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Planning Commission - 04/27/2015 APPROVED MINUTES EDEN PRAIRIE PLANNING COMMISSION MONDAY,APRIL 27, 2015 7:00 P.M., CITY CENTER Council Chambers 8080 Mitchell Road COMMISSION MEMBERS: Jon Stoltz, John Kirk, Travis Wuttke, Ann Higgins, Charles Weber, Andrew Pieper, Ed Farr STAFF MEMBERS: Julie Klima, City Planner Stu Fox, Manager of Parks and Natural Resources Rod Rue, City Engineer Julie Krull, Recording Secretary I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE—ROLL CALL Chair Stoltz called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Kirk was absent. II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION by Higgins, seconded by Pieper, to approve the agenda. Motion carried 6-0. III. MINUTES A. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING HELD ON APRIL 13, 2015 MOTION by Pieper, seconded by Higgins, to approve the minutes. Motion carried 4-0. Stoltz and Wuttke abstained. IV. INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS V. PUBLIC MEETINGS VI. PUBLIC HEARINGS EDEN PRAIRIE PLAZA (SALON CONCEPTS) by SCEPRE, LLC Location: 8040 Glen Lane Request for: • Planned Unit Development District Review on 3.03 acres • Zoning District Review on 3.03 acres • Site Plan Review on 3.03 acres Eden Prairie Planning Commission Minutes April 27, 2015 Page 2 Brent Van Lieu, representing Salon Concepts, presented the proposal. He stated they opened the business as a tenant a little over a year ago. The business rents seats; they have 36 individual salon seats. Because of the high volume of traffic there have been traffic problems. In December of 2014, Mr. Van Lieu said they purchased the property and would now like to take the former outdoor storage area and make it into a parking area. Mr. Van Lieu stated they plan to be there a long time and would like to have more parking spaces. Chair Stoltz asked Klima to review the staff report. Klima said Mr. Van Lieu is requesting a PUD amendment to convert the area into parking. There would be one way circulation into the new parking area and would contain 58 stalls. There would be curbs and signs provided to communicate traffic flow. Mr. Van Lieu is proposing to bring the property more in line with the Town Center Design Guidelines. There are two PUD waivers and staff recommends approval subject to conditions outlined in the report. Chair Stoltz opened the meeting up for public input. There was no input. Chair Stoltz asked if 58 stalls would be enough. Klima said she will have the project proponent address the question stated the additional parking will alleviate the problem. Mr. Van Lieu said their busy times are between loam and 7 pm and feels this space with help with the parking situation. Higgins asked the project proponent, as the light rail is coming through the area, how would they adjust to that change. Mr. Van Lieu said they knew the light rail would be coming through the area and they still wanted to put the salon in its current location because they do not see any negatives with the light rail. Pieper asked if this parking area would be only for Salon Concepts. Mr. Van Lieu said the southern half would have signage to designate it to Salon Concepts employees. Wuttke asked if there were any issues the fire department had with this parking area. Klima said the Inspections division has reviewed the application and provided input. Farr asked who would be permitted park in the area; would it be patrons or just employees. Mr. Van Lieu said because the access is in the rear of the building, it will be for the employees and the patrons will park in the front of the building. There will be signage put up to designate the area as employee parking. Weber said this appears to be a short term fix due to the LRT coming into the area. He asked the project proponent if they are going to move or build something else when the light rail comes into the area. Mr. Van Lieu said they Eden Prairie Planning Commission Minutes April 27, 2015 Page 3 do not plan on moving as they have already invested $800,000 into this property. MOTION by Pieper, seconded by Wuttke, to close the public hearing. Motion carried 6-0. MOTION by Pieper, seconded by Wuttke, to recommend approval of the Planned Unit Development District Review on 3.03 acres; Zoning District Amendment Review on 3.03 acres and Site Plan Review on 3.03 acres as represented in the April 27, 2015 staff report and Plans Stamp Dated April 27, 2015. Motion carried 6-0. VII. PLANNERS' REPORT A. BOARDS & COMMISSION'S BANQUET Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at 6:00 pm in the Garden Room at City Center VIII. MEMBERS' REPORT A. COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE—LIGHT RAIL Pieper said there is a meeting tomorrow night, April 28h. He stated there is a delay in the project from 2019 to 2020 because there was a 341 million dollar increase in what was budgeted for the project due to poor land and soil contamination. The meeting tomorrow night will likely discuss this issue. IX. CONTINUING BUSINESS No continuing business. X. NEW BUSINESS No new business. XI. ADJOURNMENT MOTION by Higgins, seconded by Wuttke, to adjourn the Planning Commission meeting. Motion carried 6-0. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:25 p.m.