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06-12-00 PC Minutes . - . e . Regular Meeting of the Golden Valley Planning Commission June 12,2000 A regular meeting of the Golden Valley Planning Commission was held at the Golden Valley City Hall, Council Chambers, 7800 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, Minnesota on Monday, June 12,2000. Chair Pentel called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. Those present were: Chair Pentel, Commissioners Eck, Groger, Rasmussen, McAleese, and Hoffman; absent was Shaffer. Also present were City Planer Dan Olson, Planning Assistant Mary Dold, and Recording Secretary Heidi Reinke. I. Approval of Minutes - May 22, 2000 Groger noted that Rick Anderson's address is incorrect on page 2. The correct address is 17800 19th Avenue North-Plymouth. Another correction should be made on page 7 in the top paragraph. The statement reads, "The subject property is entirely surrounded by single-family homes." The statement should be corrected as follows: "The subject property has single-family homes on three sides." On page 9 in the first paragraph, the statement should be corrected to read, "He suggested that a decrease in the amount of the front setback to 25 or 30 feet may be looked at." The final correction is on page 9. The statement regarding the sidewalk committee should be corrected as follows: "The Committee talked about a proposed sidewalk along Douglas Drive, south of Duluth Street. The proposed sidewalk could stretch all the way to Highway 55, where a trail begins." Eck noted an error on page 9. The statement should read as follows: "The objective is to get traffic off of Laurel Avenue prior to Winnetka Avenue." MOVED by Eck, seconded by Hoffman, and motion carried unanimously to approve the May 22, 2000 minutes with the above corrections. II. Informal Public Hearing - Minor SubdivisionILot Consolidation Applicant: James A. Yarosh Address: Lots 6, 7, and 8, Block 1, Sirny Addition (Also known as 20, 40, and 60 Garden Park, Golden Valley, Minnesota) Purpose: To subdivide the middle lot (Lot 7) into two halves with Lots 6 and 8 each obtaining one of the halves. Planning Assistant Mary Dold stated the request by James Yarosh to subdivide the middle lot (Lot 7) into two halves with Lots 6 and 8 each obtaining one of the halves. She commented that there are eight lots in this development, three on Ridgeway Road and five lots around the Garden Park cul-de-sac. Dold noted six of these lots have been constructed on and two are still vacant. Dold said that there are nine points for consideration of a Minor Subdivision, as follows: Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission June 12, 2000 Page 3 acquire the northern half of Lot 7. The Ratner's plan to build a house on the new lot or sell it to a prospective buyer. He showed the preliminary sketch ofthe plan. . Eck questioned the Ratner's motivation for the subdivision. Yarosh responded that there might be a potential buyer for the Ratner's lot and are getting the lot ready for resale. Chair Pentel opened the informal public hearing; seeing and hearing no one, Pentel closed the informal public hearing. McAleese said the proposal meets all the requirements as set out in the City Code for a Minor Subdivision and should be approved. MOVED by Hoffman, seconded by McAleese, and motion carried unanimously to approve the proposal to subdivide the middle lot (Lot 7) into two halves with Lots 6 and 8 each obtaining one of the halves. III. Informal Public Hearing - Minor Subdivision Applicant: Lube- Tech - Address: 9105 Tenth Avenue North, Golden Valley, Minnesota Purpose: Subdivide the existing lot into two lots. Lejuene Investments.is the proposed buyer of the eastern portion of the proposed subdivided lot and Lube-Tech (located at 900-10 Mendelssohn Avenue) is the proposed buyer of the western portion of the proposed subdivided lot. . City Planner Dan Olson stated the request by Lube-Tech to subdivide the existing lot into two lots. Lejuene Investments is the proposed buyer of the eastern portion of the proposed subdivided lot and Lube-Tech (located at 900-10 Mendelssohn Avenue) is the proposed buyer of the western portion of the proposed subdivided lot. He showed the site plan. Olson told the Commission this property is part of the former location of the Vehicle Emission Testing Station. Lube- Tech owns the property directly to the west at 900 Mendelssohn Avenue North. Lube- Tech is working with the owner ofthe former Vehicle Emission Testing Station property to purchase a portion ofthe property. Olson said this requires splitting the Vehicle Emissions property into two lots. The representative from Lube-Tech commented that at the time Lube-Tech proposes a build-out of its existing building on the east side, it would then consolidate the western half ofthe subject property onto the property at 900 Mendelssohn. Olson commented that Lejeune Investments is proposing to purchase the eastern portion of the subject property and would come before the Planning Commission at a later date for a Conditional Use Permit to operate a detailing and minor repair business and the storage of vehicles on the site. e Olson said that the proposal qualifies as a Minor Subdivision in Industrial zoning district. The grading, drainage and erosion control and tree preservation plan would be reviewed for the site. . . e . . . Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission June 12,2000 Page 4 Eck inquired about a fence that is located on the property. Olson responded that the property line is west ofthe semi-trailer pad. He said the applicant could address whose property the semi-trailer pad is located on. Craig Swarthout, applicant, presented the proposal. He commented that Lube-Tech has used a portion of the subject property for their semi-trailer parking for a number of years. They have an agreement with the current property owner to use that area. The fence is located in the middle ofthe property, not at the property line. This is one reason why Lube-Tech has proposed to buy the property. They would like to use the extra area to expand their company. Lube-Tech, at this time, does not have plans to change the configuration of this property. Pentel inquired as to the size of the proposed lot that would be created for Lube-Tech. Swarthout responded that each proposed lot would be approximately three acres in size. McAleese noted that the new property line would go through the pond. He inquired if the pond is a managed pond. He commented that he does not remember an instance where a pond has been divided between two separate owners. He is concerned that it may cause some problems. Olson said the pond is managed. He noted the existing pond would remain as is. Olson said that when Lejeune brought in its CUP for this site, water quality would need to be addressed and Lejeune would be providing additional ponding on its site. McAleese suggested that the owners and the City have an agreement regarding the pond. When new lots are created, an agreement or other mechanism is put in place to meet the requirements. Swarthout noted that it is the understanding of the City Engineer that an agreement needs to be in place. Chair Pentel opened the informal public hearing. Tom Dunn, Welsh Company and representative for Systems Control (owner of9105 lOth Avenue North), stated that a purchase agreement was signed several years ago to sell the western portion of the subject property to Lube-Tech. He noted that Lube-Tech has paid for the property but the sale has not yet taken place. Chair Pentel closed the informal public hearing. Pentel said that the request is straightforward. McAleese agreed that the request is straightforward. He noted the only issue is the shared pond and believes it should not become a concern because of the review process by the City's Engineering Department. MOVED by McAleese, seconded by Hoffman, and motion carried unanimously to recommend to the City Council approval of the request to subdivide the subject property into two lots. IV. Reports on Meetings of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority, City Council, Board of Zoning Appeals, and other Meetings Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission June 12,2000 Page 5 Eck said the issue of redirecting traffic from Pennsylvania Avenue along the frontage road to Winnetka . remains a thorny issue. He noted to qualify for state aid, the corners have to be at 30 mph. The issue wasn't resolved at the Task Force meeting. There will be another meeting on Wednesday night to address the issue. A meeting will be held at Liberty Carton on Tuesday for business owners on Pennsylvania Avenue to talk over the issue. He believed the meeting was at 6:30 P.M. and open to anyone. The Task Force plans to present with the final recommendations to the City Council on July 11. Pentel said that the Traffic Management Plan on 1-394 shows that the intersection at Louisiana still remains below capacity. V. Other Business Pentel said a Commissioner needs to be appointed to the Advisory Board for the former Sheriffs Pistol Range Site. Rasmussen volunteered to serve on the Advisory Board. McAleese volunteered to be the backup to Rasmussen. Hoffman inquired about the notice process for the Meadowbrook Preliminary Plat which is going to the e City Council on July 5. He noted he received a notice but a neighbor did not. Dold said those persons within 500 feet ofthe subject property should have received a hearing notice. Pentel added said this would be a public hearing. Pentel said that the Olympic Printing is going through condemnation. She said staff requested the Commission not to do any planning of the site until the property is acquired. Pentel asked staff if they had heard when Hidden Lakes was proposing to submit an amendment for PUD . 74 (Hidden Lakes project on Sweeney and Twin Lakes). Dold responded that she had heard it may be this fall. Pentel suggested to the new commissioners that they may want to review minutes and/or the videos of the previous hearings when the original PUD application came in for this residential project. VI. Adjournment Chair Pentel adjourned the meeting at 7:45 P.M. . ..