HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Commission Minutes 02-24-1982PLANNINC COMMISSION MINOTES,
CITY OF FILYHWTH
FEMARY ?4t 1982
A regular meeting of the Plymouth planning Ce anis lure wa3
0alled to order lit the PjymotAth. C-ty Center at ' .byChairwomanvasillou.
VXRS PRESMTZ Chairwomanas lioo Coit ss3 ers
Wire, Magnus, Stulberg, Plufka, dnd
Puba COamxssz ner Stelgerwald rrive
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STAFF PRESENTi cof,-Imurvity Development Director
Blair Tremere.
Community Development Coordinator
Sara Moconn
Planning Secretary Grace Wineman
APPROVAL q TE
POTION by CIssioner pauba, seconded by Co ss'tne
agaus , to approve the Minutes of February 101- 1982. VeteAyes, 1 01 l X carried.
NEW BUSINESS i
Chair#4o att VaslUou Introduced the, first Item on the agenda;
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RICO ENTERPRISIES
reading of the 18, 1982 Staff Report was walived.
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Mr. Richard Siegel was present to represent the petitioner.
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VARIANCE AND LO
Staff explained the draft Resolutions regarding th ,.3
CONSOLIDATION
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appl at on and the parking _ pian addressed in the staff
report..
Commissioner P.luf a Mated there was evidentIly a concern
that property titles should be kept clear, yet there is a
reed for restrictions relative to the parking deficiency ,onhenorthsite. Staff explained the City Attorney had
revie vh pt n and feels the .anguae in the
recommendation -.411 _ provide the basis for assurances the
City, seeks,
Cor.missioner Pauba commented that they are- not ruling out
possible future agreement,% on shared parking.
Staff stated that as long as the land Is available for extra
puking It can be used, but there should be no assumption
that the excess land will be there In the future ogee the
proposed sake eeeurs. The rmi owner of the south site coulddevelopthatlandwithilrtheextentoftheOrdinance, and
has expressed the intent to not share parking with the -
adjacent site.,
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February 24, 1982
mis$1011er Plufka asked for the num.ber of'
parkingonthesouthPortionOftheparcel. staff stated that482legitimateparkinqspac--s could be ) ded- 'about
PdOeS are now, prodded on the south_ portion this southsite.
Chairwoman V4sillou askod Mr. Siegel If hehad arty questionsor4WIlments. Mr. SI*eg,,:l stated that the staff report was
pre0dred through the efforts of Mrs 8zill, at t ree for thePtitner) the City Attorney and staffs and he would have
nothIng to add to their r eommendati n „
MOTION c mmi once,aha aat.d Commissioner
to bee t NbATINSeotaaawendapprovaloftheparkingPten, Varia,ra e, Lot Consolidation and corid1tions, to be met a setforthnthestaffreportdatedfebrudry16, 1982.
of f4 Ayes. MOTION carried'.
ha.trwo aara Vasillou introduoed the seoond itern ; on the 000 HYRONagenda,- reading of the February 18, staff report was
waived FINAL PLAT
FOR
hdirwoman a *ou Introduceduced fir. on yx{xa .40pre ent inq the
LARRY, SO
petitioner- h stated he had no questions or com° t C 8,1053)
MOTION by Commissioner Wire, seconded by Commissioner Magnus
tO recohimend approval of the Fina, Plat and the oond t lon as
set forth lir the staff report dated February 18, RECONWNDATIONS
Vote 6 Ayes* NOTIOarrled. D -
Mr Myron asked whether it would have been Possible1. 'or this
p coati n to he heard lit combination as a preliminary andrapartappoat,!r n*Staff stated haat this is possible,
but there is the risk of amendment.
omm .ss over Stelgerwdld arrived at 7*.45 PJ411W
a,rr oMara Vasiliou discussed the upcoming meetings and the
advance Information the Commission has directed staff to
obtain for the public hearings. Staff stated tha , the
re%arch on .he NLdrdou a i -e Siting matter i's underway an; that staff has been receiving responses to their inquiriesrantlonwide.to t` added that `rhe h4v% round data for theAdultCorrectionalFacilityis10,19 put to eth rf and thatareportfromtheCityAttor} -L should be ready for the
meeting to he held on March 24,,r *
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Planning, arms, ior,ig4 at
brua 24, 1982
Chairwoman Vasillou, odlled for a reoee.
PUBLX INFORMATION& HEAD
Chairwoman Vasi lou resumed the meeting at 8:00 P.M. and
lr3 roduced the om issioner . explaining their role in
rearia r o wend tion for the City Council; and she
explained the public hearing role for receiving input from
citizens III Plymouth regarding this, ratter. She added there
would be no decisions made this (!veni g, that tai.$ hearinc
is for the public to outline their oonoern about the Adult
Correctional adii t
th ff stated than the City Council has an agenda of action
items, and one of these items is the role of the Hennepin
County Adult Ccereet onal Facility i t the ooc ; :rrjity, and the
Impact It has on the oommunit # today, Staff fu trier stated
that the Council has directed that the Pidnninq Commission
should develop a report to the Council outlining findings
and reoommetidat ions inclijdinq possible amenkme ats to the
Zoning Ordinance.
t ff stated that legal, notice was published in the New
HOPe-Plymouth POST grad the Minnetonka SUN newspapers; and
speaking at last year's hearings, and Hennepin County were
notified of this i.nformjtlonal hearing which as the fust
stage of the information -gathering process.
Chairwoman aril ou Introduced the first speeker)r. David
Crain of 5OZO Forestview Lariel who stated that he is a
member of a citizens group called "CLEAN.", that has herr
formed to Protest a proposed Hd ardous 'ratite facility within
the boundaries of the City of Plymouth.. further stated
that he is not here tonight In that oontext«x but that.
members: have talked about this issue and its impacts on the
City. They are concernedhaat* the function arid' rises of the
Adult Correetional Facility are expanding and'ohan bib in
not re. lie added that those living in the Immediate area of
the facility would be aware of any aDtions talon with
reference to the facility, but that those who live away from
the site would not be as well informed and there should be
COMMUnication,to the City' as a` whole.
Chairwoman Vasillou concurred that the facility's, impact
wilt be City-wide, and she reviewed th16 procedures followedtonotifyinterestedcitizensofthehearing.
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Mr* Bruce Johnson, 0 Shenandoah Lane, stated that he lives
on the southern edge o the "workhouseproperty".He askeJ
tyre °. ty Will tai e ; with r- and to thedOlity:dr-id whether a "grandfather ' lausell will work t,
e lmindte Hentiepirt County from havinq to appear before the
Clay with a41y expansion plans r Ganges In use of thefacility.
Chairwoman Vkisiliou ;stated there is no "GrdradNA her ,ng" that
oQtd xe.ti t the County from appearing before the City dor
approval of any future plans.;
Staff explained that, " rand atheringit describes a
noft-conft-rminq use and that presently the * use is a
conforming Conditional Use. The Zoning Ordinance has a
provision for "publicInstitutions" which Includes this
facility. Staff adOed that the gain builJinq of the
facility WdS established before a Conditional Use Permit was
requiredt but arry major changes would be subject to a
Conditional Use Permit review, and approval by the City,
VlrJohnsen stated his cony.. ras are the same as he
rima ly ave at the Public ear at year reardlnq
the new building at the Adult Correctional Facility. He is
especially concerned about the State sentenQinq quidelines,
and the problems with "pouring" sentenced drunk drivers Into
the facility. He is also Oon ern d abet the appearance o
the facility and the extent o -future expansion. He stated
the ne hboring property owners `'grant to see an adequate
neighborhood alarm system Installed and are ,in ious to see
the Master Pian proposed by Hennepin County.
Chairwoman esi lou commented that the City is to iii these
n'ti4l steps by Naving the inform bona% hearing to receiveinputandinformationfromtheresidentsofPysouth$ and
the CoMission will bo recel.v .ns additionai in ormat'on and
research materials from staff so they may formulate
recommendations to send to the City Council for their
xi.
Ellen Olsen 1500" Heston Lane, stag she is in c nmpl to
agreement with all of the statements mads: by Mr. Johnson and
has the same concerns.
Mr. Greg B hner , 845 Rarchview Lane, In uir d of staff
whether the original building belong "Grandfathered", would
the proposed addition be "Gr&d ather dl# t o
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Cai wOmarf Vdslliou commented that she had read about the
increased numbers of A;drivers being s n enced to the
workhouse and as d what problems this presents thefacility.
Mr. Fire stated that In regard to the DW1 #s, they are
separated from the residents with lungernten s-` he
explained that little or Sao backgr and o shistori areQ.ivea on theses people, so it Is necessary to keep them
separated from the tear residents. This is'd Prevent
a liability si ua ion grid creates two distinct populations
within the facillty. fie stated there, is a rat id of one
Off leer/guard to 25 people required Vt r-%, r sonersare notintheircells,
Chairwoman Vasillou stated site has read State Senator
amstad's hilt on sentencing and, media re, its urj the i t
influx, Of ogle with regard to the ma datu y sentencingwhichwouldilltitac * i i y . .the reltereted themputarn; of keeping the communications open about the time
schedule of plans for the facility. She explained that theOMisiOttandCun»il WIR have the benefit the,
tt rry y *s 'report and -other infor at ion to be received from
City s dff, but than at this time,, it is hard to predict anyspecificactionthat, the City, ,ay take on this matter.,
Mrs Sig Pies stated that the existing Zoning Ordinance will
make it !MPO-Ssible for the Covnty to ,spr* ing anything on
4aybndy", and they fully xpe-4!t to go through all the
eoc s as required by the City Of Plym uth oil future p`-dnsforthedility*
h4irv0mdf1 Vasiiiuu 'stated the ,Ommis ion ' will be `holdinu
study sessions t,> fOrmulate theirrecommendations,. and i
the: r r commend ,t loos are to enact new 1 gislat ion, arsamendatorypublichearingwillb ' held followinapublisheddC
notloes.
Mr. Greg. Buhttert asked if there wii x be a pubis nuti
future, meetings on this. Staff suggested that neighbors
and interested czwtizens call the city periodioally to check
Oil meeting schedules and agendas.
h irwo-mars Vasi.11ou closed the Public Informotional Hearingat6-*55 P.M.
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OTHER ,iNESS
Staff advised the Cemm.is jnn that recent permit applications
indicate they need to study it, detail standards for , the
a provaLS, to install and erect "dish" satellite receivers,
antennas, gad towers. Staff stated these have beer, handled
as "accessory uses#t where qground, installation was involved.
Staff advised that Food' Engineering Corporation, who has
made such a request, has been advised by a technical
euhsuitant that their proposed 15 -ft. diameter "dish"cannot
be screened, and cannot be located on the around* They seekpermissionforarootins-d1lation.
Commissioner Steigerwald stated that sereetlinq for ruettc;p
commullicatlolls equipment Is being installed en newbuildings, and e questioned ;the basis for the consultant's
advice"
Commissioner Fauna stated the City should review such
proposals carefully, and consideration should be given to
sp e,if'ie guidelines.
Staff advised they will get more information and research on
these .irlst4lldtions as it is technology that is here to stayandthrewillhemorerequestsfarthesotypesof
instalL tions. Staff added that they do not feet that
aPprovit g FoodEngineeritig Corporation's application will
set ani. undue precedence, but it is .important for the Citytohavewell' -thought out standards,for these installations.
Commis,sloner Ware stated that even in residential
neighborhoods,, there are substant i a.i antenna systems on
homes and these may be more rf a hazard than dishes or
antennas which would he installed in a business. district.
Commissioner Stele weld stated that there should he su.ftne
conditions set for tete Installation and screening of this
equipment.
Commissioner Wire commented that the City has not prohibited
wind towers and s -wort' gave antennas<A and Chairwoman V siiiou.
stated that prohibition is riot` the ;answer, but that controls
are desirable and necessary for the type of equipment 4nd
Installation as proposed by Food Engineering.
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PLANKINC COMMISSION RECOMWNDATIONS FE13RUARY 243r 1982
TPROVING PARKING PLAN AND VARIANCE R D10 ENTERPRISES,. INCORP RAR AT 1645 irollfjTyROAD18 (TRACT A REGIST Dr t TI SURVEY 942) (A-475)
iviEREA , D!CQ Enterpri.s , i -,orporat d has requested approval of a " a -P- Park!
Plane and a variance from the City OrdIn nce parkinq requirements for the site at
1605 County Road 113 North, also deseribed ' as Tract A Realstered Land Survey No, 94? -
and,.
WHEREAS, this site contains 14.9 acres and twot bul ldIngs, a f ree-standinq, Fite
structure of 4,400 vj. ft.t and the north portion of an industri,,l bulildin ,
approxllmat li 273,144 sq ftp of which are on this tract4, and,
WICREAS, the petitioner has submitted a pian dated rebru ry 5, 1982$ representing the,
existing ciia erasions of the sitet, the existing dimensions of the, striacPtfire$ on the
site) and the amount of parking spaces which could he provided on thesite within the
parkins standards of the City of Plymouth Zoning Ordinance and within the consLraints
of existing easements on the 'site. and,
WHEREAS, the City has determined that the minlmt io number of parking spaces required
by the Plymouth Zoninq Ordinance for the actual occupancies and uses o the buildings
at this time is 31R, and that, the 'number of pa king seas that couldbe provided on
this site per the submitted plan is 7-941 and,
14ERAS, the petitioner seeks to Nell: the oroberty adJacent to the socith (Tracts A
and Tt Registered Lad Survey No. 337) which eonr>lsts of anoroximatelu 103 acres and
which contains vacant land and the balance. of the industrial bta Nino which has an
area h approximately 95,15 sqi'. ft.-, without an encumbrance anon that` land, for
parking spaces which could serve the subject site-
NOWt THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED` BY THE CTT' COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH,
MINNESOTA, that it should and hereby does approve the request. of 01 00 Enterprises,,
Incorporated to approve the Parking plan. dated Februar • 5, 198Z, and to grant 'a
variance from the Ordinance minimum parking standards lased on theactual
occupancies, which require a potential spaces versus the 794 spaces which the
Plan demonstrates are possible, in consideration of the follq inq
The, use of the mein industrial building was designed for and is used
for the storage and fabrication of steel and steel products re uirinq
significant amounts of open space with -in the buildinq to accom iodate
overhead oranes,. vehicles,; and other heavy equipment;
PLANNIM. O N RECOMMENDATIONS FUMARY -t 198,21
ESTABLISHING C014DITIONS TO BE MET RELATIVE TO APPROVAL OF PARKING PLAN Atli) V Rj,,AmCrPPBVI- AN 1 T N'' ' Ar Ota PRI R A E T PRISES TWORPORATED (A-475)
WHEREASi the CitY 'ouncll has approved the rust of DICO FnterprjsF_,s,, Incorporated for t r 'v l of vi Parkinq Plan and Par inq Var°.i anr , and nr the
Consolidation of Platted Property at 1605 County Rued 1A North- and,
WHEREASt the City has prei1ous entered into supplemental r° ents with the
petitioner as, Gr uman Steel (aka M. B. C. Incorporated)-, and,
WHEREAS* # A has ta, in slv ro Site an .end Land 1vtsinh rahsaall. atla n
a prowl for the t.lti ner oder R"esolutlnn No. _4-114 and Resolution No,, 74,-720-
and,
al In ants and land consolidations directed by those Resolutions have not
hien realized: anal,
1: tpetitioner seeks to s 11 and tonvey, a portion of than Droner}ty which
includes the south portion of the main in arstri' al bui ldinaxcher bythe ownership,and,
use Of the south r°tion the uildi r an rebated r rtv wouldDallydistinctandseparatefromthannorthportion- and,
WREAS, the Clty finals that It is desirable and 1n the aublic, interest to amend the
ter evi3OUs sU lab ental aqreements h twe n the City and the petltzoner; sand,,
WHERFAS, dWlcahle State and City Codes require certain a r emnts and easements, both public and private, In circumstances such as these proposed where there would be,
separate and Gistinct ownerships and uses,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY K WE'D BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY or PLYMOUTH,
NINNESOTAt that it should and herehv does lre l the follo€ vl.nq conditions to he ane
In consideration of the aforementioned approvals. s.
1> There shall be filed as a NoticeRecord qal-ist the Title of the property
known as llr lpt A ReotsteredLandSurvey No. 4 memorial ofthevara,-Ani
a pro a l in anneL and or ro al try the, City Attornely,,