06-26-06 PC Minutes
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Regular Meeting of the
Golden Valley Planning Commission
June 26, 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,
June 26, 2006. Chair Keysser called the meeting to order at 7 pm.
Those present were Planning Commissioners Cera, Eck, Keysser, Kluchka, McCarty and
Waldhauser. Also present was Director of Planning and Development Mark Grimes and
Administrative Assistant Lisa Wittman. Commissioner Schmidgall was absent.
1. Approval of Minutes
June 12, 2006 Planning Commission Meeting
WaJdhauser referred to page 7 and stated that she did not attend the May 16, 2006 City
Council meeting, she had a question about an ordinance that was approved at that
meeting.
McCarty referred to paragraph 4 on page 5 and asked that it be clarified to read that he
thought the rain garden requirement should not be applicable unless a house is built on
the lot.
2. Continued Consideration - CUP No. 113 - Dick & Rick's Auto Upholstery-
6100 Olson Memorial Highway
Applicant: Rick Zirbes - Dick & Rick's Auto Upholstery
Address: 6100 Olson Memorial Highway
Purpose: To allow the applicant to operate an auto upholstery business in an
existing building located in the Industrial Zoning District.
Grimes reminded the Planning Commission that at their last meeting they held a public
hearing for this same applicant. At that time their proposal included the creation of a new
overhead door and parking area on the east side of the property. He stated that the
concern was not so much the use; it was more of a concern about altering the exterior of
the building which would have required the applicant to upgrade the parking lot and meet
water quality requirements.
Grimes explained that this new proposal is using one of the existing loading doors and
that the auto upholstery space will be moved slightly, but will still be 6,500 square feet in
size.
Grimes stated that the Deputy Fire Marshal has written a new staff report because some
of his requirements changed due to the fact that there will not be a new overhead door
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June 26, 2006
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. and a new driveway. He added that this property has plenty of parking and that staff is
recommending approval of this revised proposal.
McCarty asked if signage is going to be an issue and if new signage would be considered
"altering the building", therefore requiring that the water quality requirements be met.
Grimes said that their signage will have to meet the requirements of the sign ordinance
for the Industrial zoning district but that new signage would not be considered an
alteration to the exterior of the building.
Keysser asked Grimes if the building is current with the regulations in the sign ordinance.
Grimes said he didn't know because the sign ordinance is not part of the zoning code.
Eck stated that this new plan looks good.
MOVED by Waldhauser, seconded by Cera and motion carried unanimously to
recommend approval of the requested Conditional Use Permit for Dick & Rick's Auto
Upholstery located at 6100 Olson Memorial Highway with the following conditions:
1. The site plan prepared by Perry Bolin Architecture for the Tenant Improvements for
Auto Upholstery (undated) shall become a part of the plan.
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2. All signage shall meet the requirements of the City sign code for the Industrial zoning
district.
3. If there is an outside dumpster, it must be screened from view and be constructed of
material compatible with the building as determined by the Building Official
4. If there is a complaint regarding noise from the operation, the applicant will keep the
overhead door closed except when bringing vehicles into the building.
5. The memo from Deputy Fire Marshal Ed Anderson dated June 26,2006, is attached
and his recommendations shall become a part of this approval.
6. All other applicable state, local and federal requirements shall be met.
7. Failure to comply with one or more of the above conditions shall be grounds for
revocation of the CUP.
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3. Reports on Meetings of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority, City
Council, Board of Zoning Appeals and other Meetings
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No reports from other meetings were given.
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4.
Other Business
The Commissioners discussed a flier that Keysser received from the SEIU Local 26 Union
regarding the future Colonnade development. Grimes stated that the Colonnade has not
yet submitted their proposal.
Grimes told the Commissioners that a consultant will be giving an AUAR presentation to
the City Council on July 5 and invited them to attend.
Keysser told the Commissioners that they will be having a joint meeting with the City
Council on July 17, 2006 to discuss infill and subdivisions.
Keysser told the Commissioners that they will be having a joint meeting with the
Environmental Commission before their regular meeting on July 24, 2006 to discuss the
proposed new lighting ordinance.
Kluchka asked about the area east of the Metropolitan. Grimes explained that there are
currently no proposals for that area but that MnDOT owns the property and they would
have to go through the City in order to sell it to a developer.
McCarty asked about the southeast corner of Highway 55 and Winnetka. Grimes stated
that most of those properties are owned by one developer. He stated that the developer
has been told by the City Council that when they own all of the properties they can then
come forward with a proposal for that area.
Keysser asked about the Golden Valley Shopping Center. Grimes stated that they are
going forward with the redevelopment of the former B. Dalton bookstore.
5. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 7:45