Minutes - Planning Commission - 01/08/2015

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Motion by Commissioner VanScoy, seconded by Commissioner Maul, to approve the following minutes as presented: Planning Commission Meeting Minutes dated December 4, 2014. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Levine, Commissioners VanScoy, Maul, Bauer, Brauer, and Nosan. Voting No: None. Absent: None. 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS /COMMISSION BUSINESS 5.01: Public Hearing: Consider Request for Sketch Plan and Preliminary Plat Review of Brookfield 5th Addition; Case of 21st Century Bank Public Hearing Chairperson Levine called the public hearing to order at 7:03 p.m. Presentation City Planner Anderson presented the staff report stating the 21s Century Bank has submitted an application for Sketch Plan and Preliminary Plat for a proposed minor plat known as Brookfield 5 Addition. The minor subdivision proposes to re -plat approximately 0.31 acres to create one (1) buildable single - family lot. The proposed plat would not reconfigure existing property lines. The proposed subdivision would convert an existing outlot to a buildable lot. The property is generally located west of Nowthen Boulevard along Feldspar Street. This item was previously considered by the Planning Commission at a public hearing in August of 2014. At that time, the Commission continued the public hearing to the September meeting to provide additional time for the applicant to address concerns identified by staff. Prior to the September meeting, the applicant contacted the City stating that they desired to postpone the public hearing to afford them more time to work with the adjacent residents on a potential sale of the property. Recently, the applicant notified the City that an agreement on the sale of the property could not be reached and subsequently resubmitted an application for Sketch Plan and Preliminary Plat for Brookfield 5 Addition. Staff reviewed the request in detail and recommended approval of the preliminary plat contingent upon obtaining variances to the cul -de -sac standards and the front yard setback and upon compliance with the Staff Review Letter dated January 2, 2015. City Planner Anderson also reported that this current submittal addresses three primary concerns: density transitioning; drainage and utility easements; and providing the actual home footprint overlaid on the lot. He stated that the applicant has addressed all of these concerns. Anderson also noted that Staff is developing policy for future requests of this nature. Matt Soens, 16878 Feldspar Street, stated he was speaking on behalf of his family and his neighbors to the North. He stated that the neighborhood feels this proposal deviates from Brookfield 1 Addition; the request for the setback is going to infringe on the neighbors to the North; and that if the easement is granted, the neighborhood wants the city to do something about Planning Commission /January 8, 2015 Page 2 of 15