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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-08-15 PC Packet AGENDA CITY OF MAPLEWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION Tuesday, August 15, 2017 7:00 PM Council Chambers - Maplewood City Hall 1830 County Road B East 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Agenda 4. Approval of Minutes a. July 18, 2017 5.Public Hearing a. 7:00 p.m. or later: Consider Approval of Conditional Use Permit, Exterior Sale of Goods, 2520 White Bear Avenue b. 7:00 p.m. or later: Consider Approval of Conditional Use Permit Revision, Exterior Storage and Motor Vehicle Rental at Home Depot, 2360 White Bear Avenue 6. New Business: a. 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update Discussion 7.Unfinished Business 8.Visitor Presentations 9.Commission Presentations a. July 24, 2017 city council meeting (Commissioner Eads) Swimming Pool Cover Exception, 2090 Arcade Street b. August 28, 2017 city council meeting (Commissioner Arbuckle) Conditional Use Permit, Food Truck, 2520 White Bear Avenue Conditional Use Permit Revision, Home Depot, 2360 White Bear Avenue 6. Staff Presentations 7. Adjournment MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION 1830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA TUESDAY, JULY 18, 2017 7:00 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER A meeting of the Commission was held in the City Hall Council Chambers and was called to order at 7:01 p.m. by Chairperson Arbuckle. 2. ROLL CALL Paul Arbuckle, Chairperson Present Frederick Dahm, Commissioner Present Tushar Desai, Commissioner Present John Donofrio, Commissioner Present John Eads, Commissioner Present Allan Ige, Commissioner Present Bill Kempe, Commissioner Present Staff Present: Michael Martin, Economic Development Coordinator Melinda Coleman, City Manager Ellen Paulseth, Finance Director 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Staff had an addition to the agenda for 6. a. Comprehensive Plan Update. Commissioner Kempe moved to approve the agenda as amended. Seconded by Commissioner Donofrio. Ayes All The motion passed. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Ige moved to approve the June 20, 2017, PC minutes as submitted. Seconded by Commissioner Desai. Ayes All The motion passed. 5. PUBLIC HEARING a. 7:00 p.m. or later: 2018 2022 CIP Discussion/Review i. Economic Development Coordinator, Michael Martin introduced the item. ii. Finance Director, Ellen Paulseth, gave the review of the 2018 2022 CIP and addressed and answered questions of the commission. iii. City Manager, Melinda Coleman addressed and answered questions of the commission regarding the 2018 2022 CIP. Chairperson Arbuckle opened the public hearing. 1. Kevin Berglund, Maplewood resident and Citizen Reporter News, addressed the commission. July 18, 2017 1 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes Chairperson Arbuckle closed the public hearing. Commissioner Kempe moved to recommend approval of the 2018 2022 CIP to the city council. Seconded by Commissioner Desai. Ayes - All The motion passed. This item goes to the city council in December 2017. b. 7:00 p.m. or later: Consider Approval of a Side-Yard Setback Variance, 425 Laurie Road East i. Economic Development Coordinator, Michael Martin introduced the item for the Consideration of Approval of a Side Yard Setback Variance, 425 Laurie Road East and answered questions of the commission and answered questions of the commission. ii. Planning Intern, Jane Adade gave the report for the consideration of approval for the Side Yard Setback Variance at 425 Laurie Road East and answered questions of the commission. iii. Applicant and Maplewood resident, Lola Sykes, 425 Laurie Road East, Maplewood addressed and answered questions of the commission. Chairperson Arbuckle opened the public hearing. 1. Gary Pundsak, 415 Laurie Road East, Maplewood, spoke against the proposal. 2. Laverne Brilla, 433 Laurie Road East, Maplewood, spoke against the proposal. 3. Greg Zackner, refused to give his address and spoke against the proposal. 4. Benusi Maduka, 2625 Southlawn Drive North, Maplewood spoke regarding the proposal. 5. Jim Wise, 2199 Clark Street N., Maplewood spoke against the proposal. 6. Mike Savard, 2202 Clark Street N., Maplewood, spoke against the proposal. Chairperson Arbuckle closed the public hearing. Commissioner Dahm moved to approve the resolution authorizing a four-foot side yard setback variance for 425 Laurie Road East for the expansion of the ground floor living area of the house. Approval is based on the following reasons: 1. Strict enforcement of the ordinance would reduce the proposed addition by four feet reducing the size of the new living space. 2. Approval would meet the spirit and intent of the ordinance with the expansion of the house at 425 Laurie Road East. The use of the property as a single family residence will remain the mprehensive plan as residential. Approval of the variance shall be subject to the following: 1. The house at 425 Laurie Road East is to be used as single family dwelling only. The new living space shall not be rented or used as a second dwelling. Seconded by Chairperson Arbuckle. Ayes Commissioner Dahm & Kempe Nays Chairperson Arbuckle, Donofrio, Eads & Ige July 18, 2017 2 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes The motion failed. This item will tentatively go to the city council August 14, 2017 for the final decision. c. 7:00 p.m. or later: Consider Approval of a Swimming Pool Cover Exception, 2090 Arcade Street i. Economic Development Coordinator, Michael Martin gave the report for the Consideration of Approval of a Swimming Pool Cover Exception, 2090 Arcade Street and answered question of the commission. ii. Applicant and Maplewood resident, Daniel Steinberger, 2090 Arcade Street, Maplewood, addressed and answered questions of the commission. Chairperson Arbuckle opened the public hearing. Nobody came forward to address the commission. Chairperson Arbuckle closed the public hearing. Commissioner Dahm moved to approve the swimming pool cover exception for 2090 Arcade Street. The pool cover exception allows the applicants to install a safety cover over their in ground swimming pool instead of installing a fence around the pool. Approval is subject to the following condition: 1. Obtain a building permit for the in ground swimming pool and safety cover. The in ground swimming pool must be built per 2012 IRC, 2012 IMC, 2012 IFGC, 2014 NEC, 2012 Minnesota State Plumbing Code, and 2015 Minnesota Building Code. The swimming pool safety cover must be installed to manufactur F1346-91. Seconded by Commissioner Kempe. Ayes Chairperson Arbuckle, & Desai, Eads & Kempe Nays & Donofrio The motion passed. This item goes to the city council on July 24, 2017. 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Comprehensive Plan Update (added agenda item) Staff said the next steering committee meeting will be on Thursday, July 27, 2017, from 7:00 9:00 at the Clarence Street Fire Station to discuss the comprehensive plan. 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None. 8. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS None. July 18, 2017 3 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes 9.COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS a. July 10, 2017 City Council Meeting (Commissioner Ige) Sign Variance, 3088 White Bear Avenue North was passed by the city council. b. July 24, 2017 City Council Meeting (Commissioner Eads) Side-Yard Setback Variance, 425 Laurie Road East (this item was later moved to the city council meeting on August 14) Swimming Pool Cover Exception, 2090 Arcade Street 10. STAFF PRESENTATIONS None. 11. ADJOURNMENT Chairperson Arbuckle adjourned the meeting at 8:52 p.m. July 18, 2017 4 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes MEMORANDUM TO:Melinda Coleman, City Manager FROM:Michael Martin, AICP, Economic Development Coordinator DATE:August 9, 2017 SUBJECT:Consider Approval of Conditional Use Permit,Exterior Sale of Goods, 2520 White Bear Avenue Introduction Robert Sanchez-Osorio is requesting approval of a conditional use permit (CUP) to allow a food truck to be located on the property at 2520 White Bear Avenue. The applicant has indicated he would not store the truck overnight on this site but would be selling food most days of the year from the property. Mr. Sanchez-Osorio has been selling food from his truck at this property for the past four months. Request The applicant is requesting city approval ofa CUP for the exterior sale of goods. Background June 11, 2002: The city’s community design review board approved the plans for the existing building on this site. Discussion Conditional Use Permit Section 44-511(18) of the city ordinanceallows temporary exterior sales of goods –which includes food trucks –for up to four months a year without a conditional use permit. As stated in Section 44-512(4) to allow the exterior sales of goods –including food trucks –for more than four months a year the city council must approve a conditional use permit. Regardless of the timeframe, a food truck must always be licensed by the city and be up to date with its health code inspections. Mr. Sanchez-Osorio’s food truck is located in the northwest corner of this site. The building’s main occupant is a liquor store and throughout the past four months parking has not been an issue with the food truck occupying multiple spaces. Department Comments Engineering Staff engineer Jon Jaroschreviewed this project and stated since there are no exterior improvements he hasno comment Building Official, Jason Brash No comment. FireDepartment, Steve Lukin No comment. Police Department, Kerry Crotty No comment. Commission Review Planning Commission August 15, 2017: The planning commission will holda public hearing. Budget Impact None. Recommendations A.Approve the attached conditional use permit resolution. This conditional use permit allows the exterior sales of goods within the parking lotlocated at2520 White Bear Avenue.This approval shall be subject to the following conditions: 1.The proposed usemust be substantially started within one year of council approval or the permit shall end. The council may extend this deadline for one year. 2.The city council shall review this permit in oneyear. 3.The food truck must at all times be in compliance with the city’s health officer and licensing department. If this condition is not complied with, the food truck must be removed from the site immediately. 4.The approved exterior sale of goods islimited to a food truck only. The existing liquor store and any other tenants of this property are not allowed to store or sell any goods outside of the building. 5.This permit is only applicable to the property located at 2520 White Bear Avenue. If Mr.Sanchez-Osoriodecides to move his truck to another location in the city he will have to abide by ordinance requirements for that property. This CUP is not transferable to another property. 6.If a parking shortage develops, the owner of the property willbe required to add additional parking or remove the food truck from the site. Citizen Comments Staff surveyed the 15surrounding property owners within 500 feet of the proposed site for their opinion about this proposal. Staff did not receive any replies. Reference Information Site Description Site Size:4.03Acres Existing Land Use: Retail and officebuilding Surrounding Land Uses North: Tire shop South: Dentaloffice building East:Open space West:Shopping center Planning Existing Land Use:Commercial (c) Existing Zoning:Business Commercial (bc) Application Date The city deemed the applicant’sapplications complete onAugust 1, 2017. The initial 60-day review deadline for a decision is September 30, 2017. As stated in Minnesota State Statute 15.99, the city is allowed to take an additional 60 days if necessary in order to complete the review of the application. Attachments 1.OverviewMap 2.Land Use Map 3.Zoning Map 4.Applicant’s Letter 5.SitePlan 6.Conditional Use Permit Resolution Attachment 1 Conditional Use Permit - 2520 White Bear Avenue July 20, 2017 City of Maplewood Legend ! I Source: City of Maplewood, Ramsey County Attachment 2 Conditional Use Permit - 2520 White Bear Avenue August 9, 2017 City of Maplewood Legend ! I Future Land Use Low Density Residential High Density Residential Institution Open Space Government Commercial 0240 Feet Source: City of Maplewood, Ramsey County Attachment 3 Conditional Use Permit - 2520 White Bear Avenue August 9, 2017 City of Maplewood Legend ! I Zoning Single Dwelling (r1) Multiple Dwelling (r3) Farm (f) Limited Business Commercial (lbc) Business Commercial (bc) 0240 Feet Source: City of Maplewood, Ramsey County Attachment 4 Attachment 5 2520 White Bear Avenue July 26, 2017 City of Maplewood Legend ! I 060 Feet Source: City of Maplewood, Ramsey County Attachment 6 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT RESOLUTION WHEREAS, Robert Sanchez-Osorio hasapplied for a conditional usepermitfor the exterior sale of goods at the property located at 2520 White Bear Avenue. WHEREAS, conditional use permits are required for the permanent exterior sale of goodswithin the business commericalzoning district within the city. WHEREAS, this permit applies to the site at2520 White Bear Avenue. The legal description is: Parcel A: That part of the South 4 acres of the Southwest quarter of the Northeast quarter of the Northwestquarter of Section 11, Township 29, Range 22, which lies Easterly of the centerline of White Bear Avenue, and Southerly of the North 216 feet, together with vacated Demont Avenue andvacated German Street that accrues thereto, Ramsey County, Minnesota. (Torrens Property, Certificate of Title No. 528828) Parcel B: That part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section11, Township 29, Range 22, lying Easterly of the centerline of White Bear Avenue, except the South 495 feet thereof, according to the U.S. GovernmentSurvey thereof, Ramsey County, Minnesota, together with those portions of vacated DemontAvenue and German Street which accrued thereto by reason of the vacation thereof. · Abstract Property Parcel C: The North 150 feet of the South 495 feet of that part of the Northwest Quarter of the SoutheastQuarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 11, Township 29, Range 22, lying Easterly of thecenterline of White Bear Avenue except that part of the above described premises formerlyknown as and described as Lot 24, Block I, Florence Park, now vacated, according to the U.S. Government Survey thereof, Ramsey County, Minnesota, together with that portion of vacated GermanStreet which accrued thereto by reason of the vacation thereof. Abstract Property WHEREAS, the history of this conditional use permit is as follows: 1.On August 15, 2017, the planning commission held a public hearing. The city staff published a hearing notice in the Maplewood Review and sent notices to the surrounding property owners. The planning commission gave everyone at the hearing a chance to speak and present written statements. The planning commission recommended that the city council _____theconditional use permit 2.On August 28, 2017the city council discussed the conditional use permit. They considered reports and recommendations from the planning commission and city staff. Attachment 6 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the city council __________ the above- described conditional use permit because: 1.The use would be located, designed, maintained, constructed and operated to be in conformity with the City’s Comprehensive Plan and Code of Ordinances. 2.The use would not change the existing or planned character of the surrounding area. 3.The use would not depreciate property values. 4.The use would not involve any activity, process, materials, equipment or methods of operation that would be dangerous, hazardous, detrimental, disturbing or cause a nuisance to any person or property, because of excessive noise, glare, smoke, dust, odor, fumes, water or air pollution, drainage, water run-off, vibration, general unsightliness,electrical interference or other nuisances. 5.The use would not exceed the design standards of any affected street. 6.The use would be served by adequate public facilities and services, including streets, police and fire protection, drainage structures, water and sewer systems, schools and parks. 7.The use would not create excessive additional costs for public facilities or services. 8.The use would maximize the preservation of and incorporate the site’s natural and scenic features into the developmentdesign. 9.The use would cause minimal adverse environmental effects. Approval is subject to the following conditions: 1.The proposed use must be substantially started within one year of council approval or the permit shall end. The council may extend thisdeadline for one year. 2.The city council shall review this permit in one year. 3.The food truck must at all times be in compliance with the city’s health officer and licensing department. If this condition is not complied with, the food truck must be removed from the site immediately. 4.The approved exterior sale of goods is limited to a food truck only. The existing liquor store and any other tenants of this property are not allowed to store or sell any goods outside of the building. 5.This permit is only applicable to the property located at 2520 White Bear Avenue. If Mr. Sanchez-Osoriodecides to move his truck to another location in the city he will have to abide by ordinance requirements for that property. This CUP is not transferable to another property. Attachment 6 6.If a parking shortage develops, the owner of the property will be required to add additional parking or remove the food truck from the site. The Maplewood City Council __________ this resolution on August 28, 2017. MEMORANDUM TO:Melinda Coleman, City Manager FROM:Michael Martin, AICP, Economic Development Coordinator DATE:August 9, 2017 SUBJECT:Consider Approval of Conditional Use Permit Revision,Exterior Storage and Motor Vehicle Rental at Home Depot,2360 White Bear Avenue Introduction Home Depot, located at 2360 White Bear Avenue, is requesting a conditional use permit (CUP) revisiontoadd two additional areas for itsexterior storageand saleof merchandiseat their store and to add a truck rental service.The store currently has aCUP for exterior storageand saleof merchandisethroughout the site.Home Depot is now requesting a CUP revision to add areas for storage and saleson the north and west sides of the building. Request The applicant is requesting city approval of a CUP revision for the exterior sale and storage of goods and to add a motor vehicle rental operation to the site. Background November 28, 1994:The city councilmade several approvals for the Maplewood Retail Addition th (the area between White Bear Avenue and Ariel Street between 11Avenue and Highway 36). These approvals included land use plan changes, zoning map changes, a conditional use permit (CUP) for Home Depot to have exterior storage, display, sale or distribution of goods or materials and a preliminary plat. March 24, 1997: Staffapproved a permit request by Home Depot to have two temporary seasonal outdoor storage and sales areasin the parking lot. May 5, 2005:Thecity council approved a CUP revision to add additional exterior storage to the site. Discussion Exterior Storage and Sale of Goods The existing CUP was for the exterior storageand saleof merchandise goods. Throughout the past several years, staff has reviewed the CUP and found Home Depot hasgenerally beenin compliance with the original conditions of the CUPas they relate to the exterior storage and sale of goods.The approved CUP states a food or concession trailer is allowed in front of the store but staff is aware this trailer often is in the parking lot. The store will be required to ensure the concession trailer is not located in the parking lot. Staff does not have any concerns about Home Depot’s proposal to add two additional storage and sales areas to the site. The proposed additional space to the north of the building will be used to store bagged soils, mulch and rock from March to September. The store is also requesting the CUP allow the display of sheds on the west side of the building –in front of the garden center portion of the building. Refer to the applicant’s submitted map for existing and proposed areas of exterior storage and sales. Rental of Motor Vehicles Home Depot is already renting moving trucks from this site. When staff learned of this, the store was informed a CUP is required for the rental of motor vehicles. If a CUP is approved, an annual license from the city is also required. The applicant has stated all customer transactions regarding the moving trucks will occur within the store and no maintenance orfueling of the trucks will occur on site. In addition, the applicant has stated trucks are only brought to the site when a customer has made a reservation so there should not bean excess of trucks stored on site. Staff has no concerns regarding the activity of moving truck rentals occurring on this site. However, the CUP should limit the location and number of the trucks to the spaces identified on the applicant’s submitted site plan. Parking City ordinance requires fivespaces per 1,000 square foot of building area for retail uses. Meaning Home Depot is required to provide 658 parking spaces. The existing site has 592 spaces plus 50 proof-of-parking spaces as was required by the original building approval. There appears to be somedisconnect between the actual site conditions and the parking numbers that were used in the previousapprovals. Staff’s intent is to update the existing CUP to reflect the existing conditions and the applicant’s request. The site currently has 592 existing spaces plus 50 proof-of-parking spaces giving the site 642 overall spaces. The previous approval allowed the waiver for 122 spaces due to outdoor storage and sales. Taking 122 spaces away from the site’s 642 overall spaces leaves the property with520 spaces. The truck rental operation would occupy up to 14 spaces. This leaves 506 open spaces, 152 short of the ordinance requirement. With the proposed addition of the two storage areas no additional parking spaceswould be lost. While the site currently has approval of a parking waiver for 122 spaces, the majority of the spaces being lost are due to seasonal storage. Meaning those spaces are not lost year round. The main takeaway is the site today is operating under these conditions with no known parking issues. Overall, staff believes the site has ample parking and is not concerned with the applicant’s proposal in terms of parking. The CUP already requires the applicant to either add more parking or reduce the amount of outdoor sales and storage ifa shortage develops. In addition, under the site’s original approval, the applicant did identify and provide 50 proof-of-parking spaces near the buildingthat could be put into operation if needed. Department Comments Engineering Staff engineer Jon Jarosch reviewed this project and stated since there are no exterior improvements he has no comment Building Official, Jason Brash No comment. Fire Department, Steve Lukin No comment. Police Department, Kerry Crotty No comment. Commission Review Planning Commission August 15, 2017: The planning commission will hold a public hearing. Budget Impact None. Recommendation A.Approve the attached conditional use permit resolution. This resolution approves revisions for the conditional use permit for the property at 2360 White Bear Avenue (Home Depot). The city is basing this approval on the findings required by ordinance and it is subject to the following conditions (deletions are crossed out and additions are underlined): April 7, 1.All construction, uses and outside storage areas shall follow the site plan dated 2005July 11, 2017,in the staff report as approved by the city council. This includes the location and size of the approved outside storage areas.The city will allow the outside sales and storage of trailersshedsand landscaping materialswith this revision. City staff shall approve the final layout for all outdoor sales and storage areas. Home Depot shall submit to the city, for review and approval by the community design review board (CDRB), the proposed design and materials of the screening fences for around the two seasonal storage areas.Outdoor storage and sales shall be limited to the dates indicated by the site plan dated July 11, 2017.Thedirector of community development may approve minor changes to these plans. 2.Thestore shall use the new outside storage and display areaswithin 239 daysone year of the Council’sapproval or the permit shall end. The city council may extend this deadline for one year. 3.The city council shall review this permit revision in one year. 4.This permit allows a waiverof the parking code to allow 122152fewer parking spaces than the code allows since there is adequate parking available for the existing and proposed uses.The city may require Home Depot to add more parking spaces or to reduce the amount of area used for outdoor sales and storage if the city determines that a parking shortage has developed. 5.The rental of moving trucks is allowed for this site. All trucks must be located in the area identifiedon the applicant’s site plan dated July 11, 2017.No fueling, service or maintenance of the trucks will take place onsite 6.The property owner or store manager shall keep the site clean of all debris and garbage. This cleaning shall be done on a regular basis. The property owner or store manageris also responsible to ensure the concession trailer is located in front of the store against the building as indicated by the site plan dated July 11, 2017. 7.The property owner or store manager shall work with the city engineering department on a plan for the protection of the city sidewalk and for the entrance driveway near White Bear Avenue. This plan may include the installation of bollards or other measures to prevent trucks and other large vehicles from damaging the curbing, the pedestrian ramp and the public sidewalk. Citizen Comments Staff surveyed the 47surrounding property owners within 500 feet of the proposed site for their opinion about this proposal. Staff did not receive any replies. Reference Information Site Description Site size:12.54acres Existing Use: Home Depot Store and associatedparking Surrounding Land Uses North:Cub Foods Store South:Residential properties across Highway 36 East:Heather Ridge office complex West:Petsmart and WhiteBear Avenue Planning Existing Land Use:Commercial (c) Existing Zoning:Business Commercial (bc) Criteria for CUP Approval Section 44-1097(a) states that the city council may approve a CUP, based on nine standards. See numbers 1 –9 in theattached resolution. Application Date The city deemedthe applicant’s applications complete on August 1, 2017. The initial 60-day review deadline for a decision is September 30, 2017. As stated in Minnesota State Statute 15.99, the city is allowed to take an additional 60 days if necessary in order to complete the review of the application. Attachments 1.Overview Map 2.Land Use Map 3.Zoning Map 4.Applicant’s Letter 5.Site Plan, dated July 11, 2017 6.Conditional Use Permit Resolution Attachment 1 Conditional Use Permit - 2360 White Bear Avenue July 20, 2017 City of Maplewood Legend ! I 0490 Feet Source: City of Maplewood, Ramsey County Attachment 2 Conditional Use Permit Revision - 2360 White Bear Avenue August 9, 2017 City of Maplewood Legend ! I Future Land Use Low Density Residential Medium Density Residential High Density Residential Institution Open Space Government Commercial 0490 Feet Source: City of Maplewood, Ramsey County Attachment 3 Conditional Use Permit Revision - 2360 White Bear Avenue August 9, 2017 City of Maplewood Legend ! I Zoning Single Dwelling (r1) Double Dwelling (r2) Multiple Dwelling (r3) Planned Unit Development (pud) Farm (f) Limited Business Commercial (lbc) Business Commercial Modified (bcm) Business Commercial (bc) 0490 Feet Source: City of Maplewood, Ramsey County Attachment 4 July 12, 2017 Project Narrative Proposed Penske Truck Rental Program / Outdoor Storage Area The Home Depot #2801 2360 White Bear Avenue Maplewood, MN 55109 The Home Depot is requesting a Conditional Use Permit revision to the approved CUP Revision Resolution 05-05-073 adopted on May 9, 2005. Home Depot proposes to implement a Penske Truck Rental Program and additional outdoor storage areas at the store located at 2360 White Bear Avenue in Maplewood, MN. The following is a narrative of the proposed conditional use request. The Penske Truck Rental Program is designed to provide customers with an added convenience to their shopping experience. The following is a general outline of the Penske Truck Rental program: · This program is based on customer orders made through the Internet or made in person at the Home Depot store. Penske will deliver the requested truck to the designated parking area for pick up by the customer. The paperwork and key pick up and drop off are handled inside the Home Depot store. o The Penske truck rental program is operated on an on-demand basis, which reduces the overall amount of trucks and the length of time in which any individual truck will be parked in the Home Depot parking lot. o Operating hours for the rental / return of Penske trucks will coincide with the Home Depot store hours, but renters are allowed to drop off trucks during non-business hours. · Trucks are not parked on site except when there is a pending, executed rental agreement. Upon an executed rental, the truck is brought to the property no more than 24 hours in advance of the scheduled customer pick-up. It is anticipated that Home Depot would not have more than 4 to 7 trucks in the parking lot at any given time. Extensive overnight parking is not anticipated. · The submitted site plan depicts the proposed location of the Penske truck rental area and parking for these trucks will be restricted to this area. A total of seven truck parking stalls are planned to be utilized for this program. The seven stalls shown on the site plan will allow drivers to pick up and drop off the trucks in a forward motion rather than needing to back up. Fourteen existing customer parking spaces will be lost as part of this proposal. o Per CUP revision resolution 05-05-073 approved by City Council on May 9, 2005, a parking waiver was granted to allow 122 fewer parking spaces than the code requirement (658 space required  122 spaces = 536 parking spaces) o Home Depot requests an additional parking waiver for a reduction of the code requirement by 30 spaces. · No semi-trucks or tractor trailer type vehicles are included in this program. The rental trucks have box enclosures varying in size from twelve (12) feet to twenty-six (26) feet and are the type of vehicles that can be driven with a normal drivers license. o To avoid operational difficulties, a single designated location for Penske truck parking of all sizes, for both pick-up and drop-off provides for a safe and orderly presentation. · No fueling, service or maintenance of the trucks will take place onsite. All of these activities will take place off-site at Penske facilities. Additionally, Home Depot proposes the following additional outdoor storage areas as part of the CUP revision application: ·Temporary seasonal storage area (March 1 thru September 10) o This area is located to the north of the garden center adjacent to the fenced permanent outdoor storage area. o Items to be stored in this area include bagged soil, bagged mulch, and bagged rock. o No customer parking spaces will be lost. Attachment 4 ·Outdoor storage area o This area is located along the front building sidewalk in front of the garden center. o Items to be stored in this area include storage sheds. The proposed Penske truck rental operation is a conditional use and will comply with the standards and requirements of the Conditional Use Permit. As such, the addition of the Penske Truck Rental Program will result in a use that is compatible with the adjacent land uses and the surrounding area. The establishment, maintenance, and operation of the proposed Penske Truck Rental Program will not endanger the public health, safety, or general welfare nor will it impede the normal development of the adjacent properties. Criteria for Approval of a Conditional Use Permit 1. The use would be located, designed, maintained, constructed, and operated to be in conformity with the Citys comprehensive plan and Code of Ordinances. 2. The use would not change the existing or planned character of the surrounding area. 3. The use would not depreciate property values. 4. The use would not involve any activity, process, materials, equipment or methods of operation that would be dangerous, hazardous, detrimental, disturbing, or cause a nuisance to any person or property, because of excessive noise, glare, smoke, dust, odor, fumes, water or air pollution, drainage water run-off, vibration, general unsightliness, electrical interference or other nuisances. 5. The use would generate only minimal vehicular traffic on local streets and would not create traffic congestion or unsafe access on existing or proposed streets. 6. The use would be served by adequate public facilities and services, including streets, police and fire protection, drainage structures, water and sewer systems, schools and parks. 7. The use would not create excessive additional costs for public facilities or services. 8. The use would maximize the preservation of and incorporate the sites natural and scenic features into the development design. 9. The use would cause minimal adverse environmental effects. Attachment 5 July 11, 2017 S A E R A E G A R O T S L A N O S A E PENSKE TRUCK STORAGE AREAEXISTING OUTDOOR STORAGE AREASOUTDOOR SEASONAL SALES AREA LOCATION MAPPROJECT INFORMATION SCALE: 1"=60' 20170741.0 CUB FOODS MAPLEWOOD, MN 55109 Temporary area for merchandising and display of contractor trailers forsale. (During the period of April 1 thru October 30) (Loss of 20 spaces)for a concession trailer (6'x10') on front building sidewalk apron.for storage sheds.storage of sheds and lawn tractors.The temporary storage of bagged soils, mulch, rock, live goods and greenspaces)Area (20' x 10') to be restricted to the front parking field and to be used forthe permanent storage of a wooden gazebo. The wooden gazebo is beThe temporary bulk storage of bagged soils, mulch, and rock to be than (7) six trucks may be stored on site as proposed. No truck shallworking condition and parked in an orderly fashion within the (14)twelve spaces as shown. Spaces to be marked with pavement striping. EXISTING APPROVED OUTDOOR STORAGE AREAEXISTING APPROVED OUTDOOR STORAGE AREASLumber and Building Materials Storage Areas permitted as shown on siteplan.EXISTING APPROVED OUTDOOR SALES AREAOutdoor displays (non-seasonal) as shown on the site plan. Displays areaPROPOSED OUTDOOR STORAGE AREAOutdoor displays (non-seasonal) as shown on the site plan. Display areaEXISTING APPROVED OUTDOOR STORAGE AREAPermanent storage area (50' x 50') with 12' tall chain link fence, for theEXISTING APPROVED SEASONAL SALES/STORAGE AREAhouses to be restricted to the front parking field as shown on site plan.Display periods to be limited to April 1 thru September 10. (Loss of 100EXISTING APPROVED OUTDOOR STORAGE AREAused as a cashier area for seasonal storage of bagged goods during April1 thru September 10, and then used as a cart corral for the rest of the year.(Loss of 2 spaces)PROPOSED TEMPORARY SEASONAL STORAGE AREArestricted to the side area of the Garden Center as shown on site plan.Said storage areas to be utilized during a period from March 1 thruSeptember 10.PENSKE TRUCKParking of Penske trucks is limited to area shown on plan. No morebe located in a fire lane and must not impede traffic. Trucks must be in(Loss of 14 spaces)EXISTING APPROVED OUTDOOR SALES DISPLAYSSidewalk sales displays may not exceed 20% of the building floor areaof the parcel on which the outdoor sales area is located. Attachment 6 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REVISION RESOLUTION WHEREAS, Todd Waldo,representing Home Depot,applied to the city for a conditional use permit revision for the existing Home Depot store at 2360 White Bear Avenue. WHEREAS, this permit applies to property located at 2360 White Bear Avenue. The legal description is: Lot 2, Block 1, Maplewood Retail Addition(PIN 11-29-22-31-0056) WHEREAS, the history of this conditional use permit is as follows: 1.On August 15, 2017, the planning commission held a public hearing. The city staff published a hearing notice in the Maplewood Review and sent notices to the surrounding property owners. The planning commission gave everyone at the hearing a chance to speak and present written statements. The planning commission recommended that the city council _____the conditional use permit 2.On August 28, 2017 the city council discussed the conditional use permit. They considered reports and recommendations from the planning commission and city staff. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the city council approves the above-described conditional use permit based on the building and site plans. The city approved this permit because: 1.The use would be located, designed, maintained, constructed and operated to be in conformity with the City’s Comprehensive Plan and Code of Ordinances. 2.The use would not change the existing or planned character of the surrounding area. 3.The use would notdepreciate property values. 4.The use would not involve any activity, process, materials, equipment or methods of operation that would be dangerous, hazardous, detrimental, disturbing or cause a nuisance to any person or property, because of excessive noise, glare, smoke, dust, odor, fumes, water or air pollution, drainage, water run-off, vibration, general unsightliness, electrical interference or other nuisances. 5.The use would not exceed the design standards of any affected street. 6.The use would be served by adequate public facilities and services, including streets, police and fire protection, drainage structures, water and sewer systems, schools and parks. 7.The use would not create excessive additional costs for public facilities or services. Attachment 6 8.The use would maximize the preservation of and incorporate the site’s natural and scenic features into the development design. 9.The use would cause minimal adverse environmental effects. Approval is subject to the following conditions (deletions are crossed out and additions are underlined): 1.All construction, uses and outside storage areas shall follow the site plan dated April 7, 2005July 11, 2017, in the staff report as approved by the city council. This includes the location and size of the approved outside storage areas. The city will allow the outside sales and storage of trailersshedsand landscaping materials with this revision. City staff shall approve the final layout for all outdoor sales and storage areas. Home Depot shall submit to the city, for review and approval by the community design review board (CDRB), the proposed design and materials of the screening fences for around the two seasonal storage areas. Outdoor storage and sales shall be limited to the dates indicated by the site plan dated July 11, 2017. The director of community development may approve minor changes to these plans. 2.The store shall use the new outside storage and display areaswithin 239 daysone year of the Council’s approval or the permit shall end. The city council may extend this deadline for one year. 3.The city council shall review this permit revision in one year. 4.This permit allows a waiver of the parking code to allow 122152fewer parking spaces than the code allows since there is adequate parking available for the existing and proposed uses. The city may require Home Depot to add more parking spaces or to reduce the amount of area used for outdoor sales and storage if the city determines that a parking shortage has developed. 5.The rental of moving trucks is allowed for this site. All trucks must be located in the area identified on the applicant’s site plan dated July 11, 2017. No fueling, service or maintenance of the trucks will take place onsite 6.The property owner or store manager shall keep the site clean of alldebris and garbage. This cleaning shall be done on a regular basis. The property owner or store manageris also responsible to ensure the concession trailer is located in front of the store against the building as indicated by the site plan dated July 11, 2017. 7.The property owner or store manager shall work with the city engineering department on a plan for the protection of the city sidewalk and for the entrance driveway near White Bear Avenue. This plan may include the installation of bollards or other measures to prevent trucks and other large vehicles from damaging the curbing, the pedestrian ramp and the public sidewalk. The Maplewood City Council _______this resolution on August 28,2017. MEMORANDUM TO:Melinda Coleman, City Manager FROM:Michael Martin, AICP, Economic Development Coordinator DATE:August 9, 2017 SUBJECT:2040 Comprehensive Plan Update Discussion Introduction At the August 15, 2017 planning commissionmeeting, staff will present data and lead a discussion regarding the city’s update of its comprehensive plan. Discussion The 2040 Comprehensive Planning Process is well underway.While there is a Steering Committee guiding the process, staff and the consultant team are reaching out to commissions and boards to solicit additional technical expertise. Over the last few months the planning process has gathered background demographic and market information, as well as reviewed past plans and studies. To help provide perspective on recommended land use changes, staff will present a summary of findings to date. The consultant team has also requested input from the Planning Commission on the following land use topics: 1)Multiple mixed use districts-There are a number of potential redevelopment areas throughout the community. Consideration is requested to adding one or more additional mixed use land use categories that would provide additional clarity relative to the type of mixed use intended in an area. An example might be the creation of a mixed use –community scale and a mixed use –neighborhood scale. It would be helpful to hear the Planning Commission’s thoughts about that proposed change and what uses, densities, or design characteristics should be considered if multiple mixed use areas were to be identified. 2)Residential density cap-Currently the city has a cap on the maximum density for its high density residential and mixed use land use categories. Input is being sought from the Planning Commission on whether those caps are needed. Staff has had discussions with potential developers indicating that the cap may be a barrier. If there was a concern about too much density, could setback, height, parking, and/or other design requirements be used to limit densities and impacts to surrounding neighborhoods rather than a maximum density? 3)Industrial versus Employment land use category-The city currently has an Industrial land use classification that focuses on one area of the community. Given the variety of uses on the site and the potential for it to be appropriate in other areas of the community, the consultant team was wondering whether the term “employment” may be a more appropriate term than industrial. If the term employment was used –what types of usescould be included? Would a small amount of supportive retail be allowed? Would this help to distinguish more employment areas of the community from more retail, goods, and services areas that are all currently just classified as commercial? 4)Accessory Dwelling Units–Accessory Dwelling Units (granny flats, mother-in-law apartments, etc) have been raised as a potential strategy to addressing housing needs and to better support the evolution of households. Are these appropriate for Maplewood and what needs to be considered if they were to be allowed? Recommendation No action required, information is provided for discussion purposes.