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08-23-93 PC Minutes MINUTES OF THE GOLDEN VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION August 23, 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 Chair McAleese at 7:00 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 - June 28, 1993 MOVED by Johnson, seconded by Groger and motion carred_unanimously to approve the June 28, 1993 minutes as submitted. Mark Grimes updated the Commission on the Ahlberg Minor Subdivision. II. Informal Public Hearing - Planned Unit Development (No. 63) Applicant: Jim Lupient Oldsmobile Company Address: 825 Louisiana Avenue, Golden Valley, Minnesota Request: Allow for Automobile Sales, Service and a Reconditioning Center Mark Grimes reviewed his memo dated August 18, 1993 to the Planning Commission commenting on each of the four lots involved (Saturn Dealership, Tnfiniti Deal- ership, New/Used Car Sales and Reconditioning Service). Mr. Grimes commented that the above uses would be permitted on the site with a Conditional Use Permit but to maximize the use of the site, the applicant is applying for a P.U.D. Mr. Grimes talked about some concerns he had if, in the future, the Saturn and Infiniti Dealerships added on the service area which would eliminate 10 parking spaces from each dealerships parking area. Lupient representatives prepared a parking calculation for each of the buildings on the site and found that the Saturn and Infiniti Dealerships meet or exceed the required parking. If the 10 parking spaces were removed from either dealership, the display area would be reduced by ten cars. Mr. Grimes commented that at the rear and side of the building on the Londo Reconditioning Center there would be a six foot wood fence. Also, there would be significant landscaping on the north edge but there would be no berm as stated in the staff report. Londo-Lupient would like to get this project under- way before the first of the year. Mr. Grimes reviewed eight issues with the Commission. Commissioners Groger and Pentel and Chair McAleese question the 20 foot setback along Market Street and felt strongly that this was not enough of a setback. They all agreed that this setback should be the required 35 feet. Staff could not recommend the Hardscape Vehicle Display areas. Lupient agreed to remove them from the request. Lupient will need to bring in updated site plans showing the removal of the display areas in the setbacks. ~~ Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission August 23, 1993 Page Two Signs and lighting are under the direction of the Zoning Director. Lupient's representative commented that there would be a need for security lighting during the night time hours; staff is proposing that the main lights to on no earlier than 7 AM and be turned off by 11 PM. Commissioner Lewis asked if each lot could be sold. separately and Mr. Grimes commented that they could but would have to maintain conditions set in the P.U.D. Permit. These conditions include cross parking and access easements. 1 1 Commissioner Kapsner asked when the upgrade of Laurel is scheduled. Mr. Grimes stated that the reconstruction of Laurel Avenue is in the CIP for 1994. The street will be improved from Florida to Pennsylvania. Commissioner Kapsner com- mented on the traffic in the general -are'a that many people feared with the com- pletion of I-394 never materialized. He feels''t~is project would not generate that much more traffic. Chair McAleese suggested that all owners of the P.U.D. would need to be in agreement before they brought in an amendment' to `the P.U.D. Staff stated that this should be a condition to the permit. Doug Sailor, Midwest Management and representative for Lupient, commented on staff's thorough staff report. He stated that this project is a "State of the Art Dealership" and he proceeded to show renderings of the proposed site. Mr. Sailor commented on the security lighting and said there would need to be secur- ity lighting from 11 PM to 7 AM. There is extensive landscaping planned to the north to screen the lighting from the residential area to the north. - - Chair McAleese opened the informal public hearing; seeing and hearing no one he closed the informal public hearing. Commissioner Pentel asked if there was a condition with regards to the land- scaping plan. Mr. Grimes .commented that staff would add a condition that the building and landscape plan would be reviewed by the Board of Building Review. Commissioners Groger and Pentel reiterated on Market Street the precedent that would something approaching the 30 foot mark. their concern about the small setback be set if left and would like to see Mr. Grimes asked the Commission what an acceptable setback would be. Chair McAleese commented that the applicant should maintain"the required setback of-35 feet. However, he said that Lupient could go before the City Council with their current design plan of 20 feet and argue for the reduced area to the City Council. Commissioners Kapsner commented that businesses have to go through many tough things and feels that the City should be accommodating when a good development proposal is presented. Chair McAleese asked which Commissioners would vote for the requested 20 foot setback. Commissioners Johnson, Kapsner, Lewis, and Prazak favored the 20 foot setback. Chair McAleeser-and.Commissioners Groger and Pentel wanted the minutes to relate that they were strongly against the proposed 20 feet and feel the required 35 foot setback would serve the area better. However, they did not want to vote against the project solely due to the 20 foot setback on Market Street. 24 Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission August 23, 1993 Page Three MOVED by Kapsner, seconded by Lewis and motion carried unanimously to recommend to the City Council approval of the Planned Unit Development to allow for auto- mobile sales, service .and a reconditioning. center located at 825 Louisiana Avenue North, Jim Lupient Oldsmobile Company, Applicant. III. Informal Public Hearing - Minor Subdivision Applicant: Wendy's International Inc.. Address: North Side of Golden Valley Road West of Decatur Avenue/Red Lobster Request: Shift Common Lot Line. about 28 Feet to the West of Two Existing Lots IV. Informal Public Hearing - Conditional Use Permit (No. 61) Applicant: Wendy's International Inc. r<; Address: North. Side of Golden Valley Road West of Decatur Avenue/Red Lobster Request: Operate a Class II Restaurant in a Commercial Zoning District Beth Knoblauch reviewed the request for a Minor Subdivision and Conditional Use Permit (CUP) concurrently. Ms. Knoblauch asked the applicant for clarification on what the name of the sub- division would be (the application said "Cooperman Addition" and the plat said "Wendy 's of Golden Valley"). The representative from Wendy's stated.-:the name would be "Cooperman Addition:". Ms. Knoblauch also commented that the plat showed 5 ft. of easement right-of-way and code states that it needs to be 6 ft. A revised plat showing the correction will need to be prepared before the City Council meeting of September 21st. Commissioner Pentel asked about the width of the remaining lot to the west. Ms. Knoblauch commented that the width of the lot to the west is approximately 179 feet which is large enough for another development. Ms. Knoblauch commented that the CUP was for the easterly part of the proposed subdivision. Commissioner Pentel asked about the .speaker menu board and how far the sound would carry. Mark Grimes commented that the speaker-menu board would only be operating until 10 PM and that during the summer the apartment residents would hear the speaker. Ms. Knoblauch also commented that the speaker board is tilted away from the apartments according to the design plan. Chair McAleese commented that he felt it would be wise to add a condition to the permit stating that the restaurant must close at 11 PM but Wendy's can come in with an amendment request to be open longer if no problems arise. 2~ Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission August 23, 1993 Page Four Ms. Knoblauch stated that the preferred site plan for Wendy's does not meet full parking requirements, but the overall site plan shows where additional parking can be located if necessary. Staff refers to this as "proof of parking", and other conditional use permits have been issued with conditions allowing the reduced parking as long as no problems occur. If a parking problem develops, full parking must be provided. Director of Zoning and Community Services, Lloyd Becker, feels that the applicant should also submit a letter- of understanding regarding these terms, before the permit is issued. Ms. Knoblauch reviewed all pertinent factors with the commission. Juri Ozga, Construction Engineer for Wendy's, commented on the noise issue stating that there would be two buffer zones, drive-thru cars would be parked in front of the speaker and the speaker can be turned down. Mr. Ozga showed staff and the commission-drawings of the parking lot lighting plan and- pictures of other Wendy's interiors and exteriors. Ne commented that Wendy's would like to begin construction as soon as possible. Chair McAleese opened the informal public hearing, seeing and hearing no one he closed the informal public hearing. MOVED by Pentel, seconded by Johnson and motion carried unanimously to recommend to the City Council approval of the Minor Subdivision for Wendy's International Inc. MOVED by Pentel, seconded by Lewis and motion carried unanimously to recommend to the City Council approval of the Conditional Use Permit subject to the con- ditions and with an added condition limiting use of the speaker. The specific recommendation of the Planning Commission was that the speaker cannot be used before 7 AM or after 10 PM on any day. IV. Reports on Meetings of the Nousing_and Redevelopment Authority, Cit Council and Boar of Zonin ppeals Mark Grimes briefly commented on the July 6th City Council meeting. Commissioner Pentel commented on the July 20th City Council meeting. Commissioner Groger commented on the August 3th City Council meeting. There were no items on the August 10th City Council meeting and HRA meeting; representative was dismissed from attending. V. Other Business No other business presented VI. Adjournment Chair McAleese adjourned the meeting at 8:55 PM. 1