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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978-08-23 PC Minutes~ PROCEEDIMGS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION - CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA A regular meeting of Che Mounds W ew Planning Commission was called to order by Chairperson Heake at 7s30 PM on August 23, 1978 at th~ Mounds View City Ha11> 2401 Nighway 10, Mounds View, Minnesota 55712, Members Present: Chaiwperson Haake Commission Member Blanchard Comnissian Member Burmeister Comnisston Member Fedor Cortmi ssi on Merober G ~ aze~^ Comnission 4lember quan A1so Present: Gouncitmember Baumgartner 9uiiding and Zoning Official Rose Members Absent: Camnission Member Foss Chairperson liaake stated that the minutes of the August 9, 1978 meeting were approved as read. MSP (Fedor-Quan) tc move the 7-)7 Faod Store discussion to the end of the agenda ~ and move all other items up. 6 ayes MdNOR SUBDIVISION REQUEST OF CYRIL ZIFGLMEIEII - 8205 LONG LAKE ROAD Official Rose reported that the app1lcant has requested to divide a tot 297.5' long by 120' wide into two lots, the westeriy iot 187.0' tong by 120' wide and the easterly lot 110.6' by 120' wide. Planr~ing cans'.:ieratians include that bnth present zoning and the Comorehensive Land Use deh~te the area as siryle famlly development. Both the proposed corner 1ot and interior 1ot meet minimum frantage and area requirements. Official Rose added that presentiy Lapurt Drive is platted but is without fu11 Improvements. Official Rose stated tliat Parcel A ha5 sewer and water improvements availabie in Long Lake Road, white Parcel B has only sewer improvements in an unimpPOVed street without water. Applicant should either petition for improvements or agree to install them to City coAe requirements. ~~fficial Rose recomnended that the request 6e tabled until a petition for street and water improvements is submitted and approved, or if Lhe applicant is unwiiling to submit a pet9tion, the request be denied unless thQ appllcant intends to make the improvements himself. Mr. 2iegimeler stated ~hat es far as street and water services were concerned, he did need them far~ the next lot but he wou7d tike to se71 that lok first so he could get help financially in putting in the services, ~ Chairperson Haake pointed out that the policy has been to not create back outluts. Officia7 Rose added 2hat code requires that all tot splits have proposed raad s ~ i 1 t~ Y t August 23, 19?8 peye 2 ~ fronta~e. Ne added that the rity has also recomnended improvements be put in for a lot split, and Chat the owner could either put them in himself or petition for tham. Chairperson Haake pointed out that since Mr. Zieg7meier does have 50~ ownership of the lsnd, he could petltion for the services and while he woutd be assessed 50~, he could then inciude that assessment iri the se111ng price of the 1ot. Councilmemher Baumgartner questioned the sign on the property asking for fi11 for the lot, Orficial Rose advis~d Mr. Ziegimeier that he must have a speclal use permit before he can put clean fill in the 1ot. Commission Member 6urmeister questioned how 1ow the land ts. Official Rose replled that 1t is wet and probably holds water in some areas. MSP (Heake-Glazer) to tab7e the subdivision for a ~naximum of six months or until a petltion for street and sewer and watEr improvements is suhn~itted and approved. 6 ayes Chairperson i~aake asked if hir•. Zefolmei~i~ was interested in petittoning for the irnprovemen+.s. Mr. Zeiglmeier rep7led that the street and water improvements were necessary for the back lot but that he was not sure if he wanted to petition for them. Comnission Member Burmeister stated that if Mr. Zeig7meter was not certain, he would have the s1x months to make uo h1s mind. f~ MINOR SUBDIVISION REpUEST OF GFORGE HALVERSON - 2908 HI6HWAY 10 Official Rose reported that the appllcant has requested to subdivide a parce1 fronting llighway 10 into two 1o±s; one beSn~ 76' w{,{P by 410' deep on the wpst side and 343' deep on the east side, and the other being 560' deep 6y 76' wide. Planni~g considerations include that thA exTstina zoning is R-4 multiple famfly, and the Comprehensive Plan Land Use denoCes medium density, and proposed Lot 2 has an existing single family hnme located on it. The appiicant has no definite plans for Parcel N1, and Parcel N3 is also owned by the applicant anA shoutd 6e required to b~ inc7ude6 with any plan for develupment, or subdivision. Officiai Rose stated that Parcel ;/2 meets area requirements for its present use but has a substandard Frontage of 76', with 85' heing required, and Parcel N1, undeveloped, meets area requirements for R-4, while its 76' wldth is less than the 100' requ~red. Sewer is availabte on the Highway 10 frontage, whtle watar is not, ~nd provides only partiat service to Parcel #2. Parcel N1, as proposed, would be without street, sewer and water services, and a 30' road easement for th~ extension of Knollwo~d Drive north is existing but unimproved. Official Rose added that services, when planned for, should include the total of the undeveloped area fronting Highway 10, and that Section 42.09, Sub. 6(1) requires ti~at atl lots of a subdivision abut a public7y dedicated street, and Lnt 1 does not abut a dedicatn9 streat. Mr. Halverson stated that he has a potenc;ai buyer for the house on Parcel p2. "'~ He added that he is not sure what they wi17 be doing with the remaining land but '~~ tfiey are interested in puttina in a dental lab and clinic. He added that he has studie~ the Cqmprehensive Plan and feels that the property would 6e beet utilized as comnercial property. .,,, August 23, 1978 Page 3 ~ Chairperson Haake stated that there were several problems with the proposed subdivislon such as the Comprehensive Plan, lot frontages and so forth, and that she would tike to see the issue tabled to a11ow time to study it. Mr. Halverson stated that he would a15o like it studied, which would a11ow him time to decide how to best utilize t~~e property. Official Rose added that it could be tabled and Staff eould undertake the task of Figuring out how tc service the property with streets and impr~vements. MSP (Haake-Burmeister) to table Che request of George Halverson until they come up with a feasible alternative on how to service the property. 6 ayes Commisston Member Glazer stated that the issue of zoning should aisu be addressed. Official Rose replled that with unique parcels such as this, quite often the str?et tayout will dictate the use of the 1and. Mr. Haiverson asked how long it would be before the issue Would be befure the Planning Commission agaln. Officiai Rose replled that it wou7d be one or two months. Chairperson Haake left the me2ting at this time. VARIANCE REQUEST OF TOM KOSEL - 5449 ERICKSON ROAD Official Rose reported tiiat the applicant has requested to build a~0' by 6' additfon ~ to hts kitchen and family ruum at the rear of his existing home. The proposed addition would be 29' from the lot 11ne, requiring a i` variance. A71 the other home setbacks meet the minimum requirements. Official Rose added that the lat is only 100' deep, wMie having a frontage of 165', with 100' being a ninimat lot depth. Official Rose stated that the home, due to its placement and its minimum depth, requires a variance for an addltion of more than 5', and thc~t cor.struction additinns are generally in even feet. Mr. Kosei stated that he was asking for a 2' variance, nnt 1', as he had measured the property and f~und he would be 1'8" too close to the lot 11ne. Official Rose replled that Staff had measured the lnt also and determined the addition to come to 29' fran i:ne laC iina and only requ~lring a 1' veriance. Mr. Kosel added that he plans to put on a small addition on the back of hfs house to ~nlarge the kitchen and family room, and that he had spoken to his neighbor to the rear, who had no problem with the proposed addition. , Commisslon Member Glazer asRed if a 20' by 5' addition wouid be acceptab7e, thus ~ not requiriny a variance. Mr. Kosel r~eplied that it would not be, as it would be I Coo sma11. i, MSP (Burmeister-Blenchard) to approve the variance request of 7om Koxel, 5449 Eriakson Road, oP a variance of 1' on the rear lat line for a 20' by 6' additinn to the ~ existing home. The vartance is granted because oT i}ia fict'dSMp cre3t~d b~ tf?e rlFpth of the 7ot, wM ch is 100', and tt~~ placement of the existing home, which was place ~ further back than whet the City requires. 5 ayes ; i ~ i ~ i i August 23, 1978 ~ 7-11 FOOD STORE - VARIANCE REQUEST ANO CONDITIONAL USE FERSdIT, g Official Rose stated that he had received a ca11 from David Schaak at 4:10 PM, saying that he and his staff had noL been eble to get tngether and prepar? for the meeting and that they would not be attending the meeting, Official Rose stated that he explained to Mr, Schaak that if he did not appear before the Planning Comnission that evening that he would be waiving his right to appear before them and give them his input regarding the request and that 1t was the Plannin9 Commissions right to make a recommendation to the Council, even if 7-I1 did not appear, and that h1r, Schaak had stated that he understood and agreed to giving up his right to appear before the Planning Comnission. Officiai Rose reported that a hearing is scheduled at the September 25 City Council meeting on the issue. Ne added that Attorney Meyers had concurred wfth hlrn on 7-11 givir~y up their right to appear berore the P'lanning Commission. Officiat Rose explained that at the February 27, 1978 Council meeting 7-11 hiad been instructed to submit a report with tnformatian thr Cauncil wa, requesting, and that when Staff reviewed tt~e report, they did noC feel it was adequate and ordered an impact study, and that,MldwAst Planning's conclusion was that the request from 7-]1 6e denied for many reasons. Midwest P7anning also recommended that the City review the sa'le of convenience foods, which is not permittr,d, and dnwn zoning the land. Page 4 ' Commission Member Burmeister rep~rted that she had previausly asked Offtcial Rose ~ --~ for background information on the interser.tion of County Road H2 and S11ver Lake koad and lraffic problcros th:re, and that a ietter from Ramsey County cunfirmed that ~ ~~' they did feel there was a definite Craffic problem at that intersection. Cumnission I Member Burmeister stated that she d9d feel the pattern had been established already ~ and that tiiere were sti11 traffic problems, even with the four way stop signs. MSP (Fedor-elanchard) to recommend tn the Council that they +_tny the rnquest of 7-11 Food Stare, 7295 Silvep Lake Road, for a conditional use permit for gasoline sa7es, as Che proposed use is inconsistent with the spirit and intent of nzighbor- hood co~nercial centers, tlie proposed use represents an additional non-neighborhood oriented use on the existing 7-11 site, that with the proposed use, the 7-11 site cannot accomnodate sufficient parking to comply with the zoning ordinance, that the existinq 7-11 slte cannot comply with zoning ordtnance requirements pertairiing to site dimensions and access locations for gas stations, that the existing 7-11 site is not of suYficient size or dimensior. to accommodaCe necessary maneuvering areas and provide reasonable car stiacking spaces, and that the proposed use would add to an already unfavorabie traffic situation on Silver Lake Road and County Road H2. 5 ayes MSP (Glazer-Quan) to recommend to the Cauncil that the property be down za~ted from 8-3 to B-1 as suggested by the conctusions drawn by Midwest P1anM ng, that the prop- erty zoning is inconsistent with the spirit of neighborhood comnercial centers and the general use envisioned by the City's Comprehensive Plan. 5 ayes , i~iSf (Giazer-B~Y'meistey'j t~ recc~;ez2d th~t th? f.nuncil direct Staff to review the impacc of the current convenience food operation, which is an apparent violation of the existing ordinance, for the purpos~: of implementing corrective actton. 5 ayes , ~ Councilmember Baumgartner stated that there is a Tom Thumb store in the City which should also be Tooked at as it was aiso in violation of the ordinance, August 23, 1978 Page 6 ~ Cortmission Member Glazer stated that there is a sign by the raceway saying that motorcycle races are coming up, and that ho would like it req~^ested through official channeis that the PCA come out and monttor the races for noise. tlffictal Rose replled that they have monitored the speedway before and had not found it to be in violation, Acting ~hairperson Fedor asked if *he City had copies of the Metro Councii's final report of the airport p1an. Dfficial Rose replled that he would check into it. Commission Member Burmeister asked what the limit was on the number of cars to be ailowed for Alexander Diversifled Sales, since she had observed many occassions when the 1ot was extremely full. She added that she did not feel they were keep~ng up to their agreement to have only high quality cars since they did have a truck in the 1ot, and not a11 the cars were high quality. Officiai Rose replied that a limit of ]3 cars had been established and that he had been observing the 1ot and faund it to have most7y liigh quallty vehicles. MSfi (durmeister-Glazer) to have Steff, at their convenience, lo~k intn the Alexander Diversified Sales situation, as to the number of cars they have on the lot as they had agreed to having nn more ttian 13 cars at vna time. 5 ayes UPCOMING AGENDA AND PREVIOUS COUNCYL ACTIONS Official Rose reported that at the last Councit meeting they had approved the vaca- ,r^~ tion of Raymond Avenue, ordered Phase 1 of Pro~ect 1978-3 and the bond sale, and ~'~-/~ reportuedOfficial Rose stated *,hatdtheaC uncilahadFappro~ved anbamendmanCeto thea~ davele~ment agrecmant with the Mermaid to allow them to apen before finishing the exterior work. Officiat Rose 1^eported that the Council had heurd an appeal to the Gale Addition. Councilmember Baumgartner reported that on September 5, Lhe Task Force, C1ty Council and Ptanning Conmission wi11 be getting together to dlscuss the Task Force's f9na1 report and make comnents on it, and that the Task Force wi11 be responding to those questions and comnents in OcCober. MSP (Glazer-Blanchard) to ad,~ourn the meeting at 8:55 PM. 5 ayes Respectfully submitted, ~ame7a Case Recording Secretary ~'~ \~ __.... . _ .,: , ,,. ,.__ : .._:,,u~ .._ ,,,~ s,. ,:< ~ - ,;. ~ ~ ° ..:~.