11-05-2009 Planning Commission Minutes - Special Meeting

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Ms. Brown asked for clarification regarding the comment restraining future development. �,.. Mr. Adams explained the 5 parcels to the east of the new road. Four of them are already developed. Mr. Williams stated private drives are being created, not thoroughfares. APPLICANT: Paul Tucci, Oppidan,Inc. Applicant requests to Amend Conditional Use Application to Construct a Grocery Store with Additional Retail Space in the Commercial District. A motion was made by Dean Williams, seconded by Tom Adams, to approve the Conditional Use Permit based on the following Findings of Fact: 1. The applicant proposes an impervious coverage amount less than 50% of the property. A stormwater management plan showing retention of the 10-year, 24- hour storm event has been provided. 2. The use of a grocery store is compatible with the adjacent uses. The DNR building to the south, the church to the north and the industrial site to the west will not be adversely impacted by the proposed development. 3. The applicant has received a variance from the parking requirements of Section 7.10. 4. A landscaping plan that provides more than 50% screening from all adjacent non- residential parcels has been provided. 5. Lighting requirements are addressed through a condition to this approval. 6. The vegetation required for the Highway 371 Buffer Zone has been provided. 7. The use of a grocery store an appropriate conditional use in the Commercial zone. 8. The use of a single family dwelling is a conditional use in the Commercial zone. 9. The use of a grocery store is consistent with the provisions of the Comprehensive Plan. 10. The use of a single-family home is consistent with the provisions of the Comprehensive Plan. 11. The use, with the conditions provided, is not compatible with the existing neighborhood. Without a connection to the residential areas north of the site, the store will be an auto-only destination, which is not compatible with the surrounding neighborhood. 12. The proposed use of a grocery store would not be injurious to the public health, safety or welfare. 13. The proposed grocery store will impair the enjoyment or future development of properties in the immediate vicinity of the site. The proposed road extending south to Pillsbury constrains the ability to develop the properties to the east along the highway. By limiting their ability to acquire more property in the way this application has done in redeveloping the Bradmor Hotel, the proposed connection to Pillsbury, as configured, constrains the future development of all the properties adjacent to it. 14.None of the properties adjacent to the proposed grocery store are vacant. The redevelopment of this site will not impede the normal redevelopment of the adjacent properties. Minutes 9 Pequot Lakes Planning Commission Special Meeting November 5,2009