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Home My WebLink About2022-05-05 Planning Commission Minutes CITY OF CORCORAN Page 1 of 7 Corcoran Planning Commission Minutes May 5, 2022 - 7:00 pm The Corcoran Planning Commission met on May 5, 2022, in Corcoran, Minnesota. All Planning Commissioners were present in the Council Chambers, but members of the public were able to participate in-person as well as through electronic means using the audio and video conferencing platform Zoom. Present: Commissioners Jacobs, Brummond, Lanterman, and Van Den Einde. Absent: Commissioner Shoulak. Also present: City Planner Davis McKeown, City Planner Shay, and Council Liaison Vehrenkamp. 1. Call to Order / Roll Call Commissioner Jacobs called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Agenda Approval Motion made by Lanterman, seconded by Brummond to approve the May 5, 2022 agenda. Voting Aye: Jacobs, Brummond, Lanterman, and Van Den Einde. (Motion carried 4:0). 4. Open Forum Commissioner Lanterman spoke about the length of previous meetings and proposed forgoing staff reports to keep the meetings shorter. He requested more turnaround time between receiving the packet and the meeting. 5. Minutes a. Minutes – April 7, 2022 Motion made by Lanterman, seconded by Brummond to approve the April 7, 2022 minutes. Voting Aye: Jacobs, Brummond, Lanterman, and Van Den Einde. (Motion carried 4:0). 6. New Business - Public Comment Opportunity a. Public Hearing. Northeast District Plan and Design Guidelines (city file 21-050) i. Staff Report – Staff report presented by Kevin Shay ii. Public Hearing – Motion made by Lanterman, seconded by Van Den Einde to close the public hearing. Voting Aye: Jacobs, Brummond, Lanterman, and Van Den Einde. (Motion carried 4:0). Page 2 of 7 iii. Commission Discussion & Recommendation – Discussion included the Hennepin County grant contract; the complexities of the city code; spelling errors; intent to preserve current plant life; the existing design guidelines from 2004; clarification of requirements versus recommendations; the practicality of installing and maintaining the proposed landscape requirements; the necessity of electric charging stations; greenspaces and preserving a rural- character for the city; setback requirements for the district; the City’s vision statement; minimizing the impact development has on current residents including traffic; not allowing flexibility from the 100’ county road setback; removing chain restaurants and fast foods restaurants as an allowable use; signage in the district; upgrades along County Road 30; and preventing street connections with existing neighborhoods. Motion made by Brummond, seconded by Van Den Einde to recommend approval of the Northeast District Plan and Design Guidelines amendment to Title X with the addition of stringent setbacks with no exceptions on county roads, exclusion of fast-food chains, and no through-streets in existing residential neighborhoods. Voting Aye: Jacobs, Brummond, and Van Den Einde. Voting Nay: Lanterman (Motion carried 3:1) b. Public Hearing. Rezoning, Preliminary Plat and Planned Unit Development Application for “Walcott Glen” (city file no. 22-015) i. Staff Report – Staff Report presented by Kevin Shay ii. Public Hearing – • Dean Varenkamp, 9310 Bechtold Road, spoke about the feedback of residents of the Ravinia development, and the screening provided by the existing trees to be preserved. • Paul Heuer, the applicant representative, gave a presentation. • Greg Hoglund, 19220 Hackamore Road, spoke about the changes in the city, and his experience living close to construction projects, such as Ravinia. He spoke about traffic increases along Hackamore Road from different areas, townhomes, the need for affordable housing in the Wayzeta School District, and trails down Hackamore and County Road 101. Page 3 of 7 • Tiffany Chicketts, 6310 Steeple Chase Lane, spoke about concerns of proposed minimum lot sizes impacting her property values as well as absorption rate concerns. • Ginger Anzalone, 340 Bergamot Drive, Medina MN, spoke about traffic concerns, the health of the preserved trees, replacing trees that die off, stormwater drainage and water runoff accommodations, and the effect townhomes would have on property value. • Stan Manchik, 6450 Larkspur Lane, spoke about fixing the potholes on Hackamore, the affordability of the townhomes, complaints from residents in a similar development and preserving Corcoran’s natural features. • Nara, 6462 Larkspur Lane, spoke about preserving the natural features of the city, safety concerns caused by increased traffic, noise pollution and concerns of property value in the neighborhood. • Nancy Abramson, 160 Bergamot Drive, Medina MN, had concerns of safety, traffic, property values, stormwater runoff, and compared the house design and tree preservation in the proposal to the Greenway Crossing development. • Jim Shoulak, 20475 County Road 10, had concerns that the developer was trying to fill too many homes in one space and was frustrated with the negotiations for PUDs. • Steve Bartz, 130 Bergamot Drive, Medina MN, had concerns about the density of the proposal, how the townhomes would fit in the surrounding neighborhood and traffic impacts. Motion made by Lanterman, seconded by Brummond to close the public hearing. Voting Aye: Jacobs, Brummond, Lanterman, and Van Den Einde. (Motion carried 4:0). iii. Commission Discussion & Recommendation - Commission discussion included concerns over abuse of PUD flexibility; the benefits listed from the applicant; clarification of density requirements; questions to the developer about reducing the density of the proposal; frustrations with Met Council; the progress of the plan from November 2021; precedence set by previous PUDs; comparisons to the Eagle Brook proposal; the Wild Page 4 of 7 Meadows neighborhood; traffic concerns; the landscape plan between the single family homes and the townhomes; clarification of the actual wetlands benefit and stormwater basins; monument signs; clarification of wetland replacement process; the traffic forecast from the Infrastructure Feasibility Study; limiting the number of units in a single building; questions about the park; the trees along the trail on Hackamore Road; the Homeowners Association in the proposal and siding materials. Motion made by Lanterman, seconded by Van Den Einde to recommend denial of the ordinance amending Title X of the City Code to rezone the northwest corner of Hackamore Road and County Road 101 to a Planned Unit Development. Voting Aye: Brummond, Lanterman and Van Den Einde. Voting Nay: Jacobs (Motion carried 3:1) c. Public Hearing. Preliminary Plat and Variance for Kariniemi Meadows at 23185 County Road 10 (city file 22-013) i. Staff Report – Staff Report presented by Planner Kevin Shay. ii. Public Hearing – Chair Jacobs opened the public hearing. • Deb Weinand, 22945 County Road 10, had concerns about the removal of a row of trees, a question about elevations of lots 1 and 2, and access onto county road 10. • Nate Kariniemi, discussed his decision to shift the road to avoid removing the tree line previously mentioned, reasoning for lot 1 falling short of all requirements, lot measurements and surveyors, stormwater maintenance and drainage of lots 1 and 2, re-staking the property boundaries and road entrance, access onto County Road 10 and the location chosen in the proposal. Motion made by Lanterman, seconded by Van Den Einde to close the Public Hearing. Voting Aye: Jacobs, Brummond, Lanterman, and Van Den Einde. (Motion carried 4:0) iii. Commission Discussion – Commission discussion included practical difficulties for lot 1; enhanced wetland buffer setback; the remaining development rights on the property, and clarification of lot 2’s compliance with Rural Residential standards. Page 5 of 7 Motion made by Lanterman, seconded by Brummond to recommend approval of the preliminary plat and variance for Kariniemi Meadows. Voting Aye: Jacobs, Brummond, Lanterman and Van Den Einde. (Motion carried 4:0). d. Public Hearing. Ditzer Garage Conditional Use Permit at 9320 Cherry Lane. i. Staff Report- Commission agreed to forego the Staff Report. ii. Public Hearing- • Ben Ditzer, 9320 Cherry Lane, spoke about the canopy structure on the property and asked for the structure to remain in its current position. He stated he is open to moving the proposed detached garage or building a retaining wall. Motion made by Lanterman, seconded by Van Den Einde to close the Public Hearing. Voting Aye: Jacobs, Brummond, Lanterman, and Van Den Einde. (Motion carried 4:0) iii. Commission Discussion & Recommendation- Commission discussion included the conditions of approval and granting a variance for the existing canopy structure. Motion made by Brummond, seconded by Van Den Einde to recommend approval of the conditional use permit for the Ditzer Garage. Voting Aye: Jacobs, Brummond, Lanterman, and Van Den Einde. (Motion carried 4:0) e. Public Hearing. Preliminary Plat and Variance at 7310 Rolling Hills Road. i. Staff Report- Commission agreed to forgo the staff report. ii. Public Hearing- • Paul Hughes, 7435 Rolling Hills Road, had a question about the development rights for the lot split. Motion made by Lanterman, seconded by Van Den Einde to close the public hearing. Voting Aye: Jacobs, Brummond, Lanterman and Van Den Einde. Page 6 of 7 (Motion carried 4:0) iii. Commission Discussion & Recommendation- Commission discussion included the reassignment of development rights; the accessory structure footprint; the variance standards; the reasoning behind the desire to divide the property and the condition to removal some of the existing accessory structures. Motion made by Brummond, seconded by Van Den Einde to recommend approval of preliminary plat for FIRA and approval of the variance for some of the accessory structures. Voting Aye: Jacobs, Brummond, and Van Den Einde. Voting Nay: Lanterman (Motion carried 3:1) 7. Reports/Information a. Planning Project Update (none). b. City Council Report – Council Liaison Vehrenkamp provided an update on the status of a protesting ordinance and a gun ordinance and spoke about comments made during the public hearing for Walcott Glen. c. Other Business (none). 8. Commissioner Liaison Calendar City Council Meetings 05/12/22 05/26/22 06/09/22 06/23/22 07/14/22 07/21/22 Van Den Einde Brummond Jacobs Lanterman Shoulak Van Den Einde 9. Adjournment Motion made by Lanterman, seconded by Brummond to close the May 5, 2022 Planning Commission meeting. Voting Aye: Jacobs, Brummond, Lanterman and Van Den Einde. (Motion carried 4:0) Meeting adjourned at 11:36 pm. Submitted by Dwight Klingbeil Planning Assistant Page 7 of 7