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From YouTube: May 21 Bloomington Planning Commission Meeting
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Bloomington Minnesota Planning Commission Meeting
A
Good
evening
and
welcome
to
the
May
21st
2020
planning
commission
meeting,
the
Planning
Commission
is
made
up
of
seven
volunteer
residents
appointed
by
the
City
Council
on
some
items.
We
have
final
decision-making
authority
subject
to
an
appeal
to
City,
Council
and
other
items.
We
make
recommendations
to
Council
for
each
item.
There
will
be
a
staff
report,
a
chance
for
the
applicant
to
speak
and
then
time
for
public
testimony.
B
Sure,
madam
chair,
just
quickly
on
that,
if
I
can
so
this
is
our
fifth
remote
meeting
since
the
pandemic
started
at
the
Planning
Commission
and
we
have
four
people
physically
present
tonight
very
well
spaced,
but
everybody
else
is
joining
remotely
so
planning.
Commissioners,
other
staff
applicants,
members
of
the
public.
B
If
you're
watching,
live
and
would
like
to
testify,
you
can
call
the
number
on
the
screen:
nine
five,
two
five,
six,
three,
eight
nine,
two,
six
or
email
planning
at
Bloomington,
MN,
gov
at
any
time
and
you'll
receive
instructions
on
how
to
participate
and
we'll
have
that
number
rolling
throughout
the
meeting
as
well
and
all
votes
do
need
to
be
conducted
via
roll
call.
Tonight,
that's
how
he
had
madam
chair
thank.
B
A
E
D
D
B
E
Thank
you.
The
application
before
you
this
evening
is
a
preliminary
and
final
development
plans.
It's
been
submitted
by
Oppidan
development
and
Bank
of
America,
so
six
one
one
one
West
98th
Street.
This
is
the
Baker
square
site,
so
it's
been
vacant
since
last
year.
So
currently
a
restaurant
just
to
note
about
this
area.
So
this
site
is
part
of
the
acts
borough
center
shopping
center.
So
there's
a
number
of
different
stores
and
restaurants.
Duluth
trading
is
just
to
the
west
of
this
site,
just
for
reference,
98th
Street,
Cassatt
one.
E
It
is
a
Hennepin
County,
roadway,
I'll
check
a
P,
so
just
note
that
as
well.
There
is
some
interaction
with
the
county
on
this
item
and
then
lyndale
to
the
west.
Just
to
note
that
this
area
is
within
the
ninety
nine
th
Street
Station
area
plan
planning
area,
so
this
area
was
proactively
rezone
to
the
B
for
zoning
district
at
the
end
of
2019,
I
believe
Glen
that
sound
right,
yeah
close
enough,
so
the
B
for
zoning
district
just
has
some
different
standards
than
the
b2.
E
It
really
encourages
buildings
up
near
the
street
and
as
some
other
design
standards.
So
we'll
talk
about
some
of
that
tonight,
but
just
as
a
note
about
the
area,
this
area,
this
parcel
is
in
the
98th
Street
Station
area.
So
in
terms
of
what's
proposed,
Bank
of
America
is
proposing
to
build
a
one-story
free-standing
Bank
at
the
at
the
excuse
me
Baker,
Square
site,
so
that
in
yellow
is
the
approximate
location
for
the
the
bank.
You
can
see
it's
located
up
towards
98th
Street.
E
E
Just
a
couple
notes
about
ox
Borough
Center,
the
the
majority
of
the
buildings
are
constructed
a
brick
and
that
does
come
up
later.
With
respect
to
one
design
standard
we
have
in
code
is
that
non
commercial
or
non-residential
buildings
within
a
planned
development
should
be
related
in
design
and
materials.
E
If
you
can
see
my
mouse,
this
is
actually
the
eastern
extent
of
the
property,
so
the
the
driveway
that
a
lot
of
traffic
that
goes
into
the
center
is
actually
fully
encapsulated
within.
This
parcel
is
shown
in
that
yellow
area.
The
green
area
is
just
a
general
parking
easement
to
the
benefit
of
the
shopping
center
and
the
other
portions
of
the
yellow
are
access
and
parking
easements
that
travel
throughout
the
site
to
the
benefit
of
Duluth
trading
and
docks
Borough
Center.
E
So
when
you
think
about
the
developable
portion
of
this
lot,
it's
it's
not
the
full
extent
of
the
site.
It's
really
constrained
to
the
area
of
where
the
existing
restaurant
is
now
and
so
a
big
reason
for
what
you
see
in
terms
of
some
of
the
deviations
requested,
as
well
as
the
site
plan,
that's
been
presented.
A
lot
of
those
components
are
informed
by
these
access
easements,
and
so
this
is
a
private
agreement
amongst
property
owners.
E
Typically,
in
a
plan
development
like
this
you'll
have
you
know
one
property
owner,
ideally
so
that
they
can
make
changes
without
having
to
consult
with
other
parties.
But
in
this
case
there
are
multiple
property
owners,
and
so
the
site
plan
before
you
has
been
negotiated
with
the
surrounding
property
owners
in
relation
to
the
its
impacts
on
those
cross
parking
and
access
easements.
So
these
these
easements
take
up
67%
of
the
the
total
site
area
get
into
the
site
plan
itself.
So
again,
the
building
is
code
compliant
from
a
setback
standpoint
up
at
the
street.
E
It's
set
back
21
feet
from
the
northern
boundary.
So
that's
a
good
thing
with
respect
to
the
B
for
zoning
district
on
the
west
side
of
the
structure
is
the
drive-through
and
there
is
a
canopy
that
is
proposed
as
part
of
that
per
our
city
code.
The
the
drive-through
has
to
be
screened
in
this
zoning
district.
So
at
this
time
what
the
applicant
is
proposing
to
do
is
extend.
There
are
some
decorative
brick
walls
at
the
corners
of
the
site.
E
They
would
extend
that
decorative
brick
wall
from
the
northwest
corner
eastward
in
order
to
screen
the
proposed
drive
through
with
this
u-shaped
turn
back
to
the
south,
so
that
would
provide
that
required.
Screening.
One
large
public
benefit
associated
with
this
site
plan
is
that
currently
there
is
a
driveway
located
pretty
close
to
the
intersection
of
the
driveway
and
West
98th
Street,
so
as
proposed.
This
would
move
that
driveway
further
to
the
south,
which
is
a
much
better
situation
from
a
cueing
standpoint.
E
If
someone
is
attempting
to
turn
into
this
site,
while
someone
is
taking
that
immediate
right
in
to
the
Baker
Square
site,
it
can
cause
problems
so
moving
that
site
access
further
to
the
south
is
is
a
public
benefit.
There
are
four
deviations
associated
with
this
application.
I
want
to
touch
on
those
the
first
to
really
relate
back
to
that
previous
slide
about
the
cross
parking
and
access
easements.
E
The
first
one
is
floor
area
ratio
in
the
b4
district,
the
minimum
floor
area
ratio
is
0.2,
so
for
the
case
of
this
site,
that
would
mean
that
the
minimum
building
size
at
this
property
would
have
to
be
over
ten
thousand
square
feet
in
size.
But
given
the
pad
that
I
showed
you
earlier,
that
would
mean
that
at
minimum
it
would
be
required
to
be
a
three-story
building.
So,
in
terms
of
you
know,
three
storeys
have
used
10,000
square
feet
of
use.
E
It
would
be
challenging
to
fit
that
in
there
on
this
site,
with
the
limited
parking
that
the
site
has
in
terms
of
what
has
to
also
be
shared
with
the
adjoining
owners,
so
they're,
proposing
to
reduce
that
FA
are
down
to
point
zero.
Eight,
the
buildings
proposed
as
a
little
over
4,000
square
feet
in
size.
E
The
restaurant
was
4,700
square
feet,
so
it
is
a
modest
reduction
but
still
meeting
that
minimum
building
size
in
the
b4
zoning
district
staff
is
supportive
of
that
deviation
for
those
cross
access
easements,
as
noted
before
67%
of
the
site
taken
up
with
that.
The
second
deviation
relates
to
Street
enclosure,
and
these
are
standards
that
apply
to
the
b4
district,
and
what
that
means
is
that
the
the
building
should
take
up
50%
of
the
lineal
width
of
the
site.
E
Now
again,
given
the
fact
that
the
driveway
for
the
center
takes
up
a
good
portion
of
the
site
as
well
as
this
shared
drive
aisle
with
the
Duluth
trading
with
the
Duluth
trading
building,
reducing
that
down
to
37%,
given
that
portions
of
the
site
are
unusable,
makes
sense
from
our
perspective.
So
we
are
supportive
of
that
deviation
on
the
basis
of
those
easements
as
well.
The
other
two
deviations
don't
are
not
informed
by
those
easements,
but
just
other
characteristics
of
the
site.
E
Bank
of
America
is
proposing
to
reduce
the
stacking
spaces
from
the
minimum
requirement
of
six
down
to
four.
We
have
done
deviations
for
drive-through
stacking
for
other
banks
in
town.
The
reason
being
is
that
the
minimum
of
six
stacking
spaces
is
more
for
drive-through
coffee
shops,
restaurants,
those
types
of
situations
where
you
have
longer
queuing
times,
staff
and
our
experience,
don't
see
very
long
queues
at
bank
ATMs,
and
this
is
an
ATM
only
drive-through,
it's
not
for
the
tube
service
or
other
types
of
service.
E
So
just
to
note
that
so
we
are
supportive
of
that
deviation
on
that
basis
of
what
the
use
actually
is
and
then,
finally,
they
are
requesting
a
reduced
setback
from
20
feet
down
to
10
feet
for
their
proposed
ground
sign
in
front
of
the
site,
given
that
the
building
is
at
a
21
foot
setback,
which
is
a
positive
outcome
in
terms
of
the
before
zoning
district
and
bringing
the
building
to
the
street.
That
doesn't
really
leave
a
lot
of
room
for
a
sign
to
be
able
to
meet
a
20
foot
setback
in
that
area.
E
E
Hopefully,
I
touched
on
everything
with
the
site
plan
building
elevations.
So
if
you
recall
this
application
was
actually
scheduled
for
a
hearing
in
February.
The
reason
that
it
was
continued
multiple
times
is
that
the
developer
was
working
with
Bank
of
America
on
revising
the
exterior
materials
of
the
Bank,
and
so
what
they
originally
submitted
was
a
mostly
metal
metal.
Bank
are
mostly
metal
extra
material.
What
they've
come
back
with
is
a
brick
glass
and
a
small
portion
of
metal
panels.
So
again,
just
two
things
to
be
aware
of
here.
E
In
the
befores
district
they
have
to
meet
a
transparency
requirement
for
Windows
along
their
primary
street,
and
so
that
would
be
their
normal
northern
building
elevation
facing
west
98th
Street.
They
have
to
have
50%
windows
along
that
elevation
along
the
ground-level
portion
and
they
are
now
meeting
that
their
previous
exterior
elevations
did
not
meet
that
requirement,
and
the
second
component
of
the
the
design
standards
is
that
the
building
match
or
be
complimentary
of
the
surrounding
buildings
within
the
plan
development.
So
again,
harkening
back
to
those
images
of
the
Ox
burro
Center.
E
This
is
a
brick
Bank,
red
and
tan
color.
It
very
much
matches
and
is
in
keeping
with
the
materials
and
design
of
the
surrounding
Center,
so
I
think
it'll
fit
in
quite
nicely
and
they
have
increased
the
amount
of
glass
not
just
on
the
northern
elevation,
but
on
other
elevations
as
well.
So
that's
a
positive
thing:
that's
the
North
and
South
elevation.
Now,
just
showing
you
the
West
elevation
with
the
drive
through
and
the
canopy,
and
then
the
East
elevation
is
actually
the
front
door
of
the
bank.
E
E
E
Getting
the
landscape
plan.
Only
two
comments
of
note
here:
they
need
to
add
four
trees
to
their
landscape
plan
and
they
need
to
add
some
additional
foundation
plantings
on
the
northern
elevation
in
order
to
be
compliant
with
our
supplemental
landscaping
policy.
So
some
pretty
straightforward
changes
should
be
able
to
accommodate
those.
We
did
receive
one
email
from
Hennepin
County
again.
Hopefully,
you
saw
my
email
earlier
tonight.
I
apologize
that
that
was
not
included
in
the
packet.
It
was
back
from
February,
so
I
I
forgot
about
it
and
nothing.
E
You
know
nothing
real
jarring
here
in
the
Hennepin
County
email,
jason,
Godfried,
their
transportation
planner
just
notes
that
any
work
within
the
right
away
will
require
a
county
right
away.
Permit.
There
are
some
utility
issues
specific
to
this
site
that
may
require
some
additional
work
in
the
right-of-way
that
they
may
need
to
resolve,
and
then
Hennepin
County
did
make
a
design
recommendation
request
that
the
drive-thru
be
moved
further
away
from
98th
Street
with
that
pedestrian
environment
there
and
all
things
being
equal.
E
If
this
site
was
not
encumbered
with
these
easements,
that
would
be
an
easier
thing
to
accommodate,
but
the
area
that
Bank
of
America
and
Oppidan
have
to
work
with
is
much
smaller
as
a
result
of
those
easements.
So
all
things
being
equal,
I
think
that
they're
providing
a
good
development
here
and
the
drive-thru
functions
while
still
bringing
the
building
all
the
way
up
to
the
street.
So
that's
a
positive
staff
is
recommending
approval.
I
do
have
a
motion
before
you
happy
to
take
any
questions
and
I
know.
The
applicant
is
available
to.
C
98Th
Street
on
the
north
yeah
frontage
of
the
property
I'm
curious
about.
If
you
look
at
yeah,
that's
great
I
know
there
were.
There
was
the
picture
that
shows
us
that
the
existing
easements
I
know.
You
said
some
of
those
are
gonna
be
negotiated.
My
question
is
the
Duluth
trading
building
friends
up
to
the
sidewalk?
E
Yeah,
madam
chair
good
question:
Commissioner
Roman,
we
didn't
specifically
press
them
on
that.
I
do
know
that
they
did
that
Bank
of
America
does
want
to
accommodate
a
ground
sign
in
that
area.
So
I'm
guessing
that
that
informed
part
of
the
decision
of
the
setback
we
didn't.
As
I
said,
we
didn't
push
them
to
do
it.
They
are
complying
with
the
b4
zoning
district
front
setback
requirement.
So
perhaps
Ian
Hocker
without
button
has
more
information
about
that,
but
I'm
assuming
it
probably
has
to
do
with
wanting
to
accommodate
a
ground
sign
in
that
area.
Okay,.
F
Thanks,
madam
chair
one
question:
I
have
for
you.
Mr.
Johnson
is
around
the
drive-through.
Looking
at
the
proximity
to
the
intranasally
trading
and
parking.
Has
there
been
any
discussion
on
crosswalks
or
types
of
signage
to
ensure
that
we
have
people
that
are
walking
to
their
cars
from
you
know
the
other
locations
and
and
the
traffic
going
it
through?
That
drive-through.
E
Yeah
Commissioner
Goldsman,
we
did
discuss
that
a
little
bit
with
the
applicant
I
be
curious.
What
they
have
to
share
about
that,
but
what
I
can
provide.
Is
that
I?
Don't
remember
the
exact
number,
but
the
number
of
employees
who
work
at
the
facility
at
any
given
time
is,
is
not
a
substantial
number
and
so
what
they
communicated
us
is
that
they
fully
anticipate
that
this
front
field
parking
just
south
of
the
building,
is
going
to
be
able
to
accommodate
most
of
the
parking
that
they
need.
E
What
the
existing
condition
is
in
order
to
get
the
adjoining
property
owner
to
sign
off
on
the
change
of
those
easements,
because
the
the
adjoining
property
or
property
owner
ultimately
will
have
to
sign
off
on
the
vacation
of
this
portion
of
these
meant.
If
you
see
where
my
cursor
is
so
I
think
they
wanted
to
keep
the
design
as
matched
as
as
best
they
could
to
that
in
order
to
get
the
adjacent
landowner.
Buy-In.
A
F
Sure
so,
just
to
clarify
the
entrance
of
the
drive-thru
would
be
going
yep
right
where
your
cursor,
so
I
guess.
My
question
is
really
around
the
shoppers
at
Duluth
trading.
If
they're
coming
in
and
out
of
the
store,
and
then
you
have
patrons
of
the
bank
using
that
drive-thru
I
guess
a
concern
that
I
have
or
just
a
question
is:
how
would
that
flow
work
with
walking
traffic
as
well
as
people
trying
to
use
the
drive-thru
yeah.
E
It's
a
fair
question.
Ideally,
people
are
driving
slow
number
one
in
a
parking
lot,
but
if
people
are
driving
on
the
east
side
of
that
drive,
aisle
and
patronizing
a
business
and
the
Duluth
trading
company
you're
correct
that
they
will
have
to
cross
a
lane
of
traffic
that
vehicles
might
be
driving
in
to
go
on
that
drive
you're,
not
incorrect
about
that.
Okay,.
A
G
A
Any
questions
for
the
applicant,
hey
I,
just
out
of
curiosity,
looking
at
the
design
of
the
building
it
looks
like
pretty
much
all
of
the
windows
are
on
the.
What
would
that
be
Westside,
and
especially
with
the
drive
aisle
there
didn't
appear
to
be
any
windows,
just
curious
about
your
reasoning.
For
that.
G
H
Wonderful,
thank
you.
So,
yes,
with
the
Bank
of
America
design,
we
of
course
our
entrances
along
the
east
elevation,
and
so
with
that
entrance
glass.
You
know
that's
facing
our
lobby,
our
central
zone.
We
have
a
fair
amount
of
glass
there,
and
then
we
try
to
place
as
much
glass
as
we
can
near
our
offices
along
our.
What
would
be
our
West
elevation
along
the
drive-thru
lanes.
The
reason
why
we
don't
place
any
glass
back.
H
There
is
because,
usually
with
the
banks,
the
banks
locations,
we
try
to
plant
all
of
our
secured
spaces
along
the
back
of
house.
So
back
there
we
have
our
safes
our
networking
rooms,
our
servers,
as
well
as
our
sprinkler
riser
room
in
our
wellness
room.
So
all
those
are
the
private
spaces,
our
secure
spaces
that
we
need
to
land
in
the
upper
left-hand
corner.
That's
the
work
room.
The
cat
with
the
safes
are
sitting
on
an
electrical
in
the
networking
room
or
right
below
that.
H
So
that's
typically,
why
we
we
try
to
not
put
any
glazing
along
those
facades
and-
and
this
is
very
complimentary
of
most
of
the
other
banks
that
we
design.
We.
We
have
a
lot
of
glazing
up
near
the
front
and
then
we
try
to
reduce
the
glazing
at
the
rear
for
just
security
concerns.
Protective
Services
is
there's
a
branch
of
the
bank
that
is
very
concerned
with
those
areas,
so
we
usually
try
to
plant
those
at
the
rear
of
the
building
and
near
the
end
near
the
drive-thrus.
H
Then
just
one
additional
comment:
this
is
actually
brand
brand-new
for
the
bank,
this
design
iteration.
So
this
is
one
of
the
first
ones
in
regards
to
this
look
and
feel
and
exterior
and
interior
Lee
as
well.
It's
a
cafe
style,
it's
specially
the
first
one
that
I'm
designing
for
them
of
this
iteration.
So
it
would
be
one
of
the
newer
models
for
the
nation.
So
just
want
to
add
that
comment.
Thank.
B
A
I
Madam
chair
I
think
this
is
a
great
improvement.
I
did
breathe
was
definitely
pay
attention
to
the
improvements
that
were
made
from
the
original
plans
that
we
saw
back
in
February.
I
really
appreciate
moving
that
entrance
into
the
parking
lot
south
from
where
Baker
Square
had
it
I
think
that
is
really
great
in
terms
of
pedestrian
safety
and
I.
Think
I'm
in
full
support
of
the
project.
C
You,
madam
chair,
my
group,
mr.
Holbrook's
comments,
I,
think
an
improvement.
I
think
the
applicant
is
a
nice
job
of
trying
to
design
something
that
is
in
line
with
the
rezone
area.
You
know,
my
only
general
observation
is
a
little
bit
nice
if
it
was
closer
to
the
sidewalk
when
I
don't
think
that's
a
deal-breaker
and
it
does
comply
with
the
standards.
So
I
am
supportive.
D
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I'm.
Support
of
the
application
as
well
and
I
think
the
deviations
that
have
been
requested
are
certainly
reasonable.
As
we
talk
about
the
the
amount
of
Street
in
closure
or
the
floor
area
ratio
and
the
stacking
for
vehicles,
it's
been
my
experience
in
the
same
manner
that
drive-throughs
typically
don't
have
large
stacking
for
banks
and
then
again
the
sign
setback
from
20
feet
to
10
feet.
It's
it's
a
much
improved
sight
over
what
was
existing
there
with
the
Baker
Square.
So
again,
I
can
support
this
application.
C
You
miniature
forgot
the
last
part
of
my
comment,
and
this
is
not
at
all
to
the
discredit
for
the
applicant,
but
you
know
I
think
going
forward.
The
way
this
part
property
was
allowed
to
have
been,
you
will
hacked
up
with
easements
I
think
is
also
a
limiting
factor
so
I,
oh
yeah,
okay,
for
us,
as
of
commission,
to
attention
to
those
things
when
they
do
come
forward
and
again
this
happened
well,
but
for
us
and
we
can
see
what
it's
led
to
for
the
challenges
and
trying
to
redo
all
property.
F
A
A
A
D
A
C
A
Goldsmith
I
Commissioner,
Corman
I
come
in
sure
Roman
I,
commissioner
Albrecht
I
was
an
eye
for
me.
Motion
passes
6-0.
Moving
on
to
the
May
seventh
Planning
Commission
meeting
I
believe
Commissioner
Corman
was
the
only
one
absent
for
that.
Do.
I
have
a
motion
to
approve
the
May
7th
planning
committing
committee
min
minutes,
Commissioner
Albrecht
I.