09-07-1988 Planning Commission Agenda-Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ARDEN HILLS REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Wednesday, September 7, 1988, 7:30 p.m. - Village Hall CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to due call and notice thereof Chairman Robert Curtis called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. • ROLL CALL Present: Chairman Robert Curtis, Paul Malone, Peter Martin, Raymond McGraw, Calvin Meury, Scott Petersen, Dennis Probst, Dorothy Zehm and Dave Carlson. Absent: Barbara Piotrowski. Also Present: Planner John Bergly, Councilmember Jeanne Winiecki, Clerk Administrator Gary Berger and Deputy Clerk Catherine Iago. APPROVE MINUTES Petersen moved, seconded by Meury, that the Minutes of the August 3, 1988, Planning Commission Meeting be approved as submitted. Motion carried. (Petersen, Meury, Curtis, Martin, McGraw, Probst, Zehm and Carlson voting in favor; Malone abstained) (8-0-1) -PUBLIC HEARINGS CASE #88-26; SUP The Public Hearing was opened at 7:36 p.m. Deputy Clerk INSTITUTIONAL HSING. Iago verified the publication of the Notice of Hearing 3200 HAMLINE AVE, in the New Brighton Bulletin on Wednesday, August 24 and LITTLE BROS/FRIENDS mailing the same date. OF THE ELDERLY Planner Bergly reviewed his report of 9-7-88 which outlined the proposal to operate an institutional housing facility on a 4-acre site in an R-1 District. He explained the facility would be utilized by the non-profit organization to • accommodate the uses listed below which have been specifically identified by the executive director of the organization: 1. Daytime recreational activities -- Groups of 5-30 elderly invited for picnics, gardening or playing cards: three days per week from May through September and one day per week during other months. 2. Vacation sessions -- Groups of 3-10 elderly invited to sit outside, fish, play cards, eat, etc. ; two days to two weeks from May through September, average use approximately 15 to 20 days per month. 3. Staff and volunteer retreats and meetings -- Groups of 5 to 30 attending approximately once per month. The ratio of staff/volunteers to elderly ranges from one staff/volunteer to one elderly, to one staff/volunteer to five elderly, depending on the activity. The Planner advised very minimal site approvals were made at this time; a 50-foot extensions of the pathway and a small patio between the house and lake are proposed. He advised the applicant if further improvements are proposed an amendment to the SUP would be required. Bergly reviewed the considerations from his memorandum citing the Bradford will leaving the property to the Little Brothers/Friends of the Elderly and specifying the property be maintained for use as a vacation home for underprivileged and elderly persons to enjoy the out-of-doors in a natural setting. He noted that on March 30, 1987 the Village Council determined the proposed use would be appropriately classified in the "Institutional Housing" category of the Zoning • Ordinance; it requires a Special Use Permit in the R-1 District. Bergly further explained a caretaker would live on the premises at all times. He also noted during the summer months, when visitors are on the grounds, the dense tree cover on the site edges provides a natural separation from neighbors and Hamline Avenue.