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PC SUM 2007 04 17 CHANHASSEN PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING SUMMARY MINUTES APRIL 17, 2007 Fountain Conference Room Chairman McDonald called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: Mark Undestad, Jerry McDonald, Kathleen Thomas, Kurt Papke, Kevin Dillon and Dan Keefe MEMBERS ABSENT : Debbie Larson STAFF PRESENT: Kate Aanenson, Community Development Director, Bob Generous, Senior Planner; Sharmeen Al-Jaff, Senior Planner; and Alyson Fauske, Assistant City Engineer PUBLIC PRESENT FOR ALL ITEMS: Rick Dorsey OATHS OF OFFICE Kevin Dillon and Dan Keefe completed their oaths of office for their new terms as Planning Commissioners from April 2007 to April 2010. ADOPTION OF PLANNING COMMISSION BYLAWS Kurt Papke moved and Kathleen Thompson seconded a motion to approve the Planning Commission Bylaws as presented by staff. The motion passed six for and none against. ELECTION OF CHAIR & VICE-CHAIR. Jerry McDonald was nominated for Chair. No other nominations were made. The Planning Commission voted six for and none against to appoint Jerry McDonald as chair of the Planning Commission. Kurt Papke was nominated for Vice-chair. No other nominations were made. The Planning Commission voted six for and none against to appoint Kurt Papke as Vice-chair of the Planning Commission. APPROVAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES Kevin Dillon moved and Kathleen Thomas seconded a motion approving the Planning Commission Minutes dated March 20, 2007 and April 3, 2007. The motion passed six for and none against. Jerry McDonald Adjourned the meeting at 7:07 p.m. Planning Commission Summary – April 17, 2007 WORK SESSION COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE Kate Aanenson presented a general outline of the timeframe for review of the Comprehensive Plan. Drafts of the various elements of the comprehensive plan should be prepared by early June. Open houses will be held on Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at the Chanhassen Library and Thursday, June 28, 2007, at the Chanhassen Recreation Center. Staff members and possibly city consultants will be available at individual tables to answer questions and present information. Greeters, Karen Engelhardt on one night and Kim Meuwissen on the other, will be there to help people sign in and hand out comment cards. The City must follow the Metropolitan Council’s Planning Handbook and System Statements in the preparation of their comprehensive plans. HOUSING Kate Aanenson pointed out that the City will be relying on Carver County Community Development Agency for the review and preparation of much of the housing element. The City currently is a participate in the Metropolitan Councils Livable Communities Act. As part of that, the City has negotiated goals and policies for housing including a mix of owner and rental housing, affordable housing and lifestyle housing choices. SEWER AND WATER Kate Aanenson stated that the City has hired the consultants SRF to prepare a Water Plan and WSB to prepare a Sewer Plan. As part of the plan, the plans will look at system design, reducing demand, the preparation of maps, system phasing and estimates of costs. The City also has approximately 500 individual sewage treatment system (ISTS). Finally, the plan will address infiltration and inflow problems within the sewer lines. Alyson Fauske added that as part of the Water Plan the City looks at trying to loop the water system to provide better water pressure as well as a back up if a pipe should break in an area. PARKS & RECREATION Kate Aanenson pointed out that the City has hired Hoisington Kogler Group, Inc. to prepare an update to the park plan. Initially, the city will inventory al its facilities and look at the service areas. The primary emphasis of the consultants work will be on southern Chanhassen. The City will also look at other recreational services that may be appropriate in the community, e.g., disk golf, dog parks, etc. A question came up regarding Bluff Creek Golf Course. It was pointed out that the long term future of the golf course would also be an issue that will need to be addressed. 2 Planning Commission Summary – April 17, 2007 The Parks & Recreation Commission will review the plan and make a recommendation to the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission would then review the element of the comprehensive plan and make their recommendations to City Council. NATURAL RESOURCES Kate Aanenson presented a Power Point presentation of the natural resources element of the plan. The presentation provided a list of systems within the natural environment including wetland, creeks, lakes, rivers, groundwater, trees, natural areas and bluffs. It was pointed out that for this round of the comprehensive plan update, the City has more information included within our GIS system and more tools to analyze the ecological community. Items that need to be included within the element include the Wetland Conservation Act, Shore land management and watershed district rules. In 2006, the City updated its surface water management plan. Additionally, the City will be looking at adding natural resources management plan, urban forestry management plan, overlay districts for Assumption Creek and the Seminary Fen and a wetland banking program. HISTORIC PRESERVATION Sharmeen Al-Jaff presented a power point presentation on historic preservation. Historic Preservation is the act of maintaining and repairing existing historic materials and the retention of a property's form as it has evolved over time. When considering the United States Preservation calls for the existing form, materials, Department of Interior's interpretation: " features, and detailing of a property to be retained and preserved. This may include preliminary measures to protect and stabilize it prior to undertaking other work--or protection and stabilization may be an end in itself, for example, in an archeological project ". Historic Preservation is a vital tool in the effort to save historic buildings and locales. It helps maintain a communities historical roots and provides various educational opportunities. For our purposes, we want to look at buildings that are unique, time sensitive, culturally or socially important, or architecturally significant. Map showing age of homes divided by decades. 1860 - 1956 Governor Lind's Mansion in 1929, Built in 1860 Bluff Creek Inn Built in 1864 Straw Hill Farm Built in 1872 Options Create a Historic Overlay District The process of Old Town to create a historic district. Dec. 3, 1997-Apr. 27, 1998 The “Old Town” neighborhood boundaries extend from West 77th Street on the north, the railroad tracks to the south, the Chanhassen Dinner Theater to the west and the St. Hubertus subdivision on the east. 3 Planning Commission Summary – April 17, 2007 Originally, the town consisted of a few simple buildings. Family farms occupied the land on the periphery. St. Hubertus, the residential portion, consisted of small lots in a grid pattern. Neighborhood Opposition: Property Owners opposed restrictions imposed upon their properties. • Limitation on exterior improvements and remodeling • They welcomed guidelines but not Ordinances. • Rely on Carver County and State of Minnesota Historic Preservation Society Offices. State is in charge of making recommendations of properties that are worthy of nominations. The recommendation is forwarded to the Keeper of the National Registrar of Historical Places. The County’s Role and Mission is to Collect and Preserve artifacts and objects. Encourage Developers to save historic structures Shenandoah Ridge 8565 Alisa Ct Bluff Creek Estates 8640 Audubon Rd Encourage Development of buildings that complement historic buildings Old St. Huberts Church, Old City Hall, the ReMax building, Goddard School and Old Railroad Depot. Recognize structures on voluntary bases Encourage property owners to apply for historic designation. City generate a list and recognize historic sites. TRANSPORTATION Bob Generous presented a list and map of transportation system deficiencies. The City is relying on the Carver County traffic study to provide us with additional facility information, since most of our roadways under review are county roads. Intersections/Access The intersection deficiencies relate generally to peak hour delays, left turn conflicts/delays and lack of signalization. The intersections include: TH 7/Minnewashta Parkway TH 5/Minnewashta Parkway TH 5/Lone Cedar Lane TH 5/Crimson Bay Road/Minnesota Landscape Arboretum entrance TH 41/Lake Lucy Road. 4 Planning Commission Summary – April 17, 2007 th TH 41/W. 78 Street TH 5/TH41 TH 41/Water Tower Place Market Blvd/Market Street TH 101/Pleasant View Rd TH 101/Kurvers Point Rd./Valley View Rd. TH 101/96th Street TH 101/Flying Cloud Drive Road Capacity/Alignment/Connections These deficiencies relate to a need for addition traffic lanes, sharp horizontal and/or vertical curves and roadways that have not been constructed yet. TH 5 TH 41 TH 101 North of TH 5 TH 101 South of Lyman Boulevard to the Scott County Border Pleasant View Road Powers Boulevard (CSAH 17) Bluff Creek Boulevard 2005 MUSA North/South Collector Street Connections Lyman Boulevard (CSAH 18) Crimson Bay Road and Dogwood Road Timberwood Drive and Stone Creek Court Additionally, Kate Aanenson added that the 2010 MUSA area must look at connections to TH 101, Pioneer Trail and, potentially, Powers Boulevard. Along Flying Cloud Drive the City will investigate the potential for a frontage road serving properties north of the roadway to reduce and control access. Finally, the City will need to look at the potential of a roadway system through Bluff Creek Golf Course if it redevelops in the future. Jurisdictional Continuity Within the city, Powers Boulevard and Galpin Boulevard have adequate right-of-way, sight distance, grades and setbacks to maintain a 45 to 50 mile per hour speed limit. North of Chanhassen, however, this road takes a different form as it enters Shorewood and Excelsior. For the Truck Highway system, Chanhassen will need to continue to work with MnDOT and adjacent municipalities to ensure that the highways continue to function at the highest feasible level of service. For the county road system, Chanhassen will need to continue to work with Carver County and adjacent municipalities to ensure that the county road system continues to function at the highest feasible level of service. 5 Planning Commission Summary – April 17, 2007 CSAH 17 (Powers Boulevard) CSAH 117 (Galpin Boulevard) TH 5 TH 7 TH 41 TH 101 CSAH 17 (Audubon Road) ) CSAH 18 (Lyman Bulevard CSAH 18 (Pioneer Trail) US 212/Flying Cloud Drive The meeting ended at 8:30 p.m. Submitted by Kate Aanenson Community Development Director Prepared by Bob Generous 6