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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-03-15 PC Minutes MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION 1830 COUNTY ROAD BEAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA TUESDAY, MARCH 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 7:05 p.m. Present Present Absent Present Present Present Present Staff Present: Tom Ekstrand, Senior Planner Michael Thompson, City Engineer, Deputy Public Works Director Steve Kummer, City Engineer II Steve Love, Assistant City Engineer 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 Commissioner Trippler moved to approve the February 15. 2011. planninq commission minutes as submitted. Seconded by Commissioner Pearson. Ayes - All The motion passed. 5. PUBLIC HEARING a. Western Hills Area Street Improvements - Wetland Buffer Waiver i. Senior Planner, Tom Ekstrand introduced the item and addressed the commission. ii. Civil Engineer II, Steve Kummer gave the presentation on the Western Hills Area Street Improvements Wetland Buffer Waiver and answered questions of the commission. Chairperson Fischer opened the public hearing. March 15, 2011 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes 1 1. Jacob Popp, 103 Larpenteur Avenue East, Maplewood, spoke in favor of the project. Chairperson Fischer closed the public hearing. Commissioner Trippler moved to approve the waiver to the Maplewood Wetland Ordinance to allow the citv to make drainaqe improvements to the citv owned propertv referred to as "Jackson Hole". This waiver is allowed based on the provisions of the wetland ordinance allowinq exceptions to the wetland buffer requirements listed under Section 5. Development and Construction subparaqraph b. 9. Approval is subiect to compliance to conditions for a waiver as stated bv the ordinance: 1. Utility or street corridors, including any allowed maintenance roads, shall be as far from the wetland as possible. 2. Utility or street corridor construction and maintenance shall protect the wetland buffer and avoid large trees as much as possible. 3. The city shall not allow the use of pesticides or other hazardous or toxic substances in buffers or wetlands; however, in some situations the use of herbicides may be used if prior approval is obtained from the administrator. 4. The owner or contractor shall replant utility or street corridors with appropriate native vegetation, except trees, at preconstruction densities or great after construction ends. Trees shall be replaced as required by city ordinance. 5. Any additional corridor access for maintenance shall be provided as much as possible at specific points rather than to the road which is parallel to the wetland edge. If parallel roads are necessary they shall be no greater than fifteen (15) feet wide. Seconded by Commissioner Pearson. Ayes - All The motion passed. This item will go to the city council April 11 , 2011. b. Hazelwood Street Vacation of Excess Right-of-Way i. Senior Planner, Tom Ekstrand gave a brief report and addressed the commission. ii. Assistant City Engineer, Steve Love gave the presentation on Hazelwood Street Vacation of Excess Right-of Way and answered questions of the commission. iii. Deputy Public Works Director, City Engineer, Michael Thompson answered questions of the commission. Chairperson Fischer opened the public hearing. There were no speakers to address the commission. Chairperson Fischer closed the public hearing. Commissioner Trippler moved to approve the resolution for the vacation of the Hazelwood Street Riqht-of Wav. south of Countv Road D. The reasons for the vacation are as follows: March 15, 2011 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes 2 It is in the public interest and; 1. The city is not using the right-of-way for a public street. 2. The right-of-way is not needed for street access purposes as the adjacent properties have street access on the realigned Hazelwood Street and County Road D East. This approval is subject to: 1. Comply with the requirements contained within Assistant City Engineer, Steve Love's report dated February 24, 2011. Seconded by Commissioner Pearson. Ayes - All The motion passed. This item will go to the city council April 11 , 2011. 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Phalen-Keller Regional Park Master Plan Update - Presentation by Bryan Murphy, Park Planner with the City of St. Paul i. Senior Planner, Tom Ekstrand introduced the item. ii. Landscape Architect, City of Sl. Paul, Bryan Murphy gave the Phalen-Keller Regional Park Master Plan Update and answered questions of the commission. iii. City Engineer, Deputy Public Works Director, Michael Thompson answered questions of the commission. The commission asked various questions and commented of the master plan. No action was required for this item. b. Complete Streets/Living Streets - Presentation by Michael Thompson, City Engineer i. City Engineer, Deputy Public Works Director, Michael Thompson gave a brief presentation on Complete Streets/Living Streets and answered questions of the commission. ii. Administrator, Ramsey Washington Metro Watershed District, Cliff Aichinger gave a presentation on Complete Streets/Living Streets and answered questions of the commission. The commission commented on things such as sidewalks, bike trails, concerns with having 22 foot wide curb to curb streets, emergency vehicle clearance, snow removal, snow plow concerns, infiltration systems, and on-street parking regulations. Staff will summarize the comments received by the commission and this will be brought back to the commission in the near future. No action is required at this time. 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None. 8. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS March 15, 2011 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes 3 None. 9. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS a. Commissioner report on the city council meeting of February 28, 2011. Commissioner Nuss attended. The items reviewed were the Open Space and Parks properties rezoning to OSP and the Ramsey County Family Services Center CUP Revision which was passed by the city council. b. Commissioner report on the city council meeting of March 14, 2011. Commissioner Bierbaum was scheduled to attend. There were no items scheduled for review by the planning commission at this meeting. c. Staff announced there are no items to be heard at the March 28, 2011, city council meeting. Items for review at the April 11 , 2011, city council meeting are the Western Hills Area Street Improvements - Wetland Buffer Waiver and the Hazelwood Street Vacation. Chairperson Fischer is scheduled to attend. 10. STAFF PRESENTATIONS None. 11. ADJOURNMENT Chairperson Fischer adjourned the meeting at 9:02 p.m. March 15, 2011 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes 4