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ALL RIGHT, GUYS, I THINK WE'RE READY TO START.
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. AWESOME.
ARE WE READY? ARE WE RECORDING? ARE WE ON? ALL RIGHT.
WELCOME TO THE JULY 5TH EPISODE OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
[CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL]
CALL] ALL RIGHT, FIRST THING FOR TODAY IS I'LL LOOK TO APPROVE THE MEETING MINUTES FROM MAY 2ND, WHICH WAS OUR LAST MEETING. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.[APPROVE MINUTES]
I'LL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS PORTION OF THE MEETING.[PUBLIC HEARINGS]
WE DO HAVE ONE THING ON THE AGENDA AS PART OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND, ANDREW, TAKE IT AWAY.GOOD EVENING. PLANNING COMMISSION.
MOHAMMED ABDUL AND ABDUL [INAUDIBLE] HAVE HIRED TIM STONE TO REPRESENT THEM AND APPLY FOR THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO OPERATE A BANQUET HALL AT AN EXISTING 42,000 SQUARE FOOT VACANT COMMERCIAL PROPERTY THAT PREVIOUSLY USED TO HAVE UNIQUE THRIFT STORE ON 3.1 ACRES AT THE ADDRESS.
THIS IS SUBJECT TO THE REQUIRED FINDINGS FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS IN SECTION 9.104, ADMIN AND ENFORCEMENT AND SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR BANQUET HALLS AS REQUIRED IN SECTION 9.107 AS CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.
AS I SAID BEFORE, THIS IS AN EXISTING 42,000 SQUARE FOOT COMMERCIAL BUILDING LOCATED NORTH OF 37TH AVENUE AND WEST OF MCKINLEY STREET, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE IMAGE ABOVE.
THE BANQUET HALL IS ABOUT 12,000FT², AND IT REQUIRES A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND IS ONE OF FOUR SEPARATE TENANT SPACES, WHICH INCLUDES AN OFFICE AND TWO SPECULATIVE RETAIL SPACES.
THOSE USES ARE PERMITTED USES.
THE BANQUET HALL IS A CONDITIONAL USE, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE HAVING THIS HEARING.
THE PROPOSAL IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE USES ALLOWED WITHIN THE GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT AND SECTION 9.107(C)(54) IMPOSES THE FOLLOWING REQUIRED CONDITIONS FOR A BANQUET HALL USE, FOLLOWED BY STAFF COMMENTS.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE SITE LAYOUT.
THE TWO RETAIL SPACES ARE GOING TO POTENTIALLY CHANGE AS THOSE ARE SPECULATIVE AT THE MOMENT, BUT LOOKING AT THE PARKING PROVIDED, THE APPLICANT HAS PREPARED A PARKING STUDY AS ONE OF THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, AND IT SHOWS THAT THE PEAK DEMAND FOR THE EVENT CENTER WOULD HAVE DIFFERENT PEAK DEMAND PARKING TIMES THAN THE OTHER USES, WHICH ON THE SLIDE FOLLOWING WILL SHOW WHAT THOSE PEAK DEMAND HOURS ARE.
A TOTAL OF 161 OFF STREET PARKING SPACES ARE REQUIRED FOR THE PROPOSED USES.
HAVING THOSE DIFFERENT PEAKS AT DIFFERENT HOURS, SO LONG AS THE CAPACITY OF THE BANQUET HALL DOES NOT EXCEED THE OCCUPANT LOAD WHICH THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO POST THE MAX OCCUPANCY OF 311 PEOPLE WITHIN THE BANQUET SPACE.
STAFF IS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE APPLICANT THAT PEAK PARKING DEMANDS FOR THE BANQUET HALL WILL LIKELY COINCIDE WITH THE LOWER PARKING DEMANDS FOR THE OTHER USES, AND SO WE BELIEVE THAT THE PARKING PROVIDED IS SUFFICIENT, AND WHILE THE TWO RETAIL SPACES ARE SPECULATIVE AT THIS POINT, WE EXPECT THOSE PEAKS TO KIND OF OCCUR MORE SO DURING THE WORKDAY VERSUS THE EVENT SPACES EXPECTED PEAK DEMAND TO BE ON WEEKEND NIGHTS, FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS, MOSTLY FROM 7 P.M.
UNTIL ABOUT 2 A.M.. THE OTHER USES ARE SHOWN TO BE IN THE LOWEST DEMAND DURING THAT 7 P.M.
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NEW CONSTRUCTION ADDITIONS AND EXTERIOR MATERIALS SHALL BE COMPATIBLE WITH THOSE USED IN THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORHOOD.THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING NO EXTERIOR BUILDING MODIFICATIONS AT THIS TIME.
SO THIS REQUIREMENT IS NOT APPLICABLE.
AN APPROPRIATE TRANSITION AREA BETWEEN THE USE AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES SHALL BE PROVIDED BY LANDSCAPING, SCREENING AND OTHER SITE IMPROVEMENTS CONSISTENT WITH THE CHARACTER OF THE COMMUNITY. THERE IS EXISTING FENCING AND SOME LANDSCAPING IN BETWEEN THE MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL AREAS THAT STAFF BELIEVES IS ADEQUATE AT THIS TIME.
THE FACILITY SHALL BE REQUIRED TO MEET ALL APPLICABLE BUILDING CODE, FIRE CODE AND LICENSING REQUIREMENTS, AND THEN JUST KIND OF GOING THROUGH WHAT I LOOKED AT, THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE EXISTING SITES, ACCESS LOCATIONS, NO EXTERIOR SITE MODIFICATIONS, PARKING MEETS CITY CODE AND ADA REQUIREMENTS, SIGNAGE.
TRASH AND HANDLING AND LOADING WILL OCCUR ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING, AND NO ACTIVITIES OF THOSE KIND ARE GOING TO BE USED IN THE DRIVE-THRU LANE THAT THE THRIFT STORE PREVIOUSLY USED.
THE USE WILL BE REQUIRED TO ADHERE TO PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR ODORS, SOUNDS ANYTHING COMING OFF OF THE PROPERTY IF IT CAN BE OBSERVED FROM THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES OR THE RIGHT OF WAY, THEN THAT IS GROUNDS FOR REVOKING OR RE-REVIEWING THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, AND CITY STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMENTS FROM NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES OWNERS REGARDING THIS DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL.
THE APPLICANT WAS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN TO ADDRESS OFF STREET PARKING, BUS LOADING AND UNLOADING TRAFFIC CONTROL AND THE IMPACT OF THE FACILITY ON THE SURROUNDING ROADWAYS.
THE APPLICANT DID PROVIDE A PARKING STUDY THAT WAS REVISED TO BE BASED ON OUR CITY CODE, NOT THE INITIAL WAYZATA CODE THAT WAS PRESENTED. SO THE ENGINEER REVISED HIS STUDY TO REFLECT OUR CODE AND BASED ON HIS TRIP GENERATIONS, AND THEN THE CITY CODE STAFF IS IN AGREEMENT THAT THE AMOUNT OF PARKING PROVIDED IS SUFFICIENT.
HALL MUSIC OR AMPLIFIED SOUND SHALL NOT BE AUDIBLE FROM ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL USES AND MUST MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF CITY ORDINANCES TO ENSURE CONSISTENT ENFORCEMENT BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THAT'S ONE OF THOSE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS THAT WE WOULD ADDRESS.
SOUNDS, ODORS JUST TO MAKE SURE NONE OF THAT IS COMING FROM IS SPILLING ONTO ADJACENT PROPERTIES, AND IF WE CAN BASICALLY OBSERVE IT FROM OUTSIDE THE VENUE, THEN WE WOULD BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT, AND THIS IS JUST KIND OF A BRIEF VIEW OF THE FLOOR PLANS THEY'RE PROPOSING.
YOU HAVE THE EVENT SPACE ESSENTIALLY BROKEN DOWN INTO TWO SPACES, I BELIEVE ONE OF THE OCCUPANCIES.
.. LET ME JUST TAKE A LOOK REAL QUICK.
BOTH SECTIONS ARE ALLOWED TO HOLD 311 PEOPLE PER THE OCCUPANCY CODE, AND LIKE I SAID, THAT'S GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO BE POSTED WITHIN THE FACILITY AND THEY CAN'T EXCEED THAT.
THE PERMITTED USES ARE PERMITTED WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND AS CONDITION WILL BE IN HARMONY WITH THE GENERAL PURPOSE AND THE INTENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDING THIS PROPERTY AS A COMMERCIAL USE.
THE USE WILL NOT IMPOSE HAZARDS OR DISTURBING INFLUENCES ON NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES IF CONDITIONS RELATED TO PARKING MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING OF PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ARE SATISFIED AND THE USE WILL NOT SUBSTANTIALLY DIMINISH THE USE OF PROPERTY IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY AS THE SURROUNDING AREA IS INCLUDES BOTH COMMERCIAL AND MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES.
SO WE DO NOT EXPECT THERE TO BE ANY NEGATIVELY IMPACTED PROPERTIES IN THE VICINITY.
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THE PROPOSED USES WILL OCCUPY AN EXISTING BUILDING, AND WITH THE LIKELY EXCEPTION OF NEW SITE SIGNAGE, NO EXTERIOR CHANGES TO THE SITE OR THE BUILDING DESIGN ARE PROPOSED, SO IT SHOULD FIT IN WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER PRETTY WELL.THE SITE IS PRESENTLY SERVICED BY ADEQUATE UTILITIES AND SERVICES.
NO CHANGES TO THESE PUBLIC SERVICES ARE EXPECTED.
THE APPLICANT DOES IS AWARE THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO HAVE A SEWER AND WATER AVAILABILITY CHARGE.
THEY'VE DISCUSSED THAT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND THEY EXPECT THAT ADEQUATE PARKING SUPPLY WILL BE PROVIDED UPON THE SUBJECT SITE AS REQUIRED AND DESCRIBED IN THE PARKING STUDY.
IN THIS REGARD POTENTIAL TRAFFIC CONGESTION ON PUBLIC STREETS, WHICH COULD BE COULD RESULT FROM OVERFLOW ON STREET PARKING, HAS BEEN ADDRESSED BY DEMONSTRATING THAT THESE USES AND THE DEMANDS ARE GOING TO OCCUR AT DIFFERENT TIMES SO THAT WHEN THE EVENT CENTER IS OPERATIONAL, THE OTHER USES WILL BE AT THEIR LOWEST POINTS AND OR CLOSED.
THE USE WILL NOT CAUSE A NEGATIVE CUMULATIVE EFFECT WHEN CONSIDERED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF OTHER USES IN THE VICINITY AND IN REVIEWING THE APPLICATION MATERIALS AND RECOGNIZING THAT THE EXISTING BUILDING SETBACK ALONG MCKINLEY STREET REPRESENTS A LEGAL NONCONFORMING CONDITION, THE BANQUET HALL AND ITS USES WILL OR HAVE COMPLIED WITH ALL OTHER APPLICABLE GENERAL BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS, AND SO IT IS STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.
ALL NEW SIGNAGE IS SUBJECT TO CITY REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
ALL USES WITHIN THE BUILDING SHALL COMPLY WITH THE STANDARDS GOVERNING ODOR EMISSIONS AS ADOPTED AND ENFORCED BY THE MPCA AND ANY APPLICABLE ZONING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. THE APPLICANT SHALL ADHERE TO ALL RECOMMENDATIONS PROVIDED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
BUILDING SHALL MEET ALL APPLICABLE BUILDING AND FIRE CODES.
THE SITE AND ALL THE SIDEWALKS AND STREETS WITHIN 100FT WILL BE INSPECTED REGULARLY FOR LITTER, AND THEN KIND OF THE MORE THE ONES I WANT YOU GUYS TO FOCUS ON.
NO MUSIC OR AMPLIFIED SOUNDS WOULD BE AUDIBLE FROM THE ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL USES ARE ALLOWED AND THE SITE WILL COMPLY AND THEN ALL REQUIRED STATE AND LOCAL CODES, PERMITS, LICENSES AND INSPECTIONS SHALL BE MET AND IN FULL COMPLIANCE.
THE USE OF THE COMMERCIAL KITCHEN IS LIMITED TO LICENSED CATERERS AND ALCOHOL PROVIDERS.
SO WE DO ANTICIPATE THAT THIS TO SERVE MANY WEDDINGS, GRADUATIONS, AND WE FELT THAT SINCE THEY'RE PROVIDING A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN, WE FELT IT WAS IN THE BEST INTEREST THAT BE LIMITED TO JUST LICENSED CATERERS, LICENSED ALCOHOL PROVIDERS SO THAT THEY HAVE THE PROPER LICENSING AND YOU DON'T HAVE RANDOM PEOPLE BRINGING IN FOOD, SELLING BEVERAGES.
SO WE DON'T WE WOULD NOT ALLOW THAT WOULD TRIGGER A DIFFERENT USE FOR US IN OUR CODE AND TURN THIS MORE INTO A THEATER SHOULD THAT BE THE ONLY PRINCIPAL USE SO THEY COULD HAVE MUSIC PERFORMANCES? IT JUST CAN'T BE THE PRIMARY FUNCTION.
VERIFY EXTERIOR LIGHTING IS IN WORKING ORDER AND APPROPRIATE FOR THE SITE, AND THEN THEY'RE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN AND INCLUDE ON SITE MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONING SECURITY CAMERAS WITH 30 DAYS OF DIGITAL STORAGE AND THAT COVER THE PARKING LOT ALLEY MAIN AREAS AND INTERIOR SPACE, AS WELL AS HOW THE INGRESS EGRESS WILL BE MAINTAINED AND PARKING LOT MANAGEMENT TO ENSURE THAT ODORS, NOISES AND ANY ON SITE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION DOESN'T LEAVE THE BUILDING.
I SEE THIS AS IF THE TENANT THEMSELF IS THERE AT THE TIMES OF OPERATION THEN I THINK THAT WOULD SATISFY THE REQUIREMENT FOR ONSITE MANAGEMENT, BUT THAT'S WITHIN YOUR PURVIEW IF YOU DECIDE TO VIEW IT DIFFERENTLY.
THERE BEING AMPLE COPIES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
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AFTER CALLING FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS, SHOULD THEY BE AVAILABLE? OKAY. FIRST, DOES THE COMMISSION HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CITY STAFF AT ALL? THE APPLICANT IS ALSO HERE IN CASE YOU GUYS HAVE QUESTIONS.I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT.
IS THIS THE RIGHT TIME FOR THAT? I'M CURIOUS WHY, I KNOW THAT WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE USE HERE, SO I UNDERSTAND THE SCOPE OF OUR CONVERSATION, BUT I'M CURIOUS WHY THE PROPERTY OWNER IS NOT LOOKING AT ANY EXTERIOR MODIFICATIONS, LANDSCAPING UPGRADES.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S PART OF THIS APPLICATION THAT STANDS OUT TO ME IS, YOU KNOW, ENSURING THAT IT FITS IN WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER, BUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THIS PROPERTY IS UNDERGOING SIGNIFICANT CHANGES, AND SO WITHOUT EXTERIOR MODIFICATIONS, SURE, IT FITS IN WITH THE DILAPIDATED STRIP CENTER TO THE EAST OF IT, BUT ZOOMING OUT A LITTLE BIT, THERE IS A LOT OF NEW CONSTRUCTION AND HIGH END STRUCTURES THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT NEARBY THIS FACILITY AND SO, YOU KNOW, I'M VERY HAPPY TO SEE A PROPOSED USE OR SEVERAL USES FOR THIS BUILDING, BUT KEEPING IT IN ITS CURRENT STATE SEEMS LIKE A PROBLEM FOR THE CITY.
THE ONLY THING I CAN SPEAK TO THAT IS THAT GIVEN THE FACT THAT MAJORITY OF THAT FRONTAGE IS PARKING.
PRIMARILY, SO THE OWNER AT THIS POINT HAS DONE LANDSCAPING AND RE-STRIPING AND RETIRING OF THE EXISTING PARKING LOT AREA AND HE'S DONE A LOT OF TRIMMING AT THIS POINT.
I'M NOT SURE IF THE OWNER I ASSUME I CAN'T 100% GUARANTEE, BUT I ASSUME HE IS PLANNING ON DOING SOME PAINTING TO, I GUESS A FACELIFT AS FAR AS PAINTING, BUT IN MY MIND, I THINK IT KIND OF COMES DOWN TO THE ECONOMY A LITTLE BIT, BUT I THINK RIGHT NOW THERE ISN'T ANY SIGNIFICANT EROSION TO THE FACADE OR ANY SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, AND IT DOES LEND THE BUILDING, THE EXISTING BUILDING RIGHT NOW, THE EXTERIOR FACADE DOES LEND ITSELF TO FITTING IN WITH THE CURRENT LANDSCAPE, BUILDING LANDSCAPE RIGHT NOW.
I MEAN, EVEN THE PARKING IMPROVEMENTS HAVE TREMENDOUSLY BEEN SIGNIFICANT IN MY PERSONAL OPINION WHEN I WAS FIRST INTRODUCED TO THE PROPERTY OVER A YEAR AGO COMPARED TO WHAT HE'S DONE NOW.
YEAH, IT'S A SIGNIFICANT UPGRADE, SO.
OKAY. THANK YOU. YEP. THANK YOU.
COULD I HAVE YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS? SURE. IT'S WELL, MY NAME IS TIM STONE.
I'M A LICENSED ARCHITECT IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA, AND I'VE DONE PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, AND I HAVE A COUPLE OF INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS IN KENYA AND LIBERIA, FLORIDA, THE UNITED STATES, FLORIDA, SEATTLE, AND YOU SAID MY ADDRESS? YEAH. OH, THE ADDRESS IS 715 ELM STREET, ANOKA, MINNESOTA.
OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT OR CITY STAFF.
I HAD ONE QUESTION AS IT COMES TO THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING, AND I DO SEE THAT WE HAVE A CONDITION THAT SAYS EXTERIOR LIGHTING IS IN WORKING ORDER AND APPROPRIATE FOR THE SITE. THIS IS A NEW OCCUPANCY TYPE AND USE OF THIS BUILDING.
DID CITY STAFF HAVE ANY CONVERSATIONS WITH TIM OR THE OWNERS ABOUT INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF LIGHTING SINCE WE ARE ANTICIPATING PEOPLE BEING THERE LATE AT NIGHT? YOU KNOW, THEY SHOW THE HOURS, THEY'RE BEING TOLD 2 A.M, AND SO CONSIDERING THE TIME THAT PEOPLE MIGHT BE COMING OUT, GETTING ONTO THE STREET, GETTING THROUGH THE PROPERTY ITSELF, WAS THERE ANY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT INCREASING THE SITE LIGHTING AT ALL TO MAKE SURE IT'S NICE AND BRIGHT AND SAFE FOR EVERYBODY? NOT NECESSARILY INCREASING IT FIRST.
AS WE MENTIONED, WE DO HAVE SOME MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO IT.
SO I THINK WE WOULD WANT TO SEE KIND OF HOW IF THERE ARE ANY LIGHTS THAT AREN'T IN WORKING ORDER.
DOES THAT AMOUNT OF LIGHTING HAVE AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON THOSE PROPERTIES BEFORE WE GO ABOUT INCREASING IT? AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS BROUGHT UP BY PD.
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THE SITE APPROPRIATELY.OKAY.WILL THAT BE PART OF THE FINAL SUBMITTAL TO THE CITY AS FOOT CANDLE REPORT OR A LIGHTING REPORT? I THINK WE COULD HAVE THAT BE A FINAL.
YEP. WE CAN MAKE THAT A CONDITION IF YOU'D LIKE.
I GUESS I WOULD PROPOSE THAT WE AMEND CONDITION TEN TO INCLUDE THAT.
THAT LIGHTING REPORT IS INCLUDED WITH THE SUBMITTAL TO THE CITY.
OKAY. INSTEAD OF DOING IT AFTERWARDS AND JUST VERIFYING THAT.
YEP, AND THAT WOULD PROBABLY COME UP AS PART OF LIKE THE BUILDING PERMIT SUBMISSION.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF OR THE APPLICANT? DO WE HAVE ANYONE ON ZOOM TONIGHT? OKAY. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? NOPE, WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY.
SO I MOVE OR I RECOMMEND THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AS AMENDED, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS STATED IN THE DRAFT RESOLUTION WITH CONDITION TEN BEING AMENDED TO INCLUDE THAT LIGHT REPORT.
SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU, GUYS. KEEP THAT ROLLING WITH SECOND MOTION TO RECOMMEND THAT, WE RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AS PRESENTED, SUBJECT TO THE 11 CONDITIONS STATED IN THE DRAFT RESOLUTION WITH AN AMENDMENT TO CONDITION NUMBER TEN TO INCLUDE A LIGHTING PLAN IN THE FINAL SUBMISSION TO THE CITY.
PASSES. SO THAT WAS OUR ONLY ITEM FOR THE PUBLIC HEARINGS PORTION OF TODAY'S MEETING, AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO OTHER BUSINESS.
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AWESOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.SO ITEM THREE IS THE REVIEW OF THE PURCHASE OF 941 44TH AVENUE NORTHEAST AND DETERMINE IF IT CONFORMS TO THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PURSUANT TO STATE STATUTE.
SECTION 462.356 SUBDIVISION TWO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND FOR THE CITY IS REQUIRED TO REVIEW AND ULTIMATELY DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY BY THE CITY'S EDA CONFORMS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY.
THEREFORE, THE EDA HAS REQUESTED THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEW THE ACQUISITION OF 941 44TH AVENUE, NORTHEAST COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MN, 55421.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY TO DETERMINE IF THE ACQUISITION CONFORMS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THE EDA HAS A LONG STANDING PRACTICE OF ACQUIRING BLIGHTED SINGLE FAMILY HOUSES TO FACILITATE SCATTERED SITE REDEVELOPMENT, AND THE PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY RESPONDS TO SEVERAL GOALS AND POLICIES THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED IN THE COMP PLAN.
SPECIFICALLY IN CHAPTER THREE LAND USE.
BELOW ARE THE SPECIFIC GOALS AND POLICIES FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY CORRELATE TO THE CONFORMITY OF THE PROPOSED ACQUISITION, LAND USE AND REDEVELOPMENT GOALS.
SOME OF THESE MECHANISMS TO ENHANCE REDEVELOPMENT IS TO ENHANCE THE IMAGE AND VIABILITY OF THE CENTRAL AVENUE CORRIDOR, WHILE PROTECTING AND ENHANCING THE ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
BASICALLY, BY CLEANING THESE PROPERTIES UP, WE IMPROVE THE PROPERTIES THAT SURROUND IT ONCE THEY DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THESE BLIGHTED HOUSES, AND IT ALLOWS US TO ENCOURAGE INFILL DEVELOPMENT THAT DEMONSTRATES COMPATIBILITY WITH THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTERISTICS IN TERMS OF QUALITY DESIGN, BUILDING HEIGHT, PLACEMENT, SCALE AND ARCHITECTURAL QUALITY, AND IT IS STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2023-PZ04, A RESOLUTION FINDING THAT THE PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN LAND FOR REDEVELOPMENT PURPOSES BY THE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND THEN THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR CITY STAFF?
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YEAH, I HAVE ONE.I'M CURIOUS IF THE INTENT IS FOR THIS TO EVENTUALLY BECOME COMMERCIAL GIVEN ITS ADJACENT NEIGHBORS OR RESIDENTIAL AS IT CURRENTLY IS YEAH. SO, GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS.
THANK YOU. IT'S COMMERCIALLY ZONED ACTUALLY.
SO IT'S SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ALONG THE CORRIDOR.
MOST OF THEM ARE RIGHT ON CENTRAL AVENUE.
THIS ONE HAPPENS TO BE RIGHT NEXT DOOR, BUT IT WOULD BE A HOLD FOR FUTURE COMMERCIAL USE AND TRY TO COORDINATE A LAND ASSEMBLY WITH SOME OF THE OTHER COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE VICINITY, BUT MORE OF A LONG TERM PLAY.
WE EXPECT THAT THERE WOULD BE INCREASED REDEVELOPMENT PRESSURE ON THAT CORNER ONCE THE RAINBOW SITE REDEVELOPS, AND WE COULD PROBABLY COORDINATE AN EFFORT DOWNSTREAM. SO YEAH.
COOL. THANK YOU. CAN I ASK WHAT THE ISSUES ARE WITH THE HOME? LIKE WHAT BROUGHT IT TO OUR ATTENTION? OH, GREAT QUESTION. SO, I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE HOW WE FOUND OUT.
I BELIEVE ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ACTUALLY HAD HEARD JUST THROUGH CONVERSATION THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE FOR SALE BECAUSE THE OWNER HAS RECENTLY PASSED AWAY.
SO WE BECAME AWARE OF THAT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF REACHED OUT TO JUST THE OWNER OF RECORD AND WERE ABLE TO CONTACT SOME OF THE SIBLINGS THAT WERE WORKING THROUGH THE DISPOSAL OF THE PROPERTY.
IT IS DEFINITELY IN FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT DISREPAIR AND CERTAINLY A CANDIDATE FOR DEMOLITION GIVEN ITS CONDITION, EVEN IF IT WAS, YOU KNOW, IN REALLY GOOD SHAPE, IT WOULD STILL FALL INTO THAT PRIORITY KIND OF AREA AND PROGRAM BUT THIS IS IN STAFF'S OPINION, I GUESS, KIND OF A WIN-WIN FOR THOSE INITIATIVES COMING TO CONVERGE ALL IN ONE SPOT.
SO STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT WE MOVE TO WAIVE THE READING OF RESOLUTION 2023-PZ04.
THERE BEING AMPLE COPIES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
I THINK WE HAVE TO INTRODUCE THE MOTION FIRST.
WELL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE READING OF RESOLUTION 2023-PZ04.
THERE BEING AMPLE COPIES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
EXCELLENT, AND STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS THAT WE MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2023-PZ04 RESOLUTION FINDING THAT THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN LAND FOR REDEVELOPMENT PURPOSES BY THE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2023-PZ04 AS STATED.
ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL OPPOSED.
MOTION PASSES ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL BUSINESS TO TALK ABOUT TODAY THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA? NO, I THINK THAT CONCLUDES THE INFORMATIONAL STUFF.
I THINK THAT'S EVERYTHING. I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION TO END THE MEETING, THEN.
SECOND THAT. OR I'LL FIRST IT.
[CHUCKLING] IT ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL OPPOSED.
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