Minutes - Planning Commission - 07/11/2007

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· Addition of condition number 13 as follows: "Deli hours of operation are 6:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Sunday." · Condition number 3 amended as follows: "That the Permitted uses on the site shall be limited to professional offices, daycare facilities, and a delicatessen. The delicatessen operation is limited to 18 seats. Further discussion: Commissioner Brauer inquired about requiring a traffic study. Chairperson Nixt noted a traffic study might give them an answer that imposes obligations on someone other than the applicant. Commissioner Trites Rolle suggested that the traffic study may not be part of this particular case of adding the deli. City Engineer Jankowski advised he thinks this will be a rather unique type of delL If the clientele is geared more towards the parents of children in the daycare and the neighborhood, he thinks it will be a much lower traffic generation rate than a standard commercial deli. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Hunt, Trites Rolle, Brauer, and Van Scoy. Voting No: None. Abstain: Commissioner Levine. Absent: Commissioner Cleveland. Case #3: Request for Site Plan Review of Northern Counties Secretarial Services Expansion; Case of Carol Lublin Associate Planner Geisler stated the site plan for Northern Counties Secretarial Services is proposing to construct a 4,434-square foot addition onto the existing NCSS building, which is about 6,650 square feet in size. The subject property is approximately 5.6 acres in size and is located in the R-1 Residential: Rural Developing District. The addition is proposed to be used for a new daycare facility and a new delicatessen. The site plan was evaluated according to B-1 Business District zoning standards, as well as some specific setback requirements called out in the existing CUP. The site plan is meeting all setback requirements. Ms. Geisler stated with the expansion, building coverage on the site will be 11,084 square feet or 5%; the B-1 District allows up to 35%. The CUP also allows building expansions up to a footprint of22,000 square feet. City Code requires one parking space for each 300 square feet of office use, and one space for each 3 restaurant seats. This works out to a need for 48 parking spaces. The existing parking lot is sizable, and accommodates 48 parking spaces easily. The eastern portion of the lot is starting to deteriorate; staff is recommending that the unused portion of the lot be removed and sod installed. Staff is also recommending that the remaining parking area receive an overlay. Ms. Geisler stated the building currently gains access from 157th Lane; a second unused and gated access is located off of 158th Lane. The existing building material consists of brick. The expansion is proposed to be a combination of brick and lJ4 log siding. Both materials are permitted in the B-1 District. A grading and drainage plan has been prepared for the site, but very minimal site work will be conducted in conjunction with the building expansion. The landscaping plan has been reviewed and is acceptable. Ms. Geisler advised staff is recommending approval of the site plan, contingent on compliance with the City Staff Review Letter. Planning Commission/ July 11, 2007 Page 14 of 21