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Pl anni ng & Zo ni n g B o ar d Decem ber 8, 2004 Page 5 APPROVED MINUTES Mr. Bengtson stated he did not have the plans with him, but he would get Ms. Storberg the information she wants if she would leave a phone number. Ms. St orberg replied they could give her this information at the next meeting. Chair Rafferty stated there were guidelines a nd things that had to be followed by the City staff and these were the things that st aff and the Board had to deal with. Ms. Storberg stated the main concern was c ontamination from the Church septic system and the residents being forced to hook up to the utilities without being given an option. Mr. Knutson stated this church would not have a daycare or school and the building would probably be used only 5 or 6 hours a w eek. He stated there would be very light usage of the building. He noted they did not even have garbage removal because someone took the garbage home with them for disposal. Chair Rafferty noted the neighbors were bringing up very valid concer ns and those concerns needed to be acknowledged and worked with. Mr. Knutson replied they could not build a church on commercial property and therefore they could not move 300 feet down the roa d. Ms. Storberg rep lied the lot could be rezoned. Mr. Pogalz made a MOTION to Continue the public hear ing to the January 12, 2004 Planning and Zoning Board Meeting and was supported by Mr. Tralle. Motion carried 4- 0. C. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING for a Prelim inary Plat for a 5-lot residential development named Vaughan Addition, Michael Vaughan, 600 Birch Street Chair Rafferty reopened the publ ic hearing at 7:18 p.m. Staff stated applicant had re quested approval of a five lo t single-family residential subdivision entitled Vaughan Addition. The subj ect property is located on the south side of Birch Street approximately 2,180 feet east of Ware Road. The comprehensive plan guides the site for low-density sewered resident ial use and it is zoned R-1. The site is also within the existing MU SA. This item was continued from the November 10, 2004 Planning and Zoning meeting to allow the appl icant time to meet with the neighbors and for them to work with staff to examine the possibility of providing a road stub for the future development of the property to the west. Staff presented its analysis and recomm ended approval subject to the following conditions: 1. Right of access shall be de dicated to Anoka County al ong Birch Street on the final plat. 2. The project must apply for a permit from the Rice Creek Watershed District prior to final approval by the City Council. 3. Issues discussed in the C ity Engineer review memo must be addressed to his satisfaction.