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Planning Commission Minutes 09-06-1983 . HINUTES REGULAR MEETING - MONTICELLO PLANNING COMMISSION September 6, 1983 - 7:30 P.M. Members Present: Richard Carlson, Jim Ridgeway, Joyce Dowling. Hembers Absent: Ed Schaffer, Don Cochran. Staff Present: Gary Anderson, Thomas Eidem. The meeting was called to order by President Jim Ridgeway at 7:39 P.M. 2. Approval of the Minutes of the Special Meeting. A motion was made by Joyce Dowling, seconded by Richard Carlson to approve the Special Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of the August 22, 1983 meeting. ~lembers voting in favor: Joyce Dowling, Richard Carlson, Jim Ridgeway. Members absent: Ed Schaffer, Don Cochran. The motion was carried. . 3. Public Hearing - Robert and Mary Saxon - Sideyard Variance Request. Robert and Mary Saxon were present to request a variance to build a two-car detached garage that would be located within five feet of the sideyard property line, therefore, requiring a five foot sideyard variance with the City being the only affected property owner. Mr. Thomas Eidem, City Administrator, was present on the City's behalf. Mr. Eidem indicated to the Planning Commission members that the City would be interested in purchasing Mr. and Mrs. Saxon's house for use as a parking lot for East Bridge Park once the new bridge is in. Mr. Eidem indicated to the Planning Commission members that he and Gary Anderson, Zoning Administrator, had met with Mr. Saxon on Friday morning to discuss the possible sale of his property to the City. At this point, no firm committment or purchase price has been submitted by either party involved. Commission members noted that the City has not submitted a proposal to Mr. and Mrs. Saxon. A motion was made by Joyce Dowling, seconded by Richard Carlson to pass this on to the City Council for their consideration due to lack of a proposal on the City's part for acquisition of Mr. and Mrs. Saxon's property. Members voting in favor: Joyce Dowling, Richard Carlson, Jim Ridgeway. Members absent: Ed Schaf fe.r, Don Cochran. The motion was carried unanimously. . - 1 - Planning Commission Minutes 9/6/83 . 4. Conditional Use Request - Monticello Assembly of God Church. This being a continuance of a June Conditional Use Request by the Monticello Assembly of God Church, the Planning Commission members asked what the Church's intent was to do with the Conditional Use Permit. Zoning Administrator Anderson replied that he has not heard from Monticello Assembly of God Church and that the Pumpkin Patch has not gone ahead with their proposed plan to relocate their day care center in a new location. Anderson also presumed that there would possibly be a new site for the Pumpkin Patch Day Care Center in the old Monticello Assembly of God Church. Commission members noted that no one was present from Monticello Assembly of God Church, and not knowing what their real intent was for the Conditional Use Request, a motion was made by Richard Carlson, seconded by Joyce Dowling to deny the request for a Conditional Use of the Monticello Assembly of God Church. Members voting in favor: Richard Carlson, Joyce Dowling, Jim Ridgeway. Members absent: Ed Schaffer, Don Cochran. The motion was carried unanimously. ADDITIONAL INFO~ffiTION ITEMS . 1. Conditional Use Request to Allow Major Auto Repair in a B-3 Zone. The Commission members were informed that Jay I~orrell had withdrawn his request for a Conditional Use to allow major auto repair in a B-3 Zone. 2 . Possible Vacation of City Owned Streets and New Platting of the Property in the Lauring Hillside Addition - Property Owners are Construction 5. . This not being a public hearing, just an information item passed on to the Planning Commission members, Mr. Gus La Fromboise was present from Construction 5, Inc., to present their proposal for development of Phase I and Phase II in Lauring Hillside Addition. Mr. La Fromboise pointed out to the Planning Commission members his intent to develop the adjacent property next to his current 12-unit apartment building under construction nearing completion of construction. Under Mr. La Fromboise's plan,if the City would vacate Hennepin Street from the railroad tracks to Lauring Avenue, in return Mr. La Fromboise would give to the City extension of Lauring Lane to connect with the old platted Washington Street, which would provide road access to the undeveloped property along the freeway. Mr. La Fromboise indicated to the Planning Commission members that his 12-unit apartment building currently under construction is already filled without even advertising apartments for rent, therefore, necessitating his need for an additional apartment building in the City of Monticello adjacent to his present 12-unit apartment building. But to place two apartment buildings on his proposed site, one of the apartment - 2 - . . . Planning Commission Minutes 9/6/83 buildings would be located right in the platted Hennepin Street, therefore, necessitating the need for the City to vacate the street for Mr. La Promboise to go ahead with his project. No formal proposal has been submitted by either Mr. La promboise or the City of Monticello for street vacation purposes. Mr. La Promboise also indicated to the Planning Commission members that due to the current lay of the land on his proposed apartment building site, he would have to do some site work prior to construction of his 24-unit apartment buildings. Mr. La Fromboise indicated to the Planning Commission members that he intended to keep a natural drainage along the north side of Lauring Lane to allow storm water drainage to continue along Lauring Lane onto and down Washington Street to the culvert going across Washington Street to our storm sewer catch basin; also in placement of the proposed 24-unit apartment building and the parking lot for it,he indicated that enough room was left for proposal of the interceptor sewer line along the railroad tracks. The Commission members agreed that Mr. La Fromboise's plan seems workable and suggested passing it on to the City Council for their review. 3. The next tentative date for the Planning Commission Meeting will be October 11, 1983 at 7:30 P.M. Due to the conflict with the October 10, President's Day holiday, the Monticello City Council decided to have their meeting on October 11. Therefore, the Planning Commission members decided it would be feasible for them to have their next tentatively scheduled October meeting on October 4, 1983, at 7:30 P.M. Motion by Joyce Dowling, seconded by Richard Carlson, to adjourn the meeting. Members voting in favor: Joyce Dowling, Richard Carlson, Jim Ridgeway. Members absent: Ed Schaffer, Don Cochran. The motion was carried unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 8:24 P.M. Respectfully submitted, 1;t,~~ Gar Anderson Zoning Administrator - 3 -