Planning Commission Minutes 06-12-1984
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MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING - MONTICELLO PLANNING COMMISSION
June 12, 1984 - 7:30 P.M.
Members Present: Jim Ridgeway, Richard Carlson, Joyce Dowling,
Don Cochran, Ed Schaffer.
Members Absent: None.
Staff Present: Gary Anderson.
The meeting was called to order by President Jim Ridgeway at
7:43 P.M. Motion by Ed Schaffer, seconded by Don Cochran to
approve the May 8, 1984, Planning Commission Meeting Minutes.
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Public Hearing - Variance Request to Allow Expansion of a Non-conforming
Use in an R-1 Zone, Applicant - Phil Ritze.
Phil Ritze, representing his father, Charles Ritze, owner of
the property in the Variance Reques~ was present to discuss
his proposal to be allowed to build an accessory building in
excess of 1,000 sq. ft. Mr. Ritze explained the building would
be 40'x72' and would be built back in along side the trees
which surround the building site on the east and south sides.
The building would be colored metal on the walls and the roof
and the doors. He intends to put some shrubbery around the
building and also some decorative rock on the entrance to the
building. He also indicated he would like to put split rail
fencing around the driveway entrance to the proposed building.
Mr. Ritze emphasized the point of his Variance Request is to
put some of the equipment that is currently stored outside
into his building, thus eliminating any outside storage of
equipment, therefore, cleaning up the whole area which exists
there now. He indicated he has already been progressing on
that and cleaning up the area, having removed some equipment
and building and equipment debris. Chairman Jim Ridgeway called
for any public input, with no public present with any input.
Chairman Ridgeway questioned Zoning Administrator Gary Anderson
as to whether he had received any phone calls from the public
on this. Anderson indicated he had received approximately four
or five calls on the property. People were mostly concerned
because they did not know what the property was and wanted
to know what was going on the property, what was to be built.
Anderson indicated to them it would be a detached accessory
building, with people indicating they see no problem with that.
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Their biggest concern was that they thought there was a possibility
of an apartment building going in there and increasing numbers
of people and traffic flow already existing. Commission members
heard comments from Mr. Ritze and questions countered to Mr.
Ritze and Zoning Administrator Anderson. Motion by Don Cochran,
seconded by Joyce Dowling, to approve the Variance Request
to Mr. Charles Ritze, owner of the property, to allow an accessory
building to be built in excess of 1,000 sq. ft. Motion carried
unanimously.
4.
Public Hearing - Conditional Use Request to Build a 4-plex
in an R-2 Zone, Applicant - Tom Chock.
Mr. Chock was present to explain his proposal for building
a 4-plex in an R-2 Zone, indicating on the map which was received
by Planning Commission members as to the location of his proposed
4-plex on the building lot and also the garages and parking
lot on the proposed building lot. Chairman Ridgeway asked
if there was any input from the public on this. Mr. Lonn Olson,
the adjoining neighbor to the west of the proposed 4-plex location,
questioned the setbacks, the amount of feet that was needed,
between building lots and buildings and the front and rear
yard setbacks. He also questioned as to the location of the
garage on the proposed lot and the setbacks for this. Zoning
Administrator Anderson countered with the 10' sideyard setback,
3D' front and rear yard setback, and also the 5' side and rear
lot setbacks for the garage. Mr. Olson noted to Commission
members that he did not object to Mr. Chock's 4-plex proposal
but would like to see additional room between his lot line
and the proposed 4-plex. Mr. Chock indicated he could move
the building over farther to accommodate more sideyard setback
if Planning Commission so chooses.
Motion by Don Cochran, seconded by Joyce Dowling, to approve
the Conditional Use Request to build a 4-plex in an R-2 Zone
with one condition being a 15' sideyard setback instead of
a 10' sideyard setback on the west side of the proposed 4-plex.
5. Public Hearing - Conditional Use Request to Allow outdoor Sales
and outdoor Storage in a B-3 Zone, Applicant - Martie's Farm
Service.
Mr. Russ Martie was present to propose his request to allow
him to have outside sales and outside storage in a B-3 Zone.
Mr. Martie indicated he would like to sell white cedar posts
from the rear portion of his lot immediately west of the existing
building site and also to be allowed to have an outside liquid
storage tank to sell liquid protein out of. Commission members
questioned Mr. Martie if he was aware of the screening which
would be needed. Mr. Martie indicated he was not aware of that.
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Commission members questioned zoning Administrator Anderson
as to what type of fence he would have to have. Zoning Administrator
Anderson indicated to Commission members that he would have
to have a privacy type fence around the area to be used for
sales lot and/or outside storage, with one exception being
on the west side of the sales and storage lot, that being immediately
adjacent to Marvin Road, that being left open to allow Mr.
Martie to load and unload cedar posts and also to load and
unload liquid protein from the proposed liquid storage tank
to be placed immediately west of his existing building.
Motion by Don Cochran, seconded by Richard Carlson, to approve
the Conditional Use Request to allow outdoor sales in a B-3
Zone with the condition that Mr. Martie construct a privacy
fence a minimum of 6' high and no more than 8' high on the
westerly side of his building and on the north and south ends
of his outdoor sales lot with the westerly end of his sales
lot being left open adjacent to the Marvin Road. Motion by
Joyce Dowling, seconded by Don Cochran, to approve the outdoor
storage in a B-3 Zone. Motion carried unanimouSly.
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6. Public Hearing - Variance Request to Erect a Larger Pylon Sign
than the Maximum sign Square Footage Allowed, Applicant - First
National Bank.
Mr. Tom Pogatchnik, partner in the new First National Bank
under construction, was before Planning Commission members
with a request for a 22 sq. ft. sign variance to be allowed
to erect a pylon sign of 72 sq. ft. where Ordinance allows
only 50 sq. ft. of sign area. Mr. Pogatchnik indicated to
Commission members that it is not merely just an ordinary pylon
sign. It does reflect the bank's colors, and there would be
no exposed posts supporting the pylon sign. It would be the
same brick type exterior that is currently on the newly under
construction bank building. Mr. Pogatchnik purely cited the
need for the additional square feet to contrast with the design
and size of the newly under construction bank building. Planning
Commission Chairman Jim Ridgeway asked if there was any input
from the public on it. Mr. Clifford Olson explained that he
had no objections to the bank's sign variance proposal but
that he is an adjacent property owner directly across the street
and would like the same treatment should any development occur
on his building site with the proposed development needing
a variance for additional sign area.
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Taking the comments into consideration, motion was made by
Don Cochran, seconded by Ed Schaffer to deny the Variance Request
to be allowed an additional 22 sq. ft. of sign area for the
proposed new pylon sign.
Additional Information Items
1.
Previously Tabled Variance Request to Allow No Curbing in Certain
Areas of Parking Lot, Applicants - Jay Morrell and John Plaisted.
Mr. Jay Morrell, representing himself and his partner, John
Plaisted, was present to discuss with Commission members not
having curbing in certain areas of his parking lot. He indicated
to Commission members that the parking lot is so designed that
any water runoff from the parking lot is sloped to the middle
of the parking lot with the drainage of water flowing to the
southeast corner of the parking lot into the State Highway
25 drainage ditch. Mr. Morrell indicated that there is ample
room for semi-truck tractors and trailers to bring in feed
and/or seed quantities to be loaded or unloaded at the loading
dock site and still be able to back the trailer in completely
on the hard surfacing. Mr. Morrell also indicated to Commission
members in which areas of the parking lot he would like no
curbing, those being along Marvin Road, no curbing along the
south side of the paved lot, no curbing along the east side
of the paved lot. Taking those areas into consideration, motion
by Don Cochran, seconded by Joyce Dowling, to approve no curbing
in certain areas of the parking lot except curbing be installed
on the northwest edge of the parking lot 33 feet in line with
the building and in the northeast corner of the parking lot
30 feet in line with the building and then southerly along
the east side of the paved parking lot for a distance of 20
feet. Motion carried unanimously.
2.
Planning Commission Discussion - Allowing Apartments in a B-4
Zone.
Zoning Administrator Anderson indicated to Planning Commission
members that City Administrator Tom Eidem had met with City
Attorney Gary Pringle to discuss the Tom Hammer Conditional
Use Request. Anderson indicated to Commission members that
they are looking at drafting an Ordinance Amendment allowing
boarding rooms in a B-4 Zone as a Conditional Use with conditions
attached.
3.
Motion by Ed Schaffer, seconded by Richard Carlson, to set the
next tentative date for the Monticello Planning Commission
for July 10, 1984, 7:30 P.M. Motion by Ed Schaffer, seconded
by Richard Carlson to adjourn the meeting. The meeting adjourned
at 9:30 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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Gary erson
zoning Administrator
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