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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Commission - 06/23/2025APPROVED MINUTES EDEN PRAIRIE PLANNING COMMISSION MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2025 7:00 PM—CITY CENTER Council Chambers 8080 Mitchell Road COMMISSION MEMBERS: John Kirk, Frank Sherwood, Andrew Pieper, Ed Farr, Trisha Duncan, Robert Taylor, Dan Grote, Charles Weber; Phou Sivilay CITY STAFF: Jeremy Barnhart, City Planner; Kristin Harley, Recording Secretary I. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER Chair Pieper called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – ROLL CALL Commission member Duncan, Kirk, and Grote were absent. III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION: Weber moved, seconded by Farr to approve the agenda. MOTION CARRIED 6-0. IV. MINUTES MOTION: Taylor moved, seconded by Weber to approve the minutes of June 9, 2025 amended to clarify the erstwhile-proposed LRT station mentioned on page 3, Item VA, was to be built on City Hall property. MOTION CARRIED 6-0. V. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. VERIDIAN CREDIT UNION (2025-03) • Planned Unit Development Concept Review on 0.77 acres • Planned Unit Development District Review with Waivers on 0.77 acres • Site Plan Review on 0.77 acres Dave Knaeble, of Civil Site Group, and Nathan Zywiki, architect and designer presented a PowerPoint and detailed the application. The proposal was to build a new, 2,889 square foot credit union on the corner of Flying Cloud Drive and Middleset Road. Zywiki summarized the history of Veridian Credit Union, which PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES June 23, 2025 Page 2 was founded as a non-profit alternative to commercial banks. The Credit Union would expand from Old Shady Oak Road to Flying Cloud Road, keeping the Shady Oak Road location open as well, with business hours Monday through Saturday also offering drive-through services. Knaeble displayed the site plan and explained the site was currently a Mr. Carwash, which would be demolished. There were three accesses to the site, one off of Middleset and two from the north-south private drive. The southern access from Middleset would be removed. The development would utilize existing utility services and put in a new stormwater management system in accordance with the requirements of the Riley-Purgatory Creek Watershed. The proposed landscaping would meet City requirements, with a retaining wall and screening along Flying Cloud Drive, and screening of the building and the west side of the parking lot. Zywiki displayed three elevations, two in daylight and one at night, and explained the open design to take advantage of natural light. The butterfly roof would follow Veridian’s brand, including the green accents and “clean and modern” theme and a “digital-first” philosophy. The exterior building materials of glass, stone masonry and aluminum siding, and their colors, conformed to City Code and would be compatible with the surrounding buildings. Taylor asked for and received confirmation there was no interior ATM, though a coin counter would be offered for public use. There was only an exterior ATM by the drive-through. Pieper asked for and received confirmation the credit union received more in-branch traffic than at the drive-through. Farr urged the landscaping plan have the ability to screen headlights, perhaps with evergreens, though the retaining wall and grade change could prevent issues during the winter. Farr commended the proposed traffic circulation. Taylor noted the trees along Middleset Road were mature and asked if they would remain or be removed. Knaeble replied they proposed to remove some at the southwest end of the site and keep four of the seven trees toward Middleset. Barnhart presented the staff report. This was a proposed redevelopment of a former Mr. Carwash site. The driveway at Middleset Road and Flying Cloud Drive would be removed, which would improve the site. Two waivers were requested. The current PUD waivers requested a zero-foot setback for the parking lot and for the dumpster enclosure, which was currently located in another owner’s property. This was not a new condition, being the parking lot was existing. The parking stall number exceeded requirements, as did the building design and the landscaping plan. Staff recommended support for the waivers and approval of the project subject to the conditions of the staff report, most of which would appear in the final construction designs. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES June 23, 2025 Page 3 Farr noted on the aerial image there were yellow lines depicting the lots of the multi-tenant to the northwest, in which a half-dozen parking stalls wrapped around the shared driveway. He asked if this could be shared parking. Barnhart pulled up the Hennepin County aerial map and replied this had been used by Mr. Carwash as a dumpster enclosure. It was developed with the thought of being a cross access with shared parking and shared access, and would not change. Farr asked for and received confirmation this was a new PUD request, so the applicant was not taking other access rights outlined in the old PUD. There would be an access easement through that property (the diamond retailer). MOTION: Taylor moved, seconded by Weber to close the public hearing. Motion carried 6-0. Farr stated he supported the two waivers for the reasons cited in the staff report. MOTION: Farr moved, seconded by Weber to recommend approval of the Planned Unit Development Concept Review on 0.77 acres; Planned Unit Development District Review with Waivers on 0.77 acres; and the Site Plan Review on 0.77 acres as recommended by the staff report dated June 23, 2025. Motion carried 6-0. PLANNERS’ REPORT MEMBERS’ REPORTS VI. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Taylor moved, seconded by Sherwood to adjourn. Motion carried 6- 0. The meeting was adjourned at 7:20 p.m.