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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPL MINUTES 11161982 Meeting Sheet IIIIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIIIIIIIII 102063 BOX: 21 Folder: PL MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1982 Document: PL MINUTES 11161982 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY • PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES November 16 , 1982 The meeting was called to order by Chairman Jones at 7 : 30 P .M. Present for roll call: Zawislak, Sopcinski , . Makowske , Jones , and Peterson. Absent: Bowerman and Bjorklund. Also present: Ron Berg, Administrative Assistant. Motion by Mr. Peterson and seconded by Mr. Zawislak to approve as submitted the minutes for the Commission meeting held October 19 , 1982 . Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Zawislak will represent the Commission at the Council meeting November 23rd. Mr. Bjorklund arrived at 7 : 35 P.M. • As he had indicated in his November 9th memorandum, Mr. Berg told the Commission members he believes the two signs requested by Impressions , Inc. , the printing- company which has moved into the former Bauer Welding and Scarp Heilman buildings at 2908 and 2912 Anthony Lane N.E. , were precisely the type of monument signage pro- posed to be permitted without a variance in the new Sign Ordinance which is being developed, and he therefore, recommended the requested variances for a free standing sign be granted under the existing ordinance. Ted Skare, representing .the printing- firm, said since one of the buildings would house a suksidiary of Impressions , . signage to indi- cate this distinction is necessary and both buildings need to be identified to the public. He .had agreed to eliminate any air spaces between- the signs and the bases and said the sign surfaces would now be approximately 4 feet wide by 3 feet high, which -Mr. Berg commented, would be well under the 150 square feet of signage permitted those buildings under the existing ordinance. Mr. Skare told Mr. Bjorklund the signs would not be lighted and there are no plans to build the signs on any type of berm. PZotion by Mrs . Makowske and seconded by Mr. Zawislak to recommend the Council grant a variance for a free standing sign for the Impressions , Inc. building at 2908 Anthony Lane N.E . as proposed in Exhibits A and B, finding that the proposed. signage satisfied the conditions set in • the Sign Ordinance for granting such a variance as follows : -2- (1) The granting of the. variance will not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to other property -in the neighborhood or village. C2) A particular hardship to the applicant would result if the strict letter of the regulations are adhered to because there is a need for identification of and a distinction to be made between the two -buildings . (:3) The conditions upon which the application for a variance is based are unique to the parcel of land for which the variance is sought and are not applicable., generally, to other property within the same land use classification. The Commission further finds that: (4) The proposed signage would be compatible - to the requirements for .monument type signage recommended in the proposed Sign Ordinance. (.5), The proposed si'gnage .w.ould be compatible with existing signage in the office park. (6) No lighting is proposed for the sign. . (.7) No opposition to the request was demonstrated during the Com- mission consideration. • Motion carried unanimously. Motion by. Mrs . Makowske . and seconded by Mr. Zawislak to recommend the Council grant a variance fora free standing sign for- the sign which would identify the Impressions , Inc. Annex, The Math Group, Inc. at 2912 Anthony Lane N.E. , as proposed in Exhibits A and B , citing the same findings for the parent firm at 2908 Anthony Lane N.E. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Bjorklund indicated he would be very interested in attending the afternoon session of the Land Use Planning- Workshop to be held at the Earle Brown Center, November 30th. Pyr. Peterson . told Mr. Berg he would let him know the next day whether he would be attending any of the seminars . Mrs . Makowske urged all the Commission members to attend the public information meeting sponsored by the Metropolitan Waste Commission November 22nd at the North East Junior High School where public input is being sought related to the possible siting of a hazardous waste transfer/processing plant in Roseville. She reported the Council had passed a resolution of opposition to siting such a facility so. close to St. Anthony. She reported Senator Neil Dieterich was pre- sent for the Council discussion and indicated 'he would carry the Council ' s concerns to the Minnesota Waste Management Board public meeting in Roseville ,the. same evening. Mrs . Makowske said she had a • personal interest in the possible siting of the plant in the tank farms which are just across the highway from her own home. Mr. Bjorklund asked that staff keep the Commission members informed regarding this matter. -3- Mr. Sopcinski informed his colleagues on the Commission that he would . be unable to continue his service on that body next year because he anticipates he would be one of the Burlington Northern Railroad employees who would be moved to Kansas City and his work the past year had prevented his attendance at many of the Commission meetings . He said it is with real regret that he resigns because the years he has spent on the Commission have been very rewarding and he hates to leave St. Anthony because the more he sees of other communities in his travels , the better the City looks . It has been his observation that the reason taxes are lower in other parts of the country is, because there is so little in the way of services offered_ to the residents in those municipalities . Mr. Bjorklund told Mr. Sopcinski the Commission would miss his particular perspectives on many issues , especially those related to the City's deteriorating sewer .system. The retiring _Commission .member responded that .he .saw a big job ahead for the City since both the sewer and roadway systems would have to be reconstructed within the next ten years . Mr. Sopcinski said he would prefer the improvements be made a segment at a time and done well the first time around. Mr. Berg indicated he believes the City is indebted .to Mr. Sopcinski for his unique input to planning over the years .: He then requested the other Commission members indicate iri writing their intentions towards serving in 1983 . The Administrative Assistant had distributed copies of the zoning • ordinance amendment proposed by Dick Krier, planning consultant for the Kenzie Terrace Redevelopment Project which must be presented for public. in_put at a hearing before the Planning Commission, which must be published ahead of time. . Mrs . Makowske indicated she had told Mr. Krier during the H.R.A. meeting, where the matter was referred to the Commission, that she had some real concerns regarding the proposed language and the ramifications of the proposed changes and the consultant had promised to be present at the hearing to answer these concerns . Mr. Bjorklund .indicated he shares some of those concerns , especially about the density being proposed, which he considers would be uncharacteristic of the existing densities in the City now and to which he is certain there would be resident opposition. Mr. Sopcinski said he perceives the ordinance changes would place all the decision- making in the hands of. the Council without public input which could be very dangerous for the community if the makeup of the Council should change radically. The problem with holding a public hearing the week before Christmas was also raised and Mr. Berg said he would find out whether there is an urgency to develop the ordinance within the next month. The meeting was recessed at 8 : 20 P .M. The meeting was reconvened at 8: 25 P .M. • -4- Planning Commission members reviewed the remainder of -the- proposed Sign Ordinance. ' -Mr. Berg noted the suggestions for change and will incorporate them in the final draft for the December meeting. Motion by Mr. Peterson and seconded by Mr. Zawislak to adjourn the meeting- at 9 : 40 P.M. Motion carried unanimously. Respectfully submitted, Helen Crowe ,. Secretary •