Planning Commission Minutes 12-06-1988
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MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING - MONTICELLO PLANNING COMMISSION
Tuesday, December 6, 1988 - 7:30 p.m.
Members Present:
Richard Carlson, Cindy Lemm, Richard Martie, Mori Malone,
Dan McConnon.
Members Absent:
None.
Staff Present:
Gary Anderson, Jeff O'Neill.
1.
Meeting was called to order by Chairperson Richard Carlson at 7:33 p.m.
2.
Motion by Richard Martie, seconded by Cindy Lemm, to approve the minutes
of the regular meeting held November 1, 1988, as presented. Motion
carried unanimously, with Dan McConnon abstaining.
3.
Public Hearing - A simple subdivision request to subdivide an existing
1-2 (heavy industrial) lot into two lots. Applicant, City of Monticello.
Chairperson Richard Carlson opened the meeting for any discussion from
the public. There being no one in attendance from the public, he opened
the meeting for discussion amongst the Planning Commission members.
Commission members discussed the rationale for the splitting of this
heavy industrial lot and who the proposed tenant would be of the lot
which the City is proposing to sell.
Mr. Jeff O'Neill, Assistant Administrator, explained to planning
Commission members the background of the applicant and the process which
the City staff has gone through to work out a proposed purchase agreement
on this lot for the new tenant, Northern States Power.
With no further discussion from the planning Commission members or City
staff, motion was made by Richard Martie, seconded by Dan McConnon, to
approve the simple subdivision request to subdivide an existing 1-2
(heavy industrial) lot into two lots. Motion carried unanimously.
4.
Discuss potential of allowing commercial advertising to be placed on
benches situated on city public right-of-way.
Chairperson Richard Carlson opened the meeting for discussion of this
agenda item from anyone from the public. with no input from the public,
Chairperson Richard Carlson turned it over to discussion from the
planning Commission members. Mr. Jeff O'Neill, Assistant Administrator,
explained to the Planning Commission members that Dorothy Thomson of
Sterling Signs was unable to attend the meeting to propose her idea of
the City allowing her company to place benches on the city public
right-of-way adjacent to city streets within the city of Monticello. If
the City would allow her to place those benches on the public
right-of-way, she would in turn rent advertising space on the front side
of these benches.
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Planning Commission Minutes - 12/6/88
The City Ordinance does not allow this as a temporary sign, and also
within the boulevard section of the ordinance, it also does not allow
this type of use and would require an ordinance amendment.
Discussion amongst the Planning Commission members dealt with the City
already putting in an extensive redevelopment project downtown with the
Streetscape Project; and allowing this type of advertising to be placed
in an area close to the downtown redevelopment Streetscape Project would
probably not be in the best interest of the City. Commission members
felt that without a pUblic or private transportation system within the
city limits to pick up passengers which may use these type of benches, it
would not be beneficial to the city to amend the ordinance to allow this
type of use within the public right-of-way. The general consensus of the
five Planning Commission members present was to get back to Dorothy
Thomson and explain to her that they were not in favor of amending the
ordinance to allow this type of use within the public right-of-way.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Rezoning request to rezone an R-l (single family residential) tract of
land into R-2 (single and two family residential) zone. Applicant, Ken
Maus/Gary DeBoer. Council action: No action necessary, as applicants
withdrew their request.
2.
Rep1atting request to replat an R-2 (single and two family residential)
lot into two residential lots. Applicant, Fairway Oourt/Jay Miller.
Council action: Approved as per Planning Commission recommendation.
3. Motion by Cindy Lemm, seconded by Richard Martie, to set the next
tentative date for the Monticello Planning commission meeting for
January 3, 1989, 7:30 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.
4. Motion by Dan McConnon, seconded by Richard Martie, to adjourn the
meeting. Motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 8:24 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Gary Anderson
Zoning Administrator