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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01 09 2012 PC meeting minutes PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES MONDAY, January 9, 2012 1. Call to Order: Chairman Phelan called the January 9, 2012, Planning Commission meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Those present were Commissioners Spieler, Hite, Roszak, and Phelan, Community & Economic Development Director Dan Rogness, Planner Jeff Matzke, and Community Development Assistant Peter Aldritt. 2. Approval of Agenda: MOTION BY SPIELER, SECONDED BY HITE TO APPROVE THE JANUARY 9, 2012 MEETING AGENDA AS PRESENTED. VOTE: Ayes, Spieler, Roszak, Hite, and Phelan. The Motion carried. 3. Consider Approval of November 28, 2011 Meeting Minutes: MOTION BY HITE, SECONDED BY ROSZAK TO APPROVE THE NOVEMBER 28, 2011 MEETING MINUTES AS PRESENTED. VOTE: Ayes, Roszak, Spieler, Hite, and Phelan. The Motion carried. 4. Public Hearings: A. #EP 11-129 O’Neil New Home Variance. Brendan O’Neil is requesting a Variance from the minimum lakeshore setback on a General Development lake in the R-1 (Low Density Residential) Zoning District. Planner Matzke presented the Variance request from the minimum lakeshore setback to construct a new home. The property is located at 15287 Fairbanks Tail. The lot is seen as a non-conforming lot due to its size of approximately 12,500 square feet and the City’s minimum lot size requirement for a riparian lot is 15,000 square feet. Mr. O’Neill is proposing to reduce the current impervious surface to below the 30 percent maximum requirement. He is proposing to build upward and not outward. The proposed house would be located farther back from the lake. His current deck is at 24.1 feet from the lake and the proposed house deck would be at 25 feet from the lake. Questions from the Commissioners: Phelan asked, when the application was put forth, is it standard procedure to take a non-conforming lot and continue that tradition as long as there isn’t further encroachment on the existing conditions. In other words, we have 25 feet but the minimum is 75 feet. Is there a reasonable expectation when they purchase the property with plans to demolish that is considered standard practice? Planner Matzke responded, City Staff looks at the structure that is currently on the lot and looks at the proposed structure, as whether it is a reasonable use of the property. In particular to a lakeshore property, City Staff analyzes what is a reasonable square footage of a lakeshore home. Staff also looks at what the square footages are of the surrounding homes in the neighborhood and their building styles. The applicant has chosen to reduce his foot print by building upward. The proposed house is of similar square footage of the other houses in the neighborhood. Due to how his lot is shaped in order to get a reasonable house on the lot he needs a variance from the minimum lakeshore setback. 1 L:\12 FILES\12 PLANNING COMMISSION\12 MINUTES\MN10912.doc Phelan asked, this is either a question for you, Jeff or the applicant, I noticed retaining walls in the earlier photos. My concern with those is if they are planning on taking them out that there would be erosion problems. Planner Matzke responded, I do not believe that the applicant is planning on doing much landscaping but you can ask him that question. A MOTION BY HITE SECOND BYROSZAK TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:13 PM VOTE: Ayes, Spieler, Roszak Hite, and Phelan. The Motion carried. Applicant Brendan O’Neil (15287 Fairbanks Trail) answered Phelan’s question; the retaining wall is intended on staying. Our goal is to make the house more environmentally friendly, reduce impervious surface, and try to keep the structure as far away from the lake as we could within reason. A MOTION BY SPIELER SECOND BY ROSZAK TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:15 PM VOTE: Ayes, Spieler, Roszak, Hite, and Phelan. The Motion carried. Commissioner Comments: None A MOTION BY HITE SECOND BY ROSZAK TO APPROVE A 50 FOOT VARIANCE FROM THE REQUIRED MINIMUM 75 FOOT STRUCTURE SETBACK FROM THE ORDINARY HIGH WATER (OHW) ELEVATION OF PRIOR LAKE BASED UPON THE FINDINGS OF FACT. VOTE: Ayes, Spieler, Hite, and Phelan. The Motion carried. 5. Old Business: None 6. New Business: 7. Announcements and Correspondence: Economic Development Director Dan Rogness stated staff will be presenting items from previous City Council meetings that are relevant to the Planning Commission. Tonight we will be covering the last three City Council meetings since the Planning Commission has not met for a while. The items that I will be covering tonight consist of Councils decision to repeal chapter 1306 in regards to fire suppression, the SMSC trust application which the Council decided not to comment on, the approval of the Combined Preliminary and Final Plat application for The Bluffs of Candy Cove, and discussion on street scaping options for the County Road 12 and Arcadia intersection. 2 L:\12 FILES\12 PLANNING COMMISSION\12 MINUTES\MN10912.doc Phelan asked is it standard practice to make comment or not make comment on an application like this? Economic Development Director Dan Rogness responded I believe in the past it is standard practice to comment. In this case since there is not a decision being made they City refrained from commenting. 8. Adjournment: MOTION BY SPIELER SECONDED BY HITE TO ADJORN THE MEETING. VOTE: Ayes, Spieler, Roszak, Hite, and Phelan. The Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 6:25 p.m. Peter Aldritt, Community Development Assistant. 3 L:\12 FILES\12 PLANNING COMMISSION\12 MINUTES\MN10912.doc