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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/19/1999MAPLEWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION Monday, July 19, 1999, 7:00 PM City Hall Council Chambers 1830 County Road B East 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes a. June 7, 1999 b. June 21,1999 4. Approval of Agenda 5. New Business a. Excel Air Systems Expansion Conditional Use Permit - (2075 Prosperity Road) 6. Visitor Presentations 7. Commission Presentations a. June 28 Council Meeting: Mr. Pearson b. July 12 Council Meeting: Mr. Ledvina c. July 26 Council Meeting: Mr. Seeber d. August 9 Council Meeting: Mr. Trippler 8. Staff Presentations 9. Adjournment MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION 1830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA JULY 19, 1999 I. CALLTO ORDER Chairperson Fischer called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. II. 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 Absent Absent Present Absent Present Present III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. June 7,1999 Commissioner Frost moved approval of the minutes of June 7, 1999, as submitted. Commissioner Rossbach seconded. Commissioner Trippler introduced a friendly amendment to change page 8 of the minutes to indicate that he moved the commission recommend changing I. 1. g. instead of Commissioner Seeber. He also asked that page 5, B. 4. read "design of the pond .... "Commissioner Rossbach noted that the spelling of "passed" on pg. 8 was incorrect. Ayes--all The motion passed. June 21,1999 Commissioner Ledvina moved approval of the minutes of June 21, 1999, as submitted. Commissioner Rossbach seconded. The motion passed. Ayes--Fischer, Rossbach, Thompson, Ledvina Abstain--Frost, Trippler Commissioner Trippier abstained from voting because his agenda packet did not arrive in time for him to read the minutes. Planning Commission Minutes of 07-19-99 -2- IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Commissioner Frost moved approval of the agenda as submitted. Commissioner Rossbach seconded. Ayes--all The motion passed. V. NEW BUSINESS A. Excel Air Systems Expansion Conditional Use Permit--2075 Prosperity Road Ken Roberts, associate planner, presented the staff report. He answered questions from the commissioners. Mr. Roberts said the R-2 undeveloped lots adjacent to this site on the north do not have frontage on an improved public street. He also indicated that the city does not have a specific policy in regard to using trailers for storage. It is generally discouraged but reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Commissioner Ledvina asked if the hours of operation were discussed for inclusion into the conditional use permit. Mr. Roberts said staff did not discuss them. Commissioner Rossbach said the city has no trailer-storage ordinance. He thought this might be worth looking at. Alma Fitzloff was present representing the applicant. She said she "was quite well satisfied" with the staff report. Ms. Fitzloff did not anticipate that the company would need to add additional parking. Commissioner Rossbach wondered if Excel Air would need the 22 parking spaces. Ms. Fitzloff thought the applicant would be open to having less spaces at this time. Commissioner Rossbach was interested in including some acceptable hours of operation in the CUP. He suggested 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday with limited hours on Saturday and no hours on Sunday. Ms. FitzIoff did not see this as a problem. Commissioner Ledvina asked if the business had a long-range plan. Ms. FitzIoff said the business planned to add only one office person. She said the size of the expansion was necessary because the current work area is very congested. Staff suggested that the hours of operation be 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday with no Sunday hours. Mr. Roberts also recommended that a provision be included for noise that could be heard off site. He said the commission needed to be concerned about noise that would come from work being done while doom were open or from loud machines. Mr. Roberts confirmed that the conditions of this conditional use permit would run with the property. Commissioner Thompson wanted to protect the opportunity for the applicant to have sufficient hours to complete work but was concerned about" protecting the noise factor in the neighborhood." Ward Sessing of Sessing Architects, Inc. said the purpose of the north drive was to have an alternate access for vehicles if a delivery truck was blocking the south drive. Commissioner Rossbach felt it wouldn't make sense to limit the parking lot if this additional entrance is needed. Commissioner Rossbach moved the Planning Commission recommend: Adoption of the resolution which approves a conditional use permit for a 7,570-square-foot addition for the business at 2075 Prosperity Road. The city bases this approval on the findings required by the code. Approval of this CUP is subject to the following conditions: Planning Commission Minutes of 07-19-99 -3- 1. All construction shall follow the site plan approved by the city. The proposed construction 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. Outdoor storage is prohibited unless allowed by the city council. 5. There shall be no noise generated that could be heard off-site except for the hours of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 8 a.m. to 12 noon on Saturday. Commissioner Frost seconded. Commissioner Ledvina questioned if the trailers would be prohibited under this conditional use permit. Mr. Roberts did not think that the trailers were considered outdoor storage. If Mr. Ledvina wanted to make that condition a part of this consideration, Mr. Roberts suggested he make a friendly amendment to address the length of time the trailers could remain on the site. Commissioner Rossbach thought Item A. 4. could be changed to read: "Storage outside the building is prohibited unless allowed by the city council." Commissioner Ledvina agreed and made this wording for Condition 4 a friendly amendment. Commissioner Frost asked to have the question divided so that the storage issue could be voted on separately. He felt this property was being "singled out" and outdoor storage needed to be addressed on a citywide basis. Commissioner Ledvina thought the condition was important in this instance because it is a conditional use permit which is surrounded by residential properties. Commissioner Rossbach "echoed Mr. Ledvina's thoughts" because this is a "site-specific action." Chairperson Fischer called for a vote on the adoption of the resolution, as amended, without Condition 4 that pertains to outdoor storage. Ayes--all The motion passed. Chairperson Fischer called for a vote on whether outdoor storage should be prohibited unless allowed by the city council. Ayes--Rossbach, Thompson, Ledvina, Trippler Nays--Fischer, Frost The motion passed. VI. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS There were no visitor presentations. VII. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS June 28 Council Meeting: Mr. Roberts reported on this meeting. July 12 Council Meeting: Mr. Ledvina reported on this meeting. July 26 Council Meeting: A commission member is not needed for this meeting. Planning Commission -4- Minutes of 07-19-99 D. August 9 Council Meeting: Mr. Trippler will attend this meeting. Commissioner Frost asked about the time schedule for the buildings being moved from the Bruentrup farm. VIII. STAFF PRESENTATIONS Ken Roberts reminded the commissioners of the annual tour scheduled for August 30, 1999. He asked to be notified soon if anyone had a particular site they wanted to see or did not want to see. The first commission meeting in August will have three public hearings--two are for proposed plan amendments for open space sites and one for a proposed private school. IX. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:11 p.m.