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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/09/1991 P&Z MinutesDESIGN REVIEW BOARD January 9, 1991 Chairperson Fred Chase called the regular meeting of the design review board to order at 7:00 p.m. at the Lino Lakes City Hall. Members present were: Monika Slatten, Fred Chase, John Bergeson, and Al Robinson. Member Absent: Robert King. Also present were: Mayor, Harold Bisel; City Planner, John Miller; City Engineer, Dave Mattei, City Engineer, Brian Bourassa; and Planning Secretary, Laura Elken. Mayor Bisel addressed the board. He thanked the board members for their work in the last year. He said that he realizes their task is not always easy and at times tough issues come before them. He appreciates their work and asked that they keep thinking of possible changes to the ordinances as needed. Mayor Bisel also wanted to personally thank Alan Irwin for his work in amending the zoning ordinance. He hopes that Mr. Chase will remain as Chairperson and Mr. Robinson as Vice - Chairperson for the year 1991. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES Monika Slatten moved to recommend approval of the November design review board minutes as written. John Bergeson seconded the motion and the motion was approved unanimously. CONSIDERATION OF A PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR LAKE CREST, APPLICATION #90 -64 AND VARIANCE APPLICATION #90 -67. Lake Crest is a subdivision for single - family homes formerly Lakes Addition #7. It is located north of Birch Street and West of Black Duck Drive. In November this item was on the drb agenda but was tabled due to the fact that the city engineer had several revisions he wished completed. Then in December this was before the drb and at that time the concept plan was approved. The board is now reviewing the preliminary plat with the changes as recommended. Dave Mattei, City Engineer from SEH approached the board. He addressed grading and draining of the site. SEH received soil borings at the site and the water table is high in this area. He stated that this may affect house basement elevations. Some house pads may not be able to have full basements. The park board is proposing to purchase land north east of the plat for park purposes. Mr. Mattei stated that the engineers would like to have input for possible ponding within or near the park. 1 1 1 1 1 1 DESIGN REVIEW BOARD January 9, 1991 Jeff Joyer recapped the site plan for the board. He stated that approval has been given from Anoka County allowing three ingress and egress points off Birch Street. Park dedication has been collected previously for this site. MOTION: John Bergeson moved to recommend to the city council approval of a preliminary plat application #90 -64 for Lake Crest subject to the following recommendations by the city engineer: 1. That construction plans meet County and City requirements. 2. That the design of the storm water holding pond on the northeast corner of the plat accommodate neighborhood comments, park board comments, and city and watershed district design criteria. 3. Basement elevations must be set (based on final grading plan design) according to city standards, that being a minimum of 4 feet above the water table (or normal pond level) and 2 feet above any flood level. Al Robinson seconded the motion and the motion was approved unanimously. VARIANCE A variance is required due to the long cul -de -sac within the plat. It is approximately 600 feet long. MOTION: John Bergeson moved to recommend to city council approval of a variance application #90 -67 for a cul -de -sac longer than city code requires. The board found this issue meets the six findings of fact. CONSIDERATION OF A PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR WENZEL FARMS SUBDIVISION, APPLICATION #90 -68. Kirk Corson from Hokanson Development Company addressed the board. This plat consists of 100 single- family lots and 75 townhomes. The applicant met with the park board and have decided on a site for the park. Also an internal trail system will be created. Some excavating will be done within the wetlands to create a pond. John Bergeson asked about the driveways from the townhomes. It 2 DESIGN REVIEW BOARD January 9, 1991 shows a long cul -de -sac within the townhome site rather than driveways accessing onto Lake Drive from the development. Kirk Corson explained that due to the large traffic flow the plat shows two entrances from each end of the development onto Lake Drive. Brian Bourassa explained that the drainage within this site is part of an overall drainage plan. The area in the very most southern part of the plat is part of a large wetland area. The DNR has required an overall drainage easement within this area and a resolution was adopted by the city council to assure this was completed. The townhomes will be reviewed by the design review board next month. Monika Slatten asked about the property owners to the west of Wenzel Farms. John Miller stated that Mr. Corson has met with the residents by both going out to their homes and meeting at city hall to ask them if they wanted to subdivide their property. Corson felt they were receptive to subdividing. He has not received written notice from any property owner stating that they will not want to subdivide some time in the future. James & Janet Hill, 298 Elm Street approached the board. They are in favor of the development. Their concern is once Snow Owl Lane is constructed adjacent to their property, the parcel they own will not have enough area to construct a home. Also the distance of the road from the side of their home would only be 10 feet. They are asking that the road be moved further east at least 15 feet. John Miller discussed with the board moving the street. He pointed out that streets on the very east end of the plat were larger and it would be possible to shift the streets east. Mr. Corson said that an additional man hole would then be required. He said the cost would be approximately $1,000.00. Monika Slatten added that originally when the board reviewed this plat in concept they asked that the streets show a more curvilinear design. By accomplishing this it would give the Hill's more area. Mr. Chase stated that the board cannot approve a plat if it creates a non conforming lot in the process. If the Hill's were given an additional 15 feet their lot would still be approximately 5 feet short of a city sized lot and a variance would still be required, but they would have sufficient land to work with. Fred Chase added that the applicant has a good density within this plat and for $1,000.00 for a man hole the trade off would be good 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 DESIGN REVIEW BOARD January 9, 1991 because of the improved aesthetics. The Hill's would not be responsible for paying utility assessments until they wish to be hooked up to utilities. MOTION: Monika Slatten moved to recommend to the city council approval of the single - family phase of the preliminary plat for Wenzel Farms, Application #90 -68 contingent upon the following: 1. The applicant revise the street layout moving the entrance of each north and south street 15 feet to the east. The Hill's would purchase a total of 35 feet from the applicant. The streets should have a curvilinear design. 2. Incorporating the comments by the city engineer. 3. Park Board approval. 4. The townhomes will be shown as Block 6 on the final plat. The townhomes will be handled as a separate issue, along with rezoning. John Bergeson seconded the motion and the motion was approved unanimously. The townhomes will be a February design review board agenda item. CONSIDERATION OF A MINOR SUBDIVISION AND VARIANCE FOR MARLIN HANSEN, APPLICATION #90 -15 AND #90 -65. At the board's December 12th meeting these applications were tabled to permit Mr. Hansen time to revise the certificate of survey. Here is an excerpt from the December 12th minutes: Bob Adamson stated that this minor subdivision is in conjunction with Oak Brook Peninsula. He needs to purchase the land from Hansen for the roadway to the plat. Remnants of his land would also be a part of a park association. He is requesting to purchase a 2 1/2 acre parcel. John Miller requested this item be tabled so that a certificate of survey explaining the minor subdivision can be given to the board members to better explain the issue. MOTION: John Bergeson moved to table this item due to unanswered questions. Mr. King seconded the motion and the motion was approved unanimously. 4 DESIGN REVIEW BOARD January 9, 1991 Mr. Chase stated that at the DRB work session last week this item was discussed. The board would like the applicant to purchase land all the way to the east border of the parcel. This would create a 2 1/2 acre lot and not require any variances for an undersized lot. Hansen has submitted a revised certificate of survey that shows an approximately eleven acre parcel divided into three pieces. Parcel A: This 4.7 acre parcel would become part of the residential lots to be created in the subdivision of "Outlot B" lying west of the channel. All of the area is wetland. Parcel B: A 4.0 acre parcel that includes land on both the east and west sides of the channel. This parcel will be the site of a single - family home to be located north of the existing cul -de -sac. The four acre size of the parcel negates the need for a variance for an undersized parcel (Application #90- 65). All land east of the channel is wetland. Parcel C: This 3.1 acre parcel would be the site of the road dedication. A small amount of buildable land is found adjacent to the road. Dedication of the right -of -way would be included in the final plat for Oak Brook Peninsula. The homeowners association would control the remainder of the parcel. Laurie Kinneberg, 2011 Otter Lake Drive addressed the board. She stated that Mr. Hansen has violated city ordinances for years. He has constructed a 1,000 square foot boat house on his property. The boat house was approved pending the land that Hansen owns be combined into one parcel. That was never done. Also he has converted his home into an apartment complex adding a two bedroom rental unit in the upper level of the home. Ms. Kinneberg had minutes from April 10, 1985 where this boat house was discussed. Linda Elliot, 2001 Otter Lake Drive also addressed the board. She said that in reality the boat house is a garage. Mr. Hansen's Brother -in law resides there parts of the year. The land has never been combined and a rental unit is on the property. This is blatant misuse of the land. John Miller addressed the board. He stated that Mr. Hansen is out 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 DESIGN REVIEW BOARD January 9, 1991 of the country at this time. Peter Kluegel, Building Official and himself will go out to the property and take a look. If indeed a rental unit has been added to the second level, the home must be converted back into a single - family use. John Miller discussed the combination of the property. Even if this was done initially the request before the board would remain the same today. It would be a considerable amount of extra paper shuffling to require Mr. Hansen to first combine the parcels into one. Then ask for the minor subdivision. Mr. Bergeson asked the whereabouts of the boat house. It is located south of the parcel that will be purchased by Mr. Adamson. Mr. Bergeson asked about the size of the parcel of land that Mr. Hansen wishes to build a house on. The question is whether or not that parcel is large enough to build a home on. Is that parcel large enough, or does it have to be combined with other pieces. MOTION: Al Robinson moved to table this item until further research is completed on the Hansen parcels. Monika Slatten seconded the motion and the motion was approved unanimously. John Miller will research this item and inform the board. SELECT A MEETING DATE FOR A JOINT MEETING WITH THE PARK BOARD. The park board would like to meet with the design review board on February 4th at 8:00 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss a park dedication formula, and to discuss policy on park dedication for minor subdivisions. This was ok by the members. OLD BUSINESS Next month the board will discuss the interchange study. John Bergeson moved to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned 8:42 p.m. 6