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City Council Minutes 09-13-1982MINUTES REGULAR MEETING - MONTICELLO CITY COUNCIL September. 13, 1982 -'7:30 P.,M. Members Present: Arve Grimsmo, Fran Fair, Dan Blonigen, Phil White, Ken Maus. Members Absent: None. 2. Approval of the Minutes for the Meeting Held on August 23, 1982. A motion was made by Fair, seconded by White to approve the minutes of the regular meeting held on August 23, 1982, as presented. Voting in favor was White, Grimsmo, Fair and Bloni- gen. Abstaining was Ken Maus due to his absence at the last meeting. 4. Discussion by Residents Affected by the West Bridge Lift Station Failure of May 27th, 1982. Mr. Ron Thimmesh, representing the property owners along Front Street,discussed with the Council the current status regarding their claims for damage as a result of the sewer back up that occurred May 27th, 1982. Mr. Thimmesh noted that the city's insurance company, Home Insurance Company, has basically in- dicated that it is their opinion that the City of Monticello was not liable in any way for the lift station failure as a result of their investigation, and thus, would not be liable for reimbursing the residents for any damage that occurred. Although an official statement f rs-inn the insurance company deny- ing the claims has not yet been received, from conversations the City Administrator has had with the insurance company and indications to the home owners have been that the company will not be paying the claims. Mr. Thimmesh inquired as to whether the City would consider possibly reimbursing the property owners half of their damage cost directly as a result of the insurance company's failure to pay the claims. It was noted by the property owners that approximately $13,000 in damage was done by the sewer back up and they requested that the City consider paying $6500.00 to the property owners as compensa- tion. Although the Council understood the problems incurred by the property owners, it was the concensus at the present time that the City could not or should not be responsible for reimbursing for the damages if the insurance company feels the City is not liable in this incident. - 1 - Council Minutes - 9/13/82 As a result, a motion was made by Fair, seconded by Maus and unanimously carried to table any action regarding the request for reimbursement for one month to enable the City to get a final report from the insurance company on the status of the claims and the City's liability and to also obtain a complete itemized listing of the damages incurred by the property owners along Front Street. 5. Consideration of a Recommendation from the Monticello Plan- ning Commission Relating to a Proposal for a Manufactured Housing Planned Unit Development. (Meadow Oak, Mr. Jim Boyle). Mr. Jim Boyle and his associate, Mr. Dick Knutson, as well as other representatives of Mr. Boyle and Mr. Knutson were present at the Council Meeting to present a concept plan of their pro- posed development of approximately 177 acres of land located in the southeast portion of the City. The proposal contained approximately 95 executive home sites, 186 single family attached home sites and 255 single family detached home sites for a total of approximately 536 home sites. Mr. Knutson and Associates presented their proposal and ad- dressed the following items: 1. It is their intent to retain as many trees as possible and only remove those which would be necessary for the placement of a home or to place streets, etc. 2. It is the developer's intent to incorporate a series of trails throughout the development to give the resi- dents of the subdivision an opportunity to have access to the park's system without having to cross other people's lands. 3. It is the developer's intent to use a variety of home manufacturer's homes rather than stick with one home or only one or two plans for the exteriors of the homes. 4. The developer would most likely set the homes on perm- anent wood foundations or basements. 5. It is the developer's intent that approximately 900 of the homes would have basements. 6. The developer would like the City to consider a 5 foot side yard setback for accessory buildings and would be willing to stay with the 10 foot side yard setback when it was living quarters that would be abutting a side yard setback line so that if a neighbor had a garage on his property which was adjacent to the property line and the other neighbor had a living room which was ad- jacent to the property line, the nearest the two could be would be 15 feet. - 2 - Council Minutes - 9/13/82 7. The exteriors of the home would have to be finished before people could move into their homes which would include the painting, landscaping, paving, etc. 8. It would be the developer's intent that probably 50% of the homes would have garages at the time they were constructed and it would be their intent that all of them would have a garage within 5 years. 9. The developer would be willing to plat out 30 lots at a time for approval rather than expect an overall final approval on the entire project, thereby giving the City much tighter control on the development as it progresses. Mr. Knutson explained to the Council that the primary reason for pursuing this development under the Planned Unit Develop- ment ordinance was to enable the plat to retain as many trees as possible and to use existing ponding and wetland areas along with park land to be incorporated into the development in an aesthetically pleasing manner. The basic reason for requesting that some of the lots be smaller than the current minimum 80 foot width requirements and 10,000 square foot requirements is that it would allow in certain areas lots to be smaller to compensate for some of the larger lots that would be platted to save the trees and ponding areas. Overall, Mr. Knutson indicated that the plat would overall average 10,000 square feet per lot excluding park land, streets and roads, etc. It was also noted that the developers feel com- fortable that no more than 20% of the total lots in the manu- factured housing section would be at the minimum 60 foot width and 7,000 square foot total area. Comments from citizens regarding the plat were heard by the Council as follows: Mr. Ed Doran and Mr. Greg Roden inquired as to whether the proposed lot sizes included any low lands, ponds, or other unbuildable land in using the 10,000 square foot average. It was noted by Mr. Knutson that,overall,some of the lot sizes would include ponding areas that would be unbuildable but the developers still felt that they could meet the 10,000 square foot average per lot even excluding ponding areas, wetlands, park lands and road dedications. Local contractor, J.W. Miller, felt that this project, in general, would be good for the community and the resulting growth that would come with this development would also be good for other builders and contractors as additional work would be available. s 61 - 3 - Council Minutes - 9/13/82 Also, Mr. Mel Wolters did not object to the proposed average lot sizes and noted that currently the City does allow 0 line duplexes to be built on lots that could be as small as 45 to 50 feet. In addition, it was noted by Mr. Knutson that the proposed development of the manufactured home sites would be done in stages of approximately 30 lots at a time with 15 executive building sites also being developed simultaneously. In regard to the square foot minimum of 10,000 square feet, Mr. Knutson noted that the development could be platted to meet City ordinances using the grid system to obtain the 80 foot minimum width and 10,000 square foot minimum but he felt the development would not be as aesthetically pleasing under the normal subdivision ordinances as many of the trees and wetlands, ponding areas, etc. and park land would be eliminated if the developer was forced to use this system of platting. The Planning Commission unanimously recommended that this concept for a Planned Unit Development be approved so that the developer could prepare his preliminary plat on the same. a__, motion was made by Fair, seconded by White and unani- mously carried to approve the proposed concept of the Planned Unit Development as presented with the understanding that the developer will plat the property and average at least 10,000 square feet per lot with 7,000 square feet being the minimum lot and the averages to exclude any ponding area, park land area, wetland area and platted streets. 6. Consideration of a Recommendation from the Monticello Planning Commission for a Proposal for a Planned Unit Development Known as Victoria Square by Mr. Mike Rehrer. Mr. Mike Rehrer, who owns a parcel of land in the vicinity of the intersection of Cedar Street and Dundas Road south of I-94, presented his proposal for a Planned Unit Development on the property for the development of office condos and townhouses. The project, to be known as Victoria Square, would include three parcels, Parcel A, Parcel B and Parcel C. Parcel A would include 29 townhouses on 2.24 acres, Parcel B would contain office con- dos of 52 units on 4.46 acres and Parcel C would contain a re- tail space of approximately 11,000 square feet on the 1.7 acres of land. As part of the development plan, Mr. Rehrer has in- dicated a willingness to give to the City a strip of land run- ning north and south through his parcel in order that a new Cedar Street frontage road could be developed through the plat. - 4 - Council Minutes - 9/13/82 It was also noted that the proposal would be to develop this project in a Victorian style of buildings. The Planning Commission unanimously approved the concept stage of the development for the Planned Unit Development and as a result, a motion was made by Blonigen, seconded by Maus and unanimously carried to approve the concept stage as presented for Victoria square as part of the Planned Unit Development. 7. Consideration of Ordinance Amendment Establishing Archi- tectural Controls in R-1, R-2 and R-3 zones, and Adding Certain Definitions. Because of a recent State law which required that all com- munities allow manufactured homes within residential zoning districts in which they can meet the architectural control requirements, it has become necessary for the City of Monti- cello to develop an ordinance of architectural controls within residential zoning districts. The consulting City Planner, John Uban of Howard Dahlgren & Associates, has been working with the Planning Commission to develop a definition of a mobile home and also a definition of a manufactured house. The recommended definitions, as approved by the Planning Commission, are as follows: MANUFACTURED HOUSING: "Manufactured Home" means a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or, when erect- ed on side, is 760 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein; except that the term in- cludes any structure which meets all the requirements and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification required by the City and complies with the standards established under this chapter and which meets the Manufactured Home Building Code. MOBILE HOME: A mobile home is a manufactured home that is less than 16 feet wide,over at least 30 feet of its length in the erected mode, suitable for year around occupancy and containing the same water supply, waste disposal, and electrical conveniences as immobile housing and subject to tax or registration under State law, and having no foundation other than wheels, jacks, or skirtings. Width measurement shall not take account of overhangs and other projections beyond the principal exterior walls. - 5 - Council Minutes - 9/13/82 The Planning Commission also recommended that the zoning or- dinances for all residential districts include the following architectural controls: 1. Minimum building width of 24 feet. 2. Minimum 3:12 roof pitch with minimum six (6) inch soffit. 3. Building anchored to a permanent concrete or treated wood foundation. 4. No metal siding permitted wider than 12 inches or without a one-half (2) inch or more overlap and relief. 5. Minimum floor area of 1,000 square feet. 6. Meet all regulations of the Minnesota Uniform Build- ing Code. After reviewing the above, a motion was made by White, second- ed by Fair and unanimously carrried to amend the ordinances by adding the definitions as presented for a mobile home and a manufactured home and also to amend the R-1, R-2 and R-3 zone by adding the six (6) architectural controls as listed. (See Ordinance Amendment 9/13/82 #122). 8. Consideration of Appointment to and Establishing a Salary For the Position of Wastewater Plant Lab Analyst. Previously, the City Council approved and adopted a job description for the new Wastewater Plant Lab Analyst position. As part of the job description approval, the Council advertised within the City departments that this position was available as a promotional position from within. Mr. Sean Hancock, current Wastewater Treatment Plant employee, has applied for the position of Lab Analyst. A motion was made by White, seconded by Blonigen and unani- mously carried to appoint Mr. Sean Hancock to the position of Wastewater Plant Laboratory Analyst as of October 1, 1982 at an annual $19,800.00 salary. Council Minutes - 9/13/82 9. Consideration of Appointment to Planning Commission for Vacancy Created by Resignation of Bill Burke. Based on a recommendation by the Planning Commission, a motion was made by White, seconded by Blonigen and unani- mously carried to appoint Mr. Richard Carlson to fill a vacancy on the Planning Commission created by the resigna- tion of Mr. Bill Burke. The appointment would be immedi- ately and would be until the end of the year. 10. Presentation of 1983 Preliminary Budget. City Administrator, Tom Eidem, presented the proposed Pre- liminary 1983 Budget to the Council for their reviewal. A public hearing on the proposed Preliminary 1983 Budget will be held at the next Council Meeting, September 27, 1982. A special meeting for the purpose of reviewing, specifically the budget, was scheduled for 7:00 A.M., Friday, September 17, 1982. Meeting Adjourned. Rick Wolf steer Assistant Administrator - 7 -