Planning Commission Minutes 09-19-1973
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Septembl~r 19. 1971
Regular Plannin~ Commission meetinl:!' - Sent.ember 1Q, lQ11 - Village
Hall _ 1:30 p. M.
The meetin~ was called to order at 7:40 p. M. bv Chairman Jim Maus.
Members present: Maus, Miller, Muehlbauer, Stumpf, '~orth. Members
absent: Topel, White.
Council member Dan Bloni~en was in attendance for the duration of the
meeting.
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The minutes for the meeting of August 15, 1973 were approved as read.
A presentation was made by Mr. John Plaisted regardin~ the establishment
by Mr. Plaisted of a ready-mix cement plant directly east of Monticello
village. Mr. Plaisted was asked to appear before the Monticello Village
Planning Commission by the wri~ht County Planning Commission due to the
proximity to Monticello of the ready-mix plant and because no formal
hearing notice had been mailed to the Villap-e. The plans of Mr. Plaisted
had been aporoved by the Wright County Planning Commission and by Monti-
cello Township. In this regard, a motion was made by J. W. Miller,
seconded by Chuck Stumpf, to go alont:'; with the Writ:';ht County Planning
Commission and Monticello Township in the endorsement of this plan and
to recommend apnroval by the Villa/Ze Council. Voting in favor: Maus,
Miller, Muehlbauer, Stumpf, Worth. Opposed: None. Absent: Topel, White.
Motion carried.
A: review was made of the pronosed Monte Esbtes plat plan sllbmitted to
the Village Planning Commission ~ the wrl~ht County Planning Commission.
The approximate location of the Monte Estates is the former Al Nieland
farm in Monticello Township. The Village Plannin!!; Commission, while
makin!!; no formal ob1ection to the plan, made the followin!!; comments:
1. No turn-around or cul-de-sac is presentlv allowed for at the
end of each street to facHitate snownlowinp.:, etc.
2. A central sewaq:e system cou1d cut down on the need for lar~e
lot size. 20,000.00 souare foot lots recommended.
3. A small central water system could be almost as inexoensive to
install as an individual well system.
A discussion was held concerning paragraph 6-4 (SIGNS) in the Monticello
Zoning Ordinance. The following suggestions were made by Planning Com-
mission members:
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1. Make all signs flush on Main Street or Broadway. Signs pre-
sently in use on Broadway could be placed in the back of the
store.
2. Have the ordinance reviewed and possibly amended to meet the
needs of 4owntown development - possibly the ordinance could
be reviewed with the Downtown Development Committee.
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3. Consensus of the Planning Commission, no vote, violators of
the ordinance should be notified of the violation and their
si~s be removed.
4. Consensus of the Planning Commission, no vote, that within
one Year of notice allover-hanging signs should be removed.
The aforementioned recommendations are to be presented to the Village
Council bv council member Dan Blonigen or the Mministr.qtor.
A general discllssion was held concerninl1, en"orcement of the village
fire ordinance and the State Fire Code. No decisions reached at this
time.
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A nresentation was made bv Dan B'oni!!;en re~ardin~ the construction of
a 1 O-uni t apartment buDo'ing bv Mr. Blonie;en on three (3) of his lots.
The area of prooosed constMlction is nresentlv zoned R_2. In this re-
/lard, a motion was made by J. W. Miller, seconded by Chuck Stumnf, to
reoommend to the Villalle Council that a Conditional lJse Permit be issued
to Mr. Blonigen under the orovisions of nara~aoh 3-2 of the Montlcello
Zoning Ordinance. Voting in favor: Maus, Miller, Muehlbauer, Stumpf,
Worth. Opposed: None. Absent: Topel, White. Motion carried.
A motion to adjourn was made by Chuck Stumpf, seconded by Mal Worth.
Voting in favor: Maus, Miller, Muehlbauer, Stumof, Worttl. Opposed: None.
Absent: Topel, White. Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 9:50 p. M.
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Kevin L. La Franoe, Secretary
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