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Home My WebLink About11-19-1998 Planning Commission Meeting Packet CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS 14168 N. 57th Street • Box 2007 Oak Fark Heights, 1 N 55082 • Phone: (612) 439 -4439 FAX 439 -0574 CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA Thursday, November 19, 1998 7:00 P.M. 7:00 I. Call To Order II. Approve October 15, 1998 Minutes (1) 7:05 III. Comprehensive Plan Discussion: Joint City Council/Planning Commission Discussion on Draft Comprehensive Plan (2) 8:30 IV. Old Business: 8:35 V. New Business: 8:40 • VI. Informational/Update: A. Update on Pending Projects Requiring Planning Commission Action 9:00 VII. Adjournment NEXT REGULAR MEETING: December 3, 1998 — 7 P.M., Oak Park Heights City Hall n - I Tree City U.S.A. ENCLOSURE CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, OCTOBER 15, 1998 Call To Order: Chair Hedlund called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Present: Commissioners Dahlquist, Vogt, and Wasescha. Staff Present: City Planner Richards, Community Development Director Danielson, Administrative Assistance Mesko, and Community Development /Recording Secretary Hultman. Agenda Additions: Added to "New Business ": (1) Council Meeting Representation Schedule, (2) American Planning Association Update, and (3) Stillwater Evening Gazette "City Page." Visitors: Richard Keller, 14140 Upper 54` St. N.; Greg Johnson for Carriage Homes Donna Gray, 14812 58` St. N. #3D; Clyde Thiets, 14935 57` St. N. Judith Hanner, 14933 57` St. N. and Chuck Kotval, 14787 Upper 56 St. N. Approve Minutes: Dahlquist, seconded by Vogt, moved to approve the minutes of September 17, 1998. Carried 3 - 0. Wasescha abstained, as she was not present at the September �-� 17, 1998 meeting. Public Hearings: A. Variance Request To Consider A Five (5) Foot Side -Yard Setback For A Garage Addition At 14140 Upper 54` St. N.: Chair Hedlund opened the hearing at 7:03 p.m. Hardship was determined due to inability of applicant's being able to construct garage addition on an other are of the lot, due to the configuration and st of his home. Vogt, seconded by Dahlquist, moved to recommend approval of request for a five - foot side - yard setback for the garage addition. Carried 4 - 0. Administrative Assistant Mesko arrived at 7:10 p.m. B. Carriage Homes Request For Preliminary Plat /Final, Conditional Use Permit, and Variances To Allow For Sr. Apartment Building And Professional Office Uses At 56` St. N. And Osman Ave. N.: Chair Hedlund opened the hearing at 7:10 p.m. and noted that a letter had been received from Kingwood Management on behalf of Valley View Garden Homeowner's Association, requesting that plans of the project be made available for viewing. Richards provided a brief histor of the project and noted that a number of issues remain with the applicant, including the submission of a preliminar plan, and recommended that this matter be held over until all necessar application items are received. • 1 4 Richards provided an overview of the zoning uses for the area. Greg Johnson presented the proposed project design for Carriage Homes and answered questions from the Commission and the audience. Propert owners, adjacent to the proposed project were also present. Donna Gra indicated that she was not in favor of the proposed project, Judith Harmer welcomed the project but expressed that she felt the amount parking proposed was too little. Clyde Thiets also expressed concern as to the amount of parking being plan and inquired if there was a possibilit of the developer acquiring additional land for parking. Charles Kotval, who live across the street from the proposed project, expressed concerns about parking and increased traffic. Discussion ensued as to the t of apartments proposed, building layout and size, t of professionals in office space, increased traffic, and parking. The central issue of discussion was parking specificall that there are too few parking spaces for the project and that more need to be created b obtaining additional propert for parking and /or scaling the building project down in size. Wasescha stated that she was concerned with the adequac of the number of handicap parking stalls in light of the number of parking stalls in general and that the apartments are designed for senior residents, who will most likel require more than are proposed. Vogt, seconded b Dahlquist, moved to hold the public hearing open until the Commissions meeting of November 19th, when the issue will be revisited. Carried 4 -0. C. Consideration of Design Guidelines For Commercial and Industrial Properties Within The Cit of Oak Park Heights: Chair Hedlund opened the hearing at 8:10 p.m. Richards provided a br ~ ' histor of the guidelines preparation. The purpose of the guidelines is to serve as a vehicle to promote qualit building, addressing visual aspects so as to create harmon within the building areas. These guidelines will not encompass zoning and building guidelines, which are addressed b the Building Department. He noted that the Planning Commission would function as the Design Review Board and make recommendations to the Cit Council. He further noted that once the guidelines are approved b the City Council, the would be printed and made available at the Cit Hall in the Communit Development Department. Wasescha, seconded b Vogt, moved to recommend approval of Resolution 98 -405, approving Design Guidelines for the Cit of Oak Park Heights. Carried 4 -0. Old Business: A. Park Dedication: Richards advised the Commission that the Cit Council and the Parks Commission met jointl October 13th and that it was determined, at this meeting, that there was a need for a Parks Comprehensive Plan for the Cit He indicated that a land -value based parks dedication will be put in place for future park dedications and further indicated that the Planning and Parks Commissions will be working together to complete the Plan. He will communicate with administration as to timeline and direction for proceeding with the plan preparation. Chair Hedlund called for a five- minute recess at 8:30 p.m. The meeting re- convened at 8:35 p.m. A New Business: A. Council Meeting Representation: A six-month schedule was determined for Commission representation at the Cit Council meeting. The schedule is as follows: 1998 — October and November, Vogt; December, Wasescha 1999 — Januar Schultz February, Dahlquist and March, Hedlund. B. American Planning Association Conference Update: Chair Hedlund and Commissioner Vogt, who attended the conference, provided the Commission and staff with an overview of the conference and noted that it was ver informational and that the enjo it a great deal. Hedlund collected information from the conference to share with the rest of the Commission. Vogt has obtained a copy of Commissioner Braun's bridge report to share with the Commission. Administrative Assistant Mesko left the meeting at 8:45 p.m. C. Stillwater Evening Gazette "Cit Page ": The first edition of the "Cit Page" was shown to the Commission. Deadline and article submission information was discussed. It was noted that this page is of an informational nature onl and that articles should be written accordingl The Commission thought it looked ver nice and discussed possible article topics for future editions, including stories of human interest, design guidelines and Valle Sr. Services Alliance. Informational/Update: A. Communit Development Director: Cit Planner Richards introduced Kris Danielson who has been emplo as the Communit Development Director for the Cit The Commission welcomed her. B. Special Meeting: Comprehensive Plan — Public Informational Meeting: Richards indicated that this meeting will take place at the Cit Hall, November 5, 1998 at 7:00 p.m. This will be a joint meeting with the City Council. A meeting notice will be placed in The Courier. Adjournment: Chair Hedlund, seconded b Wasescha, moved to close the regular meeting of the Planning Commission and move onto the Comprehensive Plan Discussion and Update Workshop. Carried 4 -0. Next Regular Meeting: November 19, 1998 — 7:00 p.m., Oak Park Heights City Hall. Respectfully submitted, J A. Hultman Community Development/ Recording Secretary N NO RTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS INC COMMUN PLA - DESIGN - MARKET RESEARCH iV,LUSURE 2 MEMORANDUM TO: Oak Park Heights Mayor and City Council Oak Park Heights Planning Commission FROM: Scott Richards DATE: 13 November 1998 RE: Oak Park Heights - Comprehensive Plan - Development Framework Draft FILE NO: 798.06 Please find enclosed a draft of the Development Framework section of the Comprehensive plan. The text and maps of the draft have been developed from the Concept Plan and the discussion of the Planning Commission at their 5 November 1998 workshop. The plan's contained in this attachment is to be discussed at the joint City Council and Planning Commission workshop scheduled for 19 November 1998 at 7:00 PM. As you will note, two areas of the Comprehensive Plan must still be completed. I am working with the engineers at Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik Associates to develop a sewer plan for the areas scheduled for annexation. Joe Anderlik will be asking the City Council for authorization to complete that element at the 24 November 1998 meeting. Additionally, I have not completed the Implementation section of the plan. This section is essentially a listing of the direction given by the plan for tasks that must be completed by the City for implementation. A draft of that section will be completed for review by the Planning Commission at their 3 December 1998 meeting. If you have any questions as you review this Comprehensive Plan draft, please do not hesitate to call. pc: Tom Melana � Kris Danielson 5775 WAYZATA BOULEVARD, SUITE 555 ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA 554 1 6 PHONE 6 1 2- 595 -9636 FAX 6 1 2- 595 -9837 E -MAIL NAC@ WINTERNET.COM