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<br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />PLANNING COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS <br /> <br />Regular Meeting – November 15, 2016 7:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Present: Chairperson Erin Nichols-Matkaiti, Commissioners Steve Danger, Marvin Deick, Jeanne Frischman, <br />Melissa Murphy, and Verne McPherson <br /> <br />Absent: Commissioner Dania Miwa <br /> <br />Also Present: Janice Gundlach- Assistant Director of Community Assets & Development/Planning Director, <br />and Paul Jacobsen-Councilmember <br /> <br />Agenda Review: There were no changes to the agenda. <br /> <br />Minutes from October 18, 2016: <br /> <br />Motion by Commissioner Danger, seconded by Commissioner Deick, to approve the October 18, 2016 <br />meeting minutes as presented. <br /> <br />Approved 6-0. <br /> <br />Motion by Commissioner Danger, seconded by Commissioner Deick, to approve the October 18, 2016 <br />worksession meeting minutes as presented. <br /> <br />Approved 6-0. <br /> <br />Council Action: Councilmember Jacobsen discussed the recent election results with the Commission. He <br />thanked all election judges and City staff for their assistance during the General Election. He explained the <br />Council had hired HKGI to assist the City with the Comp Plan update. He encouraged the Planning <br />Commission to review the TIF financial dashboard to better understand the City’s tax base. He was pleased to <br />report that work was wrapping up on County Road E2 project. <br /> <br />Commission Business – Old Business: <br />(A) Consideration of an amendment to a previously approved Site Plan, allowing construction of a <br />single-story interior climate controlled storage building at 251 5th ST NW. <br /> <br />Planning Director Janice Gundlach reported the applicant submitted a land use application in May to construct a <br />single story, 350’ x 130’ 45,500 SF interior climate controlled self-storage facility. The City Council approved <br />these requests via Resolution 2016-057. Following City Council approval, the applicant found it necessary to <br />reduce the footprint due to poorer than expected soil conditions along the east side of the building. To make up <br />for the lost square footage, the applicant sought and obtained approval for a Site Plan amendment to allow a <br />second story mezzanine, with first and second story square footage totaling 77,000 SF. This approval is noted in <br />Resolution 16-064. Because of recent market research, the applicant is requesting to again amend the approved <br />Site Plan, eliminating the mezzanine level and increasing the footprint of the building to the south by 15’ 4”. <br />The revision aligns the Site Plan closer to the original proposal approved in May. The applicant has submitted <br />new plans with the revised building footprint. The proposed amended footprint is 110’ 8” x 365’ 8” or 40,436 <br />SF.