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Minutes
Regular Meeting
March 13,2018
1. Call to Order
Chair Rotty called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Members Present: Rotty, Bjorge, Franceschelli,Kuyper, Tesky
Members Absent: None
Also Present: Tony Wippler,Planning Manager
2. Approval of Minutes
a. Approve Planning Commission Minutes
MOTON by Kuyper, second by Franceschelli to approve the minutes of February 13,
2018.
3. Public Hearings—Chair Rotty opened the public hearings
a. Variance Request from the Minimum Front Yard Setback in the R-2 Zoning
District
The applicant is Mr. Benjamin VanBlarcom, 121 Ash Street. He is requesting a front
yard setback reduction of just under 5 feet in order to construct an attached garage. The
property is a corner lot and subject to two front yard setbacks off of Ash Street and
Second Street. The property requires a minimi no front yard setback of 20 feet. The
applicant is proposing to construct an attached garage on the east side of the home. The
current garage which can be accessed from Ash Street and Second Street would be
removed. The proposed garage would be accessed only from Second Street,with the Ash
Street access being removed. The front yard setback on Second Street would be reduced
to 15 feet, 5 inches. All other conditions are met.
Mr. VanBlarcom, 121 Ash Street, stated the size of the garage is due to adding a mud
room on the inside. His biggest concern for keeping the driveway on Second Street is
because backing out onto Ash Street can be difficult due to the amount of traffic. He
would be removing that driveway up to the sidewalk and placing sod.
Commission members agreed with the proposed plan with the following conditions:
1. The existing driveway that accesses Ash Street must be removed.
2. The submittal and approval of a building permit.
MOTION by Bjorge, second by Tesky to close the public hearing. APIF,MOTION
CARRIED. MOTION by Franceschelli, second by Kuyper to approve the variance to
allow the construction of an attached garage on the east side of the home located at 121
Ash Street. APIF,MOTION CARRIED.
Planning Commission Minutes
March 13,2018
Page 2
b. Review Ordinance Amendments Regarding Kennels
This item was discussed at the February meeting. The first ordinance relates to dogs and
dog kennels. The proposed amendments include specifying a conditional use permit
along with a license is required in order to operate a commercial kennel as well as a
residential hobby kennel. The second ordinance amends the dog kennel provision and
has more substantial changes.
The dog daycare, located in the Farmington Mall,will run from 6 a.m.to 7 p.m. After
that,the dogs will be contained in individual kennels overnight,unattended. They will
have free access to the yard during the business hours. Other than that, the dogs will be
contained inside.
A resident had a concern about noise, smell, etc. The ordinance has done a good job of
identifying and coming up with corrective actions. We have different zoning districts
that impact other districts. We depend on the business owners to be good neighbors and
maintain a good business environment. Staff has built this into the ordinance. There will
be a complaint based review and a licensing review at the end of each year.
Commission members were comfortable with the ordinance and recommending approval
to the City Council. MOTION by Franceschelli, second by Bjorge to close the public
hearing. APIF,MOTION CARRIED. MOTION by Franceschelli, second by Bjorge
to recommend approval of both ordinances to the City Council. APIF,MOTION
CARRIED. This will be on the March 19, 2018, City Council agenda.
4. Adjourn
MOTION by Kuyper, second by Tesky to adjourn at 7:30 p.m. APIF,MOTION
CARRIED.
Respectfully submitted,
Cynthia Muller
Administrative Assistant