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Hinutes of Special vouncil Meeting
Village of Axden Hilla
Thuraday, December 13, 1979 - 7:30 p.m.
9tllage Hall
Call to Order
Pnrsuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayoz Crepeau called
the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m.
Roll Call
Preeent - Mayoz Henry J. Crepeau Sr., Councilmen Robezt
Charlie Crich[on, Jamea Wingert, Ward Aanaon.
Abeent - None
A%so Presenc - Plaener Orlya Miller, Clerk Administrator
HcNiesh, Depaty Clesk Dorothy Ze6m.
Woodburn,
Charlotte
�canaing aign ac councy ccoaa n wcceae urive -
Millar bciefly reviewed the psogaeeeioa of sign plana which 2ead
to a eombined Aaden P1aza/TCF time aad temperatura aign +vhich the
Plenaing Commiaeion recomtienda to replaca the exisiing Arden Plaza
directory eiga at the Couaty Road E accese drive ta Ardea Plaza.
In discueaion, Crich�on noted ehat the Ardea Plaza leaee agree-
meut allovs C. G. Rein to delete the directory for tenante.
Woodburn esked 1f the propoeed sigo ffta the propoaed siga ordi-
ahnce. M112�r eaid the sign aeeca area aad heighe requiseoenta;
"ti�e and te�perature" aigae axe conaidered ia the nsw ordinance
under "changeable copy sigaa" and are slioved. Zinner eaid tbat
C. G. Roin coneidexa Che addit7.on of s financial institutian aa
ssse� [o tha center; a sign le noeded because the TCP building
locstion has bad eapoaure fsom County Road E aed from Lexiagton.
Woodbura noted that the proposed sign locatioa ie not on TCP pro-
perty; therefore teehnically not permitted by the preeent zoning
ordinance oz the proposed ozdivance.
Haason eaid the Special Uee Permit allovs for concept variations;
feels the change is not great and doesn't desLioy the,krden.PiafA
image.
Ted Zianer esid he fcela the combined TCF/Arden Plasa sign propased
is in good easte; identifiea the center ae ve11 ae •TCF; the plaza
hnsiness placee are in faeor of the siga.
Aanson �oved, eeconded by Wingezt, th�t Conncil aaend the Sgecia3
Use Permit for Arden P3aza to permit Che propoaed 16' high comb-
inataon Ardea Plaza/TCF sign (meaeured from centerlipe of Caunty
Road E) to replace [he exieting diceceory si�n, for the dutation
o€ TCF's occupancy ia the plaaa. Aiotion carried (Nanson, Crichton,
Cr$p�au va[i.ng iu favor of the motion; Wingert. iloodbuzn in op-
po�itloa).
Public Heari.ng: (8:00 p.m.)
Pzoposed 24r�ing t3rdinauce and 2oninq �(ap
Mayor Crepeau opened the Public Hearlag at 8:00 p.m. and offered
the folloaing as backgsonuda On Janusry 10, 1977, a public Leering
vss held at Mouada 71ev High School conceraing the adoptioa of tbe
pxopoaed new zoaing ordivance and aev zoning �ap. At Couacil
meetings on Febraery 14th aad 28th, revisiona to the proposed or-
dinance vere revfleved and ths Botioa on PeDraery 28th eo adopt the
naa ordinance did Bot psee. Additlonal revialone to the proposed
Zoai�g Ordinancs vere revieved at Conncil and Planniag Commiseion
meetings this Eell. Thie taearing is beiag held psinarily [o dis-
cua� the renisiona.
Crepeau ao[ed that
action at tonight'e
hear from residcnte
thQ Conacii may, but vaf1Y probabiy not, Calce
meeting; purpoae of toaight's meeting is to
amd/or property ownera in the village.
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Minutes of Special Council Heetiu.g
Page Two
Dece�ber 13, I979
C3erk Adminietrator verified that the legal notice was publiehed
in the Nev Brighton Bulletin on November 29th, and, in additlon
to the iegal notice, the 1seC isaue of the Town Crier publicixad
thas meeting; [here was a front-page asticit in the Dec.embes Sth
issue of the Ysw Brighton Bulletin, and the St. Yaui Dispatch car-
ried an article on it on Decemher llth. .
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Ciey Plenner M321er deacri6ed the changes which
eince t�e iast heasing: '
1. P-1 (Public �istrici) was elimia�Ysd.
2. Certain defini[ions �ere amended.
a-8ome Occupation �a� changed.
baEarth Shel�ezed StrucLure was added.
c-Group end Family Day Gare Ceate;a-(re
��xe 8aaea.
have been nadc
State Statutee)
d-Publfc Uaea were re-defined in tvo categoriea:
1-Ci[y - mose permiasivQ
2-Public other - more esringent contrals
e-Schoola dekinition vas amende3 to tvo definitions:
1-General Education
2-Special �ducation - (requirinq more controls)
3. R-2, R-3 and R-4 aideyard eet6acks were �odlfied - redaced
sideyard requirements to reduc� numerous requeats for .
variances.
4. Performance Ptandarde for driv�way setback from intersectione
were incotporated.
5. Reduced parktng space width to 9' (had stated 10').
o. Establiahed gradiag standards for siCe denelopment.
). Pravided for eite plan reviev for aite mudffications of
exiaCing aites (parking �ot ete. - other thaa building
changes).
B. Clar3fication re mechanicai pe��hausc�-- wheu considerad
part of building height aad when not.
9• Provided for automaCic ¢xpSratioa datea for Building Permit
approval. .
10. Revised expiration datea for Special llse Permita fzom 6
moneha to one year, with a 6 month extension poiential.
11. Altered height of fence permit�ed in a front pard from
30" to 36".
i2, Increased aetbacka from strvicenres housing farm animals.
13. Nave �iscussed amending of wording o# some of the varieace
procedure (not included in this draft).
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convereing the three busineas dis[xicgs (R-B, G-B and L-B)
into two business d3stricta {B-Z and B-2)..
c-dividing the (L-1) ind8�&sial districee (L-1 and L-2).
Milles then seferred to the Proposed Zoniqg Ma}� indica[ing
ehangea from ehe exise3ng map; noted that w� curteatlp have
zoning districts; we are propoeing eight distr3cta:
a-adding R-3 and R-4 tesidenCiai districta (Lownhouse
multi�le houaing).
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Hiller indiea�ed ehe propertie� actaaliy ta be re-zoned upon adop-
tion of the nev ozdinancee
Wriseea Statemante
Clerk Adminlstratot reported receipt o£ a leeter from Pres6yterYan
Homea which ahe read in ite entirety (auggestiug rexoniag of ita
prope�rty to R-4 inatead of R-2 sa proposed},
Commenta from the Floor
Mr. Tom Erickaon - renresentiaK lvorthvestern College
Sea�ted th8ts based on pasC hi.storp, he preeumee that the Gity Council
doec noe intecnd to apply thia nea ordinance, if adopted, tQ North-
weseern College. Asked Coaacil if thls is correcc?
i7"in�est anawered that he is not s�re what Mr. Erickaon neeaas.
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Minut�� of Special CvuncSl Heeei6� December 13, 1979
Peg� Thzee
Ericksou - W� do have a court ordes you will tecall of July of
1979. T6at cousi order, witl� the aew ordinance, has a juxtapOs-
iticn that leavee ua myssified as to the end'tesult9 aud I would,
th�refoae, psesume the Couneil would not inCend to apply thie or-
d3n�nce to North�+estern Callege, wfth ¢:haY court ardar in miad. '
Woadbnrn said i[ seem� to be much �oge of a"legal question" than
a�galicy queetioa'°; we are pursuing policy, at this point; the
legai aepact would have to depemmd on advice ftom others (as far
aa Woodburn is coace.rned),
Bricicson - The court ordes is diz�cted to the C3ty. It does sap
that�u shanld iesue a permit" aad (Brickaon read speeific lang-
• aa�e from tke court order) I preenme you iatend to abide 6q that
courC order.
Boadbura - T am not able by mpae2f to �ntespree thaL coust order,
ii�tre is a choice these. -
Crep�go - On adaise of Coun6B1...
Eri.ck�oa - Z presnme you latend ta abide by it. H1�st you're saying
ie yon 8on't iaterpret it. but aince ie is in eaistence I pzesume
you are saying yon v�41 ebide by it as interpYeted.
Woodbarn - Does ihat aaswer qaur questionsY
Bsickson - No, it does not. I aeuld like a atatement off eoncensue
£rom ehis C�uncil ae to Che fmpect of Lhst cuurt deeieion upoa thls
ordinance...e atatement to the effect ehat you intend to abide by
that court order. it ie importaat for us. _
CrepAau - It dependa oa erho interprets the couxt o$der and how the
interpretation is made, I eupposea
Exic�eon - I�rould presu�e Yf these ia a questioa of iaterpretation,
you ao�ald be righe, pour honor. I em presuming then, that it would
be aflideai bg rsnd pou �aould £ollow it?
Csepaaa - I am certaia of thst9 but we°d �eve ta go oa advice of
oar �oundtl.
Erickaon - Ta ehat t�e concunsna?
HaBaoa - aaggeated Chat 1� t&ere are queaEioAa of leg�l counotarion
that ve volan¢eer ;reeponse to them at �he next eeeting.
ErLcBceoa - cert�ialy.
Co�CAnu3ng--�F pr�eua� &hat [he City �ould no2 iptead to apply ihie
ordinaace es pro�oeod £os otder zea�oas; refsrsad to hYstarq girea
bp ma�or re proeeesiag of thie ordinance aud to ttae for�er public
hear:ing et which ti�e �lorthweaterxe CalAege waald have been a'Special
parm:itted use at its preeent site. Ydnied thst that ordinance was
presented in confor�ance wfth Gosnprelaena3ve Plan of 19J6 aad re-
ma3nr.:d ia thae ¢o�m eeen thoug2e proposed amend�eats weY� rejeeted.
. Eriek3on notext C1iat by the gropa�ed oselinance, Norehwestern Gollege
is made a non-conkorming use, and is not sure �faether Council undea-
etancPs the im�sace of eteat chaa��e, We inyaired of the atatus of chia
ordi�3anc� and rsere advis�d by ihe Glerh Administratqr that the
ordiE��nce chan�es wese "mixioe�" a�d "few"; was edvised by Mr. Lpadea
that he vas not acrar� of charage made in the status of Northweatern
CoSlege .
Erickaon said, 4n revi�v.af Planning Commisaion minut�s, CrlchLon
edvi�ad Lhat the ordinaace vae zevi�ed elight2y. P2anaer, toaight
eaid Lhe chsngea xere "noe a�ajor" and that the echool definitlon
chaage wns ocaly eo agp3q a"bft anore conexol" af significant in-
atic�tions. I aannatm trierefore. believe you undesetand the impact
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H3.rute� af Special Council �eeting
Page Fo�P
Dacember 13, 1979
of *lour chan�n whieh makea �orthwestern College non-confoamiag
i_A crdia�nce is adopt�d.
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Er3ckaon relaeed what the non-confosming statva would meam to
���xchwesfesa ColTege - couldn`t expand, develop, but waret of all,
vc mi.st tear our buildinge dowa �nd ¢hae goes againet everpthing
I.'ve h�ard from this Council, ataff, p?anner and against the court
proceepings by �r. Regaier. Erickacn said that all of those
statements said thaL ve don't want to deatroy Northweatarn Coilege.
�� only want to regulate it. Those staeements, quur honor, �e
haroa sgreemeut �2sh. We are �illin� to eubmit to reasonable re�
gulatiuns; �e advoceted che adoptior. 04 the prior ordinanee iu vhiah
Nor.th��ster.n College vouZd have �eQn a Specisllp Per�itted �s�,
b.at undar thie ordinance, ue�r�a non-conforming uae - you are asying
in esasne� "�se ate go.r.g to de�croy you"f "you aust leave", "you
muat ra;� yaur baildiage down", "tha£ is thc end of NorChveetetn
C�11ege".
Ericksan requeated the Council to revise the descr4ption o£ echoole
to a!lov eoilegee aad universitiee aa a epecially per$iited uos in
borehvestern's aouiug diatrict. Thia vould be a eoastiCutianall�
ffind lagal ect; am crr3tten would be boeh illegal and uncouatitutioasl.
Crepec,u noted 2hat Northweatern College has not been denied aay
:ecaringa.
GPi�hto� eaplatned that the soning has not chaaged foz Horthves2ern
Co�leg� fzom 1477. IC was, and semaiue, a non-confnrming use;
thAs �loee noc require �ou to ceaz down buildinga.
Er:�.eEcaon zeferred to page 4-27 8. Amcstization of NQmm-COA�QIIDSA�
1J�3e, -rhS�ch te�* read alaud.
R:,tns;on e�dvieed that the College has the ze2ief to apply fos a re-
�on�,1��g to accomo�ate �Iorthweatern College, with an appropz�ate
S�ecial i3se ?ermft under the existing ordinance.
7chn McCarthY revi�Wed certain goints�
1. In preaent otdinance, colleges sre a non-conforming use i.n
tesadential districPe.
2. Supr�m� court �'eclaion iz�a[ructe City to iesue permit for
� Fine Arta Bullding, not thai Northweetern Coltega ia a
permitted use.
3. The co2lege°s a�etue is noe changed i.n the proposed ordinance
from eahati id Ys ir. ihe eac3�a[ing� and Propoaed osdinance
� coneinnes th3s e2a[;�e.
iom Ea3.ci:sor, aeated thac eha existine ordinance has no amortizaYion;
+�cr,--confoxmin� use would not �xohibiF expaneioa; some of Northwzstprn°s
uclldiags are approxi�naCing 70 y�srs, - a verq tic�elq conceia. .
rsichton nated t�at t_ouucil will coaeider Mr. Erickaon`s auggeatad
c,fisages along v4th th� other proposed changea; euggeated that Che
R-.', uLets2ct proposed along Cleveland Avenuep aeat of the highlinee,
be exteraded io include ehe residentiul atea on the eouih s3de of
SioHe �venux, ratS�er than jaee eauth oP those exiet.ing homes - a
�us�: 1o�ica?. pluce to draw 2he line.
9'.acson - it�mized exf.sting a�on-¢onfax�ing properties:
r;SP SuLstatioa - Highsasy 10.
Columbi�a Tsasigit - Countq Road F.
Hi.nneapol�e Hide and TaI16sa - 14th Stree2 N.E.
I.O.a.ir. Lodge - Edgewater Avenue.
:Ie�cthwraCexn Coilege - eou¢h end of Lske Johanna
?lultipie reaidenee - 14th S�reet
Pz12ag�: 0£fice and Public Worka Bullding - Highway 96
VAllage SCorage Building - Nev Bzighton Road
':�.o-Fa;�°1� �3c��llings: Hamliaxe
Cannomm �
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2Siou'res of Special Council l4te�ing
Page Fiue
Decemher i3, 1979
It wae suggeeted that Coun d 1 consider exCending the B-1 zone elong
Highway 96 to iaclude the Village--owned bufldings; waald at least
place oillage officea into conformancy.
Plannea Miller teferxsd Couneil co a Plannin$ Commisaion Resolution
reeammend3ng modificatione to Section 9III-D, 6ariaacea of the
Proposed Ordiaance, and to hfs mxmo bf 12-12-�9 recommending some
addittona2 changea iu Lhe p�opoeed eaording.
Tom Mu2cahy, 3510 Sie�s Coust� stated that the auggeated changes
recommended hy the Plannfhg Co�misaioo snd Planner are appropriate�
urged adoptioa thereof.
Tam LYneh; Chairman of Plaaaing Com�ission. regorted thac the Cam-
siaeioa recommends that the City 9ttoraey determine vhetbez ths
Variance 8roceduae ehould be incorgorated in the otdinance or be
a'.`band-out" when applicetiota for variaues is made.
M_flle_r reported ehat the Cit� Attoeaey reconmenda that this pro-
eedure ahould be a "hand-aut".
After determining shaC there wese no additiona2 cammenta or quaatlona
fram th� fYoor, ehe Pnblic Hear4ng was closed �t 9:03 e,m.
Ia reviev of the Proposed Ordfnance. the folloving amendmeats orera
nade:
PaEe
Y-2, 9.
1-4. 15.
1-lb, 125.
1-18. C.
3-2, 2.a
2.b.4
3-3, 2a. 3
3-5 , lb .
3-6, d.k
3-6.f.
3-9. 9
3-11. 3c.
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3-12(a)
caanse
delete "rapid^
add "or portion of drivevay^
ehange "erected" to "conetrnctmd"
lat p�saggaph'- delete "cellar"
add °1miaor" '(all mimoz featuras...)
(Or1yc to clsriffq)
Oziya :o croae-refeteace ia varisaees;
(concera expreased Chat this could wotk
a hardship on second building)
delete '°each"
lst paragraph - delate eeeoad esntence:
Curb cute shall be li�i2ed Eo one per
eRtsgle fsmi2y home,•• Fe-vord aext sen-
tence: "Curb cuts for uses other thaa
eingle famYlp homee aha11 be approved
by the Council".
insert "with the exception of driveway" -
"ao off-street parking epace, wSth the ex-
ception of drYvevaq, ehail..."
delete "1 and 2 familp reeidences" and
"maltiple dwelling and mobile homea".
Replace vith "Dwelling - 2 spaees per
dwelling uxaiC",
Eaterior 5toraue - rerord ae follove:
'°AP1 permitted exterior seorage ehall be
ecreene8 from view excepe mateslala and
equipmeat beSng used for on-site con-
e[ruction."
Re-ward: "On public street parking shali
not exeaed six (6) coatinuoue houra".
He-word: no home occupation shall be
permitted which cteatea a need for �oxe
ihan ehree (3) parking apacea at any given
Lime in addition to the taquired spacee
�Ar the dvelling unit."
Electrice2 and Radission Eniasipna delete
parenehetical ezcept fsom do�aeetic house-
hold appl3aaces),
xeloc�te 1Q. Site 6redint to p. 3-13 aftez
9• Animal� c. Animals fot &ceearch,
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Minutea of Sp�eclal Couacil Ateeting December 13, 1979
Page Six
In review of Laad Ue� Chart (p• 2-4):
1. it ras augges[ed that Citq-owaed propertq be re^aoned
appropriately, instead of permitting bp Special Use Para�it
- (attorney to advise).
2. Tvo tamlly dwellinga are excluded from R-1, placing oa-
isting 2-fsmiiy dvellinge in a non-conforming eituation.
Covacil concuxxed to leave ihe chast ea it ia on thie item.
In review of inemo from Zehm i12-13-79)
, 1. miniuum floor areaa for atructnres should be iacluded -
correlate with State Statuees (0. M111er to determiae).
2. Correlate viih DNR requiremeat - iac3.ude a stateusnS ia
• nariance aeetion to take azisting homea out of non-confotming
sCatue. (0. Miller to determine.)
3. Presbyterian Romea pxoperty - proposed R-2. Concusred to
leave at B-2 which ie tompatible with sursaunding dietricta.
Inetitatioael'Ho�sing•is perm4tted.la R^1'„ R=2; R=3 and
R-4 zoaee xith a Specisl Use Permit.
Special Couccil MeetinA
Couacil concurred to defer further coneideration of Propoaed 2oning
Ordinenee to Thnraday, January 24, 1980, at 7:30 p.m.
January Council Heetinye Schedule
Woodburn aoved, eeconded by Crichtpn, thai Council approve the
folloving meetiag echedule:
Jenuary 2- Special Meeting @ 5:30 p.m.
danusry 14 -$egular Meeting @ 7:30 p.m.
.laauary 24 - Special Mseting @ 7:30 p.m.
Januarp 28 - Re�ular Meeting @ 7:30 p.m.
lfation cerried unanimoualy.
Ad�ousnwent
Crfchton mored. secoaded by Wood6urn, thaG the meeting adjourn at
10:51 p.n. Motian carricd ansaimouslp.
�,�e� _r.�_`.�;.� /a�1.�
Cbarlotte KcNies H ry . G ss, J.
Clerk Adnini�trator HByar
POTICA OF MEBTING.
The nazt Ragular Council neeting were be held on Thursday,,December
27, 1979 @ 7:30 p.m. et Che 9111age Aall.
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