HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-02-15 PACKET 06.2STAFF REPORT CASE: ICUP2018-003
ITEM: 6.2
PUBLIC MEETING DATE: 2/15/18 TENTATIVE COUNCIL REVIEW DATE: 2/21/18
APPLICATION
APPLICANT: Cottage Grove Leased Housing Associates I, LLLP
REQUEST: An interim conditional use permit to allow an 8 -foot by 24 -foot (192
square foot) banner sign for the Legends of Cottage Grove to be
displayed on the exterior wall of their building facing Highway 61.
SITE DATA
LOCATION:
ZONING:
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6999 East Point Douglas Road South
B-1, Limited Business with a PDO
Commercial
LAND USE OF ADJACENT PROPERTIES: CURRENT GUIDED
NORTH: Commercial Commercial
EAST: Park/Open Space Park/Open Space
SOUTH: Commercial Commercial
WEST: Highway 61 Highway 61
SIZE: Banner Sign = 8 feet by 24 feet (192 square feet)
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N/A
RECOMMENDATION
Approval, subject to the conditions stipulated in this staff report.
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Planning Staff Contact: John McCool, Senior Planner; 651-458-2874; rove. org
Application Accepted: 12/18/17 60 -Day Review Deadline: 2/16/18
City of Cottage Grove Planning Division • 12800 Ravine Parkway South • Cottage Grove, MN 55016
Planning Staff Report
Interim Conditional Use Permit Application
Planning Case No. ICUP2O18-003
February 15, 2018
Proposal
Legends of Cottage Grove, a housing project consisting of 184 affordable senior rental units, filed
an interim conditional use permit application to display an 8 -foot by 24 -foot (192 square foot)
banner on the exterior wall of their building for the time period it takes to achieve 90 percent
occupancy. The project is located 6999 East Point Douglas Road. A location map for the proposed
affordable senior rental housing project is shown below.
Location Map
Review Process
Application Received: December 18, 2017
Acceptance of Completed Application: December 18, 2017
Tentative City Council Date: February 7, 2018
60 -day Review Deadline: February 16, 2018
Background
On May 4, 2016, the City of Cottage Grove City Council approved Dominium's proposed 184 -
units of affordable senior rental apartment project. The planning applications approved at that time
consisted of the Atkinson Corner preliminary plat, Atkinson Corner final plat, Ordinance No. 961
(rezoning from B-2, Retail Business District, to B-1, Limited Business District with a Planned
Development Overlay), the site plan, and the conditional use permit.
Planning Staff Report—Case No. ICUP2018-003
Dominium Senior Housing Project— Interim Conditional Use Permit
February 15, 2018
Page 2 of 3
The project was constructed during the 2016 and 2017 construction season. The first phase of
construction was completed last summer and the process of leasing some of the finished dwelling
units started at that time. Dominium foresees the leasing process will take longer than the 15
consecutive calendar days allowed by the City's Sign Ordinance. During this leasing process,
Dominium wants to display the banner on the west exterior wall of their building.
Planning Considerations
Planned Development Overlay (PDO) Project
As part of the Legends of Cottage Grove Planned Development Overlay project, Dominium is
requesting the City's approval to permit an 8 -foot by 24 -foot banner to be displayed on the build-
ing's west exterior wall (facing State Highway 61) for an undefined period of time. The purpose of
this banner is simply to advise individuals that rental units are available for lease and that they
can contact their office at the phone number shown on the banner.
City ordinance limits the size and timeframe for which a temporary sign can be displayed on a
building to 15 consecutive days in a calendar year. The maximum size for temporary signs for a
multiple -family project is 64 square feet.
The City's Sign Ordinance does allow a "planned development overlay" development to submit a
comprehensive sign plan for the Planning Commission's review and City Council approval. The
purpose of this regulation is to consider the scope of the project and determine if the proposed
sign plan is reasonable. The interim conditional use permit application permits the City to establish
an expiration date for which the temporary banner must be removed. City staff is recommending
that once 90 percent of the 184 units are occupied, then the temporary banner must be removed.
The photograph below shows the location of the 8 -foot by 24 -foot banner sign on the west wall of
the Legends of Cottage Grove facility.
West Exterior Wall of the Legends of Cottage Grove
City Department Review
Representatives from various City Departments reviewed the proposed temporary banner at the
Technical Review Committee meeting on January 10, 2018. No recommendations or comments
were offered at the meeting.
Planning Staff Report — Case No. ICUP2018-003
Dominium Senior Housing Project — Interim Conditional Use Permit
February 15, 2018
Page 3 of 3
No comments or recommendations were received from other advisory commissions.
Public Hearing Notices
The public hearing notice for the January 22, 2018, Planning Commission meeting was published
in the January 10, 2018, edition of the South Washington County Bulletin. Notices were mailed
on January 11, 2018 to 9 property owners that are within 500 feet of the Legends of Cottage
Grove property. To date, no written comments have been received. The January 22 meeting was
postponed due to weather conditions and rescheduled for Thursday, February 15, 2018. The
public hearing notice for the reschedule hearing was published in the South Washington County
Bulletin and mailed to the nine property owners on January 31, 2018.
Recommendations
That the Planning Commission recommends to the City Council approval of the Legends of
Cottage Grove's interim conditional use permit application for purposes of allowing one 8 -foot by
24 -foot banner to be displayed on the exterior wall of their building, subject to the following
conditions:
The temporary banner will be removed once 90 percent occupancy for the Legends of
Cottage Grove affordable senior rental project is achieved.
Prepared by:
John McCool, AICP
Senior Planner