force unless a change is agreed to by the city council at a subsequent CUP review. 8. Ramsey County agrees to spend at least $70,000 on improvements to the county fairgrounds and campus such as new lighting, a sign plan, a pedestrian/traffic safety plan and staff/consultant time for working on grants for the restoration of the county barn. All such plans or improvements shall be reviewed and comment on improvements on the campus. Ramsey County also shall donate $70,000 to Maplewood for building repair or improvements at the Bruentrup Farm at 2170 County Road D. The county shall make this payment to Maplewood by October 1,2001, unless the city council agrees to a time extension. 9. Parking spaces on the north side of the designated east-west Van Dyke Street shall be redesigned in accordance with the concerns of the Fair Board in the use of this area. The new layout shall meet with the approval of the Fair Board and the city. Each February 15, 2011 2 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes year at a prearranged time before and during fair week, all these new parking areas shall be evacuated from the use of the Fair board at their discretion, if the use of these is to be an advantage to them. 10. If at the time the city council determines there is a need, the county will contract for, or provide from their own staff, security patrols in the complex, bounded by the Willard Munger Trail, White Bear Avenue, Ripley Street and the Goodrich Golf course. Times and extent of the patrol will be established at that point in time. 11. The conditional use permit shall be reviewed annually, and if the opinion of the city council, any evidence of negative repercussion to the area, or valid reason that the facility has caused undue hardship to the residents, the city may revoke the conditional use permit with no financial obligation to the city and the normal amortization process would not apply. The county would then have one hundred and twenty (120) days to cease operations as a homeless shelter and devote the structure to an acceptable planned backup use such as elderly care. 12. Ramsey County shall be responsible for the maintenance and plowing on the sidewalk along White Bear Avenue from the county facilities to the Gateway Trail. The city may take over the snow removal based upon an aqreeable arranqement with the county. subiect to the approval of the city enqineer. Seconded by Commissioner Yarwood. Ayes - All The motion passed. b. Renewable Energy Ordinance Environmental Planner, Shann Finwall gave the report on the renewable energy ordinance. During this month's review of the ordinance staff requested that the planning commission discuss whether or not the city should allow wind turbines in residential districts. Commission comments included: Several commissioners commented that a conditional use permit should be required for wind turbines in residential zoning district. Include a maximum blade length for wind turbines. How are the wind turbines going to be monitored as far as upkeep and possible abandonment issues? Limit the kilowatt use of wind turbines for residential homes to 25kw. The City of Maplewood should be on the front end of the curve rather than the back end of the curve. How can we protect our homes and the impact these turbines would have on the neighborhoods. The city does not have to allow wind turbines in Maplewood. These turbines generate noise, the units throw ice in the winter, and it will be difficult to ensure they are maintained properly. February 15, 2011 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes 3 In Maplewood there is not very good wind coverage, unless you live on a hill. One commissioner commented that he can't support large WECS in planned unit developments. The large wind turbine systems don't have a place in residential or multi-family districts. Roof mounted wind turbines should be allowed to be mounted on the side of a wall also. This renewable energy ordinance will go to the city council for their first review during a workshop on March 7, 2011. c. Open Space and Parks Properties Zoning Map Changes to OSP 1. Senior Planner, Tom Ekstrand gave the report on the Open Space and Parks Zoning Map Changes to OSP and answered questions of the commission. Staff also recommended the following changes: 1. The Harambee School site on County Road B east of Rice Street was included since it was publicly owned by three school districts however, school properties should not be rezoned to OSP. 2. The Edgerton Elementary School building site was shown to be rezoned OSP. This site should remain F (farm) as currently zoned for the same reason as the Harambee School site. School sites should not be zoned OSP. 3. The Maplewood City Hall campus was shown to be rezoned to OSP since it was a city owned property. This should not be rezoned to OSP. 4. The MnDot right-of-way in the Holloway Marsh area should not be classified with the OSP zoning since it is technically right-of-way which should not have a zoning. The abutting Ramsey County owned parcels should be zoned OSP as proposed. 5. The Gethsemane Senior Housing site should remain as PUD and not be rezoned as OSP. Ramsey County Correctional Facility and Golf Course Property One last property proposed for OSP rezoning is the Ramsey County Correctional Facility site. It was shown this way because the correctional facility and golf course are on one property. The dilemma was whether the city should rezone the entire parcel with the correctional facility to OSP, or split the zoning to OSP for the golf course and to F, the current farm zoning, for the correctional facility. The city has recently been undergoing the rezoning properties with "split zones," or those having two zoning categories, so that they have only one zoning. Staff recommends a full rezoning to OSP for continuity in zoning within this parcel. In any event, changes made to the correctional facility would require a conditional use permit no matter what the zoning is. February 15, 2011 4 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes Commissioner Nuss moved to approve the rezoninq of the 272 properties throuqhout the city of Maplewood quided bv the 2030 Comprehensive Plan as either open space or park and publiclv - owned to OSP (open space and parks) alonq with the proposed chanqes from staff. minus the PIDs that will be removed from the list. Also approvinq the Ramsev County Correctional Facilitv and Golf Course Property be rezoned to (F) Farm. Seconded by Commissioner Trippler. Ayes - All The motion passed. 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None. 8. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS None. 9. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS a. Commissioner Report on the city council meeting of January 24, 2011. Commissioner Boeser attended. The item reviewed was the Woodland Hills Church conditional use permit to operate a temporary homeless shelter. b. City council meeting of February 14, 2011. Commissioner Yarwood was scheduled to attend. The items scheduled for review are the 2010 Planning Commission Annual Report and the Planning Commission's Annual Review of their Rules of Procedure. c. Upcoming City Council meeting of February 28,2011. Commissioner Nuss is scheduled to attend. At this time, the anticipated items for review are the Open Space and Parks properties rezoning to OSP and the Ramsey County Family Services Center CUP Revision. Commissioner Bierbaum shared his experience with changing from a well to city water in Maplewood. 10. STAFF PRESENTATIONS Senior Planner, Tom Ekstrand said because he will be gone the beginning of March the next Planning Commission meeting will be at the second meeting of March. 11. ADJOURNMENT Chairperson Fischer adjourned the meeting at 8:42 p.m. February 15, 2011 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes 5