2017.02.13 PC Meeting Packet
Crystal, Minnesota 55422-1696
Crystal Planning Commission Agenda Summary
Monday, February 13, 2017
7 p.m.
Crystal City Hall Council Chambers
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes*
a. Monday, January 9, 2017 meeting minutes
3. Public Hearings*
a. Continued from January 9, 2017 meeting - Zoning code text amendment to
-02)
b. Conditional use permit for Cornerstone church to locate at 5000 West
Broadway Avenue (Application Number 2017-04)
4. Old Business None
5. New Business - None
6. General Information
a. City Council actions on previous Planning Commission items: CUP for Dave
Dubay (Lube Liquor) and CUP for outdoor storage for Radius Track
Corporation
b. Update from Council liaison
c. Staff preview of likely agenda items for Monday, March 13, 2017 meeting
7. Open Forum
8. Adjournment
* Items for which supporting materials are included in the meeting packet
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CRYSTAL PLANNING COMMISSION
DETAILED AGENDA
Monday, February 13, 2017 at 7:00 p.m.
Council Chambers, Crystal City Hall
Commissioners, please call 763.531.1142 or
email dan.olson@crystalmn.gov if unable to attend
* Items for which supporting materials are included in the meeting packet
1. CALL TO ORDER
The regular meeting of the Crystal Planning Commission convened at ______ p.m. with the
following members present:
Commissioner (Ward 1) Commissioner (Ward 2) Commissioner (Ward 4)
Sears Selton Einfeldt-Brown \[Secretary\]
Commissioner (Ward 1) Commissioner (Ward 3) Commissioner (Ward 4)
Heigel VonRueden Johnson \[Chair\]
Commissioner (Ward 2) Commissioner (Ward 3) Commissioner (At-Large)
Strand Buck \[Vice Chair\] Daly
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES *
Moved by _______________ and seconded by _______________ to approve the minutes of
the January 9, 2017 regular meeting with the following exceptions:
Motion carried.
3. PUBLIC HEARINGS*
a. Zoni
(Application Number 2017-02)
Staff presented the following:
The following were heard:
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Planning Commission discussion:
Moved by _______________ and seconded by _______________ to recommend
requirements for impound lots.
Motion carried.
b. Conditional use permit (CUP) request from Cornerstone Church to locate at 5000 West
Broadway Avenue (Application Number 2017-04)
Staff presented the following:
The following were heard:
Planning Commission discussion:
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Moved by _______________ and seconded by _______________ to recommend
______ to the City Council of the conditional use permit to allow Cornerstone Church to
locate at 5000 West Broadway Avenue with the following conditions:
Motion carried.
4. OLD BUSINESS None
5. NEW BUSINESS None
6. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. City Council actions on previous Planning Commission items: CUP for Dave Dubay
(Lube Liquor) and CUP for outdoor storage for Radius Track Corporation
b. Update from Council Liaison
c. Staff preview of likely agenda items for Monday, March 13, 2017 meeting
7. OPEN FORUM
8. ADJOURNMENT
Moved by _____ and seconded by ______ to adjourn.
Motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at ______ p.m.
Unapproved Planning Commission Minutes January 9, 2017
CRYSTALPLANNING COMMISSION
MINUTES
Monday, January 9, 2017 at 7:00 p.m.
Council Chambers, Crystal City Hall
1. CALL TO ORDER
The regular meeting of the Crystal Planning Commission convened at 7 p.m. with the
following members present:
X Commissioner (Ward 1) X Commissioner (Ward 2) X Commissioner (Ward 4)
Sears \[Secretary\] Selton Einfeldt-Brown
X Commissioner (Ward 1) X Commissioner (Ward 3) X Commissioner (Ward 4)
Heigel \[Chair\] VonRueden Johnson \[Vice Chair\]
X Commissioner (Ward 3) X Commissioner (At-
Commissioner (Ward 2)
Buck Large) Daly
Strand
Other attendees: City Planner Dan Olson, City Council Liaison John Budziszewski, Dave
Dubay (Lube Liquor), Randy Bickmann (Minnesota Grinding), Bob Krebsbach (Radius Track
Corporation) and other interested persons
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
was asking staff if he had heard that Golden Corral restaurant had decided not to move into
the former Old Country Buffet location (there is insufficient parking). Moved by Selton and
seconded by Buck to approve the minutes of the December 12, 2016 regular meeting with
that clarification. All ayes.
Motion carried.
3. PUBLIC HEARINGS
a. Conditional use permit (CUP) request from Dave Dubay to extend the hours of operation
for a liquor store at 5924 West Broadway Avenue (Application Number 2017-01)
Planner Olson presented a summary of the staff report and stated that staff is
recommending approval of the CUP with the conditions as detailed in the staff report.
Commissioner
item. Planner Olson said no.
Commissioner Sears stated that since the park across the street is open until 10 p.m., it
seems appropriate that this liquor store also be open until 10.
No one from the public spoke at the public hearing. Chair Heigel closed the hearing.
Unapproved Planning Commission Minutes January 9, 2017
Moved by CommissionerSelton and seconded by Commissioner Searsto recommend
approval of the CUP for Dave Dubay to extend the liquor store operating hours for Lube
Liquor with the conditions as stated in the staff report. Ayes: All.
Motion carried.
b. Zoning Code Text Amendment request from
requirements for impound lots (Application Number 2017-02)
Planner Olson presented a summary of the staff report, and provided the Commission
some policy questions to consider in deciding on whether or not to recommend approval
of the text amendment.
Commission member Daly asked ho
distance seemed reasonable, but staff is open to adjusting the distance based on the
Daly asked if these lots are considered a nuisance in some
cities. Olson said that there can be code enforcement issues with this use because of
aesthetics and lack of screening. Daly asked what the screening requirement is for
these lots. Olson said that the code requires that they be screened to City Council
satisfaction.
Commission member Selton discussed the history of the ordinance adoption in 2015,
and what the city was trying to achieve. Selton asked what the applicant is proposing for
his property. Randy Bickmann provided information about the proposed impound lots
ng for his property at 5400 Douglas. If the text amendment is approved,
there could be three impound lots in this area, including one on an adjacent land-locked
parcel (5431 Lakeland Ave N) owned by the applicant that would not need a text
amendment to be approved. Olson said that some details about the proposed impound
lots have yet to be worked out, such as screening requirements. Those details would be
worked out in the CUP process.
Selton asked if there are any existing impound lots on the north end of Highway 81.
Commission member Daly asked the applicant why he needs more than the one
impound lot that he could construct on his land-
had a lot of interest for impound lots on other areas of his property, not just that one. The
proposed lot at 5400 Douglas is paved already so that makes it an attractive area to
locate an impound lot. Mr. Bickmann said there was an impound lot at 5431 Lakeland,
but it lost its nonconforming status when it left that property a few years ago.
Commission members discussed the policy questions posed by staff and the proposed
buffer, and requested that staff do some further analysis of the impact of a 3
from collector or arterial streets s.
Commission member Einfeldt-Brown asked if there is any distance requirement between
impound lots. Olson said that there is nothing in the current code requiring a distance
between impound lots.
Moved by Commissioner Heigel and seconded by Commissioner Selton to table the
Unapproved Planning Commission Minutes January 9, 2017
Motion carried.
c. Conditional use permit (CUP) request from Radius Track Corporation for outdoor storage
at 3300 Winpark Drive (Application Number 2017-03)
Planner Olson presented a summary of the staff report and stated that staff is
recommending approval of the CUP with the condition as detailed in the staff report.
Olson also told the Commission that a comment from a neighboring property owner was
received after the staff report was prepared. The comment was that outdoor storage in
the area has created issues with debris and litter, starting last summer. Mr. Olson
reported that staff investigated this complaint when it was made last summer and did not
find a problem with litter in the area. The area was again checked recently and found no
evidence of litter.
No one from the public spoke at the public hearing. Chair Heigel closed the hearing.
Commission member Heigel asked if the storage area affected the retaining wall along
the north property line. Planner Olson reported that the storage is adjacent to the
building and will be about 50 feet from that property line. Fire and police department
have reviewed this request and did not have any issues with vehicle access.
Moved by Commissioner Einfeldt-Brown and seconded by Commissioner Daly to
recommend approval of the CUP for outdoor storage for Radius Track with the condition
as stated in the staff report. Ayes: All.
Motion carried.
4. OLD BUSINESS - None
5. NEW BUSINESS Election of Officers
a. Chairperson. Motion by VonRueden, seconded by Daly to nominate Johnson as chair.
Mr. Johnson agreed to serve if elected. Ayes all. Motion carried.
b. Vice-Chairperson. Buck nominated himself for vice-chairperson. Seconded by
VonRueden. Ayes all. Motion carried.
c. Secretary. Einfeldt-Brown nominated himself for secretary. Seconded by Buck. Ayes
all. Motion carried.
6. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. City Council actions on previous Planning Commission items: CUP and site plan for
Prescription Landscape. Planner Olson reported that the City Council approved this
proposal as the Commission had recommended.
b. Update from Council Liaison
Council Liaison Budziszewski reported that Planet Fitness recently held a grand
opening at the Crystal Shopping Center and that the City Council has recently
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discussed a stop sign at 38 and Georgia and street parking as it relates to the phase
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16 street reconstruction project at 58 and Regent.
Unapproved Planning Commission Minutes January 9, 2017
c.Update on City Code Review Task Force
Commission member Buck reported that the Task Force has finished working on
sections 13 and 20 of the code.
d. Staff preview of likely agenda items for Monday, February 13, 2017 meeting
Planner Olson reported that the only new item he is expecting is a conditional use
permit for an impound lot and outdoor storage at 5431 Lakeland Avenue North.
7. OPEN FORUM
No one from the public or Commission spoke.
8. ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Commissioner Sears and seconded by Commissioner Selton to adjourn. All
ayes.
Motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 8:22 p.m.
MEMORANDUM
DATE: February 8, 2017
TO: Planning Commission (February 13 meeting)
FROM: Dan Olson, City Planner
SUBJECT: Public Hearing (continued from January Planning Commission meeting):
impound lots (Application Number 2017- 02)
A.BACKGROUND
Randy Bickmann of Minnesota Grinding, 5400 Douglas Drive North, is requesting that
the city amend its zoning code requirements for impound lots. Currently impound lots
are not allowed if the property on which they are located abuts an arterial or collector
street. The applicant would like to amend this requirement to allow impound lots if the
impound lot itself does not abut a collector or arterial street, even though the property
may. This proposed amendment was discussed at the January 9, 2017 Planning
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Commission meeting and the public hearing was tabled until the February 13 meeting
so that the Commission could review two additional buffers (attachment C):
collector and arterial streets and frontage
roads adjacent to a collector or arterial
residential purposes
Notice of the January 9 public hearing was published in the Sun Post on December 29.
Staff has received a phone call from one Crystal property owner opposed to the
amendment, and that person is planning to attend the Planning Commission meeting on
February 13, 2017. Since the amendment would apply to all properties zoned Light
Industrial (I1) in the city, notices were not mailed to specific property owners.
Attachments:
A.
B. Proposed location of impound lots
C. Map showing buffers from arterial and collector streets and residential property
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B.PROPOSED ZONING CODE AMENDMENT
Background
According to the zoning code, impound lots are only allowed with an approved conditional
use permit (CUP) on property zoned Light Industrial (I1). Within that district there are
locational requirements, including the requirement that the property on which the
impound lot is located cannot abut a collector or arterial street, or a frontage road
adjacent to a collector or arterial street. The applicant would like to locate an impound lot
at 5400 Douglas Drive - either in the rear of his property (option 1) or along Hanson Court
(option 2), or in both locations. The applicant could locate a third impound lot on
adjacent property he owns - 5431 Lakeland Avenue North - but a text amendment is not
required to locate that impound lot, only an approved CUP. Attachment B shows these
three lot locations.
The 5400 Douglas property abuts Douglas Drive which is classified as a collector street
lan. Neither of the two proposed impound lot
locations would abut Douglas Drive itself, but Hanson Court, which is classified as a local
street. The applicant requests that the zoning code be amended to allow an impound lot
in those situations where the impound lot does not abut a collector or arterial street,
although the property may abut a collector or arterial street. If the zoning code
amendment is approved by the City Council, Mr. Bickmann intends to submit a
conditional use permit application for approval of the impound lot(s) accessed from
Hanson Court.
Proposed text amendment
The applicant requested a text amendment to allow future impound lots if the lot does not
abut a collector or arterial street, even if the property does. Staff also recommends a
minimum 200 foot buffer be required to ensure that impound lots are not located too
close to those streets. Requiring a buffer respects the desire to allow impound lots, but
not have them be visible from busier streets. Attachment C is an illustration of properties
which are:
Zoned Light Industrial
Located on an arterial or collector street, or frontage road adjacent to one of those
street types
Eligible for an impound lot because it is at least one acre in size, located adjacent
to a rail line, and not adjacent to residential property.
Shown with the proposed 200 foot buffer from arterial and collector streets and
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frontage roads adjacent to arterial or collector streets. At the January 9 Planning
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residential purposes. Those buffers are now shown on attachment C.
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The proposed text amendment is shown below with strikeouts (deletions) and underlining
(addition):
m) Impound lots provided that:
1) This conditional use permit allows for the storage of impounded vehicles,
including not only impounded motor vehicles but also impounded
recreational vehicles and equipment, but not including parking or storage
of vehicles or equipment for other, non-impound purposes such as
seasonal storage; and
2) The impound lot is located on a property that abuts the right of way of an
active freight railroad; and
3) The impound lot is located on a property that does is at least 200 feet not
abut from the right of way of any collector or arterial street or any frontage
road adjacent to a collector or arterial street; and
4) The impound lot is located on a property that does not abut any property
zoned residential; and
5) The impound lot is located on a property with an area of at least 1 acre;
and
6) The portion of the property occupied by the impound lot does not exceed
1 acre; and
7) The portion of the property occupied by the impound lot is fully screened
from adjacent property and public streets to the satisfaction of the City
Council; and
8) Vehicles shall only be parked on a designated hard surfaced area
approved by the City Council; and
9) Vehicles shall not be parked or stored on any non-hard-surfaced or
landscape areas on the property, nor on any adjacent property or public
right-of-way; and
10) The City Council determines that all applicable requirements of
Subsection 515.05, Subdivision 3 a) and Section 520 are considered and
satisfactorily met.
Impact of text amendment
If adopted by the City Council, the text amendment would have impacts to not only the
-1:
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On 5400 Douglas Drive North
The property at 5400 Douglas is unique in that it
frontage on two non-intersecting streets. As can be seen on attachment B, the
main building has frontage on and is accessed by Douglas Drive, a collector
street. Because the main building occupies the entire width of the property,
access to the rear of the property, where impound lot option 1 is to be located, is
available only on Hanson Court, a local street. Option 1 would not be visible
from Douglas Drive, but it would be visible from the light rail line that is proposed
on the eastern side of the property. Option 2 would most likely not be visible from
Douglas Drive, but would require screening so as to not be visible from Hanson
Court or the nearby apartments.
On other properties zoned I-1
Staff has analyzed the existing 53 properties in Crystal that are zoned Light
Industrial to see what impact, if any, there would be if the amendment was
adopted. For most properties impound lots are not allowed because the property
is less than one acre, is not located along a railroad right-of-way, or is located
adjacent to residential property. That remains true even if the zoning code text
amendment is approved. Those I-1 properties eligible for impound lots are
analyzed in regard to a proposed buffer (attachment C).
Policy discussion
Before making a recommendation to the City Council to approve or deny the zoning
code text amendment for impound lots, staff recommends that the Commission
consider these policy questions:
1. Does the city want to make it easier to develop impound lots? Not every city allows
impound lots and Crystal may become known as the place to locate these lots.
Since New Hope and Brooklyn Park allow impound lots in their industrial districts,
there may not be a need for Crystal to increase the opportunities for these lots,
especially since Crystal has a limited amount of land for industrial uses.
2.
or residential areas? If not, the Commission has the option to recommend
additional buffers as shown in attachment C.
3. Does the city want impound lots that would be visible along the proposed light rail
corridor? Screening will not prevent rail passengers from seeing the impound lots
due to the height of the LRT bridge over the CPRR.
C.REQUESTED ACTION
The Planning Commission is being asked to make a recommendation to the City
Council to either deny or approve the zoning code text amendment for impound lots.
As part of that recommendation, staff requests that the Commission adopt findings to
reflect the recommendation to approve or deny the amendment. The following is
suggested language for those findings:
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No change to ordinance:
-1 district regulations are intended to encourage uses with a
higher density of employment and property value than an impound lot. This is
reasonable and appropriate in a fully developed suburb with limited industrial
land and a need for a more balanced resident-to-jobs ratio.
New Hope and Brooklyn Park are adjacent cities with more industrial property
than Crystal, and their current ordinances already allow impound lots by CUP.
Therefore there are sufficient regional opportunities for impound lot locations.
existing regulations are sufficient to accommodate impound lots. The
applicant may seek a CUP for an impound lot at 5431 Lakeland under the
current ordinance.
Changes to Ordinance:
The text amendment is appropriate to accommodate additional impound lots in
the city.
The amendment incorporates required buffers which will mitigate negative
impacts of impound lots on adjacent properties. These buffers include:
o the impound lot to arterial or collector streets, or
frontage roads that are adjacent to those street types
o from the impound lot to properties zoned or used for
residential purposes
First reading of the ordinance amending the zoning code is anticipated at the February
21, 2017 City Council meeting.
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c/o Minnesota Grinding, Inc.
5400 Douglas Drive North
Minneapolis, MN 55429-3106
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Phone 763-535-4445
Fax 763-535-4578
December 16, 2016
Chairperson, City of Crystal Planning Commission
4141 Douglas Drive North
Crystal, MN 55429
RE: Re-wording of the zoning code text
Members of the Crystal Planning Commission,
I am seeking a CUP for a impound lot on Hanson Court. I believe the present text reads
abut the right of way of any
collector or arterial street or any frontage road adjacent to a collector or arterial street.
I have an area, on Hanson Court, which will accommodate an impound lot that does not
abut the right of way of any collector or arterial street or any frontage road adjacent to a
collector or arterial street. The area(s) I have Hanson Court addresses.
Working together with Dan Olson I am asking that six words be struck for the present
text to clarify the intent of keeping impound lots off the right of way of any collector or
arterial street or any frontage road adjacent to a collector or arterial street.
The impound lot is located on a property that does not abut the
right of way of any collector or arterial street or any frontage road
adjacent to a collector or arterial street.
Thank you for your consideration.
Regards,
Randy E. Bickmann
FirstAm One 103461 LLC
Chief Manager
randy@minnesotagrinding.com
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: February 8, 2017
TO: Planning Commission (February 13 meeting)
FROM: Dan Olson, City Planner
SUBJECT: Public Hearing: Conditional use permit to allow Cornerstone Church to
locate at 5000 West Broadway Avenue (Application Number 2017- 04)
A.BACKGROUND
Cornerstone Church is proposing a conditional use permit (CUP) so the church may
locate at 5000 West Broadway Avenue (currently . The
property is zoned General Commercial (C-2) and churches are a conditional use within
that district. Notice of the February 13 public hearing was published in the Sun Post on
February 2 and mailed to owners within 350 feet (see attachment B). No comments
have been received to date.
Attachments:
A. Site location map
B. Map showing public hearing notification area
C. Zoning map
D. 2030 Land Use map from Comprehensive Plan
E. Photos of existing property
F. Project narrative
B.PROPOSED CONDITIONAL USE
Property History
The existing 28,400 square foot building was constructed in 1976 as a 32-lane bowling
alley and lounge on the 2.8 acre property. The following are the existing zoning districts
and land uses surrounding this property:
North: The property is zoned Light Industrial (I-1) location of Crystal Collision
Center/Car Wash Center
East BNSF rail tracks and proposed future location of the Blue Line extension of
the light rail line; east of the rail line are properties zoned I-1 (Fun Services rental)
and single family residential (R-1).
West Property is zoned C-2 (location of city public works facility)
South Property is zoned C-2 (location of vacant office building)
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Comprehensive Plan
According to the Comprehensive Plan, the 2030 planned land use for this property is
designated as General Commercial. The existing and proposed use of this property is
consistent with this designation.
Proposed Use
Cornerstone Church is currently located at 3420 Nevada Avenue North in Crystal.
Beacon Academy, a charter school, purchased that property from Cornerstone in 2016.
Since Beacon proposes to open in fall 2017, Cornerstone is proposing to purchase
for their new location. The applicant states that there are approximately 250
adults and 125 children attending two Sunday services. Currently the church has five full
time and five part time employees.
The existing building will be re-used for the church. The proposed church use includes
interior renovation of the building to create a 4,000 SF sanctuary and seven classrooms.
Detailed floor plans will be submitted to the city for a building permit if the CUP is
approved by the City Council.
City code section 515.49, subd. 4 (b) requires specific criteria under which a church use
may be approved in the C-2 district. The following are these criteria, followed by staff
findings:
1) The City Council finds that there is adequate off-street parking to
accommodate the use.
Findings: According to current zoning code requirements for churches,
195 parking spaces are required based on a sanctuary size of 4,000 SF.
In 1976 a variance was approved by the City Council to reduce the
required number of spaces from 220 to 206. A recent count of the
parking lot determined that there are 209 spaces on the site. Although
adequate on-site parking is provided, staff recommends a condition that
the church add additional parking or take other steps to mitigate the
parking demand if the parking needs become greater than the number
of existing parking spaces.
Since the parking lot is in a deteriorating condition, staff recommends
that the applicant be required to repair the lot and bring it to a
serviceable condition. As part of the re-striping of the lot, the applicant
will provide seven handicapped spaces as required by the State
Building Code.
2) The facility is served by arterial, collector, or municipal state aid streets and
such pedestrian facilities as are necessary to accommodate the traffic
generated by such facility.
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Findings:Both West Broadway Avenue and Corvallis Avenue North are
prehensive plan. Corvallis
is also classified as a municipal state aid street.
Director and the West Metro Fire Rescue District have reviewed this
proposal and found it adequate to continue meeting vehicle movement
within the site, including fire trucks. There are public sidewalks along
both Corvallis and West Broadway.
3) The City Council determines that all applicable requirements of Subsection
515.05, Subdivision 3 a) and Section 520 are considered and satisfactorily
met.
Findings: 1) The 2030 Comprehensive Plan land use designation for this
General use is
consistent with this designation; 2) The property and existing building are
designed for a non-residential use appropriate for this area, which is
characterized mostly by commercial uses, and the use will continue to
exhibit these characteristics; 3) The property has had a non-residential
use for many years, and this use will continue with Cornerstoneuse of
the property.
Since the applicant is not proposing to make any alterations to the
building footprint and is only repairing the parking lot, the requirements
of Section 520 of the Zoning Code, Site and Building Plan Review, are not
applicable to this application.
Other Site Plan Elements
The following is a description of other site plan elements:
1) Screening. The existing dumpsters are screened from view by an enclosure
that is inconspicuously located. Metro Transit, operator of the Blue Line light
rail line that is proposed just east of the property line, has indicated that the
enclosure may need to be relocated if it encroaches in rail right-of-way. Staff
recommends a condition of approval of the CUP that Cornerstone will work
with Blue Line staff to similarly relocate the enclosure that will not result in
the loss of parking spaces in conformance with city code.
2) Stormwater management. Since the applicant is not adding additional
impervious surface to the property, a stormwater management plan is not
required.
3) Landscaping. Since the applicant is not requesting Site and Building Plan
Review, the applicant is not required to add additional landscaping.
4) Exterior lighting. The applicant is not proposing to add exterior lighting to the
property.
5) Signs. There is an existing freestanding sign on the property, which the
applicant may re-use once an approved sign permit is issued. New wall
signs may also be added with an approved permit.
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C.REQUESTED ACTION
The Planning Commission is being asked to make a recommendation to the City
Council to either deny or approve the CUP for Cornerstone Church to locate at 5000
West Broadway Avenue. The Commission may reference the findings in Section B,
above. Staff recommends approval of the conditional use permit, subject to the
following conditions of approval:
1. When the applicant submits a building permit application for the interior
remodeling of the building, the applicant shall also submit a plan to repave the
parking lot and maintain it in a serviceable condition. The parking lot shall be
restriped according to the parking space and drive aisle dimensional
requirements in city code.
2. If Metro Transit requires the dumpster enclosure to be relocated due to the
construction of the light rail line, the applicant shall work with Blue Line staff to
similarly relocate the enclosure that will not result in the loss of parking spaces in
conformance with city code.
3. If
the number of available spaces, the applicant shall add additional parking or take
other steps to mitigate the parking demand.
4. This Conditional Use Permit shall not be transferable to a user other than
Cornerstone Church.
City Council action is anticipated on February 21, 2017.
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