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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Commission - 07/10/2023APPROVED MINUTES EDEN PRAIRIE PLANNING COMMISSION MONDAY, JULY 10, 2023 7:00 PM—CITY CENTER Council Chambers 8080 Mitchell Road COMMISSION MEMBERS: John Kirk, Frank Sherwood, Andrew Pieper, Ed Farr, Carole Mette, Robert Taylor, Dan Grote, Charles Weber; Phou Sivilay CITY STAFF: Jeremy Barnhart, City Planner; Carter Schulze, City Engineer; Matt Bourne, Parks & Natural Resources Manager; Kristin Harley, Recording Secretary I. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER Chair Pieper called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – ROLL CALL Commission members Mette, Taylor and Sivilay were absent. III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION: Grote moved, seconded by Kirk to approve the agenda. MOTION CARRIED 6-0. IV. MINUTES MOTION: Grote moved, seconded by Kirk to approve the minutes of June 12, 2023. MOTION CARRIED 6-0. V. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. MENARDS PUD AMENDMENT FOR GATE EXPANSION Request for: • Planned Unit Development Concept Review on 15.72 acres • Planned Unit Development District Review with waivers on 15.72 acres • Site Plan Review on 15.72 acres Nick Brenner, Menards real estate representative, presented a PowerPoint and detailed the application. The proposal would expand the gatehouse, add a third lane and cover it for a total of three lanes. The third lane was necessary due to PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES July 10, 2023 Page 2 having the automatic gate. A scanned receipt will allow access. There were four waivers being requested: Base Area Ratio/Floor Area Ratio would be adjusted to accommodate the larger gatehouse; a side yard setback at 11 feet, eight inches; signage increased by 50 square feet to allow directional sign area w; and exterior building materials. The applicant actually exceeds the requirements on the front, west and east elevations, and was asking for a waiver for the north side, much of which is inside the lumberyard which had no façade wall. Farr asked for and received clarification Menard’s owned the easternmost driveway. He asked if customers entered from the northeast driveway or from the front, and Brenner replied Menard’s would recommend customers enter via the front rather than make the tight turn at the northeast corner. Barnhart presented the staff report. This was a request for a 1,800-1,900 square foot addition. The back end would be open under the canopy and security staff could inspect purchases there. The waivers were not significant departures from Code requirements and were modest deviations based on the scale of the improvement. The requested waver from the building materials requirements was supported because the other sides exceed the minimum standard, and the requested waiver is not readily visible from offsite. Staff recommended approval. MOTION: Grote moved, seconded by Sherwood to close the public hearing. Motion carried 6-0. Farr recalled the Chick-Fil-A application asking for a similar canopy, which was denied. He offered the finding that while this application was similar to that one, this side setback attached to the building, as opposed to the front setback waiver for a detached structure requested by Chick-Fil-A, made this development more balanced in his view. Kirk stated this was a valid comment. He found this proposal to be a nice improvement by a good community member, and offered his support for the project. MOTION: Farr moved, seconded by Grote to recommend approval of a Planned Unit Development Concept Review on 15.72 acres, Planned Unit Development District Review with waivers on 15.72 acres, Site Plan Review on 15.72 acres as represented in the July 10, 2023 staff report, as represented in the plans dated in the July 10, 2023 staff report. Motion carried 7-0. B. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT – LAND USE Request for: • Amend the Comprehensive Plan relating to the guided land use of 18 parcels PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES July 10, 2023 Page 3 Barnhart presented the staff report. After a periodic review of the Comprehensive Plan, staff noted that 18 parcels had been guided incorrectly due to mapping errors. This amendment would ensure the goals in the Comprehensive Plan were consistent with City goals. Ten of the parcels were guided for parks/open space which would change to low density residential. This would incorporate some privately owned property and would prevent conflicts when property owners refinance or explore a land use application. This was, again, a map correction rather than a policy change. One of the parcels was guided low density residential and would be changed to parks/open space, recently acquired by the city and intended to preserve as open space. Four parcels were zoned Industrial Flex Tech and would be changed to Office. Two parcels were guided for mixed use and would be changed to Flex Service. One was owned by MnDOT, and the other was a Lunds bakery. One parcel was guided for medium density residential and would be changed to low density residential. This change received a written comment included in the commissioners’ packets. Staff recommended approval. Kirk asked for and received confirmation the properties to be changed to low density from parks/open space had a current low density use. Barnhart explained these were developed and approved as single family homes, although one or two parcels might be currently vacant. Farr asked for and received confirmation the low density residential contained flood plains, ponds, and steeps slopes that would be preserved. Barnhart explained there were existing homes on these parcels, and it was not the City’s practice to break up these parcels with multiple land use designations but to use zoning and the development process to protect sensitive natural environments. MOTION: Kirk moved, seconded by Grote to close the public hearing. Motion carried 6-0. Farr commended the discovery and the correction. Kirk agreed, saying no park space was being lost. MOTION: Kirk moved, seconded by Grote to recommend approval of the Comprehensive Plan amendment relating to the guided land use of 18 parcels as represented in the July 10, 2023 staff report. Motion carried 6-0. PLANNERS’ REPORT MEMBERS’ REPORTS VI. ADJOURNMENT PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES July 10, 2023 Page 4 MOTION: Weber moved, seconded by Grote to adjourn. Motion carried 6-0. The meeting was adjourned at 7:27 p.m.