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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/17/1975 P&Z Minutes- Page 1 - December 17, 1975 The regular meeting of the Lino Lakes Planning and Zoning Board was called to order at 8:00 P.M. on December 17, 1975 by Chairman Karth. Members present; Gourley, Hill, Houle, Kelling, Nadeau, Shearen. Absent; None. Mr. Locher was also present. Mr. Marier, Council Liaison, was absent. Mr. Kelling corrected the minutes of the November 19, 1975 meeting as follows; ...Page 2, last paragraph, the motion was seconded by Mr. Nadeau, not 'Mr. Shearen' w4th Mr. Gourley and Mr. Shearen voting, No. Mr. Kellinge moved to approve the minutes as corrected. Seconded by Mr. Hill. Motion carried unanimously. Chairman Karth opened the hearing for re -zoning as petitioned by Northern Instrumentsat 8:05 P.M. This petition asks for rezoning from 'Commercial' to Light Industrial' the following,described property; That part of Government Lot 2 and Government Lot 4, Section 30, Township 31, Range 22, Anoka County, Minnesota described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of paid Government Lot 2, thence North 90° East along the North line of Lot 2 a distance of 817.09 feet, thence South 44° 17' East a distance of 677.23 feet to the point of heginning of property herein to be described; thence North 44° 17' West a distance of 677.23 feet, thence North 90° East a distance of 505.11 feet to the Northeast corner of said Lot 2, thence North 47° East to the shore of Rice Lake, thence Southeasterly along the shore of Rice Lake to a point North 45° 43' East of the point of be- ginning, thence South 450 43' West to the point of beginning. Subject to State Highway Nu:.:ber 49 and containing 4.3 acres more or less. Mr. Locher presented the Board with affidavits of publication and mailings noting that these requirements have been complied with. Chairman Karth asked if there were any opponents to this re -zoning and there were none. Chairman Karth asked if there were any proponents and there were only the representatives of Northern Instruments, who declined comment at this time. Mr. Gourley asked if this land has been purchased as of this date. Mr. Randall said the finalization of the purchase will be done as soon as the company has Council approval of the re -zoning. Mr. Gourley asked if this re -zoning could be acted upon without the present owners present? Chairman Karth said the property owners had been notified by mail of this hearing and if there were objections to the re -zoning, they should be present to voice their disapproval. After some discussion, Mr. Gourley moved to recommend to the City Council approval of the re -zoning request for Northern Instruments. - Page 2 - December 17, 1875 Motion was seconded by Mr. Houle. Motion carried unanimously. Chairman Karth closed the hearing for rezoning the above described property at 8:15 P.M. Mr. Bill Short .member of the Beckman Yoder Associates Planning Firm, was present. He advised the Board that Mr. Lee Starr is no longer with that firm and that he will be filling in for Mr. Starr. Mr. Starr is now a member of the Metro Council Advisory Staff on planning. Mr. Short had nothing id present but will stay for the meeting. Mr. Saber, representating Mr. Joseph and Mortimer Huber, presented a proposal for the acquisition of land located along Bald Eagle Boulevard and directly in back of the Huber home by the Open Space Commission. The Iand is used for the propagation of wild geese at this time and the Hubers are proposing to sell the land to the Open Space program with the understanding that the current use will prevail. The land will only be purchased for Open Space if there are no objections from the Lino Lakes City Council. This is the purpose of his appearance. Mr. Baber would like a statement from this Board that they have no objections to this sale recorded in the minutes. Mr. Kelling asked if the land use would continue to be for the wild geese and Mr. Baber siad, Yes. At present, there is between 200 and 300 geese that fly in and out of that area. Mr. Shearen asked if the Open Space people had approached the Huber and Mr. Babes said, Ho, that he had contacted them for the Hubers. Mr. Shearen said at the present ime, there is 2500 acres of land dedicated to Open Space in Lino Lakes. He was under the impression that this is all that is be acquired in Lino Lakes, Mr. Shearen also questioned the 200 feet along Bald Eagle Boulevard - is this buildable property? If so, it should be deleted. There was discussion of the loss of revenue with this land being removed from the tax rolls. Mr. Baber said the purchase would not be made if there were objections. Mr, Hill asked if this was the Ramsey County Open Space and Mr. Baber said, Yes. Chairman Karth questioned one County buying in another County for their open space program. Mr. Kelling felt this is an entirely legal procedure. Ramsey County can go to the State or the Federal governments and have them buy it for them, if the City objects. Mr. Baber agreed and said the Hubers wanted this done with the approval of the communities involved and avoid getting into this sort of procedure. Mr. Haber pointed out this is a negotiated sale instigated by the owners. Mr. Hill asked if Ramsey County would guarantee this land would continue in it's present use and Mr. Baber,said, Yes. Mr. Locher akked how many acres of this land is located in Lino Lakes and Mr. Babes said approximately 10 acres. Mr. Locher felt tit Anoka County should be aware of these plans. Mr. Locher was a))o concerned that this is just the beginning of land acquisition in Lino Lakes for the Ramsey County Open Space. Mr. Kelling asked if Ramsey County would reimburse Anoka County for the tax loss on this property for the next five years.. Mr. Baber felt they ,would. - Page 3 - December 17, 1975 Mr. Kelling questioned Mr. Baber about the possibility of Ramsey County reimbursing Anoka County for the tax loss on that property for at least the next five years and Mr. Saber felt this could be arranged. Mr. !Ceiling moved to recommend approval of this sale to the Council provided Anoka County is informed of the intent of Ramsey County Open Space and Ramsey County Open Space reimburses Anoka County for the loss of tax revenue on this property for the next five years. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hill and carried unanimouslt A sign application from the United Tire Company for the 'Phillips 66" sign was considered. Mr. Karth read the specifications from the application and a note from Mr. Amundsen, Building Inspector, that he had inspected and approved this sign. Mr. Shearen moved to recommend approval of this sign application. Seconded by Mr. Gourley. Motion carried unanimously. A 'Pabst Blue Ribbon' sign located at the Aragon Ballroom has no permit. Mr. Quinlan, the owner, had been notified of the necessitL. for an application but it had not been received. Mr. Amundsen has also inspected this sign and it passes his inspection. Due to the lack of an application, Mr. Shearen moved to table consideration of this sign until January, 1976. Seconded by Mr. Kelling. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Lee Robinson appeared before the Planning and Zoning Board requesting a variance to Ordinance 21A in the transfer of title on a parcel of property of less than 2J acres. This land is located directly in back of Lot 6, Block 1, Robin Acts. The current owners are James and Linda Spear and William and Mary Spear. The parcel of land is 100x150 feet and the use will be for a garden and extension of the present lawn. Mr. Robinson has reserved a 33' easement along the West line of the property for future street purposes. Mr. Hill moved to recommend to the Council approval of this variance. Seconded by Mr. Shearen. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Kelling moved that both parcels of land be combined into one description. Seconded by Mr. Shearen. Motion carried unanimously. There was no old business. There was no new business. Mr. Short said that he had talked with Mr. Starr and had an idea of the procedure for working with the Planning and Zoning Board and some of the things that would be required of him. Mr. Starr had also said that he would assist Mr. Short. Mr. Shearen asked Mr. Short's past experience in the field of planning. Mr. Short said that he had only been with Beckman Yoder Associated since his graduation from the University of Minnesota in June of 1975. He had worked with the Ramsey County Open Space Program while in school. Mr. Short had also worked for private firm in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He felt that he had been - Page 4 - December 17, 1975 exposed to both private and community planning. Mr. Nadeau asked Mr. Short's thoughts on the proposed purchase by the Ramsey County Open Space. Mr. Short said that Ramsey County has the highest percentage of population with the least area avail- able for Open Space. He felt that they will purchase any land available. Since they were approached by the owners, and if the property is good for open space and there is no conflict with local ordinances, he flet it was a good way to preserve what is already there. Mr. Belling moved to adjourn at 9:15 P.M. Seconded by Mr. Hill. Aye.