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PCm20110405 CITY OF MUSKEGO PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES approved 6:00 PM Tuesday April 5, 2011 Muskego City Hall, W182 S8200 Racine Avenue Ald. Snead called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. Those present recited the Pledge of Allegiance. PRESENT Ald. Snead, Ald. Borgman, Commissioners Burke, and Jacques and Director Muenkel and Recording Secretary McMullen. ABSENT Mayor Johnson and Commissioners Noah, Hulbert, and Stinebaugh Recording Secretary McMullen noted that the meeting was properly noticed on March 30, 2011 in accordance with the Open Meeting Law. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH 30, 2011 MEETING Commissioner Jacques made a motion to approve the minutes of the February 10, 2011 meeting. Commissioner Burke seconded. Upon a voice vote, motion to approve the minutes was ADOPTED unanimously. OLD BUSINESS FOR CONSIDERATION RESOLUTION #P.C. 021-2011 – Approval of an Annual Review for the Durham Hill Auto property located in the NE ¼ of Section 25 (S98 W12578 Loomis Drive / Tax Key No. 2257.982.002). Director Muenkel explained an inspection was completed on March 28, 2011 and the site was found to be in compliance. Staff is recommending approval. Commissioner Jacques made a motion to AMEND Resolution #P.C. 021-2011 to read: WHEREAS, A site inspection was completed on February 25, 2011 March 28, 2011 and compliance is now found there were some vehicles that were not in compliance with the site approvals. Commissioner Burke seconded. Upon a roll call vote Resolution #P.C. 021-2011 was AMENDED unanimously. Upon a roll call vote AMENDED Resolution #P.C. 021-2011 was ADOPTED unanimously. OLD BUSINESS SCHEDULED FOR DEFERRAL RESOLUTION #P.C. 022-2011 – Approval of an Annual Review for Frey Auto located in the NE ¼ & SE ¼ of Section 34 (S107 W16311 Loomis Road / Tax Key Nos. 2296.996 & 2293.996.002). Director Muenkel explained a new site inspection was completed on March 28, 2011 and cars were still out of place. The owner called today at 4:00 pm, but this item was already scheduled for deferral till next month. JJ Frey, business owner, was present and explained he has been on this site for 15 years and the business has outgrown the property. He stated there is nothing more he can do with this property with the amount of vehicles and work he does in a day. Mr. Frey further stated he owns property across the street and would like to have construction started on a new building by the end of the year. Ald. Snead questioned if he considered creating more parking area across the street for the cars until the new site is ready. Mr. Frey stated he didn’t want to put more money into the new site if it wouldn’t work with the final plans for that area. Ald. Borgman made a motion to defer Resolution #022-2011. Commissioner Jacques seconded. Upon a voice vote Resolution #P.C. 022-2011 was DEFERRED unanimously. CONSENT BUSINESS Plan Commission Minutes, continued April 5, 2011 Ald. Borgman made a motion to ADOPT Resolutions #P.C. 024-2011, 026-2011, 027-2011, and 028- 2011 engross. Commissioner Jacques seconded. Upon a roll call vote, the motion passed unanimously. RESOLUTION #P.C. 024-2011 – Approval for the sale of fireworks for Vince and Heather Siegel at the Piggly Wiggly property located in the NE ¼ of Section 8 (Tax Key No. 2192.973 / W189 S7847 Racine Ave). Resolution #P.C. 024-2011 was ADOPTED unanimously. RESOLUTION #P.C. 026-2011 – Approval of a Building, Site, and Operation Plan a two- family residential structure for the Crosswind Homes property located in the SE ¼ of Section 3 (Tax Key No. 2172.022 / Lot 12 Princeton Court- Northfield Green Subdivision). Resolution #P.C. 026-2011 was ADOPTED unanimously. RESOLUTION #P.C. 027-2011 – Approval of a Building, Site, and Operation Plan for a two- family residential structure for the Quality Craft Homes property located in the SE ¼ of Section 3 (Tax Key No. 2172.024 / Lot 14 Princeton Court- Northfield Green Subdivision). Resolution #P.C. 027-2011 was ADOPTED unanimously. RESOLUTION #P.C. 028-2011 – Approval of a Right-of-Way Vacation and a one lot Certified Survey Map for the Veolia property located in the NE ¼ of Section 2 (Tax Key No. 2165.998.009, 2165.998.008, 2165.998.007 / W144 S6350 College Ct). Resolution #P.C. 028- 2011 was ADOPTED unanimously. NEW BUSINESS FOR CONSIDERATION RESOLUTION #P.C. 023-2011 – Approval of an Annual Review for Wal-Mart located in the NE ¼ of Section 3 (Tax key No. 2169.999.003 / W159 S6530 Moorland Road). Commissioner Burke made a motion to ADOPT Resolution #P.C. 023-2011. Ald. Borgman seconded. Director Muenkel explained as part of the original BSO approvals for Wal-Mart an annual review was required six months after occupancy. The three main items of concern were 24 hour operations, truck deliveries, and the noise/decibel levels. Staff has not received any complaints since the opening in Fall of 2010. Truck deliveries were limited to the hours of 5 am and 11 pm and are required to shut down the engines during loading and unloading. Signs have been posted stating this and the delivery times have been followed. The decibel levels were limited to 50 db at the east lot line. Staff has a calibrated sound level meter and completed an th inspection on March 28. Staff found the decibel levels to be no more than 40 db along the entire east lot line. Ald. Harenda was present and explained Wal-Mart has been a good corporate neighbor. Ald. Harenda requested that another review take place again in 6 months. By doing that the neighboring residents would have gone through a full year including summertime when windows may be open. Commissioner Burke agreed and noted staff should not have to go back out with the sound meter again, but it may be helpful to get residents feedback. Jason Radliff, store manager, was present and stated Wal-mart is open to anything and if any issues were to come up they would like to know so they can fix it. Ald. Snead clarified that an informal review would be sufficient in 6 months. Ald. Harenda agreed and stated he would coordinate with staff to get resident feedback. Upon a roll call vote, Resolution #P.C. 023-2011 was ADOPTED unanimously. RESOLUTION #P.C. 025-2011 – Approval for the sale of plants and flowers for Stein Just Plants at the Kohl’s property located in the SW ¼ of Section 2 (Tax Key No. 2167.995.008 / S68 W15388 Janesville Road). Ald. Borgman made a motion to ADOPT Resolution #P.C. 025- PAGE 2 Plan Commission Minutes, continued April 5, 2011 2011. Commission Jacques seconded. Director Muenkel explained the petitioner is proposing a temporary tent/greenhouse for the sale of plants and flowers along the Janesville Road side of Kohl’s parking lot. A 24’ x 40’ green house is proposed with an additional 1,920 sq. ft. of display area. The display area will consist of metal benching and/or plastic tables. The display will take up approximately 14-16 parking spaces and a picket style fence will enclose the area. The checkout will be located within an 8’x10’ shed located by the entry to the garden center. Signage will be 2 - 24” x 48” signs on the sides of the greenhouse, 1- 48” x 96” sign on the rear of the cashier stand, 8-banner signs in the planter with the Stein Just Plants logo, 1-wind sign with store hours, one 24” x 32” promotional sign, and 8 ½ x 11 card signs in the display areas. th Operations are proposed from April 25 to July 8th from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM weekdays and Saturdays and 9 AM to 6 PM on Sundays. Permission has been granted for the use of this portion of the site. The use of the restroom facilities is being worked out with Kohl’s, or a portable toilet will be required on site. A transient merchant license must be obtained by the Clerk’s Office and an electrical permit and inspection will be required by the Building Department. The Utilities Department will need to be contacted for any water connections. Commissioner Burke questioned if after the business is done will there be anything remaining on site. Director Muenkel stated there would not be. The company would remove everything. Upon a roll call vote, Resolution #P.C. 025-2011 was ADOPTED unanimously. #P.C. 029-2011 – Discussion of a Conceptual Rezoning for Edgewood Contractors for the property located in the SE ¼ of Section 18 (Tax Key No. 2232.980). Director Muenkel explained this item is for discussion to give the petitioner feedback on the possibility of the 15 acres being rezoned to RM-1 (Multiple Family Residence District) for a future affordable senior apartment development. A variety of reasons for a rezoning to an RM-1 district are listed in the narrative by the petitioners. Some of the reasons include: the current market demand for senior apartments exists for the foreseeable future, RM-1 development will provide a tax boost for Muskego, sewer service is available here, the property is in a good location close to goods/services, and natural buffers exist on the property to shield this type of use from the surrounding neighborhood. Director Muenkel explained the current zoning is A-1 (Agricultural District) which requires minimum lot sizes of 120,000 square feet and average lot width of 300’. The RM-1 zoning district requires 5,000 square feet of lot area per unit proposed. The 2020 Plan depicts the area for Rural Density Residential (<.49 units/acre). The proposed concept of RM-1 would most likely require an amendment to the Plan of Medium (1-2.99 units/acre) or High Density residential (>3 units/acre). Past proposals have shown there are some wetland areas in the western portion of the property. There are also some existing trees that provide some natural buffers around the perimeter of the property. Plan Commission should determine if this new multi-family use is ready for this area. Past requests have been related to general multi-family while this use is to fill the void of senior housing needs. Commissioner Burke noted that only half of the Plan Commission members were able attend the meeting and it would be beneficial to receive feedback from the other members, especially PAGE 3 Plan Commission Minutes, continued April 5, 2011 Commissioner Stienbaugh who was a member of the 2020 Comprehensive Plan committee. Commission Burke added that decisions at Plan Commission are made based on the 2020 Plan and this request is a significant deviation from it. Commissioner Burke expressed concern that senior living is a big driving force for this development, but others have been given approval in the past and haven’t broken ground yet. The petitioner, Tom Stang, was present and explained two separate investors have made offers to build a senior living development. Important features to them were the proximity to a main road and shopping center and the natural buffers of the property. Mr. Stang added that the back 15 acres (property to the south) could remain in conservancy. Mr. Stang also added that the driving force in the development of this property are the two offers they have received and there has been more activity in the area such as the Moose Lodge. Ald. Borgman stated that the past senior developments have all been located along the trail system. The Commissioners discussed the recently approved rezoning for the Willow Glen development located off Racine Avenue. Director Muenkel explained the Willow Glen proposal for a rezoning included a site plan, a detailed architectural building submittal, and a developer’s agreement, which were all approved together. Commissioner Jacques questioned the need for senior housing because the complex on Woods Road and Racine Avenue across from Regency has many signs up advertising they have space available. Commissioner Borgman questioned what the density would be. Mr. Stang stated they were looking to do 3 phases of 40 units each for a total of 120 units. It was the consensus of the Plan Commission to bring this issue back next month for discussion to hear Commissioner Stinebaugh’s opinion from past 2020 Plan Committee discussions and to see more detail from the petitioner. NEW BUSINESS PLACED ON FILE None. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS None. ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Jacques made a motion to adjourn at 6:50 PM. Ald. Borgman seconded. Upon a voice vote, motion carried. With no further business to come before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Kellie McMullen Recording Secretary PAGE 4