PLANNING
COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS
CITY OF
Approved
Regular Meeting
Present: Commissioners Larry Baker, Jim
O’Brien,
Tom O’Keefe, Karen Mann,
Jeff Schopf
and Paul Zisla
Absent: Commissioner Norm Schiferl
Also
Present:
Anne
Hoffman, City Council Member
Minute
Approval -
Agenda
Review – Update
by
Council
Action - City Council Member, Anne Hoffman reported the
Council decided not to purchase the property at 1531 Stinson Blvd, a single
family residence on the west side of Hidden Oaks Park, which would have served
as an entrance to the park on the west side.
Kraus Anderson Realty Corp.
contacted the Council and the Council had plans to look at a TIF District at
Meeting. Further discussions are going on with Sinclair
and property improvement.
There was good news regarding the
annual financial report. The City
received a Clean Opinion in 2002 and for 2001, Excellence in Financial Reporting from
the
government agency.
Public
Hearing: SP 03-05 Special Use Permit for garage larger than
400 sq. ft. at
Consideration
of a request for a Special Use Permit to construct a garage larger than 400 sq.ft. on
a single family lot at
Residential. The
proposed structure would be a 22 x 24 sq. foot or 528 sq. ft. detached garage.
Mr.
Boylan reviewed the background information and plans for the
commissioners. He noted there were no
inquiries from notified neighbors. The applicant,
Mr. Charles Blair
also spoke to the issue.
Commissioners had some questions for Mr. Blair. There was considerable discussion regarding
the impervious surface.
Motion by Baker, second by O’Brien to Close the Public Hearing.
6
Ayes 0 Nays, Motion
Carried.
Motion
by Baker, second by O’Brien to WAIVE THE READING AND ADOPT THE ATTACHED
RESOLUTION
RECOMMENDING
APPROVAL OF SP 03-05
with the following conditions:
1. The applicant shall remove existing
concrete along the south lot line to improve surface run off to be approved by
City Planner.
6
Ayes, 0 Nays, Motion Carried.
Mr.
Blair was advised he could apply for a variance in the future if he would like
changes
not consistent with impervious surface requirements.
General
Business: None reported.
Announcements
and Updates:
Mr.
Locke presented an update on the
continued the hearing for creating a TIF District to the
July 22nd meeting mainly because Kraus Anderson is in the process of sorting
out plans for the
They
are still working on a plan that would involve the rerouting of
access to the site as well as access to the neighborhood and
to
project that is financially feasible and market supported, to begin construction yet this year.
This
plan is remarkably different than the preliminary PUD the Planning Commission
approved last summer. It would be
anticipated they would have to come back through the Planning Commission approval
process, either as a PUD or qualify everything under the standard B-3 Business
zoning which is what the property is zoned.
They would
have to go through a platting process if nothing else
because of the relocation of the road.
Economic
conditions have changed a lot since the project was first envisioned. This was
initially a 22-24 million dollar project and what is now being proposed is
probably an 8 or 9 million dollar project.
Possibly something would be ready for the August Planning Commission
Meeting.
Mr. Locke also gave an update on the Northwest Quadrant project. A good deal of time has been spent over the past three months trying to identify housing developers to do the housing development of the Northwest Quadrant. Ryan Companies has been the designated developer for the overall project, but they don’t do housing which is a critical component to the project.
Proposals
are being requested from developers. We expect those back in early July and
that they will be making presentations to the Economic Development Commission
and get their recommendations to the Council and the housing developer(s) would be on board late this
summer or early fall.
Adjournment:
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