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PL 05/04/1983 - 30593CITY OF FRIDLEY PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, MAY 4, 1983 CALL TO ORDER: Chairwoman Schnabel called the May 4, 1983, Planning Commission meeting to order at 7:34 p.m. ROLL CALL: , Members Present: Ms. Schnabel, Mr. Oquist, Ms. Gabel, Mr. Svanda, Mr. Goodspeed, Mr. Kondrick Menbers Absent: Mr. Saba Others Present: Jerrold Boardman, City Planner Bill Deblon, Associate Planner ` Marie Karn, 1390 Onondaga St. N.E. Ed Karn, 1390 Onondaga St. N.E. Maxine Boone, 6564 Channel Rd. N.E. Bruce Bondow, 6616 Central Ave. N.E. John Mathern, Frank M. Langenfeld Construction, Inc. Box 483, Hastings,Mn. 55033 ° � David Kramber, 2013 - 29th Ave. N.W. APPROVAL OF APRIL 20, 1983, PLANNING COMMISSIOP! MINUTES: MOTION BY MR. KONDRICK, SECONDED BY MS. GABEL� TO APPROj(E TNE APRIL 20, Z983, PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES AS WRITTEN. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRWOMAN SCHNABEL DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 1. PUaLIC HEARING: REZONIP�G RE UEST ZOA #83-01 BY FRANK M. LANGENFELD STRUCTI N, IIV .: Rezone Lot 3 an t e ort a o ot , an ots 6, 7, an 8, Block 1, Erco's First Addition, from C-2 (general business areas), to R-3 (general multiple family dwelling areas), all located in the North Half of Section 13, T-30, R-24, City of Fridley, the same being . 6516 Central Avenue N.E. and 6501 and 6517 Channel Road N.E. 1`lOTION BY 1�2. OQUIST, SECONDED BY 1�2. KONDRICK, TO OPEN THE PUBLIC AEARING ON REZONING REQUEST, ZOA #83-01� BY FRANK M. LANGENFELD CONSTRUCTION, INC. UPON A VOICE VOTE� ALL VOTING AYE� CHAII2WQMAN SCHNABEL DECLARED TAE PUBLIC HEAj2ING OPEN AT 7: 35 P.M. Mr. Deblon stated the proposed project is located just north of Mississippi St. � between Channel Road and Old Central. The proposal is for a rezoning from C-2 to R-3 which allows multiple dwellings. The proposal is for three 4-plexes, each 4-plex approximately 2,000 sq. ft. in foundation area, two-story, with two units per story. Garages are included in the development. PLANNING CONMISSION MEETING, MAY 4, 1983 PAGE 2 Mr. Deblon stated Staff has looked at the possibility of a land subdivision in the future and the eventual se7ling off of each of the three buildings. With minor adjustments, the proposal will meet future subdivision requirements. Mr. Deblon stated this is actually a down-zoning from C-2. Whenever there are two districts of C-2 or residential nature, there is a district separation requirement. He believed the applicant would be required to put up a fence or some type of screening to�separate the zones. The applicant is agreeable to that. Mr. Deblon stated the floor plans of the buildings were included in the Planning Comnission's agenda. He stated these units are not as dense as far as units per square foot as the code allows. There is an abundance of green area. Mr. Deblon stated the Rice Creek Watershed Board will have to review this development for drainage and will have to approve it before any building permits will be issued. Mr. Deblon stated that at this time, the City does not have a certificate of survey in the records. He felt that if this proposal is approved by the Planning Comnission, a certificate of survey should be required before the proposal goes on to City Council so the actual dimensions to the foot can be determined. Mr. Kondrick asked about the exterior of the buildings. Mr. John Mathern stated he is representing Frank M. Langenfeld Construction, Inc. He stated the building uses a combination of brick, rough-sawn cedar and masonite lapsiding. The units are 1,008-1,080 sq. -ft, per unit with four units per building. They are termed "energy-efficient" rental units. There are four single stall garages, so each tenant is offered one single stall garage, and there is sufficient parking to meet the City's requirements. Mr. Mathern stated there are a lot of green spaces. They like to offer people a nice place to rent as well as provide some ponding basins for their own run-off from the parking lots and roofs. They have submitted their plans to the Rice Creek Watershed Board, and he believed the plans were being reviewed now. Mr. Kondrick asked about the average monthly rents. Mr. Mathern stated the rents will be in the range of $475-500 per month. These buildings are the 18th, 19th, and 20th buildings of this kind they have built in the last year. They have built in different suburban areas around the St. Paul area. The rent is exclusive of utilities. Each unit has its own gas furnace and hot water heater, so each unit is separately metered except for water and sevaer . Ms. Gabel stated she felt the trash containers were too close to Channel Road and felt it would be better if they could be located by the garages. � Mr. Mathern agreed he would also like to see them put alongside the garages � and stated they would work with the relocation of the trash containers. He stated the trash containers will be screened from view by rough-sawn cedar. ;� PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, MAY 4, 1983 PAGE 3 Ms. Schnabel stated that regarding the district separation between the duplexes and the new chiropractice.clinic on the corner of Mississippi St. and Old Central, what was the petitioner p]anning to do for screening? Mr. Mathern stated they would prefer to screen with greenery, but if the City requires fencing, they would accept that. Ms. Schnabel asked if any of the buildings already built have been turned into condominium developments. Mr. Mathern stated they have not, although with the use of the party wall, ceiling insulation, sound stops, and fire stops required for condominium con- version, if they or any future owners wanted to convert, it could be done as the buildings would probably meet most of the guidelines acceptable for condominium conversion. Ms. Schnabel asked if it was the owner's intention to own or sell off these buildings. Mr. Mathern stated they would like to have a�uilding on each lot and at this time, they plan to own the buildings. � Ms. Schnabel stated that in terms of the future and the eventual selling off of the units, she was concerned with the floor plan for the lower units where the rear exit is through a bedroom. Does this present any problem in terms of security as well as the selling off as a condominium? Mr. Mathern stated when they originally designed the plan about 22 yrs. ago, they did not want the exit on the lower level out the back. They felt the one in the front was sufficient since all the windows in the bedrooms are fire-escape rated windows. However, some municipalities required rear exits or a separate exit door. He stated those doors are solid core doors, they are dead bolted sd entrance cannot be gained through the rear door any easier than through the front door. The doors are also locked from the inside. Most tenants do not even use the doors. They are simply there as another means of escape in case of fire. Mr. Oquist asked about the maintenance of the property. Mr. Mathern stated the building owner is responsible for the exterior maintenance. There is no extra charge for maintenance as it is taken into account in the rent. Mr. Deblon asked about handicapped accessibility.. Mr. Mathern stated they are required by state law to have handicapped access to the front entry, and they do that by a lengthy gently sloped sidewalk 7eading up to the entry. They also have a handicapped stall per unit in the parking lot. ^� Mr. Oquist asked about exterior lighting. PLANNING COMMISSION FIEETING, F'IAY 4, 1983 PAGE 4 � Mr. Mathern stated exterior lighting is provided on the buildings controlled by an electric eye so as to correspond with dusk and dawn. It floods the parking lots from the buildings and covers front and rear entrances. This meets the standards required. Ms. Schnabel asked if there was anyone in the audience who would like to speak for or against this proposal. Ms. Maxine Boone, 6564 Channel Rd, asked about the landscaping that would be required. Mr. Mathern stated the City requires them to submit a landscape plan which is a mixture of sad, trees, and shrubs along the sidewalks, along tF�e property line, and in front of the buildings. Mr. Deb]on stated the final landscaping plan �as not yet been approved, but it is part of the building permit process. Mr. David Kramber, 20]3 - 29th Ave. N.W., stated he owns the property where the chiropractic office building is located. He stated he had no objection to the development, but he would like to see a fence for district separation, rather than greenery. He stated there is a dairy store on the corner of Old Central and Mississippi across the street, and people and children would be cutting across his,-=-�, property to get to it. Mr. Bruce Bondow, 6616 Central Ave., stated he owns the adjacent residential rental property immediately to the north on Old Central. In observing other C-2 areas and considering the potentia] parking problems and other problems such as noise, smells, and clutter associated with C-2 areas, he felt this proposal and the rezoning to R-3 would alleviate a lot of those problems. He would like to speak in favor of the r'ezoning. He stated he would also like to commend the developer for his plan. He thought it was a very attractive plan, and he would like to recommend that the Planning Comnission recor�nend approval of this plan to the City Council. MOTION BY MS. GABEL, SECONDED BY MR. KONDRICK, TO CI,OSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ZOA #83-01 BY FRANK M. LANGENFELD CONSTRUCTION, INC. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CXAIRWOMAN SCHNABEL DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED AT 8:05 P.M. MOTION BY AlI2. KONDRICK, SECONDED BY MR. OQUIST, TO RECOMMEND TO CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF REZONING REQUEST, ZOA #83-01, BY FRANK M. LANGENFELD CONSTRUCTION, INC., TO RE20NE LOT 3 AND TFIE NORTH HALF OF LOT 4,AND LOTS 6� 7� AND 8, BLOCK Z, ERCO'S FIRST ADDITION, FROM C-2 (GENERAL BUSINESS AREAS), TO R-3 (GENERAL MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLING AREAS)� ALL L()CATED IN THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 13� T-30� R-24, CITY OF FRIDLEY, TI�iE SAME BEING 6516 CEIVTRAL AVENUE N.E. AND 6501 AND 65Z7 CHANNEL ROAD N.E., WITH THE FOLLOWING STIPULATIDNS: � 1. THE PROPOSAL MEETS THE APPROVAL OF THE RICE CREEK WATERSXED BOARD. 2. A CERTIFICATE OF SIIRVEY BE REQUIRED. 3. FENCING BE REQUIRED FOR DISTRICT SEPARATION. 4. THE RELOCATION OF TRA.SA CONTAINERS BE ADDRESSED IN THE LANDSCAPING PLAN. 5. A 10-FT. BIKEWAY/WALKWAY EASEMENT BE RETAINED ALONG MISSISSIPPI ST. �"`1 � ,r`\ PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, MAY 4, 1983 PAGE 5 Mr. Oquist stated this looked like an attractive way to develop that property. The development seemed wel] thought out and the units are p]aced wel] on the property. Ms. Gabel stated the deve7opment seems consistent with the housing to the north and is a better use for that property than a cortenercia7 use. The commercial areas in Fridley are too spread out as it is. UPON A VOICE VOTE, .�LL VOTING AYE, CHAIRWOMAN SCHNABEL DECLARED THE MOTIDN CARRIED UAIANIMOUSLY. � Ms. Schnabel stated that at their May 16�h meeting, the City Council will set the public hearing for June 6. 2. PUBLIC HEARING: REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT, SP #83-02, BY MARIE C KARN: Per Section 205.052, 2, A, of the Fr�d7ey City Code, to allow tfie construction of a second accessory building, a 24 ft. by 20 ft, storage building, located on Lot 5, Block 1, Walnut Addition, the same being 1390 Onondaga Street N.E. MOTION BY MR. KONDRICK� SECONDED BY MR. SVANDA� TO OPEN TNE PUBLIC XEARING ON SP #-83-02 BY MARIE C. KARN. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRWOMAN SCHNABEL DECLARED TXE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN AT 8:14 P.M. Mr. Deblon stated the property is located on the corner of Hayes and Onandaga. The proposal is to put up a second accessory building, 20' x 24'. The plan shows the building located about 4 ft. from the rear and side property lines. The code minimum setback is 3 ft. Ms. Marie Karn asked if it would be possible to move the building more into the center of the lot, rather than in the far corner. Ms. Schnabel stated that because of the code, if the Karn's moved the proposed structure over so it was more in a direct line with the house next door, the structure would have to be�a minimum of 3 ft. and perhaps up to 5 ft. off the property line so that 15 ft, is maintained between the proposed structure and the neighbor's strUCture. Ms. Schnabel asked what the purpose was for the proposed structure. Ms. Karn stated it was for storage. They have a two-car attached garage, but need another building to house laa!n equipment, snowb]ower, boat, etc. There is no driveway proposed at this time to the new building. MOTION BY MR. OQUIST, SECONDED BY MR. KONDRICK� TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ON SP �I83-02 BY MARIE C. KARN. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRWOMAN SCHNABEL DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED AT 8:28 P.M. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING ��AY 4, 1983 PAGE 6 � MOTION BY 1�2. OQUIST� SECONDED BY MR. GOODSPEED� TO RECOMMEND TO CITY COUNCIL APPRODAL OF SPECIAL USE PERMIT� SP �83-02, BY MARIE C. KARN� PER SECTION 205.052, 2� A� OF TXE FRIDLEY CITY CODE, TO AIaLOW TFIE CONSTRUCTION OF A SECOND ACCESSORY BUILDING, A 24 FT. BY 20 FT. STORAGE BUILDING� LCOATED ON LOT 5� BLOCK 1� WALNUT ADDITION� THE SAME BEING 1390 ONANDAGA STREET N.E. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE� CHAIRWOMAN SCHNABEL DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMIXISLY. Ms. Schnabel stated this item would go to City Council on May l6. 3. RECEIVE APRIL 12, 1983, COWIMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMI�ISSION MINUTES: MOTION BY MR. OpUIST, SECONDED BY MR. KONDRICIC, TO RECE.Z77E THE FsPRIL .Z2, 1983, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MINUTES. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRWOMAN SCXNABEL DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 4. RECEIVE APRIL 18, 1983, PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION MINUTES: 1NOTION BY MR. KONDRICK� SECONDED BY MS. GABEL, TO RECENE THE APRIL .IB, 1983, PARKS & RECREATION C0INMISSION MINUTES. � UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE� CHAIRWOMAN SCNNABEL DECLARED THE INOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 5. RECEIVE APRIL 26, 1983, APPEALS COMMISSION MINUTES: MOTTON BY MS. GABEL, SECONDED BY lNR. KONDRICK, TO RECENE THE APRIL 26, 1983� APPEAIS COMMISSION MINUTES. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CNAIRWQMAN SCHIVABEL DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ADJOURNMENT: 1NOTION BY MR . SVANDA, SECONDED BY 1+� . ICONDRICK, TO ADJOURN THE MEETING . UPON A VOICE VOTE� ALL VOTING AYE� CHAIRWOMAN SCHNABEL DECLARED TXE MAY 4, I983� PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:00 P.M. Respectfully submit ed, yn aba Recording Secretary �"�