Calling to order the advisory planning commission meeting for November 26, 2024.

At this time, we stand and do the pledge of the leisure.

One of the individuals with understanding justice.

But we should be aware of.

Mr.

Chair, there are no changes to the agenda.

I do want to point out that the there's an email for item uh for item B that's on your day, sir, for your consideration.

Um just uh as we always do, Mr.

Chair, just uh let's go through and make sure that the council dates um are correct when we go through each item.

So thank you.

Um at this point, then I would entertain a motion to approve the agenda for I have a motion for Secretary Whitfield and I'll take a second from Member Schwanke.

I think I might have heard him just uh here earlier.

Um all in favor, please raise your hand, say aye.

I see that that passes seven to zero.

Um at this point, are there any changes or updates to the minutes?

Uh, Mr.

Schultz, are you aware of?

None of them are.

Okay, I will entertain a motion to approve the minutes from the last meeting.

Second.

Motion by Secretary Whitfield and uh second by Vice Chair Wisnend.

Um, all in favor, please raise your hand and say aye.

Um, and that is a that is past seven to zero.

Um at this point, I believe it was seven to zero that folks voted.

Is that correct?

Okay.

Um at this point, we will open up uh to the public for any issues that are not currently on the agenda that they would like to add to the agenda.

Um we do already have the the published agenda, but if there are anything new items, please um feel free to come forward to request this we put on.

Okay, I'm not seeing anybody uh come forward.

We will then move forward into our first new business.

And this is applicant uh Lenar, I believe, with Mount Calvary Lutheran Church uh for approval of a rezoning, preliminary plan development, and a preliminary subdivision.

And I believe Miss Thomas, you'll be presenting on this.

Is that correct?

Correct.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair Advisory Planning Commission members.

Um as you noted, this is a rezoning, a preliminary plan development and a preliminary subdivision for property located at 3920 Ron Road.

The rezoning request is from public facility to plan development, and then the preliminary plan development to allow a 22-unit townhome development on 2.84 acres.

The entire subdivision would create 24 lots upon the total of 6.7 acres.

The property is developed with Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, which was built in 1971.

There are two single family homes and a garage located on the northern portion of the property.

The homes have been used for church functions, such as a rectory for youth meetings, and they will be removed as part of the redevelopment.

The northern 1.3 acres is heavily treated.

The church is located further south on the property, and a parking lot is behind the building as well as to the east.

There's a full access drive aisle on the north side of the church and an exit-only drive aisle on the south side of the church.

Access is provided to uh Ron Road to the west.

The church is connected to City Sewer and Water Services and Sanitary Sewer and Water Main of adequate size and capacity is along Ron Road and available for the subdivision.

In relation to this proposal, the 22 unit town homes are are proposed within uh six buildings as shown on the site plan with three to four units per building.

A new access is proposed from Ron Road that would loop through the site to the church property.

The church and associated parking will remain in its existing condition, other than a loss of 25 parking stalls in the northeast corner of the parking lot.

The submitted narrative describes the project as a mix of one and three bedroom units that are dedicating to addressing veteran homelessness in partnership with the property owner, which is Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, and MacBee, which is Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans.

Deviations, two city code standards are proposed in order to maximize the number of veterans that MAC B can assist.

And I'll go into more of an explanation as to what those deviations are in the report.

In relation to compatibility of this property in the proposed development with the surrounding existing uses, townhome developments are generally considered a use that provide a buffer between lower and higher intensity uses, given appropriate scale buffering, and design treatment.

Residential townhome zoning districts are compatible with the pending medium density land use designation, and they are the basis of the evaluation for this proposed plan development.

You may recall that you saw the comprehensive guide plan amendment a few months ago.

The city council did direct staff to send that to the Met Council.

Met Council has approved.

That is not in front of you this evening.

This application, this series of applications will go forward to the city council in December, and that land use amendment request will match up with this at the city council at that time.