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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-06-17 PC Minutes June 17, 2014 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes 1 MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION 1830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2014 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 Desai. 2. ROLL CALL Paul Arbuckle, Commissioner Absent Al Bierbaum, Commissioner Present Tushar Desai, Chairperson Present Yaya Diatta, Commissioner Absent John Donofrio, Commissioner Present Allan Ige, Commissioner Present Bill Kempe, Commissioner Present Donn Lindstrom, Commissioner Absent Dale Trippler, Commissioner Present Staff Present: Tom Ekstrand, Senior Planner 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Commissioner Trippler to report on commission presentations for 9. b. Commissioner Trippler moved to approve the agenda as amended. Seconded by Commissioner Kempe. Ayes – All The motion passed. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Trippler moved to approve the May 20, 2014, PC minutes as submitted. Seconded by Commissioner Kempe. Ayes – All The motion passed. 5. PUBLIC HEARING a. 7:00 p.m. or later: Approval of the following requests at 3030 Southlawn Drive: 1) A conditional use permit to allow multi-family housing in a business commercial district at the Days Inn Building 2) A Parking Reduction for fewer parking spaces than required 3) A unit-size reduction variance i. Senior Planner, Tom Ekstrand gave the presentation and answered questions of the commission. ii. Architect, Enrico Williams, Kaas Wilson Architects, 2104 - 4th Avenue South, Suite B, Minneapolis, addressed and answered questions of the commission. June 17, 2014 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes 2iii. The applicant, Albert Miller, addressed and answered questions of the commission. iv. Ben Delwick, Kaas Wilson Architects, 2104 - 4th Avenue South, Suite B, Minneapolis, addressed and answered questions of the commission. Chairperson Desai opened the public hearing. Nobody came forward to address the commission. Chairperson Desai closed the public hearing. Commissioner Trippler moved to approve a conditional use permit resolution to allow multi-family seniors housing in a BC zoning district. Approval is based on the findings required by ordinance and subject to the following conditions: (additions or deletions to the conditions are underlined or in bold) 1. All construction shall follow the site plan date-stamped June 2, 2014, approved by the city. Staff may approve minor changes. 2. The proposed use 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. If there is a need for additional parking spaces in the future, the applicant shall revise the plan to provide additional parking stalls to meet their needs, subject to staff approval. The applicant shall provide an adequate number of electrical power stations in the parking lot for residents to use plug-in engine heaters since there will not be any underground parking. 5. The applicant shall comply with the conditions stated in the engineering report dated June 4, 2014. 6. The applicant shall comply with the requirements of the city’s building official, assistant fire chief and health officer. 7. This permit allows 115 senior housing units consisting of assisted living and memory care units. Minor changes to this unit count may be approved by staff. 8. The applicant shall work with the city engineer to provide a safe walkway across Southlawn Drive for their residents. 9. All costs to the city associated with retrieving memory-care residents that “walk-away” from the proposed seniors residence shall be paid by the applicant. Seconded by Commissioner Donofrio. Ayes - All The motion passed. Commissioner Trippler moved approval of a parking waiver for fewer parking spaces than code requires, allowing 73 spaces. This proposal for 115 units of senior housing would require 230 parking spaces. The city finds that the proposed reduction to 73 parking spaces would be sufficient for this assisted-living and memory-care seniors housing facility since senior housing facilities do not require the amount of parking needed for typical multi-family housing needs. June 17, 2014 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes 3Should a parking shortage develop in the future, the applicant shall revise the plan to provide enough to meet their needs, subject to staff approval. Seconded by Commissioner Ige. Ayes - All The motion passed. Commissioner Trippler moved approval of a variance resolution to allow a living-unit size reduction. This variance allows memory-care living units beginning at 312 square feet. Code require a minimum of 580 square feet. This variance is based on the findings that: 1. Memory-care housing facilities do not require the amount floor area that would be needed for typical multi-housing developments. Therefore, smaller unit sizes would be in harmony with the general purposes of the zoning requirements based on the industry standards for such housing. 2. The proposed assisted-living and memory-care seniors housing facility would be consistent with the comprehensive plan since the Plan encourages the city to provide life-cycle housing for its residents. 3. The proposed unit sizes for memory-care units is reasonable since the city ordinance does not accommodate or address living-quarter sizes for senior citizen housing or special needs housing such as for memory-care residents. The city’s requirements for studio or one-bedroom housing units are excessive for those with intensive-care or memory-care housing needs. Seconded by Commissioner Ige. Ayes - All The motion passed. This item goes to the city council July 14, 2014. b. 7:00 p.m. or later: Approval of the Maekloth Addition Preliminary Plan and Final Plat, Hazelwood Street and County Road D East i. Senior Planner, Tom Ekstrand gave the presentation and answered questions of the commission. Chairperson Desai opened the public hearing. Nobody came forward to address the commission. Chairperson Desai closed the public hearing. Commissioner Trippler moved to approve the preliminary plat and the final plat for the Maekloth Addition, located at the southwest corner of County Road D East and Hazelwood Street. Seconded by Commissioner Kempe. Ayes - All The motion passed. This item goes to the city council July 14, 2014. 6. NEW BUSINESS June 17, 2014 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes 4 None. 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None. 8. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS None. 9. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS a. Commission presentation for the May 26, 2014, city council meeting. Commissioner Arbuckle was scheduled to attend but this meeting was cancelled due to it falling on Memorial Day. b. Commission representation for the June 9, 2014, city council meeting. Commissioner Diatta was scheduled to attend but Commissioner Trippler represented the PC. Items reviewed were the Just Rita’s Home Occupation request at 2139 Edgerton Street, the reconsideration of an ordinance amendment requested by U-Haul to allow indoor warehousing in a BC District, the CUP for used car sales on Cope Avenue at the Maplewood Office Park and the CUP and variances for the Holiday Station Store on Cope Avenue and English Street. Commissioner Trippler discussed details of each item at the meeting with the commission but all items were approved by the city council. c. Commission representation for the June 23, 2014, city council meeting. Commissioner Bierbaum is scheduled to attend. There are no anticipated items scheduled for this meeting. d. Commission representation for the July 14, 2014, city council meeting. Commissioner Donofrio is scheduled to attend. Anticipated items are the CUP for the Days Inn Hotel Conversion to Senior Housing and the Maekloth Addition Preliminary/Flat Plat. 10. STAFF PRESENTATIONS None. 11. ADJOURNMENT Chairperson Desai adjourned the meeting at 8:31 p.m.