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PCm20191105CITY OF MUSKEGO PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES 11 /05/2019 6:00 PM Muskego City Hall, Council Chambers, W182 S8200 Racine Avenue CALL TO ORDER Mayor Chiaverotti Called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Those present recited the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL APPROVED ue ctv or ISKEGO Present: Mayor Chiaverotti, Alderman Kubacki, Commissioners Oliver, Jacques, Bartlett and Planner Trzebiatowski. Absent: Commissioners Buckmaster and Graf. STATEMENT OF PUBLIC NOTICE The meeting was noticed in accordance with the open meeting laws. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES Approval of the minutes of the October 1, 2019 meeting. Commissioner Jacques made a motion to approve the minutes of the October 1, 2019 meeting. Commissioner Bartlett seconded. Motion passed unanimously PUBLIC HEARING Public Hearing for Presbyterian Homes Wisconsin/Senior Housing Partners requesting a Conditional Use Grant in accordance with the Muskego Zoning Ordinance to allow a senior housing campus development including independent living units, assisted living units and memory care units for the property located at W147 S6800 Durham Place / Tax Key No. 2168.961. Mr. Trzebiatowski provided an overview of the proposed project to demolish the former Tess Corners School and build a new senior housing complex with 80 independent living units, 20 memory care living units and 20 assisted care units. The building will be two stories closest Janesville Road and three stories on the southern part of the site. The complex includes three wings with a Town Center in the middle. Jim Reitz, S68 W14583 Sandy Knoll Ct. Not opposed to the development, but has concerns including: Drainage. Previously when the parking lot was redone, he and several other neighbors experience basement water issues. Plan Commission Minutes 11 /5/2019 6:00:00 PM 2 View. Concerned with the view from their yards with a proposed 3-story building. Dumpsters. The location of the dumpsters is concerning knowing that dumpsters are typically behind the building. Lighting. Lighting from the side of the building is concerning as their backyards face the building. With no additional comments, Mayor Chiaverotti closed the public hearing. Public Hearing for Kwik Trip requesting a Conditional Use Grant in accordance with the Muskego Zoning Ordinance for the purpose of allowing a gas station for the property located at S63 W 13510 Janesville Road / Tax Key No. 2162.999.002. Mr. Trzebiatowski provided an overview of the proposed project for a gas station, convenience store and car wash. The proposed building is oriented so the front of the store faces west to where the pumps are located. Brian Rausch, S66 W13809 Hemming Way Feels as though Tess Corners neighborhood is treated differently from the rest of the City as far as lighting, garbage receptacles, park benches and median treatments. A gas station isn't the type of gateway that should be located at the entrance to the City. Tess Corners could be very attractive, but everything is plain and would like to see improvements that a gas station will not provide. Karen Piotrowski, S63 W15174 Garden Terrace Curious why no visuals or schematics are not present for people to see. Planner Trzebiatowski explained drawings have been on the website. Scott Jentsch, 6005 S. Carrington Lane No complaints regarding Kwik Trip as a whole but concerns regarding the following: - Lighting. Many gas stations tend to be over -lit even during daytime. - Signage. Noticed two signs one on Janesville Road and one on College Avenue. Concerns with size and content. Sign appears to be very tall and also has an electronic message board. Currently there is no other signage along College and Kwik Trip is proposing a sign along the road. He would like consideration regarding if sign is needed at all or if the height and size could be reduced and if possible remove the electronic message board. They are concerned that the sign will encourage traffic on College Avenue rather than Janesville Road. - Traffic. College Avenue is a hazardous road with many accidents. A gas station will make the traffic issue worse. - Deliveries. Past developments agreed to use Janesville Road and Moreland Road rather than College Avenue. If Kwik Trip would agree to the same, it would be appreciated. With no additional comments, Mayor Chiaverotti closed the public hearing. CONSENT BUSINESS RESOLUTION PC 064-2019 Approval of an Annual Review for Pick'n Save located at S74 W 17005 Janesville Road / Tax Key No. 2199.999.065. Alderman Kubacki made a motion to approve the consent business. Commissioner Jacques seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Plan Commission Minutes 11 /5/2019 6:00:00 PM NEW BUSINESS FOR CONSIDERATION 3 RESOLUTION PC 062-2019 Recommendation to Council to rezone property from 1-1 Government and Institutional District to a Planned Development District, Approval of a Conditional Use Grant and a Building, Site and Operations Plan for Presbyterian Homes Wisconsin/Senior Housing Partners located at W147 S6800 Durham Place / Tax Key No. 2168.961. Mr. Trzebiatowski addressed concerns from the Public Hearing. The developer and City engineering staff are all aware of the drainage issues and the developer is already working on grading, stormwater management, storm sewer and retention ponds. As for the height, the height will be two stories along Janesville Road and due to the natural terrain the south side of the building will be three stories. However the roofline follows through at the same height from the two story to the three story portions of the building. As for the dumpster concern, any dumpsters, generator or transformer will be located in a recessed area on the western side of the building with the dumpsters allowed outside only on the days of pick-up. The lighting standards of the city will be enforced on this building similar to any other development. Site access will be from Janesville Road for service drop-off and pick-up, employees and visitors. Residents will access the site from Durham Place to the underground parking area. There is no cut through from Janesville Road to Durham Drive per Waukesha County. The setback and offsets meet the City Code. There will be 42 parking stalls toward the north near Janesville Road and 13 stalls from the southern access for overflow along with 80 underground parking stalls. Related to the architecture, the building as shown is 51.3% masonry. There is an elevation or two that staff recommends additional masonry. Overall, the project meets the intentions of the Planned Development. The applicant is asking for a height waiver and a slight waiver for floor area ratio and open space. Commissioner Oliver asked if the retention ponds will be fenced. Mr. Trzebiatowski said no, there is no codes requiring fencing. Also the pond is intended to be an amenity rather than just a stormwater pond. Alderman Kubacki asked if there are berms on -site. Mr. Trzebiatowski said there are some berms on the southern side for stormwater as well as cosmetic to help screen the view for the neighbors. Commissioner Bartlett questioned if there was any screening and landscaping on the east side of the building. Mr. Trzebiatowski explained that there should be more landscaping, but if the Plan Commission has specific concerns they could be included in the Resolution. Commissioner Bartlett suggested additional conifer trees along the east side buffering this building from the neighbors. Alderman Kubacki asked about the illustration from the south if the trees are existing or proposed. Mr. Trzebiatowski stated that the plantings on the property for the development will be new as any existing trees will likely be removed during grading. Alderman Kubacki concurs with Commissioner Bartlett on plantings on the east side of the building. Commissioner Oliver asked about the height of the existing school building. Mr. Trzebiatowski said we do not have that height and typically do not use those measurements to compare to new development. Plan Commission Minutes 11 /5/2019 6:00:00 PM 4 Commissioner Bartlett asked about truss height for height of the building. Mr. Trzebiatowski explained the how the height is measured by code and how they relate to the heights identified on the plans. Commissioner Jacques made a motion to approve Resolution 062-2019. Alderman Kubacki seconded. Motion passed unanimously. RESOLUTION PC 063-2019 Approval of a Conditional Use Grant and Building, Site and Operation Plan for Kwik Trip, Inc located at S63 W13510 Janesville Road / Tax Key No. 2162.999.002. Mr. Trzebiatowski provided an overview of the proposed development of a Kwik Trip. This property is part of the Tess Corners/Crossroads Design Guide. Kwik Trip included many aspects of the design guide including a brick band along the bottom with lap siding for a residential appearance per the Design Guide. The Plan Commission can approve a standing seam metal roof even though it is discouraged in the Design Guide. The canopy over the gas pumps has a hip roof to match the building. Access is from Janesville Road and cross -access with the neighboring use to the west. County highways are meant to handle additional traffic and Janesville Road and College Avenue are county highways. Twenty-seven parking stalls are proposed meeting the code. The car wash is on the east side of the building and Kwik Trip did add architectural features on that side of the building to match the front elevation. Similar to other car washes, the resolution as written limits car wash hours. The gas station is proposed as 24 hours per day. The resolution states that deliveries and pickups also have limited hours. For outdoor storage Kwik Trip has proposed an LP sales bin on the west side of the building and two ice storage bins on the north side of the store, but staff recommends painting the ice storage bins similar to the painted LP rack to match the building. Salt storage is proposed on the inner three gas pump islands between the pumps and the end of each gas pump island. Staff is recommending allowing salt only on the three inner islands between the gas pumps as long as they are on an elevated curb and kept neat and clean. A landscaping plan was submitted and will need formal staff review during permitting. One note is that a 15-foot landscape buffer along Janesville Road is required in the design guide. Staff is recommending allowing this to be reduced to a ten feet buffer typical of most other districts with increased landscaping along Janesville Road. For signage, Kwik Trip is allowed the same as most other businesses being five percent of the wall area including the canopy. Two monument signs have been proposed. Normal height of a monument sign is seven feet at the lot line with a bonus available if the sign is moved back from the right of way. An electronic message center is proposed on both signs, which can be discussed by the Plan Commission. A water main extension will be required with the development of this site. Jeff Osgood, the developer, spoke to clarify a couple comments. City staff recommended the car wash doors match the building, but Kwik Trip uses a clear plastic material and anodized aluminum doors to meet energy codes. Commissioner Bartlett noted that the exit doors to Kwik Trip car washes tend to look dirty, but could be handled with screening or landscaping. The applicant said that Waukesha County has been discussing potential acceleration/deceleration lanes for the egress on College Avenue. To clarify the number of gas dispensers, the applicant said there will only be ten dispensers and 20 fueling stations Plan Commission Minutes 11 /5/2019 6:00:00 PM 5 as the outside pump islands only have two gas dispensers as shown on the elevations, not three as shown on the site plan. The applicant also clarified water main extension upsizing. Commissioner Bartlett asked if the stores were had fire sprinklers. The applicant said they are not. The applicant said there is no issues restricting the deliveries of all venders and fuel to the hours as stated, but would like an extension for the Kwik Trip deliveries of fresh products. Rather than deliveries ending at 9:00, they are looking for deliveries until 11:00pm. Alderman Kubacki asked about the island landscaping north of the building. The applicant explained this is landscaping to buffer the north side of the building from College Avenue. Commissioner Oliver asked if the sign on College Avenue could be reduced for the residential neighbors to the north. The applicant said they worked through the code and the sign is minimized based on their standard signs. Commissioner Bartlett and Alderman Kubacki stated that the electronic message center may be the issue and removing that from the College Avenue sign would be better. Alderman Kubacki revisited the deliveries for clarification and does not have issues with only Kwik Trip deliveries allowed until 11:00 pm. Commissioner Bartlett noticed there are five light poles on the College Avenue side of the property and any possibility to reduce the lighting. The applicant stated that Kwik Trip meets the lighting standards of 0.5 footcandles per the City code at the property lines, but strive to meet 0.1 footcandles and the fixtures will be full cut-off to meet City codes. Mr. Trzebiatowski clarified the discussion for amendments to the motion. Amendments include: 1. More screening by the car wash exit doors. 2. Kwik Trip deliveries allowed up to 11:00 pm. 3. Signage on College Avenue has the electronic message center removed. Commissioner Jacques made a motion to approve Resolution 063-2019. Alderman Kubacki seconded. Alderman Kubacki made a motion to amend Resolution 063-2019 as discussed regarding screening by the car wash exit doors, Kwik Trip delivery time, and removing the electronic message center on the sign along College Avenue. Commissioner Jacques seconded. Motion to amend Resolution 063-2019 passed unanimously. Motion to approve amended Resolution 063-2019 passed unanimously. RESOLUTION PC 065-2019 Recommendation of Approval of a Final Plat for the Waters of Lake Denoon Subdivision located along Crowbar Drive / Tax Key No. 2283.999. Mr. Trzebiatowski provided overview of the Final Plat. Commissioner Jacques made a motion to approve Resolution 065-2019. Commissioner Bartlett seconded. Motion passed unanimously. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Nothing at this time. Plan Commission Minutes 11 /5/2019 6:00:00 PM ADJOURNMENT 1.1 Alderman Kubacki made a motion to adjourn. Commissioner Jacques seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Respectfully Submitted, Aaron Fahl Associate Planner