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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/19/1978 P&Z MinutesThe regular meeting of the Lino Lakes Planning and Zoning Board was called to order at 8:10 P.M., April 19, 1978 by Vice -Chairman Hill. Members present; Reinert, Shearen, Hill, Mattson, Schwankl. Members absent: Bohjanen. Mr. Gourley will be late. Mr. McLean, Council liason was also present. Mr. Shearen moved to approve the minutes of the March 15, 1978 meeting. Mr. Reintert seconded the motion. Motion declared passed. Mr. Hill noted that since the agenda is so large and the members received the copies of the Council minutes, Mr. McLean's Report will be omitted this month. Variance - Sunset Oaks Plat - Kurth Surveying Mr. Kolstad represented Kurth Surveyors. He noted that the variance request for lot I, block 1 would create two Tots of less than one acre. He explained when the plat was originally drawn the street easement on each side of the lot was 33' not 60' as shown. Had the final plat been approved with the original 33' easements the lots would be one acre. During the platting process the County asked for a 60' easement instead of the 33' easement and the plat owners failed to notice how this would affect a future lot split. He also noted that all the land is still there and will be maintained by the lot owner but is not part of the total net lot area. Mr. McLean noted that the Board has been limiting the lot size to at Least one acre because of our proposal to Metro Council and to maintain our creditability. Mr. Mattson said he would not be in favor of this variance but would recommend passing it on to the Council. Mr. McLean said the Board should take some action, deny or re- commend approval. Mr. Mattson moved to recommend to Council that this variance for an undersized lot for Kurth Surveying be denied. It does not meet local ordinance and does not cause undo hardship and is not locken in by other lots. Mr. Shearen seconded the motion. Mr. Shearen, Mr. Hill, Mr. Reinert and Mr. Mattson vote, yea. Mrs. Schwankl voted, Nay. Motion declared passed. Mr. Shearen moved to recommend to the Council that the variance request for the div- ision of lot #I, block #I, Sunset Oaks be approved. Mrs. Schwankl seconded the mot- ion. Motion declared passed. Variance - Eugene Blomquist Mr. Blomquist has requested a variance to split the front of a lot he owns on County Road "J" into two lots each with approximately 100' frontage and 167' in depth. Each lot would be less than one acre and have less than the required frontage. He explained the new lots would conform to the existing lots. Mr. McLean suggested making one lot with 200 + frontage and 167' depth. Mr. Shearen noted it still would be less than one acre and he would recommend denial of the var- iance for the same reason as the previous variance denial. Mrs. Blomquist changed the variance request to indicate a request for a variance for a lot with a 200 + frontage and 167' depth. Mr. Reinert asked why the rear lot line could not be pushed back to line up with the rear lot lines to the west and thus create a one acre lot. Mrs. Blomquist explained there is an existing fence and they did not wish to move it or sell any more land. Mr. Shearen moved to recommend approval of this variance request based on the already Page -2- April 19, 1978 existing lots and the frontage would be over 150'. Mrs Schwankl seconded the motion. Mr. Hill called for further discussion. After further discussion, Mr. Shearen with- drew his motion. Mr. Mattson moved to recommend to Council that this variance for an undersized lot of less than 8/l0ths of an acre be denied. Mr. Reinert seconded the motion. Motion de- clared passed. Variance - Al Koosman - Long Driveway Mr. Reinert moved to recommend approval of this variance with the stipulation that the owner be made aware that he is responsible for all maintenance of this driveway. Mr. Shearen seconded the motion. Motion declared passed. Variance - Bennett Hildestad Mr. Hildestad has requested a variance to split a lot he owns on Ware Road. Each mew lot would have 122.5' frontage and over one acre in size. Mr. Mattson noted that this is much the same as the previous variance requests. The lots do not meet the frontage requirement. Mr. Hildestad said he probabley would build on one lot and sell the other. He felt it would be to big to retain as one lot. Mr. Gourley arrived ar 9:10 P.M. and assumed the Chairman position. After further discussion, Mr. Reinert moved to recommend that this variance not be granted since it was not in keeping with the ordinances. Mr. Shearen seconded the motion. Motion declared passed. Mr. Lyle Carpenter's request for a variance was not considered due to lack of time and Mr. Carpenter was not present. Pine Street Plat - Dave Pyles Mr. Plyes presented a proposal for eight lots located on Pine Street. One problem he could encounter is double facing Tots if 133rd Street was to be established. Also if the City were to hold to the one acre minimum lot the frontage would be large. Mr. Gourley noted that the City has committed itself to one acre or larger lots and even if the frontages were large they could be split if municipal sewers were installed. Mr. McLean suggested that he should contact Mr. Gotwald to find out what the future street plan is for this area. Also Mr. Gotwald could suggest a lot layout. Mr. Gourley noted that he will have to go with the one acre lot. Mr. Pyles said he would try to work something out. Plat - Jim Schilling Mrs. Schilling presented a feasibility plan for a plat to be located south of Main Street with exits on Main Street and on County Road #23 (Old #8). Mr. McLean asked if her proposal included construction of the street through the plat. Page -3- April 19, 1978 Mrs. Schilling said, Yes. Mr. Gourley asked that a preliminary plat be drawn and it will be placed on the May 17, 1978 agenda. Plat - Elmer Crohn Mr. Crohn explained he had drawn this sketch so that he could obtain the Board's views on his plans. Mr. McLean said he should be sure to keep the lots at least one acre in size. Mr. Crohn said he would and Carley Engineering would be drawing his preliminary plan. Mr. Shearen asked how long the cul-de-sac would be. Mr. Crohn said a little over 1,100 feet. This would meet the ordinance requirements of less than 1,320 feet. After further discussion, Mr. Crohn was told he would be placed on the May 17, 1978 agenda for his preliminary plat approval. Plat - Sherwood Green - Preliminary, Mr. Charles Nelson Mr. Nelson presented his preliminary plan for an area on 4th Avenue south of Main Street. Mr. McLean asked Mr. Nelson if he was aware that the take -off pattern from the Air Park could be over the southern tier of lots. Mr. Nelson said he was aware of the location of the runway. Mr. Kolstad was in the audience and explained the take - off pattern for an air craft should not be over these lots. The pattern turns south at 4th Avenue. Mr. Nelson explained that the lot nearest to the airfield may be designated for drainage or pond- ing and not be built on. Mr. Gourley suggested that it could be noted in the deeds for these lots that the airstrip take -off pattern could be over them. Mr. Gourley suggested that the material submitted by the State Aeronautics Department to the Air Park should be included in this plat. Mr. Hill moved to recommend to Council that this preliminary plat be approved subject to the final recommendations of Mr. Short and subject to Mr. Gotwald's recommendations. Mrs. Schwankl seconded the motion. Motion declared passed. Vernon Wahlberg - 77th Street extension and Variance Mr. Wahlberg has sold property south of 77th and the buyer wishes to obtain a building permit. It appears that 77th ends before or at the beginning of the property and the Clerk has questioned if 77th is considered a street in front of this lot. Mr. Gotwald submitted his recommendation with the notation that this lot does not have frontage. Mr. Gourley asked if the street in front of this lot were improved to the 77th present standards, could a building permit be issued? Mr. McLean noted that there may be only easements in this area and this would involve dedication of easements from both the north and south property owners. He suggested that Mr. Locher be asked for his legal advice on this matter. Page -4- April 19, 1978 The area of the lot Mr. Wahlberg has sold is less than 22 acres since it includes the street easement. Mr. Wahlberg has completed a variance form for a lot of less than 22 acres. Mr. Shearen suggest the Council could look at the variance at the same time it considers upgrading that portion of 77th. Mr. Reinert moved to table Mr. Wahlbergs request for a variance for a lot of less than 2Z acres until the street situation is solved. Mr. Shearen seconded the motion. Motion declared passed. The Clerk was asked to ask Mr. Locher for his opinion on upgrading this part of 77th Street. North Northeast Reality Mr. Behm representing North Northeast Reality asked the Board if a variance coul be granted for a building permit on a 17 acre parcel of land owned by Mr. Jessie Heller. This lot was created when 135W was built. At present the only access to the property is a 33 foot easement off of Main Street. Mr. McLean felt a full City Street to the property would have to be built. Mr. Behm felt that if the street would have to be built then the whole 17 acres would have to be platted into small lots to recover the expense of the street. The Board did not take any action other than to tell Mr. Behm the property would need street frontage. Lake Amelia - Robert Herbst, Jr. Mr. Hergst reviewed his proposed commercial plan for the area he has off of 20th Avenue known as Hansen's Gravel Pit. Mr. McLean asked if he knew how this land is zoned. Mr. Herbst thought it was commer- cial. Mrs. Anderson checked the office records and as far as she could tell it was still agricultural. Mr. Herbst was informed that the first item to handle would be to determine the zoning and if necessary rezone for the proper usage. The Clerk will check with the City Eng- ineer and City Attorney to determine the current zoning. Mr. Herbst explained the present plans are for facilities that are of the warehousing and distribution type of operation. He also noted that White Bear Boat Works had ex- pressed interest in relocating to this area. Mr. Herbst plans to construct the retail buildings with an 'old world' atmosphere. The only tall building will be a four story bank. Mr. Herbst was asked to provide more detail plans of the site and buildings andto see that the area is properly zoned. Mr. Fran Burque Mr. Burque owns acreage east of 135E and has a billboard located on the property. The State has notified him that all billboards located in non industrial zoned area must be removed before January I, 1979. He asked if the area where the billboard is located Page -5-- could be zoned to industrial. April 19, 1978 Mr. McLean noted that the State has not notified the Cities of their plans regarding billboards. At one time the State asked each municipality to submit their Sign Ord- inance to them for State Certification. Lino Lakes submitted their ordinance but never received notice of certifiacation. To his knowledge no sign ordinance has ever been certified. Mr. Hill moved to recommend to the Council that the Council send a letter directly to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, District #9, Oakdale, attention: Mr. Charles Burrill and ask that he come and explain the State Ordinance regulating billboards and ask him for State certification of our Sign Ordinance submitted approximately four uears ago. Mr. Shearen seconded the motion. Motion declared passed. Plat - Carole's Estates 2nd Addition - Menkveld Mr. Menkveld presented a sketch for a proposed plat of 35 acres with 30 lots. The Board reviewed the plat and asked that he prepare a preliminary plat. He was told he would be placed on the May 17, 1978 agenda. Mr. Shearen moved to adjourn. Mrs. Schwankl seconded the motion. Aye.