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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/05/19991. Call to Order MAPLEWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION Monday, April 5, 1999, 7:00 PM City Hall Council Chambers 1830 County Road B East 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Agenda 4. Unfinished Business a. Residential Parking Ordinance 5. New Business a. Burr Street right-of-way vacation (south of Kingston Avenue) b. Harvester Avenue right-of-way vacation (south of Stillwater Road) c. Pep Boys Store (White Bear Avenue) 1. Wetland Setback Variance 2. Conditional Use Permit d. Ameriguard Truck Bed Liner Business Conditional Use Permit (1420 County Road D) 6. Visitor Presentations 7. Commission Presentations a. March 22 Council Meeting: Ms. Coleman b. April 12 Council Meeting: Mr. Mueller c. April 26 Council Meeting: Mr. Ledvina 8. Staff Presentations 9. Adjournment MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION 1830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA APRIL 5, 1999 I. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Fischer called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. I1. ROLL CALL Commissioner Lorraine Fischer Commissioner Jack Frost Commissioner Matt Ledvina Commissioner Paul Mueller Commissioner Gary Pearson Commissioner William Rossbach Commissioner Michael Seeber Commissioner Milo Thompson Commissioner Dale Trippler Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Chairperson Fischer asked if Item 4.a. could be considered after 5.d. because there were people in the audience for the new business items. Ken Roberts, associate planner, said Item 5.d., Pep Boys, notified staff today that they wished to be removed from this agenda and put on the agenda for the next commission meeting in two weeks because they are making some changes. Commissioner Ledvina moved approval of the agenda, amended to have Item 5. New Business come ahead of Item 4. Unfinished Business. Item 5. c. is withdrawn and Item 5.d. becomes 5.c. Commissioner Frost seconded. Ayes--all The motion passed. IV. NEW BUSINESS A. Burr Street Right-of-Way Vacation (south of Kingston Avenue) Ken Roberts, associate planner, showed a map of the area and presented the staff report. He did not think that any of this area was considered wetland. Ken Haider, city engineer, said most of the area was on the side of a hill and did not lend itself to any utility installation so a drainage easement was not necessary. Commissioner Trippler asked who gets the property if it is vacated and where did it come from in the first place. Mr. Roberts said this right-of-way was dedicated with the plat in 1887. The applicant's property was not included in the plat and they did not dedicate any property to this right-of-way. Thus, the vacated land ends up going to two properties, 500 Kingston and land which is owned by the applicant. Mr. Roberts said the applicant's property is all one legal description and one identification number. He said it all has frontage on DeSoto Street. Mr. Roberts thought it would be Planning Commission Minutes of 04-05-99 -2- impossible to sell off the back lot because code requires that each lot have 75 feet of frontage on an improved public street. This lot does not have this frontage now and wouldn't have it after the vacation. Wayne Hruby of 1720 DeSoto said his reasons for requesting the street vacation were contained in a statement included with the staff report. He indicated that the new garage will be larger and built in approximately the same location as the existing. Commissioner Frost moved the Planning Commission recommend adoption of the resolution which vacates the unused Burr Street right-of-way that is south of Kingston Avenue. The city should vacate this street right-of-way because: 1. It is in the public interest. 2. The city and the adjacent property owners have no plans to build a street in this location. 3. The adjacent properties have street access. Commissioner Rossbach seconded. Ayes--all The motion passed. B. Harvester Avenue Right-of-Way Vacation (South of Stillwater Road) Ken Roberts, associate planner, presented the staff report. He said the city of Maplewood, as part of negotiations with the adjacent property owner, initiated this vacation in a trade for acquiring permanently all the right-of-way for the new cul-de-sac at the west end of Harvester Avenue. According to Mr. Roberts, the city will retain a utility and drainage easement over the westerly 15 feet of the easterly 25 feet of the right-of-way. Commissioner Rossbach commented that the driveway was in the easement and questioned if the city would be responsible for the driveway if access was needed. He also wondered about the timing of the vacation since the cul-de-sac is already completed. Ken Haider, city engineer, said the city would have to remove driveway to dig a hole to access underground utilities. Mr. Haider was not sure about the timing but said the project had a lot of support in the neighborhood. Commissioner Frost moved the Planning Commission recommend adoption of the resolution which vacates part of the unused part of the Harvester Avenue right-of-way, south of Stillwater Road. The city should vacate this street right-of-way because: 1. It is in the public interest. 2. The city and the adjacent property owners have no plans to build a street in this location. 3. The adjacent properties have street access. This vacation is subject to the city keeping utility and drainage easement over the westerly 15 feet of the easterly 25 feet of the vacated street right-of-way. Commissioner Pearson seconded. Ayes--all The motion passed. Planning Commission Minutes of 04-05-99 -3- D. Ameraguard Truck Bed Liner Business Conditional Use Permit (1420 County Road D East) Ken Roberts, associate planner, presented the staff report. There were no questions of the staff report. Brendon Curtis and his son and partner, Craig Curtis, were present. Mike Winecki, the landlord, was also at the meeting. Brendon Curtis had no questions about the staff report. He said that they mostly do this type of work on new vehicles and there should be no outdoor storage. There may be a shuttle truck. Mr. Curtis said they can store three vehicles inside the building. Commissioner Frost moved the Planning Commission recommend adoption of the resolution which approves a conditional use permit to operate a spray-on truck-bed liner business at 1420 County Road D East. The city bases this permit on the standards required by ordinance. Approval is subject to the following conditions: 1. All construction shall follow the plans approved by the city. The director of community development may approve minor changes. 2. The business must be started within one year of council approval or the permit shall end. The council may extend this deadline for one year. 3. The city council shall review this permit in one year. 4. There shall not be any outside display or storage of materials, parts or equipment. 5. The applicant shall obtain any necessary permits that may be required by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Commissioner Pearson seconded. Commissioner Trippler pointed out that there were two Item 9s on the conditional use permit resolution. Mr. Roberts stated that this would be corrected before the resolution went to the city council. Ayes--all The motion passed. IV. Unfinished Business A. Residential Parking Ordinance Ken Roberts summarized the discussion on this proposed ordinance from the previous commission meeting. As part of this staff report, he outlined, as he had noted, the main planning commission interests if the city were to pursue this ordinance. Commissioner Frost said he took a walking survey of his neighborhood and noted that there will be many residences affected by this ordinance. He wondered if it would be better to "try to do a little bit at a time." He suggested addressing one of the major issues now and see how it goes for a year. Then, if enforcement was not effective, it could be reconsidered in a year. Mr. Roberts agreed that "baby steps" would be the way to start this ordinance. He said the choice on how to do this will be up to the city council. Mr. Frost said the big issue he saw was people not parking on improved surfaces. He felt this problem has become worse over the Planning Commission Minutes of 04-05-99 -4- years. Mr. Frost's main goal would be to require parking vehicles on an improved su~ace, in a garage, screened in the backyard or stored off the premises. Commissioner Rossbach preferred sending this to the city council now. The council could then let the commission know what is acceptable in the council's point of view. Commissioner Pearson thought a good starting point was to require bituminous driveways with new construction. Mr. Roberts said an improved driveway could be a good Class 5 driveway that is well maintained. Commissioner Trippler concurred with Mr. Rossbach about needing to get input from the city council at this time. Commissioner Ledvina suggested using a survey to ask Maplewood residents for their opinions. Commissioner Thompson commented that some of the screening that exists is almost more objectionable than that which is being concealed. He thought, with the screening requirement, that an ordinance was being initiated that would be almost unenforceable. Chairperson Fischer agreed that screening does pose some problems when defining how or from whom you are screening the vehicle. Commissioner Mueller said that passing an ordinance may generate new hard feelings but it does provide a law that will give people a recourse. He also was in favor of taking the planning commission list of issues and priorities to the city council for their decision. Commissioner Frost said that everyone he talked to about this ordinance thought it was a good idea. Commissioner Thompson advocated using a survey in the Maplewood in Motion to create awareness and get response from Maplewood residents. Commissioner Trippler was interested in the survey idea but cautioned that a survey does involve a great deal of work. He thought it might be a better way to just have the council meeting open for public comment and make a decision on this basis. Commissioner Rossbach moved the Planning Commission forward the list of eight items contained in the staff report of March 16, 1999 on the proposed residential parking ordinance to the Maplewood City Council for their input and direction. Commissioner Frost seconded. Ayes--all The motion passed. VI. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS There were no visitor presentations. VII. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS Ao March 22 Council Meeting: Ms. Coleman reported on this meeting. April 12 Council Meeting: Mr. Mueller will attend this meeting. April 26 Council Meeting: Mr. Ledvina will attend this meeting. VIII. STAFF PRESENTATIONS There were no staff presentations. IX. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7:53 p.m.