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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
3 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
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5 OCTOBER 19, 1993
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8 1 . CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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10 The Meeting was called to order at 7 : 00 p.m. and the Pledge of
11 Allegiance was led by Chair Faust .
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13 2 . ROLL CALL
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15 Commissioners Present : Bergstrom, Thompson, Franzese,
16 Gondorchin, Madden and Faust
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18 Staff Present : City Manager Burt
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20 3 . - APPROVAL OF SEPTEMBER 21 , 1993 MINUTES
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22 Motion by Madden, second by Franzese to approve the minutes of
23 the September 21 , 1993 Planning Commission Meeting with the
. 24 following correction:
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0 page 7 , line 1 : Correct the word "appoint" to "elect"
28 Commissioner Franzese inquired if the fourth paragraph on page
29 4 had any errors . She felt the reference to the housing
30 maintenance code may be incorrect .
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32 The City Manager noted that the issue in question was
33 regarding a driveway surface. This would be addressed in the
34 building code and not in the housing maintenance code
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36 Motion carried unanimously
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39 4 . DESIGNATION OF COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE TO THE NOVEMBER 9,
40 1993 CITY COUNCIL MEETING
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42 Commissioner Madden will attend the November 9, 1993 City
43 Council Meeting representing the Planning Commission.
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45 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS
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47 Chair Faust noted that it is too early to open the public
48 hearings as they were advertised for a later time. He
49 requested staff to initiate discussion on some of the items
50 under MISCELLANEOUS.
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6 Ms . Olin stated the hours she would prefer which would be less
7 than those presently observed at the St . Anthony Shopping
8 Center .
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10 Commissioner Franzese inquired if all of the conditions for
11 operating this type of business had been thoroughly explained
12 to Ms . Olin.
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14 Ms . Olin -replied she had received the City' s Code of Ethics
15 and the staff recommended conditions have been reviewed with
16 her . She is hiring the services of a licensed massage
17 therapist and there will be separate private rooms for this
18 service in keeping with the family nature of the business .
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20 Discussion continued regarding the hours of operation which
21 could be approved and be acceptable to Ms . Olin .
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23 The public hearing was closed at 7 : 11 p.m.
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25 Motion by Madden, second by Franzese to recommend to the
6 Council approval of a conditional use permit to operate a
therapeutic massage service to Ms. Jane Olin for use at 2906
Pentagon Drive in the St . Anthony Shopping Center with the
29 following conditions :
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31 1 . The massage therapy being restricted to therapeutic
32 massage and approved hours of operation as follows : Monday
33 through Friday 9: 00 a.m. to 9: 00 p.m. ; Saturday 9: 00 a.m. to
34 4 : 00 p .m. and closed on Sunday.
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36 2 . The permit will automatically be revoked if there is any
37 violation of applicable City or State statutes related to
38 criminal sexual conduct by any person associated with the
39 operation.
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41 3 . The massage therapy offered must comply with the Code of
42 Ethics and definition of massage therapy established by the
43 Association of Body-Work Professionals and/or the American
44 Massage Therapy Association.
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46 4 . The massage personnel must have graduated from a State of
47 Minnesota certified professional program with a minimum of 100
48 hour training;
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5 Mr. Freiberg advised that the pump island will be thirty eight
6 feet long and needs four feet of canopy on each end to be
7 usable . The canopy facia will be thirty six inches high and
8 will be only decorative. No advertising nor signs will be
9 placed on the canopy. The lights will shine down so they will
10 not interfer with any residences . There will be no junk cars
11 stored on the property and the roof signs will be removed. He
12 also stated that the .fencing will be changed and surface
13 blacktopping will be done next year when the weather is
14 better.
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16 The Public Hearing was closed at 7 : 28 p.m.
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18 Commissioner Franzese inquired if staff had researched this
19 request pertaining to any hardship. The City Manager responded
20 that the City Attorney had applied a "creative" interpretation
21 for other variances granted to service stations . It was felt
22 this request could qualify for a hardship because of the
23 unusual shape of the lot .
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25 Commissioner Gondorchin inquired if there was going to be a
pylon sign . Mr . Freiberg stated there was .
28 Motion by Franzese, second by Madden to recommend to the City
29 Council granting of the conditional use permit and the
30 variance to accommodate the expansion of the building and the
31 addition of a canopy as per the staff recommendations , there
32 was no one who appeared to speak against these requests , a
33 hardship exits because of the unusual shape of the lot and
34 including the following conditions :
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36 1 . Parking lot must be striped a minimum of eight spaces .
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38 2 . The canopy lighting must shine down
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40 3 . Inoperable vehicles may not be stored on the site for more
41 than two weeks .
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43 4 . Removal of roof sign
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45 5 . Where old chain link fence is currently located, new screen
46 fencing will be installed behind the building.
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48 6 . Complete paving on east side of building up to public-
49 right-of way.
50 Motion carried unanimously
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6 E. Petition for Variance - Wally Bauer, 3640 - 3644 Silver
7 Lake Road
8 F. Application for Subdivision/Plat Approval , Wally Bauer,
9 3640 - 3644 Silver Lake Road
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11 Chair Faust read the notices of these two public hearings
12 which appeared in the October 9, 1993 edition of the St .
13 Anthony Bulletin.
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15 The City Manager explained that this request is for a zero lot
16 line split of a double bungalow. Mr. Bauer wishes to refinance
17 one side of the building and the land and split it into two
18 separate parcels for ownership.
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20 The City can subdivide the property using the same survey and
21 parcels A and B division line as the new property line.
22 Subdivision can be done waiving the replat requirement . As
23 this is an existing structure, a lotsplit would require a zero
24 lot line which would require a variance .
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There also needs to be a variance for lot area, width , and lot
coverage. The zero lot line variance would be for five feet
28 for each structure. The other three variances are required, as
29 the current lot meets the ordinance, but the two proposed lots
30 would not .
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32 Commissioner Bergstrom inquired if there were other zero lot
33 lines situations in St . Anthony.
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35 The City Manager advised there are some on 37th Avenue between
36 Stinson Boulevard and Silver Lake Road. These buildings were
37 built intentionally to be zero lot line situations and the
38 lots are considerably larger than this one. Mr. Bauer noted
39 that when this building was built zero lot lines did not
40 exist .
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42 Discussion continued regarding maintenance by both owners and
43 how this could be required.
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45 It was determined the exterior maintenance could be protected
46 by a "party wall " agreement between the two owners . Mr . Bauer
47 stated this agreement will not address landscaping nor snow
48 removal but will address all other "common" aspects of the
49 building.
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6 He exlained that the shape of the • building is mostly round
7 with much glass and windows . He felt there would not be an
8 appropriate place to locate a wall sign.
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10 The City Manager stated that this building could be allowed to
11 have two wall signs as it technically faces two streets .
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13 The Public Hearing was closed at 8 : 14 p.m.
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15 Commissioner Gondorchin felt a wall or facia sign are options
16 which should be considered. He also suggested a pylon sign
17 would work but that a roof sign would be difficult to see as
18 well .
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20 Commissioner Thompson noted this building is not in a
21 residential area so any signage would not impact on private
22 homes . Exposure is the primary concern for this business .
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24 Chair Faust prefers not to set a precedent , especially with ;.
25 approval of a roof sign . He supports monument signs .
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Commissioner Madden stated his opposition to a roof sign .
29 City Manager Burt requested this matter be continued until the `
30 next Planning Commission Meeting. He felt staff could work
31 with Mr . Cadwallader to solve the problem. He stated his
32 preference to have this matter returned to the Planning
33 Commission rather than have it recommended for denial to the
34 City Council .
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36 Mr . Cadwallader inquired if a lighted sign could be a
37 consideration . The City Manager advised this would not be a
38 permitted use but further examination of the sign ordinance
39 would be done by staff to work within the ordinance.
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41 Motion by Franzese, second by Madden to table this matter
42 until the next Planning Commission Meeting.
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44 Motion carried unanimously
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46 6 . MISCELLANEOUS
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48 A. Application for Garage Setback Permit - Scott Barton ,
49 3515 Harding Street - Council Referred Item
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5 Commissioner Bergstrom felt there was value in longevity and
6 inquired if there had been problems . The City Manager
7 responded it has never been an issue.
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9 Chair Faust felt there was consensus on the Planning
10 Commission that there should be no changes .
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12 7 . STAFF UPDATE
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14 The City Manager advised that the City Council will be making
15 an appointment to the Planning Commission at its October 27th
16 meeting.
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18 8 . COMMISSIONERS ' COMMENTS
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20 a . Commissioner Madden
21 Commissioner Madden had nothing to comment on at this time .
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23 b. Commissioner Gondorchin
24 Commissioner Gondorchin had nothing to comment on at this
25 time.
C . Commissioner Franzese
28 Commissioner Franzese had recently read in the Northeaster
29 Newspaper an article regarding the proposed closing of the St .
30 Anthony branch of the Hennepin County Library System. She
31 observed that property owners in St . Anthony already pay taxes
32 to support the Hennepin County Park System which is not very
33 accessible. This inequity will continue with the closing of
34 the library.
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36 The City Manager advised he will be contacting former Hennepin
37 County Commissioner Makowske regarding what property taxes are
38 used for by Hennepin County . He noted that St . Anthony is the
39 only inner-ring suburb whose library is being considered for
40 closing.
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42 The, City Manager also noted there are few services received by
43 St . Anthony from Hennepin County although tax dollars from the
44 City are significant . Among the services received is the 9-1-1
45 dispatch and limited county road work.
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47 He will put out a press release for the public hearing being
48 held regarding the potential library closing, this will be
49 noted on the Kiwanis sign and phone numbers of commissioners
50 to be contacted .
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OCTOBER 19 , 1993
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6 9 . ADJOURN
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8 Motion by Madden , second by Franzese to adjourn the meeting at
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11 Motion carried unanimously
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16 Respectfully submitted,
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20 Jo-Anne Student , Planning Commission Secretary
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