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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/10/1990 P&Z Minutes• s • DESIGN REVIEW BOARD MEETING January 10, 1990 The regular meeting of the Lino Lakes Design Review Board was brought to order by Fred Chase at 7:03 p.m., at the Lino Lakes City Hall. Members present were: Chairman Fred Chase, Board Members Al Robinson, Robert King, John Bergeson, and Monika Slatten. Also present were: Mayor Harold Bisel; City Planner, John Miller; and Planning Secretary, Laura Elken. Mayor Bisel swore in the new board members Al Robinson, John Bergeson and Monika Slatten. Mayor Bisel addressed the board. He stated that he will remain as liaison for the board. John Bergeson will serve as both Economic Development Committee Board Member and Design Review Board Member. Mr. Bisel stated that at the December 26th meeting the city code was amended to reduce the membership of the city's planning agency to five members. Also the Planning & Zoning Board name is changed to Design Review Board. The purpose of this is to make staff more responsible for reviewing applications. Also the name change also reflects what is expected from them. Once a plat is presented to the board, they should make sure that it meets city ordinances. Also it will be the board's responsibility to review and make changes to the ordinance as the board sees fit. Mr. Bisel stated that he would like to see more informational meetings with residents, and gain better communication with the public. Also he wants to see better communication between all the boards. Mr. Bisel pointed out that the board members live in all different areas within the city. He felt it was a good representation for the city. Mr. Bisel appointed Fred Chase as Chairman and Al Robinson as Vice - Chair. Mr. Chase Called the meeting to order. Mr. Bisel informed the board that the new name and size of the Design Review Board will become effective in February. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES Meeting of December 13th Mr. King noted that on page 7, paragraph 4, instead of 2,600 square foot it should say 1,600 square foot. Mr. Chase noted that on page 2, paragraph 1, "not requesting" should be "now requesting" Page 1 • • DESIGN REVIEW BOARD MEETING January 10, 1990 December 19th Minutes Pg. 2, paragraph 4, eliminate the words "mottle or ", and again in paragraph 5, replace the word mottle with tested. Pg. 5, at the end of the motion, instead of "based upon meeting the code for double frontage lots this has increased" it should read: "the number of double frontage lots has increased" Mr. King moved to approve the minutes of December 13th and 19th as corrected. Mr. Robinson seconded the motion and the motion was approved unanimously. CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST TO REZONE LAND ADJACENT TO LAKE DRIVE AND SOUTH OF ELM STREET FROM R -1 SINGLE FAMILY TO R -4 MULTIPLE FAMILY. APPLICATION #89 -58. ESTHER NOREN The Elsie Wenzel estate is petitioning to rezone a strip of land 300 feet deep and extending along the west side of Lake Drive. The rezoning would include about 18 acres of land. At present the entire Wenzel Estate is being marketed for residential development, though a rezoning request was initiated by the city late in 1989 for a portion of the Wenzel land on the east side of Lake Drive. There a R -5 Planned Unit Development zone was recommended that could accommodate some retail activity in conjunction with multiple family development. The applicant wishes to rezone this 300 foot strip of land to a R -4, and Mr. Miller's concern is that apartment buildings will go up in this area all in a row facing Lake Drive. Mr. Miller suggested a curvilinear design, in Miller's terms "a meandering line" to the dwellings. Sheryl Johnstone, a Realtor from Kuether Real Estate was present. She has a purchase agreement ready to be signed for R -1 Single - Family homes at present. Also someone is interested in the 300 foot strip for the development of 4- plex's. Ms. Johnstone felt that it would be difficult to sell single - -family structures facing Lake Drive. The traffic is very heavy. Although 4- plex's would suit this area better. Ms. Johnstone has not seen any plans for the 4- plex's although she assured the board that it would be quality housing. All the board members agreed that there is a need for higher density housing, and that 4- plex's would do well in this area. John Miller stressed that if this property is not rezoned, and an applicant comes before the board requesting a subdivision for single - family homes, the board would have to Page 2 • • • DESIGN REVIEW BOARD MEETING January 10, 1990 approve it. Sheryl Johnstone stated again that homes that are for sale on Lake Drive are not selling, people do not want to buy single - family homes on Lake Drive. MOTION: Al Robinson moved to approve the concept to increase density adjacent to Lake Drive and that action to rezone will start once plans for the development are submitted. John Bergeson seconded the motion and the motion was approved unanimously. Al Robinson added that he agrees with Ms. Johnstone regarding residential property becoming increasingly difficult to sell along Lake Drive. Fred Chase cautioned Ms. Johnstone that this is only an approval of a concept. The applicant should submit plans to the board. DISCUSSION OF VARIOUS OPTIONS REGARDING ACCESSORY BUILDING SIZE IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS. Mr. Miller stated that this is a reoccurring request that the board has before them. He stated that the former Chairperson had heard so many requests that he wanted to change the ordinance allowing residents to put a roof over their entire lot. Mr. Miller added that the residents that have a problem with the current ordinance are the ones owning just under an acre. There are several lots that fall under this category. Mr. Miller felt that the board could resolve this problem if they devised an additional category for those people. listed below is language that Mr. Miller recommends that would give the city this middle- ground category that should help alleviate the problem. (G) Under 11,250 square - feet to 32,670 square feet in rural and residential districts. (F) 32,671 square feet to 54,450 square feet in rural and residential A total of 880 square feet including any attached garage. - Not more than one detached accessory building. - No metal corrugated siding or roof -- 14 foot maximum height - Roof and exterior color and material compatible with home (except manufactured metal tool shed). - A total of 960 square feet including any attached garage. -- Not more than one detached Page 3 • DESIGN REVIEW BOARD MEETING January 10, 1990 districts. accessory building. - 16 foot maximum height. -- No metal or corrugated siding or roof. - Roof and exterior color and material compatible with home (except manufactured tool shed). The board members agreed with the proposed accessory building amendment. Monika Slatten stated that she has just under an acre and that in her opinion the accessory building they have is big enough, although they did landscaped around it. She felt that this was a good change. Mr. King thinks this is fair, and that it would be good to allow residents a bigger shed if they had just under an acre. John Bergeson tends to favor liberal limits on accessory buildings. He stated that on the upside there is a tendency to collect stuff and if there is a place to store it, all the better. Al Robinson agreed with Mr. Millers changes. He stated that the previous ordinance with land over 54,450 sq. ft. a 12 x 20 building in that big of a parcel would get lost. The board discussed accessory buildings for the older homes with a detached garage. The board decided that if a resident has 32,671 square feet to 54,450 square feet, and are able to have a total of 960 square feet including an attached garage, if the garage size was 24 x 26 the resident would still be able to construct a 336 square foot accessory building. The board felt this was adequate. MOTION: Mr. King moved to direct the city planner to draft an ordinance amendment that would implement the accessory building recommendations outlined in his memo of January 5, 1990. The amendment will go to the Design Review Board in February for final approval. OLD BUSINESS Robert King asked about the amended zoning ordinance. John Miller said he visited with Alan Irwin and that Laura is making a clean copy of the old ordinance. Then the changes will added and a new copy ran. The changes will be in italics so that the board will be able to compare it with the old ordinance. Then the revised copy will go before council for approval. This will be completed by March lst. Page 4 • • • DESIGN REVIEW BOARD MEETING January 10, 1990 NEW BUSINESS John Miller, based on Mr. Bisel's recommendation has written a memo to staff outlining the city's procedure and emphasized that staff will work on all the issues regarding applications brought to the Design Review Board, for example making sure that all the setbacks are met, etc. This will allow the Design Review Board meetings to move smoother and will allow the board to concentrate on policy and planning work. Mr. Miller explained that each staff member and consultant will prepare comments regarding each issue and have it ready for the board's packet. Fred Chase stated that he rarely receives copies of the council minutes. The other board members agreed. They stated that they do receive park board, EDC, and P &Z minutes, but not council. Mr. Miller will look into this matter. John Bergeson moved to adjourn the meeting. Mr. Robinson seconded the motion. Meeting adjourned at 8:03 p.m.