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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-12-16 PACKET 07.City of Cottage Grove Planning Commission November 25, 2019 A meeting of the Planning Commission was held at Cottage Grove City Hall, 12800 Ravine Park- way South, Cottage Grove, Minnesota, on Monday, November 25, 2019, in the Council Chamber and telecast on Local Government Cable Channel 16. Call to Order Chair Khambata called the Planning Commission meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Members Present: Sarah Bigham, Tony Khambata, Derek Rasmussen, Jerritt Wright Members Absent: Evan Frazier, Eric Knable, Roger Zopfi Staff Present: Christine Costello, Acting Community & Economic Development Director John M. Burbank, Senior Planner Emily Schmitz, Senior Planner Amanda Meyer, Assistant City Engineer Steve Dennis, Council Member Approval of Agenda Wright made a motion to approve the agenda. Bigham seconded. The motion was approved unanimously (4 -to -0 vote). Open Forum Khambata opened the open forum. Khambata asked if anyone wished to address the Planning Commission on any non -agenda item. No one addressed the Commission. Khambata closed the open forum. Chair's Explanation of the Public Hearing Process Khambata 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 Capp Industries — Case SP2019-064 BDH Design, on behalf of Capp Industries, Incorporated, has applied for a site plan review of a 120,000 square foot office/warehouse building to be constructed on a vacant parcel of land located between 7858 and 8585 West Point Douglas Road South. Planning Commission Minutes November 25, 2019 Page 2 of 3 Schmitz summarized the staff report and recommended approval subject to the conditions stip- ulated in the staff report. Khambata asked if the partial use of the class 1 material on the side is consistent with other applications that have been approved by the City. Schmitz responded it would be consistent in the Planned Business District area, which is considered accessory to the Business Park so this would align with those approvals. Khambata asked about access and staging for large truck traffic on the site. Zach Moen, Loucks, 7200 Hemlock Lane, Maple Grove, responded that they did turning move- ments with large trucks and it does work throughout the site. He does not believe they looked at staging but will work with the City on this. Khambata asked with the rough dimensions of the stormwater retention pond, would trucks be able to be staged there waiting to turn onto West Point Douglas Road. Moen stated that the bottom of the pond is close to 80 to 100 feet wide so there should be plenty of room for trucks to be waiting to turn onto the road. Rasmussen asked if the detention basin in front of the building would capture all 25 acres or just this portion of the parcel for the proposed building. Moen responded that the pond would capture the majority of the runoff for this project, and there will be similar sized ponds for future buildings, so when the project is complete, there will be three connected ponds. Wright asked if the neighbor to the north expressed any concerns about the project. Schmitz responded that staff has not had any communications recently with that neighbor. Khambata opened the public hearing. No one spoke. Khambata closed the public hearing. Khambata asked if there were any thoughts about amending the condition regarding the Class 1 material, stating that as long as it is in keeping with what the City has applied in the past, there is no need to change it. The Commission concurred. The Commission also did not have any concerns regarding turning and staging of truck traffic for the project. Bigham made a motion to approve the site plan review subject to the conditions in the staff report with an amendment to the condition regarding partial application of the Class 1 materials on both sides of the building. Wright seconded. Motion passed unanimously (4 -to -0 vote). Approval of Planning Commission Minutes of October 28, 2019 Wright made a motion to approve the minutes of the October 28, 2019, Planning Com- mission meeting. Rasmussen seconded. Motion passed unanimously (4 -to -0 vote). Reports 8.1 Recap of November 2019 City Council Meetings Costello provided a summary of actions taken at the City Council meetings on November 6 and November 20, 2019. Planning Commission Minutes November 25, 2019 Page 3 of 3 Dennis provided information to the Commission on upcoming events in the community, includ- ing the Holiday Tree Lighting at City Hall on December 4, the Santa Brunch at River Oaks on December 8, the Holiday Train stop that also includes the Festival of Wreaths on December 10, and the City -hosted job fair at River Oaks on December 30. He then thanked Commission- ers Khambata and Wright for their participation in the grocery bagging fundraiser for the Friends in Need Food Shelf as part of the Holiday Train event. 8.2 Response to Planning Commission Inquiries a) Housing Density Calculations: Costello asked if there were any questions regarding the memorandum explaining the process for calculating housing density in developments. There were none. 8.3 Planning Commission Requests None Adjournment Wright made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Rasmussen seconded. Motion passed unanimously (4 -to -0 vote). The meeting was adjourned at 7:25 p.m.