HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-09-76 PZMAGENDA--PLANNING-ZONING COMMISSION
CITY OF LAKE ELMO, MINN. 55042
MEETING TO BE HELD TUESDAY, MARCIH 9, 1976.
7:30 P.M. Roll Call
Approval of Minutes
7:35 P.M. Dist. 9, Minn. I-Iighway Dept.
Discuss sign removal program.
8:00 P.M. Elmer Haase---7676 Hudson Blvd..--739-1.387
Zoning clarification --Section 32
8:30 P.M. Lake Elmo City Council
Demontreville Highlands
Ehertz rezoning
9:00 P.M.-- Jack Kinney --?dicker. Realtor
representing Arlin Christ--8839--36th. St. No.
Discuss diviclinn lot 4, Block 3, Kenridae @nd.Add.
COMMUNICATIONS:
Letter from Park Advisory Committee regarding
Lake Jane Hills and Top Twenty.
Letter from Midwest Planning regarding Comprehensive -Plan.
CITY OF LAKE ELMO
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF MARCII 9, 1976
Meeting called to order at 7:45 p.m. by Chairman Grace
PRESENT: Novak, Grace, Crombie, Lundquist. Dreher, 8:15 p.m.,
Johnson, 9:30 p.m.
HIGITWAY: Jim Mayeda of the Highway Department spoke to the PZC
on the Highway Sign Program. Presently there are 47
permitted signs on highway 12, 212 and 36. TH 12 & 212
were recently designated Urban Highways. Consequently,
there are no state funds for sign removal.
There are to be no signs on rural and agriculture land.
Altho the state may grant a permit it may be denied at
the local level. Presently, in Lake Elmo, there are 13
signs on agriculture land on TIT 36. If there is no permit
issued by the village these signs are considered to be in
violation.
IIAASE: According to the City Zoning Map the Haase Property lies
half in, to the west, and half out, to the east, of the
General Business Zone. Mr. Haase would like to see the
remainder of the property zoned General Business.
There being no quorum the PZC took the matter under
advisment and will contact him at a later date. Dbn Raleigh
advised, in his letter to PZC, the property he zoned as
one tract since its a small parcel.
ARLIN CHRIST:Mr. Christ, represented by Jack Kinney, Wicker Inc., re-
8839-36th. questing to have his 1 acre lot split into two lots.
Present zoning does not permit such a split,
COUNCIL vs.
PZC-Ebertz
Rezoning:
Don Raleigh outlined the reasons the council granted re-
zoning of the Ebertz land. It was felt, by the Council
there were 3 alternatives: 1. grant the rezoning; 2. deny
the rezoning; 3. return the issue to the PZC.
It was felt there was no'reason to deny the rezoning since
the planner concurred and the land lay in the proper zone.
The PZC's reasons to deny spoke for specific use of land,
not rezoning. It was felt the specific use can be handled
at the time the applicant comes in for plat approval.
Lundquist felt applicant didn't asic for commercial rezoning
as referred. to in Attorney Lammers Memorandum to the PZC
and the General Business zoning was quite broad.
Comments on the matter were: Before such matters were
handled by a Special Use Permit, but are now 'covered by
rezoning. Mix use should be more specific and define
standards. Write a special ordinance in form of Special
Use Permit for all business that goes in on 12. Expand
the list of special uses.
It was felt some of the use in General Business were un-
MINUTES OF PLANNING --ZONING COMMISSION, MARCH 9, 1976 -- page 2
EBERTZ
REZONING
cont'd:
desirable and should be removed from the list and included'
in the special use area. Also define type of acceptable
warehouses.
Raleigh --There are two levels of consideration in rezoning:
1. Any reason in our plan or -ordinances -,for denial.
2. Is ordinance or regulation reasonable.
Mayor Eder suggested a meeting of a council member, a pzc
member- and the counselor to get together and discuss applications
that come in. If there are problems then call planner in.
The Council clid have concern about rezoning the Fbertz
Property. It was felt,though all the requirements were met
and there were no strong reasons to deny the request.
. DEMONTREVILLE
HIGHLANDS: Reference to the 1-30-76 letter of Barbara Senness,
answers why the Council gave their -preliminary approval.
The Council stated it would be available for the PZC one evening a month.
COMMUNICATIONS: Discussion of letter from the Park Advisory Committee.
It•was noted that Mr. Dave Morgans letter was in error.
It should read the S.E. corner of the Lake Jane Hills Plan.
MIDWEST PLANNING: Dave Licht suggested an amendment to the Comprehensive
Plan regarding the 3M plan. Ctace stated such an amendment
has been proposed.
MINUTES: Corrections to the Feb. 23 minutes: Number 6 of the denial
of the Ebertz Property should read General Business is not
necessarily consistant with Mixed Use indicated on the proposed
Comprehensive Plan. Number 4 should read not adequate fire
protection. The motion made by Novak should read: The PZC
requests City Council permission to work with the Planner
for Developmental and Regulatory Ordinances.
Lundquist moved the minutes he approved. Carried 6-0.
Adjournment 10:55 p.m.
Brian Crombie, Secy.