Planning Commission Agenda Packet 04-20-1980AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING - MONTICELLO PLANNING COMMISSION
Tuesday, May 20, 1980
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1. Minutes of Special Meeting - April 28, 1990. S$� ON a t L&C'
2. Public Hearing - Consideration of a Conditional Use Permit -
Marcella Corrow.
3. Public Hearing - Considering Ordinance Amendment to Allow
Consignment Auction Sales and/or Auction Sales Facility
within a B-3 Zone.
4. Public Hearing - Conditional Use for an Auction Sales Facility -
Robert Davis.
5. Consideration of a Variance - Robert Davis.
6. Consideration of a Simple Subdivision - Kenneth Larson.
-- 7. Consideration of a Variance to Move a House within the City Limits
which is Over 25 Years Old - Monticello -Big Lake Hospital.
8. Consideration of a Variance for a Zero Lot Line Duplex -
Quintin Lanners.
9. Possible Discussion of Sign Ordinance Amendment Recommendations
from John Uhan.
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AGENDA SUPPLE14ENT
1. Review of Minutes of Special Meeting - April 28, 1980 at 5:00 P.M
2. Public Hearing - Consideration of a Conditional Use Permit - Marcella '
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Upon completion of the transfer of the Oakwood School property to the
City of Monticello and vacation by the School District, most likely the
Oakwood School building will be coming down. At that time, it will be
0 0� necessary for the ABC Day Care Center to 1 ovate elsewhere.
Marcella Corrow, representing the ABC Day Care Center, has made an appli
`,'►b`wcjcation for a conditional use to allow that Day Care facility to be moved
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caresfor more than five children during any day may be allowed as a lv��
conditional use in an R -a zone, provided certain criteria is met. it �l f
appears as though that criteria would be met in the Baptist Church propert ° 0
One of the concerns would be the off-street parking, and that could quite LO 9�
easily be remedied since it only requires four parking spaces. As fardpi
as building code requirements go, there would be some changes required
within the building in order to allow that facility to be used as a day 0
care center; however, those problems could be resolved.
A sign would be allowed, provided the square footage of that sign did not
exceed 18 square feet, and if the sign were freestanding and its height were P�1
not more than 8 feet.
*POSSIBLE ACTION: Consider recommending approval or denial of this conditional \ Q
use request. S 74rd'-901
REFERENCES: Enclosed map depicting area. -'io ``FAQ r \
APPLICANT: Marcella Corrow, ABL Day Care Center. ���•
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Public Hearing - Considering Ordinance Amendment to Allow Consignment
Auction Sales and/or Auction Sales Facili ty within a B-3 Zone. P -Y
Possibly, the City of Monticello should consider amending the ordinances
in the B-3 zone to allow a consignment au etion sales and/or auction sales
facility as a conditional use. Some items for consideration for that
conditional use might include the following:
The architectural appearance and functional plan of the building and
�� site shall not be so dissimilar to the existing buildings or area as
to cause impairment in property values or constitute a blighting
influence within a reasonable distaneeof the lot.
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/ At the boundaries of residential districts, a strip of not less than 5'
5:5shall be landscaped and screened in compliance with Ordinance Section
10-3-2(G) of this Ordinance.
C. Any light standard islands and all islands in the parking lot shall be
�landscaped or covered.
f u.> / Parking areas shall be screened from view of abutting residential
��/ districts in compliance with Ordinance Section 10-3-2-(G) of this
Ordinance.
E. Parking areas and driveways shall comply with Monticello Ordinance
10-3-5-(D).
F. Vehicular access points shall be limited, shall create a minimum of
conflict through traffic movements, shall comply with Ordinance Section
10-3-5 of this Ordinance, and shall be subject to the approval of the
City Engineer.
All lighting shall be hooded and so directed that the light source is
not visible from the public right-of-way or from an abutting residence,
and shall be in compliance with Section 10-3-2-(H) of this ordinance.
H. The entire area shall have drainage system which is subject to the
approval of the City Engineer.
1. All signing and information or visual communication devices shall be
in compliance with Ordinance Section 10-3-9.
J. The provisions of Ordinance Section 10-22-1-(E) of this Ordinance
are considered and satisfactorily met.
2K All All conditions pertaining to a specific site are subject to change when
✓ the Council, upon investigation in relation to a formal request, finds
that the general welfare and public betterment can be served as well or
better by modifying the conditions.
Outside sales areas are fenced or screened from view of neighboring
residential uses or abutting residential districts in compliance with
Section 10-3-2-(G) of this ordinance.
6M. "Outside sales connected with the principal use is limited to 30% of the
gross floor area of the principal use building. This percentage may he
increased as a condition of the conditional use permit.
Outside sales areas may not take up parking space as required for
conformity to the Ordinance requirement.
0 No pets or livestock may be sold at this auction sales facility.
P Provisions must be made to control and reduce noise when adjacent to
a residential zoning district.
Q, All outside store e. shall be effectively screened from public view
in accordance -with -Monticello Ordinance Section 10-3.2-(G), and limited
to 108 of the gross floor area of the principal use building.
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Should we amend our ordinance to allow auction sales and consignment auction
sales as a conditional use, one item that should be taken into consideration
is our ordinance Section 10-3-5-(H)-22, which presently says that skating
rinks, dance halls or public auction houses should have two offstreet
parking spaces plus one additional offstreet parking space for each addi-
tional 200 square feet of floor space over 2,000 square feet. The concern
there would be that a building of 2,400 square feet would only need 21 parking
spaces when the occupant load in that building could possibly be as high as
162 persons. Quite possibly, in a case such as an auction house, one should
consider that the occupant load allowed in a building like that is one person
for each 15 square feet. Using that formula, in a 2,400 square foot building, the
occupant load could be 162 people, and if that figure were divided
by - 2.5 - , which is the average number of persons that arrive at a location
in an automobile, that would more accurately reflect the number of parking
spaces that would be required. Also to be taken into consideration should
be, if outdoor sales are going to be held, an adjustment should be made up-
ward to accommodate those additional parking spaces which might accommodate
more individuals at an outside sales area.
You may want to note that this item of an ordinance amendment was prompted
at the request of Mr. Robert Davis, who will be applying for a conditional
use and a variance under items "4" and "5" below, so that he may be
permitted to establish an auction facility at his residence which is
located across Oakwood Drive from Heskins Electric in the Oakwood Industrial
Park.
POSSIBLE ACTION: Consider recommending this ordinance amendment for approval.
4. Public Hearing - Conditional Use for an Auction Sales Facility - Robert Davis.
Bob Davis, who owns the property across the street to the west of Heskins
Electric on Oakwood Drive, has made an application for a conditional use
so that he may establish an auction sales facility of the type that is
proposed as an ordinance amendment in item "3" above.
At this point, Mr. Davis has a large building on that property which would
facilitate the type of business which he is hoping to establish. He has,
in fact, held a couple of auctions from that building and feels it does
suit his needs. However, in order to continue as a legal use, the pro-
p posed ordinance amendment in item p3 would have to be passed, and he would
then have to meet the criteria set down of a conditional use.
O At this point, it does appear that Mr. Davis can meet those conditions of
a conditional use, with the exception of a variance that he would be
applying for in the next agenda item.
This item of a conditional use would be contingent upon recommending approval
and passage of the ordinance amendment as described in item N3.
POSSIBLE ACTION: Considering recommending denial or approval of this condi-
tional use request.
REFERENCES: Enclosed map depicting area.
APPLICANT: Robert Davis.
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5. Consideration of a Variance - Robert Davis.
Lj Bob Davis, who owns the property discussed in item p4 above, has made
application for a variance from the parking lot and curbing requirements
should he be allowed a conditional use to develop the auction sales faci-
lity, as described in item 93, which he applied for in item q4.
If the conditional use in item 94 is granted, Mr. Davis would be required
to develop a parking lot. If the formula for determining the number of
parking spaces required for the auction sales facility were adopted as
suggested in item R3, that facility would then require 65 parking spaces
for the inside sales, and if outside sales areas were developed, additional
parking spaces would be required.
Mr. Davis has suggested that the City consider allowing him a period of
one-year or more to determine whether or not his business would be
successful and worth continuing before he were required to develop a
parking facility. If that consideration were given and granted, a bond
in the amount of 115 times the proposed parking lot development would
�k be required prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. y
OSO' POSSIBLE ACTION: Consider recommending denial or approval of this
p� variance request.A0
4+ REFERENCES: Same as item i4
APPLICANT: Robert Davis
6. Consideration of a Simple Subdivision - Kenneth Larson.
Ken Larson, who owns the east 51' of Lot 6, and all of Lots 7 d 8, Block 32,
Lower Monticello, has made a request for a simple subdivision of that pro-
perty. His proposal is to divide those three lots, which run in a north/
south direction, into two lots which run in an east/west direction. That
property now contains approximately 30,000 square feet, and if the subdivi-
sion were approved, it would create two lots which would be approximately
82+y' wide and 183' deep, each containing over 15,000 square feet, which
does exceed the 10,000 square feet required in an R-2 zone by 11) times.
At this time, no certificates of survey have been suhmitted, but it is
assumed that the existing house would be at least 10' away from the newly
created southerly property line of the northern lot. However, this approval
could be contingent upon receipt of a certificate of survey showing that
that minimum of 10' does actually exist, and if it does not exist, then
another public hearing would be required.
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POSSIBLE ACTION: Consider recommending approval or denial of this
simple subdivision request.
REFERENCES: Enclosed map depicting the area of the lots.
APPLICANT: Kenneth Larson
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7. Consideration of a Variance to Move a House within the City Limits which
J is Over 25 Years Old - Monti cello-Biq Lake Hospital.
Monticello -Big Lake Hospital has made application to move the house that
sets directly east of the Hospital to the South lot which Ken Larson is
proposing to make a simple subdivision of in the previous item q6.
Because that house is existing presently on one lot in the City and is
proposed to be moved, a publ is hearing must be held. That house could
be moved onto that proposed lot without requiring any further variances
at this time. Since the house will be moved to a new lot, at that time,
any deficiencies in the buil ding code requirements would have to be met.
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�Qf house presently sets possibly available for a new clinic, which is being
considered for that area.
POSSIBLE ACTION: Consider recommending approval or denial of this request.
REFERENCES: Enclosed map depicting area from which house will be moved and
enclosed map depicting the area where the house is proposed
to be moved, and picture of that dwelling which was taken
from the May 15th issue of the Monticello Times.,
APPLICANT: Monticello -Big Lake Hospital. j 5'W
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8. Consideration of a Variance for a zero Lot Line Duplex - Quintin Lanners.
Quintin Lanners has made an application for a variance to build a zero lot
line duplex on the south 1/4 of Lot 3 and the souti 1/2 of Lots 4 8 5,
Block 38, Lower Monticello. That property contains approximately 13,600
square feet, and is zoned R-2.
If the subdivision and lot size were approved, basically, a duplex would
sit on a 13,600 square foot lot. However, that one building would be
owned by two individual people who would also own approximately 6,800 square
1� feet of that total 13,600 square foot lot. The difference in this situation
where a duplex sits on a large lot that is divided into two smaller lots is
that, even though the 6,800 square foot lot is all that one property owner
may own, his dwelling setting directly against his neighbors dwelling would
make one individual dwelling that sets on a lot of 13,600 square feet, and
those two units, as a duplex, would be the same as one building on a large lot.
in this case, that lot would be approximately 3,600 square feet larger in
total than would be required In an R-2 zone.
in order for this type of dwelling to be built, a declaration of covenants,
conditions and restrictions (copy of which is enclosed) would be required and
would be recorded along with the property. Those covenants and descriptions
are for the purpose of protecting the value and desirability of that real
estate, and all parties having any interest in the described property, and
the covenants would be upon the property and would continue with each indivi-
dual new owner in the future. Items discussed in those covenants are such as
garbage and refuse removal, and who shall be responsible. It states that no
pets other than common household pets may be kept on the property, and that
they may not be kept for commercial purposes. It states who would share in
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the repair and maintenance expenses and deals with other specific topics
which are pertinent to the maintenance of that property.
John Uban, of Howard Dahlgren b Associates, will be at Tuesday night's
meeting, and possibly, if you have any further questions on a development
of this type, he would be available to answer them. He has, however,
recommended that we consider passage of this request.
POSSIBLE ACTION: Consider recommending denial or approval of this request.
REFERENCES: Copy of the declaration of covenants, conditions and restrictions
and plat plan showing the proposed development, and a map depicting
that area in which the property is located.
APPLICANT: Quintin Lanners.
9. Item for Information Only
John Uban, of Howard Dahlgren b Associates, has prepared his recommendations
regarding the sign ordinance, and will be mailing them out to us. If they
arrive prior to Tuesday night's meeting, copies will be distributed to you
individually. However, if they do not arrive prior to Tuesday night's
meeting, they will be given to you at the meeting, and you may want to
discuss them at the meeting or postpone any discussion until a further
meeting.
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ut MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING - MONTICELLO PLANNING COMMISSION
Tuesday, April 8, 1980 - 7:30 P.M.
Members Present: Jim Ridgeway, Dave Bauer, Ed Schaffer, John Bondhus.
Dick Martie (came at 7:45) Loren Klein, ex -officio.
1. Review of Minutes.
Motion was made by Ed Schaffer, seconded by Dave Bauer and unanimously carried
to approve the Minutes of the March 18, 1980 Planning Commission Meeting.
2. Explanation of the 4/5's Vote Policy.
Gary Wieber explained the policy the Council has on a 4/5's vote for items
of variances and conditional uses. That policy is that if a variance or
conditional use comes before the Council and not 100% of the members are
going to be in attendance at the meeting where the 4/5's vote of the entire
Council is required, that person has the option of bringing their variance
or conditional use up a later meeting when the entire Council - that is
all five members - would be available to vote.
3. Public (tearing - Conditional Use Permit for a Tire Shop - Jay Morrell.
t1 Jay Morrell, owner of the Stor-A-Way building on south ilighway 25, would like
to turn a portion of that building into a tire shop which required a condi-
tional use permit.
In the redevelopment of that property, he is proposing to extend the hard -
surfaced area out approximately 40' from the building on the south side
to make access to the area where the major access to the tire shop will t,e.
He plans to provide adequate off-street parking.
However, on the south side and west end of the new concrete parking area to
I>e created, he requested permission to eliminate the perimeter curb and place
additional Class 5 or gravel for overflow parking, which required a variance.
There was no public comment - either pro or con - and Jay Morrell had no
uhjection to reviewing the elimination of curbing and hardsurface requirement
at the end of d three-year period. On a motion by Ed Schaffer and seconded
by Dave Bauer, it was unanimously recommended to allow the variance from the
curbing and hardsurfacing requirements and to grant the conditional use for
the Lire Shop, and that in three years, the hardsurfacing and curbing require-
ment, be reviewed for possible Installation at that time.
4. Puhlic_Hearing _Conditional Use Permit for a__P_ar_k_iaLot-in_a_Planned lt_nit_
Development - McDonald's.
McDonald's have requested a conditional use hearing for the development stage
o1 the third parcel of land in the i-94 Tri -Plaza, or Parcel "A". It is the
intentionof McDonald's to develop Parcel "A" into an overload flow area for
their present eating facility locatod on Parcel "B" of the 1-94 Tri -Plaza.
Because Lhi; lot is within a Planned Unit Development (PUD) it is necessary
to hold d public hearing on a conditional use permit whenever development
occurs on that parcel.
In their proposal for development, McDonalds have requested that landscaping,
at least not 100' of the landscaping, or $1,500 which is required by ordinance,
be considered not necessary by the granting of a variance.
A couple of additional items which were addressed were signs for directing
traffic flow and lighting on the new parking facility. Al Inde, a repre-
sentative of the McDonald's company, said that definitely signs would be
installed to direct traffic flow and lighting would be installed in the new
parking lot which would be consistent with that which is presently used at
the McDonald's facility. Mr. Inde indicated that if the variance on the
landscaping were granted now, that only sod would be put in and that land-
scaping would still be coming, but at a later date. Mr. Inde was asked if
he would be willing to bond for the landscaping that would be put in at a
later date, and he indicated that he would be willing to post the ;2,250 bond.
On a motion by Dick Martie and seconded by Ed Schaffer, it was unanimously
approved to recommend approval of the conditional use permit and approval
of the variance for the landscaping as requested.
4. Public Hearing - Consideration of a Rezoning Request - Harold Ruff.
Harold Ruff has requested that rezoning of a certain parcel of land be made
from R-1 to R-3. The parcel of land is that which lies between County Road 39
and the Burlington Northern Railroad tracks, lying east of Kampa Estates and
west of the existing NSP maintenance building. That parcel contains approxi-
mately 3.94 acres. Mr. Jack Maxwell, of Maxwell Realty, representing the
purchaser of that property who has a purchase agreement contingent upon
rezoning, stated that he had the following reasons why lie felt that property
should be rezoned:
A. Subject property is located in a neighborhood that does not lend
itself to a single family residential zoning, because of the
proximity of the NSP shop and the Bridgewater Telephone Company yard.
B. An apartment complex would act as a buffer between the industrial
property located to the east and south and the residential property
to the west of the subject. The railroad tracks and Pinewood Elementary
School lies to the north.
C. There is a good demand for apartments in the City, and this demand is
expected to be increased in the future with the interest rates rising
to a point whereby it is impossible for many potential buyers of single
family homes to qualify for mortgages, thereby forcing them into the
rental market.
A motion by nave Bauer, seconded by Ed Schaffer to recommend rezoning was
unanimously approved.
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5. Public informational Meeting on the Monticello Sign Ordinance.
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p rpose of this item was to review the Monticello sign ordinance as a
result of a request by the Monticello City Council. Of immediate concern
is the Monticello ordinance provision that requires that all non -conforming
signs, including billboards, flashing lights, rotating signs and signs that
may be too large, or too many signs, etc., be brought into conformance by
August 21, 1980, which is the termination date granted after a five-year
amortization period when the present City ordinances were adopted on
August 21, 1975.
One issue that the Planning Commission was made aware of is that there is
a possibility that the City of Monticello could be liable for compensation
to the sign companies based on the fair market value of their signs.
The meeting was open to the public for comments, at which time the various
individuals spoke.
Al Joyner, who felt that directional signs are necessary in some form so
that people can find their way to a particular location they want to be
at.
Roman Brauch, board representative of the Monticello Country Club, spoke and
felt that directional signs were necessary for the same reasons as Mr. Al
Joyner in the previous comment.
Bill Seefeldt, who owns property on I-94 and also Electro Industries, felt that
4 the intent of our ordinances is good. However, he also suggested as the pre-
vious two individuals that off -premise directional signs are necessary. Mr.
Seefeldt felt that advertising and individual informational signs should be
handled separately,
Wayne Hoglund, representing the Hoglund Bus Company, felt that a pylon
sign for each product line that a company handles would be favorable in the
form of a freeway sign.
Jim Franklin, of the Ben Franklin Sign Company, who has no billboard signs
in Monticello because of our present ordinance which would not allow him
to build them, would like to see the City adopt the sign ordinance pulicy
that the State has, which would allow billboard advertising within the
City of Monticello.
Mel Wolters, who has had problems with the size of signs in the past at his
Dairy Queen facility, stated that whatever is dons, he hopes that a lot of
consideration is given and good information is taken before the ordinance
is altered or a new one is established.
Tom Brennan, who owns 1,800 feet along 1-94 within the City Limits of Monti-
cello, encourages the permission to use billboard advertising along that
corridor, and felt that it does not devalue anyone's property by having
signs there.
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Vance Florell, of the Freeway Standard and Vance's Standard downtown, feels
that billboard and off -premise advertising along the major highway corridors
are essential to business and cited an example of how his business increased
in the Monticello community because of billboard and off -premise advertising
that he has done.
Bob Fousek feels that advertising and promotional signs should be allowed.
He feels that they are an asset to his business.
After discussion among the Planning Commission members with those who had
given testimony and among themselves on a motion by Ed Schaffer, seconded
by Dave Bauer, it was unanimously approved to table the matter for further
study.
6. Consideration of a Variance Application and Extension of a Conditional Use
Permit for an Administrative Office Addition for Independent School District #882.
independent School District 9882 has made an application to add an adminis-
trative wing onto the west end of the existing Junior/Sr. High School. This
addition must be made as an extension of a previously granted conditional use
since the building is located in an R-2 zone, where schools are treated as a
conditional use.
The addition of this administrative wing does not require that any additional
parking spaces be provided, however, because by applying the present ordi-
nance requirements to the respective Jr. and Sr. High populations and the
number of total classrooms, only 103 spaces would be required, and there are
presently over 250 spaces provided, in addition to the proposed ten new
spaces.
The ten pruposed new spaces, however, require a variance since parking in a
front yard or side yard in an R-2 zone is prohibited otherwise.
One item of concern of the Planning Commission members was that with all of
the present parking available on the school grounds, the number of students
and employees who do not utilize that parking but park along Washington Street.
Mr. Shelly Johnson, superintendent of schools, indicated that he is working to
correct that situation and thereby hoping to relieve the parking congestion
on the street.
Mr. Art Dorn, who lives across Washington Street to the west of the Jr. Sr.
High School, questionned whether or not it was necessary for those students
and employees to park on Washington Street, and requested that the Planning
Commission require that they park in the school's parking lot facilities rather
than on Washington Street.
A motion was made by Ed Schaffer, seconded by John Bondhus and was unanimously
approved to recommend the granting of the extension of the Conditional Use
and to grant the variance necessary for development of the parking lot in
the side yard.
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7. Consideration of a Variance from Sideyard Setbacks and Minimum Lot Size
V Requirements and Request for Subdivision of Property - David Munson.
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Mr. David Munson, who has purchased Lot 2, Block 11, has made a request for
a simple subdivision of lots. Because of the 4' of the west side of Lot 2
having been sold off to the abutting neighbor, the lot is now only 62' wide
rather than the 66' as was platted. The square footage of the lot is 10,230'.
Mr. Munson's request was to subdivide that lot into two parcels, one of which
would be 58' x 62' with 3,596 square feet of property, and one which would
be 107' x 62', which would be 6,634 square feet of property. Both of these
lots would then be less than our present ordinance requires in an R-3 zone.
One lot would be only 35% of what square footage is required, and the other
would be only 66'� of what square footage is required.
Mr. Munson has also requested that he be granted a variance to add 10' to
the west side of the existing home on the 58' x 62' lot, which is the southerly
lot of the proposed two new lots, which would bring him within 8' of the
west property line, which should be a 20' setback according to the ordinance.
Also, Mr. Munson would, if the subdivision is granted, like to build a
duplex on the 107' x 62' north portion of the lot. This would require a
variance because that lot would be only 6,634 square feet, as opposed to
10,000 square foot requirement in an R-3 zone.
Because of the extensive amount of variance from the lot size requirements,
Ed Schaffer made a motion, seconded by Dick Martie to deny all of the
variance requests with all voting in favor to recommend that denial.
B. Consideration of a Variance Request from Parking Ordinance Requirements -
Kelly Driscoll.
Mr. Driscoll is considering opening a bicycle sales and service store on
Lot 10, Block 6, Original Plat, which is zoned B-4 and would like a variance
from Monticello's curbing and harasurfacing parking requirements.
Since he would only he leasing the property rather than owning it, and
because he is not completely sure of the Monticello market, he has asked
that the City consider allowing him to open for a year, as an example, to
find out about business in Monticello and at the end of that period, review
whether or not tie could put in those required improvements or make whatever
arrangements might become necessary.
In terms of the number of parking spaces, that property meets the parking
ordinance in area and additionally, there are sufficient trees to cover
the landscaping requirement. A motion was made by Dave Bauer, seconded
by Ed Schaffer to recommeng granting the variance, contingent upon Mr. Driscoll
coming bacl at the end of a one-year period to review his variance request
again. All voted in favor.
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9. Consideration of a Rear Yard Variance Request - Mel Wolters.
Mr. Mel Wolters, who is proposing to build an office building on Lots 9 8 10,
Block 5, which is zoned B-3, would like a variance to build within 10' of
the rear property line where a normal 30' setback would be required. However,
in order to meet better parking requirements and to better utilize the property,
Mr. Wolters has submitted his proposal for the variance.
One item that was considered was allowing up to 50% of the parking spaces to
be for compact cars, as was also suggested by our City Planner. The
Planner had previously recommended that a 25% consideration for compact cars
be used, but with the rapid increase in the number of compact cars, the
Planner now recommends we consider allowing 50% of the parking spaces for
compacts, which would allow for more spaces and better use of our lots as
the amount of compact cars increase and the standard size vehicles is reduced.
Mr. Wolters also stated that he would like the variance from the setback
because of the terrain of the property, the building could then be used as
a part of the retaining wall, which would be necessary in order to develop
that property.
A motion by Dick Martie, seconded by John Bondhus was unanimously approved
to recommend a 20' rearyard variance.
10. Miscellaneous.
Several members of the youth hockey association were present to request that
the City consider an ordinance which would allow temporary various types of
sales in which the local youth hockey organization could raise money to fund
the youth hockey program. This request was prompted because the youth hockey
was selling fertilizer out of the back of a pickup on a vacant lot on the corner
of 3rd and Pine, and was stopped from making those sales because our present
ordinance does not allow that type of sale. After some discussion, the Plan-
ning Commission voted not to take any action at this time but to further study
the matter.
Mee'[ ing Adjourned.
Loren 0.—Klein
Zoning Administrator & Building Official
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WINKELMAN ENTERPRISES, INC
Attn: Duane Schultz/Keith Schupp
PO Box 1144
St Cloud, Minnesota 56301
TO: CITY OF MONTICELLO
SUBJECT: Parking Spaces - Proposed Clow Stamping New Facility
It is our understanding that the City Building Code of Monticello
states that we need 64 parking spaces. We at Clow Stamping Company
have three shifts, two during the week and one which is the week-
end shift. Operating in the fashion that we have at present, a
maximum of 25 people are at the plant at any one time and estimate
a maximum of 40 people at the plant at acy one time before expanding
the building.
We do not feel any additional parking is beneficial to this Company or
the building project in view of the high building and maintenance
cost. We do have future parking space designated should the space
be needed for expansion.
We respectfully ask a variance from this ordinance to 48 spaces.
Your cooperation will be greatly appreciated in this matter.
Respectfully yours,
CLOW STOTING COMPANY INC
Stephen Paumen
Director of Operations
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