PC Minutes 6-20-06
Planning Commission Meeting - June 20, 2006
7. An individual permit shall be obtained from the DNR for any beach sand applications that do
not meet the DNR standards for sand blanket applications without an individual permit.
8. One beach area shall be permitted to minimize impacts to the lake and to adjacent residents.
9. The applicant shall work with staff on the placement of the beach lot infrastructure to
preserve as many of the existing trees in that area as possible. A survey of the area with the
tree locations will be required and used to facilitate tree preservation. The applicant shall
also work with staff on the location of the woodland path and woodland gardens along the
path. "
All voted in favor except Commissioner Keefe who opposed and the motion carried with a
vote of 5 to 1.
Papke: Dan, you want to clarify?
Keefe: Yeah, my issue's with the height variance on number C.
McDonald: The building?
Keefe: Letter C.
McDonald: Oh, okay. Did you take note of that Bob? Okay, thank you.
PUBLIC HEARING:
ABRA AUTO BODY & GLASS: REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
FOR AN AUTOMOBILE BODY REPAIR SHOP AND SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR 14.430
SQUARE FOOT EXPANSION TO A 4.074 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING ON 1.89 ACRES
LOCATED AT 60 LAKE DRIVE EAST. PROPERTY ZONED HIGHWAY BUSINESS
DISTRICT. APPLICANT ABRA AUTO BODY. PLANNING CASE 06-24.
Public Present:
Name
Address
Henry Cornelius
Maleah Alosta
Carol Kahnke
6322 Timber Trail, Minneapolis, 55439
Alliant Engineering, 233 Park Ave, Mpls
154 Choctaw Circle
Bob Generous presented the staff report on this item.
McDonald: Dan? Mark? Kevin?
Dillon: How many outside parking spots for like cars that are like waiting to get repaired? How
many, or how many on the spot, typically how many cars are there now and then how will that
increase?
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Generous: I think the applicant would be better able to address that specific operational
question.
McDonald: Anything else Kevin?
Dillon: Ah no. That's the only question I have.
McDonald: Debbie? Kurt? Yeah, I have no questions either. Will the applicant please come
forward.
Henry Cornelius: Hi. My name is Henry Cornelius. I'm with Abra Auto Body and Glass,
Chanhassen and to address the specific question, it's probably not going to change much.
Actually probably will be less because we have a lot more space inside. Right now the problem
we've got is, business has grown. The building is too small and so it's just, it's just natural
evolution. Bigger building. And the other thing is, we've actually gone with less doors and so
it's a more room inside so just drive through and, or just drive everything in and park it inside.
McDonald: Any questions for the applicant? Thank you very much.
Henry Cornelius: One comment I would say is, I think that the original building was built in '91
and I don't think it's really been improved since then and it's got a, for that size building it's got
an inordinate amount of blacktop if you will, and it's pretty deteriorated all around there. I think
this is really look impressive. I know we're doing quite a bit with the landscaping and to meet
all the codes, and I think it will look like a nice building.
Papke: One question before, well I don't know if this is for the applicant or city staff. With
obviously you already are painting cars in your existing location but you'll, I assume there's a
larger spray booth or something of that nature going in here. Can we comment on the additional
pollutants being generated and how they're being treated? That would be my only concern with
this whole proposal is air pollution issues associated with the paint booth.
Henry Cornelius: Probably since we put that booth in place about 13 years ago, I think the
standards have tighten up and anything new that will go in would be, would probably be less
polluting. We're planning on putting only one booth in again. What we're going to be doing is
putting two prep stations in, which are, they're kind of mini booths but they're very well filtered
and I mean standards just get tighter. We're inspected on a regular basis. Abra Auto does
corporately and then we get audited by people. As a matter of fact I was at a conference in
February and we actually hire an outside audit agency to come in. An organization, a consulting
firm to come in and we just, you know we don't need those kind of problems and so they audit
us quite extensively and anybody who comes into our location, we've got files and we're
checked and we check a lot.
McDonald: Thanks. Okay, this is a public meeting so at this time anyone wishing to make
comment, please come forward and address the commissioners. Okay, seeing no one come
forward. Come on up.
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Carol Kahnke: My name is Carol Kahnke. I live in Chanhassen on Choctaw Circle. I guess I
just wanted to ask one thing because I know one of our locations... business to have great
concern with how many vehicles are outside. I think it was addressed here so. Since Mr.
Cornelius is going to be enlarging his business, and that's good...I guess I'm curious as to
whether or not it kind of opens up, are you going to put a limit on the number of vehicles that
will obviously be outside? I think you previously addressed that. So that would be my only
concern. I don't know how much more space there is in the building, and I'm not... screening
and how much can you really screen but it sounds like he's taken that into consideration but that
was my only question.
McDonald: Okay, thank you. Does anyone else have any questions or wish to make comments?
Okay, seeing no one, close the public meeting and I'll bring it back up for the commissioners for
comment. Kurt, I'll start with you this time.
Papke: I have no concerns. I think it's a very attractive design with glass curtain wall. I think
the sight lines from Highway 5 should be very nice. I think this is great. No issues.
McDonald: Debbie?
Larson: I'll just make a compliment that I like the fact that they have gone well above the
required amount of landscaping and this just looks wonderful so kudos to that.
McDonald: Okay, thank you.
Dillon: My question or concern was addressed. I'm good.
McDonald: Okay. Mark? Okay. I actually have no comments either. This is a well thought out
plan and thank you very much for thinking of the community and making our job so easy so that
we don't have to make a lot of recommendations. It shows a little bit of fore thought. With that
I will bring it back up, looking for a recommendation or a motion.
Keefe: I'll make a motion, Planning Commission recommends approval of Planning Case #06-
24 for site plan approval for a 14,430 square foot expansion to a 4,074 square foot building,
plans prepared by Alliant Engineering, Inc., dated 5/19/06 subject to conditions 1 through 23.
And B, the Planning Commission recommends approval of Planning Case #06-24 for a
conditional use permit for a major auto body, or auto repair and body shop subject to conditions
1 through 8.
McDonald: Can I have a second?
Undestad: Second.
Keefe moved, Undestad seconded that the Planning Commission recommends approval of
Planning Case #06-24 for Site Plan approval for a 14,430 square-foot expansion to a 4,074
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square-foot building, plans prepared by Alliant Engineering, Inc., dated 5/19/06, subject to
the following conditions:
1. The applicant shall enter into a site plan agreement with the City and provide the necessary
security to guarantee erosion control, site restoration and landscaping.
2. The addition is required to have an automatic fire extinguishing system.
3. The plans must be prepared and signed by design professionals licensed in the State of
Minnesota.
4. The expansion must comply with Minnesota Accessibility Code (MSBC 1341 required).
5. A separate sign permit shall be required for each sign proposed on the site.
6. The lighting must be shielded to prevent off-site glare.
7. The builder must comply with the following fire prevention policies: 04, 06, 07, 29, 34, 36,
40,47,49 and 52.
8. The applicant shall protect all existing trees to be preserved during grading and construction.
Any trees damaged, removed or killed that were to be saved shall be replaced by the
applicant prior to final inspection for the site. Trees with less than 60% canopy shall be
replaced before landscaping financial guarantees are released.
9. Mechanical equipment must be screened. No wooded fences are permitted on the roof.
10. A wetland buffer 16.5 to 20 feet in width (with a minimum average width of 16.5 feet) shall
be maintained around Wetland A. Wetland buffer areas shall be preserved, surveyed and
staked in accordance with the City's wetland ordinance. The applicant shall install a minimum
of 4 wetland buffer edge signs, under the direction of City staff, before construction begins and
shall pay the City $20 per sign. All structures shall maintain a 40- foot setback from the edge
of the wetland buffer.
11. A temporary cover of mulch and temporary seed shall be in place within 14 days of rough
and or final grade for any exposed soils or if any exposed soils are not actively worked
within a 14-day time period.
12. During installation of the proposed storm sewer infrastructure to the existing storm sewer,
temporary caps or plugs shall be needed until the installation of the pipes and inlets are
complete to prevent sediment from entering the storm sewer.
13. Plans shall include a designated concrete washout area and/or plans on how the development
will handle the concrete wash water.
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14. All perimeter controls and inlet protections shall remain in place until 70% of the area is
permanently protected by vegetative cover.
15. Wimco-type or other comparable inlet controls shall be used and installed within 24 hours of
installation of the inlets. Additional existing catch basins immediately adjacent to the project
shall also be protected.
16. The proposed silt fence along Wetland A shall be Type 2 silt fence, as specified in Chanhassen
Standard Detail Plate 5300. Type 1 silt fence may be used for the remainder of the site. The
grading plan shall be revised to show the proposed silt fence following the grading limits for the
site and shall be located outside of the required 16.5-foot wetland buffer. All perimeter controls
shall be inspected by the city and the SWCD prior to grading.
17. The applicant shall make certain that all construction equipment uses the entire length of the
rock construction entrance and that the entrance is properly maintained to minimize soil tracking
onto streets. Street cleaning of soil tracked onto public streets shall include daily street scraping
and street sweeping as needed.
18. The applicant shall apply for and obtain permits from the appropriate regulatory agencies (e.g.,
Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek Watershed District, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (NPDES
Phase II Construction Site Permit), Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (for
dewatering), Army Corps of Engineers, Minnesota Department of Transportation (for discharge
into their storm water infrastructure), Minnesota Department of Health) and comply with their
conditions of approval.
19. The developer's engineer must submit data showing that the proposed runoff rate and volume
to the existing storm sewer on the north side of the site will not exceed the existing rate and
volume.
20. The developer's engineer must verify that the existing stormwater pond southwest of the site
has adequate dead and live storage for the additional impervious surface.
21. The existing service must be abandoned at the main.
22. The wet tap must occur outside the operating hours of the businesses which access the
private drive.
23. The developer's contractor must submit a written request to the City Engineer for the
proposed construction time and date for the wet tap."
All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 6 to o.
Keefe moved, Undestad seconded that the Planning Commission recommends approval of
Planning Case #06-24 for a Conditional Use Permit for a major auto repair and body shop,
subject to the following conditions:
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1. The development shall comply with the site plan requirements approved as part of Planning
Case #06-24.
2. No unlicensed or inoperable vehicles shall be stored on premises except in appropriately
designed and screened storage areas.
3. The drop-off location for damaged vehicles will be limited to the parking stalls in the
southwest corner of the lot behind the evergreens.
4. All repair, assembly, disassembly and maintenance of vehicles shall occur within closed
building except minor maintenance including, but not limited to, tire inflation, adding oil and
wiper replacement.
5. No exterior public address system is permitted.
6. No sales, storage or display of used automobiles or other vehicles such as motorcycles,
snowmobiles, or all-terrain vehicles.
7. Disposal of vehicle fluids shall comply with Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
regulations.
8. Facilities for the collection of waste oil must be provided."
All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 6 to o.
PUBLIC HEARING:
THOMAS SCHWARTZ: REQUEST FOR VARIANCE TO ALLOW STRUCTURES
WITHIN 40 FOOT WETLAND BUFFER SETBACK ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT
7376 BENT BOW TRAIL. PLANNING CASE 06-22.
Don Asleson presented the staff report on this item.
Papke: What's the material of the decking around the fire pit area there? Is that gravel? Pavers?
Asleson: This right here is actually, I believe it's a paver. The applicant could correct me ifI'm
wrong.
Papke: Okay, so it's impervious. Okay.
Asleson: They are under their impervious coverage.
Papke: Right, but the actual incursion into the wetland setback is impervious.
Asleson: Right.
McDonald: Debbie. Kevin.
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