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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-11-15 Parks and Trails Agenda Packet CITY OF CORCORAN Corcoran Parks and Trails Commission Agenda November 15, 2016 - 7:00pm 1. Call to Order / Roll Call 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Agenda Approval 4. Minutes a. Minutes – October 18, 2016* 5. Open Forum 6. Presentations 7. Unfinished Business a. Memorial Garden Bench Locations* 8. New Business a. Rezoning, Preliminary Plat, and PUD Preliminary Development Plan for “Schwalbe” subdivision as a proposed future Ravinia phase (PID 36-119-23-14-0001) (city file 16-026) 9. Reports/Information a. Active Planning Applications – Informational only* 10. Subcommittee & Miscellaneous Reports a. City Council Report – Councilor Keefe* b. Garden Club Report c. Park Dedication Fund* 11. Other Business/Announcements 12. Commissioner Liaison Calendar City Council Meetings 11/21/16 12/8/16 12/19/16 1/12/17 1/26/17 Robran Regan Nybo Krueger Meister 13. Adjournment *Includes Materials - Materials relating to these agenda items can be found in the House Agenda Packet by door. CITY OF CORCORAN Item 4a. Parks and Trails Commission Meeting Minutes October 18, 2016 - 7:00pm The Corcoran Parks and Trails Commission met on October 18, 2016, at City Hall in Corcoran, MN. Present were, Commissioners - Anderson, Krueger, Meister, Nybo, Regan, Strehler, and Student Commissioner Beck. Commissioner Robran arrived at 7:15 pm. Also present was City Administrator Martens. 1. Call to Order / Roll Call Chairperson Anderson called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. 2. Pledge of Allegiance Chairperson Anderson invited all in attendance to rise and join in the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Agenda Approval a. Agenda Motion: Made by Nybo, seconded by Meister, to approve the agenda as presented. Voting Aye: Anderson, Krueger, Meister, Nybo, Regan, and Strehler (Motion carried 6:0) 4. Minutes a. Minutes – July 19, 2016 Motion: Made by Nybo, seconded by Krueger, to approve the minutes as presented. Voting Aye: Anderson, Krueger, Meister, Nybo, Regan, and Strehler (Motion carried 6:0) b. Minutes – September 20, 2016 Motion: Made by Meister, seconded by Krueger, to approve the minutes as presented. Voting Aye: Anderson, Krueger, Meister, Nybo, Regan, and Strehler (Motion carried 6:0) 5. Open Forum - None 6. Presentations – None 7. Old/Unfinished Business a. Memorial Garden Donation City Administrator Martens presented the proposed Memorial Garden bench donations. Commissioners discussed the proposed location as well as bench materials. Motion: Made by Krueger, seconded by Meister, to approve the bench donation contingent upon staff approval the artwork in advance of the placement. Voting Aye: Anderson, Krueger, Meister, Nybo, Regan, and Strehler (Motion carried 6:0) 8. New Business a. Park Design Proposals City Administrator Martens presented the proposals for design work for the neighborhood park in Ravinia. Commissioners discussed the cost of each phase, the need to use a landscape architect to complete the work, and the proposed work to take place. Motion: Made by Krueger, seconded by Meister, to recommend approval of the Wenck Associates proposal and to move forward with phase one of the proposal. Voting Aye: Anderson, Krueger, Meister, Nybo, Regan, Robran, and Strehler (Motion carried 7:0) CITY OF CORCORAN Item 4a. b. Hennepin County Youth Baseball and Softball Grant City Administrator Martens informed the Commission of an upcoming deadline to apply for the grant. Commissioners discussed possible items to apply for including a mower, utility vehicle, and improvements to Meister Field. By consensus the Commission directed staff to apply for improvements to Meister Field for fencing and a replacement drinking fountain. 9. Reports/Information a. Active Planning Applications – Informational only, no action taken 10. Subcommittee and Miscellaneous Reports a. City Council Report City Administrator Martens answered questions from the Commission on City Council actions. b. Garden Club Report Chair Anderson provided an update on Garden Club activities and stated the group will be collecting prairie seeds at Crow-Hassan Park Reserve on Saturday, October 22nd. c. Park Dedication Fund – Informational only 11. Other Business/Announcements Chair Anderson reminded the Commission of the upcoming candidate forum on Thursday. Commissioner Liaison Calendar Commissioners reviewed the calendar. Commissioner Regan stated she may not be able to attend the December 8th meeting. 12. Adjournment Motion: Made by Robran, seconded by Krueger, to adjourn the meeting at 8:16 pm. Voting Aye: Anderson, Krueger, Meister, Nybo, Regan, Robran, and Strehler (Motion carried 7:0) Submitted by Brad Martens City Administrator 7a. CITY OF CORCORAN 8200 County Road 116, Corcoran, MN 55340 763.420.2288 – Office 763.420.6056 – Fax E-mail - general@ci.corcoran.mn.us / Web Site - www.ci.corcoran.mn.us MEMO Meeting Date: November 15, 2016 To: Parks and Trails Commission From: Michelle Friedrich, Administrative Assistant Re: Memorial Garden Bench Locations ______________________________________________________________________ At the October meeting, staff informed the commission of proposed locations of donated benches for the Memorial Garden. Requested locations have been finalized and staff would like the commission to consider approval. Attached to this document is an image showing proposed locations. Benches will be placed on a concrete pad that is two feet wider than the bench on the sides. Staff recommends the Parks and Trails Commission approve the request for the location of benches for the Memorial Garden. Attachments: 1. Updated Bench Locations Updated Bench Locations Recycled material bench Granite bench 105 South Fifth Avenue Suite 513 Minneapolis, MN 55401 Tel: 612-252-9070 Fax: 612-252-9077 www.landform.net Landform®, SensiblyGreen® and Site to Finish® are registered service marks of Landform Professional Services, LLC. TO: Corcoran Parks and Trails Commission FROM: Kendra Lindahl, Landform D ATE: November 7, 2016 for the November 15, 2016 Parks and Trails Commission Meeting RE: Rezoning, Preliminary Plat and Preliminary PUD Development Plan for “Schwalbe” subdivision as a proposed future Ravinia phase (PID 36-119-23-14-0001) (City File 16-026) 1.Application Request Lennar submitted a request for approval of a rezoning, preliminary plat and preliminary PUD development plan for “Schwalbe” subdivision to allow 21 single family detached home lots on 5.97 acres. This parcel is proposed as part of the “Ravinia” subdivision originally planned for a total of 426 single family detached home lots on 266.57 acres. On November 3, 2016, the applicant submitted a possible revised plan that shows the elimination of one lot to provide an approved turn-around and trail easement. Staff has not had time to review this revised plan, so the comments are based on the original September 30th submittal. However, we believe that the revised concept is a reasonable approach that will be reviewed with city staff from all departments. 2.CONTEXT Background The City Council approved the Ravinia rezoning to PUD (Planned Unit Development), Preliminary PUD Development Plan and Preliminary Plat on December 23, 2013. The Final PUD Development Plan and Final Plat for Phase I was approved by City Council on April 24, 2014. The Council amended the Final PUD Development Plan on January 8, 2015 to allow for vinyl siding instead of LP siding on all sides of the homes and to allow 5-foot setbacks for the garage side. In 2015, the City Council approved PUD final plans and final plats for Ravinia 2nd Addition and Ravinia 3rd Addition. The City Council approved PUD final plans and final plats for Ravinia 4th Addition, Ravinia 5th Addition and Ravinia 6th Addition in 2016. Agenda Item: 8a. Lennar Schwalbe Rezoning, PUD and Preliminary Plat (16-026) 2 November 15, 2016 On September 22nd, the City Council approved a request for a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to reguide this property from Existing Residential to Low Density Residential contingent upon Metropolitan Council review. The Metropolitan Council letter dated October 13th notes that the change is consistent with regional plans and was approved. 3. Context Zoning and Land Use The property is currently guided Existing Residential and zoned UR (Urban Reserve). A Comprehensive Plan Amendment to reguided the property from Existing Residential to Low Density Residential was approved by the Metropolitan Council (MetCouncil) on October 13, 2016. The application is requesting a rezoning from UR to Planned Unit Development (PUD). Surrounding Properties The surrounding properties to the south are guided Low Density Residential and zoned Planned Unit Development (PUD) for the Ravinia Development. The properties to the north and west are guided Existing Residential and zoned UR. The property to the east is located in the City of Maple Grove. Natural Characteristics of the Site The site is currently developed with a single family home and accessory buildings. There are few scattered trees on site. A wetland report prepared by Jacobson Environmental, PLLC, dated November 8, 2014 found no wetlands on the site. The delineation was approved by the ECWMC. 4. Analysis of Request Park Dedication The Ravinia development provided land for park dedication as part of the original PUD approval. However, this project was not included in that approval and is subject to the current park dedication requirements. Under the current ordinance, park dedication is required at 15% of the net pre-development area or 15% of the appraised value of the land for developments like this with between 3-5 units per acre. The City should generally accept park dedication in the form of land where shown on the maps; however, the City may choose to accept cash or a combination of cash and land. The City may accept cash-in-lieu of land at 15% of the value of the land. The City has an adopted fee schedule based on the City analysis of current land value. The 2016 fee schedule requires $3,970 per unit (21 x 3,970 = $83,370). The applicant shall be subject to the park dedication requirements in place at the time the final plat is released for filing. The site plan includes a sidewalk on the south site of the proposed street. Staff recommends also providing a trail connection along two lot lines to Brockton Lane/CR 101 to maximize access to sidewalks and trails within the development. The November 3rd concept shows a conceptual location Lennar Schwalbe Rezoning, PUD and Preliminary Plat (16-026) 3 November 15, 2016 for this trail connection. Staff believes this is an important connection long term, but the CR 101 trail is not currently constructed. The Park Dedication Ordinance states: “As part of their development contract or site plan approval responsibilities, owners and developers shall be responsible for making certain improvements to the developments for park, playground, trail and public open space purposes, including, but not limited to, finished grading and ground cover for all park, playground, trail and public open spaces within their developments. No credit toward the required dedication shall be given for this work. The City reserves the right to pave the trails or require the developer to pave these off-road trails. Should the City require the developer to pave the trails, the City shall reimburse the Developer for the costs for paving of the trail. “ • The Parks and Trails Commission should provide a recommendation on whether or not the developer should pave the trail as part of this development or simply provide the graded base for the City to pave at a future date when the County Road 101 trail is constructed. The ordinance also states, “Permanent trail easements may be allowed for dedication of trail corridors shown on the Parks and Trails Plan. Park dedication credit shall be given for the net acreage (pre-development) of these off-road trails, but no credit shall be given for trails within the public right-of-way.” This trail connection is not shown on the Comprehensive Plan. Staff finds that the dedication of this trail connection is one of the benefits of this Schwalbe PUD. Staff recommends that no park dedication credit be given for the dedication of this trail easement. 5. Recommendation Move to recommend approval of cash in lieu of land for the 21 new lots and acceptance of the trail easement without park dedication credit as a benefit of the PUD. The Commission should also provide a recommendation on whether or not the trail should be paved by the developer in advance of the construction of the County Road 101 trail. Attachments a. Location Map b. Applicant’s narrative dated September 16, 2016 c. Plans dated September 30, 2016 d. Revised Plan dated November 3, 2016 Hennepin County Property Map Location Map Date: 10/26/2016 Comments: 1 inch = 400 feet PARCEL ID: 3611923140001 OWNER NAME: D A Schwalbe & K A Schwalbe PARCEL ADDRESS: 6635 Co Rd No 101, Corcoran MN 55340 PARCEL AREA: 5.99 acres, 261,138 sq ft A-T-B: Abstract SALE PRICE: $147,500 SALE DATA: 11/1991 SALE CODE: Warranty Deed ASSESSED 2015, PAYABLE 2016 PROPERTY TYPE: Residential HOMESTEAD: Homestead MARKET VALUE: $375,000 TAX TOTAL: $5,452.10 ASSESSED 2016, PAYABLE 2017 PROPERTY TYPE: Residential HOMESTEAD: Homestead MARKET VALUE: $386,000 This data (i) is furnished 'AS IS' with no representation as to completeness or accuracy; (ii) is furnished with no warranty of any kind; and (iii) is notsuitable for legal, engineering or surveying purposes. Hennepin County shall not be liable for any damage, injury or loss resulting from this data. COPYRIGHT © HENNEPIN COUNTY 2016 7699 Anagram Drive Eden Prairie, MN 55344 PHONE 952-937-5150 FAX 952-937-5822 TOLL FREE1-888-937-5150 Landform®, SensiblyGreen® and Site to Finish® are registered service marks of Landform Professional Services, LLC. 1 MEMORANDUM 105 South Fifth Street, Suite 513 Minneapolis, MN 55401 Tel: 612-252-9070 Fax: 612-252-9077 www.landform.net DATE October 20, 2016 TO Brad Martens CC City Council, Planning Commission, Parks & Trails Commission FROM Kendra Lindahl, City Planner RE Active Corcoran Planning Applications The following is a summary of project status for current, active projects: 1.Interim Use Permit for a Conditional Home Occupation License for an upholstery business (Designers Choice Upholstery) located at 20125 County Road 117 (PID 02-119-23-12-0005) (city file no. 16-013). The applicant is incomplete, but will be scheduled for a public hearing at the Planning Commission and City Council review when complete. Staff is following up with applicant to complete the application. 2.Residential Design Standards (city file 16-024). The Zoning Ordinance provides design standards for all new single family homes. Recently, the City Council approved some changes to those standards for the Ravinia development and asked staff to consider changes to the section. Staff will bring draft language to a public hearing at the November 3rd Planning Commission and Council action on November 3rd. 3.Industrial Lot Standards. Staff received a request from the property owner at 19905 75th Avenue to consider changes to the minimum lot size standards in the Industrial zoning districts. Staff prepared a summary of the issues for City Council consideration at the August 25th meeting. At the September 8th Council meeting, the Council directed the City Administrator to work with Maxfield Research and have them include their analysis in the Market Study that they will complete in November. 4.Development Rights Map Update (city file 16-023). Staff is requesting City Council approval to spend planning funds to update the development rights map. This is an administrative action, but due to the fact that the map has not been updated since 2006, the effort will involve more staff time than a typical map update. The City Council directed staff to make the update and we expect that map to be updated and available to the public in October. 5.Lennar Preliminary Plat, PUD Preliminary Development Plan and Rezoning for Schwalbe property (PID 36-119-23-14-0001) (city file 16-026). Lennar has submitted the application for approval. The application is scheduled for a public hearing at the November 3rd Planning Commission meeting and Council action on November 21st. 6.Sign Ordinance Amendment to allow Dynamic Signs in the MP District (city file 16-029). The City Council directed staff to amend the Zoning Ordinance to allow dynamic signs in the MP district. This text amendment would allow Maple Hill Estates and Mobile Hope to build the sign that the Council denied the variance for on October 13th. The amendment is scheduled for a public hearing at the Planning Commission on December 1st and City Council action on December 19th. 7.Lennar request for a PUD Amendment for Ravinia 7th Addition (city file 16-030). Lennar has submitted a request for a PUD amendment to allow a different mix of lot sizes in the 7th Addition than originally proposed. Staff is reviewing the application for completeness, but expect this application to Agenda Item 9a. MEMORANDUM 2 be scheduled for a public hearing at the December 1st Planning Commission and action at the December 19th City Council meeting. 8. PUD Sketch Plan for Nichols Property at 6351 CR 101 (PID 36-119-23-44-0012) (city file 16-031). The landowners have submitted an application for PUD concept plan review. Staff is reviewing the application for completeness, but we expect this item to be scheduled for City Council review at the November 21st meeting. Also, there are a number of projects that have been approved, but are still not filed and closed out: 1. Corcoran Business Park (City file 06-005). The City Council granted a one year extension to the final plat approval, which expired on April 12, 2011. Staff has spoken to the applicant and is still working to close out this project. Staff has spoken to the applicant and will schedule a meeting when more information is available on the Loretto sewer project. 2. Hope Ministries Conditional Use Permit for Cemetery and Vacation of Drainage & Utility Easement at 19951 Oswald Farm Road (City file 12-002). Hope Ministries submitted a request for a conditional use permit to allow a cemetery west of the existing church. The application was approved by the City Council on March 22nd and site work had begun. The letter of credit for site improvements has been released, but we are holding the escrow pending completion of the approved landscaping. The applicant has indicated that they are considering a site plan amendment application to modify the approved plans. Staff met again with Pastor Brian Lother in December to try to finalize this issue and address some other questions or concerns from him. We hope to be able to wrap this up in the near future. 3. Sawgrass Preliminary Plat, Preliminary PUD Development Plan and Rezoning for on Schendel property at 20400 County Road 10 (City file 14-027). The City Council approved the request on December 11, 2014 and granted the applicant 2 years to apply for the final plat and final PUD development plan. Peachtree Partners did not buy the property, but a different developer could still proceed with the approved plan. The next step would be for a developer to submit a final PUD plan and plat prior to expiration of the approvals on December 11, 2016. 4. Commercial Door Addition at 7670 Commerce Street (City file 15-010) The City received an application for approval of a building addition, which required a conditional use permit, interim use permit, variance and site plan approval. The project was reviewed at a public hearing at the June 4th Planning Commission meeting and was approved by the City Council on June 25th. The required landscaping will be finalized and constructed after the downtown infrastructure project is completed. The City will release the remaining escrow when the planting is completed. 5. “Strehler Estates” Final Plat (PID 17-119-23-32-0004) (city file no. 16-001). The applicant submitted a request for approval of a preliminary plat to create 4 lots and an ordinance amendment to allow a private drive for property at 22900 Strehler Road. The City Council approved both items on October 8th. The final plat was approved by the City Council at the January 28th meeting. A stop work order was issued last week as the developer began construction of the pr ivate drive in advance of filing the plat. The applicant is working to address the conditions of approval and then will record the final plat at Hennepin County. 6. Private Drive Ordinance Amendment (City file 16-003). The City Council approved an ordinance amendment allowing private drives in the Rural Residential district, subject to certain conditions. However, after adoption the City Council directed staff to revisit this issue and consider an ordinance amendment to eliminate the requirement that private drives off paved roads must be paved. The City Council approved the amendment on May 26th. The Council also identified additional issues that should be reviewed and discussed at a future date. 7. Randahl Construction Conditional Use Permit and Site Plan Amendment at 7241 CR 116 (City file 16-012). Randahl Construction has submitted an application for approval of a CUP and site plan amendment for outside storage at the old Heidi’s property. The application was reviewed at a public hearing and recommended for approval at the June 2nd Planning Commission meeting. The City Council approved the item at the June 23rd meeting. MEMORANDUM 3 9. Ravinia 5th Addition Final Plat, PUD Final Plan and Vacation (City file 16-015). Lennar has submitted an application for 47 single family home lots and 3 outlots. The City Council approved the item on July 28th. The final plat has been recorded at Hennepin County. 10. Ravinia 6th Addition Final Plat, PUD Final Plan and Vacation (City file 16-016). Lennar has submitted an application for 23 single family home lots and 2 outlots. The City Council approved the item on July 28th. The final plat has been recorded at Hennepin County. 11. IUP for Commercial Kennel for Daniel Benjamin at 19520 Stieg Road (City File 16-020). Daniel Benjamin has submitted an application for an IUP for a commercial kennel. The kennel would be located on his property, would be owned and operated by him and would have employees. The Planning Commission recommended approval after the public hearing at the August 4th Planning Commission and the request was approved by the City Council on August 25th. The applicant is working to address the conditions of approval and will then apply for a building permit. 12. Park Place Storage request for Rezoning, Variance, Conditional Use Permit, Site Plan and Preliminary Plat (City file 16-002). The City Council reviewed a sketch plan last year for expansion of the existing mini-storage facility. The applicant has submitted the application, but is working to provide additional information for completeness. The Planning Commission reviewed this item at a public hearing on September 1st and voted to recommend approval. The City Council approved the request on September 22nd. 13. Maple Hill Estates Sign Variance (16-018). Maple Hill Estates and Hope Community Center have submitted a variance application to allow a new freestanding at the entrance to Maple Hill Estates. The item was reviewed at the August 4th Planning Commission and was reviewed and tabled by the City Council. The City Council voted on October 13th to approve 3 variances but denied the variance for the dynamic sign. 14. Lennar Comprehensive Plan Amendment for Schwalbe property (city file 16-022). Lennar has submitted an application for consideration of a land use guide plan amendment to reclassify the property from Existing Residential to Low Density Residential. If approved, they would apply for a preliminary plat and PUD amendment to incorporate the property into the Ravinia development. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on September 1st Planning Commission meeting and recommended approval. The City Council approved the request on September 22nd. Metropolitan Council has completed their review and found it to be consistent. 15. Certificate of Compliance (city file 16-025). An application has been received for a certificate of compliance for an agricultural building at 6420 Pioneer Lane. The application was administratively approved. 16. Certificate of Compliance (city file 16-028). An application has been received for a certificate of compliance for an agricultural building at 20604 CR 10. The application was administratively approved. 10a. CITY OF CORCORAN 8200 County Road 116, Corcoran, MN 55340 763.420.2288 – Office 763.420.6056 – Fax E-mail - general@ci.corcoran.mn.us / Web Site - www.ci.corcoran.mn.us MEMO Meeting Date: November 15, 2016 To: Parks and Trails Commission From: Brad Martens, City Administrator Re: City Council Report ______________________________________________________________________ The Parks and Trails Commission last met on October 18, 2016. The following is a recap of some of the items discussed at City Council meetings since that time. A full recap can be found by reviewing the approved City Council minutes on the website October 27, 2016 Council Meeting FEMA Floodplain Update o Received an update on information related to the FEMA floodplain map amendment Nuisance Abatement – 20575 County Road 10 o Approved a resolution ordering the abatement of nuisances authorizing abatement by the City on the property at 20575 County Road 10 Electronic Check Signing o Authorized staff to implement electronic check signing for claims Hennepin County Youth Baseball and Softball Grant o Authorized staff to apply to the Hennepin County Youth Baseball and Softball program for funds to make improvements to Meister Field Neighborhood Park Design Proposals – Ravinia o Authorized staff to approve the Wenck Associates Ravinia park concept plan proposal and to proceed with phase one Closed Session – Easement Acquisition for the Downtown Utility and Street Improvement Project o Provided staff direction on easement acquisition negotiations 10a. November 10, 2016 Council Meeting The following is a list of some items on the agenda for the November 10th meeting. The report was completed prior to the meeting taking place:  Waiver of Liability Coverage – Statutory Tort Limits  2017 Proposed Tax Rate  Draft Assessment Policy  City Administrator Performance Evaluation Distribution Attachments: N/A 10c. CITY OF CORCORAN PARK CAPITAL FUND REPORT November 8, 2016 Date Park Dedication Memorial Park Maintenance 01/16 2016 Beginning Balance 370,637.55 9,937.66 03/16 Garden Gate 300.00 (300.00) 03/16 Interest Earned 36.70 1.24 05/16 Garden Gate (180.00) 05/16 CST Dist-Mulch (362.40) 06/16 AIM Electronic (Scoreboard)(6,107.00) 06/16 Interest Earned 39.99 1.18 06/16 Interest Earned 0.15 07/16 Corcoran Athletic Assoc 14,000.00 07/16 MN Department of Revenue (250.00) 07/16 U of M Aboretum-Training (80.00) 08/16 Garden Gate (140.00) 08/16 AIM Electronic (Scoreboard)(14,248.00) 09/16 Milow Electric (3,885.00) ENDING BALANCE 360,444.39 8,957.68 369,402.07 CASH FUNDS 1 of 1