02-03-11 Site Review MinutesSITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE SUMMARY
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Lower Level Main Conference Room
201 First Avenue East
ATTENDING:
Paul Burnham, City Engineer
Sean Conrad, Senior Planner
Tom Jentz, Planning & Bldg Director
P.J. Sorensen, Chairman
Kathy Kuhlin, Recording Secretary
Jeff Clawson, Building Official
Chad Fincher, Parks Superintendent
Charlie Johnson, Construction Manager
Rebekah Wargo, Asst. Civil Engineer
GUESTS: James Freyholtz, MDT; Mike Brodie and Jeff Walla from Stelling.
HEAR THE PUBLIC: None.
PERFORMANCE BOND REMINDERS: Westwood Park — Fincher sent him a Developer's
Agreement and they are trying to reduce their Letter of Credit. Susie Turner had previously
stated no wooden plants in that area. The only outstanding issues with the bond are Parks Dept.
issues.
OLD BUSINESS: Sykes, 202 2nd Avenue West — Public Works received their Site Plan a
week ago and will compile their (Public Works) comments into a letter to send to them. Parks
Dept. will sign off on this. Fire Dept. has already signed off on this. Public Works is not ready
yet. The Remainder Permit is still pending. No further information has been received on the light
wells. They need to reconstruct the whole intersection so that we would have adequate drainage
in there.
NEW BUSINESS: Spring Prairie Phase H — Applebee's - Jeff Walla from Stelling distributed
some Conceptual Site Plans for laying out the 5,500 sq. ft. building. This is the lot between Med
North and the roundabout, right along the Highway 93 frontage. They have been working with the
owner to obtain the parking lot layout. Jentz pointed out a possible sight easement for Costco that
goes through there that Goldberg would need to approve. They will look into this. This will be a
sprinklered building. It can be difficult to get parking spaces to come straight in on the four parking
space area. They might have a little bump out turnaround area there instead of the four spots. They
are having difficulty coming up with 48 spots and a bike rack. If they lose the four spaces, they come
up short on two spaces. They could share parking with other surrounding areas. Their intent is to tie
into the City's 12" water main on the highway. There will be a four foot boulevard and a five foot
sidewalk. The City would like them to have a five foot landscape buffer between the sidewalk and the
parking area. The building setback on the south would be ten or five feet. There was a question as to
whether there are service lines stubbed into the sanitary sewer. The main door is on the northwest
corner. They are uncertain if there are cross easements here. They are required to do four-sided
architecture. Collaborative out of Billings is doing the architecture. Will there be a boulevard on the
exit from the roundabout — where will they put snow? They will try to get a five foot boulevard in
there. They want to break ground this spring. Burnham noted that when they move over the building
to the south on their sanitary sewer, they need to make sure to create some room in there for a grease
trap. 7entz mentioned there are no pole signs allowed at this location.
PLANNING OFFICE ITEMS: No plans or projects for February. We are continuing to work
through the Subdivision Regulations to update them.
OTHER REPORTS:
Reserve Loop behind Home Depot and Target is still planned for completion this summer. MDT
still needs to finalize the right-of-way acquisition. The tunnel by the college is also proceeding
forward.
Discussion was held regarding the left turn lanes and the need for a left turn arrow coming out of
the Home Depot/Target exit.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:25 a.m.