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PCm20120403 CITY OF MUSKEGO PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES APPROVED 6:00 PM Tuesday April 3, 2012 Muskego City Hall, W182 S8200 Racine Avenue Mayor Chiaverotti called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. Those present recited the Pledge of Allegiance. PRESENT Mayor Kathy Chiaverotti, Ald. Borgman, Commissioners Hulbert, Stinebaugh and Jacques and Director Muenkel and Recording Secretary McMullen. EXCUSED Commissioners Noah and Burke Recording Secretary McMullen noted that the meeting was properly noticed on March 30, 2012 in accordance with the Open Meeting Law. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE March 6, 2012 MEETING Ald. Borgman made a motion to approve the minutes of the March 6, 2012 meeting. Commissioner Jacques seconded. Upon a roll call vote, motion to approve the minutes was ADOPTED unanimously PUBLIC HEARING for a Conditional Use in accordance with Section 14 of the City of Muskego Zoning Ordinance for Morgan’s Collision Repair Center for the purpose of an auto collision repair facility along Loomis Road, in the NE ¼ of Section 34. Director Muenkel explained the petitioner is proposing to build a 5,660 square foot building including two font offices, a reception counter, lounge area, two bathrooms and the shop area. The building will also contain a paint booth, four work stations, a frame rack, wash bay, estimating bay and a tool area. Hours of the business will be Monday – Friday from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. A public hearing is required for the auto repair/body work use on this site. The proposed building will have a steel frame and is clad with CMU, brick, and steel panels. The steel panels will be taupe sand color and the roof/trim will be slate gray. The CMU masonry units will be red clay in color and the bricks will be a winter white blend with rough facing and the CMU revel has a brick accent band. The front office area of the building contains 100% masonry with aluminum windows and a standing seam steal roof. The other facades contain at least 50% masonry as well. Parking, access, signage and lighting all meet the code requirements. There is a 65’ x 40’ enclosed area to the south of the building that will have a gravel surface and will be screened with an 8-foot tall board-on-board fence that will be used to house the dumpsters, LP tanks, and all vehicles waiting to be repaired. The resolution states that no unscreened outdoor storage of damaged vehicles awaiting repair or junked vehicles is allowed on the site. A landscape plan has been submitted as part of the proposal. Additional landscaping is required, per the resolution, around the outdoor storage area and around the front parking area. Street trees will need to be added along the road property lines also. The resolution states an annual review will occur in March, after the first full year the business is in operation. If no issues are found, no further review will be required. Plan Commission Minutes, continued April 3, 2012 Director Muenkel noted the property owner to the south, with the large pond, did stop in and was concerned with water run-off and cars being parked along the street. Director Muenkel explained he showed the property owner the grading plan and the water will not flow towards his direction, but will flow to the north to the wetlands. Also, the site should contain employee cars and cars waiting to be worked on. If it becomes a problem that these cars are being parked along the street, staff can address this. Commissioner Hulbert agreed there is a problem in this area with Frey parking cars along the street. Ald. Borgman stated the building looks nice. Mayor Chiaverotti opened the public hearing to any questions or comments. With no further comments or questions, Mayor Chiaverotti closed the public hearing at 6:07 PM. OLD BUSINESS FOR CONSIDERATION None. OLD BUSINESS SCHEDULED FOR DEFERRAL None. CONSENT BUSINESS None. NEW BUSINESS FOR CONSIDERATION RESOLUTION #P.C. 023-2012 – Approval of a Conditional Use Grant and Building, Site and Operation Plan for Morgan’s Collision Center located in the NE ¼ of Section 34 (Tax Key No. 2293.996.001 / Loomis Dr.). Commissioner Jacques made a motion to ADOPT Resolution #P.C. 023-2012. Commissioner Stinebaugh seconded. Nathan Laurent, from Keller Inc., was present and went over the colors and sample materials of the proposed building. Upon a roll call votes, Resolution #P.C. 023-2012 was ADOPTED unanimously. RESOLUTION #P.C. 024-2012 – Approval for the outdoor sale of plants and flowers for Holtz Garden Centers at the Elliott’s Ace Hardware property located in the NE ¼ of Section 3 (Tax Key No. 2169.999.007 / S64 W15732 Commerce Center). Commissioner Jacques made a motion to ADOPT Resolution #P.C. 024-2012. Commissioner Hulbert seconded. Director Muenkel explained the petitioner is proposing a temporary greenhouse structure for the sale of plants and flowers for 2012. This temporary garden center is proposed within Elliot’s ACE Hardware parking lot by Holtz Garden Centers. The merchandise will be sold in two greenhouses (25’x60’ and 21’x36’) and surrounding tables. The garden center will take up approximately 15 parking spaces and a fence will enclose the display area. The fence will be th made of landscape timbers and concrete blocks. Operations are proposed from April 15 to th July 15 from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM weekdays and Saturdays and 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Sundays. The proposal is consistent with other venders in Muskego. Staff is recommending approval. Commissioner Jacques questioned what they did last summer. A representative of ACE Hardware was present and explained this year the outdoor area will be filled with yard goods and fountains. They would like the greenhouse to be in the parking lot like it was at the old location. Upon a roll call vote, Resolution #P.C.024-2012 was ADOPTED unanimously. RESOLUTION #P.C. 026-2012 – Approval of a BSO amendment to Elliott’s Ace Hardware property located in the NE ¼ of Section 3 (Tax Key No. 2169.999.007 / S64 W15732 PAGE 2 Plan Commission Minutes, continued April 3, 2012 Commerce Center). Commissioner Hulbert made a motion to ADOPT Resolution #P.C. 026- 2012. Commissioner Jacques seconded. Director Muenkel explained ACE Hardware is also requesting a change to their original site approval involving outdoor sales. The petitioner is requesting to remove the planting racks that were originally approved and replace them with pallets of material. They are proposing 3-4 pallets west of the garden center entrance, 10-12 pallets between the garden center entrance and main entrance, and 4-6 pallets east of the main entrance. The merchandise would be up until November. They have submitted guidelines if the approval is granted, which include: pallets would be kept at one pallet high and only one pallet deep, pallets would be kept free of all shrink wrap and kept neatly stacked, broken bags will be removed and repaired immediately, and pallets would not exceed seven feet in height. Staff is recommending approval for one year, similar to the Wal-Mart approvals that were given last year for one year. In the future ACE Hardware should work out a way to use the previously approved planters and planting racks to display their materials. Commissioner Stinebaugh noted with the amount of pallets they are requesting to display it seems they do not have enough room. Commissioner Hulbert stated allowing the outside storage until November is too long and should be shortened to the timeframe of the flower and plant sales. The manager of ACE was present and explained they are requesting the outdoor storage to make people aware they offer this product. Commissioner Hulbert made a motion to AMEND Resolution #P.C. 026-2012 that pallet height cannot exceed 5 feet. Commissioner Jacques seconded. Upon a roll call vote, Resolution #P.C. 026-2012 was AMENDED unanimously. Upon a roll call vote, AMENDED Resolution #P.C. 026-2012 was ADOPTED unanimously. RESOLUTION #P.C. 025-2012 – Recommendation to Common Council for Approval of updates to Chapter 41 Section 41.06 Adopting the 2012-2016 Parks and Conservation Plan. Commissioner Hulbert made a motion to ADOPT Resolution #P.C. 025-2012. Commissioner Jacques seconded. Director Muenkel explained Parks and Conservation staff has been working on updates to the Parks and Conservation Plan. Some of the main changes include:  New inventories of park lands, conservation lands, and trails.  Overall needs assessment of both parks and conservation land/park facility needs  Park Recommendations  Conservation Recommendations  Rec Trail Recommendations Staff is recommending approval. Council will make any final changes and will have final approval. Council will make any necessary amendments based on the direction the Lake Park goes. Commissioner Hulbert explained there was a change in the plan by moving the Woods Road trail up due to the Janesville Road project. Upon a roll call vote, Resolution #P.C. 025- 2012 was ADOPTED unanimously. NEW BUSINESS PLACED ON FILE None. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS None. ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Hulbert made a motion to adjourn at 6:35 PM. Commissioner Jacques seconded. Upon a voice vote, motion carried. With no further business to come before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, PAGE 3 Plan Commission Minutes, continued April 3, 2012 Kellie McMullen, Recording Secretary PAGE 4