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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/03/19981. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes July 20, 1998 4. Approval of Agenda o MAPLEWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION Monday, August 3, 1998 7:00 PM City Hall Council Chambers 1830 County Road B East Public Hearings A. Gervais Court Senior Housing Land use plan change (LBC to RH) Zoning map change (LBC to R-3) Parking Reduction Authorization New Business A. September 7 meeting date (Labor Day) - September 1 or September 8 B. Remember - Annual Tour - August 17, 5:30 - 8:30 Visitor Presentations Commission Presentations A. July 27 Council Meeting: Ms. Coleman B. August 10 Council Meeting: Mr. Thompson C. August 24 Council Meeting: Mr. Rossbach Staff Presentations Adjournment MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION 1830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA AUGUST 3, 1998 I. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Fischer called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. II. ROLL CALL Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Lorraine Fischer Present Jack Frost Present Matt Ledvina Present Gary Pearson Absent William Rossbach Present Michael Seeber Present Present Present Commissioner Milo Thompson Commissioner Dale Trippler III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES July 20, 1998 Commissioner Frost moved approval of the minutes of July 20, 1998, as submitted. Commissioner Rossbach seconded. Ayes~all The motion passed. IV. APPROVAL OFAGENDA Commissioner Ledvina moved approval of the agenda, amended to add Item 2. Conditional Use Permit for the PUD, and change the existing Items 2 and 3 to Items 3 and 4. Commissioner Frost seconded. Ayes--all The motion passed. V. PUBLIC HEARING Gervais Court Senior Housing--Land Use Plan Change (LBC to RH), Conditional Use Permit for Planned Unit Development, Zoning Map Change ( LBC to R-3), and Parking Reduction Authorization Ken Roberts, associate planner, presented the staff report. Mr. Roberts noted that the owner is asking the city to change the definition of senior housing, for this permit, to a residence occupied by at least one person 55 years of age or older. The city has no problem changing this, as long as the applicant can meet financing and federal housing standards. He said no financing through the city is being requested. Commissioner Frost was concerned that the large amount of traffic at Saints North about midnight might be a problem. He felt it was important that the developer and potential residents were aware of this. Commissioner Thompson asked about the requirement for a marketing study. Chairperson Fischer said, because city financing was not being requested, this requirement did not apply. Planning Commission -3- Minutes of 08-03-98 1. All construction shall follow the plans date-stamped June 25, 1998. The city council may approve major changes. 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 end. The council may extend this deadline for one year. 3. The owner shall not convert this development to non-seniors housing without the revision of the planned unit development. For this permit, the city defines seniors housing as a residence occupied by at least one person 55 years of age or older. 4. There shall be no outdoor storage of recreational vehicles, boats or trailers. 5. Residents shall not park trailers and vehicles that they do not need for day-to-day transportation on site. If the city decides there are excess parking spaces available on site, then the city may allow the parking of these on site. 6. If the city council decides there is not enough on-site parking after the building is 95 percent occupied, the city may require additional parking. 7. The developer shall provide an on-site storm shelter in the apartment building. This shelter shall be subject to the approval of the director of emergency preparedness. It shall have a minimum of three square feet per person for 80% of the planned population. 8. The city council shall review this permit in one year. *The developer must complete these conditions before the city issues a grading permit or a building permit. C. Denial of the proposed zoning map change for the proposed Gervais Court senior housing development. This change would have been from LBC (limited business commercial) to R-3 (multiple-family residential). The city is not making this change because the city approved a conditional use permit (CUP) for a planned unit development (PUD) for the proposal. D. Approval of 92 parking spaces (60 garage spaces and 32 open spaces), rather than the 120 spaces required by code for the Gervais Court senior housing project, because: 1. The parking space requirement is not proper for senior housing, because there are fewer cars per unit in these projects. 2. The city has approved fewer parking spaces for other senior housing, including the Village on Woodlynn, the Carefree Cottages and Cardinal Pointe. Commissioner Rossbach seconded. Commissioner Rossbach was concerned that the comments offered by Mr. Boo of Saints North would be contained in the minutes of this meeting. Mr. Roberts specifically asked that these remarks be included. He also noted that a letter from Saints North that outlined their concerns was included in the report and would be sent to the council. Ayesmall The motion passed. · -4- Planning Commission Minutes of 08-03-98 VI. NEW BUSINESS A. September 7 Meeting Date (Labor Day) Because the Labor Day holiday is September 7, 1998, the commission considered an alternate meeting day. The consensus was that the next meeting date should be Tuesday, September 1, 1998. B. Annual Tour--August 17, 5:30-8:30 Chairperson Fischer asked if all the commissioners had turned in their reservations. Commissioner Frost asked that Pepsi be the beverage and that the lunches be from someplace other than Rainbow. Mr. Roberts asked Chairperson Fischer to give commentary on the various sites during the tour. VII. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS VIII. There were no visitor presentations. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS July 27 Council Meeting: Mr. Roberts reported on this meeting. August 10 Council Meeting: Mr. Thompson will attend this meeting. August 24 Council Meeting: Mr. Rossbach will attend this meeting. Commissioner Rossbach referred to the parking reduction authorization request for Gervais Court Senior Housing that was considered at this meeting. He asked if an official policy was being set in regard to parking consideration. Commissioner Ledvina commented that the CDRB discussed this at its meeting and thought that because parking related to the site design it should be reviewed by the board. Mr. Ledvina added that the board felt it would be okay to have recommendations to the city council on this issue from both the community design review board and the planning commission, even if they are conflicting. Commissioner Rossbach asked if they community design review board wouldn't be looking at how the parking lot fits in with the design of the building and not how many parking spaces were included. Commissioner Ledvina thought the location of the berms, plantings, etc. could influence the size of the parking. Commissioner Fischer wondered, if a parking site was restricted for the number of spaces at would normally be required, did the community design review board have the prerogative to go with 8- foot stalls instead of 9 or 10 feet. Mr. Ledvina said that option had not been brought before them. Ken Roberts, associate planner, said that staff discussed this at a meeting and came to no "clear-cut resolution." Staff considered the board discussion and felt there could be valid comments from both groups. Mr. Roberts said no specific policy is being proposed and recommendations from both the commission and board are welcome. He thought, for now, both the planning commission and the community design review board will be asked to consider the parking reduction requests. Commissioner Frost inquired about the status of the cell tower at the church on Highway 36 and Edgerton Street. Mr. Roberts said that this tower has been constructed. Mr. Frost also inquired if Bali Hai restaurant on White Bear Avenue was closed. Mr. Roberts said there was a kitchen fire in the duct work and they are in the process of repairing the damage. Chairperson Fischer noted the article that was included in the commission packet about Bunny Brueggeman, a former commissioner. She also mentioned the new schedules for commission representatives at the city council meetings. Mrs. Fischer said the Ramsey County commissioners Planning Commission Minutes of 08-03-98 -5- have finished their Strategic Planning Guide for the future of Ramsey County and the report is available by calling 266-3399. She said there is a state planning conference in Bemidji in September. Ms. Fischer has a copy of the book on the Aging Initiative for Project 2030. There will be a Minnesota Fair Housing Center seminar on building inclusive communities on Friday, September 18, 1998. IX. STAFF PRESENTATIONS There were no staff presentations. X. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7:58 p.m.