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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-26-71 PZM( MINUTES, PLANNING COMMISSION VILLAGE OF LAKE ELMO July 26, 1971 The meeting was called to order at 7:40 p.m. by Chairman William Lundquist. Members present: William Lundquist, Maynard Eder, Bruce Folz Tom Torseth, Len Kirvida, Fran. Pott, Also present was Ben. Friedrich, Building Inspector® A motion to approve the minutes of July 13, as published, was made by F. Pott, Seconded by L. Kirvida. Carried 6-0, Chairman Lundquist opened the public hearing regarding rezoning of the Vittori property at the NE corner of I-94 and I--69LH Mr. Anthony' Fratto, Mr, and Mrs. Ted Vittori and Mr. E. Haase wore in attendance regarding this matter. No opposition. was voiced regarding the rezoning to permit construction. of a Ford Automobile Agency. Mrs Fratto presented preliminary sketch plans for the lot and building. He asked if the commission tzad any' information regarding the easement through the property of the Minnesota Pipeline Co. The Commission members had no information on this easement. The requirement .for. Sanitary Sewer and drainage easements were discussed, and the applicant was requested to supply a detailed lot plan and sketches of the exterior building. It was noted that the preliminary plan showed 3 access roads from the service :Lane. Two roads are desirable instead of the three shown. A motion to close the hearing (8:10 p.m.) was made by M. Eder. Seconded by B. F'olzo Carried 6-0, MPG Pratto was advised that he should request time on the agenda for the Planning Commission's August 10th meeting and the Village Council's August; 17tia. meeting. Mr, Kirvida was excused because of another commitment. / Mr. Donald Novak appeared regarding purchase of Lot 12 Block 1 9.n. 'Tabi n .Park: He was advised than the 100 fb,. lot he wasj �T purchasing from Mr. Nathen Gorenson was not buildable and at least 25 additional feet from the adjoining lot would also be required to meet minimum frontage of the building code, The Commission members requested that the Village Council send a 7efter to .h1r's0 J' Stedt advising her that if' he sold a portion of Lot 1.1 to Mr. Novak, that she must retain at least 35 foot :in order to maintain. the frontage of Lot 10 at 135 feet. Copies of this letter should be sent to Mr.. Novak' and, Mr, Gorenson. NIT., E,, 'Haase appeared regarding subdivision. of his property on. County highway 80. He was advised that Sanitary Sewers for the area could ho as far as twenty years away. .The preliminary plat Ghat was presented was in conformance with the subdivision regulations and he was advised that a public.hearing would be Page 2 Planning Commission, July 26, 1971 scheduled, for. August 10. Mr. Hasso was advised to rogues on the Village Council agenda for August 3 regarding this A motion was made b'y T. T'orseththat the Village Council the subdivision as presented, subject to the recoimnendat:i. the Village Engineer regarding drainage and. those of the Council regarding easements. Motion seconded by B. :C'olz. Carried 5-0. t time matter. approve ons of Village Mr, Joe Lenz appeared regarding registration of his subdivision RR of the intersection of State Highway' 212 and Lake Jane Road, He stated that the remaining subdivision was a portion o±'-tb.e plan given to the Town Board of East Oakdale at the time that the first ten lots were platted. IIe also stated that the streets were graded and all lots were surveyed and staked. at that time. A motion was made by M. Eder that the Village Attorney be requested to give his opinion on Mr. Lenz's legal rights at this time regarding these substandard. lots, Also he should determine what commitments were made by the Town Board at the time the first ten lots were registered. The motion was seconded by B. Folz, and Carried 5.-0. Ben Friedrich brought a proposed subdivision before the Commission pertaining to the lot owned by Mr. Re S__chultz on. the NW corner of North Shore Drive and NeEeta. A b.r.:ie c mcussi.on followed and rhomatter was refer: od to the Village Council. There was a brief discussion of the August loth hearing regarding the rezoning of the land between present U.S. highway 12 and the proposed 1•-94. A motion was made by M. Eder that the Commission recommend to the Village Council that the proposed rezoning of the T. Vittori property be approved, but that no formal action be taken by the Council until after the public hearing on August loth regarding the Freeway' Corridor Gone. The motion. was seconded by B. Folz. Carried 5-0. Mr. Eder presented a summary of the facts pertaining to a variance request which. was recently approved by the Village Council. This variance permitted building on. Lot 21 of Berchen.'s ShoresL ,P]Va.t In Section. 10 of the Village. _ W fW 1.) The Planning Commission on April 13, 1971 recommended that the Village Council deny' this variance request. 2) Information presented to the Village Council in the petition to vacate a portion of the adjacent roadway showed that the owner of Lots 19 and 20 (the adjacent lots) was Mr. Apira Pujiaka. The owner's of lots 19, 20, and 21 jointly owned 347 feet of frontage which could be divided into lots which would permit building without a variance. 3) The request for variance on Lot 21 stated that the variance should be granted. because one was granted for lot 22. In fact, no variance was required for the bu.ildinL on Lot 22. Page 3 Planning Commission, July 26, 1971 In view of those facts a motion was made by M. Eder tha. Planning Commission be on record opposed to this varian granting it was inconsistent with previous decisions on standard :Lots. Motion seconded by B. Folz. Carried 5- The procedures for rezoning, recently summarized by tho Attorney were discussed. The members of Commission agr the procedures, as published, would result in more efft processing of applications by the Village Council, the Commission, and the Village Office. It was also sugges these procedures should be interpreted and tabulated in. .form for use by the applicants. t the ce because sub- s. Village eed that cient Planning ted that basic There was a brief discussion of perculation. testing and it was agreed that these should eventually' become part of the requirements for a building permit. A letter from the State Department of Natural Resources was read and. discussed. It stated that the surveys required to establish. the "'high water mark" for each lake in the village could not be justified unless there was an urgent need. It was therefore suggested by the Commission that the "Flood Plain" be substituted in the building code for the "High Water Mark." M. Eder said. that this may happen automatically since the Village could adopt the Model Flood Plain Zoning Ordinance prepared by the State. A motion to adjorn. was made, seconded and carried at 11°,15 P.M. Respectfully Submitted, '1 f:.1 % F. J. Pott