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Home My WebLink About06/11/90HASTINGS PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF 6/11/90 The regular meeting of the Hastings Planning Commission was called to order by Commissioner Kaiser at 7:30 p.m. Members Present: Commissioners Patzke, Dredge, Reinardy, Kaiser, Anderson, and Cedar Members Absent: Staff Present: Ditty, Zender, and Featherstone Planning Director Harmening and Assistant City Planner Czech Commissioner Kaiser called for additions or corrections to the minutes of the regular meeting of May 29, 1990. There being no additions or corrections the minutes were approved as presented. Commissioner Featherstone joined the meeting at 7:32 p.m. Czech reviewed staff's June 6, 1990, memo to the Planning Commission regarding the update of the official zoning map and the need for two rezoning corrections for County Crossroads and Cari Park. MINUTES PUBLIC HEARING - REZONING CORRECTIONS - COUNTY CROSSROADS &CARI PARK The public hearing was opened for comments at at 7:33 p.m. There being no comments from the audience, the public hearing was closed. Commissioner Cedar moved, Commissioner Reinardy made a second, to approve the following: Amend Ordinance No. 244 by adopting an ordinance as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HASTINGS CORRECTING AN ERRONEOUS LEGAL DESCRIPTION CONTAINED IN CITY OF HASTINGS ORDINANCE #244 - SECOND SERIES RELATING TO COUNTY CROSSROADS CENTER ADDITION Be it ordained by the city Council of the City of Hastings: The metes and bounds legal description in city of Hastings Ordinance #244-Second Series is hereby amended to read as follows: County Crossroads Center Addition, according to the plat on file and of record with the Dakota County Recorders office. Adopted by the City Council of the city of Hastings this day of , 1990. This ordinance shall become effective upon passage and seven days after publication. By: LuAnn Stoffel, Mayor Attest: Barbara C. Thompson, City Clerk Amend Ordinance No. 248 by adopting an ordinance as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HASTINGS CORRECTING AN ERRONEOUS LEGAL DESCRIPTION CONTAINED IN CITY OF HASTINGS ORDINANCE #248-SECOND SERIES RELATING TO CARI PARK Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Hastings: The metes and bounds legal description in City of Hastings Ordinance #248-Second Series is hereby amended to read as follows: Cari Park, according to the plat on file and of record with the Dakota County Recorders offices. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hastings this day of , 1990. This ordinance shall become effective upon passage and seven days after publication. By: LuAnn Stoffel, Mayor Attest: Barbara C. Thompson, City Clerk Upon vote taken, Ayes, 7; Nayes, 0. Czech reviewed staff's June 6, 1990, memo to the Planning Commission regarding a request by Lynn Ann Stark for approval of a home occupation permit for a secretarial service to be operated from her home at 204 East llth Street. HOME OCCUPATION PER/~IT -- SECRETARIAL SERVICE - ST~RK- 204 E. llTH ST. Commissioner Featherstone moved, Commissioner Dredge made a second, to approve the home occupation permit subject to the following conditions: Compliance with all home occupation standards. Permit is not in effect until July 1, 1990. On-street parking related to the home occupation is not permitted. Upon vote taken, Ayes, 7; Nayes, 0. Czech reviewed staff's June 4, 1990, memo to the Planning Commission regarding a request by Jon Lindberg for approval of a sideyard setback variance to allow an extension of an existing garage within the required four (4) foot interior side setback. SIDEYARD SETBACK VARIANCE - JON LINDBERG - 703 WEST 4TH STREET Mr. Lindberg was present and addressed questions and concerns raised by the Planning Commission including the age of the existing garage and that the existing tree adjacent to the driveway would not be effected by the proposed addition. Commissioner Dredge moved, Commissioner Patzke made a second, to recommend approval of the variance for the following reasons: the existing structure was built prior to the establishment of the zoning ordinance which when adopted made the garage nonconforming, and the proposed addition should not be detrimental to the surrounding properties; the recommendation for approval is subject to the following conditions: That the applicant adhere to all Uniform Building and Fire Codes including, but not limited to, the roof not protrude beyond the west wall of the garage i.e. no overhang. That the applicant have at least a one (1) hour fire wall without any openings along the west property line. Upon vote taken, Ayes, 7; Nayes, 0. Harmening reviewed staff's June 6, 1990, memo to the Planning Commission regarding a request by Headway Corporation for an amendment to the Master Plan for County Crossroads Center. Harmening discussed a number of issues including, but not limited to, the differences between the existing and proposed Master Plan, Outlot D, access, grading/drainage/utility plan, and parking issues. REQUEST FOR AMENDMENT TO MASTER PLAN - COUNTY CROSSROADS CENTER - HEADWAY CORPORATION Murray Kornberg, President of Headway Corporation, was present and addressed those issues noted by Harmening and in staff's June 6, 1990, memo to the Planning Commission. Mr. Kornberg discussed his letter dated June 1, 1990, concerning the County Crossroads Center Master Plan Amendment. Mr. Kornberg interacted with and addressed a number of questions and concerns raised by staff and the Planning Commission including, but not limited to, converting ponding area into parking spaces, arrangement of the parking plan, characteristics of regional vs. community malls and where County Crossroads fits-in regarding the type of mall and required parking. Commissioner Dredge moved, Commissioner Reinardy made a second, to approve the amendment to the Master Plan subject to the following conditions: That the applicant submit a revised grading/drainage/utility plan for the entire shopping center. Furthermore, these plans must meet city requirements with respect to ponding basin requirements, utility standards, fire hydrants, etc. The revised grading plan shall illustrate extensive berming on the south portion of the site to provide for a buffer between the commercial and residential area. Approval of the Master Plan shall be subject to the understanding that all access points along 33rd Street shall be across from another access point on the opposite side of 33rd Street or have a spacing of at least 125 feet. Furthermore, the city reserves the right to require a modification to the access plan as a part of the review of detailed site plans. The applicant shall make application to MnDot for the necessary permits regarding the intersection of the service drive, which is located on the south side of the shopping center, with Trunk Highway 61. It is important that the applicant receive these permits to insure that the access drive on the south side of the shopping center can be constructed in its entirety, as a part of Phase 2. 7 o 8 o 10. The applicant shall be required to receive any other required permits from the P.C.A., MnDot, Dept. of Health, etc. As a part of the construction of Phase 2, the applicant shall be required to install the south drive, which extends directly in front of the strip shopping center, as well as the service drive on the north side of the entire parking lot, such that the Wal Mart parking lot and the Phase 2 parking lot are interconnected. That as a part of a detailed site plan review for Phase 2, the applicant shall provide a sidewalk extending south from 33rd Street along the west side of the secondary service drive. Furthermore, the applicant shall provide curb cuts and sidewalks on the large parking lot median located on the east side of the Phase 2 parking lot to allow pedestrians to park in the Phase 3 parking lot area and easily move to the Phase 2 shopping center area. The ponding basin area in the southwest corner of the site shall be designed to allow pedestrian movement to the shopping center from Cari Park. That the applicant reimburse the city for one half the expense, ($250.00) experienced by the city as a part of its review regarding the need for Outlot D to serve as a corridor for a future street extension. That the development agreement be amended as necessary to take into consideration the changes to the Master Plan and the aforementioned conditions and/or those conditions which may be identified at a later date. Approval is subject to the understanding that approval of the amended Master Plan does not include approval of a parking variance now or in the future. Furthermore, the applicant shall be required to make application for a parking variance in the future or reduce the size of the shopping center such that the amount of parking meets city code. Upon vote taken, Ayes, 6; Nayes, 1 (Patzke). Harmening briefed the Planning Commission on city Council actions relating to planning matters. The Planning Commission called a public hearing for the June 25, 1990, regular meeting for the purpose of reviewing a minor subdivision request by Paul Wilson at 115 W. 17th St. & 122 W. 18th Street. There being no further business Commissioner Anderson moved, Commissioner Patzke made a second, to adjourn the meeting at 8:40 p.m. Upon vote taken, Ayes, 7; Nayes, 0. UPDATE/OTHER BUSINESS ADJOURNMENT