Planning Commission Minutes 11-01-1988
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MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING - MONTICELLO PLANNING COMMISSION
Tuesday, November 1, 1988 - 7:30 p.m.
Members Present:
Richard Carlson, Cindy Lemm, Richard Martie, Mori Malone.
Members Absent:
Dan McConnon
Staff Present:
Gary Anderson, Jeff O'Neill
1. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Richard Carlson at
7:30 p.m.
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Motion by Richard Martie, seconded by Cindy Lemm, to approve the minutes
of the regular meeting held October 4, 1988, with the following
corrections: 1) On agenda item #14, the last word in that sentence would
have been Mori Malone abstaining--should be Mori Malone opposing; 2) On
agenda item #14, in the second sentence, cindy Lemm questioned his
experience--should be Mori Malone questioned his experience; 3) On
agenda item #5, about middle of second paragraph starting with Assistant
Administrator, Jeff O'Neill, questioned the rationale for the
demonstration of hardship. He felt that the applicant hadn't
demonstrated any tyPe of hardship other than monetary in this
request--strike all of that and start with Assistant Administrator, Jeff
O'Neill, noted that the Planning Commission must determine if the
variance is justified based on the hardship associated with complying
with the requirements of the ordinance. He noted that in the past the
presence of trees has not been sufficient grounds for justifying
variances to yard setbacks. Home builders have always been required to
meet yard setbacks regardless of impact on trees located on the property.
Motion carried unanimously.
3. Rezoning request to rezone an R-l (single family residential) tract of
land to R-2 (single and two family residential) zone. Applicant, Ken
Maus/Gary DeBoer.
Both applicants were present to propose their rezoning request to rezone
an unplatted tract of land with a single family residence on it to
develop it into a proposed townhouse project with construction of up to
five units. The townhouses would be all owner occupied with an
association to take care of the maintenance.
Chairperson Richard Carlson then opened the meeting for any input from
the public. Comments from the public dealt with the City previously
allowing a multi-family apartment project, known as the West Cello
Apartments, to be constructed adjacent to their single family dwellings
and the additional traffic that would be generated from projects like
this when there are already traffic problems there right now. This
could be possibly setting a precedence by allowing an unplatted tract of
land with a single family residence on it to be rezoned to allow
construction of a townhouse building.
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Chairperson Richard Carlson then closed the public hearing and asked for
any comments from the planning Commission members. planning Commission
members acknowledged the statements that were made from the public and
also asked for any comments that the City staff members had in regards to
this project.
With no further debate from the Planning Commission members, motion was
made by Cindy Lemm, seconded by Mori Malone, to deny the rezoning request
to rezone an R-l (single family residential) tract of land to R-2 (single
and two family residential) zone. Motion carried unanimously with
Richard Carlson opposing, and Dan McConnon absent. Reason for the denial
of the rezoning request is that it is an isolated piece of unplatted
residential land and might be considered as spot zoning and thereby open
the door to similar rezoning requests, the applicants failed to
demonstrate any real hardship, and because of the additional amount of
traffic that could be generated from a townhouse project on this site.
4.
Public Hearing - A replatting request to replat an R-2 (single and two
family residential) lot into two residential lots. Applicant, Fairway
Court/Jay Miller.
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Mr. Jay Miller was present to propose his replatting request to replat
his existing R-2 residential and two family dwelling lot into two lots.
Mr. Miller was proposing to construct a 4-unit building on the north
one-half of this lot and a 6-unit building on the south one-half of this
lot. The site plan as submitted by Mr. Miller did show how the lots
could be split and accommodate a building rectangle on the lot and still
meet the minimum setback requirements.
Chairperson Richard Carlson then opened the meeting from any input from
the public. There being no public present, Mr. Carlson then closed the
public hearing and opened the meeting for any further input from the
Planning Commission members. Discussion amongst the planning Commission
members centered on how Mr. Miller could put two residential townhouses
on this lot and meet the minimum setback requirements.
with no further input from the Planning Commission members, motion was
made by Richard Martie, seconded by Cindy Lemm, to approve the replatting
request to replat an R-2 (single and two family residential) lot into two
residential lots. Motion carried unanimously with Dan McConnon absent.
Additional Informational Items
5. variance request to allow 1) a garage to be constructed within the front
yard setback requirement; 2) a garage to be built with a siding in excess
of the 12-inch siding width allowed. Applicant, Vivian Jean Abrahamson.
The applicant appealed the variance denial. Cbuncil action: Denied as
per Planning Commission recommendation.
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Conditional use request to allow a cold storage building to be built in a
PZM (performance zone mixed) zone. Applicant, Ruff Auto. Council
action: Approved as per Planning Commission recommendation.
7. Conditional use request to allow minor auto repair in a B-3 (highway
business) zone. Applicant, Dale poganski. Council action: Approved as
per planning Commission recommendation.
8. preliminary plat request for a proposed new residential subdivision
plat. Applicant, Tom Holthaus. Council action: Approved as per
Planning Commission recommendation.
9. Replatting request to replat an existing unplatted lot into eight
townhouse lots and one common area lot. Applicant, Floyd Markling.
Council action: Approved as per planning Commission recommendation.
10. Simple subdivision request to allow two residential lots to be split with
the two lots, when subdivided, would be less than the minimum lot square
footage. Applicant, Dan Frie. Council action: Approved as per Planning
Commission recommendation.
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Conditional use request to allow incineration or reduction of waste
material in an 1-2 (heavy industrial) zone. Applicant, Arthur Fretag.
Council action: No action needed, as the conditional use request was
tabled by the planning Commission.
12. Motion by Richard Martie, seconded by Cindy Lemm, to set the next
tentative date for the Monticello planning Commission meeting for
December 6, 1988, 7:30 p.m.
13. Motion by Cindy Lemm, seconded by Richard Martie, to adjourn the
meeting. The meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Ga/:zf~
zoning Administrator
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