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APPROVED MINUTES
CITY OF LINO LAKES
PLANNING & ZONING BOARD MINUTES
I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL :
Chair Tralle called the Lino Lakes Planning and Zoning Board meeting to order at 6 :31
p.m . on August 8 , 201 2 .
II. A PROVAL OF AGENDA
T he Agenda wa s a pproved as presented .
I II . A PPROVAL OF MINUTES:
July 11 , 201 2
M r. Laden made a MOTION to approve the July 11 , 2012 Meeting Minutes. Motion was
supported by Mr. Hyden . Motion carried 6 - 0 .
I V . OPEN MIKE
Chair Tralle declared O pen M ike at 6:3 4 p.m .
There w as no one present for Open Mike.
Mr. Hyden made a MOTION to close Open Mike at 6 :35 p.m. M otion was supported by
M r . Laden . Motion carried 6 - 0 .
V. ACTION ITEMS
D ATE : August 8 , 201 2
TIME STARTED : 6 :31 P.M .
TIME ENDED : 7 :39 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT : Neil Evenson, Michael Hyden (Vice Chair), Perry
Laden, Lou Masonick, Robert Nelson, Michael
Root , Pa ul Tralle (Chair)
MEMBERS ABSENT : None
STAFF PRESENT : Paul Bengtson
Plann ing & Zoning Board
August 8, 2012
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A. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING to consider amending Section 7 of the
Zoning Ordin ance which includes requirements for Business Districts
Paul Bengtson , Associate Planner, presented the staff report. Staff requested direction
from the board prior to proceeding with the proposed amendment.
Chair Tralle declared the Public Hearing open at 6 :42 p.m.
There was no one present to speak.
Board members discussed the proposed amendment.
Bo ard members understood the reasoning for combining the similar LB and NB districts .
However, they liked having a district with less -intensive uses for areas that are adjacent
to residential. It was suggested that either the uses of a motor fuel station and a drive -
thru facility could be removed from the newly designed district; or performance standards
should be increased to protect any neighboring resi dential areas from these uses .
Mr. Bengtson explained that a Mixed Use zone would likely be created to allow for a
combination of residential and commercial uses.
It was suggested that staff review the minimum lot and yard requirements so as to not
det er potential businesses.
Staff addressed the proposal to rezone five properties at Lake Dr./Orange St. as referred
to in the staff report. Mr. Masonick asked if any federal fund ing is available to the city to
run utilities to this area . Mr. Bengtson was not aware of any such funding. Staff noted
that the intent for the rezone of these properties is to allow for c ontinued commercial use
of the properties , through interim use permits, until utilities are available.
Staff will make changes to the proposed text amendment and bring them before the board
for consideration at a future meeting .
Mr. Hyden made a MOTION at 7:27 p.m. to tabl e the Public Hearing to a future date .
Motion was supported by Mr. Nelson . Motion carried 6 - 0.
VI DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Mr. Masonick stated that some residents had addressed concerns about the newly
designed intersection at 35E/Main St and the difficulty accessing the gas station and
local businesses. Board members agreed that it is extremely difficult to access the
Dairy Que en and the gas station in this area. They suggested that improved signage
would be helpful to direct people to entrance and exit areas. They stated that the
businesses may also need to rearrange the ir signage. The board members were
challenged to drive this area and experience the difficulty for themselves . Mr. Tralle
pointed out the excessive cost to a business owner of adding signage. Board
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members suggested that is it likely that the gas station will not succeed due to this
access problem.
Mr. Hyde n addressed the difficulty of the intersection of Apollo Drive and
Marketplace Drive entering and exiting the Marketplace businesses. He noted that
there have been a number of accidents in this area due to a stop sign in one direction,
but not the other. Board members agreed that this intersection is a problem for
drivers.
Board Members questioned how the city could approve poorly designed
intersections and access areas such as these. Staff suggested that the board members
contact the city engineer with their concerns.
Mr. Root noted that Encompass Digital Media (the applicant that was approved for
grading and earth removal at 6221 Holly Drive) did erect truck hauling signs as
recommended by the board. Mr. Tralle pointed out that this applicant was a w ell
prepared applicant.
VI I . ADJOURNMENT
M r. Nelson made a MOTION to a djourn the meeting at 7 :39 p .m. Motion was supported
by M r. Masonick . Motion carried 6 - 0 .
Respectfully submitted,
Dawn Bugge
Community Development Ass istant