Planning Commission

MAPLE GROVE PLANNING COMMISSION June 12, 2023 CALL TO ORDER A meeting of the Maple Grove Planning Commission was held at 7:00 p.m. on June 12, 2023 at the Maple Grove City Hall, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Vice Chair Ayika called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL Planning Commission members present were Chair Craig Lamothe (arrived at 7:33 p.m.), Vice Chris Ayika, Lorie Klein, Chuck Lenthe, Michael Ostaffe, Joe Piket and Stephanie Tomlinson. Present also were Kristy Barnett, City Council Liaison; Peter Vickerman, Planning Manager; Jesse Corrow, Associate Planner; and Scott Landsman, City Attorney. ITEMS TO BE None. REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA CONSENT ITEMS The following Consent Items were presented for the Commission’s approval: MINUTES A. Regular Meeting – May 30, 2023 Motion by Commissioner Ostaffe, seconded by Commissioner Lenthe, to approve the Consent Items as presented. Upon call of the motion by Vice Chair Ayika, there were six ayes and no nays. Motion carried. CONSIDERATION None. OF ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT AGENDA UPDATE ON CITY Councilmember Barnett reviewed with the Commission what COUNCIL items the City Council approved that was given direction at the Planning Commission level. She stated the Council’s next meeting MEETING has been moved to Monday, June 26. Maple Grove Planning Commission June 12, 2023 Page 2 NEW BUSINESS Mr. Corrow stated the applicant is requesting preliminary and final PUBLIC HEARING plat approval for Tricare 7th Addition which will divide an existing outlot into five new outlots. The outlots are being created so that a TRICARE 7TH large area of wetland and a forested area in the T-zone district can ADDITION be conveyed to the city. Outlot A and C will be retained by the LOUCKS, INC. owner as future development areas. Outlot B and D are largely undevelopable areas made up of wetland and stormwater ponding OUTLOT A, that will be transferred to the city. Outlot E is an upland and T- TRICARE 6TH zone area that will also be transferred to the city. Staff has no issue ADDITION with the preliminary and final plat and recommends approval. PRELIMINARY STAFF RECOMMENDATION: PLAT AND FINAL PLAT FOR Motion to recommend that the City Council direct the City Attorney to draft a resolution approving the Tricare 7th Addition PLATTING preliminary plat and final plat. MULTIPLE OUTLOTS IN THE The applicant shall acknowledge that Park Dedication TRICARE requirements are based on staff review and recommendation to the DEVELOPMENT Park and Recreation Board and their subsequent board action. Board meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month. Discussion Commissioner Lenthe asked if this project placed any obligations on the City that should be born by the developer. Mr. Corrow stated there were no additional issues. Commissioner Ostaffe questioned if this plat would preclude access to the blue property. Mr. Corrow explained the TH610 extension may provide access to the blue property from the north. The applicant was at the meeting to answer questions. Ken Streeter, Loucks, Inc., thanked the Commission for considering his development. Vice Chair Ayika opened the public hearing at 7:07 p.m. The public was asked by Vice Chair Ayika if they had any comments to make regarding this application.  Maple Grove Planning Commission June 12, 2023 Page 3 No one wished to address the Commission. Motion by Vice Chair Ayika, seconded by Commissioner Ostaffe, to close the public hearing at 7:08 p.m. Upon call of the motion by Vice Chair Ayika, there were six ayes and no nays. Motion carried. Motion by Commissioner Piket, seconded by Commissioner Lenthe, to recommend that the City Council direct the City Attorney to draft a resolution approving the Tricare 7th Addition preliminary plat and final plat. The applicant shall acknowledge that Park Dedication requirements are based on staff review and recommendation to the Park and Recreation Board and their subsequent board action. Board meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month. Upon call of the motion by Vice Chair Ayika, there were six ayes and no nays. Motion carried. PUBLIC HEARING Mr. Corrow stated the applicant is requesting conditional use permit (CUP), preliminary and final plat approval to build a church RIVER VALLEY on a 5.37 acre vacant lot located at 17575 Arbor Ridge Parkway CHURCH North. The 34,000 square foot building is made up of a 600+ seat worship auditorium, a smaller auditorium, four classrooms, GREYSTONE administrative offices, and an expansive lobby area. The church CONSTRUCTION will hold worship services on Sunday mornings and there will be 17575 ARBOR community gatherings and youth services on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings, as well as weddings and funerals as RIDGE PARKWAY requested. Development on this corner lot has triggered the NORTH construction of a planned traffic circle at the adjacent intersection CONDITIONAL of Arbor Ridge Parkway North and 101st Avenue North. A low- USE PERMIT TO grade wetland is proposed to be removed near the entrance at 101st Avenue North. The Elm Creek Watershed district will review the CONSTRUCT A proposal at their June meeting and staff has no concerns with its 33,940 SQUARE removal. Staff discussed the plans in further detail and made the FOOT BUILDING following recommendation. THAT INCLUDES AUDITORIUMS, STAFF RECOMMENDATION: CLASSROOMS, Motion to recommend that the City Council direct the City AND Attorney to draft a resolution approving the River Valley Church ADMINISTRATION conditional use permit, preliminary and final plat subject to: OFFICES Maple Grove Planning Commission June 12, 2023 Page 4 1. The applicant addressing to the satisfaction of the city any remaining applicable comments contained in the memorandums from: a. The Community & Economic Development Department dated May 18, 2023 b. The Engineering Department dated June 12, 2023 c. The Fire Department dated May 19, 2023 d. The Parks & Recreation Department, dated June 6, 2023 The applicant shall acknowledge that Park Dedication requirements are based on staff review and recommendation to the Park and Recreation Board and their subsequent board action. Board meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month. Discussion Commissioner Piket asked if this CUP would allow the classrooms to be converted into a school or daycare. Mr. Corrow reported this would not be allowed under the current proposal. He explained the church was not planning to have a school, but rather would be using the classroom space during church services. Commissioner Ostaffe questioned if a berm would be required along the property line with a barbed wire fence. Mr. Corrow stated the adjacent property was guided for mixed use. He noted a tree line along the property line would remain in place. Commissioner Piket inquired if the Arbor Committee had made any comments regarding the island trees that would be planted in the parking lot. Mr. Corrow explained the trees will be inspected when they are planted. He stated the Arbor Committee was looking at creating standards for future projects, but he noted the City does not have any standards in place for island trees. Commissioner Piket encouraged the applicant to speak with an arborist before planting these trees. Vice Chair Ayika agreed. Commissioner Ostaffe questioned if the City followed up when it came to the landscaping plan to ensure plants survive. Mr. Corrow reported this project requires a site performance agreement and an escrow amount would be held for two years. In two years the Maple Grove Planning Commission June 12, 2023 Page 5 health of the site would be inspected and failing landscaping would have to be replaced. Commissioner Klein asked if there was a concern with water runoff on this site. Mr. Corrow indicated the storm water runoff would be directed to the north corner of the site where there is a bio retention pond. The applicant was at the meeting to answer questions. Caleb Graham, 9135 Kingsview Lane, introduced himself to the Commission noting he was the pastor of River Valley Church. Lou Hernandez, 20589 Gateway Drive in Lakeville, explained he was the director of infrastructure for River Valley Church. He thanked the Commission for considering this request. Commissioner Ostaffe questioned how many services would be held on Sundays. Mr. Graham stated the plan would be to hold two services on Sunday. He reported the services would be held at 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Commissioner Lenthe commented he appreciated the architecture for the proposed building. Vice Chair Ayika opened the public hearing at 7:24 p.m. The public was asked by Vice Chair Ayika if they had any comments to make regarding this application. Paul Radintz, 17480 101st Avenue North, stated his home was adjacent to this property to the east. He reported he also had farm property in the area. He welcomed River Valley Church to Maple Grove. He noted he had one concern with the location of the church and questioned if access could be from 105th. Planning Manager Vickerman reported the Northwest Area Master Plan has this corner being neighborhood commercial. He explained with this proposal, the church was allowed with a conditional use permit. He commented on how the surrounding area was guided for mixed use, which meant there could be a combination of a lot of different uses, neighborhood commercial being one of them. He commented further on where the roadways would be given the location of storm ponds. Motion by Vice Chair Ayika, seconded by Commissioner Maple Grove Planning Commission June 12, 2023 Page 6 Lenthe, to close the public hearing at 7:33 p.m. Upon call of the motion by Chair Lamothe, there were seven ayes and no nays. Motion carried. Motion by Commissioner Lenthe, seconded by Commissioner Klein, to recommend that the City Council direct the City Attorney to draft a resolution approving the River Valley Church conditional use permit, preliminary and final plat subject to: 1. The applicant addressing to the satisfaction of the city any remaining applicable comments contained in the memorandums from: a. The Community & Economic Development Department dated May 18, 2023 b. The Engineering Department dated June 12, 2023 c. The Fire Department dated May 19, 2023 d. The Parks & Recreation Department, dated June 6, 2023 The applicant shall acknowledge that Park Dedication requirements are based on staff review and recommendation to the Park and Recreation Board and their subsequent board action. Board meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month. Commissioner Ostaffe questioned how the light wash would be addressed from this property. Mr. Corrow explained the applicant provided the City with a photometric plan and noted the light wash was well under the City Code requirements for lighting. He did not expect there would be a whole lot of light pollution coming from this site. Upon call of the motion by Chair Lamothe, there were seven ayes and no nays. Motion carried. OLD BUSINESS ARBOR LAKES Motion by Commissioner Piket, seconded by Commissioner BUSINESS PARK Ayika, to remove this item from the table. Upon call of the PHASE 4 motion by Chair Lamothe, there were seven ayes and no nays. BUILDING 8 Motion carried.  Maple Grove Planning Commission June 12, 2023 Page 7 ARBOR LAKES Mr. Vickerman stated the Planning Commission voted to table the LAND OWNER proposal and directed the applicant to update the architectural LLC elevations facing the interstate. There was also discussion about the perceived change in use compared to the Gravel Mining Area ELM CREEK South Master Plan and the approved concept plan (rather than just BOULEVARD AND a change in size of the building). Staff discussed the plans in FOUNTAINS further detail and made the following recommendation. DRIVE STAFF RECOMMENDATION: PUD CONCEPT Motion to recommend that the City Council direct the City STAGE PLAN, Attorney to draft a resolution and a Planned Unit Development DEVELOPMENT agreement approving the Arbor Lakes Business Park Phase 4 STAGE PLAN, AND Building 8 subject to: FINAL PLAT FOR 1. The applicant addressing to the satisfaction of the city any TWO OFFICE remaining applicable comments contained in the INDUSTRIAL memorandums from: BUILDINGS TOTALING 385,013 a. The Community & Economic Development SQUARE FEET Department dated May 22, 2023 b. The Fire Department dated May 3, 2023 c. The Parks & Recreation Department dated May 24, 2023 The applicant shall acknowledge that Park Dedication requirements are based on staff review and recommendation to the Park and Recreation Board and their subsequent board action. Board meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month. Discussion Commissioner Ostaffe stated the original plan for this space was for a showroom or regional headquarters. He reported the plan before the Commission was for a very large warehouse and this concerned him. Commissioner Piket commented he had concerns with the look of the building at the last meeting. He thanked the applicant for addressing his concerns and for breaking up the large building to make it look less like a warehouse. He stated with the exterior changes, he would be able to support the request. Motion by Commissioner Ayika, seconded by Commissioner Piket, to recommend that the City Council direct the City Maple Grove Planning Commission June 12, 2023 Page 8 Attorney to draft a resolution and a Planned Unit Development agreement approving the Arbor Lakes Business Park Phase 4 Building 8 subject to: 1. The applicant addressing to the satisfaction of the city any remaining applicable comments contained in the memorandums from: a. The Community & Economic Development Department dated May 22, 2023 b. The Fire Department dated May 3, 2023 c. The Parks & Recreation Department dated May 24, 2023 The applicant shall acknowledge that Park Dedication requirements are based on staff review and recommendation to the Park and Recreation Board and their subsequent board action. Board meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month. Upon call of the motion by Chair Lamothe, there were seven ayes and one nay (Commissioner Ostaffe opposed). Motion carried. DISCUSSION There were no discussion items. ITEMS ADJOURNMENT Motion by Chair Lamothe, seconded by Commissioner Lenthe, to adjourn the Planning Commission meeting. Upon call of the motion by Chair Lamothe, there were seven ayes and no nays. Motion carried. Chair Lamothe adjourned the meeting at 7:47 p.m. to the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning Commission scheduled for July 10, 2023.