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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/18/2000 Council MinutesCITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION CITY OF LINO LAKES MINUTES OCTOBER 18, 2000 DATE : October 18, 2000 TIME STARTED : 5:30 p.m. TIME ENDED : 8:05 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Member Dahl, O'Donnell, and Reinert MEMBERS ABSENT : Mayor Bergeson and Council Member Carlson Staff members present: Administration Director, Dan Tesch; C Powell; Economic Development Assistant, Mary Divine (p Smyser VARIANCE REQUEST, CHRIS LYDEN Mr. Lyden, resident of Lino Lakes, came forw variance to build a metal building vs. a tradi necessary five -(5) acres of land that the ordi The wetlands and setbacks impact his is on the south side of his property. Mr. Lyden advised the Buildi only concern was a permi indicated that a permit is no take measurements. eer, John Planner, Jeff he will be requesting a age. He stated he does not have the vides for to build a metal building. only place for an accessory building stributed photos of his property. ial v sited his property. The Building Official's obtained from the RCWD. The RCWD has roblem. However, Anoka County must visit the site and Mr. Lyden stated he has ntacted the builders and obtained pictures of the proposed building. The building ill have an overhead garage door and will be 360 square feet less than the ordinance allows. He stated a wood structure would not work for what he needs the building for. Council Member O'Donnell inquired about the purpose of the ordinance. The City Planner advised metal buildings are frowned upon except on farmland because of the aesthetics issue. Council Member O'Donnell stated the hangers at the Air Park are made out of metal and are on smaller lots. Staff advised the requirements regarding the Air Park need examination overall, a need that has become clear with several recent variance requests. Mr. Lyden noted the neighbors are not opposed to the metal building. 1 CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION OCTOBER 18, 2000 Council Member Reinert clarified that Mr. Lyden would not need a variance if his property was .9 acres larger. Mr. Lyden stated he would like to begin construction in January 2001. The City Planner reviewed the City process regarding variance requests. He advised every variance must go through the City process. He noted the deadline for the December Planning and Zoning meeting. Council Member O'Donnell stated it looks like the spirit of the ordinance is to keep unattractive buildings off smaller lots. He stated he could support the variance request if the building has a nice design. Council Member Reinert stated it is an issue of aesthetics and he would also need to see the design of the building. Acting Mayor Dahl indicated she could support the variance TOWN CENTER UPDATE, MARY ALICE DIVINE Staff referred to a timeline regarding the Town C the next six (6) months. She stated staff will be meeting with developers man Director to put together the numbers for a letter of intent and contract w ; the 9 downers. Staff will be making a ten minute presentation to the Metropo ext week. Staff advised Ms. Carolyn Krall,Studioworks, is prese a presentation regarding the development plan that was part of the Livable application. Ms. Krall came forward an • e resentation regarding the Master Plan for the Town Center noting the followi �' s re ting to the planning process: 1. How to the vision — make the plan more REAL 2. Underst • m_" the site realities and the market realities 3. Bridging e gap — obtaining and effectively leveraging Livable Communities grants Ms. Krall stated she is aware of the issues regarding density and stated she needs specifics regarding the quality of housing the City wants. She reviewed the Eagle Ridge plan noting the specifics of the housing types and density. Ms. Kra11 reviewed the two (2) revised plans for the housing mix within the Village in detail noting the average density for the first plan is 19 units per acre with a three (3) story apartment building; 21.8 units per acre with a four (4) story apartment building. The second plan has an average density of 20.4 units per acre. 2 CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION OCTOBER 18, 2000 Staff advised there is the need to envision the plan and have discussions regarding the different options. Ms. Krall stated she would like to present images and designs at the next meeting. Council Member O'Donnell asked how much of what happens in the northern quadrant will impact the southern quadrant. Ms. Krall advised some uses will want to be on this site. The northern quadrant has better access to the freeway. If there is a larger anchor on the site, the smaller commercial sites may be affected. Senior housing and housing in general will affect the traffic for the retail businesses. Developers have indicated this is an issue. Council Member Reinert inquired about the dynamics of the live/work units. Ms. Krall reviewed the dynamics of live/work units noting the area will be s-.r'.s more and more of them. Council Member O'Donnell inquired about a time frame � e e may have multiple developers competing to develop the propert istributed a copy of the implementation steps. She stated that she does ot s type of housing market will slow down. However, she indicated.. ot •elieve there will be many developers looking to develop Traditional N oo a evelopments in the Twin Cities because there is still the ability to bui § outsi s of this market. Ms. Krall advised the next step is to meet with the develo t e i e number work. Acting Mayor Dahl requested a li stated she likes the second pl there is more open space. ents to view within the Twin Cities. She e are not apartments along the freeway and ted a copy of both plans. TEMPORARY FA :o' ICS ' £TURES UPDATE, JEFF SMYSER Staff distributed a mems eg ding temporary fabric structures. Staff advised they are made of a metal pole frwith fabric stretched over it. People are using these structures, for inexpensive storage of vehicles or other items. Staff advised these structures are not addressed in the building code. No building permit is required. Staff expressed concern regarding snow loading, but stated snow likely will slide off the fabric. Citizens who put up such a structure do so at their own risk. The placement of the structure and its size are two (2) other issues. Staff will consider these fabric structures as accessory structures. As such, they must: 1) meet setback requirements for the zoning district, and 2) the maximum accessory building square footage for the lot size will apply. The aesthetics of these structures may be questioned, but the City has no ordinance to address that. 3 CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION OCTOBER 18, 2000 Staff noted this information has been provided to the Planning and Zoning Board at the October 11, 2000 meeting. CSAH 49 RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE, JOHN POWELL Staff advised a letter from the City has been sent to the County regarding this issue. A response has not yet been received. The County Engineer is out of town. A meeting is scheduled for November 2000. Staff advised they will follow up on the letter. RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS FROM THE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2000 COUNCIL WORK SESSION, JOHN POWELL Staff distributed a memo regarding responses to questions from the October 14, 2000, Council work session relating to the status of the following issues: 1. Miller's on Main (Chad Wagner) 2. Dairy Queen (Archie Lessard) 3. Revised Park Dedication Fee 4. 90 -day Moratorium on Monopoles Staff advised the memo is self explanatory. Wit the Dairy Queen site, approval of Mr. Rehbein's final plat will be ced at e November 13, 2000, City Council meeting. The City Attorney and M Rehb 's attorney have met, exchanged correspondence, and appear to be in agr e • n w to address the development, infrastructure, and easement costs � • ails are being incorporated into a development agreement that will be considere. - 1 e final plat. A condition of the preliminary plat approval relate . � M ap revisions has not been satisfied and will be discussed with the final AENON PLACE P 1. D L REPORT, JOHN POWELL Staff distributed a mem reg ding the Aenon Place Pond level that included information from Jason Wedal, TKD . The memo advised that the City put in 300,000 gallons of water into the pond. Adding this water raised the level of the pond by about 2.7 feet. However, since that time, the level has dropped about 3.4 feet to a level lower than the pre -filling elevation. Staff recommended the City convey this pond level information to the neighborhood and that no more water be added from the City's system. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE, DAN TESCH Council Member Reinert advised the Council has covered densities and MUSA and is moving toward the land use. 4 CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION OCTOBER 18, 2000 Staff clarified that the Council has scheduled Comprehensive Plan meetings on each of the off Wednesdays in November at 6:00 p.m. BILLBOARDS, COUNCIL MEMBER O'DONNELL Council Member O'Donnell advised there is a billboard on Lake Drive advertising the television show "The Street". He stated he feels the billboard is very inappropriate due to the school busses in the area. Council directed staff to investigate the possibility of changing the billboard. REGULAR AGENDA, OCTOBER 23, 2000 Item 3A, Public Hearing, SECOND READING, Ordinance No. 14 — 00, Adopting a Franchise Agreement with Reliant Energy Minnegasco — Council '. ted staff to contact the City Attorney regarding a formal letter from the Charter Co The meeting was adjourned at 8:05 p.m. These minutes were considered, corrected and appy ve t th gular Council meeting held on November 13, 2000. Ry-Chel Gaustad, City Clerk John : ergesfn, Mayor Transcribed by: Kim Points TimeSaver Off Site Sec 5