Good evening.

Welcome to the Planning Commission meeting on February 23rd.

Please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance.

As we begin our meeting this evening, we'll take a moment to acknowledge that we have a quorum of planning commissioners present with seven of nine commissioners in attendance.

Chair Wayne Janner and Commissioner Corcoran are unable to attend this evening.

Thanks to everyone in the chamber for attending this evening's meeting.

Planning commission meetings are an important part of the process for interpreting and applying the city's comprehensive plan and unified development ordinance.

It's important that our meetings are conducted with dignity and respect that applies to every person in attendance.

We strive to provide an atmosphere where the ideas and opinions of all participants are held in the highest regard.

Finally, the actions on the issues we discussed this evening are ultimately under the responsibility of the city council.

As a planning commission, we're here to help the council as our elected representatives to be fully informed to make the best choices for our city.

By statute, the planning commission strives to not engage with any party on the issues on our agenda prior to our meeting.

Should that interaction take place as a result of a business relationship or other interaction referred to as ex parte communication, commissioners will report that interaction when we reach the night item on the agenda.

We now move to the consent agenda.

And this evening we have three items on our consent.

Commissioners, do we need to pull any items for additional information or questions of staff?

Seeing none, I will entertain a motion on the consent agenda.

Mr.

Chairman, I would move for the approval of the consent agenda.

Thank you, Commissioner Bergita.

Do I have a second?

Second.

Thank you, Commissioner Chapman.

All those in favor?

Aye.

Aye.

All opposed.

That motion passes 7 to 0.

This evening we have three scheduled public hearings.

The first public hearing is a request for approval of a rezoning with a preliminary site development plan and the final plat for Dillon's at Sunnybrook, located southwest of College Boulevard and South Valley Road.

Mr.

Jury will present the case.

Good evening, Mr.

Jury.

Thank you, Planning Commission.

Good evening.

Nathan Jerry Senior Planner.

Before you tonight is a request to approve the rezoning with a preliminary plan and also a final plat, as mentioned, for the Dillons at Sunnybrook Development.

This uh subject 14-acre property is located at College Boulevard on the south side and just west of the Sunnybrook uh shops at Sunnybrook uh and east of the future Sunnybrook Boulevard extension.

Uh this site is currently used as farmland and slopes down to the south.

The site was zoned to the BP or the business park zoning district back in 1998 as part of the overall Sunnybrook uh development.

Uh the site is largely surrounded by the BP zoning uh with residential zoning to the north for the Meadow Lane elementary school.

Dillons is requesting to rezone to the C2 or the community commercial district uh to allow the grocery store with gas sales use.

Uh the C2 district generally allows retail and service type uses in addition to the office uses currently allowed in the BP district.

Um staff is supportive of this request, but for continuity reasons, um, we do recommend carrying forward some of the same use restrictions that are found in the Sunnybrook development and Dylan's is agreeable uh with this uh list of uses.

The Plan Olatha future land use map does designate the site as an employment area.

Uh the employment area does um is envisioned uh predominantly for office and other high employment uses.

Um complementary retail and service uses can be carefully integrated to serve this area.

Um the C2 district aligns with that designation as it does allow for the complementary retail and service uses as envisioned and is limited to the area uh adjacent to that existing commercial uh center.

Uh this request also aligns with several comp plan policies, including creating a hierarchy of commercial activity centers, uh providing a mixture of complementary land uses as well as um uh providing and maintaining a balance of uh jobs and housing.

For the proposal itself, the Dillon's development includes a nearly 100,000 square foot grocery store with a 14-pump gas station along college.

The creme de la Creme daycare development just to the south of the site, partially off-screen there, will actually extend 113th Street and Sunnybrook to the south west corner of the site.

From there, Dillon's will extend Sunnybrook all the way up to college and also install the required turn lanes on college.

A limited access drive is shown on college, and three driveways are proposed on Sunnybrook.

Pedestrian paths do connect both to college and Sunnybrook Boulevard.

And there is a pedestrian amenity feature just on the west side of the building.

The loading docks and trash compactor back of house service area is to the rear of the building, just facing Sunnybrook Boulevard there.

Also, additional landscaping is provided along the rear to the back of the building to help screen and soften those back of house operations.

The grocery store is predominantly clad in high-quality brick, stone, and architectural masonry units.

Also, there will be quality metal panic paneling used as accent at that main store entrance.