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08-26-91 PC Agenda GOLDEN VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION Regular Meeting • GOLDEN VALLEY CITY HALL Council Chamber, 1800 Golden Valley Road Golden Valley, Minnesota August 26, 1991 7:OOP.M. AGENDA I. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - July 22, 1991 II. INFORMAL PUBLIC HEARING - Minor Subdivision/Rezoning APPLICANT: The Egan Companies ADDRESS: 7125 & 7155 Medicine Lake Road REQUEST: A rezoning of the property at 7125 Medicine Lake Road from Open Development to Industrial and a consolidation of the properties at 7125 and 7155 Medicine Lake Road to form a single parcel of land. . III. CONSIDERATION OF REWORDING OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING CODE, CHAPTER 11, SECTION 11.90, SUBDIVISION 4C(4). IV. REPORTS ON MEETINGS OF THE HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, CITY COUNCIL AND BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS V. OTHER BUSINESS VI. ADJOURNMENT . k MINUTES OF THE GOLDEN VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION • July 22, 1991 A regular meeting of the Planning Commission was held at the Golden Valley City Hall , Council Chamber, 7800 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, Minnesota. The meeting was called to order by Chair McAleese at 7:OOp.m. Those present were: Groger, Johnson, Kapsner, McAleese, and Prazak; absent were Lewis and McCracken-Hunt. Also present were Mark Grimes, Director of Planning and Development; Beth Knoblauch, City Planner and M ary Dold, Secretary. Ie Approval of Minutes - June 24, 1991 MOVED by Johnson, seconded Kapsner and motion carried unanimously to approve the June 22, 1991 as submitted. II. Informal Public Hearin - Conditional Use Permit in a Li ht Industrial Zomng D�strict Applicant: Brian Petersen Address: 9211 Plymouth Avenue North, Golden Valley, Minnesota • Request: Allow the Use of a Gymnastics School in a Light Industrial Zoning District Chair McAleese introduced the agenda item and asked Mark Grimes, Director of Planning and Development, for a brief summary of the request. Mr. Grimes gave a summary of the request and reviewed the plan with the Commission. He talked about the parking and found it to be adequate. He is concerned with the aesthetics of the outside property and will make a condition, as part of the permit, that curb and gutter be constructed in the area west and south of the building and the whole area be striped for parking by November 1, 1991. Also, outside storage should be limited to the unpaved area south of the accessory building which includes construction trailers. If additional parking is needed, the future parking area west of the existing parking lot be constructed. This decision for extra parking will be at the sole discretion of the Director of Inspections. Mr. Grimes also commented that there will be no parking on Plymouth Avenue and if parking occurs, "No Parking" signs will be posted. Chair McAleese asked Mr. Grimes how he calculated parking requirements. Mr. Grimes commented that the ordinance calls for one (1) space for every 400 sq.ft. of gym space or one (1) space for every three (3) seating capacity. Since there is no seating planned for the gym, parking was determined by the square footage of the gym and office space. Commissioner Prazak asked what role Mr. Vanman, owner of the building, plays. Mr. Grimes commented that Mr. Vanman is responsible for repairs and conditions • of the conditional use permit. Brian Petersen, the applicant, had no additional comments. ► Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission July 22, 1991 P age Two • Commissioner Johnson asked Mr. Petersen his time frame for opening. He com- mented that he would like to open September 9th. Mr. Petersen asked Mr. Grimes about the curb and gutter. He said Mr. Vanman doesn't want the curb and gutter because of his trailers. Mr. Grimes stated that if this area is going to be a public parking area for the tenants, the City requi res the parki ng area to have curb and gutter. He al so commented that i f there i s a natural run-off to the sl ew i n the back by the wetl and, staff wi 11 talk with Mr. Vanman about not having curb and gutter in the rear and about how he can best clean up the area in the rear of the building. Chair McAleese opened the informal public hearing. Stephanie Selisker, 1317 Hillsboro Ave. No. asked who would be using the back portion of the building during the day. Mr. Grimes commented that Mr. Petersen has use of the building all day. Chair McAleese closed the informal public hearing. Chai r McAI eese sees no probl em wi th thi s request but woul d 1 i ke staff to meet with Mr. Vanman before the City Council hearing of the 3rd of September to come to some kind of agreement regarding the curb and gutter. MOVED by Prazak, seconded by Groger and motion carried unanimously to recommend • to the City Council approval of the Conditional Use Permit for a Gymnastics School in a Light Industrial Zoning District. III. Informal Public Hearing - Amendment No. 2 - PEM Millwork P.U.D. No. 44 Applicant: Paul Hoover Address: 800 Mendelssohn Avenue North, Golden Valley9 Minnesota Request: Amend P.U.D. Permit No. 44 to allow the west building to be used for manufacturing in addition to the current office and warehouse uses. Chair McAleese asked staff for a brief summary of the request. Mark Grimes reviewed the staff report along with commenting that Mr. Hoover would like the flexibility of having manufacturing on the site. Staff doesn't see a problem with this amendment to P.U.D. No. 44 and recommends approval . Commissioner Prazak asked if there were restrictions on the type of manufactur- ing. Mr. Grimes commented that manufacturing covers a wide range of uses that are all permitted in the Industrial Zoning District. Mr. Hoover had no comments. Chair McAleese opened the informal public hearing. Hearing and seeing no one • Chair McAleese closed the informal public hearing. The Commissioners thought the request was straight forward and in favor of it. , Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission July 22, 1991 Page Three • MOVED by Kapsner, seconded by Groger and motion carried unanimously to recommend to the City Council approval for the request of an amendment to PEM Millwork P.U.D. No. 44 to allow the west building to be used for manufacturing in addi- tion to the current office and warehouse uses. IV. Consideration of Pro osed Amendments to the Zoning Code Re ardin Bui ings on ots an ariances rante b t e 6� Chair McAleese asked staff for a review of this consideration. Beth Knoblauch, City Planner, review her report with the Commissioners on the code amendments. The Commissioners were in agreement with the amendments. The amendment referring to the BZA was approved contingent on further review, discussion and rewrite with the City Attorney and a copy of any changes be sent to the Planning Commissioners before the City Council hearing of September 3rd. Chair McAleese requested that the minutes reflect that if the City or County require an applicant to come before the Zoning Board because of right-of-w ay taking, no fee should be charged them. MOVED by Kapsner, seconded by Johnson and motion carried unanimously to approve the amendments to the Zoning Code. � V. Re orts on Meetin s of the Housin an R g � e�evel��ment Auth�rity, City Counci an Boar o Zoni'n�ppeals Mark Grimes reported on the Winnetka Avenue Project that came before the City Council on July 16th. VI. Adjournment Chair McAleese adjourned the meeting at 9:OOp.m. Jean Lewis, Secretary • � � � M E M 0 R A N D U M • ---------- DATE: August 22, 1991 T0: Golden Valley Planning Commission FROM: Mark W. Grimes, Director of Planning and Development SUBJECT: AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING MAP FOR FOR LOT 7125 MEDICINE LAKE ROAD -- °OPEN DEVELOPMENT" TO "INDUSTRIAL" -- Egan Companies, APPLICANT Egan Companies requested a rezoning of a 17,500 sq.ft. lot at 7125 Medicine Lake Road from "Open Development" to "Industrial". The request is made because Egan would like to eventually add to the service station they own at the NE corner of Nevada and Medicine Lake Road. A companion request by Egan on the same agenda is the consolidation of the prop- erty into one lot. The consolidation is needed in order to give Egan enough room to add to the existing building on the lot to the west. Their planned use of the building is to serve their contracting business that is headquartered across the • street in New Hope. The "Open Development" lot cannot be used for Industrial purposes because the "Open" zoning district permits only certain open space and recreational uses. The proposed rezoning is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan which indicates this lot is designated for industrial uses. The lot at 7125 Medicine Lake Road is one of the few lots left in the City that is zoned "Open". This lot has remained in the "Open" district since the City zoned property and for some reason was never rezoned to either industrial or residentiale Originally, single family development was a permitted use in the "Open" district. Also, the surrounding area is all zoned Industrial and used for manufacturing, warehousing and offices. Recommendation The staff recommends approval of the rezoning of the lot at 7125 Medicine Lake Road from "Open Development" to "Industrial ". This proposal is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and the general use of the property in the area. Also, the purposed use of the property by Egan Companies will help to make the area more attractive. MG:mkd • � l MEMORANDUM � ---------- DATE: August 22, 1991 T0: Golden Valley Planning Commission FROM: Mark W. Grimes, Director of Planning and Development SUBJECT: PRELIMINARY PLAT OF "EGAN COMPANIES ADDITION" TO CONSOLIDATE LOTS AT 7155 MEDICINE LAKE ROAD AND 7125 MEDICINE LAKE ROAD INTO ONE LOT Egan Companies has requested a preliminary plat in order that they may con- solidate the two lots they own at the northeast corner of Nevada Avenue and Medicine Lake Road. This consolidation must go through the full subdivision pro- cedure because the lot at 7125 Medicine Lake Road is unplatted property (Metes and Bounds description). The City code does not permit minor subdivisions on property that is not platted. Egan Companies now operates a repair facility for their company vehicles in the old service station. The older single family house at 7125 Medicine Lake Road was recently purchased by Egan. Their tentative plans are to add to the east side of the existing service facility. (The old house is now being used by the City's fire department for training. It should be burned or torn down by the end of August. ) � The property to be consolidated totals 49,400 sq.ft. or a little over an acre. The lot at 7125 Medicine L ake Road is currently zoned "Open". The Planning Commission will consider a request to rezone this lot do "Industrial" at the same meeting. In order for the consolidated lot to be utilized, it is required that the entire lot have the same zoning. Because this property is on a County Road, the County staff has reviewed the pre- liminary plat. I am enclosing a copy of their letter. As usual , they have requested an additional seven (7) feet of right-of�way for Medicine L ake Road. The City staff is recommending that the City require this dedication be shown on the final plat. The additional dedication will leave the service station building over 50 feet from Medicine Lake Road right-of-way. When the new addi� tion is done to the service station, the parking areas will also have to conform to street setback requirements of 35 feet. Recommendation The staff recommends approval of the prelim9nary plat to consolidate to two lots at 7125 and 7155 Medicine Lake Road into one lot with the following conditions: 1) The lot at 7125 Medicine Lake Road be rezoned to "Industrial". 2) As requested by Hennepin County, an additional seven (7) feet of right- � of-way be dedicated to the County for Medicine Lake Roade This dedica- tion shall be shown on the final plat. All other requests of the County found in the letter to Mark Grimes dated August 13, 1991 should be followed. . � . Egan Companies -- Minor Subdivision � August 22, 1991 P age Two 3) The house at out building at 7125 Medicine Lake Road be removed prior to approval of the final plat by the City Council . MWG:mkd Attachments: Preliminary Plat (enclosed separately) Letter from Nennepin County dated 8/13/91 Location Map • • . t DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS � H20 Washington Avenue South � cc��/ � HENNEPIN opkins, Minnesota 55343 8468 l�� `� PHONE: (612) 930-2500 s`� Q FAX (612) 930-2513 TDD: (612) 930-2696 � August 13, 1991 Mark W. Grimes, Director Planning and Development 7800 Golden Valley Road Golden Valley, MN 55427 Dear Mr. Grimes: RE: Proposed Plat - Egan Companies Addit9on CSAH 70, southeast quadrant CSAH 70 and Nevada Avenue North Section 29, Township 118, Range 21 Hennepin County Plat No. 1942 Review and Recommendations Minnesota Statutes 505.02 and 505.03, Plats and Surveys, require County review of proposed plats abutting County roads. We reviewed the above plat and have the • following comments: - The plat is within the construction limits of Hennepin County Pro�ect No. 8726. This pro�ect is currently under construction. To avoid costly conflicts, the developer should coordinate plat development with the road pro�ect. The developer can contact the Pro�ect Engineer, Dave Feltl , at 930-2616 or 525-0965. - The developer should dedicate an additional 7 feet of right of way for a total of 40 feet from and along the CSAH 70 centerline. � The plat has access to CSAH 70 from Nevada Avenue. In the absence of a specific site plan for future deyelopment of this plat, no ad�+itional 2ccess to rcqy 7r� will be constructed as part of Pro�ect No. 8726. - The developer must acquire an approved Hennepin County entrance permit for any proposed additional access to CSAH 70. Contact Dave Zetterstrom at 930-2548 for entrance permit forms. - All pr�posed construction within County right of way requires either an approved utility permit or entrance permit prior to beginning construction. The utility permit 9nclud�s, but is nat lim�t�d to, drainage and utility construction, trail development, and landscap9ng. Contact our Permits Office, 930-2549, for utility � permit forms. • HENNEPIN COUNTY an¢qual opportunify¢mplvy¢r . • Mark W. Grimes August 13, 1991 • Page 2 - The developer must restore all areas, within County right of way, disturbed during plat construction. Please direct any response or questions to Doug Mattson at 930-2675. Sj rely, ��. Dennis L. Hansen, P.E. 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" ! a:1°1549� � �,i52.46 153.8� o ° _ i.45��5' �o`4n,to ;�-h��, N �J M`�r„ ��,� � J h ; � r 6�15616 �5t.41 i 151.4b ,r .�� - o�a ae �lM„OS,lO.ON h,:f ��•. ::tt '�`�i�id � �.151.42 - � . . / SL1 t ` Cl; r o5 _ � «o maP • Below is the rewording that the Commission wanted to see on the BZA variance in Section 11.90. Section 3. City Code Chapter 11, entitled "LAND USE REGULATION (ZONING)" is hereby amended in Section 11.90 by changing subdivision 4C(4) to read as follows: 4. A variance granted by either the Board of Zoning Appeals or the City Council shall vary the City Code only to the extent necessitated by the application for variance and the con- ditions and circumstances in existence at that time. If there is any change in the conditions, circumstances of pro- posed construction contemplated at the time of the grant of the variance, the owner shall apply for a new variance. Any subsequent construction or activity shall require a new variance even though a prior variance of a similar nature had been granted for the property. • •