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Planning Commission - 05/12/2014 APPROVED MINUTES EDEN PRAIRIE PLANNING COMMISSION MONDAY, MAY 12, 2014 7:00 P.M., CITY CENTER Council Chambers 8080 Mitchell Road COMMISSION MEMBERS: John Kirk, Jon Stoltz, Travis Wuttke, Steven Frank, Ann Higgins, Mary Egan, Charles Weber, Andrew Pieper STAFF MEMBERS: Mike Franzen, City Planner Julie Klima, Senior Planner Stu Fox, Manager of Parks and Natural Resources Rod Rue, City Engineer Julie Krull, Recording Secretary I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE—ROLL CALL Vice Chair Frank called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Stoltz was absent. II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION by Wuttke, seconded by Egan, to approve the agenda. Motion carried 7-0. III. MINUTES A. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING HELD ON APRIL 28, 2014 Higgins had a change on page 4, paragraph 3, sentence 12; change the word height to high. Wuttke had a change on page 6,paragraph 6, sentence 2; he would like it to read, "Wuttke said he does not see why the City is at the table and is not against the concept of sustainable neighborhood development but against the City being a fee simple holder for the process". MOTION by Wuttke, seconded by Kirk, to approve the minutes as amended. Motion carried 5-0. Egan and Pieper abstained. IV. INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS A. PURGATORY CREEK ESTATES 2ND by Barry and Brian Post. Location: 12420 Sunnybrook Road, Eden Prairie, MN Contact: Brian Post(612-850-7137) Planning Commission Minutes May 12, 2014 Page 2 Brian Post, of Post Construction Company,presented the informational meeting. He utilized the overhead projector to show the plan of the development. He stated the project was approved in January of 2000 for the development of seven residential homes. He showed where the homes and cul-de-sac would be and pointed out the homes would be compatible to the neighbors on the east and west side of the development. The project will start in June with the completion of the road construction in August or September. Vice Chair Frank opened the meeting up for public input. Brian Peterson, the neighbor to the north of the development, said his lot will butt up to the development. He said some plans indicted some trees would be removed and is concerned about privacy and wants to make sure the trees and underbrush would still be there. Brian Post addressed Mr. Peterson and said if he is located north of the property, then there are not a lot of trees there and because of that there will be minimal trees taken down. There will be new trees put up for the trees taken down. Mr. Peterson asked Brian Post who would develop all of the houses on the lots. Brian Post said he could not say for sure. Mr. Peterson asked if the lots were for sale to the public. Brian Post said if Mr. Peterson or anyone else was interested in purchasing a home then they should contact him directly. Terry Morris stated his home is where the cul-de-sac begins. He asked if there will be privacy trees in that area. Brian Post said all the trees along lot 7 will stay there with the exception of the apple tree. Marc Schwartz, of 9303 Cold Stream Lane, stated his land butts up to Lot 1. His main concern tonight is to raise awareness that as excavation takes place,please be aware of the land and the damage to it, especially by the pond. Brian Post said there will be an area of 11 feet between the road and the property line where nothing will be constructed there. Dustin Cappelli said his lot is affected greatly. There is a road in his back yard and he asked how can there be a road on a 10 foot hill. He said he knows he cannot do anything about this but is concerned with it. Brian Post said there will be a grade change and it will be 1 foot taller on the crest and it will flatten out. Laura Florida, on Princeton Avenue, said her property backs up on a wetland and pointed out there are several mature trees in the wetland area and asked if they plan on leaving them. Brian Post said they do plan on leaving them and they will be planting three more trees. Ed Requet, of 9248 Hearthstead Lane, said he wants to make sure homes and lots are consistent with the existing neighborhood. He said his biggest question is the time line of the construction and asked when the houses would be developed. Planning Commission Minutes May 12, 2014 Page 3 Brian Post said it is dependent on who purchases the lots. Typically it is 3 to 5 months for a typical home to be built. He pointed out the whole development could possibly take a couple of years or less to be developed. Mr. Post pointed out the homes are slated to be compatible with the existing homes in the neighborhood. Mr. Requet said if the homes are placed in smaller lots, then how can they look the same as the existing homes. Franzen said if there are any construction or grading questions they can be answered by Rod Rue of the Eden Prairie Engineering Department. Brian Peterson asked if there would be any more meetings on this development. Franzen said this would be the one meeting the Planning Commission will have. Mr. Peterson asked if the housing formats will be the true footprints. Brian Post said for the most part yes, they will be the same. There will be no setback changes. Matt Blesch asked how the lots are being drained because the bulk of the pond is on his land; would it need to be dredged. Rue said in the southeast quadrant, the water will drain into an infiltration system. Mrs. Lee Smith, of 9231 Cold Stream Lane, asked the project proponent if they are selling the development lot by lot. Brian Post said they would like to sell all the lots to one developer. Mrs. Smith said she is concerned about the hours they will be working. Franzen said there is construction hours during the days and weekends; 7 am to 7 pm, Monday through Saturday. If they are not in compliance with this ordinance the police may be called. He also said the advantage to selling it to one builder would be that they get the development built up quickly. Mrs. Smith also said there is a well on the property that needs to be capped. Brian Post said they are aware of that. Steve Wagner said he has been a part of construction with Post Construction. He said in regards to people calling the City for help, it does no good. Brain Post has been in violation of construction requirements. The neighbors are concerned about the constant pounding that will be going on or the workers sleeping in their vehicles. He said Brian Post has the right to develop the property,but they have a right to their privacy too. Brian Post said he really has no comment other than he plans to sell it to one developer because they would like to see the project done quickly. Brian Peterson asked the project proponent if they started negotiating with a developer. Brian Post said they have. Vice Chair Frank said the contact number for Brian Post is 612-850-7137 or contact the City of Eden Prairie with questions on the development. There were no comments from the Commission. Planning Commission Minutes May 12, 2014 Page 4 Brian Post said if people are going to call with questions,please make sure it is significant or of real concern. Vice Chair Frank said to please be considerate of Brian's time. V. PUBLIC MEETINGS VI. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. VARIANCE#2013-10 by Allegis Group (CONTINUED ITEM) Location: 6640 Shady Oak Rd, Eden Prairie, MN Contact: Sean Coatney (651-307-1951) Request for: • To permit a 176 square foot building identification wall sign on the north elevation. • To permit a 176 square foot building identification wall sign on the south elevation. • To permit a 50 square foot building identification wall sign on the east elevation City Code permits one building identification wall sign per wall per street frontage not to exceed 50 square feet. Section 11.70, Subd. 4, C, 12 (a) Vice Chair Frank said the applicant would like a continuance to the June 9, 2014 meeting. MOTION by Wuttke, seconded by Pieper, to recommend a continuance to the June 9, 2014 meeting. Motion carried 7-0. VII. PLANNERS' REPORT A. BOARDS & COMMISSION BANQUET - WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2014 Vice Chair Frank asked if members could please RSVP response to lcreamer@edenprairie.org or mail the postcard. If bringing a guest, please indicate their name. VIII. MEMBERS' REPORT No Members' report. A. CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE—LIGHT RAIL No update. IX. CONTINUING BUSINESS Planning Commission Minutes May 12, 2014 Page 5 No continuing business. X. NEW BUSINESS No new business. XI. ADJOURNMENT MOTION by Weber, seconded by Egan, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried 7-0. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:47 p.m.