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Home My WebLink About1989-02-07 Minutes Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Centerville held a Public Hearing on Tuesday, February 7, 1989. Chairperson Tourville called the hearing to order at 7:05 p.m. Present: Welk, Vermeulen, Drilling, and Lindgren. Council liaison, Felton arrived at 7:10 p.m. The purpose of the hearing was to hear all persons present regarding a request for variance from the REAR YARD SETBACK of Ordinance #4, TABLE B, SCHEDULE OF DISTRICT REGULATIONS, L'___NP YARD R EOOIR NTS to move a 14" by 22' garage, to be used for storage, to 1580 Peltier Lake Drive. This notice is attached to and made a part of these minutes. Dale Larson, the property owner, explained that his property is on a hill and to put the garage anywhere else on the property would require a lot of fill. He stated that Gunnar Pettersen, City Building Inspector, has looked at the plan and agrees that this is the best spot to put the garage /shed. Gunnar Pettersen was present and stated that the property is hilly and there really is no good spot to put it and comply with the ordinances. He further stated that there is an existing metal building on the site that is nonconforming and it will have to be removed. Earl Kruger, 1568 Peltier Lake Drive, was present. Re lives next door to the property and he stated that he has no objections to the plan, and it will probably improve the property. Motion by Lindgren, second by Drilling to adjourn the hearing, motion carried unanimously. Hearing adjourned at 7:22 p.m. Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Centerville held its regular meeting on Tuesday, February 7, 1989. Chairperson Tourville called the meeting to order at 7:23 p.m. Present: Welk, Vermeulen, Drilling:, Lindgren and C. ^. lia Pe Motion by Vermeulen, second by Lindgren, to approve the minutes of the January 3, 1989 meeting, motion carried unanimously. OLD BUSINESS Discussion of the lot split at 1745 Main Street that was tabled at the January 3rd meeting. Don Opp, owner of the property, was present and stated that he had called Chairperson Tourville the day after the meeting to express his frustration concerning the fact that he left the meeting not knowing if the plan presented at that time was accepted or rejected. P & Z Meeting Minutes Page 2 February y 7 , 1989 Mr. Opp presented a third alternative plan, which he feels may be more what P & Z would like to see. He stated that, in his opinion, a wider driveway for Parcel B (see map of plan, which is attached to and made a part of these minutes) would be more desirable than making Parcel A conform to lot size. He explained that the north lot line created for Parcel A would put the present garage only 9 feet from the rear lot line, but he sees no other ordinance conflict. He would like two years from the time of his Special Use Permit approval by the City Council to erect the apartment building. He plans for a nine -unit, two and one -half story building at this time, but wants to remain flexible and may decide on a four or six unit building, depending on the tax situation. Chairperson Tourville asked for comments from the Commission - - Lindgren likes this plan, and asked if there will still be a driveway off of Progress Road. Opp said as long as he owns both properties. - Drilling has no problem if it is two lots and they both meet minimum lot size. - Welk likes it. It is a better design. - Vermeulen likes it much better than the other two plans that had been presented at the December and January meetings. - Tourville stated that it offers possibilities, if the present buildings on Parcel A are ever removed, it could be used for something else. The Commission again mentioned possible commercial use. The City Clerk /Administrator, Tamara Miltz- Miller, was present and asked P & Z to be sure and include the contingencies that the County be asked to approve of the driveway onto Main Street, and that if the present garage were ever torn down, a new one would have to meet the setback requirements. She also expressed concern that a "blanket" Special Use Permit may not be acceptable to City Council, and that a permit should be drawn up between Mr. Opp and the City. Motion by Drilling, second by Vermeulen, to approve a lot split for 1745 Main Street creating Parcels A and B as in the latest proposal dated February 7, 1989, and recommend its approval to the City Council contingent upon Mr. Opp checking with the County for approval of the driveway for Parcel B, and contingent upon if the garage on Parcel A were ever rebuilt, it would be rebuilt within the setback requirements; reasons for granting the lot split are: 1. Special conditions and circumstances exist which are peculiar to the land, structure, or I _ P & Z Meeting' Minutes Page 3 February 7, 1989 building involved and do not result from the actions of the petitioner; 2. Literal interpretation of the provisions of this ordinance would deprive the petitioner of rights commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same district under the terms of this ordinance; 3. Granting the variance requested will not confer on the applicant any special privilege that is denied by this ordinance to other Lands. structures, or buildings in the same district; 4. The proposed variance will not impair an adequate supply of light and air to adjacent property, or unreasonably diminish or impair established property values within the surrounding area, or in any other respect impair the public health, safety, or welfare of the residents of the City; motion carried unanimously. Motion by Vermeulen, second by Lindgren, to recommend City Council approve the concept of Parcel B being used for a maximum 9- unit apartment building contingent upon an acceptable Special Use Permit being drawn up between Don Opp and the City of Centerville, motion carried unanimously. Discussion of the footnote ( + +) to TABLE B, concerning setbacks. Gunnar Pettersen was present and explained the interpretation problem. Motion by Vermeulen, second by Lindgren, to hold a Public Hearing at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7, 1989 to discuss and get public he footnote o te en TAPT,E B of Ordinance #4, opinion concert/lug thc CG.,n (+4) ., _,_ and to consider deleting the last two sentences of the footnote for Commercial and Industrial zones, motion carried unanimously. Motion by Drilling, second by Welk, to approve the corrected pages to Ordinance #8 as presented, motion carried unanimously. NEW BUSINESS Council liaison Pelton questioned whether there is a physical hardship involved in the request to place a storage shed so close to the rear lot line. Discussion followed. Motion by Drilling, second by Lindgren, to recommend City Council grant a variance for Dale Larson to place a garage /storage shed • p . y Meeting. Minutes Page 4 February 7, 1989 within the rear -yard setbacks of 1580 Peltier Lake Drive, contingent upon approval by the council of a to- scale site plan, contingent upon the removal of the metal shed presently on the site, and contingent upon all work being done within eight months (or one summer); reasons for granting the variance, as stated in Ordinance #4, Section 65.03 STANDARDS: 1. Special conditions and circumstances exist which are peculiar to the land, structure, or building involved and do not result from the actions of the petitioner; 2. Literal interpretation of the provisions of this ordinance would deprive the petitioner of rights commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same district under the terms of this ordinance; 3. Granting the variance requested will not confer on the applicant any special privilege that is denied by this ordinance to other lands, structures, or buildings in the same district; 4. The proposed variance will not impair an adequate supply of light and air to adjacent property, or unreasonable diminish or impair established property values within the surrounding area, or in any other respect impair the public health, safety, or welfare of the residents of the city; motion carried unanimously, Discussion of Pole Building Ordinance. Planning and Zoning has three options; to extend the current Moratorium Ordinance, or to adopt a new ordinance, either the one recommended by the City Planner or the Lino Lakes version , or drop the current Moratorium. Chairperson Tourville stated that the sample recommended by the Planner was too vague. He further stated that he felt that none of the Commission were against pole buildings in the commercial and industrial zones if they are "dressed up" a little. Discussion followed. Motion by Tourville, second by Vermeulen, to recommend to the City Council that the City extend the Moratorium Ordinance for six months and that further discussion of Planning and Zoning concerns and recommendations be on the agenda for the March P & Z • meeting, motion carried unanimously. The Commission did not see a need to discuss amending Ordinance #4 concerning Non - conforming Uses, Setbacks in the Commercial and Industrial zones, and Site Plan approvals of Commercial and Industrial zones. Chairperson Tourville stated that the appendixes A and B cover it. J C & Z Meeting Minutes Page 5 February 7, 1989 Discussion of updated Street map presented. Drilling would like to know why some addresses are on it and some are not. Welk stated that she is sure she has seen a more recent version. Assistant Clerk will research P and Z concerns. Motion by Drilling, second by Vermeulen, to appoint Dan Tourvi_lle as Chairperson and Kathy Welk as Assistant Chairperson for • • Planning and Zoning for 1989, motion carried unanimously. Motion by Drilling, second by Lindgren, to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Beverly A. Hughes Assistant City Clerk • •