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HomeMy WebLinkAbout[04] Minutes - February 7, 2011Planning ommission Agenda Item 4 My OF HT. JE)SF PH g � MEETING DATE: March 7, 2011 AGENDA ITEM: Minutes — February 7, 2011 SUBMITTED BY: Administration STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve the minutes of February 7, 2011. PREVIOUS PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: BACKGROUND INFORMATION: ATTACHMENTS: Request for PC Action 1 -2 Draft PC Minutes — August 2, 2010 3 -5 REQUESTED PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Approve the minutes of August 2, 2010. 4:1 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 4:2 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the Planning Commission for the City of St. Joseph met in regular session on Monday, February 7, 2011 at 7:OOPM in the St. Joseph City Hall. Members Present: Chair Sr. Kathleen Kalinowski, Commissioners Ross Rieke, Gina Dullinger, Mike Deutz, Rick Schultz, Joe Dubel and City Administrator Judy Weyrens Others Present: Tom Klein Oath of Office: Weyrens administered the Oath of Office to Joseph Dubel and Gina Dullinger Approval of the Agenda: Kalinowski suggested the following addition. Add Mayor's position on the Planning Commission Deutz made a motion to approve the agenda with the add' ecoi unanimously. Mayor's Position: Schultz spoke to the Commissioner tated that the Council Liaison. Although he is the Mayor, he a hem that he is Council and only counts for one vote. Deutz clarifi t he will not be ar the Council to which Schultz stated he appointed h f. Approval of the Minutes: Deutz made a motion to a motion was seconded by Rieke and iftkd unan Election of Officers: Weyrens stated that,® questioned whether or not they would like Deutz made a motion seconded by Rieke aj • • • - i / / / % / / %%% iii /,,, ' It was stated that the 5 restrictions imposed on t that the Setback [Subd 51 h were some changes made to as well. . i"' by Schultz and passed be replacing Dale Wick as he voting liaison for the ObLanother member from of DecerdlEft. 2010. The each yeMW Board shall elect its officers. She at this rfflqjW with one member being absent. present. The motion was ndm Previous a Planning Commission has been working on an By and has looking at different mapping alternatives for dary. stated that one of the biggest issues is those tate Co issioners were presented with two different h tion is to I nguage stating that, if a property is bisected by uld pply if les an a certain percentage is within the boundary erce would need to be determined. She stated that the original 300 fe ich would bisect some properties. According to Weyrens, W and venue SE, along CR75, are exempt from meeting the District is a high visibility corridor and thus, there needs to be some Based on the proposed Ordinance Amendments, Weyrens stated reduced from 100' to 40' from the right of way. She added that there Ordinance relating to Sign Standards [Subd 7] and defining the corridor Kalinowski clarified that Subd. 2(a)(3)(A) should read "South" of the Wobegon Trail rather than North. Weyrens agreed. Rieke spoke and stated that he appreciates having the maps available as he felt like the numbers were too large and the maps help illustrate those numbers. He added that he feels like the 300' is too big. Weyrens advised the Commissioners that the 100' setback was reduced to 40'. Deutz stated that he agreed with Rieke, that this is too big of an area. He stated that he is not sure whether a Corridor Overlay District is needed. He believes that it is too restrictive. Kalinowski questioned whether Deutz was 4:3 proposing to do away with the Overlay. Deutz responded that he would like to find a way to develop this area in a way that is more development friendly and do away with the ordinance. He added that this area has not seen too much development over the past few years, other than the Bank, Credit Union and Coborns. With all of the restrictions, development is being pushed outside of the area. Deutz stated that the City needs to find a way to promote development in this area and feels that more ordinances and guidelines will not help. Kalinowski questioned where this Ordinance cam . Did it come from th N oing the Comprehensive Plan? Weyrens replied yes. She a that this Ordinance ffect for a number of years and at this time the discussion is an dment a Ordens stated that the intent of the Ordinance is to provide f r additional a is aintaortation corridors. She added that the Plannin fission previ idered visions to the B2 Highway Business Ordinance but it o cumbers According to Deutz, there are some grope tha like to see a map showing tho a properties. el si • •— • •sir — • Deutz ioned the rea i nt of 2 and wh er or not that area would be included in the overlay or require a d t typ ning. Weyrens stated that the realignment will apply to this and that wil eluded in Sub a)(3). ture land uses for this area consist of B2 and Industrial. Kalinowski quest( the Commi' Hers where they would like to go with this. Rieke replied that he is in favor of moving ahe th conver n and reviewing this document again after a collaborative discussion between th ous b Deutz agreed. He added that he would like to see a list of those properties that are ready ent. He also stated that the area is too big and feels that some of the properties will not be de or redeveloped. Schultz questioned whether or not the EDA has such a document. Weyrens stated would look into that. Rieke stated that there should be a map available showing the "Hot Spots" such as the area SE of the intersection of CR2 and CR75. Schultz stated that the most recent map he has seen has been of the rental property transition. Weyrens advised the Commissioners that they had three options: 1. Repeal the Ordinance in its entirety. 2. Accept the changes as presented. 3. Keep the Ordinance in its current form. Schultz made a motion to table action on the Corridor Overlay Ordinance Amendment until further discussion. The motion was seconded by Deutz and passed unanimously. 4:4 Sustainability: Schultz stated that he suggested that the Planning Commission discuss sustainability and how that can tie into planning. Weyrens advised the Commissioners that the City is part of a sustainability initiative with the area cities. She provided them with information relating to the Area Cities Sustainability Plan and the Minnesota Greenstep Cities. Schultz added that, at the Intergovernmental Meeting held last year, Matt Glaesmann and George Hontos presented some information relating to sustainability and actions that have been taking place. He stated that it is encouraging how these things may be applied to our own planning and Ordinances. He questioned which steps the commissioners would like to take and stated that he would like to be proactive. Kalinowski stated that she read through the information and liked that there were ideas on ways to make our Ordinances stronger. She suggested contacting both the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University to see what they have done as far as sustainability and find ways to cooperate with them. Adjourn: The meeting was Judy Weyrens Administrator out and discuss the issue with a future meeting. Weyrens d in the City, but due to some cording to Weyrens, both the lity initiative and stated it on possibility of offering t bei a throughout 4:5