2022-12-13 Planning Commission Packet-
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
Tuesday December 13, 2022
7:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL – ADOPT AGENDA
2. MINUTES
November 9, 2022, Planning Commission Meeting (pages 1-2)
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS
a. Public hearing to consider an amendment to reestablish the Billboard annual fee to
the Albertville sign code. (pages 3-5)
b. Public hearing to consider a zoning text amendment and updated zoning map
identifying and summarizing all the approved planning unit development zoning
districts in Albertville. (page 6)
6. OTHER BUSINESS
None
7. ADJOURNMENT
ALBERTVILLE PLANNING COMMISSION
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2022
DRAFT MINUTES
ALBERTVILLE CITY HALL 7:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER – ROLL CALL – ADOPT AGENDA
Chair Buhrmann called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.
City Clerk Luedke conducted roll call.
Present: Chair Buhrmann and Commissioners Anderson, Hayden, Huggins, Smith and
Council Liaison Zagorski.
Others Present: Northwest Consultant Bob Kirmis and City Clerk Luedke.
Motioned by Hayden, seconded by Anderson to approve the agenda as submitted. Ayes:
Buhrmann, Anderson, Hayden, Huggins and Smith. Nays: None. MOTION DECLARED
CARRIED.
2. MINUTES
Motioned by Hayden, seconded by Higgins to approve the September 13, 2022, Planning
Commission meeting minutes as presented. Ayes: Buhrmann, Anderson, and Hayden,
Huggins and Smith Nays: None. MOTION DECLARED CARRIED.
3. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Public hearing to consider a zoning test amendment to consider limiting
the size of outdoor storage lots as a ratio to the size of the principal floor
space.
Kirmis presented the background information on limiting the size of outdoor storage lots in
relation to the building structures and the rationale behind the discussion. He said at the
September 13 Planning meeting, the Commissioners agreed that either 2:1 or 3:1 would be
an acceptable ratio based on the City’s current averages. Regarding the long-term parking
areas, Kirmis said the Commissioners felt if an area was designed and constructed as a
parking lot it that it should be treated as one and not counted against the outdoor storage
ratio. Kirmis reported at the October 3 Council meeting, the Council agreed with a ratio of
3:1 but regarding the long term parking felt that any parking over the minimum
requirements of the City Code should be considered as outdoor storage when calculating
Planning Commission Meeting Minutes
Regular Meeting of November 9, 2022
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the total outdoor area allowed. He answered questions from the Commissioners and said
the current establishment’s ratios and parking areas would be grandfathered in if the
amendment was passed.
City Council Liaison Zagorski answered questions from the Planning Commissioners
regarding the City Council discussion on considering the excess parking stalls in calculating
the outdoor storage totals.
Motioned by Huggins, seconded by Smith to open the Public Hearing. Ayes: Buhrmann,
Anderson, Hayden, Huggins and Smith. Nays: None. MOTION DECLARED CARRIED.
No one wished to speak.
Motioned by Anderson, seconded by Buhrmann to close the Public Hearing. Ayes:
Buhrmann, Anderson, Hayden, Huggins and Smith. Nays: None. MOTION DECLARED
CARRIED.
Motioned by Hayden, seconded by Anderson to approve the draft code amendment.
Ayes: Buhrmann, Anderson, Hayden, Huggins and Smith. Nays: None. MOTION
DECLARED CARRIED.
4. OTHER BUSINESS
A. None
5. ADJOURNMENT
Motioned by Hayden, seconded by Smith to adjourn the meeting at 7:15 pm. Ayes:
Buhrmann, Anderson, Hayden, Huggins and Smith. Nays: None. MOTION DECLARED
CARRIED.
Respectfully submitted,
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Kris Luedke, City Clerk
NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC. __________________________________________________________________
415 0 Olson Memorial Highway, Ste. 320, Golden Valley, MN 55422
Telephone: 763.957.1100 Website: www.nacplanning.com
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MEMORANDUM:
TO: Adam Nafstad
FROM: Tara Kohl/Alan Brixius
DATE: December 8, 2022
RE: Billboard Fee Amendment
FILE NO: 163.05 22.12
BACKGROUND
The City of Albertville would like to make an amendment to City Code reintroducing
language that was previously included in the Code regarding sign permit fees and
billboard renewal fees.
ANALYSIS
The proposed amendment addresses the required fees for all sign permits. The
amendment also reinserts the fee requirement for the annual renewal of billboards. The
billboard renewal fee was mistakenly removed from the sign code in a previous
amendment.
CONCLUSION
The proposed amendment reintroduces language that was mistakenly removed from
the sign code. We recommend approval of this attached draft code amendment.
Cc. Maeghan Becker
Kris Luedke
Mike Couri.
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CITY OF ALBERTVILLE
COUNTY OF WRIGHT
STATE OF MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO.: 2022-___
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CODE, TITLE 10 BUILDING AND
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 7 SIGN REGULATIONS, SUBSECTION
8C PERMIT FEES
The City Council of the City of Albertville, Minnesota hereby ordains:
Section 1. The Albertville Sign Code is hereby amended as follows:
Section 10-7-8 C, Permit Fees
1. Permit Fees: For each sign requiring a permit, there shall be an initial fee, as
established in section 3-1-3 of this code, which shall be set from time to time by city
council ordinance. (Ord. 2017-01, 1-3-2017)
2. Advertising Device-Renewal Fee: For each advertising device there shall be an
annual renewal fee which shall be set from time to time by the City Council by
resolution on or before April 1st of each year to be applicable to subsequent renewal
fees. Each permit shall expire on the 30th day of June following.
THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
FOLLOWING ITS PASSAGE AND PUBLICATION.
Approved by the Albertville City Council this ____ day of ____, 2022.
Jillian Hendrickson, Mayor
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Kristine A. Luedke, City Clerk
NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC. __________________________________________________________________
415 0 Olson Memorial Highway, Ste. 320, Golden Valley, MN 55422
Telephone: 763.957.1100 Website: www.nacplanning.com
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MEMORANDUM:
TO: Adam Nafstad
FROM: Alan Brixius
DATE: December 8, 2022
RE: Albertville – PUD district summary
FILE NO: 163.05 22.07
BACKGROUND:
The City of Albertville has established many PUD zoning districts over its years of
development. These districts established use and performance standards that varied from
the base zoning districts. In establishing the PUD district, the approved uses and design
standards were outlined in development agreements rather than in the zoning code. Any
property owner questions pertaining to how they may use or improve their property within
a PUD district requires staff to research past files or the development agreement to
provide direction to the property owner. This is a difficult and inefficient process for
addressing property owners zoning questions.
To improve on the application of all PUD district regulations; City staff is preparing a
summary of the PUD Districts as a zoning text amendment to allow easy access to the
zoning regulations within each of these districts.
The PUD research and draft code amendment was presented to City Staff. Through staff
review, we identified that additional information is needed for a complete summary. We
will bring the draft code amendment to the planning commission in January. We request
that the planning commission continue the public hearing to the January 10, 2023, meeting
to allow staff to complete the draft code amendment and zoning map update.
Cc. Maeghan Becker
Kris Luedke
Mike Couri.