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Planning Commission Minutes 09-03-1991 . MINUTES REGULAR MEETING - MONTICELLO PLANNING COMMISSION Tuesday, September 3, 1991 - 7:00 p.m. Members Present: Dan McConnon, Richard Martie, Cindy Lemm, Richard Carlson Members Absent: Jon Bogart Staff present: Gary Anderson, Jeff O'Neill 1. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Dan McConnon at 7:00 p.m. 2. Motion was made by Cindy Lemm and seconded by Richard Martie to approve the minutes of the regular meeting held August 6, 1991. Motion carried unanimously with Jon Bogart absent. 3. Chairperson Dan McConnon opened the public hearing. Assistant Administrator O'Neill reviewed the Monticello-Big Lake Hospital District's plans for developing an additional 4s-stall off-street parking lot. The Monticello-Big Lake Hospital District shares their parking facilities with the Monticello-Big Lake Nursing Home, the health care clinic, and the dental clinic. The total number of spaces needed by these four facilities is 218 spaces. The total number of spaces provided is 209, representing a 9-stall shortage. With the proposed addition to the east of the hospital building, the total additional parking spaces needed for the first floor would be 18. When the second floor is finished, an additional 18 stalls will be required, bringing the total to 36 stalls needed for the hospital addition when fully completed. The location of the proposed new parking lot is directly south of the dental clinic and west of the service drive entrance to the Monticello-Big Lake Nursing Home. The ingresS and egress of this parking lot will be off the extension of East River street. Landscaping is a concern of adjacent residential property, and the site plan does propose a 6-foot, 90% opaque cedar fence along the west property line. Mr. Jim Lungwi tz, a resident acroSS the street from the proposed new parking lot, explained his concerns as follows. 1) The drainage of the storm water should be addressed to carry the water from the westerly portion of East River Street . . Page 1 Planning Commission Minutes - 9/3/91 . and water run-off from this parking lot directly to the river. 2) The amount of truck traffic currently using East River Street for loading and unloading at the Monticello-Big Lake Nursing Home/Hospital. with the entrance as proposed near the southwest corner of the parking lot, cars coming out of the driveway will be shining their lights right into his home. The Planning Commission should consider closing the exit near the northeast corner of the proposed parking lot and have a shared entrance/exit near the southeast corner of the proposed parking lot. Chairperson Dan McConnon closed the public hearing and opened the meeting for input from the Planning Commission members. . An item brought up by Mr. O'Neill in his presentation was the storm water which currently comes from the Oakwood Industrial Park area underneath the freeway, between the school district and the Bondhus Tool Corporation property, underneath County Road 75, along the easterly edge of the Monticello-Big Lake Hospital parking lot, and then under Hart Boulevard running on John Bondhus'S property to the river. Further development of Oakwood Industrial Park and properties south of the industrial park would mean increased flow into the storm sewer. The consulting engineering firm is currently looking at other alternatives for obtaining access for this storm water directly to the river rather than going through the ponds on the Bondhus Corporate Office Headquarters property. Concerns of the Planning Commission members involved looking at an alternative site for the parking lot expansion. There were concerns with the increased amount of traffic already to the nursing horne, and adding an additional parking lot in this area would add additional traffic to this area, and alternatives should probably be looked at. There should be another place for a parking lot to be constructed between the medical clinic building and the Kasper property to the east. With no further input from the Planning Commission members, a motion was made by Richard Carlson and seconded by Richard Martie to table the conditional use request to allow development of a hospital parking lot in a PZM (performance zone mixed) zone. The applicant is to work with the consulting engineer and bring to the next Planning Commission meeting an al ternati ve proposal for the location of a new parking lot. Motion carried unanimously with Jon Bogart absent. . page 2 Planning Commission Minutes - 9/3/91 . 4. Review u date to conce t lan/Chelsea Road corridor study. Assistant Administrator O'Neill reviewed the concept plan for the Chelsea Road corridor planning study, which incorporates redevelopment around the new elementary school site and the existing middle school site. There being no further discussion amongst Planning commission members other than a recommendation that the plans look good to proceed with further development of the plans. 5. Review ro osal to develo facility. refurbishin . Assistant Administrator O'Neill reviewed the request of G & G Oil of Blaine, Minnesota, to develop a gas dispenser refurbishing facility in oakwood Industrial park. O'Neill presented a video of the facility, which showed a substantial amount of outside storage of gas dispensers at their existing facility in Blaine. The proposal is to build a 30,000 square foot building and employ approximately 35 people. The site would have an outside storage area of between 60,000 to 90,000 square feet for the gas dispensers. Chairperson Dan McConnon then closed the public hearing and opened the meeting for input from the Planning commission members. Planning commission members were concerned with the substantial amount of outside storage area needed for the gas dispensers; the area should be fully screened. A motion was made by Cindy Lemm and seconded by Richard Martie to approve development of the G & G gas dispenser refurbishing operation in Monticello at a site as recommended by the Planning Commission and to further recommend that the City use financial leverage via tax increment financing to encourage placement of a screening fence around the perimeter of the si te not otherwise required by the existing ordinance. Motion carried unanimously with Jon Bogart absent. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ITEMS 1. A conditional use request to allow retail/commercial activities as listed in Chapter 12, Section 2-B-2 (limited business district), of this ordinance in a PZM (performance zone mixed) zone. Applicant, 21st Century Builders. council action: Approved as per Planning commission recommendation with additional conditions. . Page 3 . . . Planning Commission Minutes - 9/3/91 2. A variance request to allow construction of an attached garage within the front yard and side yard setback requirements. Applicant, Raymond and Karla Dickey. Council action: No action required, as the request did not come before them. 3. It was the consensus of the four Planning Commission members present to set the next meeting date for Tuesday, october 1, 1991, 7:00 p.m. 4. A motion was made by Richard Martie and seconded by Richard Carlson to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously with Jon Bogart absent. The meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, 4~~) Gary nd~ son . zoning Administrator Page 4