HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-04-12 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, April 12, 2012 — Oak Park Heights City Hall
Call to Order: Vice Chair Dougherty called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Present:
Commissioners LeRoux,. Squyres and Powell; City Planner Richards and Commission
Liaison Abrahamson. Absent: Commissioner Bye and City Administrator Johnson.
II. Approval of Agenda: Commissioner LeRoux, seconded by Commissioner Squyres, moved
to approve the Agenda as presented. Carried 4 - 0.
III. Approval of March 15, 2012 Meeting Minutes: Commissioner Powell, seconded by
Commissioner Squyres, moved to approve the minutes as presented. Carried 4 - 0.
IV. Department/Commission Liaison / Other Reports: Commission Liaison Abrahamson
notified the Commission of a recent and upcoming open houses being held by the Minnesota
Department of Transportation regarding the St. Croix River Crossing project.
V. Visitors/Public Comment: None.
VI. Public Hearings:
A. Continued: Stillwater Motors — 5900 Stillwater Blvd. N.: Consider requests for
CUP Amendment Allowing Retrofit of Building Exterior, Deferment of Deadline for
Upgrading Curbing and Lighting, Design Guidelines and Site Plan Review.
City Planner Richards reviewed the April 5, 2012 planning report and three exterior design
options presented by the application.
Vice Chair Dougherty opened the public hearing for comment and invited the applicant to
speak.
Ward Sessing of Sessing Architects — on behalf of Stillwater Motors introduced and
discussed alternate color schemes, noting that General Motors preferred option to be silver
and blue.
Commission discussion ensued as to rationale for color choices, G.M. branding, the
proposed elevations in relation to the Oak Park Heights Design Guidelines, and the
proposed alterations essentially moving a nearly compliant building further away from
ordinance /design guideline compliance.
Vice Chair Dougherty noted absent Chair Bye's comments that of the 3 options presented in
the meeting packet material she was most in favor of option 3 being comfortable with the
blue accents and that leaving the mass of the building tan better fit with Design Guideline
requirements.
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Vice Chair Dougherty closed the public hearing and asked the Commission for a motio .
Commissioner Squyres, seconded by Commissioner LeRoux, moved to recommend the City
Council approve building design option #2 as presented within the April 5, 2012 Planning
Report. Carried 4 — 0.
Commissioner LeRoux, seconded by Commissioner Squyres, moved to recommend the City
Council approve that all signage shall comply with the approvals granted on July 26,2005
with a total of ten wall signs and no more than 655 square feet of total signage.
Carried 4 — 0.
VII. Old Business: None.
VIII. New Business: None.
IX. Informational:
A. Upcoming Meetings:
• Tuesday, April 24, 2012 City Council 7:00 p.m. /City Hall
• Tuesday, May 8, 2012 City Council 7:00 p.m. /City Hall
• Thursday, May 10, 2012 Planning Commission 7:00 p.m. /City Hall
B. Council Representative:
• Tuesday, April 24, 2012 — Commissioner Squyres
• Tuesday, May 22, 2012 — Commissioner Bye
X. Adjourn: Commissioner Squyres, seconded by Commissioner Powell, moved to
adjourn the meeting at 7:35 p.m. Carried 4 — 0.
Respectfully submitted,
Julie ultman
Pl. g & Code Enforcement Officer
Approved by the Planning Commission: June 14, 2012