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MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION
1830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA
TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2018
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 7:06 p.m. by Chairperson Arbuckle.
2. ROLL CALL
Paul Arbuckle, Chairperson Present
Frederick Dahm, Commissioner Present
Tushar Desai, Commissioner Present
John Donofrio, Commissioner Absent
John Eads, Commissioner Present
Allan Ige, Commissioner Present
Bill Kempe, Commissioner Present
Staff Present: Michael Martin, Economic Development Coordinator
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Commissioner Kempe moved to approve the agenda as submitted.
Seconded by Commissioner Dahm. Ayes – All
The motion passed.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Commissioner Kempe would like his comment on bee keeping in the middle of the page revised.
He felt that the 10 feet setback was an arbitrary number and the setback should be left to a
professional or consultant to determine.
Commissioner Kempe moved to approve the May 15, 2018, PC minutes as amended.
Seconded by Commissioner Ige. Ayes – Chairperson Arbuckle,
Commissioner’s Donofrio,
Eads, Ige & Kempe
Abstention – Commissioner Dahm,
& Desai
The motion passed.
5. PUBLIC HEARING
a. 7:00 p.m. or later: Beebe Meadows, SVK Development LLC, 2135 Larpenteur Avenue
i. Environmental Planner, Shann Finwall, gave the report on the Beebe Meadows, SVK
Development, 2135 Larpenteur Avenue and answered questions of the commission.
ii. Economic Development Coordinator, Michael Martin answered questions of the
commission.
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iii. Landform Development, Reid Schutz, 105 South Fifth Avenue, Suite 513, Minneapolis,
addressed and answered questions of the commission.
Chairperson Arbuckle opened the public hearing.
Nobody addressed the commission.
Chairperson Arbuckle closed the public hearing.
Commissioner Ige moved to approve the Beebe Meadows preliminary plat located at 2135
Larpenteur Avenue with the following conditions:
1. Prior to final plat the applicant must submit the following:
a. Homeowner’s association documents which specify that all owners in the Beebe
Meadows plat are responsible for the management and maintenance of the Outlot and
infiltration basins.
b. Exterior design of the proposed single-family homes.
c. Revised plan that shows that all lots meet the minimum net buildable lot area of 7,500
square feet excluding the infiltration basins. Adjustments to the locations of the infiltration
basins may be necessary to achieve this requirement.
d. Wetland buffer easement for Lots 3, 4, 5, and 7. The easement will specify that no
building, mowing, or grading is allowed within the wetland buffer easement.
e. Comply with conditions outlined in the June 12, 2018, Environmental Review.
f. Comply with conditions outlined in the June 12, 2018, Engineering Report.
Seconded by Commissioner Kempe. . Ayes - All
The motion passed.
This item goes to the city council on June 25, 2018.
b. 7:00 p.m. or later: Trails Edge Apartments, 2988 Country View Drive
i. Economic Development Coordinator, Michael Martin gave the report on Trails Edge
Apartments, 2988 Country View Drive and answered questions of the commission.
ii. Developer, on behalf of CV2-INH, Jim Kellison, 3025 Harbor Lane, Suite 220, Plymouth,
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 Kempe moved to approve the attached conditional use permit for a planned unit
development resolution which approves a four-story, 152-unit multi-family building to be
constructed at 2988 Country View Drive.
Seconded by Commissioner Ige. Ayes - All
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The motion passed.
Commissioner Kempe moved to approve the attached public vacation resolution for the Trails
Edge project as the existing utility easement will serve no public purpose after the applicant
redevelops the property into a 152-unit multi-family building.
Seconded by Commissioner Desai. Ayes - All
The motion passed.
Commissioner Kempe moved to approve the lot combination request to adjust lot lines for the
applicant’s 5.6 acre 152-unit multi-family building. This lot combination approval is subject to the
following conditions:
1. A survey and new legal description must be submitted to planning staff for final approval.
2. The applicant shall comply with the requirements in the city’s engineering report, dated June
11, 2018.
3. The action only combines the two properties with the Ramsey County PID numbers of 03-29-
22-24-0018 and 03-29-22-21-0116.
4. The lot division and all easements must be recorded with Ramsey County within one year of
the approval date otherwise this approval is null and void.
Seconded by Commissioner Desai. Ayes - All
The motion passed.
This item goes to the city council on July 9, 2018.
6. NEW BUSINESS
None.
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None.
8. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS
None.
9. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS
a. May 29, 2018 city council meeting – Commissioner Ige
• Conditional use permit, Beaver Lake Church, 2280 Stillwater Avenue East,
Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Rezoning was approved.
• SVK Development, LLC, 2135 Larpenteur Avenue was approved.
b. June 11, 2018, City Council Meeting – Commissioner Eads
• Conditional Use Permit for Family Auto Sales, 1065 Highway 36 East was approved.
• Urban Agriculture Ordinance Amendments was approved.
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10. STAFF PRESENTATIONS
None.
11. ADJOURNMENT
Chairperson Arbuckle adjourned the meeting at 8:15 p.m.
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