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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015 05-12 CC PACKETCity -of GOi Lake, MN -Special (1tv Council Meeting. May 12 2015 Call.ToO.rder of City Council Meeting —BY- Mayor C`zpen at 7: Y.M. tail of Roll CttperrAriia awomile}�, .__ Lindner_ _ Kuny— ___ Others in .Attendance: Sign-up Sheet Approval of City CouriciFNnutes and Agenda • C:ity! Council Agenda for this meeting (Accept Agenda) Committee Report • Planni.ng Commission Report. from May 5lit imceting New Business Chip Sealing Strects Resolution 2015 -- aG • Application from Salvador "l'orres to oon an Auto Detail Business Future Council Meetings • Nexi City Council Meeting. ,Ma.y- 19t1i at 7-..00.p.m.. Adjournment •- The meeting adjourned at City of Gem Lake City Special Council Meeting Tuesday, May 12, 2015, 7:00 p.m. Heritage Hall, 4200 Otter Lake Road, Gem Lake, MN Sign In Sheet City of Gem lake Special City.Council-Meetift-Minutes Tuesday, May 12R01 5, 7:00. p.hi.. Heritage Hall, 4200 Otter lake Road, Gern take ?Vlayor-Uzpen called. the meeting to orderAt 7:01 p.m. �Councilinembei:s i3osak, ICuny and Lindner ttiere.present. Others in. attendance.; CityAttOrn.ey; Tom Kelly Ben Johnson, City of Lake l'Ianriing Commission chair, members of the coinnmutiity ajtd busin.e$s district, C;iogi Gochitashvili, CIiff and Ta:`i Nadeau, Fritz Magnuson grid a high school siirdent not signed in. MaY 12 2015- Agenda_ A rno.tion was miide by Councilmember Lindner, seconded by Councilmember. 13osak to .approve the agenda. Motion passed.. Conunittee Report Planning Commission Chair Beri Johnson -reported on action,taken on the Tuesday, Ivlay :5; 20"CS, Planning Commission meeting in: regard to the Interim Use Permit for Mr. Salvador Tcarres to cm CCILICt all atitomb i.ve detailing business", -'a 158T County Road. E. Eastiii the City of Gem Lake: (see page 3 cif this document). In regard to the Hansen brothers permit for garden plots on County. Road C, Commissi(xier -Marier asked at the Planning Commission meeting Whether there were.satellites available on the .property. Mayor Uzpen stated ft. has been brought to the attention of Nfr. Hansen Anil will be brnught forth to Mr. Her. Mayor Uzpen noted that the. properties are renewing. their pe.rmitb-. V1'hich is done yearly: New Business ALVRligatign from Saivador Torres to Open aft Auto Dot -Ail Business Mr. Cochitashivili approaElied .the council and stated that. iVir. Salvador Torres was not in attendance because he has gon i.lt of business. Mr. Gochitashivli asked the council i.f the Inte.rirrr Use Permit could be transferred to another potential business wantin}, to rent.at the location. Attorney belly responded. that item 4..on the Interim Use Permit states that the permit is ziot transferrable. Members of the Coundt-stated that.M.r. Gochitashivili could use the drafted lnterim Use Permit as.a-guideline.to folle►w for a potential business, but it was only a guideline:. A motion wasmade by Councilmember 1,indrie.r, seconded by Councilmeniber Bosak that the Permit Nvas denied because the business is closed.. Motion passed. .'pecia! meeting Cite of Uern lake City Council meeting ,minutes - Tuesday, May 12, 2015 ___... Wage 1. Chip Seali�S_tieets AesolutionT291.5 6 It was noted that the Chip Sealing Resolution 2015-06 was approved two months ago -but- action wv is delayed until. now: The last (itne the stre.ets were chip sealed was in 2006, noting that Chip Sealing is regular and routine maintenance of city str ets. A brief discussi.Un ensued about routine maintenance, s:tahr.toryguidellnes and reserved funds. Noted in the minutes that via Fritz .Magnuson, members of the Daniels Farrel Association are opposed to Resolution 2015-06. Councilr ember Artig-SWbiblev arrived - 7:40 p.til. A motion wii8 made by`COuncilmernber Bosak, seconded.bytouncilmember. l,irkdner to -approved Resolution 2015-06, role. vote taken.- yes, Councilmembers Artig-Swomley, Ijosak,- Lindner and.Mayor- Uzperi. Opposed - .Councilmember kunv. Motic►n passed 4-1, Adjournment A motion was made by Councilnaember Lindner{ seconded by Councilmernber Artkg-Swomlev to close tine meeti.n.g.at 7:4!�-p:m. I cspccthrily---sybinitied, Qoria Trissier T >prcia; mertmg City of Geri take City Council i:, (2. r :;.,nutes-Tuesday, May is 2 �y Report from the City of Gem Lake Planning Commission meeting Tuesday, May 5, 2015 Attached, please find Interim Use Permit drafted b.y.the City of Gem Lake Planning Commission outlining the conditions and requirements necessary for Mr. SalvadorTorres`to conduct his automotive detailing business at 1581 County Rd E East in the city Gem Lake. The Planning Commission met on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 for our regularly scheduled meeting. Members present at the meeting were Beth Herzog, Dan Marier, berek Wippich and Benjamin Johnson.. Also in attendance were.the Gem Lake City Attorney, Patrick Kelly, Tom Riedesel, Planner with White Sear Township and Gloria'Tessier, City.of Gem Lake.. on. the agenda was:a public hearing for the Interim.Use Permit application for the previduslyme.ntioned business. There were no members of the public present for the hearing, nor were the applicants.nor representatives .of the applicants present. The Planning Commission -meeting was tailed td.order at 7:00. At 7:20 p.m., the Public Hearing was opened and the Commissioners heard from Tom Riedesel regarding the Staff Report produced in response to Mr. Torres's Interim Use permit application. Mr. Riedesel provided an overview of the proposed business and talked generallyabout the building and area. There was discussion -about the history of*the project including the applicability of' -interim use permits as compared to non -conforming use:pe?rnits,-iriterim use being preferred as it allows control over the -duration of the permitted use. The. Publit.Hparing portion was closed and --the Commission discussed the Interim Use Permit conditions,. reviewing each of the original 12 items in turn and making adjustments as the discussion warranted. Changes and additional conditions were agreed upon utilizing information and recorrimendations of the Planner and City Attorney who participated in the discussion.. Additional conditions were:added'to restrict business hours (no Sundays),limit the duration that vehicles awaiting service or otherwise Parked at the business could remain (72 hours);: requiring that the business close the exterior doors when tools such as pneumatic wrenches or high pre.ssure.sprayers are in use {noise abatement for residential area just east of the business) and requiring that when conducting activities like degreasing engines and engine compartments, washing the exterior of vehicles or otherwise detaifing in a manner which produces runoff, :that those activities must be acc¢mplistied in the work bays with 'floor drains that capture that runoff. Neither Mr. Torres (the business owner) nor SGS Holdings.(the property owner) were present at this hearinng. However, Mr. Torres had been present at the. April Planriing-Cominissiori Meeting when the Cornrhissi6h was unable to act -oh the application as we were witho.ut-quortim. As such; despite the. application language stating the owner must be present at the Planning. Commission and City Council meetings, the Planning Commission felt that Mr. Torres had made an effoit to comply with the proscribed application processand his absence was an oversight. The. Commissioners didnot feel is should be grounds for withholding a recommendation and wero.satisfied with the. information we Special ni Feting City of Gem Lake City council meeting minutes — Tuesday, May 12, 2015 Page received from Tom. Therefore, the Planning* Commission voted 4-0 to recommend approving: the Interim Use Permit for Mr, Torres's automotive detailing business as attached, Regards, Ben Johnson (612) 968-7583 Specialof Gem take City Cour: if meeting minut_�_ yMay 1'2, :7_u15 Page 4 CITY OF GEM. LAkF,., IYCN Ci�> HAII - 4200 Otter Like Road _ -z-au". Lake, ivi�' S� 110 1100LUTION NO. 2U35-06 12 May 201-5 A RESOLUTION TO CHIT SEAL THE STREETS IN GEM LAKE WHEREAS, An inspection cif the city streets indicates that in order to extend the Iife ur -the streets. that the stceets*require sealing and:chipphig be appi led. NOW, THEREFORE BE .IT RESOLVED, that the City C-6tweil. of the City ofGern Lake here y approNves sucks process -at an estimated cost of :S40.000. Thiz.-motion for the.adpptipn of the 'fi regoing. Rest)lutiwi. was offered by Councilor .end. was supported by Councilor anti was declared adopfed.bascd. upon the follokving .vote: NAME 1 UZPEN B.OSAK LINDNER 1 KUNY ARTIG- _ SWOMLEY Vote .._...f (.,}.. Attest 1. WILIJANI F..SIIORT, the duly qualified City Clerk for the City ofCjern Lake, County of'Rgnisoy. State of klinnesota, do horeby m-tif y that the fc>reg.oing Itcsai.t 6011 is - a true:lnd accurate representation oi'action taken by the City Council of the Cily of'GLm Lake on the date first Nvrittcn. 12 WILL,I.AM.F. SH.OXY. City. Clerk Look.6or its on the World Wide W.6 aI ycm1ake.nm.or�g4 }Y jS Gloria Tessier From: Ben Johnson zberlrrljohnsontaymail:corn> Sent: Monday, May 11, 70I5 11.:05 AM To: Robert Uzpen; Faith Kuny: Gretchen Artig-Swomley; Jim Lindner, Rick Bosak Cc: Patrick Kelly: Gloria Tessier; Beth Herzog; Dan Mariet; Derek Wippich; Art Pratt Torn Riedesel Subject: RE: Special Meeting of the Geri. Lake.City Council, Tuesday, .May 12, 2015, 7:00 p.m. Attachments: RESOLt1TIQN 201.5=06 .Chip Sealing the Streets.doc; Agenda Special Meeting Gem Lake City Council May 12 2015idoc; Unnamed Auto Detailing Bussness_Interim Use Document - draft.doc (Jo.od Morning: _Attached, please (Ind I.-Aterim Use: Permit drafted by the City of Gen! Lake. Planning. ommissit�tl oufIining the conditions and requirements. necessary for Mt. Salvador Forces to conduct -his. automotive detailing business at l a81 County Rd.E last in'thte tatty Crem Lake. 1-he Planilin CO 11131issidn met on Tuesday, Imlay 5. 201:5 for' our regularly scheduled meetiits.�. cnibers.present at t11L tlleetin uere Beth Her og. Ran MarieI-. Derek Wippich and Bel 'arnin Johnson. Also in tttendanca were file Geni Lake Cily .Attorney, Patrick Kelly, Tom Iti:eriescq. PIatlIIer with White liar Township ancf C7I01'In .l cssier, C'ity of'Geni take. Qn the agehda:was a public Bearing kr the Interim Use Pertnit application for the PI-M iotlsfy meat orled business. There were no members of the public present. for the hearing, nor were tile: applicants nor representatives of tile. applicants. present. -"be Planning Corrmlission.nmeeting vas called to order at 7:00; At 7:20 p,m„ the Public: Flearinit; Has openzd -aid the. Comroissioners heard fronl Tom Riedese:l regarding,.the Staff'Repai•tproduced irr response to Mr. 'Forres's Inwrilrt Use pernrf t application. Mr. Riedesel provided an overview otlhe ptoposed businiess: and talked stcrierally about the building and.area. !"here was discussion about the history of the pro including. the applicability ol'interim Ilse Permits as compared io non.-Conftlrnmi.ng use.pegnils. interim use being preferr:rd its it allows control over the duratioti of'the pernmittccl use. 1,he Public Hearirig portion was closed and the Commissi6n discussed. the Interim T Tse PLr-niit coliditions. reviewing each ofthe original 11 iterrl:s in turn and making adjustments as the discussion warranted. Changes .apd additional corlditions Vvere agreed upon utilizing information4 and recommendations of the Planner and City Attorney who participated ill time discussion.. Additional conditions were added to restrict l�usintss h:olus (nt� Sundays). lima t.the duration that veil] Ocs.awaitin service or otherwise ise .parked at the business, COUld remain. i T hours)., requiring that .the business close the. ek -ior doors wlien tools such. as pnetrrm.natic Wrenchesor high. pressure ;sprayers are in use (noise abatement:fbrresidential area just east.ofthe business} and °requiring that wiled Conducting activities like degreasing engines and engine compartments, washing, the:e:cterior:ofvchiclt.s cit otllerwise detailing in a manner which produces runoff, that those activities must be accomplished in thr work bays with floor drains that .papturc that runot-f either'vlr. J'clrres (the business owner) nor 8GS Holdings (fife Prop4rhr owneg) tivt're present at tJiis hearing. 1:1.0wever, Mr. 'rorres had been pr'.r:•:Sent at the April P1,anrling Commission meeting i,�;llen the Commission was unable to act oil the applic<ltion its we were without. guorr.IM. As such, despite the appl cal.'oil language "gating the owner must bL Ies tit at the Plannin�a Commission and Cit} Council lilectill�S lift Planningi P nlrrl i.ssIW] felt that TOr. Torres had made an effort to cot-Aply tIvith the proscribed application process and. his abs�mce was an ov.�ersight. The C'omtiiissioners.did not tM.is should he grounds fqr yithholding.a reeohirnendit ioti and %veresatisfied with into rrnation we received from Tom. There fore. the Planning. C'�n�nlissic�n voted 4-0 to. recommend approving the fnt - itti Use Permit for ',M-r. To es detaillbi" business as attached. Regards. Bca Joluison (012-1) 90-75:83 On Thursday, May .7, 2015 9;56 AM. Gloria Tessier <gloria.tessier@gemlakemn.org> wrote: Good morning: There will. be a special meeting of the Gem Lake City C0.0hdi) on Tuesday, -May 12,.2016, 7:00 R.hi. at Heritage Hall, 4200 Otter Lake Road, Attached Is -the Agenda and. resolution for the meeting. Thank you. Gloria Tessier Gem: Lake City Hall. 4200�Qtter Lake Road G&n Lake, Minnesota 5 11 {lf 651 7447-2792 G Wia. Tessier C.gem I a kemn.:o rg Z Interim Use Permit — City of Cem Lake; MN .For: Auto Detailing Business with lvliildr Auto Repair Applicants- &nivador'Torres, Business Omler SGS floldings, Pr6perty Owner. 1581 County Rd.E' Fast Geri Lake, MN —5511.0 Application Date: March 20. 2015 F.ffeetive.Date: Month Day., 20-15 -fond-itronAtcgairefilents: 1, Permit is valid for-60 nj6h.ths- from l-iffective. Date and is .not subJeci to renewal.. 2. Permit is effective Month Day, 2015; 3. Pelinit shall expire on Month Day, 20'0. 4, Permit is. issued to.Salvador 7`otmes.and is non4ransferable. 5, Any .complaints received by the City within the.60 inanths shall nccessitace City Gouneil review of the Interim. U.se Permit. 6> Vehicle detailin�?.shall be coNucted in accordance with the "Professional Automotive Rgconditloning" document submitted by applicant -with the `Interim Use Permit application 7, Minor vehicle repairs are limited the following -activities: a. `fires repair & replacement b. Alternator service & replacement c. Sta0er service & replacement d. Battery replac:ernent e, Brake repair Rc. replacement f. Oil Changes g. .Filter changes h. Wiper blade replacement i. Bulb light replacement. -8. When pneumatic tools are id use, exterior doors shall be closed. 9. Vehiclo detailing. activities which require the use of cleaning solutions, st}lve2,ts and degreasers in a manner that results in those n,ateri�tls cheering the floor ciramag system must be conducted in the work -bay thilt rillows for tl,e cal}turc of this runoff'. a; Qwners shall.ensure that runoff frctim wasLling deL4rcasing activities clues not enter- the storm .drain system. I O. Ail lta7ardt.)tts inatetials shall bz stared anclfor disposcti of ia� accordance with. Federal. State and local laws and Ordinances. a. Pei°ntits shall be posted in accordance wide federal, State and local laws. -and Ordinances b. Prior to opening for business.. business & service bays shall be. inspected in. accordance tvith Ranisev Co. I)ept. of Public Health. hazardotts waste .generator Permitting procedures. 11, Business. may only be eandttcted Monday through S,iturdar between illc pouts of 6:40 a.m. and 9 00 p.m. . 1ptertm Use Permit -- City of Gem Lake; MN 12. If stored -.on 1-he .exterior of the building, trash containers shall be in a 1**OG% Op&lrIC stor4V ,Area of *screened enclosure,.or Otherwise concealed in an aestlieticaffy iinobtrt*.;ive manner. 13. 7lic ten (YO) exteiior p.o lking-spages tnust be identified on a site plait and striped accordingly, lA_ Vehicles may be parked in exteriOT parking spaces fiir no. n1ore than 72 hours, 15, All Federal. State and local laces and Ordinances shall be co npRed with.