HomeMy WebLinkAboutgr00090_000043_pg055March 14, 1977 Page 5
AMENDMENT OF DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS. Admin. Achen stated the purpose
of this amendment is to give the City another tool in negotiating
with developers in that it would allow some development in areas
needing improvements. It proposes that an agreement be signed
with the developer that he acknowledges public improvements will
be required and agrees to pay them, the agreement to be recorded
with the deed so that all future buyers would be aware of the required
future improvements.
Atty. Meyers stated he had made some changes to the ordinance. He
misinterpreted the staff's desire to allow construction in areas
needing improvement and revised the ordinance to grant Council
authority to refuse building permits where public improvements are
needed.
Admin. Achen stated that he assumed Council already had that
authority to refuse permits. Perhaps it would be beneficial to
have it in writing.
Councilmember Ziebarth questioned the advantages of each proposed
ordinance? What are the ramifications if the City does not issue
a permit?
Atty. Meyers responded that the City is always in the position
of being challenged as to why a permit is not issued and his revision
would give ordinance authority not to issue building permits,
thus giving Council ammunition and grounds for not issuing permits.
Admin. Achen stated that the staff's proposed ordinance, allowing
development prior to the public improvements being constructed,
is modelled after an existing ordinance in the City of Coon Rapids.
Councilmember Ziebarth stated he could see wisdom in having both
ordinances. Mayor Pickar stated the Development Controls amendment
would be held over until the March 28th meeting.
BUILDING PERMIT REQUESTS FOR BONA ROAD DEVELOPMENT
MS (Pickar - Ziebarth) to grant issuance of building permit for two
houses as requested and that prior to any building permits being
issued requirements as outlined in paragraph 2 of the February 25,
1977, letter from Banister Short Elliott Hendrickson and Assoc. Inc.
be met.
Councilmember Baumgartner stated that Keith Harstad had previously
explained that neither of the two homes he had built some ago
in the area in question had problems with flooding even in the
spring of 1975, although the water was awful close to doors in
the southerly most house in particular.
Mayor Pickar stated that two houses doesn't make much difference,
but with 3 or more homes the run off from the homes with paved
driveways, etc. does affect the drainage. Banister Short's letter
seems to back this up. Admin. Achen commented that the problem
is where do we draw the line on issuing permits before the improve-
ments are constructed?