Planning Commission Minutes 03-08-1988
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MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING - MONTICELLO PLANNING COMMISSION
Tuesday, March 8, 1988 - 7:30 p.m.
Members Present:
Richard Carlson, Joyce Dowling, Richard Martie, Cindy Lemm
Members Absent:
None
staff Present:
Gary Anderson, Rick wolfsteller, Jeff O'Neill
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The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Richard Carlson at
7:32 p.m.
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Motion was made by Cindy Lemm, seconded by Richard Martie, to approve the
minutes of the regular meeting held February 9, 1988. Motion carried
unanimously.
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Planning Commission Applicant Interviews.
zoning Administrator, Gary Anderson, indicated to planning Commission
members the procedure that would be used for the interview process with
the planning Commission member applicants. Anderson explained to the
Planning Commission members each of the applicants present and that one,
Mr. William weisbrod, would not be present this evening but still would
like to have his name considered as a possible Planning Commission
member. Planning Commission members interviewed each of the Planning
Commission member applicants present, those being Mr. Patrick Faltersack,
Ms. Candi Thilquist, Mr. Dan McConnon, and Mr. Chris Bonnell. After the
interview process, Chairperson Richard Carlson thanked the applicants for
attending the meeting and that they were all very well qualified
applicants for the planning Commission position. Zoning Administrator,
Gary Anderson, representing all of the City staff, wished to thank all of
the planning Commission member applicants for attending tonight's meeting
and that they were certainly welcome to stay for the rest of the planning
Commission meeting, and that they would be sent a letter indicating the
time at which they would be interviewed by the Monticello City Council
members at their meeting on March 14, 1988. No decision was rendered by
the Planning Commission members at this meeting.
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Tabled Request for a Final plat Review of the proposed New Subdivision
Plat. Applicant, City of Monticello.
zoning Administrator Anderson indicated to planning commission members
and residents in attendance the City's proposed new subdivision plat to
be known as Oakwood Industrial Park Second Addition. The City purchased
Lots 9 and 10, Block 2, Oakwood Industrial park, from the Oakwood
Industrial Park partnership to create six smaller lots ranging in size
from 1.2 acres to 2.3 acres. with no input from the public and also no
further input from the Planning Commission members present, motion was
made by Joyce Dowling, seconded by Richard Martie, to approve the final
plat for a proposed new subdivision plat. Motion carried unanimously.
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Sketch Plan Review of a proposed New Subdivision Plat. Applicant, Kent
Kjellberg.
Chairperson Richard Carlson opened the agenda item, not clearly
understanding the applicant's request when there are some things that
haven't been completed as per City staff. Zoning Administrator Anderson
indicated to Planning commission members that the developer,
r1r. Kjellberg, is proposing to plat part of unplatted land currently in
the Township into residential single and two-family residential
development, mobile home park development, and also some commercial type
development within the approximate 160 acre unplatted tract of land.
Zoning Administrator Anderson indicated that Mr. Jeff O'Neill, Assistant
City Administrator, would present on behalf of the City some of the
City's concerns outlining the entire proposed development for them to
brief them on the applicant's sketch plan request.
Mr. O'Neill explained to planning Commission members the staff's concern
over the proposed area layout. The first concern of the City staff was
that the property has been approved by the Municipal Board for annexation
into the City even though the City has not received those official papers
yet. Secondly, the Monticello City Council has not acted formally on
whether or not to accept this plat into the City. The developers have
come up with a lot and block layout on this entire unplatted tract of
land prior to the City establishing some type of zoning for this proposed
unplatted land currently in Monticello Township. Mr. O'Neill referenced
to the City's Comprehensive Plan which showed how a proposed trail system
and a proposed arterial road were to be laid out through this unplatted
tract of land.
Mr. Rick Wolfsteller, City Administrator, explained to planning
Commission members additional City staff concerns as far as the zoning,
which the developers are proposing multi-type zonings within this
unplatted tract of land prior to the City establishing some type of
zoning there before the developers laid out their proposed lots within
the blocks in this unplatted tract of land. Mr. Wolfsteller questioned
the location of the proposed trailer park on this proposed sketch plan
request. With the logical power line with the existing southerly most
power line easement which runs through the property, it acts as a natural
buffer from the existing Kjellberg East Trailer Park from the area
proposed to be single and two family residential on this unplatted tract
of land to the north of the southerly most power line easement.
Mr. Wolfsteller also explained the developers are proposing that the City
take the entire land under the southerly most power line easement for the
developers portion of the park dedication in land only. City staff is
contending that if we accept any of this land underneath the power line
easement, we would probably accept only a 50-foot strip through the power
line easement for the establishment of some sort of trail system through
this area. Chairperson Richard Carlson questioned how the utilities
would be laid out to serve this property. Zoning Administrator Anderson
indicated on the sketch plan there are three different ways of serving
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the property depending on how the developer would choose to service the
property and how far south he would go beyond the proposed area to be
annexed into the City. Zoning Administrator Anderson also questioned
Mr. Dennis Taylor, Taylor Land surveyors, the firm which has drawn up the
sketch plan for the developer, Mr. Kent Kjellberg, as to what they were
proposing for screening around their proposed trailer park. Mr. Taylor
indicated that the developer, Mr. Kent Kjellberg, was proposing to plant
rows of pine trees around the entire area of the trailer park which would
abut single and two family residential zoning. Mr. Jeff O'Neill wanted
to reiterate that the City's Comprehensive Plan was here prior to this
proposed development and that certainly amendments could be made to the
Comprehensive Plan; but basically, the developer should have developed
their development around the trailways and the proposed arterial road as
were laid out to go through parts of this unplatted tract of land.
Mr. Taylor questioned the layout of an arterial road system through this
development in that he felt it was detrimental on the part of the City to
have a main arterial road going through this residential plat.
Mr. Richard Carlson, in summing up the proposed sketch plan request, sees
some major issues that needed to be addressed first. They are as
follows:
l. Whether or not the property will be annexed into the City.
2. That the City apply some type of zoning to this unplatted tract of
land.
. 3. That the developer layout his development on this unplatted tract of
land after the City has established some type of zoning to this
unplatted tract of land in the Township.
Chairperson Richard Carlson then opened the meeting for further input
from the Planning Commission members. Mr. Richard Martie indicated he
was in agreement with statements from Mr. Richard Carlson in that he was
in agreement with all of the statements which Mr. Carlson indicated
previously.
Mr. Jeff O'Neill indicated to Planning Commission members that there
could be some possible revisions to the Comprehensive plan and that the
reason for the arterial road was to create a road system from the
southerly most portion of the middle school property along 118 all the
way over to a possible connection with Highway 25.
Commission member, Cindy Lemm, questioned personally not being willing to
purchase a home next to the trailer park. Mr. Glen pasusta, Kjellberg
Trailer Park Manager, explained Mr. Kjellberg's intent of the mobile home
park development within the single and two-family residential area.
However, if the trailer park was going to be a holdup in the proposed
sketch plan request that the developer, Mr. Kjellberg, would ask that the
City work with him in further annexation proceedings for the development
of land further south of the existing Kjellberg East Trailer Park.
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with no further input from the public or the Planning Commission members,
motion was made by Richard Martie, seconded by Joyce Dowling, to table
the sketch plan request. Motion carried unanimously.
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1. Variance request to allow a proposed residential lot, when platted, to
have less than the minimum lot frontage on a public right-of-way.
Applicant, Charles Ritze. Council action: Denied request as per
planning Commission recommendation.
2. A tabled request for a preliminary plat review of a proposed new
subdivision plat. Applicant, Charles Ritze. council action: Denied
request as per planning Commission recommendation.
3. A conditional use request to allow as a home occupation a beauty shop in
an R-l (single family residential) zone. Applicant, Karla Dickey.
Council action: Approved request as per planning Commission
recommendation.
4. A conditional use request to allow construction of more than one building
on an unplatted lot. A conditional use request to allow construction of
an apartment building in excess of the maximum number of units allowed.
Applicant, David Hornig. Council action: Approved request with
conditions as per Planning Commission recommendation.
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A rezoning request to rezone part of an unplatted tract of land from B-3
(highway business) to PZM (performance zone mixed) zoning. If property
is rezoned, a conditional use request to allow construction of an
apartment building in excess of the maximum number of units allowed.
Applicant, Metcalf and Larson. Council action: Tabled as per
applicant's request.
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6. A rezoning request to rezone platted lots from B-4 (regional business) to
PZM (peformance zone mixed) zoning. If property is rezoned, a
conditional use request to allow construction of an apartment building in
excess of the maximum number of units allowed. Applicant, Metcalf and
Larson. Council action: Approved request with conditions as per
Planning Commission recommendation.
7. Motion by Richard Martie, seconded by Joyce Dowling, to set the next
tentative date for the Monticello Planning Commission meeting for
Tuesday, April 12, 1988, 7:30 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.
8. Motion by Cindy Lemm, seconded by Joyce Dowling, to adjourn the meeting.
Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 9:09 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Gary Anderson
zoning Administrator
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