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Planning Commission continues hearing on proposed site and building plan review changes, seeks neighbor comparisons
Summary
Staff proposed amending Section 1310.09 to require site-and-building plan review in Public and Institutional zoning districts and to clarify triggers (new building, >10% expansion, change of use increasing parking). The commission discussed landscape islands, a 25% cap on any one tree species, and continued the public hearing to June 16.
Planning staff proposed changes to Deephaven’s zoning ordinance on May 19 that would expand when the city requires site and building plan review, and commissioners continued the public hearing to June 16 for more information.
Planning Director Pat Smith told the Planning Commission that Section 1310.09 should be amended to include building and site plan review for new buildings and significant expansions in Public and Institutional zoning districts, and that the proposed ordinance more specifically identifies triggers: constructing a new building in commercial, public or PUD districts; expanding an existing building by more than 10% in those districts; and changing the use of a building in those districts if the change results in more parking being required.
Councilmember Tom Erdmann questioned whether the 10% expansion threshold should remain; Smith responded that the Council and Commission could remove that provision. Commissioners discussed landscape islands (a typical requirement to break up large parking areas) and tree-species-diversity language that would cap any one species at 25% of plantings to guard against future disease. Chair Mike Petersen cautioned against adding unnecessary regulations in a city with a substantial tree canopy, while Commissioner Kendall Carlson said she was comfortable adding typical commercial landscape requirements but did not want them applied to single-family homes. Commissioner Dan Goodrich asked whether the landscape requirements would apply to single-family residential; Smith reiterated the proposed site-and-building plan ordinance pertains to multi-family, commercial, public and institutional uses.
Chair Petersen continued the public hearing to the June 16 Planning Commission meeting to allow staff to research landscaping requirements used by Wayzata, Excelsior and other nearby communities and return with recommendations. No final ordinance vote occurred on May 19.
