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pc-minutes-jun-08-20
REGULARMEETINGMINUTES ThismeetingwasheldviaWebexinaccordancewiththelocalemergencydeclarationmadeby theCityunderMinn.Stat.§12.37.Inaccordancewiththatdeclaration,beginningonMarch16, 2020,allPlanningCommissionmeetingsheldduringtheemergencywereconducted electronically.TheCityusedWebextoconductthismeetingandmembersofthepublicwere abletomonitorthemeetingsbywatchingitonComcastcablechannel16,bystreamingiton CCXmedia.org,orbydialingintothepubliccallͲinline.Thepublicwasabletoparticipateinthis meetingduringpubliccommentsections,bydialingthepubliccallͲinline. 1. CalltoOrder Themeetingwascalledtoorderat7:00byChairBlum. RollCall Commissionerspresent:RichBaker,RonBlum,AdamBrookins,AndyJohnson,LaurenPockl,Ryan Sadeghi,ChuckSegelbaum, Commissionersabsent:None Staffpresent: JasonZimmerman–PlanningManager,MylesCampbell–Planner CouncilLiaisonpresent:GillianRosenquist Priortoamotion,ChairBlum,askediftherewouldbeadiscussionontheZoningCodeText Amendmentorifthegroupwouldgorighttoamotionafterthehearing.CommissionerBakersaid he’dlikeadiscussionandnotedtheagendadidn’texplicitlystatearecommendationwasrequiredat theendofthismeeting.CommissionerSegelbaumaskedstaffforclarificationontheneedfora recommendation.JasonZimmerman,PlanningManager,statedthatarecommendationtodayis assumedasthat’stypicalafterahearing.Zimmermanaddedthatafterthehearing,theitemmaybe tabledbeforethevoteandtheCommissionerswouldbeabletovoteatthenextmeeting. 2. ApprovalofAgenda ChairBlumaskedforamotiontoapprovetheagenda. MOTIONmadebyCommissionerBaker,secondedbyCommissionerSadeghitoapprovetheagenda ofJune8,2020,assubmitted.Staffcalledarollcallvoteandthemotioncarriedunanimously. 3. ApprovalofMinutes ChairBlumaskedforamotiontoapprovetheminutesfromMay27,2020. MOTIONmadebyCommissionerPockl,secondedbyCommissionerBrookinstoapprovetheMay 27,2020meetingminutes.Staffcalledarollcallvoteandthemotioncarriedunanimously. 4. InformalPublicHearing–ZoningCodeTextAmendment June8,2020–7pm CityofGoldenValley PlanningCommissionRegularMeeting June8,2020–7pm 2 Applicant:CityofGoldenValley Purpose:ProposedAdjustmentstoNarrowLotRegulations JasonZimmerman,PlanningManager,gaveapresentationonthisitem’shistoryandbackground fromNovember2017whentheinitialdiscussiontookplacethroughMay2020whenthePlanning Commissionreviewedanddiscussedthestaff’sdraftofchanges.HereviewedtheCityCouncil’s request,locationswheretheselotsexist,andallthemeetingsheldtoaddressthisconcern. Zimmermandisplayedthelistofnineitemsforcodeamendmentsandstaffrecommends1Ͳ8have changesand9staysasis: 1. Sideyardsetbacks 2. Garagestallrequirements 3. Slopeof“tent”portionofbuildingenvelope 4. Sidewallheightatsidesetbackline 5. Secondstorydormers 6. Sidewallarticulation 7. Secondaryfrontyardsetbacks 8. Lotcoverage 9. Amountofimpervioussurfaces(tostayasis) Zimmermanexpandedoneachitemthroughoutthepresentationandrespondedtoquestionsas Commissionersposedthem. ZimmermanmovedontoreviewthepubliccommentsthatCitystaffreceivedregardingthenarrow lottopic.54totalcommentswerereceivedviatheGoldenValleywebsiteoremailtoPlanningstaff. 10ofthosecommentswerefromfolkslivingonanarrowlot,8addressestotalasmorethanone personatanaddressmadecomment.44commentswerefrompeoplenotonanarrowlotandthe commentersweremostlyfromtheNorthTyrolarea.Noneofthecommenteraddresseswere immediatelyadjacenttoblockswithnarrowlots.Mostcommenterswerewithinablockortwobut somewereoveramileandahalfaway. Thetop5commentthemeswereasfollows: 1. Don’treducelotsizesorallowmorelotsplits. 2. Domoretorestricthomeconstructiononnarrowlots. 3. Domoretoprotectopen/green/landscaped/naturalareas. 4. Certainproposedchangesaretoorestrictiveorproblematic(singlecargarageprovision, limitingsecondfloorspace) 5. Changesseemreasonableandhelpprovidehousingdiversity. Inadditiontothesecomments,alocaldesigner/builderthathasofferedperspectivebefore commentedontheirconcernforreducingbuildingenvelopeandimposinggaragerestrictions. CommissionerBakerchimedintoclarifybysayingstaffisnotproposingtightergaragerestrictions butratherlooseningthem.Zimmermanrespondedbysayingthatstaffisnolongerrequiringtwo garagestallseventhoughmostpeoplewantthem.Limitingagaragefaçademayleadtoasingle stallgarageforsomelots.CommissionerSegelbaumaskedifingeneral,thesenewregulationsare morerestrictiveforbuildsthancurrentlyexist.Zimmermanrespondedthat’saccurateexceptfor dormerspace,howeverthat’sinresponsetobeingmorerestrictiveinotherareas. CityofGoldenValley PlanningCommissionRegularMeeting June8,2020–7pm 3 ChairBlumopenedthepublichearingat7:42pm,thereweretwocallersinthequeueatthetime ofopening. PublicComments: RuthParadise,8515DuluthStreet,saiddesignersmayhavementionedatrendofmore bedrooms,butinherneighborhood,thereareafewhouseswithonepersonlivingthere. Somehavesaidtheywantedasmallerhousebutcouldn’tfindone.Ms.Paradisestatedthis couldbeanopportunityforsmallersingleͲfamilyhomes. CathyWaldhauser3220OrchardAveN,statedthatthePlanningCommissioncompromises arespoton,theywillsolvemostconcernsabouthomesbeingtoolargefornarrowlots. Waldhauserstatedthatshehopesdevelopmentcanoccurinotherpartsofthecitywiththis compromise.She’dliketoseeclustersofsmallerhomesonsmallerlotsinthecity,she understandsthisisn’tthegoalnowbutmaybeGoldenValleycanheadinthatdirection. CommissionerBakerstatedhe’sbecomingconvincedthatthedormersize/informationwithonly detailsfromdesignersandbuildersisn’tsufficientandwouldlikeinputfromotherswhoare thinkingaheadtothefutureofconstructionandwhoarefocusedonhousingequityand affordability.CommissionerSegelbaumrespondedhebelievestheCommissionhasbeencareful nottoweightooheavilyanyoneopinion,buttolookatthecollective. Theconversationmovedintolotsthataremarketableandbuildable. MaryͲJanePappas,20ArdmoreDrive,statedwhenthinkingaboutthefuture,weallneed tobemoremindfulofhowmuchrawmaterialisbeingused.Wealsoneedtobemore economicwhenconsideringbuildingahomeandleavinggreenspacewhenpossible. Pappasagreeswithtwobathroomsandtwogaragestallsbecauseitcreatesresalevaluebut economicvalueneedstobeconsidered.Manypeopleprefersmallerhomesasitcutsdown oncostsandmaintenance. CommissionerBrookinsstatedthegroupshouldn’trequireminimumormaxgaragesize.Hewould feelmorecomfortablenothavingthatrequirementatallashefeelsthathecan’tjustifyit. Theconversationcontinuedregardingthetopicslistedbystaff,pastconversations,publicinput, andtheideaofconsideringbuildingforprojecteddemandinsteadofwhat’sdesirabletoday.A numberofCommissionersstatedtheyconsideredpublicinputandweretroubledthatsome residentsdidn’tfeeltheirinputwasactuallyconsidered. Bakerrequesteddiscussionondormerdimensionsandstatedhewouldnotsupporta recommendationtoday.Blumthensuggestedthegroupgothrougheachofthe9itemsandasses thegroup’sagreement.Segelbaumpointedoutthateachitemisdependentonanothersoifone changesthentheotherswilltoo.Brookinsstatedthegroupshouldcometoadecisionotherwise theconversationmaycontinueforafewmoremonths. CityofGoldenValley PlanningCommissionRegularMeeting June8,2020–7pm 4 MaryͲJanePappas,20ArdmoreDrive,commentedonBaker’sstatementaboutneedinga modeltoseewhattheshadingiswithdormers.Shesuggestedlookingatanarchitect’s plansandusingthatasaguideforminimumrequirements. CommissionerSadeghistatedthathehasaccesstoaprogramthathasasunsettingandthat creatingamodelandutilizingthesunshadesettingwouldbeeasy. TheCommissionmovedonwithstafftoreviewallthelisteditemsandrestateCommissioners previousopinionsoneach;discussionfollowed. ChairBlumclosedthepublichearingat8:44pm Commissionersenteredintoaconversationregardingthegaragestallrequirementsand transitionedintoaconversationaboutdormers.Bakerwantedtoknowtheshadowingeffectbased ondormersatdifferentpercentages.CommissionerPocklaskediftheregulationspresentedare similartothoseapreviousbuildersuggested.Staffclarifiedthatthedormerregulationswere stricterthanthebuilderoriginallystatedthey’dliketosee.Thesedormerregulationsareto addresssecondfloorusabilitybutnotto“giveback”spaceandmimicafullsecondfloor.Brookins statedhelikesthedormerpercentageseveniftheyseemabittoostricttohim.Basedon questions,staffclarifiedgableandsheddormers. Thediscussiontransitionedintospecificpercentages,measurements,andthedesiretosee modelingtounderstandproximityandshading. MOTIONmadebyCommissionerBakerandsecondedbyCommissionerJohnsontotabletheitem totheJune22,2020meetingwithstaffprovidingmoreinformationondormers. Stafftookarollcallvoteanditpassed5Ͳ2. Aye:Baker,Blum,Johnson,Pockl,Segelbaum Nay:Brookins,Sadeghi Televisedportionofthemeetingconcludedat9:46pm 5. CouncilLiaisonReport CouncilMemberRosenquistupdatedtheCommissionontheCityCouncilmeetingwherethe Schuller’srezoningwasdiscussed.Theapplicantwithdrewpriortothestaffpresentationandwillwork tofindacompromisesolutionbeforethesummerof2021.Shealsomentionedtherecent Council/ManagermeetingandthefactthattheCitywillmoveforwardwithhiringanEquity,Inclusion, andVolunteerManager.ChairBlumaskedaquestionaboutcomposting. 6. ReportsonMeetingsoftheHousingandRedevelopmentAuthority,CityCouncil,BoardofZoning Appeals,andothermeetings CityofGoldenValley PlanningCommissionRegularMeeting June8,2020–7pm 5 PlanningManagerZimmermanconfirmedthatCommissionerBrookinswouldbethePlanning CommissionrepresentativeatthenextBoardofZoningAppealsmeeting. 7. OtherBusiness None. 8. Adjournment MOTIONmadebyCommissionerPockl,secondedbyCommissionerBakerandthemotioncarried unanimouslytoadjournthemeetingat9:58PM. ________________________________ AdamBrookins,Secretary ________________________________ AmieKolesar,PlanningAssistant