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CITY OF
LAKE
ELMO
as
City of Lake Elmo
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3800 Laverne Avenue North / Lake Elmo, Minnesota 55042
The Lake Elmo Planning Commission will meet at 6:00
Monday, March 13, 2000, in the Council Chambers of City Hall,
3800 Laverne Avenue North, Lake Elmo, Minnesota.
6:00 n.m. - 7:00 p.m. AGENDA
1. Village Area Planning District - 2000-2020 Comprehensive Plan
7:00 p.m. AGENDA
1. Agenda
2. Minutes - February 28, 2000
3. 2000 Work Plan
4. Village Area Planning District - 2000-2020 Comprehensive Plan (continued f un 6::00 p.nz)
5. Other
6. Adjourn
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APPROVED
Lake Elmo
Planning Commission
Meeting Minutes
Monday, March 13, 2000
The Commissioners met at 6:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers of City Hall for a pre -meeting
workshop. The purpose of the workshop was to discuss Land Use in the Village Area Planning
District. There was considerable discussion, and it was agreed that specific motions be made at the
regularly broadcast 7:00 p.m. meeting.
Chairman Armstrong called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall,
3800 Laverne Avenue North, Lake Elmo, Minnesota. Present: Commissioners Berg, Brass, Gerard,
Helwig, Lipman, Mandel, Ptacek, Sedro and Sessing. Absent: Commissioner Herber. Also present:
City Planner Dillerud and Councelmember Dunn.
1. Agenda
Exchange items 3 and 4; add - Park proposal by Bob Schumacher.
M/S/P Lipman/Sessing - to approve the agenda, as amended.
(Motion Passed 9-0).
2. Minutes
M/S/P Sessing/Lipman - to approve the Minutes from 2/28/00, as presented.
(Motion Passed 9-0).
3. Continued discussion of the Village Area Planning District
Planner Dillerud explained that the Planning Commission, at its February 28, 2000 meeting, made a
recommendation to approve the draft 2000-2020 Comprehensive Plan regarding the Planning
Districts, the exception being the Village Area Planning District.
M/S/P Mandel/Sessing - to recommend area 4 of the Village Area Planning District be
guided RAD, and area 5 be guided RED.
(Motion Passed 9-0).
M/S/P Sessing/Berg - to recommend reduction of the Village Area Planning District
inside the "greenbelt" to reflect the following boundaries: East -Legion Avenue, North -
platted line North of 39`h Street, West-1/8 mile west of Lake Elmo Avenue, and South-30`h
Street, as illustrated (see graphic 3/13/00).
(Motion Passed 8-1). Opposed: Brass - the boundaries is a new idea, and not comfortable
with it yet, prefers to visualize before making a decision.
M/S/P Armstrong/Sessing - to recommend 30a' Street as the Village Area Planning District
Southern boundary.
(Motion Passed 9-0).
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M/S/P Mandel/Gerard - to recommend maintaining the historic buildings in Area 6,
consideration given to possible future use for Lake Elmo municipal facilities, and not to
include a "transit hub" as a permitted use.
(Motion Passed 9-0).
M/S/F Mandel/Sedro - to recommend keep Areas 2 and 3 at Village scale, a condition
being that no development occur until the flooding issues are solved.
(Motion Failed 3-6).
M/S/P Armstrong/Mandel - to recommend Areas 2 and 3 be developed at Village scale.
(Motion Passed 9-0).
M/S/P Armstrong/Sessing - to recommend whatever development occurs in the Village
Area, that City Council take a very close look at the drainage issues, to avoid exacerbating
current problems.
(Motion Passed 7-2). Opposed: Gerard; seems superfluous, Mandel; current studies done.
M/S/P Mandel/Gerard - to recommend Area 1 guiding remain mixed -use, that being
residential and commercial.
(Motion Passed 9-0).
Commissioner Berg suggested the Village Commission might want to develop a zoning code in the
Village Area Planning District, specifically in its 2000 work plan.
4. 2000 Work Plan
Planner Dillerud discussed the assignments for planning related products that he was aware of. He
explained he separated assignments into two categories, that being those relative to the
Comprehensive Plan Update, and the other being Planning Related Code Amendments. He also
reviewed other tasks he is responsible for. He asked the Commissioners to make a decision; either
consider a totally new zoning code, or create planning subcommittees to draft amendments to the
code.
The Commissioners discussed the planning related code amendments. Commissioner Lipman said
he favored creation of subcommittees to draft the amendments, and offered to author such
amendments.
M/S Lipman/Mandel - to prioritize the subcommittee work program, and discuss them at
the next meeting.
Motion withdrawn by the maker.
M/S/P Lipman/Mandel - to direct the Planning Commission to meet, Monday, March 27,
2000, at 6:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers of City Hall to review and draft residential
antenna (tower) provisions.
(Motion Passed 9-0).
M/S/P Helwig/Lipman - to direct the Planning Commission to review and rewrite the
Signage Code at its Monday, March 27, 2000 6:00 p.m. workshop.
(Motion Passed 9-0).
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M/S/P Armstrong/Lipman - to encourage the City Council to communicate and offer
comments as the Planning Commission drafts planning related code amendments.
(Motion Passed 9-0).
5. Other
Commissioner Mandel said he is not in favor of changing the park in the village area now known as
Lion's Park, and sees some commercial use as a better way to utilize that property.
M/S/F Mandel/Gerard - to recommend future planning for Lion's Park include some
consideration for commercial use.
(Motion Failed 2-0-7). Abstain: Berg, Brass, Ptacek, Armstrong, Helwig, Sessing and Sedro.
Chairman Armstrong adjourned the meeting at 8:48 p.m.
Respectfully submitted, Cynthia Young -Planning Secretary
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