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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-02-12 P & Z Packet tervi{{e 'Dtafii.slid 1857 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12,2008 6:30 p.m. L CALL TO ORDER 1. Roll Call n. APPEARANCESIPRESENTATION(S) m. PUBLIC HEARING (S) IV. OLD BUSINESS I. Code Revisions V. NEW BUSINESS I. Correspondence from Mr. Bob Wright - Mailboxes VI. DISCUSSION ITEMS VIL CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES I. January 8, 2008 Planning & Zoning Meeting Minutes JOINT COUNCILIPLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WORK SESSION - 7:00 p.m. VIIL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW I. Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik & Assoc. (Tina Goodroad & Brandon Slotterback) IX. ADJOURNMENT January 4, 2008 Memo to Planning & Zoning Commission: From: Dallas Larson, Administrator Suggestions for priorities from members was a bit light (nonexistent), so I recommend that we concentrate our discussion on resolving the first six items of my rearranged list, which primarily relate to fences, and do more if time permits. I) 154.023 Site plan review process. I suggest removing the 30 day requirement in (A). Also, the number of copies to submit should change. We do not need sixteen copies. We are better offwith a much smaller number of paper copies in addition to electronic versions. 2) 154.110 Fence side setback. A number of people have objected to the requirement to place a fence two feet from the property line where they cannot get the adjoining property owner to agree to a boundary line fence. We hear: "this is a waste of two feet of my property." 3) 154.110 Fences in front yards of commercial and industrial uses. Current rules allow 8 foot fences in front yards of commercial-industrial uses. Do you really intend to aitow this? 4) 154.110 Fences in front ofresidentiai structures. We may want to refer to front yard rather than front of building. This would clearly indicate that the corner lots may not have a privacy fence in either front side. If this is too restrictive, you may want to limit the long comer side to one-haif of the distance from the principal structure to the front property line. 5) 154.110 (C) Barbed wire and electric fencing. Allowed in R-l zone. You may want to restrict this to animal holding areas and not allow it to be used as a boundary fence. 6) 154.110 (E) Swimming pool fencing. Required for any pool with water depth over 24 inches. This may be too broad. 7) 154.130 (A) (3) & 1S4.140 (8)(1) Setback from ordinary high water IDIIIk of Jakes and streams. We do not match RCWD 100 foot requirements. 8) 154.006 Definition of Front Yard. Current definition is basically the front 35 feet of a residential lot. Thus, if the home were set bac:k further than the required setback, an accessol)' building could be in the front of the principal structure. This isn't a fiIctor in much of the city as most lots are the minimum setback anyway. But on a number oflake lots the home is setback much further than the minimum. In this situation you could construct a detached building in what appears to be the front yard of a home. An alternative to prevent this would be to define front yard as the area between the front of the principal structure and the front property line. 9) 154.130 (A) (2) Language is confusing. New language for consider8tion: (2) Lots which abut on more than one street shall provide the required front yards along each street for the principal structure. A front yard setback of 25 feet shall apply for an accessory structure to the frontage that is not considered to be the required front yard; The definition of Yard Front should be amended as well: YARD, FRONT. A yard extending across the full width of the front lot between side lot lines and extending from the abutting street right-of-way line to a depth required in the yard regulations of the district in which the lot is located. On a comer lot the street address or narrowest street dimension of the street shall be the required FRONT YARD. The other street frontage will be considered a FRONT YARD for principal structure setbac:ks aRe a .;iee~'ar-d for p"lf~l"eS oft:-ak~-selbad<5ffif-iKees>orY stnlCture;, 10) 154.150 (M) (1) Do you really want to include the M-I district? 11) 154.150 (M) (2) 1 would remove the hearing language regarding site plan review. Other places refer to site plan review, this is the only reference to a hearing. 12) 154. 171 Tree planting. Trees should best be planted in the front yard a minimum of 15 feet from the curb line and shall not be planted in a manner that interferes with any current or planned utility line. Trees may not be planted under a power line except those approved by the City for such. 13) 154.170 (I)(Ordinance #19, Second Series) Add requirement for striping of parking stalls on all parking lots fur more than five stalls. 14) 154.024 Include language in (8). "Every lot shall receive a minimum of 4 inches of topsoil and all unpaved areas shall be sodded from the curb to the rear line of the principal building. The balance of the lot shall be properly seeded to prevent erosion >> 15) 154.310 City Attorney will be modifYing this section to more closely match state law. 16) General enfurcement. Yau wanted to discuss the degree to which ordinances are enfurced. ~ 154.023 SITE PLAN REVIEW REQUIRED. (A) Review scheduling. Far all land use applicatians ar pennit applicatians far commercial or industrial structures, a site plan review is required by the fannin-RJilld .' Zaning Commission. &i!lica~on materi;lis must be. submitted..at least five. bUSIness .ctavs' bef are !be Planning and Zoning Commissian meeting to be considered at th:Jt meeting. If 'i.taff determines tlUlt !be application is complete. it will be placed on !be agenda. (C) Review requirements. (I) Far actians 1hat will reqnire eity review, applicants sball submit~bree sets af site plans with a required applicatian form and appropriate fees to. the Administratoi for . distributian. )be CilY.!llilv also reuuire th:Jt olans be sllbmitted in an acceptable electronic fomla! Site plans will be evaluated far consistency with documen1atian requirements. Upan acceplll1lce af the applicatian, site plans will be distribuled to. the appropriate city entity for review and recommendatiaIl ~ 154.110 FENCES. (A) General regulations. (I) All fences sball be locatedfl.ntinimUlll ofJwo feet from an;- Broncrt;- line af the fence owner unless the awner af the acljaining property agrees, in writing, that the fence may be erecled an the property line af the respective properties. This agreement shall be submitted at !be time of building pennit applicatiaIl . _ (2) Fences slUlll be located a minimwll of two feet from a street DfOOCrlv line and may not be located in aDY drainage or utiJitv casement ezo;:ccot where ocnnission has been g.ranted by the C.i,tv tIrrOllgh ,in encroachment agrcemen! ----.1.ll..No fence other than a decorative fence may be constrDcted,iIt.a frontyarJ!,. . . . . . As used herein, the term DECORATIVE FENCE means a \\Tougbt iron fence. wood vertical post and waod barizontal rail fence with no mare than three rails ar a wood picket type fence with at least two inches of open space between each picket. All gecorate fences shall hll\:C at least 4()% of the surface area of tlte fencc,QJ)ru. ~ 4) No. ,residential fence may exceed six feet in beigbt and no. decorative fence in the frant yard may exceed 36 inches in height. a. Where a eomerJot abuts all adiaeent prooerty's fr(Jnt ;-ard. thc fence silaii De sel,~Ja\.:k a WllljlllWlI uf' lG, [(...:1: fi"viii ~~;.;: ;;.;i;;::;i;;.i~; ::;:-~::;~~,- line. unless_ tlw fcnce is a decorative fence not e.xcccc::ling thrcc feet in height p. Comer lots shall anly have ane front yard for the !l!!!W'" of fences and !bat shall be the side th.1t h3S tile front entrance to. the home. ,L\DoromenlS and Settim!s\tbendcr~cB~ SeLtiTUl:s\T~Nrarv Internet Fi]es\QI,I;9EI2.928_Fe~eRevisions v2 do~_ _ _. 217/2008. _ _ ___ _ _ _ ___ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ ___ _ ___ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ ____ - DeJemd: Zoning Administm10r or his or herdcrignee DeIeIId: The review mau t.a"-e place 30 days p-ior to the dc;irod Planning and Zcming meeting. For example, if a property owner desires to have a proposal present2d to !he FtElUling and Zoning CommiS9ion in May, the application and sitepl8llneed to be prescntcd Lathe Zoning Administrator or his or her designee the first week in April. DeIeIIed: 16 . . ro;~~_~ely~~e,?op(JlY -J l . ~. -. Deleted: If the adjoining property 0WJ1G" does not agree to the ere<1ion of the fenee, the fence shall be set: back B minimum of two .feet from &1101. lines. 'ffi.leWI; along the side I~llines of a residenballot between the street and the fro~ extension of the dwellinghouse____J J (~"'In - -{ F~: Bullets .and NumbertrlQ,J " FOI'IMtted: Font 8 pt Deleted: H:\Planning Commission\Ordinsnce issues\2008 Fence Revisions v2.doc DeIemd: '11711008 Deleted: 1/1112008 ,/ , c. In no event shall any fence be closer than fIftecn feet to a curb or street \lilyement. (.2) All fences shall be constructed and Inaintained in a substantial, workm.nl;ke IlllUUier and of materuiI reasonably sUited for the IlUlpose for ",hicl1t11e fence is proposed to be used. Every fence shall be constructed so that the side containing the framing supports and cross-pieces face the interior of the fence owner's lot. Any fence which does not comply with the provisions of this section or which endangers the public safety, health or welfare shall be considered a public nuisance. (B) Snow-stop fencing. Snow-stop fencing may be used from November one to April!. No permit shall be required for temporary fencing. (e) Electric and barbed wire fence. Electric fences, hog wire fencing, barbed-wire fencing and similar fencing will not be allowed, except in the R-l District. (D) Visual obstructions. No fence may be erected which creates visual obstructions at any intersection, alley, driveway or street for safe vehicular, bicycle or pedestrian movement. (E) Swimming pool fencing. No oemlanentprivate swimming pool with a water depth exceeding 24 inches may be allowed, unless enclosed by a pennanent wall or fence not less than four feet in height with self-closing door and self-closing latch.A swimming 0001 shall b~ considered DeTlIlpncnt if it has (l water sUDol\' or dnljn connection orir it has filter or ch]orinatLOJlIDlem Htlache<L L (F) Fcncing in commcrcial/jndustriaI zoning districts shall not e~eed eight Icet in IlCight. Fences smll not be olaced in a front yard of al] industrial or CQmmcrciallot. I .f~lJ2ocumen~~ fDlJ. Setti.n2s\tbe_n~er\Local_ Selti~s\TemP-9rarv In.!mtctFiles\Q~K9'y:::2008 F.mce Rcvisil?~ v2_doc.. 2/7fZOO&' _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ ~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ .' ' , ' /' / I J ,/1 ! , _ _ __ __ __~f," --------- / i -, Indent: Left: 0.5" Detelm: Fencing in cnmmerciallindustrial zoning shall not exceed eight feet in height _'3 - -r Deleted: (Ord !lO,~~5-11-2005) ': Fo..........' Font: 8 pl _: HIPImming CommiDion\Ordinsnce i5Sl1tS\2008 F mce Revisions v2_doc Deleted: 'lfl/1f)08 Deleted: 1/11/2008 JAN. 30, 2008 TO: Dallas Larson, City Administrator Mary Capra, Mayor Centerville City Council Myself and many other citizens of Centerville are troubled by the city's "selective enforcement" of various city ordinances, however it might serve those who are favored or benefitted. I wish at this time to cite Chapter 93.03 "Mailbox Place- ment and Installation" passed as Ordinance 48 on 5-24-1989. Under (B) "Grouping mailboxes and paper boxes", it states mail- boxes shall be clustered in groups of not less than four nor more than six. There are countless clusters in the city that are in violation of this (more than six). Public Works did the grouping qa the end of Mayor early June of 1989. I know, because I closed on my home on 5-31-89, and my single stand was removed and the box clustered. The city's usual answer is that something is "grandfathered"; that won't work here as the homes to the north of mine were built in 1990 or later. Also, as it relates to item (B) in Chapter 93.03, the mail- boxes installed on the Hanzal lots on Old Mill Road do not meet the code. Less than four mailboxes are permitted if more than 250 feet from the properties they serve. They do not meet the distance criteria. As with any statute or set of standards it doesn't do any good to say what we do unless we do what we say. Sincerely, )/~,/,. ;.' ( ,,[,"_~ '-, 7" :.'(' Bob Wri9ht, Jr. 7137 Brian Drive Centerville, MN 55038 (651) 426-5794 CITY OF CENTERVILLE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION January 8, 2008 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the Planning and Zoning Commission held its regularly scheduled meeting on January 8, 2008, at 6:30 p.m. COUNCIL: Chair Brian Hanson Commissioner Ben Fehrenbacher Commissioner D. Love Commissioners Mark Pangell Commissioner Roland Parucci Commissioner Thomas Wood :::;..oo~ o.mnM~hN @t Council Member Broussard feD.. .... d...o... .. _ _ .'d .. ......... ...... ..........'..-.-.:: -.......... .. ,. , __ ,__ u"" - .. . - - ... ................0.................................................. .......................... .................... ',' - '.. ,,- ,"" - ., -. - -- ,... ",'-- ,-. .... - -., "", - ",' ',' -- ,"" APpr@ .. . PRESENT: ABSENT: STAFF: City Administrator Dallas Larson I. CALL TO ORDER Chair Hanson called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. 1. Roll Call n. APPEARANCES/PRESENTATION(S) None m. PUBLIC HEARING(S) None. IV. OLD BUSINESS Code Revisions. The Commission reviewed a memo dated January 4, 2008, from Administrator Larson detailing a number of issues for consideration. 1) 154.023 The Commission agreed that submitting application materials five business days in advance of a meeting should be satisfactory, as long as city staff determines that the application is complete. The Commission determined that three copies of the materials would be sufficient as long as an electronic copy is included in order that the City can make additional copies as needed. 2) Fence setback from property line. There was considerable discussion on whether the two foot setback from a property line was excessive. Commissioners Mosher and Page 1 of3 City of Centerville Planning and Zoning Commission January 8, 2008 Parucci requested that the setback be reduced or eliminated, but the majority agreed that the setback was appropriate. 3) 154.110 The Commission determined that this section should be rewritten to not permit privacy or security fences in front yards. Staff will submit proposed code revisions. 4) 154.110 Considerable time was spent discussing the appropriate restrictions on fences in residential districts particularly those in the street frontage of comer lots. The consensus of the Commission was that staff should draft new language that provides: a. Where a comer lot abuts an adjacent property's front yard, the fence should be set back a minimum of 10 feet, unless the fence is a decorative fence. b. A decorative fence should be defined as a fence not exceeding a height of 36 inches that is picket type fence, wrought iron, or split rail. c. All fences shall be set back a minimum of two feet from any property line, except adjoining lot lines where an agreement with a neighbor may permit construction on a boundary line, but in no event shall any fence be closer than fifteen feet to a curb or street pavement. d. Comer lots shall only have one front yard for the purpose of fences and that should be the side that has the front entrance to the home. 5) 154.110 (C) The Commission agreed to leave the regulations on barbed wire and electric fencing as they are. The balance of the discussion items were tabled. V. NEW BUSINESS Commissioner Love suggested that the City should try to get a guard rail installed along Centerville (CSAH 21) immediately north of Center Street. The ditch is very deep. A motion was made by Commissioner Love that the Planning & Zoning Commission recommend to the City Council that a request be made by the City for a guard rail along the east side of Centerville Road (CSAH 21) from Center Street south for a distance of approximately 400 feet. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Fehrenbacher, all present voted in favor of the motion. The motion carried unanimously. VI. DISCUSSION ITEMS The next meeting will be a ioint meeting with Council to discuss the draft of the 2008 Comprehensive Plan. The draft will be distributed about February 1. 2008. for the meeting on February 12. VII. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES 1. December 4. 2007 Planning and Zoning Meetinl.! Minutes Page 2 of 3 City ofCenterville Planning and Zoning Commission January 8, 2008 Motion bv Commissioner Fehrenbacher. seconded bv Commissioner Love. to aoorove the Minutes of December 4. 2007 as presented. All in favor. Motion carried unanimouslv. VIII. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING ADJOURNMENT Motion bv Commissioner Pane:ell. seconded bv Commissioner Love. to adiourn the Meetine: at 9:00 p.m. All in favor. Motion carried unanimouslv. Transcribed by: Dallas Larson, Administrator Page 3 of3