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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Commission Minutes 06-01-2016Approved Minutes City of Plymouth Planning Commission Meeting June 1, 2016 MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair James Davis, Commissioners Marc Anderson, Gary Goldetsky, Jim Kovach and Donovan Saba MEMBERS ABSENT: Commissioners Julie Witt and David Witte STAFF PRESENT: Senior Planner Shawn Drill, Senior Planner Marie Darling OTHERS PRESENT: Council Member Ned Carroll 1. CALL TO ORDER - 7:00 P.M. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. PUBLIC FORUM 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION by Commissioner Goldetsky, seconded by Commissioner Anderson, to approve the June 1, 2016 Planning Commission Agenda. Vote. 5 Ayes. MOTION approved. 5. CONSENT AGENDA A. APPROVAL OF THE MAY 18, 2016 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES MOTION by Commissioner Anderson, seconded by Commissioner Kovach, to approve the consent agenda. Vote. 6 Ayes. MOTION approved. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. ERIN DAUGHERTY. (2016032) Chair Davis introduced the request by Erin Daugherty for a conditional use permit and variance to allow a new home to be constructed at 2860 Evergreen Lane. Senior Planner Darling gave an overview of the staff report. Commissioner Goldetsky stated that it seems reasonable to require a 50 -foot setback and asked if a house could be built on the lot that would not require a variance. Planning Commission Minutes June 1, 2016 Page 2 Senior Planner Darling replied that the applicant could construct a home on the lot that would meet the 50-foot setback. She explained that additional fill would be needed to allow for that setback to be met. Commissioner Goldetsky asked for additional clarification on the hardship. Senior Planner Darling replied that this lot is low and therefore fill would need to be brought into the site. She noted that as proposed, 116 cubic yards of fill would be needed but if the additional setback is provided, 165 cubic yards of fill would be needed. Commissioner Goldetsky stated that it seems that before there were planning commissions the homes were placed closer to the water and did not follow a setback. He asked for more information from a planning point of view in terms of a reduced setback and aesthetics. Senior Planner Darling stated that staff did take the existing conditions into account when reviewing the application. She displayed an aerial photograph noting that the new home would be two feet further back from the shoreline than the existing home and would be consistent with the neighboring homes []][JHJlilNJ Commissioner Anderson asked for additional clarification on the slope of the driveway. Senior Planner Darling replied that she believed that slope would extend all the way out to Evergreen Lane and noted that the applicant can provide further detail. Commissioner Anderson stated that he does not consider additional fill to be a hardship but noted that if the home were moved closer to the roadway, that could increase the slope of the driveway to an incline that would not be preferred. He stated that the slope in the driveway would have more of an impact in his opinion than the soil required for fill. Chair Davis asked ifthere is anything planned for the shoreline. Senior Planner Darling noted that some general grading would be done and a pipe would be installed to direct the drainage east to west. Chair Davis asked why flood storage would be required on the property. Senior Planner Darling replied that flood storage is an area where water can accumulate during high water events and that the same amount of flood storage provided before the project would need to be provided after completion of the project. She confirmed that some areas on the IES lliD..J\fillJIS DIBillMIJJ ITiill1EHIIIIJI-IHJilJilillHI DIIIGimMI[J I-IIIIJ]Il}lI1-0ITTCT[J rnilEDilIIHJ to the areas that would be filled. Chair Davis introduced Erin Daugherty, the applicant, who stated that there was a lot of engineering required for this project, noting that the engineers recommended this location because of the water systems and watershed requirements. He noted that when dirt is brought onto the site Approved Planning Commission Minutes June 1, 2016 Page 3 you need to take fill out from another area to create a balance for water storage. He stated that in regard to the slope of the driveway, he believes that is the slope right in front of the garage. Commissioner Anderson stated that based on his calculations, the slope of the driveway would be 4.5 percent from the garage to the roadway, and therefore could be moved closer to the roadway without issue for the slope. Mr. Daugherty stated that he is simply following the recommendation of the engineers. Commissioner Goldetsky asked for additional information on the fill that would be required and specifically what the hardship for the variance would be. Mr. Daugherty stated that if the home were built 50 feet back from the lake, the home would then be set much further back from the other homes, which would block his view as well. Commissioner Goldetsky stated that he is having a hard time understanding the hardship for the vanance. Mr. Daugherty stated that his engineers have stated that the home should be placed in the proposed location in order to make less of an impact on the property. Senior Planner Drill replied that the variance standards have changed and a hardship is not required in the traditional sense but rather is this a reasonable use of the property. Senior Planner Darling provided additional clarification on the setback and alignment of the proposed home. Chair Davis opened the public hearing and closed the public hearing as there was no one present to speak on the item. Commissioner Goldetsky asked if there is precedent in development this close to the water. Senior Planner Darling replied that she is not aware of any of other homes that have been built in the past few years this close to the water but explained that variances are not precedent setting as each would need to establish its own merit. She noted that you can look to the home to the north to see a home the same distance from the water and the home to the east is even closer to the water. Commissioner Anderson stated that his biggest issue is the 19 foot setback to the lake, noting that the average is 34 feet and therefore he did not see a problem with the applicant moving the home back further. He recommended that the applicant bring his engineer to the City Council meeting to provide more concrete evidence to justify the request. Commissioner Goldetsky stated that he will oppose this request because although hardship is not a requirement, the idea of a minimum is. He stated that this seems to be moving in the wrong direction as the idea in modern times is to move further away from the lake. ApprovedPlanning Commission Minutes June 1, 2016 Page 4 MOTION by Commissioner Anderson, seconded by Commissioner Goldetsky, to recommend denial of the request by Erin Daugherty for a conditional use permit and variance to allow a new home to be constructed at 2860 Evergreen Lane. Vote. 4 Ayes, 1 Nay (Saba voting nay). MOTION to deny approved. 7.NEW BUSINESS 8.ADJOURNMENT MOTION by Chair Davis, with no objection, to adjourn the meeting at 7:40 P.M.