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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-03-17 PC Packet AGENDA CITY OF MAPLEWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION Tuesday, March 17, 2020 7:00 PM Council Chambers - Maplewood City Hall 1830 County Road B East A. Call to Order B. Roll Call C. Approval of Agenda D. Approval of Minutes 1. January 21, 2020 E. Public Hearing F. New Business 1. North End Zoning Code Update Discussion 2. Resolution of Appreciation for Bill Kempe, Planning Commission G. Unfinished Business H. Visitor Presentations I. Commission Presentations 1. February 10, 2020 city council meeting a. John Glenn Middle School, 1560 County Road B East b. Dog Day Care, 47 Century Avenue North 2. March 9, 2020 city council meeting a. Menard Inc., 2280 Maplewood Drive J. Staff Presentations K. Adjournment MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION 1830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2020 7:00 P.M. A. CALL TO ORDER A meeting of the Commission was held in the City Hall Council Chambers and was called to order at 7:33 p.m. by Chairperson Arbuckle. (Due to the length of the CDRB meeting prior to the PC meeting the PC meeting began 33 minutes later than usual). B. ROLL CALL Paul Arbuckle, Chairperson Present Frederick Dahm, Commissioner Present Tushar Desai, Commissioner Present John Eads, Commissioner Absent Allan Ige, Commissioner Present Bill Kempe, Commissioner Resigned Lue Yang, Commissioner Present Staff Present: Michael Martin, Assistant Community Development Director Jon Jarosch, Assistant City Engineer C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Commissioner Tushar moved to approve the agenda as submitted. Seconded by Commissioner Allen. � Ayes —All The motion passed. D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Dahm moved to approve the November 19, 2019, PC minutes as submitted. Seconded by Commissioner Desai. Ayes — Chairperson Arbuckle, Commissioner's Dahm, Desai, Ige Abstention — Commissioner Yang The motion passed. E. PUBLIC HEARING 1. 7:00 p.m. or later: John Glenn Middle School, 1560 County Road B East a. Conditional Use Permit Resolution i. Assistant Community Development Director, Michael Martin gave the report on the Conditional Use Permit Resolution for John Glenn Middle School, 1560 County Road B East and answered questions of the commission. ii. Applicants, Chris Bubser, LHB Inc. and Landscape Architect, Nikki Schlett, LHB Inc., 701 Washington Avenue, Minneapolis, addressed and answered questions of the commission. January 21, 2020 1 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes Chairperson Arbuckle opened the public hearing. Nobody came forward to address the commission. Chairperson Arbuckle closed the public hearing. Commissioner Desai moved to approve the Conditional Use Permit Resolution for John Glenn Middle School, 1560 County Road B East as stated in the staff report. Seconded by Commissioner Ige. Ayes - All The motion passed. This item will go to the city council on February 10, 2020. 2. 7:00 p.m. or later: Dog Day Care, 47 Century Avenue North a. Conditional Use Permit Resolution i. Assistant Community Development Director, Michael Martin gave the report on the Conditional Use Permit Resolution for a Dog Day Care, 47 Century Avenue North. ii. Applicants, Chris and Angie Holbrook, 47 Century Avenue, Maplewood, addressed and answered questions of the board. iii. Assistant Maplewood City Engineer, Jon Jarosch 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 Desai requested an addition to the staff recommendation to have the landscaping plan, grading plan and containment of run off should be reviewed and approved by the city engineer. Commissioner Desai moved to approve the Conditional Use Permit Resolution at 47 Century Avenue North as shown in attachment 1 in the staff report. (changes to the staff recommendation are in bold and underlined). The landscaping plan, grading plan and containment of run off shall be approved by the city engineer. Seconded by Commissioner Ige. Ayes —All The motion passed. This item will be heard by the city council on February 10, 2020. 3. Menard Inc., 2280 Maplewood Drive a. Comprehensive Plan Amendment Resolution (requires 4 Council votes) b. Zoning Map Amendment Ordinance (requires 4 Council votes) c. Conditional Use Permit Amendment, Setback Variances and Shoreland Overlay Variance Resolution i. Assistant Community Development Director, Michael Martin gave the report on Menard Inc., 2280 Maplewood Drive and answered questions of the commission. ii. Assistant Maplewood City Engineer, Jon Jarosch, addressed and answered questions of the commission. January 21, 2020 2 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes iii. Applicant, Nicholas Brenner, Menard Inc., 5101 Menard Drive, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, addressed and answered questions of the commission. Chairperson Arbuckle opened the public hearing. The following people spoke at the public hearing: 1. Jean Anderson, 2255 Duluth Street, Maplewood, spoke against the proposal. 2. Judy Zielinski, 2255 Duluth Street, Maplewood, spoke against the proposal. 3. Bill Skadde, 1112 County Road B East, Maplewood, spoke against the proposal. 4. Gretchen Hagen, 1112 County Road B East, Maplewood, spoke against the proposal. 5. Kevin Ristine, 1174 County Road B East, Maplewood, spoke in approval. 6. Debra Dupre, 1071 County Road B East, Maplewood, spoke against the proposal. 7. Catherine Dupre, 1071 County Road B East, Maplewood, spoke against the proposal. 8. Samantha Crosby, 1133 County Road B East, Maplewood, spoke against the proposal. 9. Taryn Fischbach, 1127 County Road B East, Maplewood, spoke in approval. 10. Timothy Skiffington, 1127 County Road B East, Maplewood, spoke in approval. Chairperson Arbuckle closed the public hearing. A. Commissioner Yang moved to approve the resolution approving the comprehensive plan amendment reguiding the residential properties at 1115, 1127, 1133, 1137, 1143 and 1155 County Road B East from Low Density Residential to Mixed-Use — Community for Menard Inc. at 2280 Maplewood Drive as shown in the staff report. Seconded by Chairperson Arbuckle. Ayes - All The motion passed. B. Commissioner Yang moved to approve an ordinance rezoning the properties at 1115, 1127, 1133, 1137, 1143 and 1155 County Road B East From R-1, single dwelling residential district to M-1, light manufacturing for Menard Inc. at 2280 Maplewood Drive as shown in the staff report. Seconded by Chairperson Arbuckle. Ayes —All The motion passed. C. Commissioner Yang moved to approve the conditional use permit amendment, setback variances and shoreland overlay variance resolution for Menard Inc. at 2280 Maplewood Drive as shown in the staff report. Seconded by Chairperson Arbuckle. Ayes —All The motion passed. Staff stated Menard Inc. was tabled at the CDRB meeting prior to the PC Meeting. Once the CDRB hears this item again and it will be brought to the city council for review. A mailing will go out to the neighbors to let them know when it will go before the city council. F. NEW BUSINESS 1. City Council Meeting Attendance Schedule for Planning Commissioners Staff stated Bill Kempe is not seeking reelection so the attendance schedule has changed. Lue Vang volunteered to fill Bill Kempe's spot at the February 10, 2020 city council meeting. January 21, 2020 3 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes G. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None. H. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS None. I. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS 1. February 10, 2020 City Council Meeting —was to be Commissioner Kempe ( Commissioner Yang volunteered to replace Commissioner Kempe's place on this date) a. John Glenn Middle School, 1560 County Road B East b. Dog Day Care, 47 Century Avenue North G. EBR�AF,� IRG 22 0 nap* ,eed D.i G. TQI"CI"I'I'T�j ii J. STAFF PRESENTATIONS None. K. ADJOURNMENT Chairperson Arbuckle adjourned the meeting at 9:42 p.m. r January 21, 2020 4 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT Meeting Date March 17, 2020 REPORT TO: Melinda Coleman, City Manager REPORT FROM: Michael Martin, AICP, Assistant Community Development Director PRESENTER: Michael Martin, AICP, Assistant Community Development Director AGENDA ITEM: North End Zoning Code Update Discussion Action Requested: ❑ Motion ✓ Discussion ❑ Public Hearing Form of Action: ❑ Resolution ❑ Ordinance ❑ Contract/Agreement ❑ Proclamation Policy Issue: With adoption of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, the city is obligated to update its zoning code to ensure consistency between the code and the plan. In addition to the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, the city created and adopted the North End Vision Plan. The city has retained Hoisington Koegler Group to work with the city to create a zoning district for the North End that meets the goals of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan and the North End Vision Plan. Recommended Action: Please review the attached memo and plans. Fiscal Impact: Is There a Fiscal Impact? ✓ No ❑ Yes, the true or estimated cost is $0. Financing source(s): ❑ Adopted Budget ❑ Budget Modification ❑ New Revenue Source ❑ Use of Reserves ❑ Other: N/A Strategic Plan Relevance: ❑ Financial Sustainability ❑ Integrated Communication ❑ Targeted Redevelopment ✓ Operational Effectiveness ❑ Community Inclusiveness ❑ Infrastructure & Asset Mgmt. Every 10 years, all Twin Cities metro communities are required to update their comprehensive plans to ensure compatibility with the plans adopted by the Metropolitan Council. Background Please review the attached memo prior to the March 17 Planning Commission meeting. Attachments 1. Hoisington Koegler Group Memo, dated March 5, 2020 2. Near-Term Vision Plan 3. Long-Term Vision Plan Attachment 1 Hoisington Koegler Group Inc. ©© ©n Creating Places that Enrich People's DEVELOPMENT CODE UPDATE TO: City of Maplewood Planning Commission FROM: Rita Trapp and Laura Chamberlain, Consulting Planners DATE: March 5, 2020 SUBJECT: Input regarding development standards and the North End Form Based District MEETING DATE: March 17, 2020 As part of the implementation of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, the City is working with HKGi to make needed updates to the City's zoning and subdivision ordinances. The primary focus of these efforts is on supporting the implementation of the three mixed-use districts identified in the Comprehensive Plan. For reference, these districts are summarized below: District No. Districts Density Uses MU-N 14 8 to 31 u/a Small scale building,commercial retail or service, office, medium to high density housing MU-N HD 1 25 to 50 u/a Small scale building,commercial retail or service, office, medium to high density housing with higher density to support transit MU-C 6 25 to 50 u/a Community/regional serving commercial,offices, and high density housing Through its work HKGi has identified a few areas of discussion for the Planning Commission. These include reconsidering current building height maximums and parking standards in mixed-use districts. HKGi would also like to present some background information and have some initial conversations about the North End Form Based District. Building Height and Parking Discussion In evaluating the City's current mixed-use district standards, a few areas of concern have been identified for Planning Commission discussion. The first is relative to the use of a conditional use permit for buildings over 35 feet in height. This requirement of a CUP adds cost and time to developers in developing their project. The two apartment buildings in Frost English Village, for example, both needed a CUP because the buildings were 4 stories in height. Given that the MU-N HD and MU-C districts allow densities of 25 to 50 units per acre, rather than the current mixed-use district's density range of 8 to 31 units per acre, this height limit of 35 feet may be problematic in encouraging mixed use to occur in these higher density areas. Hoisington Koegler Group Inc. 123 North Third Street,Suite 100,Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 (612)338-0800—www.hkgi.com Attachment 1 Planning Report—Development Code Update—March 5, 2020 The consultant team would also like to discuss the current parking standards for uses in the mixed-use district as the standards are based on a typical, auto-oriented pattern rather than accounting for nearby transit. Many of the mixed-use districts guided as MU-N HD and MU-C districts in the 2040 Maplewood Comprehensive Plan are within a half mile of either the planned Metro Gold Line BRT stations or the Metro Rush Line BRT stations. Because of their proximity to transit investments, their anticipated mix of uses, and other emerging transportation trends such as rideshare and shared- mobility, it may be appropriate for parking standards to be reduced in these areas. North End Vision Plan Implementation A particular area of focus of the code amendments is on the creation of a North End Form Based District. As an implementation element of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, the City of Maplewood completed the North End Vision Plan in late 2019. A full version of the Plan is available here: https://www.maplewoodmn.gov/1877/North-End-Vision-Plan The North End Vision Plan established the following Vision Statement and Goals for the area: North End Vision Statement: The North End is a local and regional economic activity center characterized by a diverse mix of sustainable land uses, where people of all background can safely and easily come from near and for to gather for purposes of obtaining goods and services, wellness, work, recreation, socialization, learning, and living North End Goals: 1. Promote redevelopment that brings people to the North End 2. Enhance multimodal mobility throughout the North End 3. Better connect the North End to the region 4. Strengthen the North End as a hub for healthcare & wellness 5. Create more unique experiences for visitors 6. Capitalize on an increasingly diverse population 7. Create design guidelines for the North End Vision Plan Recommendations The Vision Plan presented a Near-Term Vision Plan and a Long-Term Vision Plan that achieve the Vision Statement and Goals. These plans are attached to this report. 2 Attachment 1 Planning Report—Development Code Update—March 5, 2020 Vision Plan Implementation The North End Vision Plan established the following immediate actions for the City of Maplewood to undertake: - The City of Maplewood should use the included design guidelines to support the recommendations of the Vision Plan. The design guidelines can be part of a cohesive set of zoning recommendations that can be adopted by the City or as a special set of standards that can be included as part of an overlay district - Use the Vision Plan to guide land use and amend the zoning ordinance to best support desired future development in the North End Shift from Use-Based Zoning to Form-Based Zoning The design guidelines established within the Vision Plan emphasize a shift for the North End area from use-based standards to form-based standards. This means that individual uses (retail, office, hotel, townhomes, apartments) could be mixed together, on the same block or on the same parcel, and the mix of uses doesn't necessarily dictate the feel of the area. Instead it is the form of the buildings, roads and public spaces that influence the "feel." For example, the standards may ensure that buildings are nearer to the street and parking is located behind buildings, and that main entrances to buildings are off of the sidewalk/street frontage rather than from parking lots. The approach for establishing the North End form-based zoning district involves: • Create a Regulating Plan of the Area o The regulating plan is essentially an overview map that will establish a hierarchy of street types within the area. o Each street type will have a different function and form associated with it, and may even have different mix of uses. For example: ■ one street-type may be more focused on encouraging pedestrian activity by having standards that make the street pleasant to walk down, such as buildings close to the sidewalk, with entrances along the street and lots of windows on the ground floor; ■ another street-type may be more focused on connecting regional drivers coming into the area to a parking garage, so the form will be more focused on how to balance different modes of transportation and limit the number of curb cuts to decrease the number of conflict points • Draft Form Standards for each Street Type o Form standards can include everything from building placement to architectural details; 3 Attachment 1 Planning Report—Development Code Update—March 5, 2020 o Note that any elements from the Vision Plan which are not made into a standard of the zoning district will still continue as guidelines for the area • Prepare Ordinance Language—this will be the last phase of the process, taking the regulating plan and form standards that we establish and put it into a format that is usable for the City and public At the Planning Commission meeting we will provide an overview of the form-based approach to zoning and walk through how it can be applied to the North End. 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Recommended Action: Motion to approve a resolution of appreciation for Planning Commission member Bill Kempe. Fiscal Impact: Is There a Fiscal Impact? ✓ No ❑ Yes, the true or estimated cost is $0. Financing source(s): ❑ Adopted Budget ❑ Budget Modification ❑ New Revenue Source ❑ Use of Reserves ✓ Other: N/A Strategic Plan Relevance: ❑ Financial Sustainability ❑ Integrated Communication ❑ Targeted Redevelopment ✓ Operational Effectiveness ❑ Community Inclusiveness ❑ Infrastructure & Asset Mgmt. The City of Maplewood appreciates its citizen volunteers who serve on the city's board and commissions and works to provide recognition for members upon resignation. Background Bill Kempe recently resigned as a member of the Maplewood Planning Commission. The city council appointed Mr. Kempe to the Planning Commission on February 11, 2013 and he served until December 31, 2019. Attachments 1. Resolution of Appreciation for Bill Kempe Attachment 1 RESOL UTION OF APPRECIATION WHEREAS,Bill Kempe has been a member of the Maplewood Planning Commission since February Il, 2013 and has served faithfully in that capacity until December 31,2019; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission and the City Council has appreciated Bill's experience, insights and good judgment; and WHEREAS,Bill has freely given of his time and energy, without compensation,for the betterment of the City of Maplewood; and WHEREAS,Bill has shown sincere dedication to his duties and has consistently contributed his leadership, time and effort for the benefit of the City. NOW, THEREFORE,ITIS HEREBYRESOLVED for and on behalf of the City of Maplewood,Minnesota, and its citizens that Bill Kempe is hereby extended our gratitude and appreciation for his dedicated service. Passed by the Maplewood City Council on , 2020 Marylee Abrams,Mayor Passed by the Maplewood Planning Commission On March 17, 2020 Paul Arbuckle Chairperson Attest: Andrea Sindt, City Clerk