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MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING HELD AT THE GREENFIELD CITY HALL ON TUESDAY, JANAURY 11, 2011 1. The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Ald. Kastner ROLL CALL: Mayor Michael Neitzke Excused Ald. Karl Kastner Present Mr. Brian Weis Excused Ms. Denise Collins Present Mr. Dennis Marciniak Present Mr. Douglas Dorszynski Present Mr. Frederick Hess Present Ms. Christine Hallen (alt.) Excused Mr. Bradley Sponholz (alt.) Excused ALSO PRESENT: Chuck Erickson, Community Development Manager 2. Motion by Ms. Collins, seconded by Mr. Hess to approve the minutes of the December 14, 2010 Regular Meeting as amended to include additional comments from Mayor Neitzke regarding Item #7 - Nissan dealership (page 6) to read “Mayor Neitzke stressed that he is happy that Boucher has brought their dealership to Greenfield from West Allis, and that the Saturn dealership will not be vacant.” Motion carried 4-0-1 with Mr. Marciniak abstaining. 3. Discussion regarding the Common Council meeting held on December 21st & January 4th. At the December 21st meeting, the public hearing for the Kids „N Care addition ( 74th & Forest Home), the McDonald‟s Rebuild (76th Street), and the addition to Scott E‟s (Hwy. 100 & Beloit) for Papa Saverio‟s were held and all items were approved as presented. There were no Plan Commission items at the January 4th Common Council meeting. 4. Scott & Brian Campbell, Boot Connection, 4275 W. Layton Avenue, Greenfield, WI 53221 request a Plan Commission Waiver to place a ‘boot sculpture’ in a landscape area in front of their building at this location, Tax Key #621-9957-001. 1. Background: Boot Connection (BC) requests the ability to place a 10‟7” „boot sculpture‟ in a landscape island adjacent to Layton Ave. on the north side of their building. The intent is to replicate a Red Wing leather boot on its box. 2. Architectural Review/Exterior Materials: BC will have a contractor/artist replicate a Red Wing style leather boot on a Red Wing shoe box. The materials will be exterior plywood, extruded foam, insulating foam, coated with eco-mastic lagging compound to create smooth “leather” texture, then painted to match overall design. Surface details to include stitching, laces, and leather texture paint treatment. A color rendition will be presented at the meeting. There are limited comparables, at least in GF. The closest one was the approval in 2003 for the House of Harley to have that huge motorcycle placed on the north side of their parking lot. However, the House request was based on a „Temporary Use‟ in that this cycle figure was to be moved from time-to-time; obviously it has not moved at all. The boot itself is approx. 6‟ high. The box is 3‟ high (front) and 5‟ high (rear), and is 8‟ long and 3‟ wide. 1 PC 1-11-11 3. Lighting (building & site): The intention is to place the shoe/box in a landscape island where a there is a parking lot light, and then add a “shoebox” fixture for a down-lighting accent. 4. Engineering Comments: An existing 10‟ wide sanitary easement encumbers the north edge of the BC parcel. The placement of the proposed structure should occur, to the extent possible, so it‟s out of the easement. Recommendation: Approve subject to Plan Commission and Staff comments, and authorize this item to be expedited to the Jan. 18th Common Council meeting. Staff‟s main concern with this request is the overall size/scale of it within the context of where it‟s being placed. It‟s realized that the intention is to create an “eye-catching-attraction”, but having a 10‟7” high structure in this front yard area seems to be too big for its location. Maybe having a box/shoe structure and design scaled to an overall height of 7‟ or 8‟ would be more conducive to that front yard. Brian Campbell was present to answer questions and spoke on why they want to do the project, which is to create a unique but good-looking “eye-catcher” for their business. Ms. Collins said she is concerned there might be difficulty for those exiting onto Layton, based on the way this is laid out. Mr. Erickson responded that if the scale were reduced and it is not placed in the easement area then the sight-line for vehicles exiting onto Layton would be improved. Mr. Marciniak said he would like to see a site-scaled version, as he feels the current one overpowers the scale of the building itself. Mr. Dorszynski questioned if perhaps the box portion could be removed. Mr. Campbell responded that the box was an afterthought, and they have considered putting the sculpture lower to the ground and eliminating the box altogether. He said that they are certain they can get Redwing‟s sponsorship with only the boot displayed. Discussion followed on the easement area and the scale to be applied. There was a general consensus amongst the Plan Commission that they would support a smaller overall scale. Item held over. 5. Start the process of reviewing/updating the Sign Code. Background: During the December 21st Common Council meeting – or specifically when considering the Special Use/Site, Building, Landscaping Review request for the Solid Gold McDonalds scrape and rebuild project – there was discussion about the general idea of reviewing/updating/re-writing the Sign Code. The last major re-write of the Code was in 1998, with a handful of amendments since then. As part of an initial review that staff has started, sign codes from our usual municipal comparables were obtained (i.e. Franklin, Oak Creek, West Allis, Wauwatosa, New Berlin, Brookfield, Men. Falls, etc.). At the meeting a “comparative table” will be presented to initiate discussion on features such as, but not limited to: How is overall signage allowance calculated? Height of monument signs. Any allowance for a graduated signage scale taking MPH into account (i.e. building facing a freeway vs. a County trunk highway vs. a City street). 2 PC 1-11-11 During that same Dec. 21st Common Council meeting, Ald. Kastner had requested a review of past reports/documents which pertained to the signage guidelines we are using now. Attached are pertinent excerpts shared already with the Mayor and Common Council of some of the materials which the “Highway 100 Corridor Urban Design Committee” had looked at and discussed and considered in 1997 – 1998. As stated in that cover memo, the work of that committee was included in the entire re-doing of both the Zoning Code (1998) and the Sign Code (1998), and was the basis for the creation of the Site Development Standards (1999). Recommendation: This topic is simply being introduced at this time. It‟s anticipated that a number of Plan Commission meetings may be needed before any potential changes are „ready‟ to be forwarded to the Legislative Committee for further review. General discussion on the factors of building height, setback from the road, which road it is (i.e. inter-state, state or county highway, or City street), the speed limit on the road, etc. all come into play. Ald. Kastner indicated that what is needed is a Code that allows flexibility and also exercises our right to apply good judgment. Item will be revisited again at the next Plan Commission meeting. 6. Community Development Director Report No report. 7. Motion by Mr. Hess, seconded by Ms. Collins to adjourn the meeting at 7:05 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. 8. The next meeting of the Planning Commission will be held at the Greenfield City Hall on February 8, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Alison J. Meyer Recording Secretary Distributed January 21, 2011 3 PC 1-11-11 MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING HELD AT THE GREENFIELD CITY HALL ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2011 1. The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Mayor Neitzke ROLL CALL: Mayor Michael Neitzke Present Ald. Karl Kastner Present Mr. Brian Weis Excused Ms. Denise Collins Present Mr. Dennis Marciniak Present Mr. Douglas Dorszynski Excused Mr. Frederick Hess Present Ms. Christine Hallen (alt.) Present Mr. Bradley Sponholz (alt.) Excused ALSO PRESENT: Chuck Erickson, Community Development Manager 2. Motion by Mr. Hess, seconded by Ms. Collins to approve the minutes of the January 11, 2011 Regular Meeting minutes. Motion carried 4-0-2 with Mayor Neitzke and Ms. Hallen abstaining. 3. Discussion regarding the Common Council meeting held on January 18th & February 1st. At the January 18th meeting there were no Plan Commission items brought forth and due to the snowstorm the February 1st meeting was cancelled, with the meeting rescheduled for February 16th. 4. Scott & Brian Campbell, Boot Connection, 4275 W. Layton Avenue, Greenfield, WI 53221 request a Plan Commission Waiver to place a ‘boot sculpture’ in a landscape area in front of their building at this location, Tax Key #621-9957-001. 1. Background: This item was on the January agenda. The Boot Connection (BC) had requested the ability to place a 10‟7” „boot/box sculpture‟ in a landscape island adjacent to Layton Ave. on the north side of their building. The intent is to replicate a Red Wing leather boot on its box. The Plan Commission consensus was to support this request but with a smaller size and with a more specific and scaled site plan taking into account a light pole location and the sanitary sewer easement. See attached for the revised drawing (8‟ high now). The remaining comments are similar to what was distributed for the January Plan Commission. 2.

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