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06-13-88 PC Minutes MINUTES OF THE GOLDEN VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION June 13, 1988 A regular meeting of the Planning Commission was held in the Council Chambers of the Civic Center, 7800 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, Minnesota. The meeting was called to order by Vice Chair McAleese at 7:06 P.M. Those present were Commissioners Kapsner, Leppik, Lewis and McAleese. Commis- sioners McCracken-Hunt, Prazak and Russell were absent. Also present were Mark Grimes, Director of Planning and Development, Alda Wilkinson, City Planner, and Gloria Anderson, Planning Secretary. I. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - MAY 9, 1988 It was moved by Commissioner Leppik, seconded by Commissioner Kapsner, and carried unanimously to approve the minutes of the May 9, 1988 Planning Commission meeting. II. SET DATE FOR INFORMAL PUBLIC HEARING - CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICANT: Valley Community Presbyterian Church LOCATION: 3100 North .Lilac Drive REQUEST: Conditional Use Permit to Allow Day Care in an Institutional Zoning District Vice Chair McAleese introduced the above item. The Planning Commission set a date of June 27, 1988 for an Informal Public Hearing to consider the request by the Valley Community Presbyterian Church for a Conditional Use Permit to allow day care in an Institutional Zoning District. III. AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING CODE Director Grimes introduced a request by Greg Malik for an amendment to the Zoning Code which would allow marine engine repair in a Commercial Zoning District. This request will be considered at the June 27, 1988 Planning Commission meeting. IV. INFORMAL PUBLIC HEARING - CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICANT: Ryan Automotive Land Company LOCATION: 8100 Wayzata Boulevard REQUEST: Conditional Use Permit to Allow a Limited Automobile Leasing Operation in Conjunction with Office Use of the Existing Office Building This agenda item was introduced by Vice Chair McAleese. City Planner Alda Wilkinson reviewed the staff report. She explained that Ryan would be managing all of their operations from this office and operate only a small leasing ~ A Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission June 13, 1988 Page 2 service providing replacement cars for people whose cars were in garages for repairs under their insurance coverage. She also noted that they met all parking requirements and the parking lot would be improved with the addition of curb. City Planner Wilkinson stated that in the staff report it was recommended that the parking in front of the building, right off the service drive, be removed but the applicant had now requested that it remain because the building orientation is to the front and this would provide appropriate parking for visitors and there would still be adequate front yard .setback. These parking spaces are in addition to the required parking. City Planner Wilkinson stated that staff recommended City Council approval of the request fora Conditional. Use Permit for Ryan. Automotive Land Company to operate a small leasing business at 8100 Wayzata Boulevard. Mr. Jack Bell, Executive Vice President of Ryan Automotive Land Company, was present to answer questions from the Commissioners. Commissioners Leppik and Kapsner asked about the number of cars going and coming in one day and the number of employees. Mr. Bell stated that they hopefully would be leasing 15 to 20 cars a day but there would be a maximum number of 15 lease cars 'on the site at any one time. He said there were twenty employees who would be using the office and two people running the leasing business. Mr. Bell stated the leasing portion of the business should be referred to as "insurance replacement rental" rather than leasing. Commissioner Leppik also asked if they would do any repairs to the cars and Mr. Bell replied they would not but perhaps would add a car wash in the future to wash the lease cars. Vice Chair McAleese opened the informal public hearing for input. Rosemary Kirley, 500 Hanley Road, stated it seemed to her the primary use of this property would be for leasing and would not want to see a car wash there. i 1 Mahlon Swedberg, 516. Utah Avenue South, stated Business and Professional Office usage is a light usage and it should remain as such for this building. He said usage of this property for car leasing, with cars going and coming, and a car wash was too intense for this residential area. Scott Thuleen, 855 Hanley Road, agreed with Ms. Kirley. Had concerns that this would turn into a retail business. He also had concerns regarding the hours of operation, lighting. of the parking .areas, the number of cars being leased and the provisions for future parking spaces. Mr. Bell explained that there would be no weekend hours and the ear leasing would take place only during normal weekday business hours. He noted that this would not be a good retail location because of its poor visibility and accessibility once I-394 has been completed. i 1 i Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission June 13, 1988 Page 3 Al Hagen, former occupant and owner of this office building, was also present. He indicated that when his company occupied the building there were 50 to 60 employees which created more traffic than the proposed use and that they also had many truck deliveries in and out of the property. He felt there would be a decrease in traffic with Ryan Automotive. using the building. Bernadette Hanvik, 901 Utah Avenue South, said she had concerns with cars being parked on the lot overnight as she felt this would attract vandalism and have a bad effect on the neighborhood. Leo Hanvik, 901 Utah Avenue South, had concerns that the leasing business would get too large and the noise that a car wash would create. Mr. Bell explained that the car wash would help to reduce traffic as the lease cars could then be washed at the site and not driven to another location for cleaning. He also stated that there would only be room for 15 lease cars in addition to employee parking. As for future parking, he said the number of persons employed in the office portion would probably increase and therefore there would be a need for additional parking. Stewart Leonard, 775 Hanley Road, stated he would like to see the building occupied and would be in favor of the Ryan proposal if the number of lease cars did not exceed 15. The informal public hearing was closed. .Commissioner Leppik asked Mr. Bell if there were plans for night time security. Mr. Bell stated there would be security while the building was occupied and drive by security during other times. He indicated that .the building also had a security system. Commissioner Kapsner said he could imagine the business out growing the building. Mr. Bell replied that the business would grow but the use of an automated reservation system would keep the number of employees down. Director Grimes made. the following suggestions for conditions to the Conditional Use Permit: 1) limiting the number of rental cars to 15 at any one time, 2) eliminating the car wash and 3) that the lighting plan be reviewed by the Director of Inspections regarding its effect on the neighborhood. Vice Chair McAleese reviewed objections and. points made by the neighbors. He noted that the proposed use was "in .general" consistent with .the Business and Professional Office Zoning and that another business could come into the building which would be more intense in use and cause much more traffic. Commissioner Leppik stated she felt the car wash was an obstacle, that it was not an appropriate use. :` :-ti Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission June 13, 1988 Page 4 Commissioner Lewis indicated that she felt a single car wash would not create that much noise as to be a nuisance. Commissioner Kapsner agreed that the car wash did not seem like much of a problem. Vice Chair McAleese felt he did not have enough information on the car wash to make a decision but didn't feel it would be a problem. He stated he would like the proposal to go to the Council with the car wash and to let the Council make the decision.. Mr. Bell stated that he was voluntarily withdrawing his request for provision for a car wash.. It was moved by Commissioner Leppik, seconded by Commission Kapsner and carried unanimously to recommend City Council approval of the request by Ryan Automotive Land Company fora Conditional. Use .Permit for automobile leasing at 8100 Wayzata Boulevard in the Business and Professional Offices Zoning District subject to the following conditions: 1. The site shall conform to the Proof of Parking Plan, Sheet No. 1, prepared by Schnell and Madson, Inc., dated May 31, 1988 and revised June 7, 1988, with removal of the car wash. 2. All green areas adjacent to parking and drive shall be protected by concrete curb as required by the Gity Zoning Code, and gutter shall be installed with curb as needed for drainage. 3. All required site improvements, including the addition .and removal of paving as indicated on the approved plan, and installation of curb and gutter,-shall be completed by October 15, 1988. 4. A financial guarantee in an amount approved by the City Engineer shall be provided to guarantee required site improvements, including the addition and removal of paving as indicated on the approved plan, and installation of curb and gutter. 5. No more than fifteen (15) rental vehicles may be parked on the site at any one time. Parking shall be in designated parking spaces only. There shall be no more parked cars at the building location at any one time than can be accommodated in designated parking spaces. 6. Alighting plan must be approved by the Director of Zoning, Community Services anal Building Operations. 7. Any failure to comply with one or more of the conditions of approval .shall be grounds for revocation of the conditional use permit. i Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission June 13, 1988 Page 5 V. UPDATE. ON I-394 Director Grimes provided the Planning Commission with an update on the I-394 Task Force. VI. REPORT ON BZA MEETING Vice Chair McAleese provided a report on the May 10, 1988 Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) meeting. VII. REPORT ON APA CONFERENCE Commissioner Leppik gave her report on the American Planning Association Conference. The meeting adjourned at 9:30 P.M. 1