Planning Commission Minutes 04-11-1994 (Special Meeting)
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MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING ~ MONTICELLO PLANNING COMMISSION
Monday, April 11, 1994 ~ 5:30 p.m.
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Members Present: Cindy Lemm, Richard Martie, Jon Bogart
Members Absent: Richard Carlson and Brian Stumpf
Staff Present:
Gary Anderson, Jeff O'Neill
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The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Cindy Lemm at 5:30 p.m.
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Public Hearing--Consideration of approval of preliminary plat of the Eastwood
Knoll subdivision.
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Jeff O'Neill, Assistant Administrator, explained some additional design
considerations that had been done by our consulting engineering firm, Orr-
Schelen-Mayeron. Bret Weiss, Consulting Engineer, showed an alternative as
proposed by Charlie Pfeffer. This proposed alternative would affect the land area
around the intersection of the overpass of 1-94 and County Road 118. Mr. Pfeffer
was proposing to construct a frontage road that would connect up to the entrance
into the Meadow Oak Estates addition. Mr. Weiss indicated that he would
address the Planning Commission members with Mr. Pfeffer's proposal hut
showed no support for Mr. Pfeffer's report as presented.
Chairperson Cindy Lemm opened the public hearing.
Bob Grieman, a resident in the Meadow Oak Estates addition, indicated some of
the residents concerns as follows:
1. Separation not needed between Briar Oakes Estate and Meadow Oak
Estates.
2. The increased traffic.
3. The safety.
4. The City being the developer.
He presented Chairperson Cindy Lemm with a signed petition by 14 of the 16
existing residents in the Meadow Oak Estates addition.
Jerry Benson expressed his concern of the traffic in relationship to commuter
traffic to 1-94 with trips through Briar Oakes Estate and the Meadow Oak Estates
additions.
. Jeff O'Neill, Assistant Administrator, showed the Briar Oakes/Oak Ridge addition
and the Meadow Oak Estates roadway layout. There was a possibility of more
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traffic going through Oak Ridge to the Meadow Oak 2nd Addition to Highway 75
versus going through the Briar Oakes development through Eastwood Knoll and
then through the Meadow Oak Estates addition.
Mrs. Wayne Ward explained her concerns for the roadway coming through within
two vacant lots of their residence and suggested why a roadway couldn't be
constructed up where the two existing houses are located in the southwest corner
of the Meadow Oak Estates development where a roadway already exists to be
proposed to go into the Eastwood Knoll addition.
Michael Beck asked of the possibility of a dead-end road off Meadow Oak Lane
with that to terminate two lots past Jerry Benson's house.
Charles Walters commented why the Briar Oakes developer didn't have to hook up
to Meadow Oak 4th Addition.
Bruce Berning questioned if the Planning Commission was going to make a
recommendation to the City Council.
Cindy Lemm then closed the public hearing and asked for further input from the
Planning Commission members.
Commission member Jon Bogart explained a proposal he would like to have the
City Engineer take a look at with the roadway going through the Eastwood Knoll
addition to go through like an "S" coming out of the Meadow Oak Estates going in
an "S" type design up to the southwest portion of the Meadow Oak Estates
addition. Bogart also explained his deep concerns of the possible perception by the
City as the developer would tend to push things through to get the project
developed rather than private development.
Therefore, a motion was made by Jon Bogart and seconded by Richard Martie to
table the request at this time to have the City staff explore another design.
Motion carried unanimously with Richard Carlson and Brian Stumpf absent.
There being no further business, a motion was made by Richard Martie and seconded by
Jon Bogart to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried unanimously with Richard
Carlson and Brian Stumpf absent. The meeting adjourned at 7 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Gary~e~
Zoning Administrator
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