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4.1. DRAFT PC MINUTES 02-28-2023 Meeting of the Elk River Planning Commission Held at Elk River City Hall Tuesday, January 24, 2023 Members Present: Chair Jill Larson-Vito, Commissioners Perry Beise, Dennis Booth, Eric Johnson, Craig Keisling, Tony Mauren, and Rob Rydberg Members Absent: None Also Present: Councilmember/Liaison Matt Westgaard Staff Present: Community Development Director Zack Carlton, Senior Planner Chris Leeseberg, and Sr. Admin. Assistant/Recording Secretary Jennifer Green 1. Call Meeting to Order Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting of the Elk River Planning Commission was called to order at 6:35 p.m. by Chair Larson-Vito. 2. Consider January 24, 2023, Planning Commission Agenda Moved by Commissioner Beise and seconded by Commissioner Keisling to approve the January 24, 2023, Planning Commission agenda as presented. Motion carried 7-0. 3. Consider December 20, 2022, Planning Commission Minutes Moved by Commissioner Keisling and seconded by Commissioner Booth to approve the December 20, 2022, Planning Commission minutes as presented. Motion carried 7-0. 4.1 City of Elk River – Lot 1, Block 1, and Outlot B, Natures Edge Business Center Third Addition  Zone Change from Agricultural Research (AR) to Business Park (BP), Case No. ZC 23-01 Mr. Carlton presented the staff report. Chair Larson-Vito opened the public hearing. Planning Commission Page 2 January 24, 2023 ----------------------------- There being no one to speak, Chair Larson-Vito closed the public hearing. Moved by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Keisling to recommend approval of the request by the City of Elk River for a Zone Change from Agricultural Research (AR) to Business Park (BP) for Lot 1, Block 1, and Outlot B, Natures Edge Business Center Third Addition. Motion carried 7-0. 5. General Business There was no reported general business. Rob Rydberg will take the February 21 city council meeting. 6. Council Liaison Update Councilmember Westgaard updated the Planning Commission of recent City Council updates. The Planning Commission recessed at 6:39 p.m. to go into work session. They reopened the meeting at 6:42 p.m. 7.1 Proposed Lane Use, Zoning, and Ordinance Amendment Mr. Leeseberg presented the staff report along with a PowerPoint presentation. The following Land Use areas were discussed:  Commercial node – CR 13 and Viking Blvd  Bowling alley site - Traditional Single Fam Res to MR  Guardian Angels - Multifamily to Neighborhood Commercial  Train station - Neighborhood Commercial to Business Park  Hwy. 10/169 (Kelley Farm) - Traditional Single Fam Res to HB  SE portion - Traditional Single Fam Res to Rural Residential  Cargill - Rural Residential to Agricultural  CR33 & CR1 - removed from the USD?  All ERX land - Highway Business  Removed the Utilities & Railroad land use and placed those into Public/Semi- Public Mr. Leeseberg then discussed the following Zoning amendments:  Combine R1b, c, & d districts into one district (R2)  FAST - match existing zoning districts  Brentwood - R1a to R2  Significant R2 expansion – CR 13 and Tyler Street  Commercial node – CR 13 and Viking Blvd  Intro - I4 Rural Industrial Planning Commission Page 3 January 24, 2023 -----------------------------  R2 expansion - west side  Bowling alley site - High Density Residential  Courthouse parcel - High Density Residential  Do we want to keep the CRT district in the southeast portion of the city?  Specht farm area – proposed mostly residential with commercial around intersection Mr. Leeseberg indicated staff is working with the city attorney regarding codification of residential Planned Unit Developments. Mr. Carlton reviewed the ordinance language, and the commission suggested the following changes: Sec. 30-R2: Minimum lot size shall be 1.5 acres for non-sewered lots. Sec. 30-XYZ: R3: Parcels and principal structures: clarify the percentage of preliminary plat are units and not acreage. Comments from the commission included ensuring sidewalks and trails were included in any language changes. 8. Adjournment The meeting of the Planning Commission was adjourned at 8:01 p.m. Minutes prepared by Jennifer Green. ___________________ Tina Allard City Clerk __________________ Jill Larson-Vito Planning Commission Chair