Minutes - Planning Commission - 07/10/2003

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Presentation Principal Planner Trudgeon explained that the Commission has reviewed the draft ordinance previously and held a public hearing on the language at the May 1, 2003 and June 5, 2003 Planning Commission meetings. He indicated at the June 5, 2003 meeting, the Public Hearing was continued to this meeting. He advised notification of the public hearing on the Town Center Zoning District mailed again to residents within 700 feet of the property for the July 10, 2003 meeting. Principal Planner Trudgeon noted there is a zoning map included in the Commissioner's packet. He indicated there has been discussion about means of control, and explained that the Sub- Districts Map, Master Plan Document and Development Guidelines will provide that control, and will come back to the Commission for further review. He indicated corrections have been made to the code based on discussions at the June 25, 2003 work session. He stated the biggest change is to the TC-4 District, which includes A, B and C Density Sub-districts. Consultant Gordon stated the use charts have been modified based on the Planning Commission comments. Commissioner Johnson asked when referencing the Master Plan Development Guidelines, how they will identify what documents those are in two or three years. He noted these types of documents are often dated or made part of the code. Principal Planner Trudgeon stated both documents will be adopted by the City Council, but he agreed they should be dated. Commissioner Johnson stated they could tie the adoption date to the documents. Chairperson Nixt indicated they had talked about the zoning map being tied to these documents also, and needing formal review for changes. Principal Planner Trudgeon stated that was correct. He indicated they would be tied just like the City zoning map as far as changes are concerned. Chairperson Nixt opened the public hearing. Public Hearing Chairperson Nixt noted 9.20.31, Subd. 2 (b) should be corrected to say 'building or site designs' rather than 'building and site designs'. Consultant Gordon indicated TC-4 has the biggest change, going to 3 sub-districts, with A having the lowest density and C the highest density. He reviewed that TC-4A has up to 10 per acre, TC-4B has 15 per acre, which encompasses the majority of the residential area, and in most Planning Commission/July 10, 2003 Page 13 of 21