PLAN COMMISSION

May 10, 2007

                                                                                                           

Members present:  Jack Breault, Alan Burchill, Fred Yoerg, Don Mailloux, Don Gilbert and Tim Caruso

                       

Others present:  Jason Bast, Ryan Sherley and Denny Darnold

 

The meeting was called to order at 7:33 a.m. by Chairman Breault.

 

Motion by Burchill, seconded by Caruso to approve the 5/3/07 meeting minutes.  Motion carried.

 

Concept development plans for Kinder Care Learning Center, 9,500 sq. ft., day care facility (131 children), Lot 5, Ban Tara commercial development, southeast quadrant of Center Drive and Pearson Drive – Kernon Bast.  Darnold noted that the city engineer’s comments were generally detailed in nature and will need to be incorporated into the final development plans.  One of the engineer’s comments noted that the grading plans indicate that grading would encroach onto adjacent properties and permission to grade onto the adjacent properties would need to be obtained and provided to him to assure that issue has been addressed. 

 

Yoerg questioned the compatibility of a day care center within such a potentially busy commercial neighborhood due to noise and traffic.  Darnold commented that this is a franchise facility and that other Kinder Care facilities he has seen are generally located in similarly busy commercial areas.

 

Breault noted that he had received a call from the Ban Tara development owners with concern about the general appearance of the architecture.  Ryan Sherley noted that they will provide a colored rendering of the building to Ban Tara and to the plan commission.  Jason Bast stated that he thought that Ban Tara’s concerns were regarding the roof and general plain appearance that the building may have.  He further opined that the building will have as good or better architecture as the Perkins restaurant across the street.

 

Darnold suggested that the concept plans be approved with the following conditions:

-         Fire Inspector’s and City Engineer’s comments incorporated into the final development plans,

-         Approval received from the adjacent owners regarding the proposed grading onto adjacent properties,

-         Letter from Kinder Care acknowledging the general commercial conditions in which the day care facility is proposed.

 

 

 

 

Page 2, Plan Commission

May 10, 2007 

 

                                                                                                           

Motion by Burchill, seconded by Mailloux to approve the concept development plans for the proposed Kinder Care day care facility with the following conditions:

-         Fire Inspector’s and City Engineer’s comments incorporated into the final development plans,

-         Approval received from the adjacent property owners regarding the proposed grading onto adjacent properties.

-         Letter from Kinder Care acknowledging the general commercial conditions in which the day care facility is proposed.

Motion carried.

 

Other business for discussion purposes only or placement on future agendas.  Darnold requested that the next regular meeting of the plan commission be scheduled for Tuesday, May 29th, 7:00 p.m.  The plan commission agreed to that date.

 

Motion by Gilbert, seconded by Caruso to adjourn.  Motion carried.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Dennis Darnold, Secretary