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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992 May Planning Commission Minutesrn \ T \�w N ES HERITAGE 1891 1410MI5111010 .. MAY 7, 1992 V,9,f—W--4 7:30 P.M. CALL 1O OH= 7:30 P.M. REVIEW MINUTES CF PREVIOUS MBBMW 7:30 P.M. BEARING VARIANCE... CONTINUE OCEMEN :SOME BUILDERS 7:45 P.M. BEARING VARIANCE HRF= DECliq 8:30 P.M. DISCOSSION INOUSTFJAL PLAXIM COMMISSION AND PAW STOWEARDS EMN104IC D6VET4RONT ODMAITTRE * Indicates a Public Nearing All times stated on the Planning Comaission Agwxb# with the exception of Public Hearings, are approximate and may start later than the scheduled time. 4629 Dakota St. S.E., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372 / Ph. (612) 4474230 / Fax (612) 4474245 Pk /( a ' PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES MAY 7, 1992 The May 7, 1992, Planning Commission Meeting was called to order by Chairman Loftus at 7:30 P.M. Those present were Commissioners Loftus, Wuellner, Wells, Roseth, Director of Planning Horst Graser, Assistant City Planner Deb GarrOss, Associate Planner Sam Lucast, and Secretary Rita Schewe. Commissioner Arnold arrived at 7:55 P.M. ITEM I - REVIEW MINUTES OF. PREVIOUS `::MEETING MOTION BY WUELLNER, SECOND BY WELLS, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN. Vote taken signified ayes by Wuellner, Loftus, Wells, and Roseth. MOTION CARRIED. Dean Morlock of Edina Home Builders and t Morlock indicated his initial application b Deb Garross, Assistant City Planner, presented the inrormazionas per memo of May 7, 1992. The variances requested are: 76.5 'foot front yard variance from County Road 82 (154th Street), a 32,610 square foot lot area variance,; 67 foot lot width variance, and a 5 foot south side yard variance. Four conditions have been proposed by City Staff if the variance is approved. Staff is of the opinion that development of the site should conform, as much as possible, to current standards in order to facilitate future subdivision opportunities. Mr. Morlock stated that his clients are opposed to any deviations from the plan and are requesting that the variance be tabled. LeRoy Bohnsack, 15611 Drake Avenue, had comments on sewer line and road setback. After a discussion by the Commissioners a motion was made to table the variance. MOTION BY WUELLNER, SECOND BY ROSETH, TO TABLE THE VARIANCE APPLICATION FOR 15512 DRAEE AVENUE AS REQUESTED BY THE APPLICANTS. Vote taken signified ayes by Wuellner, Roseth, Loftus, and Wells. Commissioner Arnold abstained. MOTION CARRIED. 4629 Dakota St. S.E., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372 / Ph. (612) 4474230 / Fax (612) 4474245 AN EQUAL OPPOxrUMTy EMPLOYER PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES MAY 7, 1992 PAGE 2 ITEM III - HAROLD DELLWO - VARIANCE John Mahoney, Contractor, represented the applicant, Harold Dellwo of 4287 Grainwood Circle. Mr. Dellwo is proposing to construct a single family home and is requesting variances to do SO. The variances requested are similar to the application on adjacent Lot 15, Grainwood Park that were granted in 1990 by the Planning Commissioners. Deb Garross, Assistant per memo on May 7, 199 lakeshors, 5 foot west front yard, and a 2% of this report, the ,;ap Staff and decreased th effectiveness of this was interpreted by permit stage rather th Staff's recommendation east side Yard and a`2 A letter from John ani read into the record.` variance application' Council in regards to Comments from the CoWa from Mr. & Mrs. B future construction, favor of the ready that the proposed gars according to the sue the actual garage to k foot front yard var! standard size, not variance had been yrar current proposal end! front yard setback w13 adjacent homes are at Therefore there is variance for the subje City Planner, presented the information as The variances requested are: a 3 foot Bide yard, 4.1 foot east side yard, 2 foot coverage ratio variance. Since the writing licant has reviewed the application with size of the building thereby reducing the a subject site is a substandard _lot of VCV 4r1 V., D.1.i. a, rer ; possible, the reparate ownership ran at the building rnce was adopted. rest side yard 2.1 r. As the building , ariances are not i house with " the has been set by *hood and would not community. rood circle NE, was objecting to the tion ! by the City ding permit. rding the letter edition of road and nd all were in mmissionerfs noted d to 22 X 32 feet ng plans indicated m felt that the 2 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES MAY 7, 1992 PAGE 3 MOTION BY ARNOLD, SECOND BY ROSETH, TO APPROVE A 5 FOOT WEST SIDE YARD VARIANCE, 3.1 EAST SIDE YARD, AND A 2 FOOT FRONT YARD VARIANCE FOR 4287 GRAINWOOD CIRCLE. RATIONAL BEING THAT IT IS A SUBSTANDARD LOT, PRECEDENT HAS BEEN SET WITH PREVIOUS VARIANCE APPROVALS IN THE AREA, IS CONSISTENT WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND WOULD NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY. Vote taken signified ayes by Arnold, Roseth, Wells, Loftus, and Wuellner. MOTION CARRIED. A recess was called at 8:30 P.M. The meeting reconvened at 8:40 P .M. ITEM IV - KAY SCHMUDLACH - PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT #2 Kay Schmudlach, Assistant City Manager, presented information on the Development District Plan to be adopted by the City. This would allow the City to establish the district and to implement Specific tax increment projects in the future for the proposed industrial /business /office park. MOTION BY ARNOLD, SECOND BY ROSETH, TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION OF THE PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NO. 2, SEE EXHIBIT A. Vote taken signified ayes by Arnold, Roseth, Wells, Wuellner, and Loftus. MOTION CARRIED. ITEM V - STAFF - INDUSTRIALS PARK`: STANDARDS Ed Tschida, Consultant from Advance- Resources for Developme Inc. Mankato, MN, and Barb Brodshow, Planner for the City Burnsville, were present as resource people. A 'joint meet followed with the Economic Development Committee, Chamber Commerce, and Business Association members. Horst Ora outlined the agenda for the meeting. The main objective of joint meeting is to discuss and develop a consensus for a prof to adopt standards for the industrial Park. A video of varli industrial and office sites was shown by the Busir Association. This portion of the Planning Commission meeting was not taped. Chairman Loftus reconvened the Planning Commission meeting at 10:45 P.M. Discussion followed by the Commissioners. Commissioner Wells left at this time. MOTION BY ROSETH, SECOND BY ARNOLD TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. Vote taken signified ayes by Roseth, Arnold, Loftus, and Wuellner. MOTION CARRIED. Meeting adjourned at 10:50 P.M. Tape of meeting on file at City Hall. Horst Grayer Rita M. Schewe Director of Planning Recording Secretary PR10 k HERITAGE COMMUNUY T-6606 -V 1891 1991 2oy> P RHC,TIIAR PLA=Na cmass OM MEETING 1 MAY 21, 1992 7:30 P.M. CALL. 70 ORDER 7:30 P.M. IWIEN MINUTES OF PYWIODS MEET= 7:30 P.M. NEARING VARIANEZ 7:45 P.M. NEARING VARIANCE 8:00 P.M. REARING 8:30 P.M. DISCUSSION CALVIN BOTSIM SHELBY ARMIT DAVE SMITH STAFF * Indicates a Public Hearing All times stated on the Planning Commission Age[dn, with the exception of Public Hearings, are approximate and may start later than the scheduled time. 4629 Dakota St. S.E., Prior Cake, Minnesota 55372 1 Ph. (612) 4474230 / Fax (612) 4474245 1 k —� -/ JU / m PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES MAY 21, 1992 The Max 21, 1992 Planning Commission Meeting was called to order by Chairman Loftus at 7:30 P.M. Those present were Commissioners Loftus, Arnold, Wells, Roseth, Assistants City Planner Deb Garross, Associate Planner Sam Lucest, and Secretary's Rita Schewe. Commissioner Wuellner was absent. ITEM I - REVIEW MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING MOTION BY ROSETH, SECOND BY ARNOLD, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN. Vote taken signified ayes by Loftus, Arnold,_ Wells, and Roseth. MOTION CARRIED. ITEM II - CALVIN HOTZLER — SIDE YARD VARIANCE Calvin Hotzler, of 14942 Lori Road, P.O. 218, Prior Lake, stated that he is in the process of renovating a three season cabin and is requesting a 6 foot side yard variance to construct a deck. Sam Lucast, Associate Planner, presented the information as per memo. The subject site was platted and built under ithe jurisdiction of a previous government (snd the structure is a legal non - conforming 'structure located four (4) feet from the northwest pproperty line. If the deck were attached at the setback line the aesthetics would be reduced and the hand rail would attach in a window. The hardship is caused byp the ordinance and not the actions of the pproppssy owner. DNA did not have any objections to the a lication. Staff recommends approval of the variance applica on, am it is a reasonable request, it would be aesthetically pleasing to continue the building lines of an existing legal non - conforming setback, Precedence has already been set for this type of variance and it is not detrimental to the health, welfare, and safety of the community. Comments from the Commissioners were: site :line extension, lot frontage, and all were in consensus for approval. MOTION BY ARNOLD, SECOND BY WELLS, TO - APPROVE A SIX (6) FOOT NORTHWEST SIDE YARD VARIANCE FOR 14942 LORI ROAD. RATIONALE BEING THAT PRECEDENT HAS BEEN SET, SITE LINE WOULD BE CONTINUED ON AN EXISTING LEGAL NON - CONFORMING SETBACK, AND IT WOULD NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. 4629 Dakota St. S.E., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372 / Ph. (612) 4474230 / fax (612) 4474245 AN EQUAL OPPOWUNMY DIP10YFR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES MAY 21, 1992 PAGE 2 Vote taken signified ayes by Arnold, Wells, Loftus and Roseth. MOTION CARRIED. ITEM III - SHELBY ARMIT- O'MALLEY'S ON MAIN -.SIG VARIANCE Mark Stromwall, 16264 Lakeside Avenue, who is the manager for O'Malley's on Main represented the applicant. Mr. Stromwall stated that the Staff's report covered their request very ell so he would like Staff to give their presentation. Ms. Arimit, owner of O'Malleys On Main and Bruce Munsermon, operator of "The Signery" were present if any questions were raised. Deb Garross, Assistant City Planner, presented the information as per memo of May 21, 1992. The request is for a! variance from Sign Ordinance 83 -5. This ordinance states roof signs, roof not permitted in any district nor shall fa sign extend above sne roof line. The applicant is proposing to locate a 4 X 8 foot sign on the roof n front of the existing air conditioner units. The subject site is the previous "B i D Bar" and is located in the original downtown section. The current owners are in the process of completely renovating the entire facility to a restaurant and bar. Other alternatives have been considered but due to location of existing shared utility lines, the free standing sign that is allowed would be unsafe. The proposed sign would be located on the lower roof at 'a similar height of the "Galleon II" sign. In that respect, the locations is consistent with other adjacent sign locations. It is the opinion of Staff that the variance request is reasonable, considering the pre - existing utility constraints, building design, alternative options investigated, and that the sign is not proposed to be located above the main roof line of the building. A safety factor to be considered is the maintenance of the free standing sign which would be close to the utility lines. Comments from the Commissioners were. hardship, factor, description of sign, precedent set, and continuation of roof line. MOTION BY ARNOLD, SECOND BY ROSETH, TO APPROVE THE VARIANCE TO SIGN ORDINANCE 83 -5 FOR O'MALLEY'S ON MAIN AT 16211 MAIN AVENUE TO ERECT A 4 X 8 FOOT SIGN ABOVE THE LOWER ROOF LINE. RATIONALE BEING THAT A HARDSHIP IS CREATED BY THE UTILITY LINES IN THE AREA ELIMINATING THE ALTERNATIVE AVAILABLE TO THE APPLICANT.. IF AT ANY TIME IN THE FUTURE UTILITY LINES ARE MOVED TART WOULD ALLOW THE INSTALLATION OF A FREE STANDING SIGN, : THE .ROOF SIGN WILL THEN BE REMOVED FROM THE BUILDING. Vote taken signified ayes by Arnold, Roseth, Loftus, and Wells. MOTION CARRIED. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES MAY 21, 1992 PAGE 3 ITEM IV - DAVE SMITH - LAKESHORE AND SIDEYARD VARIANCE Dave L. Smith, 14253 Shady Beach Trail, stated that the subject site is his family home and after he purchased the home and started planning an extensive remodeling project, it was found that the code requirements were quite restrictive and the decision was made to remove the house from the lot. He now wishes to construct a home on the existing foundation which will require several variances to do so. Deb Garross presented the information as per memo of May 21 1992. The applicant is requesting a 49 foot lakeshore varianc and a 5.85 east side yard variance. The foundation is located a 905.43 elevation and is below the required 909 lowest livin elevation. The Prior Lake Building; Official has advised that th applicant would be able to fill to the 909 elevation line. The intent of the Zoning Code is to remove lnonconforming uses and bring them into compliance.! The Planning Commission has granted variances to existing non - conforming structures, but in this case the structure has been removed thereby losing the "grandfather" status. The Code requires that a new structure be built compliant with the Code. Recommendation from Staff is to deny the variances as requested. The lot meets all of the requirements for lot area and width for lakeshore lots with the Shoreland Management District of Prior Lake. There are building options and a sufficient building envelope available for the construction of a new home. Staff would be receptive to the setback averaging of 43.5 feet lakeshore variance as proposed by the DNR. Mike Felix, 15260 Eagle Creek Drive, voiced his dissatisfaction with the report and procedures. Dave Smith stated that he has letters from neighbors approving the construction. Ron Dashel, 14259 Shady Beach Trail, was pleased with the house plan. Corments from the Commissioners were: uncertain on hardship, oti.er design alternatives, could set a precedent, tree removal, footprint of house, Beach Street lake access, and 904 contour line. Discussion followed an all issues and the consensus was to continue the aoolication' until the followina meetina. MOTION BY ARNOLD, SECOND BY ROSETH, TO CONTINUE THE VARIANCE APPLICATION FOR 14253 SHADY BEACH 'TRAIL TO JUNE 4, 1992 AT 7:35 P .M. Vote taken signified ayes by Arnold, Roseth, Wells, and Loftus. MOTION CARRIED. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES MAY 21, 1992 PAGE 4 IT:.M V - KAY SCHMUDLACH - ADOPTION OF INDUSTRIAL STANDARDS AND APPOINTMENT OF TWO REPRESENTATIVES Kay Schmudlach presented a time frame of the action plan for adopting Industrial Standards. Two representatives from the Planning Commission need to be appointed to serve on the sub - committee. The Commissioners approved the action plan for the adoption of Industrial Standards. Commissioner Roseth stated he would be on the committee. Commissioners Wells, Loftus, and Wuellner will be considered for the second representative. MOTION BY WELLS, SECOND BY ROSETH, TO ADJOURN THE IMETING. Vote taken signified ayes by Wells, Roseth, Loftus, and Arnold. MOTION CARRIED. Meeting adjourned at 10:05 P.M Hall. Tapes of meeting on file at City Deb Garross Assistant City Planner Rita W. Schews Recording Secretary