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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES August 21,2018 PRESENT: David Borsuk, Ed Bowen, Steve Cummings, Michael Ford,John Hinz,John Kiefer, Andrew Mott, Kathleen Propp, Robert Vajgrt EXCUSED: Thomas Fojtik, Thomas Perry STAFF: Darryn Burich, Planning Director;Mark Lyons, Principal Planner;Jeff Nau, Associate Planner; Steven Wiley, Assistant Planner; Steve Gohde,Assistant Director of Public Works;Mina Kuss, Recording Secretary Vice Chairperson Propp called the meeting to order at 4:00 pm. Roll call was taken and a quorum declared present. The minutes of August 7, 2018 were approved as presented. (Vajgrt/Hinz) I. RESIDENTIAL DESIGN STANDARDS VARIANCE TO ALLOW WINDOW CLOSURES AND A BALCONY ON THE FRONT FACADE AT 680 CENTRAL STREET The applicant is requesting approval of a variance from the City's Residential Design Standards to allow window closures and a balcony on the front facade at 680 Central Street. Mr. Wiley presented the item and reviewed the site and surrounding area. The applicant has an existing single-family home on the property and would like to close off several of the windows on the enclosed porch. The applicant would like to install new windows with shutters. Additionally the applicant would install a new balcony on the existing roof of the porch and replace the existing double-hung windows on the second floor with a sliding door that would provide access to the balcony. After evaluating the petitioner's application and examining the neighboring properties, staff is of the opinion that closure of some of the front porch windows and repositioning of window openings on the enclosed porch will not have a detrimental impact on the architectural integrity of the home. However, the proposed shutters are not consistent with other properties on the block. Due to the lack of shutters on surrounding properties staff does not support the addition of the shutters. Staff also evaluated the proposed balcony and did not find other properties on the block with balconies on their front facades. The sliding door that would replace the two 2nd floor windows on the front facade would be very prominent and likely too large for its proposed location on the facade. Mr. Bowen arrived at 4:04 pm. Tom Putzer,628 Ceape Avenue,explained that there was a misunderstanding with the balcony and patio door request. Mr. Putzer did not mean to request a variance for those items. He said he was waiting for a phone call and started doodling on the sketch of the home. He only meant to ask Plan Commission Minutes 1 August 21,2018 for the variance on the first floor windows. Mr. Putzer said his intent for the home was to have a nice residential look instead of a factory look. Ms. Propp asked Mr. Putzer if he understood the conditions Staff recommended. Mr. Putzer said he was not sure if he did. Mr. Wiley explained the conditions again. Mr. Putzer said he was unsure about being able to fit double windows on the left side of the front facade. Mr. Wiley stated the windows could be discussed with Staff. Mr. Wiley said that there might have been a miscommunication about the windows on the second floor. Mr. Putzer agreed about the miscommunication. He added that the house was recently resided on the top portion and he was waiting for approval on the windows in order to finish the lower portion of the home. Ms. Propp said that she drove by the site and it looked as though the windows on the top portion of the home were boarded up. She wanted to know if the windows were functional windows. Mr. Putzer said he assumed they worked. Mr. Hinz mentioned that from the pictures, one of the windows looks like it is halfway open. Mr. Vajgrt asked Mr. Putzer if he was still planning on doing a flat roof. Mr. Purter clarified the roof was already fairly flat and did not intend on doing anything to the roof. Ms. Propp confirmed the conditions. Mr. Putzer said that on the front facade of the house there would be one window on the left and two together on the right. He apologized for the confusion from his sketch. Motion by Borsuk to approve the residential design standards variance to allow for window closures on the front fagade at 680 Central Street with the following conditions: 1. New windows to be installed in tandem—in pairs as opposed to a single window with a punched opening. 2. Window trim to be consistent with trim on other windows on the home. 3. Proposed windows on the front fagade shall not include shutters. 4. Front balcony and sliding door is not approved. Plan Commission Minutes 2 August 21,2018 And the following finding: 1. The window closure portion of the variance request will not be contrary to the public interest but the shutters, balcony, and sliding door are inconsistent with other properties on the block. Seconded by Uajgrt. Mr. Hinz mentioned that he would vote with Staff on the item but he would like more of an allowance on houses for design standards, as long as it is not drastically detrimental. He does not feel all houses in the neighborhoods should be identical. He said neighborhoods grow and change as time goes on. Mr. Kiefer agreed. He stated the railings and shutters would have been a nice compliment to the home and would have added to the neighborhood. Motion carried 9-0. II. SPECIFIC IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR AN 8 UNIT MULTI FAMILY STRUCTURE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 129 W. 17TH STREET The applicant requests Specific Implementation Plan approval to allow for an 8 unit apartment building and 8 unit garage on the property at 129 W. 17th Street with the following conditions: 1. The SIP approval shall be only for the proposed 8 unit multi-family apartment building, 8 unit garage,vehicle access/circulation, lighting, storm water management, and landscaping. 2. Base Standard Modification to allow a setback of 8'-4" from the front lot line for the 2'-10" x 74" Monument Sign. As a condition of this Base Standard Modification the applicant shall remove the existing pylon sign currently located on site. 3. Applicant shall install landscaping as indicated and shall treat the yard between the applicant's property and the property to the east as a buffer yard between an NMU and an SR-9 property. 4. Applicant shall install lighting and storm water management and comply with all standards for these two elements. Mr. Wiley presented the item and reviewed the site and surrounding area. The Plan Commission previously approved a zone change from Neighborhood Mixed Use (NMU) to Neighborhood Mixed Use with Planned Development Overlay (NMU-PD) and a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) and General Development Plan for four duplexes and an 8 unit multi-family structure for the property at the June 19,2018 Plan Commission meeting. The Common Council then approved the item at the July 10, 2018 Council meeting. The development will comprise of two phases but the applicant is only looking for approval on Phase I which consist of the 8 unit multi-family structure Plan Commission Minutes 3 August 21,2018 and 8 unit garage. In the future, the applicant intends to do Phase II and add 4 duplexes with associated parking on the remainder of the site. The proposed development will have one 24' driveway entrance on W. 17th Avenue. Phase I includes 8 surface parking spaces and 8 garage parking spaces with additional parking in Phase IL The final storm water management plans will be approved during the site plan review process. The landscaping plan, off-street parking, dumpster enclosure and photometric plan meet the zoning ordinance. The applicant has an example sign drawing for the development and will need a Base Standard Modification (BSM). The applicant has provided building elevations for both the multi-family building and duplexes. The building elevations appear to be in compliance with the zoning code requirements. Mr. Hinz mentioned that the location of the enclosed dumpster is currently located behind the properties at 1720 and 1724 Oregon Street. He asked if the Plan Commission would be interested in changing to location to be less of a nuisance for those properties. Mr. Wiley said that it could be added as a condition if Plan Commission would like it to be. Mr. Mott asked if there was a difference in siding between the multi-family structure and the 8 unit garage. Mr. Wiley replied that from the pictures, it does look different. He said it looks as there is composite wood siding for the 8 unit garage and was not sure if the LP smart siding on the multi- family structure is similar to it. Mr. Mott asked if consistency in the siding was a concern for Staff. Mr. Wiley replied that consistency would be ideal. Corey Wallace (architect),brought an example of the siding and said it would be hard to tell the difference between fiber cement and LP smart siding. He confirmed that the multi-family and the 8 unit garage would both have the LP smart siding but the color have not been finalized. Ms. Propp asked if Mr. Wallace would be agreeable to relocating the dumpster. Mr. Wallace said he would be agreeable to relocating the dumpster since it would have to be moved in Phase II. Matt Vienola, 4820 Country Club Road, said he was unsure about moving the dumpster. Ideally, he would like it to go straight south once the entire project is complete. Mr. Burich added that the dumpster would be moved in Phase II anyways. The Plan Commission, Mr. Vienola and the staff discussed and agreed upon the new location of the enclosed dumpster. Mr. Lyons added that the dumpster still has to meet setbacks. Plan Commission Minutes 4 August 21,2018 Motion by Vajgrt to approve a specific implementation plan for an 8 unit multi family structure for property located at 129 W. 17th Street with the following amended conditions: 1. The SIP approval shall be only for the proposed 8 unit multi family apartment building, 8 unit garage, vehicle access/circulation, lighting, storm water management, and landscaping. 2. Base Standard Modification to allow a setback of 8'-4"from the front lot line for the 2'-10"x 7'-4"Monument Sign. As a condition of this Base Standard Modification the applicant shall remove the existing pylon sign currently located on site. 3. Applicant shall install landscaping as indicated and shall treat the yard between the applicant's property and the property to the east as a buffer yard between an NMU and an SR-9 property. 4. Applicant shall install lighting and storm water management and comply with all standards for these two elements. 5. The proposed dumpster along the east side of the property shall be moved to the north and placed in line with the proposed 8 unit garage. Seconded by Kiefer. Motion carried 9-0. IIIA. ZONE CHANGE FROM SUBURBAN MIXED USE DISTRICT (SMU) TO SUBURBAN MIXED USE DISTRICT WITH PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY (SMU-PD) AND APPROVAL OF A GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND SPECIFIC IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1159 N.KOELLER STREET IIIB. ACCESS CONTROL VARIANCES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A BANK AT 1159 N. KOELLER STREET Two actions are requested as part of this request: A. The applicant requests a zone change from the existing Suburban Mixed Use District (SMU) to Suburban Mixed Use District with a Planned Development Overlay(SMU-PD). The applicant also requests approval of General Development Plan and Specific Implementation Plan to allow for construction of a bank with the following conditions: 1. Approval of an Access Control Variances to reduced lateral clearance and number of access drives. 2. BSM to exceed the maximum allowed 28 parking spaces to 50 spaces as shown. 3. BSM to allow 10' setback along the north, west and east property lines. B. The petitioner is requesting access control variances to permit the following: 1. Reduced lateral clearance from N. Koeller St. to 30'6" where code requires a minimum of 75 feet. 2. Increase the number of permitted access drives from one to two. Mr. Lyons presented the item and reviewed the site and surrounding area. The proposed development will have one two-way access driveway on N. Koeller Street and one exit only on N. Plan Commission Minutes 5 August 21,2018 Koeller Street. The intended use of the property is for a bank. The western most access drive will be designated as exit only for customers exiting from the drive-thru facility. Staff is in support of the second access drive and the requested lateral clearance reduction. The Department of Public Works has reviewed the proposal and has not noted any concerns. The bank building includes office space, conference/training rooms and a drive-thru facility. The development will employ approximately 20 people. Hours of operation are anticipated to be from 8:30-5:00 Monday thru Friday and 9:00-12:00 on Saturdays. A Base Standard Modification(BSM) is requested to exceed the maximum allowed 125%parking. Another BSM is being requested related to setbacks since the parcel is technically bordered by public right-of-way on all four sides and therefore has four front yards. Due to the unique configuration of the property it would require a rezone in order to allow the BSM. Finalized storm water management plans will need to be submitted and approved as part of the Site Plan Review processes. Building foundation landscaping, paved area, street frontage landscaping, yard landscaping, photometric plan and building elevation requirements are being meet. The development will be held the sign standards as described for the SMU district. The applicant has provided a material list and material breakdown for the building for each building facade. The building is comprised in total of 82.5%Class I materials and 17.5%Class III materials. Mr. Kiefer asked if the parcel was part of the TIF that was created along Koeller Street. Mr. Lyons confirmed that it was. Mr. Kiefer said it looks like it meets the Class I materials but asked if it was part of the Corporate Business Park Zoning District. Mr. Lyons said it does meet the Corporate Business Park Class 1 materials even though it is not in the Corporate Business Park Zoning District. Stephen Kuhnen (architect), clarified that the exterior of the building would consist of stone and not brick as previously presented. The stone would be locally sourced from Buechel Stone in Fond Du Lac. He added that the only minor change to the elevations could be the pitch of the roof. Ms. Propp commended Mr. Kuhnen on the design of the proposed plan due to the odd shape of the parcel. Mr. Kuhnen stated that the bank is proud of their facilities. Motion by Hinz to approval an access control variance to allow reduced lateral clearance from N. Koeller Street to 30'6"where code requires a minimum of 75 feet and to increase the number of permitted access drives from one to two at 1159 N. Koeller Street, a zone change from Suburban Mixed Use District (SMU) to Suburban Mixed Use District with Planned Development Overlay (SMU-PD) and approval of a general development plan and specific implementation plan for property located at 1159 n. Koeller Street with the following conditions: Plan Commission Minutes 6 August 21,2018 1. Approval of an Access Control Variances to reduced lateral clearance and number of access drives. 2. BSM to exceed the maximum allowed 28 parking spaces to 50 spaces as shown. 3. BSM to allow 10'setback along the north, west and east property lines. Seconded by Vajgrt. Motion carried 8-0-1. (Abstain:Bowen) IV. APPROVAL OF A GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND SPECIFIC IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A WAREHOUSE & DISTRIBUTION FACILITY LOCATED AT 3970 POBEREZNY ROAD The applicant requests approval of a General Development Plan and Specific Implementation Plan for development of a warehouse/steel distribution facility located at 3970 Poberezny Road with the following conditions: 1. Include details for the location of the proposed trash enclosure on final site plan and details of the design of the structure. Materials shall be complimentary to the principal structure. 2. Provide code-compliant screening in the form of an 8-foot tall solid fencing(or similar screen) for the outdoor storage area on the east side of the building as approved by the Department of Community Development. 3. Provide to the Department of Community Development documentation verifying Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources concurrence for existing wetlands on the site and approval/permit(s)for any wetland disturbance. 4. Provide a minimum of six (6)bicycle spaces on the final site plan. 5. Reduce the northern Poberezny Road driveway width to 70 feet and convert the 35-foot radii to 15-foot flares for both Poberezny Road Driveways. 6. Provide a minimum 5-foot wide pedestrian access from the main entrance of the building to Poberezny Road. 7. Said access shall avoid driveways and drive aisles where practical. 8. Said access need not be constructed until such time public sidewalk is available on Poberezny Road. 9. Provide a tall,vegetative barrier to screen the semi-truck parking stalls along the north and south sides of the property as approved by the Department of Community Development. 10. Additional signage not depicted on submitted plans shall meet standards of the Urban Industrial District. 11. Additional "Yard" landscaping shall be provided and shall focus on the north, south and east sides of the development, as approved by the Department of Community Development. Plan Commission Minutes 7 August 21,2018 12. Increase the amount of Class I exterior building materials to 15% of the wall area along the west and north building elevations. 13. Add architectural articulation features along the west and north faces to break up the long,blank expanses. Mr. Nau presented the item and reviewed the site and surrounding area. The subject property is an 18.38 acre site. The applicant is proposing construction of a 194,700 square foot,44-foot tall single-story facility with associated office space, driveway/parking areas, landscaping and on-site storm water management features. The proposed primary use of the site is steel product warehousing and distribution. The proposed facility will be open to the public Monday thru Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. The site will be staffed 24 hours per day with a total of 80 employees split between three shifts with anticipated growth for more employees. Access to the site is proposed as two driveway openings along Poberezny Avenue and will be reviewed during the Site Plan Review process for compliance. The proposed parking does meet code requirements and also shows 28 semi-trailer stalls. Trash enclosure, exterior storage, signage, photometric plan and final storm water management plan shall meet base code standards and will be reviewed during the Site Plan Review process. Building foundation, paved areas and street frontage requirements are being met. However, yard landscaping points are deficient. Building elevations have been provided and depict mostly precast concrete panels along Poberezny Road and W. Ripple Avenue. Mr. Nau stated that he just received documentation from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources on August 21, therefore one of the conditions can be removed. Mr. Borsuk asked if Mr. Nau had been in contact with the applicant since the staff report was distributed. Mr. Nau replied that he had not but the applicant does receive a copy of the staff report in the mail. He added that he also e-mailed them the staff report the morning of August 21. Mr. Borsuk asked Mr. Nau to explain the difference of the 35-foot radii to 15-foot flares. Mr. Nau explained the difference. Mr. Borsuk asked Mr. Nau to explain why the area to the east was considered outdoor storage since it was covered. Mr. Nau explained that it was an open view from the adjacent properties. Mr. Borsuk asked why Staff is recommending more landscaping to the east. He said usually we do not concentrate on landscaping in the rear yard. Mr. Nau replied that there could be a future development to the east. He explained that code requires landscaping to be place within a distance from features. Mr. Borsuk stated that it is not usually required in an Industrial Park. Plan Commission Minutes 8 August 21,2018 Mr. Burich stated that the proposed area is not in an Industrial Park. George Kittle,4575 Ann Arbor Road (Jackson, MI), said he was there to represent the owner. Ms. Propp asked if the owner had any issues with the conditions. Mr. Kittle replied that they do not. He said that the semi-truck parking to the north and south could be removed instead of adding extra landscaping to those areas. He feels as the semi-parking area on the east should be sufficient. He said it would be fine either way. Ms. Propp added that there are a number of concerns with the proposed plan. She said this is the reasoning for the separate approval processes for the General Development Plan and Specific Implementation Plan. Mr. Kittle stated the metal paneling proposed for the building does have grooves. These grooves give it more of a stone or block look. Ms. Propp said Staff is recommending architectural articulation features Mr. Kittle said with the size of the building, they do try to break up the blank expanses. Mr. Burich said it is an item Staff can work with the applicant on. Mr. Borsuk asked if Mr. Kittle had any issues with screening the east side. Mr. Kittle replied that he has not had to screen an outdoor storage area in the past but does not have any issues with it. He said he is more concerned about the wetlands at the east that may affect the landscaping. Mr. Kittle explained that the outdoor storage area is used for pallets. Mr. Borsuk asked it the driveway condition was an issue. Mr. Kittle replied he prefers the widest driveway possible but is willing to work with Staff and Plan Commission. Ms. Propp asked if Alro Steel is planning on moving from downtown to the proposed development. Mr. Kittle said that he believes that is their intention but is not sure. He explained that the proposed structure was originally smaller in size but due to wetlands, Alro Steel would not have been able to expand, that is why the proposed structure is as big as it is. Plan Commission Minutes 9 August 21,2018 Motion by Uajgrt to approve a General Development Plan and Specific Implementation Plan for development of a warehouse &distribution facility located at 3970 Poberezny Road with the following amended conditions: 1. Include details for the location of the proposed trash enclosure on final site plan and details of the design of the structure. Materials shall be complimentary to the principal structure. 2. Provide code-compliant screening in the form of an 8-foot tall solid fencing (or similar screen) for the outdoor storage area on the east side of the building as approved by the Department of Community Development. 3. Provide a minimum of six (6) bicycle spaces on the final site plan. 4. Reduce the northern Poberezny Road driveway width to 70 feet and convert the 35 foot radii to 15 foot flares for both Poberezny Road Driveways. 5. Provide a minimum 5-foot wide pedestrian access from the main entrance of the building to Poberezny Road. 6. Said access shall avoid driveways and drive aisles where practical. 7. Said access need not be constructed until such time public sidewalk is available on Poberezny Road. 8. Provide a tall, vegetative barrier to screen the semi-truck parking stalls along the north and south sides of the property as approved by the Department of Community Development. 9. Additional signage not depicted on submitted plans shall meet standards of the Urban Industrial District. 10. Additional "Yard"landscaping shall be provided and shall focus on the north, south and east sides of the development, as approved by the Department of Community Development. 11. Increase the amount of Class I exterior building materials to 15% of the wall area along the west and north building elevations. 12. Add architectural articulation features along the west and north faces to break up the long, blank expanses. Seconded by Hinz. Motion carried 9-0. V. LAND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE FORMER LAKESHORE MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE,1507 N.EAGLE STREET The City requests a land disposition of a 0.831 future outlot at the former Lakeshore Municipal Golf Course property. Mr. Nau presented the item and reviewed the site and surrounding area. The city is in the process of having a Certified Survey Map (CSM) of the former golf course property prepared for the purpose of dedicating the realigned extension of N. Koeller Street. The resulting dedication will result in the creation of two parcels of land. Two outlots are planned to be created: Outlot 1, sized Plan Commission Minutes 10 August 21,2018 at 0.831 acres and Outlot 2, sized at 0.307 acres. This request focuses on the disposition of Outlot 1 to the properties to the south owned by H2Oshkosh, LLC. H2Oshkosh will be required to prepare a CSM to integrate Outlot 1 with their other properties to remove the "Outlot" designation. A preliminary CSM has been submitted for review but cannot be approved until the Common Council takes action on the disposition. Proposed Outlot 1 must be rezoned to match the properties owned by H2Oshkosh, LLC. The Advisory Park Board reviewed and recommended approval of the disposition of this property at its August 13, 2018 meeting. Mr. Bowen left at 5:15 pm. Ms. Propp asked if the zoning change would take place later. Mr. Nau confirmed it would. Ms. Propp asked how the trail would connect towards the right-of-way and the Oshkosh Corporation driveway. Mr. Gohde explained that the trail would come from the 80-foot strip of land, connect to the sidewalk on Westfield Street, then go right in front of the Oshkosh Corporation property in the right-of-way and finally snake up north to the park. There is wetland in the area that cannot be disturbed, therefore the trail has to work around those areas. Ms. Propp inquired more about the sidewalk in front of the Oshkosh Corporation driveway. Mr. Gohde explained that it is a driveway and not an at grade intersection. It will be raised with an apron and a sidewalk,where vehicles will have to slow down. Ms. Propp asked if the right-of-way would stay City owned. Mr. Gohde confirmed it would. Motion by Vajgrt to approve the land disposition of property located at the former Lakeshore Municipal Golf Course, 1507 N. Eagle Street with the following conditions: 1. The proposed outlot will be integrated with a future Certified Survey Map for new lot configuration and removal of the outlot status, 2. The zoning designation of proposed Outlot 1 shall be changed from Institutional (I) to Corporate Business Park with a Planned Development Overlay (CBP-PD) Seconded by Ford. Motion carried 8-0. VI. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AMENDMENT FOR A HOTEL, COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL USES AT 1634-1810 OSHKOSH AVENUE Plan Commission Minutes 11 August 21,2018 The petitioner requests approval of a General Development Plan Amendment to allow for redevelopment at 1634-1810 Oshkosh Avenue for a hotel, commercial and retail uses. Mr. Lyons presented the item and reviewed the site and surrounding area. The proposed development consists of two phases. Phase 1 includes a Certified Survey Map (CSM) creating two lots and development of an approximately 112 room extended stay hotel and associated parking. The second phase created consists of several commercial, retail or service oriented buildings. The proposed Development Plan indicates two access points. Finalized parking, storm water management,lighting, landscaping, signage and site lighting will be required as part of the Specific Implementation Plan and Site Plan Review processes. Finalized building elevations will need to meet the intent of the Corporate Business Park (CBP) district and will be reviewed as part of the Specific Implementation Plan. Mr. Borsuk asked if Plan Commission would review the final signage. Mr. Lyons replied that during the Specific Implementation Plan process, the applicant would need to submit a sign package. Steve Hoopman, 51011 Maytah Road, stated they had been working on the General Development Plan for months. The plan is starting to become more concrete. He would like to get the foundation work started by the end of October or beginning of November. Ms. Propp thanked Mr. Hoopman for working with the Plan Commission on the Class I materials. Mr. Hinz asked if the hotel chain was going to be the Marriott. Mr. Hoopman said that they are close to finalizing with the Marriott. Motion by Vajgrt to approve a general development plan amendment for a hotel, commercial and retail uses at 1634-1810 Oshkosh Avenue with the following conditions: 1. Approval of a Certified Survey Map (CSM) showing the proposed two lot configuration.A 2. Elimination of the Rath Lane access point. 3. Cross access,parking, signage and storm water easements provided between lots. 4. BSM to reduce the west building elevation to 74% class I materials. 5. BSM to allow joint free standing signage along Oshkosh Avenue. 6. The hotel lot shall not have an independent free standing identification sign. Seconded by Hinz. Mr. Ford commended the Plan Commission and the applicant for previous discussions about the Class 1 materials. Plan Commission Minutes 12 August 21,2018 Motion carried 8-0. VII. APPROVAL OF THE RUSCH PARK MASTER PLAN Mr. Burich presented this item and reviewed the site and surrounding area. The Parks Department is requesting approval of the Rusch Park Master Plan which describes the current physical conditions and utilization of current amenities including open space,nature areas, walking trails,boardwalks, and other resources found in Rusch Park. The plan also includes a review of facility needs and requirements to implement a future vision for the park. The Plan was developed in consultation with the Advisory Park Board. The Rusch Park Master Plan is consistent with the goal of the recently adopted (2018) Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan calling for developing long-range master plans for parks within the system. The Master Plan also has no conflicts with the City's Comprehensive Plan or Zoning Ordinance. Mr. Maurer explained that they held three public input meetings at Carl Traeger. They received a lot of input from the community,mainly pertaining to keeping the area more of a natural place. Mr. Maurer said that the trails system is planned for future connections. There is also another bridge proposed to the west for Sawyer Creek. The bridge would be usable for future residential development in the area. There will be low level trail lighting mainly on the east for illumination at night and security. Mr. Burich added that the approval from the Plan Commission is to ensure the Rusch Park Master Plan is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and CORP Plan,which it is. Ms. Propp asked if there would be trail lighting on the western edge in the future. Mr. Maurer replied it is something that could be looked into as well as discussed with the neighborhood. He said there will be lighting by the existing boardwalk. Motion by Vajgrt to approve the Rusch Park Master Plan. Seconded by Kiefer. Mr. Kiefer said he is a part of the Sawyer Creek neighborhood and commended the Parks Department for working with the neighborhood on this project. He feels that the trails make some good connections to the area because there are a lot of nice outdoors areas adjacent to the park area Mr. Burich thanked Mr. Kiefer for mentioning that the trail links to more active recreational areas around Carl Traeger. Motion carried 8-0. Plan Commission Minutes 13 August 21,2018 There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at approximately 5:43 pm. (Vajgrt/Hinz) Respectfully submitted, Darryn Burich Director of Planning Services Plan Commission Minutes 14 August 21,2018