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City of Cottage Grove
Planning Commission
October 28, 2013
A meeting of the Planning Commission was held at Cottage Grove City Hall, 12800 Ravine Parkway
South, Cottage Grove, Minnesota, on Monday, October 28, 2013, in the Council Chambers and
telecast on Local Government Cable Channel 16.
Call to Order
Chair Rostad called the Planning Commission meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Roll Call
Members Present: Ken Brittain, Wayne Johnson, Lise’ Rediske, Chris Reese, Jim Rostad, Randall
Wehrle, Maureen Ventura, Jody Imdieke
Members Absent: Elijah Harter
Staff Present: Jennifer Levitt, Community Development Director/City Engineer
John McCool, Senior Planner
John M. Burbank, Senior Planner
Justin Olsen, City Councilmember
Approval of Agenda
Reese made a motion to approve the agenda. Brittain seconded. The motion was approved
unanimously (8-to-0 vote).
Open Forum
Rostad asked if anyone wished to address the Planning Commission on any non-agenda item. No
one addressed the Commission.
Chair’s Explanation of the Public Hearing Process
Rostad explained the purpose of the Planning Commission, which serves in an advisory capacity to
the City Council, and that the City Council makes all final decisions. In addition, he explained the
process of conducting a public hearing and requested that any person wishing to speak should go to
the microphone and state their full name and address for the public record.
Public Hearings and Applications
6.1 PHS/Cottage Grove 2nd Addition – Case PP13-032
PHS/CG Center LLC has applied for a preliminary plat named PHS/Cottage Grove 2nd
Addition, which creates two commercial lots and one outlot, to be located at 8200 Hadley
Avenue South, which is west of Hadley Avenue and south of 80th Street.
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Burbank summarized the staff report and recommended approval, based on the findings of fact and
subject to the conditions stipulated in the staff report.
The Applicant, John Mehrkens of Presbyterian Homes, 2845 Hamline Avenue, Roseville, Minnesota,
spoke and stated they were excited about the project and he was there to answer any questions the
Commissioners might have.
Brittain commented that with the expansion of the park area it seemed like that was going to reduce
the amount of usable area for commercial, as it was originally intended. He asked what went into the
changes there. Burbank replied that in the 2006 master plan, there were two different seating areas
that would be associated with any outdoor seating for a future restaurant pad, coffee shop, etc. In
2006, the outlot was 10,000 square feet and now it’s up to just over 15,000 square feet; most of that
increase was if you went south on Hadley Avenue .The two pads in the original PDO got combined
into one and the square footage is about equivalent but it’s just not broken into two. Brittain said it
seemed a little odd to expand the open space area as he wasn’t sure how much utilization that was
going to get, as it’s a prime commercial-type setting, without maintaining a spot for a business to
come on the Hadley side. Burbank stated that was an accurate assessment and deferred to the
Applicant for their decisions on that.
Mehrkens stated as it related to the ability for them to identify and bring forward potential Applicants
when the Rademacher family came to them with this particular site plan, their criteria was a two-
access point, one point off of Hadley and one off of 80th Street, and this was a means to
accommodate that entry at the furthest, northernmost location, which left kind of a small area that
either could have been incorporated into the park or was likely not to be utilized at all for commercial
purposes so it was around the site planning for this specific buyer of the property.
Brittain asked if there was a ghost plat on what the rest of it might look like and how it was going to
change from the original intent. Mehrkens stated it would largely depend on the Applicants coming
forward or the people who were interested in developing that for commercial use. Their challenge to
date had been finding people who were interested in being in that location on that side of the
highway. Mehrkens stated he honestly didn’t believe they were going to see a resurgence of that
interest any time in the near future so they were leaving that as kind of a pending discussion as to the
best use going forward. If they got commercial applicants, they would definitely bring those forward
but if another use makes more sense down the road, they would also explore that with the
Commission.
Rostad then asked if it would be accurate to say that the access off of Hadley Avenue was moved
north. Mehrkens stated that was correct but they had eliminated one entry point and moved it to the
north. Rostad asked if there was potentially room for a larger building in the commercial space in the
southeast corner and Mehrkens stated that was correct.
Johnson asked if G-Will Liquors was just moving across the street and Mehrkens stated that was
correct. Johnson asked why they were moving. Mehrkens deferred to Glen Rademacher, the
Operations Manager of Rademacher Companies, to answer that question. Rademacher stated they
didn’t own the current G-Will Liquors building and they were at the end of their lease.
Johnson asked if that would create a problem with where G-Will Liquors was now and asked if there
were any plans on what was going to happen with the development on that side of the street.
Johnson stated G-Will Liquors was like an anchor in that shopping mall. Burbank stated they’d had
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that discussion, but the property owner had several things they were looking to do, as one of their
major tenants was now relocating, and they were having those discussions.
Reese asked where the outlot on the PDO fit. Burbank showed the current approved master plan and
stated those were outdoor seating areas for future restaurants. He stated there was green space
along those areas and it would be privately owned so in the future if there were going to be
restaurants, etc. the owners would have the ability to approach the City and to change those plans
and modify the plaza design to fit any future users.
Brittain asked if future owners could say they didn’t want to have the park space there now. Burbank
replied that no, what he was referring to was the original approval had the outdoor seating areas as a
part of the conceptual approval for that, so if the use was to change, that was part of the original
design so they’d have to bring it before the Commission and the Council as a proposed modification
to the site. There would be some other changes that would be required as a result of that, so either
additional landscaping or some other site amenities. Part of the approval was that they would have to
have it landscaped and irrigated.
Reese asked if you followed along Hadley, past the outlot, there could still be a restaurant pad put in
there based on the proposed outlot. Burbank said the access would be eliminated so as part of any
additional development, they would redo the site plan to get to that area. That access was no longer
part of the approval based on the modification that was being made. So, most likely the pad would
shift down and they’d reconfigure the parking areas. It would depend on the building configuration
and size and it could go a couple different ways.
Brittain commented it said traffic access included connections to 80th Street and Hadley Avenue.
Burbank stated that in the next application on the agenda, that along the property line there was the
potential for future curb cuts to get access to that additional site but right now they’re going to have
full curb along that area. Burbank stated right now they were trying to get the development in the door
and deal with the situation they had at hand and identify those issues. The traffic study indicated that
the relocation was appropriate so any subsequent redevelopment would entail redoing the site plan.
Reese asked if a restaurant chose to come in and ended up farther down, if they would do an access
off of Hadley if they would have to then re-plat that area. Burbank stated the site would shift south
and any lot that was created as part of the sale of that property for development would require cross
access and cross parking easements to service all those properties. Reese asked if G-Will Liquors
moved in, if they got another development further down and wanted to add an access off of Hadley
Avenue, if they would have to rip up their parking area to reconfigure it. Burbank stated they’d have to
say no on the access to Hadley. Brittan stated there would probably be an L-shaped building in the
southeast corner or something along those lines. Burbank said there would be a building and the
access would come in the same shared access. Brittan asked instead of the restaurant on the north
of that access if it would shift to the south. Burbank replied affirmatively.
Rostad opened the public hearing. No one spoke. Rostad closed the public hearing.
Brittain made a motion to approve. Ventura seconded.
Reese asked where storm water would go directly from this piece. Burbank stated surface water
management was handled by the existing depressions that were created with the first phase of the
development. Since that time, there’d been additional changes in the plan and those will be met.
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Motion passed unanimously (8-to-0 vote).
6.2 G-Will Liquors Building – Case SP13-031
Grant Rademacher, Rademacher Companies, has applied for a site plan review of a new
13,000 square foot retail building for G-Will Liquors to be built on a 1.641-acre lot in Norris
Marketplace, which is generally located south of 80th Street and west of Hadley Avenue.
Burbank summarized the staff report and recommended approval, based on the findings of fact and
subject to the conditions stipulated in the staff report.
The Applicant, Grant Rademacher with Rademacher Companies in Andover, Minnesota, stated he’d
had a good working experience with the City staff so far and there were a few issues still outstanding
but stated they’d like to have the Commission’s approval and move forward to the City Council so
they could get the project going immediately, in the latter half of November.
Reese wanted to know if the building materials would be brick. Burbank replied it would be brick,
some stacked stone, some rock-based block around the middle, and a variety of different metals as
well as the windows. Reese asked if the majority of the building would be brick; Burbank replied that
yes, the areas in the darker brown were a face brick.
Reese wanted to know regarding the traffic access if this would be amended because it was showing
on Page 5 of the report there were truck-turning patterns with the trucks coming in off of Hadley
Avenue. Reese asked if the Hadley Avenue access was going to be closed. Burbank replied that no,
it was not, it was just going to be moved to the north.
Reese wanted to know regarding the building if there was the chance of having more of a stone finish
across the top just to make it look a little bit more finished. He stated it seemed to not have an end to
it. He liked the materials but stated it seemed to have an unfinished look to it. Burbank replied the
Applicant had provided additional stacked stone above the doorway and on one of the corners.
Rediske had a question regarding the plaza. She stated she heard that it was privately owned but
stated it wouldn’t be managed by the Applicant so was just curious as to who would be managing it.
Burbank stated the conditions of approval would require that the Applicant maintain it until such time
that PHS develops it. It would be maintained and irrigated and those were some of the things they
were trying to fine tune but it would be privately maintained. Rediske asked if that was for the short
term and not the long term. Burbank said long term it would still be privately maintained with public
access to it.
Brittain had concerns with the door that was typically in front of the trash enclosure and in the past
stated materials that had been used for that hadn’t been maintenance free. He asked what the City’s
requirements were for that and if they’d moved to more of a maintenance free requirement for the
doors in front of the enclosures or what that could be. Burbank stated they were requiring composite
materials so they wouldn’t break up, like cedar wood and other previous materials had, so the
opening could be screened and typically they’re seeing composite-material boards going in there.
Rostad opened the public hearing. No one spoke. Rostad closed the public hearing.
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Reese asked if Burbank would let the developer discuss the stone. Rademacher advised the stone
was a 30% increase over the spec brick. He said that they had a budget to maintain on this building
and they’d already exceeded it. Rademacher stated they’d done as much as they felt they could
afford in their best effort to match the PHS development.
Brittain made a motion to approve. Rediske seconded.
Reese asked if just that plat would be a paved surface. Burbank stated that was correct and just that
site was developing, which led to his discussion about the curb cuts on the southern part of the
parking lot. They were requiring curbing along the southern portion of the parking lot to 1) Keep traffic
from going onto the vacant parcel, and 2) To have a landscaping opportunity to soften that site so it’s
not just an undeveloped parcel. Reese asked if there was landscaping going in immediately behind
that. Burbank replied affirmatively. Reese asked if there was a curb cut there that led back to where
the overflow parking for Presbyterian Homes tended to go. Burbank replied affirmatively.
Motion passed unanimously (8-to-0 vote).
6.3 61 Marine & Sports Expansion – Case TA13-034 and CUP13-035
61 Marine & Sports has applied for a zoning ordinance text amendment to allow for the
expansion of nonconforming uses under certain circumstances and a conditional use permit
for the expansion of a nonconforming use at 11730 Point Douglas Drive South.
Burbank summarized the staff report and recommended approval, based on the findings of fact and
subject to the conditions stipulated in the staff report.
Reese asked why there wouldn’t have to be a variance for outdoor storage. Burbank replied it was
outdoor sales, a permitted use for the recreational vehicles, boats, and eliciting outdoor sales use is a
permitted use in the B3 zoning district so that was the nonconformity portion and how it was
processed before.
Rostad opened the public hearing. No one spoke. Rostad closed the public hearing.
Brittain made a motion to approve the proposed text amendment as drafted in the planning
staff report. Ventura seconded. Motion passed unanimously (8-to-0 vote).
Reese made a motion to approve the conditional use permit, subject to the conditions listed in
the planning staff report. Johnson seconded. Motion passed unanimously (8-to-0 vote).
Discussion Items
7.1 Noise Ordinance Amendment
McCool summarized the staff report and requested comments on the draft ordinance amendment for
purposes of finalizing the ordinance amendment and scheduling a public hearing for a future Planning
Commission meeting.
Brittain asked if homeowners could work inside their home any day and time if their doors and
windows were closed. McCool replied affirmatively. Brittain asked what section of the city code this
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proposed ordinance covered. McCool responded that it would be 4-9-8(B) which states that any
mechanical or power equipment or tool operated by fuel or electric power are allowed only if the work
is performed inside an enclosed building. Brittain asked if this ordinance was referring to outdoor
homeowner noise only. McCool replied that it is primarily for outdoor activities and provides some
guidance to address outdoor roofing noise as well as site-grading activities, and things like pouring
concrete for driveways or commercial activities that take place. McCool stated they would now be
able to alter or identify what the construction limits were for a commercial building. If commercial
workers want to work extended hours, that could be addressed in the CUP as a condition. The
ordinance amendment would have the guidelines but would also have the caveat “or otherwise
approved by City Council.”
Ventura questioned if there had been a CUP previously approved with a decibel level attached to the
CUP and if so, if that would be grandfathered in? Ventura also asked if somebody called with a
complaint and if the ordinance was more of a reasonable standard, how it would affect previous
CUPs. McCool said he’d question the City Attorney about that and then report the answer at the next
meeting.
Ventura questioned what other cities did regarding the exception list and if theirs were more general
or if it was as specific as drafted? McCool stated that noise ordinances from other cities were
reviewed and the proposed ordinance amendment includes various exception elements from the
other cities.
Johnson expressed concerns for a subjective determination if a noise violation exists from a
reasonable person. McCool stated that could be a challenge if there is a disagreement and whether
it’s a valid complaint. Johnson asked if a reasonable person’s subjective decision could be a problem
in court. McCool stated that the draft ordinance had been reviewed by the City Attorney who has
been involved with noise enforcement in other communities.
McCool stated air-conditioning units were identified as an exception in the proposed noise ordinance
amendment and reported that occasionally someone will call to complain about the neighbor’s A/C
running. Generally, an A/C unit will be allowed to run.
Ventura agreed with the reasonable standard and thought it will work itself out. Ventura said the
proposed ordinance will allow enforcement of unnecessary and/or excessive noise when such noise
events might not exceed the current decibel limitations.
McCool reported that the Public Safety staff assisted in preparing the draft noise ordinance
amendment. The proposed ordinance amendment was presented to the Public Safety, Health and
Welfare Commission at their October meeting. The Public Safety Commission had questions
concerning barking dog type complaints. McCool stated that the enforcement Officer will talk to the
property owner about the dog’s barking. Public Safety is confident that this type of noise ordinance
will be manageable for their Officers.
McCool explained that the Planning Commission is asked to provide comment and direction on the
proposed noise ordinance amendment. City staff will continue to work on the proposed ordinance and
will possibly schedule a public hearing for the Planning Commission meeting in November.
Johnson felt the draft ordinance leaves it open for the Police Department to say, “I think you’re too
noisy.” Johnson expressed his concern that the proposed ordinance is too subjective.
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Brittain said he initially had concerns about a subjective type of decision versus a quantitative type of
decision. However, a decibel reading and varying environmental conditions might not achieve a
solution in a timely manner. Brittain thought the proposed noise ordinance amendment might be a
reasonable compromise and believes the Public Safety Department does a good job being fair.
Brittain acknowledged Johnson’s point and concerns, but did not think a decibel reading as a
quantitative measurement will resolve all noise complaints and saw the proposed noise ordinance as
a better solution.
Olsen said he has discussed this matter with the Public Safety Department regarding Johnson’s
concerns for Officers' discretion, and their discretion is actually what is currently being used for the
majority of noise-related disputes because people tend to respect a uniformed officer. Olsen stated
that Judges, Courts and members of any law enforcement community are comfortable with and
familiar with the reasonable person standard.
Rostad agreed most of the noise issues are successfully resolved by a reasonable standard.
Ventura said “reasonable” is a term that’s used all the time and is a standard that most people are
familiar with. She thought trained professionals and law enforcement understand its intent and
meaning.
Rediske asked if animal noise standards will be placed into this new section of the City Code. McCool
stated there’s no change to the animal noise standards, but it will be moved to or referenced in the
proposed new section of the code.
Rediske asked if the car wash noise at the Holiday station at Hinton and 70th Street was compliant
with City ordinances. McCool responded that the conditional use permit for that property does limit
the car wash operations and notice will be mailed to the business owner concerning late night car
wash operations.
The Planning Commission was agreeable in scheduling a public hearing next month.
Reese asked if other cities had condensed their noise ordinance regulations into one area of their city
codes. McCool replied by saying that there were a variety of ordinance regulations and formats by
other cities. Reese asked if other cities were revising their noise ordinances. McCool replied that he
was unaware of other cities amending their noise ordinances and it was the general consensus by
city staff the combining all the noise regulation into one chapter will benefit the public wanting to
review the regulations.
The Planning Commission did not express any objection to proceed with scheduling a public hearing
for their meeting in November 2013.
7.2 Architectural Ordinance Amendment – Exterior Materials
McCool introduced a draft ordinance amendment for purposes of modifying the architecture
requirements of the Zoning Ordinance. McCool explained the idea of changing the class of certain
exterior building materials and the purpose of allowing building additions that are greater than 50
percent of the existing building’s footprint the opportunity to continue using the same exterior
materials.
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Imdieke stated she was not familiar with synthetic stone and asked if that material faded over time.
McCool did not believe most of these types of materials faded, but would get more information. He
said they would not allow synthetic stone to be painted.
Rostad stated he thought it made sense for additions to existing buildings the opportunity to use the
same exterior materials.
7.3 Seasonal Commercial Entertainment Events Ordinance
Burbank explained the purpose of the proposed seasonal commercial entertainment events
ordinance.
Johnson asked what a “zombie shoot” was. Burbank explained it was people sitting on a hay wagon
as they travel through a field and shoot zombies with paintball guns.
Brittain stated he thought the proposed ordinance amendment was a good idea for commercial
outdoor events because these types of activities could require certain city services that should be
evaluated and approved by the city before the private event takes place.
Rediske asked what would qualify for this type of event and if it would apply to somebody selling a
product. Burbank said the definition of “special event” is likely a large indoor/outdoor event that
occurs in any zoning district. The event needs to be temporary in duration and has the potential to
increase the intensity of the site’s impact on City services.
Reese asked if that would be like the Holiday Train. Burbank said it would not apply to a City-
sponsored event.
Rediske asked of it would apply to National Night Out/Night to Unite, where some neighborhoods had
300 people and construction barricades were installed. Burbank stated that example is also a City-
sponsored event so the proposed outdoor event ordinance would not apply.
Rostad asked if the proposed ordinance would affect commercial businesses that currently sponsor
these types of events or if it would apply to a private landowner that wanted to do a corn maze or
something similar? Burbank responded that it would apply to both and any large event that didn’t
have current city approval, staff would recommend it be subject to the special event standards.
Rostad asked what the proposed application fee will be. Burbank responded that the fee might be
equivalent to the $300 fee for an interim conditional use permit.
Rediske asked if the fee would vary depending on how long the event occurred. Burbank replied that
could be part of the discussion.
Imdieke asked if it would apply to the Fall Festival for a church. Burbank replied that it would depend
on the performance standards and impact it might have on City services.
Rostad said he thought that was probably the trickiest part of it, where you defined what was
something that would stress the City’s resources and what would not. He said there were plenty of
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church events in parking lots that were one-day events but don’t stress any resources, but yet would
require a permit and paying probably half of what they make at the event.
Burbank responded that recently, in St. Paul Park, a barn raising event required people from outside
the community to help with the construction of that structure. People were camping at the site.
Burbank asked the Commission members to discuss whether or not an annual or one-time fee should
be paid by the applicant.
Rostad asked if the fee should be based on the number of attendees.
Reese asked if some reason they decided to hold their annual Pride parade in Cottage Grove that
would take up a lot of Public Safety resources, but there would definitely be someone filing for the
permit. If we were an event center and hosted weddings or whatever, you require them to have
security and pay a fee for that service. Reese agreed with Brittain’s comments. Reese said it’s a good
idea but sees it along those lines with some exemptions, like church festivals or whatever.
Rostad stated he found the challenge will be to define what that event is and what exceptions would
be allowed because certain events may not put any stress on City resources. A $300 application fee
will not cover the expense of Police Officers working overtime.
Rostad said he thought that would be our challenge to zero in on what those events are, defining
them, and what the exceptions would be to those.
Rediske asked what we’d done in the past for those types of events and was a fee collected?
Burbank stated that outdoor greenhouses are an interim condition use permit and an annual fee was
collected.
Rediske stated that Mississippi Dunes did an outdoor concert and lots of people were asked to help
with parking, etc. Rediske asked if the City would bill the property owner or is that something the
property owner would request or require police officers to attend. Does he pay for that out of his
pocket? Is this something that the $300 fee would have paid for the police officers?
Burbank stated that the $300 fee would only be for the application fee. The additional costs for
security would be borne by the applicant or the promoter of the event. Burbank said it might be
necessary to have several classes of that for one-day events and a one-month event, and wasn’t sure
about the answer on that yet, but it’s something the City should address.
Approval of Planning Commission Minutes of September 23, 2013
Wehrle made a motion to approve the minutes from the September 23, 2013, Planning
Commission meeting. Reese seconded. Motion passed unanimously (8-to-0 vote).
Reports
9.1 Recap of October City Council Meetings
Olsen thanked Brian Pearson for his service on the Planning Commission. Olsen reported that there
were good applicants. He welcomed Jody Imdieke and thanked her for taking the time to both apply
and interview.
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Olsen also reported that the City Council decided to create a Commission on the Arts. Olsen said a
number of members in the community felt there was an opportunity or a specific need to focus around
this sort of activity. The delegated responsibilities for this newly created advisory commission is to
bring all of the various perspectives under one roof in a Commission environment, similar to what was
done with Human Rights and Human Services, etc., where people can bring forward their thoughts
and ideas on how we can integrate the arts into the community further or how we can utilize what’s
already there in a better way. Olsen announced that there will be an informational meeting prior to the
November 6 City Council meeting, at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall. All of the City Council members would be
there, and he invited anybody interested in learning more or providing the city with any thoughts or
feedback on how this Commission should be formed and some of the possible goals and objectives.
Olsen continued to explain that this work will continue for the next couple months. At the goal-setting
session in January, a list of specific goals and objectives will be discussed. Selecting Commissioners,
a chairperson and Council liaison will be determined.
Olsen said city staff has been preparing the Capital Improvement Plan and City Council members
have reviewed and discussed the Plan at various workshops and Council meetings. Olsen stated that
the Planning Commission will have the opportunity to review the document before the City Council’s
final action on the document in December 2013.
Olsen reported that this year’s Holiday Train event will be a big deal and more news will follow.
Johnson asked if the Goodwill building was still on track. Olsen stated yes, it got approved, and they
felt pretty good about the way in which the site plan laid out, the construction materials were going to
be of high quality, and the building was going to look nice. They were going to do a little work behind
the building to finish off the trail system. Their landscaping plan looked very attractive and he thought
it was going to be a nice-looking site.
Reese asked about Crossroads Church. Olsen reported that Crossroads Church never sold their old
building, but had leased it out for various uses and programs.
Reese asked if something was happening with Blockbuster. He stated he’d noticed the lights had
been on a lot more and it looked like it was being repainted inside. Olsen stated he thought the
landlord was just doing some standard cleaning to try to market it, but he didn’t know of anything
pending at this point. He knew that a couple people had asked around about it but nothing that he
was aware of.
Reese stated that during the Parade of Homes this year, D.R. Horton was marketing their new model
home as being in the Woodbury school district. Reese asked if the City was going to inform D.R.
Horton that the new model home is in ISD 833. Olsen said Horton’s marketing perspective might be
to entice new home buyers with the idea of East Ridge High School, even though school boundaries
can change.
Rediske asked what the status of the proposed senior home at 70th and Hinton. Olsen replied it was
his understanding that things were on hold right now and thought the property owner was shopping
around. Rediske stated that in July, or maybe earlier, they had talked about the train and the light rail
coming through Cottage Grove and where it would stop. She never heard any feedback from the
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survey or the results that they were going to get from that. Olsen asked if there was an update they
could provide. Burbank believed that at next month’s Red Rock Corridor Commission meeting they
would receive the survey results. It was part of the bus rapid transit analysis that’s being completed.
Olsen told Rediske if she ever wanted to get information on Red Rock Corridor, she should call
Councilmember Peterson because she sits on the Red Rock Corridor Commission. Rediske asked if
there would be a stop in Cottage Grove. Olsen replied that he didn’t know for sure.
Reese asked how we’ve done this year on building permits and if we were on track for what we were
expecting for this year. Olsen stated he wasn’t on the EDA anymore so he didn’t see all that
information as often as he used to. Levitt stated that the number of this year’s building permits was
probably 40% below the projected number. She reported that with the number of developable lots in
the D.R. Horton, Mississippi Dunes Fourth and the Everwood Fourth additions, the number of newly
constructed single-family houses will be greater in 2014. Olsen stated the good news was we had a
huge amount of infrastructure work was completed this year.
9.2 Response to Planning Commission Inquiries
None
9.3 Planning Commission Requests
None
Adjournment
Rediske made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Imdieke seconded. Motion passed
unanimously (8-to-0 vote). The meeting adjourned at 9:00p.m.