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06-13-94 PC Minutes4~ MINUTES OF THE GOLDEN VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION June 13, 1994 A regular meeting of the Planning Commission was held at the Golden Valley City Hall, Council Chambers, 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, McAleese, Pentel and Prazak; absent were Lewis and Kapsner. Also present were Mark Grimes, Director of Planning and Development, Beth Knoblauch, City Planner and Mary Dold, Secretary. I. Approval of Minutes - May 23, 1994 MOVED by Kapsner, seconded by Johnson and motion carried unanimously to approve the May 9, 1994 minutes with the following correction: "MOVED by Kapsner, seconded by Prazak and ...". Note: Item number V was moved to the beginning of the meeting due to the number of residents in attendance to hear about this item. V. Informal Public Hearing - Preliminary Plat Applicant: Golden Valley Housing and Redevelopment Address: West Side of RR Tracks, Between Laurel Request: Approve Preliminary Plat - Gol-den Hills which will combine six existing parcels them into two parcels for redevelopment Authority 4venue and I-394 West 2nd Addition - of land and redivide purposes. Beth Knoblauch, City Planner, gave a brief summary of the subdivision request needed. She reviewed the easements and lot lines so the public had a better understanding of what the HRA was .proposing.. Ms. Knoblauch talked about the development to the south of the property (Holiday .Inn Express) and stated that there were no development proposals for the remaining area to the north. Staff recommends approval for this preliminary plat. Chair McAleese opened the informal public hearing. Jeannette Rubenstein, 6051 Laurel Avenue, asked how far north. the Holiday Inn Express property would be. Ms. Knoblauch showed, from a site sketch, where the property lines would lie. Fred Aldridge, 6051 Laurel Avenue, said he is concerned with traffic that may be generated from the southerly development and eventually development. of the northern portion. Mark Grimes, Director of Planning and Development commented that the Holiday Inn Express would be using a service road to the south and no traffic will be generated onto Laurel. If several developments would occur on the remaining two-thirds, some additional traffic may occur. He continued saying that Laurel Avenue is a collector street and this kind of street is meant to carry traffic. Samuel Rubenstein, 6051 Laurel Avenue, asked if within the northern parcel a east-west street would be built. Mr. Grimes commented that the developer is proposing such a street. 4v Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission June 13, 1994 Page Two Chair McAleese closed the informal public hearing. MOVED by Pentel, seconded by Johnson and motion carried unanimously to recommend to the City Council approval of the Preliminary Plat - Golden Hills West 2nd Addition which will combine six existing parcels of land and redivide them into two parcels for redevelopment purposes. This approval is also contingent on engineering findings. II. Informal Public Hearin -Conditional Use Permit Applicant: A.6. Huntington Inc. (A1 Gleekel, President) Address: 6126-28 Olson Memorial Highway, Golden Valley, Minnesota Request: To allow for the display of late model cars (indoors) for sale or lease, by appointment only Mark Grimes reviewed his report with the commissioners commenting that the only real concern is with the fire code and Mr. Gleekel will be meeting with Fire Marshall Kuhnly regarding this issue. Mr. Grimes also commented that Mr. Gleekel will have to work with the City and International Square regarding signage. Staff recommends approval for this request. The applicant Mr. Al Gleekel briefly talked about his business. Chair McAleese asked Mr. Gleekel if he would be taking trade-ins and how he would handle these vehicles. Mr. Gleekel commented that trade-ins are not desirable but a trade-in vehicle would be parked indoors or removed from the property site. No cars would be parked outdoors. .Chair McAleese opened the informal public hearing; seeing and hearing no one Chair McAleese closed the informal public hearing. Commissioner Prazak commented that the use for this area seems to be a good fit and compatible. MOVED by Groger, seconded by Prazak and motion carried unanimously to recommend to the City Council approval for a Conditional Use Permit to A.B. Huntington Inc. to allow for the display of late model cars (indoors) for sale or lease, by appointment only. III. Informal Public Hearin - Rezonin Applicant: KQRS, Inc. Address: 917 No. Lil ac Drive, Golden Valley, Minnesota Request: Rezone the Development property located to the Radi d at 825 No. Lilac Drive from Open T l i i Z o an e ev s on oning District in order that a parking lot and garage can be built for use by KQRS, Inc. ~~ Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission June 13, 1994 Page Three IV. Informal Public Heairng - Preliminary Plat Applicant: KQRS, Inc. Address: 917 No. Lilac Drive, Golden Valley, Minnesota Request: Subdivide the property into two new separate lots for the purpose of expanding the building and parking area Mark Grimes, Director of Planning and Development reviewed both memos on the rezoning and preliminary plat together. Mr. Grimes mentioned the approval of a variance by the BZA the previous month and also talked about the widening of Hwy. 100 and not knowing how this will affect this piece of property. Jon Brakke, Lindberg Pierce, was the representative for KQRS, Inc. He presented a site sketch to the commission which showed the existing building and the requested additional space and parking. Commissioner Groger asked if the addition could go on the west end of the existing building. Mr. Brakke commented that this would create a hardship for handicapped parking and some parking would have to be eliminated and the remaining parking moved to the front of the building. Mark Grimes commented that the driveway is very narrow and afire lane needs to be maintained. Commissioner Johnson asked if the need for additional space was due to acquisi- tion or if KQRS outgrew their space. Mr. Brakke commented that KQRS acquired an acquisition and is in need of more space because of this growth. Commissioner. Groger asked about the signage in the front of the building. Mr. Brakke commented that the sign would probably be removed because of the two dif- ferent kinds of radio stations housed on the property. Although, Mr. Brakke did say it is possible that the "mother" company may want their name on the sign. Chair McAleese opened the informal public hearing. Scott Fergen, 5537 Lindsay, is concerned about the additional parking in the rear because this would take out many trees, create more noise and lower the market value of his home. He also wanted to comment that he did not receive a notice to the BZA meeting when the applicant appeared before the Board and what could be done. Staff reviewed the procedure in sending out hearing notices and that all neighbors bordering the property should have received a notice. Staff will review the BZA application to note if his name appears in the file. Commissioner Pentel asked Mr. Fergen if he had any screening between his prop- erty and the parking lot. Mr. Fergen commented that there were five small trees. Commissioner Pentel talked about the wide cable lines that runs about 12 feet above the ground. Mr. Brakke commented that those lines are the life lines to the transmitting towers. ~~ Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission June 13, 1994 Page Four Chair McAleese closed the informal public hearing. Commissioner Groger commented that he is troubled by the decision of the BZA to allow an expansion so close to a bordering residential area and with the likely expansion of Hwy. 100 which would then make the front non-conforming. Commissioner Pentel is also concerned about the properties to the north and expansion of Hwy. 100. She also talked about the amount of landscaping proposed to the east and south and the lack of it to-the north. Commissioner Johnson talked about KQRS being a good neighbor and their hardship situation for expansion and this area having various mixed uses. Chair McAleese commented about not being sure about the rezoning of a partial piece of, property. Commissioner Prazak also commented about the rezoning and creation of a L-shaped piece of property. Commissioner Groger's feeling is that there is no gain by rezoning just one piece of the southern property. The commission and staff at this point spent several minutes discussing Open Develop- ment and should all the land to the south be rezoned to Radio and TV. Mark Grimes talked about the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map and should it be reviewed to change the use of the property to the south. Commissioner Johnson requested to have these two items tabled to the next regu- lar meeting of the Planning Commission. Staff will review the history of the KQRS property and bring back to the commission an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map.. MOVED by Johnson, seconded by Prazak and motion carried unanimously to continue the KQRS rezoning and preliminary plat to the meeting of June 27th and take under consideration an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map to the agenda. VI. Reports on Meetin s of the Housin and Redevelopment Authority, Cit Council and Board of Zonin Appeals Commissioner Prazak and Mark ,Grimes talked about the HRA Special Meetings they had attended. VII. Other Business Beth Knoblauch handed out brainstorming materials. The commission and staff talked about the Schaper Property and using it for ball fields. VIII. Adjournment Chair McAleese adjourned the meeting at 9:15 PM. ~~` :..;`Jean Lewis, Secretary ~~