Minutes - Planning Commission - 05/07/2020

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Chairperson Bauer aye Motion carried. It was noted that Commissioner Johnson had been missed in some of the previous roll call votes and Commissioner Johnson confirmed that he was in favor of all the votes thus far tonight. 5.03: Public Hearing: Consider Recommendations Related to Trott Brook North Project (Project No. 20-103); Case of The Excelsior Group • Public Hearing: Consider Ordinance #20-07 Approving Zoning Amendment from R-1 Residential (MUSA) District to R-1 Residential (Detached Villa) District and R-2 Residential (Detached Villas) District • Review Sketch Plan Public Hearing Chairperson Bauer called the public hearing to order at 7:57 p.m. Presentation Senior Planner McGuire Brigl presented the staff report stating that since this is a legislative (policy) decision of the City due to the fact that the request requires a zoning amendment, staff needs broad policy direction before formulating a recommendation. The Planning Commission should provide feedback on moving the project forward to Preliminary Plat. This is a key time in the project to make major layout changes, provide feedback on lot sizes, road alignment, trails, etc. before the Developer incurs expense of detailed civil engineering drawings. Staff does believe there is room to compromise on the mix of lot sizes. Based on the 60 Day Rule, Ordinance #20- 07 does need to move forward to the City Council. If approved,the Ordinance would be contingent upon approval of a future Preliminary Plat and tied to this project specifically. The Planning Commission would request that the applicant provide an additional 60 Day Extension to provide additional time for discussion, negotiation, and compromise. This would require written confirmation by the Developer. Staff is hopeful that the Developer would be willing to provide an additional extension if the City desires to explore a compromise concept plan. Deputy City Administrator Gladhill noted that there will be additional public hearings with the City Council and opportunities for residents to provide comments. Senior Planner McGuire Brigl stated that she received four emails after the 4:00 p.m. deadline that will be a part of the record. Commissioner Woestehoff asked if comments had been received from the DNR. Senior Planner McGuire Brigl noted that the DNR confirmed that they received the plans and noted that procedurally because there will likely be additional changes to the plan, the DNR will provide comments at a later time. Planning Commission/May 7, 2020 Page 7 of 29