Planning Commission Minutes 05-13-1986
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MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING - MONTICELLO PLANNING COMMISSION
May 13, 1986 - 7:30 p.m.
Members Present: Richard Carlson, Joyce Dowling, Warren Smith, Barbara
Koropchak.
Members Absent: Richard Martie.
Staff Present: Gary Anderson, Rick Wolfsteller.
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Richard Carlson at
7:36 p.m.
Motion by Joyce Dowling, seconded by Warren Smith, to approve the
minutes of the April 8, 1986, Planning Commission meeting with the
following correction. In the third paragraph on page 2, motion by
Barbara Koropchak, seconded by Warren Smith, it should have been
seconded by Richard Martie. Motion carried unanimously with Richard
Martie and Barbara Koropchak absent.
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3. Public Hearing - A variance request to use a municipal parking lot
to meet the minimum off-street parking space requirements. Applicant,
Floyd Kruse.
Mr. Floyd Kruse was present to propose using the municipal parking
lot to the rear of his property for off-street parki.ng space requirements
for an addition to his existing restaurant, Dino.s Deli. Mr. Kruse
indicated that he was over to the Pizza Factory building and indicated
it was 29 feet from the building to the curb. Mr. Kruse is proposing
to be 31 feet from the rear most portion of the addition to the center
of the alley. Warren Smith questioned the parking lot assessment
process. It was explained to him by Zoning Administrator Anderson
and that there are approximately 4-5 years remaining on the original
15-year assessment.
A questioned raised by Planning Commission members was where the
apartment tenants would park. Mr. Kruse answered that they would
be parking in the public parking lot. Staff recommendation on this
was we felt there was no problem with Mr. Kruse's request. The only
thing we are concerned with is that he allow some type of off-street
parking fOr the apartment tenants in the rear portion of his lot.
The parking lot assessment formula was given for Planning Commission
members information by Rick Wolfsteller, Assistant Administrator.
Public hearing was closed.
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Motion by Warren Smith, seconded by Joyce Dowling, to approve the
variance request to use the municipal parking lot to meet the minimum
off-street parking space requirements, and direct City staff to review
the ordinance parking formula as established on the parking lot assessment
role to come up with the number of parking spaces which Mr. Kruse
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would be short and figure out an annual assessment for Mr. Kruse.
Motion carried unanimously.with Richard Martie and Barbara Koropchak
absent.
4.
Public Hearing - A request to allow a residential lot split with
the two lots when split being less than the minimum lot square footage
requirement. Applicant, Del Emmel.
Mr. Del Emmel was present to request a residential lot subdivision
and a variance for less than the minimum lot square footage required.
zoning Administrator Anderson explained Mr. Emmel's request on the
overhead projector to the Planning Commission members and the public
present. A question raised during the public hearing was the actual
size of Mr. Emmel's lot split in relationship to the other lots surrounding
and near the property in question. Mr. Emmel emphasized his whole
intent was to improve the existing property; and upon improving the
property construct a new house on the rear portion of this lot split.
Chairperson Richard Carlson questioned the minimum lot square footage
for Mr. Emmel's property. Zoning Administrator Anderson countered
that the minimum lot size in the R-2, single and two-family zoning,
is 12,000 square feet, the same as R-1, single family zoning.
Barbara Koropchak arrived at the meeting at 9:09 p.m. Motion by
Warren Smith, seconded by Joyce DOWling, to deny the request to allow
a residential lot split with the two lots when split being less than
the minimum lot square footage requirement. Motion carried unanimously
with Richard Martie absent and Barbara Koropchak abstaining.
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Public Hearing - A request to amend a conditional use permit to allow
construction of a new parking lot with the following variances:
a) To allow a driveway curb cut width more than the maximum requirement.
b) To allow the curb cut within the maximum between two curb cuts
and an intersection.
c) To allow a parking lot design with no parking circulation within
the parking lot.
d) To allow a pylon sign to be erected in excess of the maximum
square footage allowed.
Applicant, The Seestrom Company.
Mr. Wayne Seestrom was present to propose his off-street parking
lot with the variance requests as needed to accommodate this. Mr. Seestrom
would like to amend a condition of his conditional use permit previously
granted to allow him to relocate two existing off-street parking
spaces and create four off-street parking spaces. The problem with
the new location of the parking lot as presented is it needs a minimum
of four variances to accommodate that. planning Commission members,
as well as members of the public, questioned the actual layout of
the parking lot. When backing out of the parking lot, you would
back directly into the street. With the amount of traffic at this
intersection being very near the schOOl, the feasibility was questioned
of this parking lot design. After considerable deliberation and
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on a comment from a citizen present, Mr. Russell Martie, it was suggested
they create only two parking spaces of which the parking spaces would
run north and south instead of east and west, allowing a smaller
driveway curb cut and allowing parking circulation on his own property.
Chairperson Richard Carlson acknOWledged Mr. Martie's comment and
thought it would be a good design as an alternative to the proposed
design submitted. Mr. Seestrom indicated he would rather get something
approved at the Planning Commission level than go on with a denial
to the City Council.
The pylon sign square footage was addressed and Mr. Seestrom admitted
that he recalled being allowed more square footage; and after checking
with Zoning Administrator Anderson found that he needed considerably
less square footage than they thought for the pylon sign. The pylon
sign is in excess of the minimum square footage allowed for a pylon
sign. The Planning Commission members see no problem with this sign
being very close to the minimum requirement.
Motion by Joyce Dowling, seconded by Warren smith, to allow a curb
cut within 40 feet of an existing curb cut and to allow a pylon sign
to be erected in excess of the minimum pylon square footage requirement.
Motion carried unanimously with Richard Martie absent.
Additional Information Items
1. A request to amend conditions attached to a conditional use permit.
Applicant, Martie's Feed Store.
Mr. Russ Martie was present to propose a relocation of the existing
fence posts from their proposed location on a previously approved
conditional use permit. The new location would be the current location
which he is using for visual effect near Highway 25 property right-of-way.
Mr. Martie indicated that the fence posts do amount to a certain
portion of his business, and he gets more visual effect from the
current location than where he originally proposed to put them.
Motion by Warren Smith, seconded by Joyce Dowling, to amend the conditional
use to allow a relocation of outdoor sales of wooden fence posts
in the front part of his property line near the southwest corner.
Motion carried unanimously with Richard Martie absent.
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A request to grant waiver of the public hearing for variance requests.
Applicant, Monticello-Big Lake Community Hospital District.
Zoning Administrator Anderson indicated to Planning Commission members
that the intent of the Monticello-Big Lake Community Hospital was
to ask for Planning Commission members' consideration of waiving
the public hearing process in hopes of having signed waiver of public
hearing attendance from all of the affected property owners within
a 350 foot radius of the affected property. The Community Hospital
District was able to obtain all of the signed copies of the waivers
with the exception of one. Zoning Administrator Anderson indicated
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they needed signed copies of all the affected property owners before
Planning Commission members could waive the public hearing process.
zoning Administrator Anderson did indicate to Planning Commission
members the variances which would be needed that led up to the request
from the Monticello-Big Lake Community Hospital.
Taking the above information into consideration, motion by Warren
smith, seconded by Joyce Dowling, to approve waiving of the public
hearing requirement and hOld the public hearing at the second regular
Council IDeeting on May 27, 1986, 7:30 p.m. Motion carried unanimously
with Richard Martie absent.
3. Sketch plan review for a conditional use request. Applicant. Construction 5.
zoning Administrator Anderson indicated to Planning Commission members
this was a sketch plan for two 24-unit apartment buildings to be
built near the freeway on Lots 1-5, Block 2, Construction 5 Addition,
City of Monticello. The sketch plan was strictly for their review
and to offer and comments or suggestions prior to Construction 5
coming back at the next Planning Commission meeting with their conditional
use request.
It was the consensus of the Planning Commission members that they
see no probleM with the sketch plan as submitted.
4. Set tentative date for a public hearing for a proposed ordinance
amendment to existing sign ordinance.
Zoning Administrator Anderson indicated to Planning Commission members
the preliminary draft of a proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance
in regard to Section 3-9 [B] 2. (e) which deals with portable signs.
After further indication from Zoning Administrator Anderson, there
were no additional comments or changes from Planning Commission members.
Motion by Joyce DOWling. seconded by Barbara Koropchak, to set a
public hearing date for the proposed ordinance amendment to the Monticello
Sign Ordinance for May 27, 1986. 7:30 p.m. Motion carried unanimously
with Richard Martie absent.
5.
Continuation of a rezoning request to rezone platted property from
1-2 (heavy industrial) to 1-1 (light industrial). Applicant, Oakwood
Industrial Park Partnership.
Zoning Administrator Anderson indicated to Planning CommiSSion members
they had sent three proposed plans for rezoning of the area from
the OakWOOd Industrial Park to the new proposed school site to Consulting
Planner John Uban. I did receive a phone call from Mr. Uban today
on the above request, with Mr. Uban citing he sees no need for approving
their request to rezone from 1-2 (heavy industrial) to 1-1 (light
industrial). Mr. Warren Smith indicated he had a conversation the
other day with Mr. George Phillips, a partner in the OakWOOd Industrial
Park Partnership, and indicated they were looking at dropping the
proposal at this time.
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Motion by Barbara Koropchak. seconded by Warren Smith, to table the
rezoning request to rezone from 1-2 (heavy industrial) to 1-1 (light
industrial). Motion carried unanimously with Richard Martie absent.
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It was the general consensus of the four Planning Commission members
present to set the next tentative date for the Monticello Planning
Commission meeting for June 10. 1986, 7:30 p.m.
7. Motion by Joyce Dowling, seconded by Warren smith, to adjourn. The
meeting adjourned at 11:07 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Gary Anderson
zoning Administrator
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