00:07:01,920 S1: Calling to order the Advisory Planning Commission for the City of Eagan for August 25th, 2026. At this time, we rise for the Pledge of Allegiance. 00:07:12,760 S2: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 00:07:29,400 S1: Uh, Mr. Schultz, are there any changes or updates to the agenda tonight? Uh, Mr. Chair, there are no changes or updates. Okay. Um, with that, I would entertain a motion to approve the agenda. So move. Okay. I have a motion from Secretary Whitfield. I know I messed that up last time. Is there a second? Second? Okay. And I have a second from, uh, Member Donaldson. Yes. Uh, all in favor, please raise your hand and say aye. 00:07:54,860 S2: Aye. 00:07:55,180 S1: Aye. And that has passed 6 to 0. Um, with regard to the minutes, Mr. Schultz, are there any updates to the minutes? Um, not where any changes or updates to the minutes. Okay. With that, then I'll entertain a motion to approve the minutes from the last meeting. Okay. Secretary Whitfield has made the motion. Second. Okay, I have a second for member block. All in favor, please raise your hand and say aye. 00:08:16,700 S2: Aye, aye. 00:08:17,780 S1: And that also is passed 6 to 0. Um, this is the portion of the meeting that we open up to the public for any items that aren't currently on the agenda that the public would like to have heard today. And you're welcome to provide an agenda item, not hearing any. We will then move, uh, bring this back to the first new business. This is applicant med Dakota Animal Hospital for approval of a conditional use permit. And I understand Mr. Dusek, you're going to be presenting for us today. 00:08:46,040 S3: Yes. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Members of the Commission. The applicant is requesting approval of a conditional use permit to allow a veterinary clinic on property located at 2781 Pilot Knob Road. The half acre property is developed with a 3067 square foot building. It was platted in 1999, and the building was constructed the following year. The property is zoned neighborhood business, within which animal clinics are a conditional use. The ordinance does not identify specific criteria for this conditional use. The building is located west of center on the property, with parking to the east. Access is from Pilot Knob Road, which is a county roadway. An eight foot trail is present along the west side of Pilot Knob Road on the frontage of this property, and connects to the Regional Trail system about one quarter mile to the north. A ground sign is located south of the driveway. At the time of planning, half right of way was dedicated along the west edge of the site, intended for a future extension of Egan Woods Drive, which has not occurred to date. The proposal involves renovating the building's interior to convert the prior medical clinic for a veterinary use, and will provide six exam rooms, lobby and reception, a staff work area and spaces for surgery lab and other treatments. The proposal includes a 600 square foot addition on the west side of the building and will provide an office, X-ray room, kennel area and staff break room. Future expansion and reconstruction of the parking lot is also planned. No counseling or boarding of animals except for those needing veterinary care is proposed, and the proposed use appears compatible with the surrounding area, which is commercial and office uses. The proposed building addition satisfies required setbacks, including the rear setback abutting dedicated right of way. The city code does not identify a minimum parking standard for a veterinary clinic use. The existing lot provides 14 stalls in the front parking lot, with a potential two overflow stalls on existing pavement north of the building that would be used for staff only if necessary. The 14 stalls is a ratio of one stall per 262ft², and that is comparable to other veterinary clinics in Eagan. With the proposed addition, both maximum building coverage and minimum green space ratios are satisfied, and the additions will match exterior finished materials to the existing building. The ground sign does not currently meet the ten foot setback, although it did when it was constructed, and it is located within a public drainage and utility easement. The sign may remain or may be replaced in its current location, but cannot move any closer to right of way. The property contains a enclosure for trash receptacles that's located north of the building. There's no rooftop mechanical equipment. The building has a pitched roof and a ground air conditioner unit. At the southwest corner of the building is screened from adjacent property with by an existing fence. Original landscaping on the site was installed in 2000 with the construction of the building, and that requires some maintenance and there are some missing or dead trees which should be replaced. The future parking lot would require grading plans, and the specifics of that parking lot design, and the grading and drainage would be evaluated at the time that reconstruction is undertaken. There are no modifications to existing utilities or changes to the driveway access proposed. Storm sewer trunk charges have not previously been paid and would be due with external physical improvements to the site, and park and trail dedications do not appear to have previously been satisfied and are not due as part of this proposal. In summary, the applicant is requesting approval of a conditional use permit for a veterinary clinic in NRB. Zoning. The ordinance does not specify criteria specific to this particular conditional use. The use involves renovation of the building, interior, construction of a building addition, and possible future parking lot construction, and the proposed improvements appear to meet applicable zoning standards. The action to be considered is to recommend approval of a conditional use permit for a to allow veterinary clinic on property at 2781 Pilot Knob Road, and if approved, the conditions in the staff report shall apply. Thank you, Mr. Chair. 00:13:17,020 S1: Thank you, Mr. Zach. Are there any questions for members of the Commission for Mr. Zajac? Yes. Vice chair. 00:13:23,500 S2: Miss Dusek. 00:13:24,260 S4: Do you have an idea of the number of parking stalls that are on site or provided as part of this? 00:13:30,740 S3: The current parking lot provides 14 Parking stalls. Um, the applicant has indicated if there were overflow necessary. There is pavement along the north side of the building that could accommodate two parking stalls. That would be staff use only if necessary, and the applicant may be able to speak more to their current needs. 00:13:51,520 S4: Okay, good. Thank you. 00:13:54,080 S1: All right. Thank you. Um. Vice chair. Monty, are there any other questions for Mr. 00:14:01,960 Zajac? S1: Okay with that, then we invite the applicant to come forward and present. If you could state your name for the record, that would be great. 00:14:12,480 S5: Thank you guys for having me. My name is Kyle Stoltzfus. Um, my wife and I own Mendota Animal Hospital, currently in Mendota Heights right now, and we've been looking for a place nearby our home and where our kids go to school to build our practice for the next, like, ten, 15, 20 years. Um, appreciate you guys. At least here in us out and considering us for this. 00:14:37,020 S1: Thank you. Well, thank you for being here. Mister Starbucks and to your wife as well. Are there any questions for the applicant? For members of the commission? Yes. Vice chair. 00:14:48,140 S4: Um. Thank you. Thank you, Mister Chair. And thank you for being here tonight. Thank you for your application. Thank you for investing in Eagan. Um, the one experience I've had at hospitals like this, uh, pet in particular, is parking. 00:15:15,340 Um, so, um, if you could just give me a sense of how you're going to handle that, and, um, do you think you have sufficient here and so forth? S5: I think 14 is sufficient. Typically, we count about 5 to 7 employees or staff there at the time. So that gives us about, you know, 7 to 9 over. And then um, like Pam was saying to, we do have the ability to kind of move staff off to that North side if, you know, um, if needed. So when I was looking at the map and how I would decide it was, we would keep that, uh, clinic facing, um, those clinic facing parking spots, all clients available. And then the further back ones could either be staff. And if those are full, we could do the overflow. But that way, we're keeping all of the ones right up to the entrance open for clients. 00:16:05,200 S4: Okay, good. 00:16:07,320 S1: All right. Thank you. Are there any other questions from members of the commission for the applicant? Yes. Um, Secretary with you. 00:16:13,960 S2: Thank you, Mr. Chair. 00:16:15,520 S6: Uh, not necessarily a question. I just wanted to say by when I explained to my wife that you guys were coming here, we actually actually brought our foster cat, uh, to you guys before and had nothing but great things to say. So definitely appreciate the the work that that you that you all do. 00:16:28,970 S5: Thank you. 00:16:29,330 S2: Appreciate it. 00:16:32,730 S1: Thank you. Secretary Whitfield, are there any other comments or questions? 00:16:37,250 S7: So the existing, um, the existing location has 14 stalls, right. 00:16:45,970 So when you're in your current location now, how many stalls do you have? S5: Um, it's a bit complicated because there's an upstairs business that takes up a lot of the parking as well up front for, um, for clients. We have, I think, five total. And then the our employees go to the back, but that's mixed in with other, you know, other business employees too. So I think we have ones that are dedicated to us about 1212 okay. 00:17:13,490 S2: All right. 00:17:14,330 S7: Thank you. 00:17:15,250 S1: Mister chair and. 00:17:16,090 S2: Commissioner. 00:17:16,570 S1: Just. 00:17:17,050 S8: So you understand, maybe the graphic that's on the screen there. The applicant did provide an alternative parking in case there was parking issues. So almost a proof of parking, uh, of sorts. Um, you know, that shows 20 parking stalls, although we would probably recommend maybe relocating 1 or 2 of these here towards that entrance, but they could basically add another 4 to 6, depending. Uh, if parking did become an issue. So they did provide that alternative plan that that would show that if they did reach stripe, they could they could accommodate more if necessary. 00:17:51,830 S1: Thank you, Mister Schultz. Um, any other questions for the applicant? 00:18:00,110 S1: Hey, thank you very much, Mr.. Uh, we really appreciate you being here. 00:18:06,150 S1: Okay. And with that, then we will move to the public portion of the hearing on the first new business. This is for approval of a conditional use permit to allow a veterinary clinic upon property at 2781 Pilot Knob Road, as described property location by Miss Dudzik. Is there anybody from the public who would like to speak on behalf of this application. 00:18:29,570 S9: Sorry. My name is Holly. I'm actually the architect on the project working with Baker Foundation Studio. I just wanted to thank you guys for considering the application, let you guys know that it's been wonderful working with city staff so far, and we appreciate all the assistance that's been given and guidance on kind of the unique situations of the site. Um, and if there are any other technical questions or anything about the additions, I'd be happy to answer those as well. 00:18:54,850 S1: Thank you. And I apologize that I assume that you were okay. 00:18:57,770 S9: Not a problem. Thank you guys. 00:18:59,370 S2: Yeah. 00:19:00,210 S1: Thank you. Um, yes. Please come forward. 00:19:06,410 S10: Tom from Eagan. Um, I just need some clarification on the size of the animals that they're talking about. We do have people here within Eagan that have horses. So if they bring their horse in with a trailer, you may have some issues with turning around and things like that. Or do the as the veterinarian's going to the site. 00:19:28,540 S1: Thank you Mr.. I appreciate that, and I should have announced with the public portion that we would take questions. Then once we close the public portion, we can bring those questions to staff and try to get to answers to. Is there anybody else asking? Um, even my kids want to come up, so that's good. Um, with that, then we will close the public portion of the hearing. And, uh, a question to staff, uh, that has risen, assume for Mr. Lopez about what types of animals are being. 00:20:12,620 Will they serve to this facility? Does they see the city of Eagan know? And is there then, a concern about, um, how that might impact the parking lot? S3: Uh, Mister Chair, I do not know. Uh, all the the range of animals treated at this clinic, so I defer to the applicant to answer that question. 00:20:22,480 S1: And while we don't typically invite the applicant back up, I know I'm advised not to do that. At this point, I think I would like to just if you're able to come back up with a one question, that would be great. 00:20:35,080 S5: So almost all dogs and cats, that's basically it. I have an associate who likes working with, uh, pocket pets like bearded dragons and rabbits and stuff, but no, nothing large enough that would have to go on a trailer, hopefully. 00:20:48,840 S1: Okay. Thank you very much, Mr. Sourpuss. Appreciate that. Um, are there any other questions for staff of council members or commission members? Excuse me. 00:21:03,080 S1: Okay with that, then we will entertain or I will entertain a motion on behalf of this application. 00:21:10,120 S2: Mister chair. 00:21:10,800 S1: Yes, Secretary Whitfield. 00:21:12,520 S6: Um, I'd like to recommend approval of a conditional use permit to allow a veterinary clinic or veterinary hospital upon property located at 2781 Pilot Knob Road, legally described as lot one, block one Magnolia Edition, and if approved, the following eight conditions ten conditions apply. 00:21:32,100 S1: Thank you. I have a motion from Secretary Whitfield. Is there a second? Second from Member Walsh. Any further discussion? Okay. All in favor of that motion, please raise your hand and say aye. 00:21:43,900 S2: Aye, aye. 00:21:44,700 S1: And that has passed 6 to 0. I did not see in the materials when this might be before the council. 00:21:50,220 S8: September 3rd. First meeting in September for council. 00:21:56,100 S1: All right. Congratulations and wish you best of luck for the City Council on September 3rd. And as other members of the Commission have shared as well. Thank you very much for investing in again. We're really glad to hopefully have you here. Um, so with that, is there any other business, Mr. 00:22:14,700 Schultz, for us to consider tonight? S8: No other business. 00:22:15,660 S1: Okay. Then I will entertain a motion to adjourn. So moved. Okay. Secretary Woodfin has made a motion to adjourn. Second from Member Donaldson. All in favor? Please raise your hand and say aye. 00:22:26,520 S2: Aye, aye. 00:22:27,200 S1: And we are adjourned. Thank you.