1989-05-23 PC Minutest'T'-'T Tf-' ^ FARING
~`ay 23, 1589
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PR~SPb~T. Cyr, Ferry Zachrza Forsythe, •~eff Zachma.:
Cyr !ra.d.e a motion to norinate Forsythe as Acting C?zairman
!znti 1 the r.?Yt regular meeting' Or tie P~a?~ri].ng and Zoning
~:c:nmiss?oni. "errv Zachman seconded the motion. All voted aye.
`?'.'zv P,::rpcse of th.e spec~.al meeting ~s ±.o consider the
re<.oning from A-2, General Agriculture, to B-y, General District,
and Preliminary Fla; approval for the following legal described
proper:.y
That part of the NW Quarter of the N`r? Quarter of Section
6, Township 120, Range 23, Wright County, Minnesota,
describe:? as follows: Commencing at the northwest
corner of said NW Quarter of the ~?`rl Quarter; thence.
easterly alone the nort'~. line of said l`~W Quarter of the
t~'W 6!!.zart?r, a distance of 282.48 feet to the actual
.point of beginnir_g; t;nence continue easterly along said
north line, a distance of 495.24 feet to the west line
of +.'-ze east 460 . C='? feet of the said NW Quarter of ti:e NW
Quax-ter; thence southerly along said west line, a
distan.~e of L032. ~?4 feet to the south '.ine of said NW
Quarter of the NW Quarter; thence westerly along said
Ca'ath line a distance of 7$4.21 feet to the west line of
said i~W Quarter of the NT+d Quarter; thence northerly
along said. west line a distance of 566 .8~3 feet, to a
point 528. C~0 feet scu ;h of the nort:~iwest corner of sai~-i
;~~rJ Q~ar ter of the NW quarter; thence easterly at a right
angle, a distance of 275.OQ feet; thence northerly, a
distance of 531.C_y1 to the point of begirr.ing.
C_~,r_aining 16.12 acres and subject to the right of way
~>f `Aright, County Niga~w y Number 3? over the north 35
fP~t +~ereof.
"`=c•ha:el Potter presented his proposal for Potter's Commercial
T'ar'p . J'= the total acreage , only 6-6 1/2 acres are usable .
dotter ~;4p_':..~.r~ed. tha; ti:e h.~ Or`tained the proper Permits from the
,` F-Or~=° ~~° ",:'1~~1"!F~•r.;CS ~o A?o:e Cj;r't c"a.nd eXCdVate. ~''? 5~'1OWed the
(;o:rm iss io a ' ette.r dates: ~'e=?ruary 28 , 1°2~ , zrom Roger L .
Laldwin, Colo~e?, Corps of Rngir~eers, verifying that Potter has
+he necessary approval.
Potter also explained. th_~t f-'right County has agreed to grant
him an access to County goad °7, but he toes not have official
verification at this time. ?'he driveway into Lot i, Block 1 must
~e a'. _~as ~ 45C? feet back frog: Mucuensi? Avenue NE to allow for a
t_u.ture r;g!_t turn lane. 0~~ ;~_ot A i, an unbuildable lot because o-i
dra~.r:age problems. ^otter F_ar.s to "aul in granular fill,
c1f~..T~t'aVE3t.~ ~jy ±l;e Tow"ship, to 'o~.iild ug the other lots.
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Actin' Chairman Forsythe called far comment from the fioc;r.
Y~urt Johns^n, who lives an 58th Street acrass from Lot, 1
BIoC~: :'i~ ~.~;- ~T'OpocF•d dPVelGpTMlrn't, iild~cated he iic'iS. tlr+~ ~
%:ar~c± r°' ('= } ?~~ .mss concerned that the streets may not beable
to har.~:!e the .additional tra:'fic geriez-ated ty the development.
t2) He ~ concerned about the potential of having a mini-storage
'~ui ceding coast>•~_icted on Lat 1, Block 2. He indicated the
mini-storage building would bring strangers to the neighborhood,
as FeII as additional traffic. 3 A
( ) H., is concerned about the
lack of ~~curity ? ~?`iting' in the area . He does Flat have prchlQms
~'it'i the 10±`-~ 'n Block 1 of the development.
All -2~ Heed exLoressed concerns abaut damage to t?ie strs•~+,
created by the additional trucks, etc. He does not feel the
pr~aperty owners now living it t;ie area should be assessed for the
C~JS }•C Of rc?~iairS . The COmfa?_SS~Cn eX ~ al22ed t. F ^-`' ~` r
_-~ ~-ton road, b~_~t tYiere bti? 1 wo~~ld be some dar.,ageoto theeroad~ i3
fieed is also cot:ce~•ned over that the new development wau-?d
~aisturh the exi:-:~ing wildlife when the area is drained. Potter
~-~ pla fined that a' 3 of OLatlot A would remain wetlar~is . Accord i Fg
t,, °other, t~.ie U.S. Fish and Wildlife has visited the area ~.nd
approved his p~•eliminarY plat.
The Commission recomme*.id~_~ to Potter that a double row of
larger evE;rgreens be placed between the Lot 1, Bloc: 1, and the
=em~tery. Eichler a.nd Alf~~d Zachman suggested that a fence alonJ
the property line should. also be installed in addition to the
d~,:.~ble r_ oa of evergreens .
CYr feels that. the Tawr.s?1ip alsa should require same
s-~rsGni.i.g far tre resic?eF~±i?1 Bevel F ~ t
apr~ent . rank~or
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`- -' '~ '=.., ~~ CSCraW for ~CrP.ling t~!?.t mUSt ve deposited Wit?1
_. P a .. ial p_.a aL:~rava~ . ~'Otter• was given a copy a
-i'7hI1C!;S fqr °creening. The CammlS6i«'': n
T'~..t th~.s '?~-dir_a:.cF is in ;he r. -~ -~ explai__e:.-1
r.,cesa o~ being revised and Potter
"::a.,~t foi ? o,~ the guidelines • for screenir:g under the new Ordinance.
hurt ~~chn5on asked if there was a Township
Urdinar.ce
t~ov:~r*,irig spy==~;-! l..mits. 7'he Commission replied that the Township
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-;aFi r.eq~aes;, a ~) MPH speed li'nit i~ the area alang County Roa,~^~~
~'c?t;tr-• was told that; t'ie existing "" di-a_n file must be
;ne pro~..rty '~n~:s on i~a_~K~nzie Avenue.
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-tile:' :o~n;~h;.p +~n.gineer mue~y be p.rov-~+'ed wi 1, !- ~ -.,
.: th 1~':1G`':I~r~t.tV~.i ( Tl
t.h~? C.'~'F.',:~~11 t'la'1, S` ?' $utllple ,~ zUGr_ cr +- J
1• i .~ "` `' c:l _nps WatEi' ~?1Jli~S ~r1 t•:'1C
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C:yr maca ~- a motion to reco:;imFn+~ to t~.c Town Board appr~~val -ro
='~~:a--~~ the property from A-2 to B-1 and grant pre)_imnary r;at
approvz.l or. Potter's Comnerc~_al 'ark, ~ ontingent o~i the following:
(1) ''ri° Township engineer appro•~res of Jal1 ?
p a;~is . (2) tcre~ning
_ ~ 6' Z'e~u1rG:31en:,S c;f the new SCieCnin~T C.%I'dlnal'1^.8. (3)
~:!° (~eV''--'7~*riCnt ITIUSt ~:eet al1_ TJG~nship Gr~~lndiit,eS. cJ~.'ff -~
s•~cende l t_:e ,~±oti.on. ~~? ? vo~~ec'. aye . Zacha~~_r.
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_o~ ,~ur~d requested a variance to the Township Ordinances
al=ow_r~~; him to crea~`e two 2 1J2-3 acre parcels frc•^~ a six-acre
pares i un~.a-r the rules of Metes and Sounds . Tre C0~3m1U81.Qr1
=~-n+_ii+~ai-6?L they reel a Pu"~lic hearing would be necessary berore it
+~c>>.~' d be cansi:'.ered . Lund would ask for a Dpwed Ree,triction Gn the
r;ne pai"oe? pro.'-.~ibiting hi:a from bail in on ,
d g the got until the
~'z•an_~fort Tonns''lip Grdinances are amends,, allowir a 2 1/2 acre
~';~-•r~sl fo~• a h•u?.?ding site . Perry Zacht~a.r: made the r. eco~nmerdation
t:ia+, the Comr:~iss ion table further diec~.::ssion until th.a
Town Board
=~•~ dis~~~.is•a t~~e situation with the attorney.
ror~ythe made a moti_o_n to
f`._'_~ ~iOte~ aye.
adjourn, sec~~ided by Perry Zachm~n.
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~~ n ~olsing, Clem