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Planning Commission Minutes 11-20-1979 . . . MINUTES REGULAR MEETING - MONTICELLO PLANNING COMMISSION Tuesday, November 20, 1979 - 7:30 P. M. Members Present: Jim Ridgeway, Dave Bauer, Dick Martie, Ed Schaffer, Fred Topel. Members Absent: None 1. Approval of Minutes. On a motion made by Dave Bauer, seconded by Ed Schaffer, all members voted unanimously to approve the Minutes of the October 16, 1979 Regular Meeting. 2. Consideration of a Variance Request to Allow a Second Accessory Building - Robert Jameson. Marion Jameson was present to address her request to re-erect an 1857 log cabin On their property. Since it is considered a second accessory building a variance would be necessary. The 18' x 27' building would be located approximately 180' east of the existing house on their 5-acre lot which is located south of the High School, and no setback variances would be required for the building whiCh will serve as a private museum. Mr. Dave Bauer questioned whether the building would use footings and if the building could be used for a residence. The response to both ques- tions from Mrs. Jameson was in the negative. On a motion by Fred Topel, seconded by Dave Bauer, all voted in favor of recommending approval of this variance. 3. Consideration of a Variance Request of Monticello Ordinance on Driveway Opening Width, Parking Lot Perimeter Curbing and Certificate of Occupancy - Monticello Dorchester VFW Post. Mr. Stuart Hoglund and Mr. Ken Larson, representing the Monticello VFW Post were present requesting a variance to be able to eliminate portions of the curb around the parking lot and also requested a wider driveway opening at the new Club Building On south Cedar Street, and also a permanent land- scaping variance. Currently, Monticello Ordinance requires parking lots to be hardsurfaced and be completely surrounded with concrete curbing to con- trol drainage with no driveway openings larger than 24' in width without a variance. At the time the new parking lot was developed this past fall, it was not constructed according to the directions of the City Engineer and rather than a part of the lot draining towards Cedar Street, nearly all drainage is towards the freeway ditch in the west. The lot was con- structed also with an entrance/exit driveway approximately 90' in width. Since the drainage of the VFW parking lot is now towards the freeway ditch, the VFW Post feels curbing all around the lot would be unnecessary and would like to only develop curbing along the east edge of the parking lot which abuts Cedar Street. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES - 11/20/79 . 3. (Continued) Mr. Mark Woell, with the Minnesota Department of Transportation, has expressed some concern about adding any additional drainage created by the VFW parking lot into the 1-94 ditch system. The City of Monticello is in receipt of a letter from the Minnesota Department of Transportation requesting we take no further action on this parking lot until they have had up to 30 days to have their hydrauligist study the situation and determine whether or not the drainage from the parking lot would further overload the freeway drainage system at this time. Also, the Post would like to maintain a 90' driveway opening at the entrance of the parking lot rather than construct two 24' wide driveway openings as were proposed at the time the building permit was issued, and as required by Ordinance. It should be pointed out that when the building permit was applied for, the drainage plan was submitted to the City Engineer for his approval, as required by ordinance, and the owners agreed that the parking lot would be constructed as per the submitted plan, and it was on that basis that the permit was issued. However, the owner changed the design and completed the installation of the parking lot hardsurfacing without notifying the City of the change and getting approval of the DOT to further drain their drainage water into the Freeway ditch, which would have caused the need for a variance hearing before the fact rather than after the fact, which is the present case. . Regardless of the outcome of the variance request, the VFW was also requesting a temporary certificate of occupancy until August of 1980 to give them time to complete the parking lot and landscaping requirements. A motion was made by Dave Bauer and seconded by Dick Martie to grant the certificate of occupancy contingent upon bond being posted in the amount necessary to bring the parking lot up to the requirements of the City Engineer and the hydrauligist from'the Department of Transportation, to grant the elimination of the curbing as requested unless it would be necessary to complete the drainage requirements for the parking lot; to grant only a temporary landscaping variance and to deny the 90' wide driveway opening variance and require the two 24' driveway openings, as would be required by Monticello Ordinance. This motion passed unanimously. 4. Request for a Simple Subdivision of Property - Quintin Lanners and Dan Giddings. Mr. Quintin Lanners is proposing to purchase Lots 11, 12 and the East 10' of Lot 13, of Block 40, Original Plat of Monticello from the Dan Giddings pro- perty at 648 West Broadway. presently, the Giddings property consists of Lots 11, 12, 13, 14, & 15 of Block 40. Mr. Lanners request to subdivide Lot 13 into two parcels would create a larger lot when it was added to Lot 11 & 12. Lots 11, 12 & the east 10' of 13 would then create one large bare, buildable lot and the present house and garage, which would sit on the West 23' of Lot 13, 14 & 15 would create one more lot with dwellings. A certificate of survey was not presented at the meeting, but any final action would be pending upon a proper certificate of survey being filed in the City Office. . PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES - 11/20/79 . 4. (Continued) A motion by Dick Martie, seconded by Fred Topel to approve this request passed unanimously. LDK/ns . .