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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-11-20 PC Minutes MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION 1830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 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 7:11 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 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Commissioner Kempe moved to approve the agenda as submitted. Seconded by Commissioner Desai. Ayes – All The motion passed. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Desai moved to approve the October 16, 2018, PC minutes as submitted. Seconded by Commissioner Kempe. Ayes – All The motion passed. 5. PUBLIC HEARING None. 6. NEW BUSINESS a. North End Study Presentation and Discussion i. Michael Martin, Economic Development Coordinator, gave a brief introduction of the North End Study Presentation and introduced the speaker. ii. Jay Demma, representing Perkins + Will gave the North End Study Presentation. • The next steps are to conduct business and community outreach through early December. • Update the City Council on November 26, 2018. • The next North End Working Group Meeting #2 will be November 28, 2018 at the Gladstone Fire Station from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. November 20, 2018 1 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes No Action is required at this time. b. Amend City Code To Require Developer Open House Meeting For Major Land Use Applications i. Economic Development Coordinator, Michael Martin gave the presentation on Amending City Code to Require Developer Open House Meeting For Major Land Use Applications and answered questions of the commission. The commission would like to define the term “Major” for Land Use Applications and also have more options for the exemptions to the open house requirement as stated in the staff report. Commissioner Kempe moved to table Amending the City Code to Require Developer Open House Meeting for Major Land Use. Seconded by Commissioner Desai. Ayes – All The motion to table passed. c. Amend City Code to Require Removal of Abandoned Signs i. Economic Development Coordinator, Michael Martin gave the report on Amending City Code to Require Removal of Abandoned Signs and answered questions of the commission. Staff stated the CDRB tabled this item and directed staff to look at additional details regarding what constitutes the removal of abandoned signs. Commissioner Ige moved to approve Amending City Code to Require Removal of Abandoned Signs. Seconded by Commissioner Dahm. Commissioner Donofrio made a friendly amendment that the city should take the sign down if the business owner does not remove the sign. Commissioner Ige did not accept the friendly amendment. Ayes – Commissioner Dahm & Ige Nays – Chairperson Arbuckle, Commissioner’s Desai, Donofrio, Eads, & Kempe The motion failed. The five commission members that voted Nay stated they didn’t like the city code regarding the removal of abandoned signs as it was presented. Chairperson Arbuckle offered to make a motion to table this item but the commission said they were fine voting nay for the abandoned sign code amendment. 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None. November 20, 2018 2 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes 8. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS None. 9. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS a. November 13, 2018, City council meeting – Commissioner Dahm • Conditional Use Permit Resolution, Community Center, 1800 White Bear Avenue North, was passed by the city council. • Resolution Authorizing Submittal to the Metropolitan Council, 2040 Comprehensive Plan, was passed by the city council. There are a few more steps to go through before it is adopted. 10. STAFF PRESENTATIONS None. 11. ADJOURNMENT Chairperson Arbuckle adjourned the meeting at 8:47 p.m. November 20, 2018 3 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes