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Planning Commission Minutes 04-14-1987 . MINUTES REGULAR MEETING - MONTICELLO PLANNING COMMISSION Tuesday, April 14, 1987 - 7:30 p.m. Members Present: Richard Carlson, Jim Ridgeway, Joyce Dowling, Barbara Koropchak, Richard Martie. Members Absent: None. Staff Present: Gary Anderson. 1. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Richard Carlson at 7:30 p.m. 2. Motion by Joyce Dowling, seconded by Barbara Koropchak, to approve the minutes of the regular meeting held March 10, 1987. 3. A request for a partial subdivision of a residential outlot, Outlot H, Meadow Oak Addition, to be known as the Meadow Oak Fourth Addition. Applicant, Dickman Knutson. . Mr. Dickman Knutson was present and gave a brief history of the Meadow Oak Development from its initial concept to what it is today. Meadow Oak was originally owned by three partners with 40 percent Dickman Knutson, 30 percent Jim Boyle, and 30 percent Robert Bemboom. Mr. Knutson bought out the other two partners on the Meadow Oak Second Addition to be platted Outlot G, Meadow Oak Third Addition to be platted Meadow Oak Fourth Addition Outlot H, and the Meadow Oak Estates, and the Meadow Oak Estates Second Addition Outlot C, and Meadow Oak Estates Third Addition Outlot D around June 1, 1985. In doing so, Mr. Knutson became the fee title owner to the existing platted subdivisions and the four remaining outlots. In this process, Mr. Knutson, through his mortgage holder, Midwest Federal, will assume the financial responsibility for these two platted subdivisions and the four unplatted outlots. Mr. Knutson explained his request for the partial subdivision of Outlot H to be known as the Meadow Oak Fourth Addition. Mr. Knutson explained that as part of development he has only eight lots remaining in the Meadow Oak Second Addition, and the Meadow Oak Third Addition is currently Outlot G and has 13 of the 15 lots sold. Conceivably, he would like to start with the partial platting of the Outlot H, to be known as the Meadow Oak Fourth Addition by platting only 14 of the proposed 29 lots total. Mr. Knutson used the rationale for his request in that as part of the development it would cost only approximatelY $70,000 to put in the utilities and the hard surfacing of the street and curb and gutter for these 14 lots in comparison to approximately $225,000 to put in the entire water and sewer utilities, curb and gutter, and hard surfaced street into the whole 29 lots in Outlot H to be known as the Meadow Oak Fourth Addition. with an already outstanding balance of $750,000 owed to Midwest Federal, Mr. Knutson would have to go out and borrow additional money to put in the entire Meadow Oak Fourth Addition. In doing so, the mortgage company . -1- . . . Planning Commission Minutes - 4/14/87 would look more favorably at lending Mr. Knutson $70,000 than they would at lending to him the entire $225,000. Chairperson Richard Carlson opened the meeting for comments from the public. Ms. Lynn Clark, representing Mr. Jim Boyle as an owner of Wayzata Realty, was present to explain her standpoint at representing her client, Mr. Boyle. Ms. Clark indicated they were not in objection to the proposed 15 lots that Mr. Boyle was presenting, but they were in objection to not being able to market the adjoining outlot, which is Outlot I, without any utilities extended to the edge of their outlot between Outlot I and Outlot H. She eluded to the outstanding assessments that were put on Outlot I. Those being substantial, and with the market that we are in, no time would be better than now to try and market the property if water and sewer utilities were stubbed in to the property line between Outlot H and Outlot I. Ms. Clark went on further to explain that the City Attorney, Mr. Gary Pringle, has had planning development experience in a previous project in which he was involved. She would like to have the Planning Commission consider extending services to Outlot H and assess them to Mr. Knutson. If not, they hoped there could be a possible compromise to this project. Mr. Knutson would like to show for the record that Ms. Lynn Clark does not represent his company anymore after tonight's Planning Commission meeting, as she was also representing Mr. Knutson in a one-time total land liquidation of all properties owned by Mr. Knutson and Mr. Boyle. Chairperson Richard Carlson then closed the meeting for comments from the public and asked for comments from Planning Commission members. Hearing no comments, he then asked for a motion. Motion by Richard Martie, seconded by Jim Ridgeway, to approve the request for a partial subdivision of a residential outlot, Outlot H, Meadow Oak Addition, to be known as the Meadow Oak Fourth Addition with the following conditions. 1. That prior to recording of the partial final plat for Outlot H to be known as the Meadow Oak Fourth Addition, an approved grading/drainage plan be submitted to the City. 2. Prior to recording of the final plat for part of Outlot H to be known as Meadow Oak Fourth Addition, an agreement be signed between the developer and the City that no proposed platted lots in the remaining part of Outlot H to be known as Outlot A be sold to any individual until that part of Outlot H to be known as Outlot A has all utilities installed, curb and gutter installed, and the recording of this part of Outlot H to be known as Outlot A with the completion of the Meadow Oak Fourth Addition. Motion carried unanimously. 4. A request for open discussion on a proposed concept plan for unplatted property. Applicant, Jim Boyle. Ms. Lynn Clark, owner of Wayzata Realty, representing Mr. Jim Boyle, was present to ask for input from Planning Commission members on -2- . . . Planning Commission Minutes - 4/14/87 the proposed platting of unplatted industrial property just to the east of Fallon Avenue across the road from the currently existing Oakwood Industrial Park. Her initial request stemmed from previous conversations with City staff on proposed platting of portions of approximately 50 acres within this park of unplatted property. She indicated on her proposed drawing the different types of ways to subdivide parts of the unplatted property into blocks with separate lots on them. She indicated she had discussions with our Consulting Planner, John Uban, in regards to the proposed designs which did show up on the proposed subdivided site plan layout map. Planning Commission members, at this early stage, did not approve or deny her proposed platting of this unplatted property into industrial lots and blocks. The general consensus of the Planning Commission members present was that the concept for it was of good planning and further planning was needed to put it into a preliminary form for them to review at a later date. Commission members did recognize the merits of good quality development for this to be done at all. Ms. Clark indicated that the high priority on her list is to get into a good, sound development project for part or parts of this unplatted industrial property. Additional Information Items 1. Conditional use request, Tom Holthaus. Request approved with conditions. zoning Administrator Anderson indicated to Planning Commission members there were a couple other conditions which were added as part of the original six which were recommended from the Planning Commission members. They were as follows: 1. The developer has to pay the full cost of putting in a right-hand turn lane. 2. The developer will share on a 50/50 basis with the City are-alignment of Otter Creek Road from Sandy Lane to West county Road 39 or West Broadway. 2. Public hearing for annexation of the Monticello Orderly Annexation Area will be held on April 21, beginning at 1:30 p.m. in the Monticello Township Hall Chambers. Zoning Administrator Anderson indicated to Planning Commission members that there was no further input on this other than when the dates were and if there is any additional information on this and was of interest to Planning Commission members, it would be submitted to them prior to the public hearing date. 3. Motion by Jim Ridgeway, seconded by Joyce DOWling, to set the next tentative date for the Monticello Planning Commission meeting for May 12, 1987, 7:30 p.m. -3- . . . Planning Commission Minutes - 4/14/87 4. zoning Administrator Anderson asked Chairperson Richard Carlson if he could explain a couple other requests which will be forthcoming and would be submitted just as information. They are as follows: 1. Amending the Monticello City Ordinance to not allow barbecue grills to be used on balconies of apartment buildings. This request was brought up to Zoning Administrator Anderson from Monticello Fire Chief, Willard Farnick, for their information at the suggestion of Zoning Administrator Anderson for the Planning commission members just to acknowledge receipt of this, and he would establish further information on this proposed ordinance amendment to be presented to them for the next Planning Commission meeting for their review, May 12, 1987, 7:30 p.m. 2. The other topic brought up was a proposed ordinance amendment that would require all plumbers in the City of Monticello to be licensed to do plumbing work. zoning Administrator Anderson indicated to Planning Commission members that a petition for this ordinance amendment request is being formulated and will be before them at the next regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting May 12, 1987, 7:30 p.m. The whole intent of it is that plumbers that are licensed within the City of Monticello are paying the dues to the State of Minnesota for being licensed. They are training the people that work for them to become licensed in the plumbing field, and they would like anyone else that works with it to do the same. 5. Motion by Joyce Dowling, seconded by Barbara Koropchak, to adjourn the meeting. The meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m. Respectfully submitted, 4~~ Gary Anderson zoning Administrator -4-