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Planning Commission - 02/27/2017 APPROVED MINUTES EDEN PRAIRIE PLANNING COMMISSION MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2017 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, Mark Freiberg, Tom Poul CITY STAFF: Julie Klima, City Planner Rod Rue, City Engineer Matt Bourne, Manager of Parks and Natural Resources Julie Krull, Recording Secretary I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE—ROLL CALL Chair Stoltz called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Kirk and Wuttke were absent. II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION: Higgins moved, seconded by Farr, to approve the agenda. Motion carried 7- 0. III. MINUTES A. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY 13, 2017 MOTION: Weber moved, seconded by Pieper, to approve the Planning Commission Minutes. Motion carried 7-0. IV. INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS V. PUBLIC MEETINGS VI. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. ROCKWILL ADDITION Location: 15480 Sunrise Circle East Request for: 0 Preliminary Plat of one lot into two lots on 1.05 acres PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES February 27, 2017 Page 2 Jeremy Rock, of 15480 Sunrise Circle East,presented the proposal. He stated they would like to split the property of 1.06 acres into two lots. There is already a home on the southern part of the lot and they would like to build a new home on the other portion of the property. Mr. Rock showed where the new home would be located and stated they would have to remove 4 trees for the driveway. He also stated they have complied with what the City has asked for and are not requesting any waivers. Chair Stoltz asked Klima to review the staff report. Klima said this is a subdivision of property and no waivers are included in this plan. Staff recommendation is for approval. Freiberg asked if there were concerns from the neighbors. Klima said staff has not received any concerns and followed up by stating Mr. Rock did have a neighborhood meeting. Chair Stoltz opened the meeting up for public input. There was no input. MOTION: Weber moved, seconded by Farr, to close the public hearing. Motion carried 7-0. MOTION: Weber moved, seconded by Freiberg, to recommend approval for Preliminary Plat of one lot into two lots on 1.05 acres based on plans stamp dated February 6, 2017 and the information included in the staff report dated February 22, 2017. Motion carried 7-0. B. CODE AMENDMENT RELATED TO TREE REPLACEMENT Request to: • Amend City Code Chapter 11 relating to Tree Replacement Klima said the City recently adopted amendments to the City Code relating to tree replacement requirements. As part of the process, there were multiple changes to the tree replacement requirements, including the definition and regulation of heritage trees. Through discussions between the Planning Commission and the City Council leading up to the code amendment, there was discussion related to allowing saved heritage trees to be counted toward the tree replacement requirement including a not to exceed threshold. Tonight is a housekeeping change to 11.55 of the City Code to reflect the discussion and direction provided to City staff during the review process. The code amendment would allow saved heritage trees to count toward tree replacement requirements up to 50% of the tree replacement requirements. Staff recommendation is for approval. Klima also commented Staff has received development applications in the interim period and will be working with applicants through the process. Pieper asked if these changes have all passed. Klima said this amendment is a follow up to the broader amendments which were approved in 2016. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES February 27, 2017 Page 3 MOTION: Higgins moved, seconded by Poul, to close the public hearing. Motion carried 7-0. MOTION: Higgins moved, seconded by Poul, to amend City Code Chapter 11 relating to Tree Replacement based on the information included in the staff report dated February 22, 2017. Motion carried 7-0. VII. PLANNERS' REPORT A. MARCH 7 COUNCIL WORKSHOP Klima said the Commissioners are invited to attend the City Council work session on March 7 in the Heritage Rooms. The topic of discussion will be the Aspire Eden Prairie 2040 Comprehensive Plan update. Dinner will be at 5:00 pm with the work session starting at 5:30. Please RSVP to Lori Creamer by February 28 if you plan on attending. VIII. MEMBERS' REPORT IX. CONTINUING BUSINESS X. NEW BUSINESS XI. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Weber moved, seconded by Higgins, to adjourn the Planning Commission meeting. Motion carried 7-0. Chair Stoltz adjourned the meeting at 7:12 p.m.