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PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 2013
7:00 P.M.
CITY HALL (2052 County Road 24)
1. Call to Order
2. Public Comments on items not on the agenda
3. Update from City Council proceedings
4. Planning Department Report
5. Approval of March 12, 2013 draft Planning Commission minutes.
6. Public Hearing — Toll Brothers, Inc. — Preliminary Plat for 126
Single Family Lot Subdivision and a Rezoning from Rural
Residential -Urban Reserve (RR-UR) to Single Family Residential
(R-1)
7. Public Hearing — T. Truxton Morrison — Lot Subdivision of one
existing Lot into Two Lots and a Variance from minimum Road
Width requirements.
8. Public Hearing — Ordinance Amendment to Chapter 8 of the
Medina City Code related to flag lots, lot frontage, driveway
regulations, minimum street grades, and the use of public easements
and rights -of -way.
9. Council Meeting Schedule
10. Adjourn
POSTED IN CITY HALL April 5, 20
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Crosby and Members of the City Council
FROM: Dusty Finke, City Planner; through City Administrator Scott Johnson
DATE: March 27, 2013
SUBJ: Planning Department Updates April 2, 2013 City Council Meeting
Ordinance Updates
A) Lot Frontage, Flag Lots, Driveway Regulations — staff intends to begin work on an
ordinance related to these subjects, which originally was a 2012 goal, but was deferred as
other ordinances were determined to be of higher priority. Staff intends to present the
ordinance for public hearing at the April or May Planning Commission meeting.
Land Use Application Reviews
A) Woodridge Church Variance — Woodridge Church has requested approval of a variance to
allow construction of an 85,000 square foot building with 400 parking spaces on their property
at 1500 County Road 24. The applicant does not propose construction at this time, but only to
secure the variance pursuant to the settlement agreement by and between the City of Medina and
Woodridge Church. The Planning Commission held a Public Hearing at the March 12 meeting
and recommend approval of the variances. The request will be presented to the City Council at
the April 2 meeting.
B) Morrison Lot Split — Truxton and Adrienne Morrison have requested to subdivide their 18 acres
at 1525 Hunter Drive into two lots. The application is under preliminary review and will be
presented for review when complete, potentially at the April 9 Planning Commission meeting.
C) The Reserve of Medina Preliminary Plat — Toll Brothers have submitted a preliminary plat for
a 126 -lot single-family subdivision on the Gorman Farm property east of County Road 116 and
south of Hackamore. The Commissions and Council had provided comments during a concept
plan review last fall. The application is under preliminary review and will be scheduled for a
Public Hearing when complete for review, potentially at the April 9 Commission meeting.
D) The Enclave at Brockton 3.d Addition — Lennar has requested approval to plat the "detached
townhome" portion of the Enclave at Brockton. The application is under preliminary review
and will be presented to the Council when complete, potentially at the April 16 meeting.
E) Fields of Medina West — IS' Addn — north of Highway 55, east of Arrowhead — Mattamy Homes
applied to final plat 34 of the 64 lots within the subdivision. The application is under
preliminary review and will be presented to the Council when complete, potentially at the April
16 meeting.
F) Johnson Comp Plan Amendment and Rezoning — 2505 Willow Drive — Dan and Jill Johnson
have requested a CPA to change the future land use of three parcels of land from Rural
Residential to Agriculture and a rezoning of the property from Rural Residential to Agricultural
Preserve. This change would make the property eligible to be enrolled in the Metropolitan
Agricultural Preserve program. The City Council adopted a resolution approving the Comp
Plan Amendment at the February 19 meeting and it has been submitted for Met Council review.
One of the conditions of approval was that the applicant combine their properties. Staff will
await an application.
Planning Department Update
Page 1 of 2 April 2, 2013
City Council Meeting
G) The Enclave at Medina 3rd Addition and 4th Addition — the City Council approved the final plat
requests at the March 19 meeting. Staff is coordinating the conditions of approval before
signing the plats and authorizing work to begin on the improvements.
Additional Projects
A) Business Forum and Business Tours — staff took part in the March 26 Business Forum and
tours of River's End, Hennepin County Public Works, and JDS Marketing. The events were
another success and staff was able to connect with many business owners and provide
information and other support.
B) NEMO Training — staff attended the NEMO training on March 26 and also prepared and
presented some of the material for the training.
C) County Road 116/Hackamore Road Traffic Study — staff attended a meeting and provided
assistance in forecasting traffic growth for the study of CR116 and Hackamore. This study
is primarily in response to the Reserve of Medina preliminary plat, but also other
development in Medina and Corcoran.
D) Water Tower Location Review — staff has assisted Public Works in preparing information
for City Council review related to the preferred location for the future water tower.
E) Mediacom Franchise — staff has provided recommendations related to terms of the
franchise agreement related to installation of cable facilities in new developments and also
related to concerns of right-of-way use and restoration.
F) Connection Fee Analysis — Planning staff has provided finance, administration, and public
works staff with information related to future new capital improvements described in the
City's Comp Plan and also has updated growth projections based on the high level of
residential growth being experienced. Staff will continue to take part in this project.
G) Trails Plan — staff has been assisting with the Park Commission's Parks/Trails Master Plan.
The Commission is now evaluating the Trails Plan and staff intends to assist with updated
maps and financial information.
Planning Department Update
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City Council Meeting
1 CITY OF MEDINA
2 PLANNING COMMISSION
3 DRAFT Meeting Minutes
4 Tuesday, March 12, 2013
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7 1. Call to Order: Commissioner Nolan called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
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9 Present: Planning Commissioners Robin Reid, Kathleen Martin, Kent Williams,
10 Randy Foote, Mark Osmanski and Charles Nolan
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12 Absent: V. Reid
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14 Also Present: City Councilmember Elizabeth Weir, City Planner Dusty Finke, and
15 Planning Assistant Debra Peterson.
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17 2. Public Comments on items not on the agenda
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19 No public comments.
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21 3. Update from City Council proceedings
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23 Weir updated the Commission on recent activities and decisions by the City Council.
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25 4. Planning Department Report
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27 Finke provided an update of upcoming Planning projects.
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29 5. Approval of the February 12, 2013 Draft Planning Commission meeting minutes.
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31 Motion by R. Reid, seconded by Foote, to approve the February 12, 2013 minutes
32 with the changes noted. Motion carried unanimously. (Absent: V. Reid)
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34 6. Public Hearing — Thomas T. Morrison — A Request for a Lot Subdivision from
35 one Lot to Two Lots at 1525 Hunter Drive (PID 25-118-23-22-0005).
36 CONTINUED ITEM
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38 Motion by Martin, seconded by Williams, to open and continue the public hearing
39 for a future date. Motion carried unanimously. (Absent: V. Reid)
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