Agenda - Planning Commission - 10/04/2007

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Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, C:;ouncilmembers Elvig, Jeffrey, Dehen, Look, Olson, and Strommen. Voting No: None. Further discussion: Councihnember Elvig requested clarification that this will be a minor change from Employment to Business zoning. Community Development Director Trudgeon replied yes, Employment Business is more industrial and the rezoning to B-1 Business will be more retail/commercial. Councilmember Elvig commented this rezoning is more conducive to what they are trying to do here. Councilmember Dehen asked why this is being done in a piecemeal fashion. Community Development Director Trudgeon replied it could have been done either way. Some of these things were in the process and it was determined that other things needed to happen. The entire site will not be ready to be taken totally under consideration until later in September. 1\1r. Schmidt stated until about one year ago the properties had separate ownership. \Vhen he acquired the corner parcel it was as commercial property, so he is a little befuddled; it appear that the Comprehensive Plan Amendment was completed and not the rezoning. He stated Sylvia Frolik called and asked if he would agree to the rezoning to comply with the Comprehensive Plan Amendment. He thought they should straighten the whole thing out, and came forward with a plat for that. Another reason for the delay is that when he received the original ~pproval he was required to give a 40 by 60 foot piece of land to the south parcel for access because that access was being taken away by the County. He ended up acquiring the property, and it now makes sense to make them allconunercial with the south three lots. Case #3: Request for Final Plat Approval of Brookfield Fourth Addition; Case of Oakwood Land Development Community Development Director Trudgeon stated Oakwood Land Development has applied for final plat approval to develop 15 urban single fanrily residential lots as the fourth phase of Brookfield Addition. The property is generally located west ofNowthen Boulevard and south of Trott Brook. The final plat complies with the approved preliminary plat in terms of lot standards, as outlined in the City Staff Review Letter. Staff would note that the fmal plat shows one additional lot on the north side of 167tb Crossing, compared to the approved preliminary plat. Given the large size of the plat, staff does not consider this a substantial deviation from the approved preliminary plat. Mr. Trudgeon statep. the applicant received a Comprehensive Plan Anlendment for the subject property, making it. eligible for connection to municipal sewer and water. An Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EA W) was completed for the project during the preliminary plat review. The City Council detelmined at that stage that the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (ElS) i~ not required for this development. Community Development Director Trudgeon stated the proposal for the fourth phase of Brookfield includes the construction of 167tb Crossing and Kamacite Street. The grading and utility plans have been reviewed and are acceptable. Some changes are needed to the landscaping plan, primarily with regard to density transition landscaping. The preliminary plat for Brookfield was approved with a contingency to include additional density transition landscaping in this area. Some additional landscaping is shown on the submitted plans, but more information is needed on the existing trees to detennine if the new plantings shown are sufficient. 1\1r. Trudgeon stated staff is recommending approval of the final plat. Staff is also recomm~nding that some additional measures be taken to insure the installation of the density City Council! August 28, 2007 Page 8 of 33 P56