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• REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
June 22, 1992
7:30 p.m.
PRESENT:
Lee Barry Steve Huso ALSO PRESENT:
Len Boche Carolyn Nestingen Susan Hoyt, Administrator
Ed Finegan Ken Salzberg acting as Planner
Marie Furton Paul Cernia, Councilmember
Donald Jensen, Rottlund
Homes
Meeting was called to order at 7:25 by Lee Barry, Chair.
The minutes of the May 18, 1992 meeting were unanimously approved
as published.
PUBLIC HEARING ON THE SUBDIVISION AND FINAL PLAT FOR LOTS 3, 4,
5 & 6 OF THE STRATFORD OFFICE PARK TO BLOCK 1 LOTS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
AND OUTLOT A OF MAPLE KNOLLS
The public hearing opened at 7:35.
Hoyt explained replatting lots 3, 4, 5, & 6 to block 1 lots 1, 2,
3, 4, 5 & outlot A of Maple Knolls was necessary for two reasons;
one, it is easier to sell condominiums if they are platted in a
fashion such as this and two, it puts all of the public utilities
in an outlot.
Donald Jensen, Rottlund Homes, explained the landscape and
grading plan revisions and answered questions regarding the final
plat drawing. A discussion followed.
Hoyt mentioned there is another action that needs to be taken
when this is formally done at the council level and that is to
vacate all the old easements and put all the new easements in
place. Another action for the planning commission is approval
of the final PUD. She requested a special meeting be held to
finalize all actions so Rottlund can begin.
The public hearing closed at 8 p.m.
Salzberg moved to replat lots 3, 4, 5,& 6 of the Stratford Office
Park to block 1 lots, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & outlot A of Maple Knolls.
Seconded by Nestingen and unanimously approved.
REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE IN THE MAXIMUM FENCE HEIGHT IN ~9-2.06[4
OF THE ZONING CODE FOR 1700 ST. MARY'S IN AN R-1 ZONE
Because Ms. McNulty and Mr. Steklenski, owners, could not be
• present, a neighbor attended in their behalf requesting a
variance in the zoning code of the allowable fence height from
six feet to eight feet in the sideyard and rearyard of their
• residence at 1700 St. Mary's in order to screen the property and
to reduce the excessive noise generated by delivery trucks and
employees of Warners' Stellian and Ciatti's in the private alley
that borders the east and south borders of their property.
Hoyt explained this request for an eight foot fence may be
considered reasonable because it will be a more substantial
screen for the residents if they stand in their backyard or if
they build and sit on a raised deck. An adequate screen or
buffer between the residential zone and the adjacent commercial
use is desirable and actually required in the zoning code.
Hoyt said that Mr. Warner of Warners' Stellian called her today
and left a message that he would be unable to attend the meeting
but he is concerned about an 8 ft. high fence because of the
possible visability problem when his trucks use this alley. The
commission agreed there could possibly be a perpetual visability
problem at the southeast corner. Several ways to deal with this
visability issue were discussed. Options mentioned and discussed
were mirroring the corner so drivers could see oncoming traffic,
by signing with "no through traffic" (although this would be hard
to enforce), requiring a fence that has slatting as opposed to a
solid fence (this would not accomplish the sound buffer), or
coming down lower at the corner and high elsewhere.
• Finegan asked if there was any potential danger with a visability
problem at the corner. It is a private alley, not generally used
by the public and trucks should not be going down it with any
great speed. The commission agreed the only debate is the
difference between 6 feet and 8 feet. Hoyt said she looked at
the property and had a sense that the two feet difference between
six feet and eight feet of a solid fence is probably not a
critical difference.
Boche moved to grant a variance from maximum fence height of six
feet to a maximum height of eight feet in the side rear lot in
accordance with the submitted sketch (attached) as it meets the
conditions for granting a variance, primarily condition:
15.03(c), the granting of the variance is necessary for the
preservation and enjoyment of substantial property rights. The
motion carried unanimously.
STAFF DISCUSSION OF AMOCO PLANS FOR NORTHWEST CORNER OF SNELLING
AND LARPENTEUR
Hoyt explained that AMOCO would like to do some remodeling of the
building and grounds on the northwest corner of Snelling and
Larpenteur. They would like the city to dedicate Snelling Drive
to AMOCO which the state is dedicating to the city in the next
couple of months. AMOCO would like to reconfigure Snelling Drive
to get rid of the deadend space and landscape this corner with
• low shrubs, etc. They plan to change the entrance and exits to
improve the corner and make both more accessible.
SCHEDULE SPECIAL MEETING ON JULY 8, 1992 AT 6 P.M.
• A planning commission special meeting was scheduled for
Wednesday, July 8, 1992, to discuss sign variance for AMOCO and
for approval of the final PUD for Rottlund Homes.
Meeting adjourned at 8:30
Susan Hoyt, Administrator
Dee Swenson, Recording Secretary
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