04-17-2017 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday,April 17,2017 6:30 o'clock p.m. the average lakeshore setback being established by the existing houses as constructed with the original plat and subject to Staff recommendations. Gaffron noted if the house on Lot 3 is torn down, it will need to meet the 75-foot setback. Gaffron asked whether that house should meet the average setback as defined by 830 North Arm. Thiesse stated it probably cannot. Landgraver asked if the objective is to make it conform. Thiesse indicated it is to get it out of the 75-foot zone. Schwingler seconded the motion. VOTE: Ayes 6,Nays 0. 3. #17-3911 LAKE WEST DEVELOPMENT,LLC,3245 WAYZATA BOULEVARD WEST, ZONING CODE TEXT AMENDMENT,7:23 P.M.- Curt Fretham, Lake West Development, was present. Gaffron noted this item was tabled at the March Planning Commission meeting. Due to the cancellation of the April 5 work session,the Planning Commission should also refer to the attached work session packet. The contractor for the Hennepin County Wayzata Boulevard improvement project has obtained a permit from MnDOT to use a site at 365 Old Crystal Bay Road for the recycling and storage operation for Phase I of the highway improvements. Gaffron stated that takes some of the pressure off in terms of the timing of this application, but the applicant has requested that their application for a text amendment and IUP approval continue to be reviewed, as they would like to be prepared for use of the Eisinger site for later phases of the Wayzata Boulevard improvements.. The intent of this review is to look at the advantages and potential disadvantages of an interim use permit. An interim use permit is intended to be temporary and allows for sunsetting of a use for a temporary time period that may not be appropriate on a permanent basis. In considering whether the City should adopt an interim use ordinance, it may be helpful to identify examples where a temporary use may be reasonable but is not appropriate at a given location on a permanent basis. Examples found in other Minnesota cities' codes are typically tied to specific zoning districts. While there are some consistencies, it also appears that every city has its own ideas of what to regulate via an interim use permit. Gaffron stated area cities that utilize an interim use permit include Plymouth, Medina, and Minnetonka. Some of the uses defined as an interim use by those cities are regulated by different methods in Orono, such as by licensing or special event permit. Gaffron noted there are a few local governments that list an interim use similar to that proposed by the applicants. Isanti County lists as an interim use, "Temporary construction facilities associated with road construction or reconstruction projects. Facility types allowed include blacktopping processing facilities which includes the processing of recycled materials as well as concrete recycling storage areas." Page 9 of 48