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Home My WebLink About2021-02-10 Planning Commission Regular Meeting PacketAgenda Plan n ing Com m ission City Of Edina, Minnesota VIRTUAL MEETING Wednesday, February 10, 2021 7:00 PM Watch the meeting on cable TV or at EdinaMN.gov/LiveMeetings or Facebook.com/EdinaMN. To participate in Public Hearings: Call 800-374-0221. Enter Conference ID 9361917. Give the operator your name, street address and telephone number. Press *1 on your telephone keypad when you would like to get in the queue to speak. A City sta: member will introduce you when it is your turn. I.Call To Order II.Roll Call III.Approval Of Meeting Agenda IV.Approval Of Meeting Minutes A.Minutes: Planning Commission January 27, 2021 V.Special Recognitions And Presentations A.Updated Information on Better Together Edina & Public Hearings VI.Public Hearings A.Continue Public Hearing to February 24, 2021. Conditional Use Permit Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 500 Blake Road South VII.Reports/Recommendations VIII.Chair And Member Comments IX.Sta4 Comments X.Adjournment The City of Edina wants all res idents to be c om fortable being part of the public proc ess . If you need as sistance in the way of hearing ampli7c ation, an interpreter, large-print documents or s om ething els e, pleas e c all 952-927-8861 72 hours in advanc e of the m eeting. Date: F ebruary 10, 2021 Agenda Item #: I V.A. To:P lanning C ommission Item Type: Minutes F rom:Liz O ls on, Administrative S upport S pecialist Item Activity: Subject:Minutes : P lanning C ommis s ion January 27, 2021 Ac tion C ITY O F E D IN A 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov A C TI O N R EQ U ES TED: Approve the minutes from the J anuary 27, 2021 P lanning C ommission. I N TR O D U C TI O N: AT TAC HME N T S: Description Minutes Planning Commission January 27, 2021 Draft Minutes☒ Approved Minutes☐ Approved Date: ___, 2021 Page 1 of 3 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Planning Commission Electronic WebEx January 27, 2021 I. Call To Order Chair Nemerov called the meeting to order at 7:02 PM. II. Roll Call Answering the roll call were: Commissioners Miranda, Berube, Strauss, Olsen, Bennett, Agnew, and Chair Nemerov. Staff Present: Cary Teague, Community Development Director, Kris Aaker, Assistant Planner, and Liz Olson, Administrative Support Specialist. Absent from the roll call: Cullen. III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Commissioner Berube moved to approve the January 27, 2021, agenda. Commissioner Strauss seconded the motion. Motion carried. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes A. Minutes: Planning Commission, January 13, 2021 Commissioner Berube moved to approve the January 13, 2021, meeting minutes. Commissioner Strauss seconded the motion. Motion carried. V. Special Recognitions and Presentations A. Morningside Flood Infrastructure Project Update Mr. Ross Bitner and Ms. Jessica Wilson, Edina Engineering Department, updated the Commission on the Morningside Flood Infrastructure project. Staff answered Commission questions. VI. Public Hearings A. B-21-01, Variance Request – 5844 Fairfax Ave Assistant Planner Aaker presented the request of a variance for 5844 Fairfax Avenue . Staff recommends approval of the variance request, as requested subject to the findings and conditions listed in the staff report. Draft Minutes☒ Approved Minutes☐ Approved Date: ___, 2021 Page 2 of 3 Staff answered Commission questions. Appearing for the Applicant Mr. Robin Statz, Next Door Remodels thanked staff for everything and indicated he was available for answers. He noted the neighbors were sent out a letter regarding this. The applicant answered Commission questions. Public Hearing No one wished to address the Commission. Commissioner Agnew moved to close the public hearing. Commissioner Bennett seconded the motion. Motion carried. Motion Commissioner Bennett moved that the Planning Commission recommend approval of the .37- foot side and 9.85-foot side street setback variance for an existing nonconforming home at 5844 Fairfax as outlined in the staff memo subject to the conditions and findings therein. Commissioner Berube seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. VII. Reports/Recommendations A. Sketch Plan Review – 4660 77th Street West Director Teague presented the request of a Sketch Plan review for 4660 77 th Street West. Staff answered Commission questions. Appearing for the Applicant Mr. Kurt Gunsbury, Solhem Properties, along with Kristina Smitten, Jason Ward and Mike Krych and George Johnson made a presentation to the Commission on the sketch plan at 4660 77 th Street West. The Commission asked questions of the applicant. The Commission reviewed the sketch plan and offered the following comments:  Likes the density.  Connections to the park from the street a important for the development.  There is a lot of building length along 77th would like to have an opening from the street to the courtyard.  Nice to have a path on the west side of the development.  Applaud the underground parking efforts.  Housing is great the way it is structured with the park. Draft Minutes☒ Approved Minutes☐ Approved Date: ___, 2021 Page 3 of 3  Appreciates the sustainability.  Would like to see sustainability concepts, thinking outside the box and pushing the needle such as rooftop gardens.  Make pathways extra wide.  Concerned with the long wall, would like some glass to break up the wall.  Front feels very suburban.  Nice concept. VIII. Correspondence and Petitions None. IX. Chair and Member Comments Commissioner Miranda addressed the Commission regarding Paris reducing car volumes tremendously and he was reading the book Metropolis about cities evolving over time. Commissioner Bennett addressed the Commission regarding the importance of connections. X. Staff Comments Planner Teague noted on the 6600- 6800 France Ave. development project the applicant withdrew their application at the last City Council meeting. XI. Adjournment Commissioner Agnew moved to adjourn the January 27, 2021, Meeting of the Edina Planning Commission at 9:23 PM. Commissioner Strauss seconded the motion. Motion carried. Date: F ebruary 10, 2021 Agenda Item #: V.A. To:P lanning C ommission Item Type: O ther F rom:MJ Lamon, C ommunity Engagement C oordinator Item Activity: Subject:Updated Information on Better Together Edina & P ublic Hearings Information C ITY O F E D IN A 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov A C TI O N R EQ U ES TED: No action requested. I N TR O D U C TI O N: M J Lamon, C ommunity E ngagement Coordinator, will give a short verbal presentation. Date: F ebruary 10, 2021 Agenda Item #: VI.A. To:P lanning C ommis s ion Item Type: R epo rt and R ecommendatio n F rom:Kris Aaker, Assistant P lanner Item Activity: Subject:C o ntinue P ub lic Hearing to F eb ruary 24, 2021. C o nditional Us e P ermit S hepherd of the Hills Lutheran C hurc h, 500 Blake R o ad S outh Actio n C ITY O F E D IN A 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov A C TI O N R EQ U ES TED : C ontinue the P ublic H earing for Shepherd of the H ills L utheran C hurch, 500 B lake R oad S outh, to F ebruary 24, 2021. I N TR O D U C TI O N : T he C hurch is proposing renovation of the existing parking lot areas on-site. T he improvements are to be phased with the entire parking lot design submitted for review including a future drop-off canopy.