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05-24-93 PC Minutes1~ MINUTES OF THE GOLDEN UALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION 1 May 24, 1993 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 7:02 PM. Those present were Commissioners Groger, Johnson, Kapsner, Lewis, McAleese, Pentel and Prazak. Also present were Mark Grimes, Director of Planning and Development; Beth Knoblauch, City Planner; and Mary Dold, Secretary. I. Approval of Minutes - May 10, 1993 MOVED by Johnson, seconded by Pentel and motion carried unanimously to approve the May 10, 1993 minutes with the following correction: Page Three, Para. 2 change Chair Prazak to Chair McAleese. II. Informal Public Hearing - Conditional Use Permit Applicant: U.S. West Communications, Inc. Address: 710 Mendelssohn Avenue North, Golden Valley, Minnesota 1 Request: To operate a truck/van. terminal in an Industrial Zoning District Beth Knoblauch, City Planner, reviewed her memo dated May 19, 1993 with the Planning Commission. She commented that because of the highly specialized nature of what goes on in the building it was determined the best categorization of use for this site would be Class III Essential Service. There is no asso- ciated parking requirement provided for essential services; City Code gives the City Council the authority to establish how much parking is necessary. Ms. Knoblauch thoroughly reviewed the parking situation at this site (which. is pre- sented at some length in her memo dated May 19th) and decided that one space for each employee would be a more realistic assumption than one space for two employees which is the requirement for the Radio and Television zoning district. Staff is recommending the minimum requirement of 95 spaces as adequate for the site and delete the overflow parking from the parking plan which would widen the access aisles for the right-angle parking. Ms. Knoblauch then reviewed the ten factors of consideration with the Planning Commission and found no unusual situation regarding these factors. She. also reviewed the eight conditions which can be found in her memo. Commissioner Prazak asked how the population. of the building was calculated determining parking. Ms. Knoblauch stated that staff .looked at employment for all shifts in a 24 hour day and also accounted for corporate vehicles other than the proposed service fleet being stored on the site. Chair McAleese questioned if a major fire broke out would there be adequate access for the emergency vehicles. Ms. Knoblauch commented that the Fire Marshal has reviewed the site and the emergency vehicles can get. to the back of the building but maneuverability is tight. She also commented that U.S. West is very concerned with safety because of all the equipment at the site. 16 Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission May 24, 1993 -Page Two Jerry Krieger, representative for U.S. West, reviewed a site plan showing the parking configuration. Commissioner Pentel noted that there was no handicapped accessibility to this building. Ms. Knoblauch commented that doors are located on different levels and some doors lead to stairs. Lloyd Becker, Director of Zoning and Community Services reviewed: the plans with Mark. Grimes and Beth Knoblauch and commented that the ADA requirements provide for some exceptions and this site would appear to qualify for an exception. Chair McAleese opened the informal public hearing; seeing and hearing no one he closed the informal public hearing. MOVED by Kapsner, seconded by Lewis and motion carried unanimously to recommend to the City Council approval fora conditional use permit requested by U.S. West Communications to operate a truck/van terminal in an industrial zoning district with the recommended 95 spaces for parking and subject to the conditions out- lined in Ms. Knoblauch's memo to the Planning Commission dated May 19, 1993. III. Informal Public Hearing - Amendment to Zoning Map Applicant: Golden Valley Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) Address: Southwest Corner of Golden Valley Road and Rhode Island Avenue, Golden Valley Minnesota (Northeast three acres of Area C, Valley Square Redevelopment District) Request: Amendment to Zoning map for Assisted Housing Site from Commercial to M-1 (Multiple Family) Mark Grimes, Director of Planning and Development commented to the Planning Commission that his memo and attached zoning map sent to the Commission did not reflect the recent amendment to the "Official Zoning Map" approved by the City Council on May 11th. The correct zoning. of Area C is now all Commercial. Therefore, the proposed change is to amend the zoning map from Commercial to M-1 (Multiple-Family) for the assisted housing site. It is the policy of the City to amend the zoning map if a proposed PUD (in this case the assisted housing proposal) is not consistent with the underlying zoning. MOVED by Lewis, seconded by Johnson and motion carried unanimously to recommend to the City Council approval of the HRA's request for an amendment to the zoning map from Commercial to M-1 (Multiple Family). 1 1 IV. Re orts of Meetin s of the Housin and Redevelo merit Authorit Cit Counci and Board of Zoning pea s Commissioner Prazak gave a summary on the May 11th City Council meeting. V. Other Business VI. Adjournment Chair McAleese adjourned the meeting at 7,;~.~0 PM. ~ ~ Jean Lewis, ecretary