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Planning Commission Minutes 06-04-1991 . . . MINUTES REGULAR MEETING - MONTICELLO PLANNING COMMISSION Tuesday, June 4, 1991 - 7:00 p.m. Members Present: Dan McConnon, Richard Martie, Jon Bogart, Cindy Lemm, Richard Carlson Members Absent: None Staff Present: Gary Anderson, Jeff O'Neill 1. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Dan McConnon at 7:02 p.m. 2. A motion was made by Jon Bogart and seconded by Richard Martie to approve the minutes of the regular meeting held May 7, 1991. Motion carried unanimously. 3. Public Hearing--A preliminary plat request of Outlot I, Meadow Oak subdivision, to be entitled Briar Oakes Estate. Applicant, Prestiqe Builders of St. Cloud. Chairperson Dan McConnon opened the public hearing. Jeff O'Neill, Assistant Administrator, reviewed the design of the plat, including proposed lot sizes, park and trail systems, street systems, storm water management, water and sewer line access, and pipeline easements. O'Neill also outlined items that needed to be resolved prior to final plat approval as follows: 1. City Engineer approval of the grading and drainage plan. 2. The Army Corps of Engineers approval of the grading and drainage plan. 3. Wright County approval of the location of the Briar Oakes Estate boulevard access point to County Road 118. 4. Preparation of engineering data showing the proposed Briar Oakes Estate preliminary plat is feasible in terms of street, sewer, water, and storm sewer service. 5. The preliminary plat currently shows a block overlapping into two separate phases. Block overlap of two separate phases should not occur, as the second phase will originally be platted as an outlot with a final plat approval of phase II coming at a later date. Page 1 Planning Commission Minutes - 6/4/91 . 6 . A separate document identifying walkway easement areas must be prepared and recorded against lots that abut the walkway. There being no input from the public, Chairperson McConnon asked for comments from the Planning Commission members. Comments from the Planning Commission concerned the bike path locations and surfacing. They questioned whether houses could be built on Lots 28, 29, and 25 of Block 1, and Lot 30 of Block 2. Because the minimum front yard setback is 40 feet, Mr. McConnon felt that it might be a little close to build a house on these lots. A question also was raised on park land dedication. There will be no park land dedication with this plat, as the park land has been previously deeded to the City from Farm Credit Services. The location of this park land is west of Meadow Oak Avenue in the Meadow Oak Estates addition. There being no further input from the Planning Commission members, a motion was made by Cindy Lemm and seconded by Richard Carlson to approve the preliminary plat request subject to the following conditions: . 1. City Engineer approval of the grading and drainage plan. 2. Army Corps of Engineers approval of the grading and drainage plan. 3. preparation of engineering data showing the proposed Briar Oakes Estate preliminary plat is feasible in the terms of street, sewer, water, and storm sewer service. 4. preparation of a tree preservation plan to be reviewed by the City Engineer and Building Official prior to final plat approval. 5. The preliminary plat currently shows a block overlapping into two separate phases. Block overlap of two separate phases should not occur, as the second phase will originally be platted as an outlot with a final plat approval of phase II coming at a later date. 6. A separate document identifying walkway easement areas must be prepared and recorded against lots that abut the walkway. . Page 2 . 4. . . Planning Commission Minutes - 6/4/91 Motion carried unanimously. Motion was based on the finding that the preliminary plat is designed in a manner consistent with City ordinances and design requirements, and the preliminary plat is consistent with the comprehensive plan. Public Hearing--A rezoning request to rezone Outlot I, Meadow Oak Subdivision, from an R-PUD (residential planned unit development) to an R-1 (single family residential) zone. Applicant, Prestige Builders of St. Cloud. Chairperson Dan McConnon opened the public hearing. Jeff 0' Neill, Assistant Administrator, reviewed the request to rezone the existing platted Outlot I from an R-PUD (residential planned unit development) to an R-l (single family residential) zone. The rezoning would bring the proposed development of Outlot I under the City zoning guidelines for R-1 development. There being no input from the public nor from the Planning Commission members, Chairperson Dan McConnon then closed the public hearing. A motion was made by Jon Bogart and seconded by Cindy Lemm to approve the rezoning request to rezone Outlot I, Meadow Oak subdivision, from an R-PUD (residential planned unit development) to an R-l (single family residential) zone. Motion carried unanimously. Motion was based on the finding that the rezoning is necessary to allow residential development to occur, as the PUD concept has failed. The R-l is adequately integrated with the remaining PUD uses via trails, streets, etc. The rezoning is consistent with the comprehensive plan. ** Prior to proceeding with agenda item #5, the following resident was allowed to present a request before the Planning Commission members as follows: Mr. Ben Smith of 112 East Third Street requested Planning Commission members' input on a request to rezone the land on which his house is located from B-4 (regional business) to R-1 (single family residential). Mr. Smith indicated that when he purchased the property, only Lots 1 and 10 on his block, which faced Highway 25, were zoned B-4. But when the zoning map was revised in 1986, adjustments were made in the zoning of Mr. Smith's land from R-l to B-4, which he appealed but to no avail. Mr. Smith indicated that due to his wife's failing health, he would like to build a new one-story house, as his current residence does not have a bedroom on the main floor. Mr. Smith is quite confident he can purchase a portion of the adjoining property owner's lot to the east of his property. Page 3 . . . Planning Commission Minutes - 6/4/91 This purchase would result in a developable lot with a 66-foot width, which is the former standard width of a city lot. It was the consensus of the Planning Commission members to take his request under advisement. They informed Mr. Smith that if he wanted to pursue his request, he could come back before them at their next regularly scheduled meeting in July. ** Prior to proceeding with the next agenda item, the Planning Commission was presented with another request as follows: Simonson Lumber Company, represented by their yard foreman, Tom, was present to request a special meeting of the Monticello Planning Commission for consideration of a reduction in the minimum hard surfacing requirements. Tom went on to explain Simonson Lumber's proposed expansion, which would involve moving building materials inside which are currently stored outside. The only materials then being stored outside would be the standard dimensional material, which is stored in the northeast corner of the property, and some culverts and plastic perforated drain tile, which is stored on the westerly side of their property. The rest of the building materials would all be inside under cover. Tom went on to explain the resurfacing that has taken place in the area inside the fence. Approximately three years ago, Simonson Lumber trucked in a 6-inch base of a crushed granite material. Since the installation of this granite material, Simonson Lumber has had very little, if any, problems with the material becoming soft in the spring or granite chips being tracked onto their bituminous parking lot. It was the general consensus of the Planning Commission members to set June 17, 1991, for a special Planning Commission meeting date contingent upon the applicant submitting the special meeting fee of $250. 5. Continued public hearinq on the establishment of requlations qoverninq adult land uses. Jeff O'Neill, Assistant Administrator, asked that the public hearing be continued. It was the consensus of the Planning commission members to continue this public hearing until the next regularly scheduled meeting in July. Page 4 . . . Planning Commission Minutes - 6/4/91 6 . Continued Public Hearinq--Consideration of an ordinance amendment which would allow the City to withdraw a conditional use permit due to violations of permit conditions. Applicant, City of Monticello. Dan McConnon re-opened the public hearing continued from the previous meeting. Jeff O'Neill, Assistant Administrator, reviewed the proposed ordinance amendment which would allow the City to withdraw a conditional use permit due to violations of the permit conditions. O'Neill explained that some of the conditions attached to conditional use permits in the past have either not been adhered to, have simply not become a problem, or maybe at the time approval was given for the conditional use permit the condition was appropriate but now is not. To handle any reduction of conditions within the conditional use process or the termination of a conditional use permit requires an ordinance amendment. There being no input from the public, he turned the meeting over to input from the Planning Commission members. Planning Commission members questioned the process and the time frame to go through each conditional use permit and the process it would take to either bring a permit into conformance or terminate it. There being no further input from the Planning Commission members, a motion was made by Richard Martie and seconded by Richard Carlson to approve a zoning ordinance amendment allowing the City to withdraw a conditional use permit due to violations of conditions associated with the permit. Motion carried unanimously. Motion was based on the finding that the amendment will provide a necessary enforcement tool that will result in improved administration of the zoning ordinance. Additional Information Items 1. Consideration of an ordinance amendment allowing limited open sales and rummage and garage sale activity as an accessory use in an R-1 district. Applicant, City of Monticello. Council action: Approved as per Planning Commission recommendation. 2. Consideration of an ordinance amendment which would allow the City to withdraw a conditional use permit due to violations of permit conditions. Applicant, City of Monticello. Council action: No action required, as the request did not come before them. Page 5 . . . Planning Commission Minutes - 6/4/91 3. Continued public hearing on the establishment of regulations governing adult land uses. Council action: No action required, as the request did not come before them. 4. Review of a sketch plan submitted by Prestige Builders of St. Cloud. Council action: Approved sketch plan request per Planning Commission recommendation. 5. Planning Commission review--proposed rental housing ordinance. Council action: No action required, as the request did not come before them. 6. Planning Commission review--proposed amendment. Council action: No action request did not come before them. fence ordinance required, as the 7 . Set the next tentative date for the Monticello Planning Commission meeting for Tuesday, July 2, 1991, 7:00 p.m. Due to the current time table for the Briar Oakes Estate project of Prestige Builders and the Cardinal Hills project of Value Plus Homes, Assistant Administrator O'Neill requested that the Planning Commission set the second Tuesday in July for their next meeting date, which would be July 9, 1991, 7:00 p.m. It was the consensus of the Planning Commission members to approve Tuesday, July 9, 1991, 7:00 p.m., as the next regular meeting date. 8. A motion was made by Cindy Lemm and seconded by Richard Martie to adjourn the meeting. The meeting adjourned at 9:13 p.m. Respectfully submitted, G~ Zoning Administrator *NOTE: The tape recorder in the Council Chambers did not work on the evening of this meeting; therefore, there is no taped record of this meeting. Page 6