1993-04-27 PC Agenda Packet
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AGENDA
PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
APRIL 27. 1993
7:00 P.M.
I.
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
II.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
III.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
* April 13. 1993
IV. CALL PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDER - 7:00 PM
Inclusion of I-IA District in Zoning
Ordinance
V. CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING
VI. CALL PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDER - 7:15 PM
Map amendment to include 1-1A District
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VII. CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING
VIII. CALL PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDER - 7:30 PM
L & D Trucking - Variance Request
IX. CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING
X. CALL PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDER - 7:45 PM
Braun's Hardwood Ponds 2nd Addition
Preliminary Plat Approval
XI. TEXT AMENDMENT - Zoning Ordinance. Pg. 6
XII. DJ's TOTAL HOME CARE - Site Plan
Application for Variance
Public Hearing Scheduled for 5/11/93
XIII. WESTWIND III - Application for variance
Apartment building height
Public Hearing Scheduled for 5/11/93
XIV. OTHER BUSINESS
Park Shelter - Parking Lot Variance
Public Hearing Scheduled for 5/11/93
XV. ADJOURN
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PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
APRIL 27. 1993
ALBERTVILLE CITY HALL
7:00 PM
COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT: LeRoy Berning, Howard Larson,
Roger Johnson, Donatus Vetsch. alternate Jan Heikes, and Secretary
Ann Culley.
ABSENT: Albert Barthel
Chairman Berning called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.
Vetsch made a motion to approve the agenda as submitted.
Heikes seconded the motion. All voted aye.
A motion was made by Johnson to approve the minutes of the
April 13, 1993, meeting as submitted. Larson seconded the motion.
All voted aye.
Chairman Berning called the Public Hearing to order at 7:05 PM
to consider a text amendment for inclusion of an 1-1A District in
the Zoning Ordinance. There were no comments from the general
public. At 7: 12 PM Vetsch made a motion to close the public
hearing. Larson seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Heikes made a motion to recommend that the City Council
approve the passage of Ordinance #1993-7 entitled AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1988-12. THE LAND USE (ZONING) REGULATIONS
OF THE CITY OF ALBERTVILLE BY ESTABLISHING AN I -1A, LIMITED
INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT. Johnson seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Chairman Berning called the Public Hearing to order at 7:15 PM
to cons ider a map amendment to include an I -1A district. The
Commission was unclear as to why the map amendment was necessary
and directed Ann to contact Licht for clarification of the need for
a map amendment.
Larson made a motion to table action regarding the map
amendment until such time as Licht has had an opportunity to
clarify its need. Johnson seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Johnson made a motion to close the public hearing at 7:30 PM.
Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Chairman Berning Called the Public Hearing to order at 7:30 PM
to consider L & D Trucking's request for a variance to allow semi-
trailers to be parked on an unpaved area of their property and also
to allow placement of curb stops as opposed to curbing around the
perimeter of the parking lot. Diane Vinge explained which areas
she was proposing to blacktop and which area she was proposing to
place crushed cement for the parking of her semi-trailers. She
further showed the Commission where she planned to place curb stops
as opposed to curbing. Vinge explained that there may be some
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problems with compaction and that she would like to finish her
parking lot in phases. She further stated that she was targeting
the end of this blacktop season. which she estimates to be mid-
September, for completion of her site work. Vetsch was concerned
that this not be allowed to go on for 3 to 4 years.
There were no comments from the public.
Larson made a motion to close the public hearing at 7:45 PM.
The motion was seconded by Vetsch. All voted aye.
Johnson made a motion to recommend that the City Council
approve L & D Trucking's request for a variance to allow for
partial blacktopping of the parking area, the remainder to be of
crushed cement and to allow the placement of curb stops as opposed
to curbing per submitted site plan. Heikes seconded the motion.
All voted aye.
Chairman Berning opened the Public Hearing at 7: 50 PM to
consider preliminary plat approval for Braun's Hardwood Ponds 2nd
Addition. The Commission was concerned that Braun be aware that
all lots must meet the 12,500 sq. ft. minimum and that the cul de
sacs meet the required 60' radius. The Commission stated that they
would like to see a walking path easement between lots 11 and 12 of
block 1. They felt this could be placed over the required utility
easement. The Commission directed Ann to contact Thore Meyer and
have him contact the property owner of Lot 12, Block 5 of Barthel's
Industrial Park to see if he would be willing to grant an easement
to the City for a 6' or 14' walking path.
There were no comments from the public.
Johnson made a motion to close the public hearing at 8:15 PM.
Vetsch seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Larson made a motion to recommend that the City Council
approve the preliminary plat for Braun's Hardwood Ponds 2nd
Addition contingent upon Braun's compliance with Northwest
Associated Consultant's report dated April 22, 1993, upon
compliance with Meyer-Rohlin's report dated April 22, 1993, upon
completion of a Developer's Agreement, and upon the Developer. at
his discretion, dedicating property for a walking path if feasible
and/or cash for required park dedication. Vetsch seconded the
motion. All voted aye.
Larson made a motion to schedule a public hearing for May 25,
1993, at 7:00 PM to consider a text amendment to the current Zoning
Ordinance, Section 200.2 (18), Building Height. The motion was
seconded by Johnson. All voted aye.
The Commission next addressed the proposed site plan and
variance request for DJ's Total Home Care Center. LeRoy Berning,
Manager of DJ's, is requesting a variance to install curb stops as
opposed to the required curbing in order to aid in drainage.
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Berning stated that it is cost prohibitive to do the necessary site
work to correct the drainage problem in this area. He further
stated that there is no storm sewer in this area and that the
current parking lot contains no curbing. The Commission will do
their findings of fact and bring them to the public hearing.
The Commission addressed the need for a variance to place
crushed granite in the City Park parking lot as opposed to
blacktopping. Berning stated that the soils are unstable and
blacktop would not hold. Berning further stated that much of the
property used for parking is leased from the railroad. Ann stated
that she had talked with Thore Meyer and Meyer had informed her
that to the best of his knowledge, compaction tests had never been
completed and that he could not attest to the fact that there are
unstable soils in that particular location. The Commission
questioned if compaction tests should be done. Ann stated that she
didn't think there was money in the park budget for this type of
expenditure and that if they wanted to require compaction tests,
they should contact the Park Board.
Larson made a motion to adjourn at 9:30 PM. The motion was
seconded by Johnson. All voted aye.