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09-06-22 Planning Commission MinutesOTSEGO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OTSEGO PRAIRIE CENTER SEPTEMBER 6, 2022 7:00 PM Call to Order. Chair Offerman called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. Roll Call: Chair Alan Offerman; Commissioners: Charles Foster, Laurie Jones, Vern Heidner, Pam Black and Richard Nichols*; Absent: Jim Kolles and Aaron Stritesky; Present: City Council: Mayor Jessica Stockamp and CM Jeff Dahl*. City Staff: City Planner Daniel Licht and City Clerk Audra Etzel. Those indicated with a (*) attended via video conference. 1. Announcements: City Planner Licht noted those members of the City Council and Planning Commission who were online. City Planner Licht noted that Item 4.1 is for information only and will not be discussed. 2. Consider the following minutes: 2.1 Planning Commission August 15, 2022. Commissioner Black motioned to approve the minutes as written, seconded by Commissioner Heidner. All in favor. Motion carried. 5-0. 3. Public Hearing Items: 3.1 Due North Car Wash: A. Preliminary Plat B. PUD Development Stage Plan City Planner Licht presented the Planning Report. Applicant Cory Kampschroer, 682 55th Street NE, Buffalo, was present and agreed to the staff report. Chair Offerman opened the Public Hearing at 7:12 PM. Corey Tanner, 7952 Palmgren Avenue NE, Otsego, asked how many employees will be hired at this location, the amount of tax revenue this site will bring, and why the business chose to locate in Otsego? Chair Offerman closed the Public Hearing at 7:13 PM. Minutes of the Otsego Planning Commission September 6, 2022 Page 2 Mr. Kampschroer said their Monticello site employs: 4-6 full-time and 23 part-time employees. They hire more part time employees than needed to allow for flexibility in scheduling. City Planner Licht said the County assessor will value the improvements on the property once the building permit is issued for tax purposes. Mr. Kampschroer said he had been looking at Otsego for a long time, he likes the demographics, and the City is a growing community where they can offer their services. CM Jones had concerns with the windows along Parrish and suggested a condition to clean the windows in the event the windows are not maintained. Mr. Kampschroer described methods they are looking at for the windows to repel the resdue from the wash process. City Planner Licht said he will work with the Mr. Kampschroer to draft acceptable language to add a condition to address the windows being maintained. Commissioner Black is not sold on two car washes within a two block area, but she impressed with Mr. Kampschroer’s willingness and creativeness to be amendable to the community. Commissioner Foster asked about the hours of operation. Mr. Kampschroer said they plan to start with hours of 8 AM - 8 PM and as the business grows expand to 7 AM – 9 PM. Chair Offerman noted he likes having another car wash option. Commissioner Heidner is concerned about the proposed restriction on windows maintenance. City Planner Licht said car washes are allowed as a conditional use and therefore maintenance of the windows could become an added performance standard. Mr. Kampschroer said he understands the intent of the concern and will work with City staff. Commissioner Heidner motioned to recommend approval of the Kampschroer Addition preliminary plant and Due North Car Wash PUD Stage Plan, subjected to the 20 conditions in the report. Seconded by Commissioner Jones. Commissioner Jones requested an amendment of the motion to add the following condition: 21. The windows along the wash tunnel shall be cleaned as necessary to avoid chemical residue build up from the wash process, not including steam, water droplets, etc., to maintain clear transparency (except window signs allowed by the Zoning Ordinance) or a treatment shall be applied to the windows approved by the Zoning Administrator to make them opaque and obscure the residue. Minutes of the Otsego Planning Commission September 6, 2022 Page 3 Commissioner Heidner agreed to the amendment. All in favor. Motion carried. 5-0. CM Foster said this is a specialized building, what happens if the business goes away? Chair Offerman said the building could be another car wash or demolished. City Planner Licht agreed with Chair Offerman. All in favor. Motion carried. 5-0. This will go to the City Council meeting next Monday on September 12 or 26, 2022 at 7 PM. 4. Planning Items: 4.1 Norhart: A. PUD Concept Plan for development of a multiple family building with 254 apartments (tabled from August 15, 2022). There was no discussion of this item. 5. Updates: 5.1 Updates on City Council actions. Mayor Stockamp updated the Planning Commission on recent City Council actions. 5.2 Updates on future Planning Commission items. City Planner Licht updated the commissioners on possible future agenda items. 6. Adjourn. Commissioner Heidner motioned to adjourn the meeting at 7:35 PM, seconded by Commissioner Black. All in favor. Motion carried. 5-0. Respectfully Submitted by Audra Etzel, City Clerk.