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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPL MINUTES 03161982 Meeting Sheet IIIIII VIII VIII VIII VIII VIII IIII IIII 102083 BOX: 21 Folder: PL MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1982 Document: PL MINUTES 03161982 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY .PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES • March 16 , 1982 The meeting was called- to order by Chairman . J.ones at 7 :55 P.M. Present for. rol-l. call: . Peterson, Jones , Makowske , and Zawislak. Absent: Bjorklund,. Bowerman, . and Sopcinski. Also present: . Ron Berg., Administrative Assistant. The following addition was. made to the minutes for .the Planning Commission -meeting-held January 19th : Page 8, para. 1: Insert followingthe word "operation" in the first line, "including that; (a) all activities be confined within the building; (b) hours of operation in the evening be limited to midnight; and, (c)_ no items can be offered for sale through an auction which are not normally permitted to be sold' by other merchants in the same center or would fit in with the existing businesses in that particular center Motion by Mrs . Makowske and seconded by. Mr-. Peterson to approve as amended the minutes for the Planning .Commission meeting .held January 19 , 1982 . Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Peterson was named to represent the Commission at the next Council meeting, March 23rd. Mr. Berg presented the plans for the sign which had been approved by the Council for - the Apache Medical Center. The concerns regarding this signage were expressed to Councilman Marks later in the evening . At 8:00 P.M. , Chairman Jones .opened the public hearing to subdivide without platting the properties at-3.916. and 3912 Shamrock Drive to permit a. 15 foot land transfer to- the owners of the 3912 property as requested by Myrtle M. Bjerebek, . owner of the property at 3916 Shamrock Drive. The land -transfer would permit .a 15 foot- garage expansion on the 3912 site. Mr. Jones read the notice which had been published and sent to all adjoining property owners within 200- feet of the two properties . No one present reported failure to receive the notice or objected to its contents . The City Attorney had reviewed the proposal- and suggested descriptions • of the strip to be conveyed and for the properties after the transfer. He had indicated the subdivision without .platting would appear to be acceptable since the existing legal descriptions of the properties -2- would not be further complicated by the transfer. Speaking for the proposal were Dorothy and LeRoy Pearson, . who own the property at 3912 • Shamrock which has a frontage of 74 feet, propose to purchase 15 feet from 3916 which has a frontage of 99 feet, leaving the properties with 89 and 84 feet frontages , respectively. Also present was Paul Johnson, 3925 Shamrock Drive , agent who is handling the sale of Mrs . Bjerkebek's property.. He estimated the Pearson and Bjerkebek' s residences are between 40 and 45 feet distance from each other which would leave ample room- for expansion-.of.. the. .Bjerkebek garage in the future. The Chairman requested staff to make accurate measurements before the Council meeting. Motion by Mr. Peterson and seconded by Mr. Zawislak to approve the conveyance ' of .a 15 foot strip of, land, described .as the South 15 feet of the North 99 feet of Lot 13 , Block 5 , Mounds View Acres , Second Addition , lying East of. the West 134 -feet thereof .from the property identified. as. 3916 Shamrock Drive to the property currently identified as 3912 Shamrock Drive , subject to verification of. the distance between the houses on these properties to assure adequate side yard setbacks for both properties. Motion carried unanimously. At 8:18 P..M. , . Chairman Jones opened the public Hearing- on the request from the- owners of the properties at 2608, 2700 and 2702 - 33rd Avenue N.E. to replat. their properties to create two new buildable conforming lots of 75 X 131. 25 feet. each, .which. will front on Belden Drive. It was agreed the hearings on the individual petitions for the necessary variances to effect this replatting would be held following the re- platting recommendation. Mr. Jones read the notice . of the hearings which' Mr. Berg indicated had been published and sent to adjoining property owners within 350 feet of the sites . No one present reported failure .to receive the notice or objected to its contents . With his March 12th recommendation of approval of..the plat and variances, the Administrative- Assistant had included .in. the. .agenda packet .copies of the April 22 , 1980 Com- mission meeting minutes reflecting that body 's concept approval of the proposalas long as the necessary surveys are made. Mr.. Ber.g reiterated the three properties with non-conforming frontages of 42 . 2, . 42 and 47 feet, respectively , were developed long before the existing City Zoning Ordinance came into existence and their deep back- yards are of no value to any , of the three owners .. He noted the new lots will have to be developed to -conform to thezoning requirements . No problems with- the proposed _ replatting have: beenfforeseenIL)byaany governmental agency or uti'l'ity, company, .according: to Mr. Berg. Petitioners for the necessary variances who were present to discuss the proposal were Ed and Alyce Brown, 2702 - .33rd Avenue N.E. , and David and Alice Taylor, 2700 - 33rd Avenue N.E. , as well as Jeffrey H.A. Johnson, 1500 First National Bank Building, St. Paul-, attorney for all three petitioners . The third property owner, Mrs . Ila. Clark, 2608 - 33rd Avenue N.E. was unable to be in attendance. Mr. Brown indicated none of the neighbors has expressed opposition to the plan and most of them, including Robert Bailey , 2700 Hilldale and -3- John Kosik, 3212 -Belden, have verbally expressed their approval. Staff was requ6sted to provide the Council with- exact measurements of distances between the existing homes. at their meeting next week. The hearing on,- the proposed- replatting was closed at 8 : 35 P.M. Motion by Mr. Peterson- and seconded by Mrs . Makowske to recommend Council, approval of theproposed platting into Brown's First Addition for the properties currently identified as .parcels 3900 ; 3950 , and '- 4000 in' P.lat 63506 .which will .create two- new buildable lots which can be developed as single family residences fronting Belden, noting no opposition-.to the proposal had been demonstrated during the hearing and viewing the creation of two new buildable lots to be a benefit to the City as a whole., Motion carried- unanimously. The Commission then considered the three applications for area variances on an individual basis . Motion by Mr. Peterson and seconded by -Mr. Zawislak to recommend the City Council grant a lot area variance of _1,_677 square .feet from the required 9 , 000 square. feet to Mrs . Ila Clark which property is identified as parcel 39.00 of Plat 63506 , under the proposed replatting to be known as Brown' s First Addition, finding for this parcel as well as for parcels 3950 and 4000 of Plat 63506 , that: • 1. Each of the three parcels of property involved is long and narrow. By this subdivision process the two new lots that would be created would be conforming. The existing- three parcels would be short- ended. However, that would .not make -them non-conforming. They are non-conforming presently because of their. width. This width would not change because of the .subdivision. - Further, the back lots of each parcel are presently unused. It is a practical and an economic waste to leave this property undeveloped. 2. The proposed variance would alleviate the extraordinary circumstance of having long narrow lots which makes part of each of the lots , practically speaking, unusable. The unique shape .of the present lots coupled with the fact that the two new lots to be created would not .be- non-confirming, make this a special circumstance for which this. variance should be -granted.. 3. None of the...party owners involved in the subdivision has pre- viously subdivided their property. They purchased their property in its present size and shape.. They had nothing to do with making their property non-conforming to the present City Ordinance . 4. No opposition to the platting .or variances was -demonstrated during the hearing. • 5. The two buildable single -family lots which will be created as a result of the replatting of these properties would appear to economically benefit the City of St. Anthony. Motion carried unanimously. -4- Motion by .Mr. Peterson: and seconded by Mr.. Zawislak to recommend the City Council grant- a. lot area variance of 2 ,461 squarefeet from the required- 9 ,000 square feet to. Mr. and Mrs . David Taylor which property is identified. as parcel 3950 , Plat 63506 under the replatting of Brown' s -First Addition, finding as was written for the Clark property variance recommendation of the same date.' Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Mr. -Peterson and seconded by Mr. Zawislak to recommend City Council grant a lot area .variance of: 4,430 square feet from the required 11 ,000 square feet to Mr. and Mrs . Edward Brown identified as parcel 4000 ,. Plat 63506 under the proposed replatting of Brown' s First Addition, finding for .this. parcel as was stated for parcels 3900 and 3950 both in Plat 63506 . Motion carried unanimously. The .site .drawiftgs for the proposed addition to the St. Charles Bor- romeo school building were presented as a courtesy- only, Mr. Berg said, because no Commission .action: is perceived necessary if the project is constructed as proposed. No Commission concerns were expressed. Commission members did have several concerns , .however, related to the site plans for. the .proposed senior housing on Kenzie Terrace which the. Administrative Assistant said may have to be- submitted to HUD as early as April.. Commission members indicated they found the de- crease in- unit size from the proposal submitted for approval in 1980 and the addition of an exit onto the alley on Wilson Avenue most- troubling and requested the senior federation be. questioned as to why the one bedroom units have ,been. decreased in size to 540 square feet where the City. ordinance requires - 650 square feet and the efficiencies have been downgraded to 80 square feet less than.-the ordinance require- ment. Mrs . Makowske ..indicated she anticipates there will be opposition to the new exit from the neighbors , many of whom spoke against the original proposal .because they were concerned- with an increase in traffic in that area. Councilman Marks stopped by- .on his. way home from a Council work session in the same .building. The Chairman told him the consensus of the Commission was that with the drastic changes in the. signage for the Apache Medical Center, which the Council approved . at their last meeting , the proposal should have. been returned to -the Commission for further consideration. He reiterated. the concern of some Commission members that the sign which was approved will set. a dangerous precedence for future signage for shopping centers . The Chairman then asked the Councilman why the City is building a new bridge over the Burlington Northern railroad tracks .which are seldom used, ' and was told that with several yard closings . by. the railroad, the traffic is increasing daily over: those particular- tracks . Councilman Marks also said he understands. there is a sight line problem for drivers who pass over the bridge and often are unable to see the road- ahead of them because • of the crest of the bridge. Mr. Peterson. agreed. to include these concerns in- his presentation March 23rd. 4 � -5- Mr. Berg reminded the .Commission members that the extension granted • Craig Morris to-provide landscaping. on his property at 3909 Silver Lake Road will expire- May ist and 'will. report back to them .of the reported all night lighting on the site. Motion by Mrs. Makowske. and seconded- by Mr. Peterson to. adjourn the meeting at 10 : 00 P-M. Motion carried unanimously. Respectfully submitted, Helen Crowe Secretary •