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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08.13.91 Planning Packet1. Call to Order at 7:00 P.M. 2. Approve Minutes a. July 9, 1991 AGENDA PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR AUGUST 13, 1991 3. Continued Hearing 7:00 P.M. Variance requested by David Nielsen of 909 Hickory Street, to build a garage /storage building 10 feet in front of the existing setback line. 4. Public Hearing 7:05 P.M. Proposed change recommended by City Staff for Section 10 -4 -1 (L) regarding the acceptable area for private garages. 5. Discussion Height of Pete Gerten's Fence at 707 Centennial Drive. 6. Discussion Schematic Plan for Silver Springs, an 86 lot subdivision east of Pilot Knob Road on lnad owned by Robert Stegmaier. 7. Discussion Land Use Category for Dakota County Lumber 8. Discussion Clayton Nielsen Duplex at corner of First and Spruce Streets. 9. Discussion Arterial Road Screening 10. Adjourn 1. Call to order. 2. Approve Minutes July 9, 1991. AGENDA REPORT PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR AUGUST 13, 1991 3. Continued Hearing 7:00 P.M. Variance requested by David Neilsen of 909 Hickory Street, to build a garage /storage building 10 feet in front of the existing setback line. Mr. Neilsen has decided to relocate the garage to a rear yard and the hearing therefor is no longer necessary. While this hearing may be closed, another needs to be opened to attempt making a change in the Zoning Ordinance which will allow construction of the building in any buildable area. 4. Public Hearing 7:05 P.M. Proposed change recommended by the City Staff for Section 10 -4 -1 (c) regarding the acceptable area for private garages. Originally, this section of the ordinance was designed to include only detached garages. The City Staff raised the issue that this is discriminatory since an attached garage could be any size. The ordinance was changed to the present wording. Recently the ordinance was amended to include limiting the lot coverage of all structures. This eliminates the need to include the size limits on attached garages. The only reason to continue wording covering detached garages is to prevent oversized accessory buildings within residential districts. The attached amendment should help to resolve the questions focused upon the Nielsen garage/ storage building on Hickory Street. 5. Discussion Pete Gerten Fence at 707 Centennial Drive A six foot fence is permitted along rear and side yard lot lines behind the nearest front corner of a principal building. Mr. Gerten bought material for a six foot fence and erected it on an uneven yard. The resulting fence is therefore level at the top but may have been six or eight inches higher than ground level in some places. A neighbor called this to the attention of the building official who responded by informing the fence owner that the fence was too high. The owner then brought in soil and covered it with sod to make the entire fence six feet high. Several questions have been raised in the process including what constitutes a six foot fence? The lumberyard sells material for six foot fences. Does this become a taller fence if the yard is uneven? The City Engineer is concerned that the fill brought in to make the fence six feet high will interfere with drainage. A separate report on this issue will be provided by Mr. Kaldunski. The attached sketch is not to scale and does not tell the story adequately. This issue is a must for field inspections before the meeting. Mr. Gerten plans to be in attendance. 6. Discussion Schematic Plan for Silver Springs, an 86 lot subdivision on land owned by Robert Stegmaier. The proposal follows closely the earlier sketch plan prepared by the City Staff for the location of streets. The lot sizes are somewhat small but do meet the minimum requirements of the zoning ordinance. Some adjustments have been made to create slightly larger lots at street intersections. However, the staff will provide some analysis of the buildable area on these lots at the meeting. A major staff concern is the way in which the main entrance to the plat has been treated. The solid lines indicate the layout of the plat under consideration at the present time. The dashed lines indicate the way in which this plat will relate to Akin Park Estates. 7. Discussion Land Use Category for Dakota County Lumber Dakota County Lumber has presented plans for a new office on the west frontage road of Highway 3. At first staff was concerned that the new office was being placed so as to allow the lumber company to take advantage of the traffic on Highway 3 and add a retail line to the existing supply yard operation. Staff has been assured by the builder, Jim Deegan, that this is not the case. The new building is to serve the same builders and occasional retail as are currently being served. No new sales lines are to be introduced. The reason that the proposed building is being brought to the attention of the Commission Members is to make everyone aware of the change in location and that any change in operation will require a change in zoning. Engineer Kaldunski has indicated that he has questions about how drainage will be handled on site and the Planner is requiring that the entire entrance shall be paved so that the parking lot will flow onto the frontage road without any change in surface. The Engineer plans to submit his comments on an accompanying memo. 8. Discussion Clayton Nielson Duplex at Corner of First and Spruce Street A Public Hearing has been scheduled by Chairman Hanson for August 20, 1991 at 5:00 P.M. to discuss a Variance and Conditional Use for this duplex. The primary concern is that the ordinance does not have a mechanism for approving separately owned duplex units on lots that are approved outside of the PUD process. This possibly needs to be addressed in the ordinance, but in the meantime a variance will be required before Mr. Nielsen can proceed with this development. 9. Discussion Arterial Road Screening The attached memo from Administrator Thompson identifies the problem. The Planner will investigate other City ordinances and prepare recommended wording to be added to the subdivision ordinance in time for discussion at the meeting. ib cis 1frtie Charles Tooker City Planner CT /sm