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03-27-06 PC Minutes e Regular Meeting of the Golden Valley Planning Commission March 27, 2006 A regular meeting of the Planning Commission was held at the Golden Valley City Hall, Council Chambers, 7800 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, Minnesota, on Monday, March 27, 2006. Chair Keysser called the meeting to order at 7 pm. Those present were Planning Commissioners Cera, Eck, Keysser, Kluchka, Schmidgall and Waldhauser. Also present was Director of Planning and Development, Mark Grimes and Administrative Assistant, Lisa Wittman. I. Approval of minutes February 27,2006 Planning Commission Meeting MOVED by Schmidgall, seconded by Eck and motion carried unanimously to approve the February 27,2006 minutes as submitted. II. Discussion about creating a Mixed Use land Use Category for the General land Use Chapter of the Comprehensive Plan e Grimes explained that a developer has a purchase agreement for the former Olympic Printing property and has asked the City Council to amend the Comprehensive Plan Map to allow for a Mixed Use land use category. He stated that the developer has talked about developing a site that would have 85 condominium units, 10,000 square feet of retail space and 200,000 square feet of office space. Grimes stated that currently the property is designated Light Industrial on the Land Use Plan Map and that it is the City Attorney's opinion that prior to accepting a PUD or Rezoning application from the developer the City needs to create a Mixed Use category and designate the area for mixed uses. Keysser stated that the 1-394 Corridor study has proposed a mixed use zoning district. Grimes stated that the 1-394 Corridor consultants have started writing an ordinance fora mixed use zoning district. Eck said it is interesting to him that Golden Valley doesn't have a mixed use category. Grimes said that Golden Valley has typically used the PUD process for mixed use developments. e Keysser said he thinks adding a mixed use category to the Land Use Plan is a great idea and he would like to do it in conjunction with the 1-394 Corridor Study. Grimes added that traffic will also be looked at as a part of this proposal and as a part of the Corridor Study. Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission March 27, 2006 Page 2 . Keysser asked Grimes what the next step is. Grimes said he would write up a mixed use land use category for review by the Planning Commission. Cera asked about the timing of the traffic studies and development at the former Olympic Printing site and the Colonnade. Grimes stated that it will probably be a couple of weeks until there is an updated traffic study for a full development scenario at the Olympic Printing site and the Colonnade. He added that the Council also is deciding what level of traffic will be acceptable. Waldhauser said she thinks the language in the new mixed use land use category should be specific about what the city expects to get from these mixed use developments. Grimes said he would work on some proposed language that would try to create balance for traffic, economics and the existing neighborhoods. Kluchka asked about the developer's timeline and how drafting this new mixed use category would affect it. Grimes stated that the developer realizes that the whole process could be several months. Keysser asked if creating a new mixed use land use category would tie into the 2008 Comprehensive Plan revisions. He also wanted to know how it ties into the 1-394 Corridor study. He suggested having a joint meeting with the City Council. . Waldhauser stated that examples from other cities would be helpful. Kluchka asked what document this language would go into. Grimes explained that it will be part of the Land Use category in the Comprehensive Plan. Kluchka stated that he would be interested in having a bonus for developers if they invest in things such as public art. Grimes stated that the Zoning Code could address issues like that. III. Reports on meetings of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority, City Council, Board of Zoning Appeals and other meetings Schmidgall stated that he attended the March 6 City Council meeting where they approved the Final Plan of Development for the Golden Valley Shopping Center. IV. Other business Waldhauser referred to an article she saw in the SunPost regarding Inflow and Infiltration and asked if that is something the Planning Commission should be looking at. Grimes stated that it will be a major part of the Comprehensive Plan. e V. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 8 pm.