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Planning Commission Agenda Packet 11-20-1979LN AGENDA REGULAR MEETING - MONTICELLO PLANNING COMMISSION Tuesday, November 20, 1979 - 7z3O P.M. a`v Members! Jim Ridgeway, Dave Bauer, Dick Martie, Ed Schaffer, Fred Topel. Loren Klein (ex -officio) 1. Review of Minutes - Regular Meeting of October 16, 1979. 'D0,,, f S �'J ` LL L 2. Public Hearing - Consideration of Variance to Allow Second Accessory Building - Robert Jam[son. FT"' po✓`�[�• �,;,.+- O«-t..•�'•'J G" (% 3. Public Hearing - Consideration of a Variance Request Curbing and Driveway Opening Size - Monticello Dorchester VFW. y. G•L.«.Vks S.► MINUTES REGULAR MEETING - MONTICELLO PLANNING COMMISSION Tuesday, October 16, 1979 - 7:30 P.M. Members Present: Jim Ridgeway, Dave Bauer, Ed Schaffer. Loren Klein (ex -officio) Members Absent: Dick Martie, Fred Topel. 1. Approval of Minutes. Motion was made by Dave Bauer, seconded by Ed Schaffer and unanimously carried to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of September 18, 1979. 2. Public Hearinq - Consideration of Recommendinq Approval of Curtis Hoglund's Subdivision Request for Macarlund Plaza. Mr. Ron 110glund prevented to the Planning Commission the intentions of Mr. Curtis Hoglund to subdivide his property (9.4 acres) on East Broad- way into 67 lots. The purpose of the request is to develop commercial property on Lots 2 thru 6 of Block 1 and residential property on Lot 1, Block 1 and the balance of the Lots on Block 2 through 11 and Outlot A. The immediate plana oro to develop townhousas on Block 2 thru 11 with outlot A to be used as common shared ground for the townhouse ownors. There wan concern expressed that if the property were given cervices off of Mississippi Drive as to whether or not adequate water pressure could be developed. However, at a previous Council meeting, Mr. John Badolich, the City Engineer, informed the members that plane and opecifi- cations could be doveloped that would make servicing Maearlund Plaza from Mississippi Drive feasible. Presently, also, the developer to considering requesting looping of the water services from the east end of Mississippi Drive along County Road 79 and East Broadway to approximately Dino's Other World to give bettor water pressure and circulation. Other affected property owners would have to be contacted in this cane, however, and a public hearing hold. Mr. Badslieh roeammendod approval of the preliminary plat of Macarlund Plaza if the developer would drain the hardourfaced parking and road area to a catch basin or series of catch haoino along the route to and at the went end of the road area and then drain the runoff through a series of storm sower and manholas across Lot 14, Block 7 of the Hoglund Addition, which to owned by Curtis Hoglund, and into the existing storm sower lino on Micniocippi Drive. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES - 10/16/79 Mr. Hoglund is proposing to dedicate all of Lot 14, and whatever part of Lot 13 of Block 3 in Hoglund Addition that is necessary to meet the park ordinance requirements. A motion was made by Ed Schaffer, seconded by Dave Bauer and unanimously carried to recommend approval of Macarlund Plaza's preliminary plat contingent upon following the engineer's recommendations and recommended that the looping of the services from Mississippi Drive at County Road 39 to Dino's be given consideration. 3. Public Hearing - Consideration of a newest for a Conditional Use Premit - Cbrtis Hoglund. In conjunction with Item M1 above, Mr. Hoglund is requesting a condi- tional use permit to develop townhouses on Blocks 7 through 11 and garages for those townhouses on Blocks 2 through 6. Each individual townhouse would have a single attached garage and a single detached garage. Outlet A would be owned by a townhouse owners association and by agree- ments signed by all parties and binding on all property owners would pro- vido for maintenance of all common ground areas. The owners association agreement has been reviewed by Gary Pringle, tho City Attorney, and has received his preliminary approval. On a motion by Dave Bauer and seconded by Ed Schaffer, the rocommenda- tion for approval passed unanimously. 4. Consideration of a Variance Request - LaRavne Voqt. faRayno Vogt, on behalf of a client who presently wishes to remain anonymous, requested a variance to allow an owner-oporatod beauty shop in a residence located on the Ny and the MS of Lot 3 and NS of Lots 4 c 5, Block 36, Lower Monticello, currently owned by Ralph Kiffmoyer. Zoned R-2. The prospoctive operator would agree, if granted the variance, to be the only operator of this shop, and to not have any employees, and to place a sign on the property no more than 2' x 3' for advertising the business, if a sign were used, and thio oign is to be approved by the Building Official. There were no comments, pro or eon, offered prior to or at the Planning Cemmiou ion meeting from affected neighboring property owners. Notion wag made by Dave Bauer, seconded by Ed Schaffer and unanimously carried to recommond approval of this varicnco request. S. Oonside ration of a Simolo Subdivision of Prorwrty - Troy Chaplin and Lawronco Hoyt. Mr. Troy Chaplin and Mr. Lawrence Hoyt, who aro abutting property owners, made a request to make nems exchange of property between themselves to batter arrange their property linen, and rosolve a problem which exists bocauoo one of the owncre has a driveway which Is partly an -2- PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES - 10/16/79 the others lot. Both property owners made the request which would tend to make their lots more rectangular rather than the present wedge shapes. t Motion was made by Mr. Dave Bauer, seconded by Ed Schaffer and unanimously carried to recommend approval contingent upon the certificate of survey being prepared and recording be done by the process outlined in the Monticello Ordinances. 6. Miscellaneous. Mr. David Klein came before the Planning Commission to get a tentative response about rezoning Lots 9 s 10 of Block d, lower Monticello, from R-1 to R-2 so he could remove the existing house and build a new duplex. The Planning Commission members indicated they could possibly be favorable to his request, but clarified that any decision would have to be made after holding a public hearing on the matter. The olebting adjourned at 8,15 P.M. WA Loren Klein, Building official. LDK/no . 4 f 4,1wl4b F �v . -.•.--moi i 1 • Yi �..GRh .Y MI ,a r N- i .. ..I.t y •�. � ji5 Tcfw�. h1w e.a1�, I ••• ..••ay taw• i � I I • -� /. SO r•• •I 10 •rI•-O - _ _loft O� �- +a r t, 1 t - '`'• •:ir r tr0' I51? Pro' _ t '1 Cq` Li4,- r 'T N b 'T wd tom• LG•M ' s V AGENDA SUPPLEMENT 2. Public Hearing - Consideration of Variance to Allow Second Accessory Building - Robert Jamison. Mr. 6 Mrs. Robert Jamison would like a variance granted to them to allow for the erection of a log cabin on their property located south of the High School. Presently, under Monticello Ordinances, only one accessory building is allowed on a parcel of R-3 property without a variance. The log cabin which the Jamison's are proposing to re -erect, is to be moved onto their property from another location in Wright County. It has historical value as a pioneer home and would be used for school tours, etc., to provide a spectator a view of a home of the past in this area. Building codes would not need to apply to this building because of its historical nature. No objections have been received in the City Office as of the time of the writing of this agenda. POSSIBLE ACTION, Consideration of recommending approval or denial of this variance request. REFERENCES: Enclosed map depicting area. APPLICANTi Robert Jamison - 1 - PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA - 11/20/79 3. Public Hearing - Consideration of a Variance Request Curbinq and v Driveway Openinq Size - Monticello Dorchester VFW. Mr. Stuart Hoglund, representing the Monticello Dorchester VFW Post, has requested 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, east of the Perkins Restaurant. Presently, Monticello ordinance requires parking lots to he hardsurfaced and completely surrounded with concrete curbing to control drainage, with no driveway openings larger than 24'0" 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 part of the lot draining towards Cedar Street, nearly all drainage is toward the Freeway ditch. The lot was constructed also with an entrance/exit driveway approximately 90' in width. Since the drainage of the parking lot is now toward the Freeway ditch, the VFW Post feels that curbing all around the lot would be unnecessary and would like a permanent variance to eliminate the curbing from the west end of the new building, counter -clockwise around the parking lot over to the SE corner of the lot along South Cedar Street. i Mark Weld, with the Minnesota Department of Transportation, has expressed some concern about adding that amount of additional drainage created by the lot into the 1-94 ditch. As of this time, we have received no continents - pro or con - in writing, but Mr. Wold has committed a response by Tuesday's meeting. Also, the Post would like to maintain a 90' driveway by variance, rather than construct two 24' driveway openings, as proposed at the tisk the building permit was issued and as required by ordinance. It ohould he pointed out that when the building permit was applied for, the drainagu plan was submitted to the City Engineer for hio approval, as required by ordinance, and the ownera agreed that the parking lot would be conatructod as per the submitted plan, and it wan on that bania that a permit wan issued. However, the owner changed the design and com- plated the inotallation of the parking lot hardourfacing without notifying the City of the change, which would have cauood the need for a variance hearing before the fact, rather than after the fact which in the prosent case. It aeomo that the City io now faced with two choices - either to require t hat the lot be roconotructod to meet the original apecificationo under which the original building ponnit waa granted, or accept the lot in its present propooed state. PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA - 11/20/79 It is the Zoning Administrator's opinion that the City would be �j hardpressed to grant a variance for a 90' driveway opening in lieu of two 24' openings since others who made similar requests were denied the same request in the recent past. Additionally, the VFW would like a temporary certificate of occupancy until August of 1980 to complete landscaping and parking lot require- ments. CONSIDERATION: Recommending denial or approval of variance request. REFERENCES: Plat map of the property and map depicting location. Orr-Schelen-Mayeron letter on drainfag/e�'. APPLICANT: Monticello Dorchester VFW. . Y1010 I !n(n V 1 �Mf 0 1 IAJ V - 3 - ADDITIONAL. ITEM P.equestfor Simple Subdivision of Property. I� n i Mr. Quintin Lanners is proposirg to purchase Lots 11, 12 6 the East 10' of Wt 13, Block 40, Original Plat, from the Dan Giddings property at Q 648 West Broadway. Lot 13 would be divided into two � pieces - or,u 10' piece to Mr. Lanners and one 23' piece to remain with Mr. Giddings property. J In order to subdivide this Lot, a bare lot would be created and there in no building on the West i of Lot 13 which would be closer than 10' to the proposed new lot line. A certificate of survey hasn't been prepared yet, but any final Baction would he pending upon a proper certificate of survey. Q I 1 The property owner to supposed to present a preliminary certlfieate of survey at tonight's meeting. 1w POSSIBLE ACTION: Rerommrndation of approval or drnial of this simple nublivioion request contingent upon submission of certificate of survey. REFERENCES: Attached map depictinq location of property. APPLICANT. Mr. Quintin Lnnnero. ..J. 'ATM . I X . ......... v MEMORANDUM Attached is a copy of a letter handcarried to this Office on November 19, 1919, from the MnDOT regarding the variance hearing which the VFW is ❑_questing so that they might he given permission to open, as follows: Their immediate request is to be able to open until August 1, 1980, without completion of landscaping or curbing and with the present wide driveway. 2. Their secondary request is that they be given a permanent variance of these items an mentioned, landscaping and curb, and that the driveway be maintained at 90' rather than the two proposed openings of 24'. (Note: Item M1 does not require a public hearing - only Council action.) 11r. Mark Woell, of the Department of Transportation (ro'r), came to Monticello this past Wednesday to review the variance request. He found, as is stated in the letter, that the City of Monticello would be in violation of their contract with the State if the VFW were allowed to drain their lot into the freeway drainage area. The State and the City formed a contract when the Freeway wan built that doesn't allow for any further drainage into the Freeway ditch syotem without both portion having firnt agreed to the name. Without further study, Mi. Woell felt the drainage would overload the present storm never and ponding areae. Ile further stated that the City in presently in violation of their contract with the State by h.ving let Perkins drain their lot into the ditch. As stated in the letter, th,• 1,01' would like a few more weeks to study the nituat.ion and do hydraulic's calculations to determine what, if any, action should he taken. Possibly, if any action ij taken toward❑ a recommendation, the recommenda- tion should include a bond which would ho largo enough to fully correct the problem of lot drain•ge and club and landoeapinq should It become noeonsary to correct the alroady-installed lot. Loren Klein