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The regular meeting of the Lino Lakes Planning and Zoning Board was
called to order at 8:10 P.M. by Vice - Chairman Shearan. Members present:
Kelling, Houle, Nadeau and Hill. Chairman Karth was absent. Council-
man Marier was also present.
Mr. Kelling moved to approve the minutes of the March 19, 1975 meeting
as written. Motion seconded by Mr. Shearan. Motion carried.
The first item on the agenda was a request for a Special Use Permit
presented by Jeanne Eggenberger and Linda Johnson to operate the
Cross Patch Boutique at 874 Main Street, Lino Lakes, Minnesota.
Mr. Shearan asked the ladies what a boutique is.
Mrs. Eggenberger said it is a shop where arts, crafts and other hand-
made items are sold.
Mr. Kelling asked about the parking facilities at the named location.
Would there be adequate space to accomodate the number of cars that
are likely to be present at one time? Is there space for a turn-
around to keep the cars entering and leaving in an orderly fashion?
Mrs. Eggenberger said yes there was enough space for parking and exiting.
Mr. Shearan wanted to know the length of the driveway.
Mr. Eggenberger said the entire lot is 100' x 100'.
Mr. Marier asked if there were two residences at that address?
Mrs. Eggenberger said there was only one - here - and that she and
Mrs. Johnson were partners in this venture.
More discussion of the number of people expected at any one time and
the number of hours they expected to be open per week followed.
Mr. Kelling then moved to recommend to the Council that a Special
Use Permit be granted to Mrs. Eggenberger to operated the Cross
Patch Boutique at 874 Main Street, Lino Lakes, Minnestoa between
the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. d -ily. Mr. Nadeau seconded the
motion. Motion carried.
Mrs. Eggenberger questioned the Board on signs, how many are permitted,
what size, cost, etc.
She was advised that no permit is needed if the sign is under six
square feet. To place a sign on someone else's property permission
from the owner is necessary and the size of the sign will determinie
if a permit is required.
Mrs. Eggenberger and Mrs. Johnson will appear at the Council Meeting
on April 28, 1975 for a final hearing on this matter.
The next item for discussion was Mr. Jandric's request for a Variance
to sell Outlot K to U. S. Lakes Enterprises, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Emil F. Jandric.
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Mr. Shearan asked if Blue Heron Road is in existence now. Mr. Jandric
said, No, but Latern Lane does exist now. Blue Heron Road will come
in off of East Shadow Lake Drive.
Mr. Jandric said that Blue Heron Road was created facing on a public
road and there would be no need for a culvert. Lot 30 will be used
for access to the rest of the plat.
Mr. Shearan asked if the City Planner has seen this plan? "I think we
should hane an opinion from the planner first. It seems to me that
we had a similar problem last fall."
(Mr. Hill arrived.)
Mr. Nadeau asked Mr. Jandric what exactly is he asking for?
Mr. Coleman, Mr. Jandric's Attorney, replied saying we want to sell
the townhouses. We will put the road in when economic conditions are
better.
After more discussion on what Mr. Jandric intends to do with the town
house units, Mr. Houle moved to have the Planner and Engineer review
and report back to the P f Z at the May meeting. Mr. Jandric is to
get copies of his plans to these firms in time for a reply to be made
at the May meeting. Motion seconded by Mr. Hill, Motion carried.
The next item for discussion was a request to park a mobile home for
living quarters at 1403 Birch Street to be used for an indefinite
period of time.
A trailer was put on the property on April 16, 1972 without obtaining
permission. Officer 102 filed a Miscellaneous Report on this matter
on April 6, 1975 as this would be a violation of Ordinance No. 56.
On April 7, 1975, Mr. Harvey Glanzer, President of Investment Associates,
Inc. requested to be put on the agenda for this meeting in order to
obtain permission to leave the trailer at its present location.
Mr. Shearan asked Mr. Glanzer if the intention was to fix up the present
house and use it for a residence.
Mr. Glanzer replied, No., we want to sell the house and replace it.
The house would be moved off the property. One of the neighbors is
interested in buyin it. However, the offer is not firm as of right
now. Presently the house is not lievable.
Mr. Shearan asked what kind of time limit on the rebuilding or repair
of the permanent residence do you estimate?
Mr. Glanzer said at the present time we need a minimum of six months.
Wh have many projects that must be started shortly and the house is
secondary to our planning at this point.
Mr. Marier suggested that a revision of their plans considerably.
We had planned to start clean -up and repair of the house, repair of
the barn, implementing the bird habitat and raising programs, planting
of nursery stock and crops. The house would have to take a lower priority
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because of the short growing season in Minnesota and the necessity of
getting the lands ready for the burds use early in the spring.
At this point Mr. Glanzer introduced Mr. Durst and he explained further
what his work will entail. He said that he wants to create an
atmosphere that would be a haven for game birds in the area such as
ring - necked pheasant and Canada goose.
Mr. Kelling said that he could see no problems with their proposed
plans, they are very ambitious and I would like to see you accomplish
them. I move to recommend to the Council that a 90 day permit be
granted for the mobile home, to be reviewed at that time, and at the
end of 90 days positive proof must be made available that work on a
permanent residence is being completed.
Mr. Houle said he would seconded the motion if the time period were
dropped to 30 days from 90 days. He felt that their intent should
be known by then.
After considerable discussion and calling for a second three times,
the motion was tabled for lack of a second.
Further discussion followed on the plans for the property and the
building of a permanent residence. Mr. Durst again outlined his
plans and stated that 90 days just isn't enough time at this point.
The program that is planned will require more time. The purpose of
the trailer is to give me a place to live and for security reasons.
The supplies and machinery that will be brought onto the property will
amount to a great deal of money and if I am not able to reside there
the whole project will be jeopardized.
Mr. Nadeau stated that it would be almost impossible to repair the
barn. He said the roof had been off of the barn for almost 20 years
and all the interior wood would be rotted by now. He also felt that
they were undertaking too large of a project at one time and he could
not see how they could possibly get a permanent residence started
and also start the other projects within 90 days or even six months.
He also felt that to allow the trailer to remain on the property at
this point would be setting a precedence and reminded the P$Z Board
that the City is just now getting out from under a similar problem
after 11/2 years.
Mr. Marier cautioned that the Council would have the final decision
in this matter and that if they decide to have the trailer moved it
must be done .. within the time limit set or face a $100.00 per day fine.
Mr. Kelling then restated his original motion to grant a 90 day permit
to have the trailer on the property at 1403 Birch Street. During that
time the following must be accomplished: 1.) a permanent residence
must be started and 2) the land must show some improvement. At the
end of 90 days a decision is to be made on what will be done and
when. He makes this motion as a recommendation to the Council for
their final decision in this matter.
Mr. Houle seconded the motion. Motion carried with Mr. Hill voting NO.
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Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Winters were next on the agenda. They are in
the process of buying 40 acres on 20th Avenue North for the purpose
of developing some day. They are here to request permission to place
a mobile home on the property for one year as a temporary residence
until they are able to complete the building of their new home.
They will be doing the work themselves and will not be able to start
on the new home until they sell their present home.
Mr. Shearan told the Winters' that there is no way a permit ban be
granted for a one year period as you may have gathered from the
previous discussion. He asked if there was anyway they could
possibly start construction now and finish off a portion to live in
while the rest of the house is being built?
Mr. Winters asked if an exception could not be made for a hardship
case such as his?
Mr. Shearan said we can't set a precedence. I would suggest you
try to construct a portion of your new home and live in the basement
while finishing it off.
Mr. Fran Burque was present to request information about the regulations
on removal of topsoil to sell.
Ordinance 6 E covers a portion of this type of operation but does
not specify yardage amounts or costs for a permit to do this.
The matter was tabled until more information is obtained. Mr. Marier
said he would check with the City Attorney and get back to Mr.
Burque at the next meeting. Mr. Marier said he thought that an
amendment had been passed setting limits and costs but he could not
find it in the Ordinance Index right now.
Mr. and Mrs. Hanhrahan were in the audience to continue the discussion
on the property they are considering purchasing from Mr. Reed on
Baldwin Lake Road.
Several questions arose on the exact location of the proposed building
site, the responsiblity of the upkeep of the road, the front footage
thatthe Hanhrahans would have. Since Mr. Hanhrahan did not have the
specific answers to several of these questions he was asked to obtain
the necessary information and return to the May meeting.
Mr. Kelling moved to adjourn at 9:55 P.M. Mr. Houle seconded the
motion. Aye.
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