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PC SUM 2004 06 01CHANHASSEN PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING SUMMARY MINUTES JUNE 1, 2004 Chairman Sacchet called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: Uli Sacchet, Kurt Papke, Bethany Tjornhom, Rich Slagle, and Craig Claybaugh MEMBERS ABSENT: Dan Keefe and Steve Lillehaug STAFF PRESENT: Sharmeen A1-Jaff, Senior Planner; and Justin Miller, Assistant City Manager PUBLIC PRESENT FOR ALL ITEMS: Janet Paulsen Debbie Lloyd 7302 Laredo Drive 7305 Laredo Drive PUBLIC HEARING: REOUEST FOR A REZONING OF PROPERTY FROM RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT-MIXED USE LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST INTERSECTION OF THE FUTURE ALIGNMENT OF HIGHWAYS 212/101 AND NORTH OF LYMAN BOULEVARD, SOUTHWEST METRO TRANSIT, PLANNING CASE NO. 04-18. Public Present: Name Address Len Simich Aravind Guttemukkula Kyle Williams Bob Worthington Dave Soliday Curt Kobilaresik Craig Mullen Richard Simmons Terry Helland Southwest Metro Transit Benshoof& Associates, Hopkins LSA Design Southwest Metro Transit 291 Shoreview Court 9149 Springfield Drive 611 Summerfield Drive 530 Summerfield Drive 491 Summerfield Drive Sharmeen A1-Jaff presented the staff report on this item. Commissioner Papke asked for clarification on the traffic study as it relates to left turning movements. Aravind Guttemukkula with Benshoof and Associates addressed traffic study questions. Commissioner Claybaugh asked for clarification on the date of 2011 being used by the traffic engineers in their study. Commissioner Tjornhom asked what will be done to Planning Commission Summary - June 1, 2004 mitigate noise. Kyle Williams with LSA Design explained how the noise study was conducted. Commissioner Slagle asked for clarification regarding the neighbors concerns, berming and the proximity of the daycare related to noise and air quality. Chairman Sacchet asked about specifics in the plan related to land use and signage. Len Simich, Executive Director of Southwest Metro Transit presented the applicant's case. Commissioner Slagle asked Mr. Simich to comment on the diesel engine law that was in the news recently and Southwest Metro Transit's bus fleet. Commissioner Tjornhom asked for clarification on who will control the townhouse and commercial development on the site. Chairman Sacchet opened the public hearing. Richard Simmons, 530 Summerfield Drive asked the commission to delay action on the rezoning based on two issues. One, it's premature and two, because it's premature, the findings in the staff report should not be relied upon. He provided reasons why he felt this way. Terry Helland, 491 Summerfield Drive expressed concerns with placing a park and ride on this site and if it was the right location. Commissioner Slagle asked Len Simich to expand on the issue of this being the right site or if another site would be more suitable for a park and ride. Commissioner Claybaugh asked about the walking and trail system associated with the site. Chairman Sacchet closed the public hearing. After commission discussion, the following motion was made. Claybaugh moved, Papke seconded that the Planning Commission recommends approval of rezoning the property located at the southeast intersection of the future alignment of Highway 212/101 and north of Lyman Boulevard with an approximate area of 8.5 acres from Residential Single Family to Planned Unit Development- Mixed Use incorporating the following design standards: SOUTHEAST CORNER OF REALIGNED HIGHWAY 101/212 PUD DEVELOPMENT DESIGN STANDARDS a. Intent The purpose of this zone is to create a MIXED USE PUD including a TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT, NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL. The use of the PUD zone is to allow for more flexible design standards while creating a higher quality and more sensitive development. Each structure proposed for development shall proceed through site plan review based on the development standards outlined below. b. Permitted Uses The permitted uses in this zone should be limited to appropriate commercial and service uses consistent with meeting the daily needs of the neighborhood and the transit facility users. The uses shall be limited to those as defined herein. If there is a question as to whether or not a use meets the definition, the Community Development Director shall make that interpretation. The type of uses to be provided on these lots shall be low 2 Planning Commission Summary - June 1, 2004 intensity neighborhood oriented retail and service establishments to meet daily needs of residents. Commercial and transit uses shall be limited to the area located north of the access point off of Highway 101. Residential uses shall be located south of the Highway 101 access. · Small to medium-sized restaurant-not to exceed 8,000 square feet per building (no drive-thru windows) · Office · Day care · Neighborhood scale commercial up to 8,000 square feet per building footprint · Convenience store without gas pumps · Specialty retail (Book Store Jewelry, Sporting Goods Sale/Rental, Retail Sales, Retail Shops, Apparel Sales, etc.) · Personal Services (an establishment or place of business primarily engaged in providing individual services generally related to personal needs, such as a Tailor Shop, Shoe Repair, Self-Service Laundry, Laundry Pick-up Station, Dry Cleaning, Dance Studios, etc). · Park and Ride not to exceed 800 spaces. · Residential High Density (8-16 units per acre). c. Prohibited Ancillary Uses · Drive-thru Windows · Outdoor storage and display of merchandise d. Setbacks The PUD ordinance requires setbacks from roadways and exterior property lines. The following table displays those setbacks. Boundary Lyman Boulevard Highway 101 Highway 212 excluding transit shelters and ramps Easterly Project Property Line Internal Project property lines Hard Surface Coverage Commercial and Transit Facility Hard Surface Coverage Maximum Residential Building/Structure Height Maximum Commercial Building/Structure Height Building and Parking Setback 50 feet 35 feet north of the Highway 101 access and 50 feet south of the 101 access 50 feet 100 Feet 0 Feet 50% 70 % 35 or 3 stories, whichever is less 1 stow Planning Commission Summary - June 1, 2004 Boundary Maximum Park and Ride Ramp excluding the elevator shaft and stair well Building and Parking Setback 25 or 3 stories, whichever is less e. Non Residential Building Materials and Design The PUD requires that the development demonstrate a higher quality of architectural standards and site design. The intent is to create a neighborhood and transit friendly development. All materials shall be of high quality and durable. Major exterior surfaces of all walls shall be face brick, stone, glass, stucco, architecturally treated concrete, cast in place panels, decorative block, or cedar siding. Color shall be introduced through colored block or panels and not painted block or brick. Bright, long, continuous bands are prohibited. 3. Block shall have a weathered face or be polished, fluted, or broken face. Exposed cement ("cinder") blocks shall be prohibited. Metal siding, gray concrete, curtain walls and similar materials will not be approved except as support material to one of the above materials, or as trim or as HVAC screen, and may not exceed more than 25 percent of a wall area. 5. All accessory structures shall be designed to be compatible with the primary structure. All roof mounted equipment shall be screened by walls of compatible appearing material. Wood screen fences are prohibited. All exterior process machinery, tanks, etc., are to be fully screened by compatible materials. All mechanical equipment shall be screened with material compatible to the building. The buildings shall have varied and interesting detailing. The use of large unadorned, concrete panels and concrete block, or a solid wall unrelieved by architectural detailing, such as change in materials, change in color, fenestrations, or other significant visual relief provided in a manner or at intervals in keeping with the size, mass, and scale of the wall and its views from public ways shall be prohibited. Acceptable materials will incorporate textured surfaces, exposed aggregate and/or other patterning. All walls shall be given added architectural interest through building design or appropriate landscaping. 8. There shall not be underdeveloped backsides of buildings. All elevations shall receive nearly equal treatment and visual qualities. 4 Planning Commission Summary - June 1, 2004 The materials and colors used for each building shall be selected in context with the adjacent building and provide for a harmonious integration with them. Extreme variations between buildings in terms of overall appearance, bulk and height, setbacks and colors shall be prohibited. f. Residential Standards Building exterior material shall be a combination of fiber-cement siding, vinyl siding, stucco, or brick with support materials such as cedar shakes, brick and stone or approved equivalent materials as determined by the city. 2. Each unit shall utilize accent architectural features such as arched louvers, dormers, etc. 3. All units shall have access onto an interior private street. 4. All mechanical equipment shall be screened with material compatible to the building or landscaping. 5. A design palette shall be approved for the entire project. The palette shall include colors for siding, shakes, shutters, shingles, brick and stone. 6. All foundation walls shall be screened by landscaping or retaining walls. g. Site Landscaping and Screening The intent of this section is to improve the appearance of vehicular use areas and property abutting public rights-of-way; to require buffering between different land uses; and to protect, preserve and promote the aesthetic appeal, character and value of the surrounding neighborhoods; to promote public health and safety through the reduction of noise pollution, air pollution, visual pollution and glare. The landscaping standards shall provide for screening for visual impacts associated with a given use, including but not limited to, truck loading areas, trash storage, parking lots, Large unadorned building massing, etc. 2. Each lot for development shall submit a separate landscaping plan as a part of the site plan review process. All open spaces and non-parking lot surfaces, except for plaza areas, shall be landscaped, rockscaped, or covered with plantings and/or lawn material. Tree wells shall be included in pedestrian areas and plazas. Undulating berms, north of Lyman Boulevard and east of Highway 101 shall be sodded or seeded at the conclusion of grading and utility construction. The required buffer landscaping may be installed where it is deemed necessary to Planning Commission Summary - June 1, 2004 ho screen any proposed development. All required boulevard landscaping shall be sodded. 5. Loading areas shall be screened from public right-of-ways. Wing walls may be required where deemed appropriate. 6. Native species shall be incorporated into site landscaping, whenever possible. Street Furnishings Benches, kiosks, trash receptacles, planters and other street furnishings should be of design and materials consistent with the character of the area. Wherever possible, street furnishings should be consolidated to avoid visual clutter and facilitate pedestrian movement. Signage The intent of this section is to establish an effective means of communication in the development, maintain and enhance the aesthetic environment and the business's ability to attract sources of economic development and growth, to improve pedestrian and traffic safety, to minimize the possible adverse effect of signs on nearby public and private property, and to enable the fair and consistent enforcement of these sign regulations. It is the intent of this section, to promote the health, safety, general welfare, aesthetics, and image of the community by regulating signs that are intended to communicate to the public, and to use signs which meet the city's goals: a. Establish standards which permit businesses a reasonable and equitable opportunity to advertise their name and service; Preserve and promote civic beauty, and prohibit signs which detract from this objective because of size, shape, height, location, condition, cluttering or illumination; c. Ensure that signs do not create safety hazards; Ensure that signs are designed, constructed, installed and maintained in a manner that does not adversely impact public safety or unduly distract motorists; e. Preserve and protect property values; f. Ensure signs that are in proportion to the scale of, and are architecturally compatible with, the principal structures; Planning Commission Summary - June 1, 2004 Limit temporary commercial signs and advertising displays which provide an opportunity for grand opening and occasional sales events while restricting signs which create continuous visual clutter and hazards at public right-of-way intersections. i.I. Project Identification Si~n: One project identification sign shall be permitted for the development at the entrance off of Highway 101. Project identification signs shall not exceed 80 square feet in sign display area nor be greater than eight feet in height. The sign shall be setback a minimum of 10 feet from the property line. io2o Monument Si~n: One monument sign shall be permitted at the entrance to the development off of Lyman Boulevard. This sign shall not exceed 24 square feet in sign display area nor be greater than five feet in height. The sign shall be setback a minimum of 10 feet from the property line. io3o Wall Signs: The location of letters and logos shall be restricted to the approved building sign bands, the tops of which shall not extend greater than 20 feet above the ground. The letters and logos shall be restricted to a maximum of 30 inches in height. All individual letters and logos comprising each sign shall be constructed of wood, metal, or translucent facing. b. Illuminated signs that can be viewed from neighborhoods outside the PUD site, are prohibited. Tenant signage shall consist of store identification only. Copy is restricted to the tenant's proper name and major product or service offered. Corporate logos, emblems and similar identifying devices are permitted provided they are confined within the signage band and do not occupy more than 15% of the sign area unless the logo is the sign. io4o Festive Fla~s/Banners a. Flags and banners shall be permitted on approved standards attached to the building facade and on standards attached to pedestrian area lighting. b. Flags and banners shall be constructed of fabric or vinyl. c. Banners shall not contain advertising for individual users, businesses, services, or products. Planning Commission Summary - June 1, 2004 i.6 io7o d. Flags and banners shall project from buildings a maximum of two feet. e. Flags and banners shall have a maximum area of 10 square feet. f. Flags and banners which are torn or excessively worn shall be removed at the request of the city. Buildin~ Directory a. In multi-tenant buildings, one building directory sign may be permitted. The directory sign shall not exceed eight square feet. Directional Signs On-premises signs shall not be larger than four (4) square feet. The maximum height of the sign shall not exceed five (5) feet from the ground. The placement of directional signs on the property shall be so located such that the sign does not adversely affect adjacent properties (including site lines or confusion of adjoining ingress or egress) or the general appearance of the site from public rights-of-way. No more than four (4) signs shall be allowed per lot. The city council may allow additional signs in situations where access is confusing or traffic safety could be jeopardized. Off-premises signs shall be allowed only in situations where access is confusing and traffic safety could be jeopardized or traffic could be inappropriately routed through residential streets. The size of the sign shall be no larger than what is needed to effectively view the sign from the roadway and shall be approved by the city council. c. Bench signs are prohibited except at transit stops as authorized by the local transit authority. Signs and Graphics. Wherever possible, traffic control, directional and other public signs should be consolidated and grouped with other street fixtures and furnishings to reduce visual clutter and to facilitate vehicular and pedestrian movement. A system of directional signs should also be established to direct traffic within the commercial area and away from residential areas. Prohibited Signs: · Individual lots are not permitted low profile ground business sign. · Pylon signs are prohibited. · Back lit awnings are prohibited. Planning Commission Summary - June 1, 2004 J.g. · Window Signs are prohibited except for company logo/symbol and not the name. Such logo shall not exceed 10% of a window area · Menu Signs are prohibited. Si~n Design and oermit requirements: The sign treatment is an element of the architecture and thus should reflect the quality of the development. The signs should be consistent in color, size, and material and height throughout the development. A common theme will be introduced at the development's entrance monument and will be used throughout. b. All signs require a separate sign permit. Wall business signs shall comply with the city's sign ordinance for the Neighborhood business district for determination of maximum sign area. Wall signs may be permitted on the "street" front and primary parking lot front of each building. Lighting Lighting for the interior of the development shall be consistent throughout the development. High pressure sodium vapor lamps with decorative natural colored pole shall be used throughout the development parking lot area for lighting. Decorative, pedestrian scale lighting shall be used in plaza and sidewalk areas and may be used in parking lot areas. Light fixtures should be kept to a pedestrian scale (12 to 18 feet). Street light fixtures should accommodate vertical banners for use in identifying the commercial area. The fixtures shall conform with (Figure 36 - Chanhassen Lighting Unit Design). * Aufit/Ue Street L-~ I~-. Modd CP 12/I~A~K 12 Ft Ht 10 Inch lk~ Ri, me 36 - Chaabsss~ Ligh_ii-~. Unit 41 Planning Commission Summary - June 1, 2004 All light fixtures shall be shielded. Light level for site lighting shall be no more than 1/2 candle at the project perimeter property line. This does not apply to street lighting. Lighting for parking areas shall minimize the use of lights on pole standards in the parking area. Rather, emphasis should be placed on building lights and poles located in close proximity to buildings. Non Residential Parking Parking shall be provided based on the shared use of parking areas whenever possible. Cross access easements and the joint use of parking facilities shall be protected by a recorded instrument acceptable to the city. The development shall be treated as an integrated shopping center and provide a minimum of one space per 200 square feet of commercial/retail area. The office/personal service component shall be treated as an integrated office building and provide 4.5 space per 1,000 square feet for the first 49,999 square feet, four per thousand square feet for the second 50,000 square feet, and 3.5 per thousand square feet thereafter. Residential Parking shall comply with city code requirements. All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5 to 0. PUBLIC HEARING: REQUEST FOR VARIANCE TO SIDE YARD SETBACK TO CONSTRUCT BUILDING ADDITION TO A SINGLE FAMILY HOME ON A 17,000 SQUARE FOOT LOT, ZONED RSF, LOCATED AT 9217 LAKE RILEY BOULEVARD, GREG & KELLY HASTINGS, PLANNING CASE NO. 04-19. Public Present: Name Address Greg & Kelly Hastings Glenn M. Gerads 9217 Lake Riley Boulevard 1071 Barbera Court Sharmeen A1-Jaff presented the staff report on this item. Commissioner Claybaugh asked for clarification on the side yard setback and if the eaves are included in that calculation. Chairman Sacchet asked for clarification on the amount of encroachment. The applicants, Greg and Kelly Hastings explained their case along with passing out 10 Planning Commission Summary - June 1, 2004 handouts. Chairman Sacchet called the public hearing to order. Debbie Lloyd, 7302 Laredo Drive asked if there was an accurate survey for the property calculating impervious surface coverage, and that a condition be added about the drainage and how that is going to be handled. Chairman Sacchet closed the public hearing. After discussion the following motion was made. Claybaugh moved, Papke seconded that the Planning Commission approve Variance #2004-19 to allow the new structure, including the eave, to maintain the same setback as the current garage foundation line on the southeast side of the property, with the following conditions: A building permit must be applied for within one year of approval of the variance or the variance shall become void. The addition must be built per plans submitted on April 28, 2004. Show all existing easements within the property lines on the survey. All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5 to 0. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Commissioner Papke noted the verbatim and summary Minutes of the Planning Commission meeting dated May 4, 2004 as presented. Chairman Sacchet adjourned the Planning Commission meeting at 9:15 p.m. Submitted by Kate Aanenson Community Development Director Prepared by Nann Opheim 11