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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-11-75 PZMAGENDA--PLANNING-ZONING COMMISSION CITY OF LAKE ELMO, MINN. 55042 MEETING TO BE HELD TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1975. 7:30 P.M. Roll Call 7:45 P.M. Bruce Folz Presenting finalplat of Eden Park ( Emerson property ) 8:15 P.M. Eugene Eggert -- 8891-37th. St. No. 777-6008 Requesting variance to build storage building on Lot 3, Block 2, Kenridge 2nd. Addition, Eggerts vacant lot adjacent to 8891-37th. St. No. 8:30 P.M Barbara Senness-- Midwest Planning Lake Jane Hills Plat-- 2nd. Addition 9:00 P.M. -- Discussion period for PZC members Items: Comprehensive Plan Status of Sewer Plan Late Addition to AgendaY- per J. Mueller, Bldg. Inspector 8:25 P.M. Roger Schlicht-- 9202-31st. St. Variance on driveway and garage CITY OF LAKE ELMO PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF NOVEMBER 11, 1975 Meeting called to order at 7:40 p.m. by Chairman Johnson. PRESENT: Johnson, Williams, Froehner, Grace, Lundquist, Novak, Armstrong. MIDWEST Johnson informed the PZC that Midwest Planning had PLANNING. suspended action on the Comprehensive Plan because the sewer time -table had not been approved by the staff of the Metropolitan Council. Dave Licht also told Johnson that he felt that Midwest had overrun its costs on the Comprehensive Plan and that he would have to have more money in order to begin work on it again. Further discussion was had regarding the contract with Midwest for next year. Until some action is taken by the Metro- politan Council on the sewer plan, work on the Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan is at a standstill. 3m Councilman Abercrombie informed the PZC that the Engineer for Oakdale is presenting a study of the environmental impact of the 3M Plans. The meeting will be held at the Oakdale Town Hall on November 20, at 7:30 p.m. EDEN PARK Bruce Folz presented the final plat for Eden Park. Dis- cussion was had concerning the dedication of park land. The preliminary plat was approved at the June 10 meeting. Chairman Johnson raised the question as to whether the final plat had met all the requirements of the City Attorney, City Engineer and Planner. He questioned whether it was the PZC's obligation to check the final plat against all -of these recommendations. Johnson sug- gested that in the future the final plats should go through the Engineer and that the PZC should be informed by the Engineer as to whether the final plat meets all his specifications. MOTION by Grace That the Chairman and Secretary of the PZC sign the final plat of Eden Park, but that the PZC recommends to the Council that the park land dedication should not count for the entire amount required because of the limited recreational use possible on such a mixture of low, wet, and steeply -sloping land. The exact "credit" to be as- signed should be determined by the Council. The re- mainder of the park land dedication should be satisfied by the appropriate cash payment. SECOND by Lundquist. VOTE all in favor. CITY OF LAKE ELMO PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF NOVEMBER 11, 1975 Meeting called to order at 7:40 p.m. by Chairman Johnson. PRESENT: Johnson, Williams, Froehner, Grace, Lundquist, Novak, Armstrong. MIDWEST Johnson informed the PZC that Midwest Planning had PLANNING suspended action on the Comprehensive Plan because the sewer time -table had not been approved by the staff of the Metropolitan Council. Dave Licht also told Johnson that he felt that Midwest had overrun its costs on the Comprehensive Plan and that he would have to have more money in order to begin work on it again. Further discussion was had regarding the contract with Midwest for next year. Until some action is taken by the Metro- politan Council on the sewer plan, work on the Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan is at a standstill. EDEN PARK Councilman Abercrombie informed the PZC that the Engineer for Oakdale is presenting a study of the environmental impact of the 3M Plans. The meeting will be held at the Oakdale Town Hall on November 20, at 7:30 p.m. Bruce Folz presented the final plat for Eden Park. Dis- cussion was had concerning the dedication of park land. The preliminary plat was approved at the June 10 meeting. Chairman Johnson raised the question as to whether the final plat had met all the requirements of the City Attorney, City Engineer and Planner. He questioned whether it was the PZC's obligation to check the final plat against all -of these recommendations. Johnson sug- gested that in the future the final plats should go through the Engineer and that the PZC should be informed by the Engineer as to whether the final plat meets all his specifications. MOTION by Grace That the Chairman and Secretary of the PZC sign the final plat of Eden Park, but that the PZC recommends to the Council that the park land dedication should not count for the entire amount required because of the limited recreational use possible on such a mixture of low, wet, and steeply -sloping land. The exact "credit" to be as- signed should be determined by the Council. The re- mainder of the park land dedication should be satisfied by the appropriate cash payment. SECOND by Lundquist. VOTE all in favor. MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION NOVEMBER 11, 1975 Page 2 GERT Eugene Eggert of 8891 37th Street North requested that 5i'ORAGE BUILDING the PZC recommend granting a variance in order to build a storage building on Lot 3, Block 2, of Kenridge 2nd Addition. This is a vacant lot to the rear of the present lot owned by Mr. Eggert, on which his home is located. His residence is Lot 5, Kenridge Addition. MOTION by Williams That the PZC recommend approval of a variance to build an auxiliary structure on Lote 3, Block 2, Kendridge 2nd, subject to a contractual agreement written by the City Attorney specifying that the titles to the lots in question may not be transferred separately without approval of the Council or prior removal of the auxiliary structure. SECOND by Froehner. VOTE all in favor. SCHLICHT Mr. Roger Schlicht of 9202 31st Street requested a GARAGE variance on the setback requirement for his garage. The required setback is five feet and he wishes to place the garage four feet from the line. Mr. Mueller, the City Building Inspector, was present and explained Mr. Schlict's problem. The house is only 11 feet from the lot line and, with a 10-foot driveway and a required offset of 5 feet, it is not safe to drive in and out of the garage. The problem is caused by the closeness of the proposed garage to the house. The garage is being built by Gorco Garage Company. MOTION by Williams That the PZC recommend that the garage be located five feet from the side lot line in accordance with the setback requirement and that the garage be moved further back from the house in order to achieve the proper driving angle, and that Mr. and Mrs. Schlicht not apply for a variance at this time. SECOND by Grace. VOTE all in favor. LAKE JANE Bruce Folz was present representing the owners of Lake HILLS PLAT Jane Hills Plat 2nd. The PZC set November 24 at 8:00 2ND as the time for the public hearing. Williams indicated that he did not like the present lot layout of the plat. The lots were long and narrow. Williams stated that he favored a wider •lot of approximately 160 feet, so that at a later time the lots could be divided along the street line. Folz stated that he would submit a plat showing probable resubdivision lines but indicated that the owner would not be in favor of widening each of the lots in order to meet 160-foot frontage. Folz stated that this is not the ordinance requirement. Folz MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION NOVEMBER 11, 1975 Page 3 LAKE JANE further stated that .the cost of development is raised HILLS PLAT 25 - 50 percent when the front footage requirement is 2ND raised to 160 feet. (Continued) ROAD PLAN Todd Williams informed Chairman Johnson of the activities at the last meeting concerning the proposed Lake Elmo Road Plan. Johnson indicated approval of the alignment proposed for Ideal Street, the accesses to 3M and the general layout of County Road 13. MINUTES MOTION by Grace That the Minutes of the meeting of October 27, 1975, be approved with the following amendments: 1. At Page 2, BUDGET, line 5, "Don Raleigh" should be changed to "Don Mehsikomer". 2. At Page 4, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, line 9, "northwest corners usage" should be changed to "land use of the northwest corner of the city north of the Tri- Lakes area". SECOND by Williams. VOTE all in favor. MINIMUM LOT SIZE Novak indicated that she had heard favorable reaction to the PZC's recommendation of a minimum lot size for an in -term solution to the Lake Elmo development problems. A letter was read from Sovereign indicating that she disapproves the motion and believes that the PZC was shirking its responsibility for planning. She asked to be able to votejin absentia against the motion. ADJOURNMENT MOTION by Grace to adjourn. SECOND by Williams. VOTE all in favor. The meeting adjourned at 10:34 p.m. THE NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING IS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1975, AT 7:30 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Thomas G. Armstrong Secretary BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED FOR OCTOBER, 1975 4890 Keats - new home, 1,248 sq. ft. 9202 31st St. - garage 3645 Laverne Ave. - new windows in home 9385 45th St. - storage building, 160 sq. ft. 3759 Jamaica Ave. - garage Stillater Ave. - office units, 1,488 sq. ft. 8028 Hill Trail - window remodeled 8509 Lake Jane Trail - new home, 1,387 sq. ft. 4454 Kimbro Ave. No. - addition to existing pole barn 3812 Jamaica Ave. No. - fence (property protection) Respectfully submitted, John Mueller