HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990.06.27 PC MinutesJune 1990
[he regular meeting was called to order by Chairman Senkler ai
PRESENT: Henry, Thoreson, Oswald, Senkler, Administrator Huber
Carole LaBelle `
ABSENT: Barnes
Motion made by Thoreson, seconded by Henry to approve the minutes o f th
May 2S, 1990 meeting as amended. e
All aye, motion passed.
Motion made by Henry, seconded by Senkler to approve the minutes of J
1*1 1990 meeting as amended, une
MINOR SUBDIVISION (ED )
Chairman Senkler requested Administrator Huber review this
the planning commission. Mr. Huber stated that Mr. Ed W request with
application to the City of Hugo for a minor subdivision i Waugh has made
formal platting requirements to subdivide a 9.45 �s on an� waiver of the
two lots. The property in question is zoned ^B acre tract of land into
southeast corner of Highway 61 and County Rd.'�BAandTis located at the
the subdivision is to accommodate the sale oa ^ �e primary purpose of
the construction of a Tom Thumb Superette with two acre tract of land for
a car wash. This development is subject t r gas pumping facilities and
The minor subdivision proposed is affected
use Permit review.
constr�ints: e Y the following physical
I. County Rd. 8A on the north.
2. Trunk Highway 61 on the west.
3. A major drainage area and flood plain on the east.
The
drainage easement on site has been identified as per request of th
Ricerequested that
District. The Washington County Highway Departmente
"asriequesfed that the City require the dedication of an additional 7t
Of gnr_o -way on County Rd. 8A to help accommodate improvement t tree
roadwayinthetfuture. The county needs a total of 80 ft of rishtoof��s
and currently here is 66 ft- of right-of-way in this area.
Th y - -way
question appears to meet most of technical requirements of the The survey in
City—
ordinance with the exception that approval of this ` s
landlocked parcel of land owned by Mr. Ed Waugh survey would create a
question as identified on the - aug south of the site in
ProPerty is attached to and becomes a part of Tract B so that said tract
The attorney ƒ roadway, we could not recommend approval of
this survey, addition rney or the developer has indicated he will be
problem Wh on
g on of this landlocked parcel to Tract B to resolve thi
the it, e ave notified the developer that any future subdivision f s
this,
reewou/d require formal platting' If the Planning Commission
that quesr is consistent with
be sub�ect
the coeprehensive plan we wo ld ''
a said ,ecommendation to specjal conditi'ns' usugJest
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Page 2
Mr. Dan Dege, architect for the proposed subdivisio
address questions from the planning commissionn was present to
or audience.
ChairmanSenkler opened the public hearing Mr. JoeM
in exactly where on the site the superette^woul^u bel onno was interested
referred to the survey provided, located. He was
Mr. Bill Mezzano arrived at 7:17PM.
Hearing no other comment from the public Mr. Senkler l
' er c osed the public
hearing.
Commissioner Oswald questioned what the small vacant
used for indicated on the survey. Mr. Deoe informed tcorner was to be
MNDOT requires all development be 100^ft ~ƒ n m �e commission that
the west and north property lines of the proposed
from the corner of Highway 61 on
also stated that Washington County requires anproPosedsubdi«ision^ Mr. Dege
d
along County Rd. 8A, Mr, Waugh was present and additional 7' right of way
that he has agreed to the request f informed the commission
combining of Tract "B" and theor additional right-of-way and the
owns,, property to the south that he currently
Commission members concurred that this request was consistentwith the
City's comprehensive plan and they had no objection to the subivisio.
Motion made by Senkler, seconded by Henry to recommend
minor subdivision ind waiver of the formal plattin approval of the
Waugh to subdivide a 9.45 acre tract into two lots g procedure for Mr. Ed
dated June 12, 1990, subject to the following special
described on survey
pecial conditions.
1' Any further subdivision of all or a part of this site shall be b
formal platting. y
2. The dedication of an additional 7 feet of right-of-way on County Rd
"o to accommodate future improvements to the d '
3. All lots shall have direct access to a i road.
nimproved
shall be served with municipal utilities.«ed public roadway and
4. The final survey must be submitted to hcity council within 90 days
preliminary .=^i"'ivary survey acceptance or planning commission
be null and void, on approval shall
5. All conditions of survey epproval must be met prior to the stamping of
~..r deeds
for recording by the city clerk unless otherw i
by council action, se permitted
6' The property lines on site must be identified by the applicants to
assure proper setbacks when buildings are to be constructed if
required by the building inspector.
7. Proposed driveways or drainage areas within the developmentt
include installation of a minimum ~5" diameter corru t d n»us
S. culvert in a manner acceptable to �the city.ga e me�al
- mobuilding Permits shall be issue� until he survey has been approved
and recorded with Washington County
9- Securing the required permits from the watershed district
prior to final survey approval, r ct i s required
10' Alllfees relating to this subdivisioa shall be paid by the applicant
`..^ :uu.g the cost of recording documents wi�i` Washingto� County'
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11. Driveway access to highways or county roads will riot be permitted
until the necessary permits are secured from Washington County and the
Minnesota Dept. of Transportation.
12. Dedication of required parkland or payment of fee in lieu of parkland
dedication shall be paid to the city prior to final plat approval.
.11. This approval shall be granted with the understanding that said
subdivision does not create any landlocked parcels by the peti.t.ioner
and land owner.
14. No improvements, landscaping, or grading shall be permitted in the
defined drainage areas without the express written authorization of
the City and the approved watershed districts.
15. All property owners shall be responsible for maintenance of drainage
areas within easements on their property.
16. Developer shall comply with all requirements and restrictions
applicable to identified wetlands.
17. No significant deviations from the approved preliminary survey shall
be permitted unless reviewed by the planning commission prior to
council approval.
18. The developer shall permit access to the referenced site for periodic
inspections to assure conformance with this subdivision approval.
All aye, motion carried.
SPE:e. i_0- 1.•- l.►s:>e Perimi t ( Ed Waugh)
Chairman Senk:ler- requested Administrator Huber- review this application
with the planning commission. Mr. Huber stated that Mr. Ed Waugh has made:
application to the City of Hugo for a special use permit to construct a
superette, gas station, and car- wash in an RB zoning district. The site
in question is located at the southeast corner of the intersection of
Highway 61 and County Rd. E s and consists of approximately ^ acres. Thi=.
request is being made contingent on approval of the minor subdivision
re_v:i.c.:;•wc_d earlier- by the planning commission. The building proposed wi.l.l.
be approximately 18' in height and 7,000 sq. ft. in size. We have
requested that the developers give the City some indication of the hours
of operation of this. business. The proposal in question appears. to be
consistent nt wi.th the City's; comprehensive plan and is permitted :in an RIB*
district Fi`•.' r.peci.r`.3.1 3._se permit, if the 1_,1.a.!-ni.:':g commission feels that '.h(:'
d,:_"•.'C_l.opment in question is consistent with t:•S..e City's plans for th:i`-:' area
and the site Ulan is acceptable, we would suggest that any recommendation
-r o r.. ,
council ::3pi_srOv2d1. be <-,!_t(aiPCt". to type(=1.:;1 CCii?fa:A.L'1C71-1':.
Mr. Huber added that the city engineer had r•ocommc•ri(aed that the elf r,
t' the C_ s pumps be raised 1 t. because of the drainage ditch adjacent
the Proposed development.. it was also a recommendation, but not `
requirement that there be additional vegetation at the site and possible
relocation of proposed trees to
v future vision problem at
the
intersection,Lt.:d!.-.fiWashington :, i_ - { - ' I
,hA•i : ., , ...
i.J� d_.l 3! - plan.
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Page 4
Mr. Dan Dege, architect for the proposed superette, stated that MNDOT had
no problems with the project as proposed. Mr' Dege stated that they will
not be disturbing the ditch system and most of the drainage will be
directed to the ditch in the rear of the property- Mr. Dege informed the
commission that they intended to add approximately 3 feet of fill to the
site and after the recommendation by the city engineer, it may be
increased. He stated that Rice Creek Watershed District was reviewing
this application at their meeting this evening.
Chairman Senkler opened the public hearing where area residents expressed
concerns regarding the additional use of the water and sewer facilities in
the area because of the recent watermain breaks in that neighborhood.
Hours of operation were also of interest.
Mr' Huber stated that the watermain breaks most likely did not have
anything to do with the amount of water usage. Hours of operation were
estimated to be 5 A.M. until approximately 11 P.M.
The Planning Commission expressed concern regarding significant traffic
increase of the property at 140th St. and west of Highway 61.
Administrator Huber stated that the staff was not particularly concerned
about the hours of operation in that the business was not in a highly
populated area. Mr. Huber did inform the audience that the city engineer
would review the sewer and water facilities to assure the increase in
water demand' Mr. Dege stated that the entire facility would operate
under the same hours.
Motion made by Senkler, seconded by Thoreson to recommend approval of the
special use permit request of Mr. Ed Waugh to construct a Tom Thumb
Superette at 140th St. and Highway 61 subject to the following special
conditions.
1. Approval of the minor subdivision of Mr. Ed Waugh reviewed by the
Planning Commission earlier.
2. The buried gasoline tanks on site be installed and maintained as per
county health department and MPCA regulations.
3. That the site be maintained on a regular basis and kept free of litter
and other on site nuisances.
4. All advertising signs and related lighting be in compliance with City
regulations.
5. The site plan approved be, and is a part of this special use permit.
6. All refuse on site be stored in the screened area as identified on the
site plan.
7. No exterior storage shall be permitted on site.
G. The parking areas are to provide for short term parking of motor
vehicles only'
9. Driveway and road access permits must be secured from the MNDOT and
Washington County before the building permit is issued.
10- All parking and drive areas shown on the sjte shall be o! bjt"min.,us
surface and shall be installed as per requi,ements "f the city
engi"e�r
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Page 5
11. Submittal of all permits and drainage plans from the Rice Creek
Watershed District.
12. Handicapped facilities and parking shall be provided'
13. The site in question must be plowed on a regular basis in the winter-
time.
intertime.
14. Regular garbage and refuse service shall be provided.
15. Bituminous curbing shall be installed on the north and western edges
of the site near the buried gasoline tanks to prevent any spillage of
gasoline into the ditch systems adjacent to the site.
16. All conditions of the special use permit must be met prior to issuance
of the certificate of occupancy.
17. A building permit must be applied for within 120 days from permit
approval and substantial construction of any building and improvements
must be underway within 120 days of permit issuance.
18. Property lines must be identified on site, by owner to assure proper
setbacks when buildings are to be constructed if required by the code
enforcement officer.
19. No significant deviations from the approved site plan shall be
permitted.
20. Encroachment into the designated easement on site shall be prohibited.
21. The applicant and/or owner shall permit access to the referenced site
at reasonable times for periodic inspections to assure compliance with
this permit.
22. On site facility shall be served with municipal sewer and water as per
City policy.
23. The elevation at or near the gas pumps be increased by one foot as per
the city engineers recommendation.
All aye, motion passed.
Chairman Senkler also requested that the drainage issue concerning the gas
pump islands and the water and sewer facilities in the area be reviewed by
the staff.
Chairman Senkler informed commission members that a special planning
commission meeting will be held on July 2, 1990 at 8:00PM in conjunction
with the regular city council meeting to review the proposed wood
treatment facility north of Bald Eagle Industrial Park.
Chairman Senkler requested Administrator Huber draft a letter to the City
of Lino Lakes expressing the planning commission's interest in attending
the planning meetings in regard to their proposed industrial development
along the west corporate border of Hugo. Mr. Senkler has volunteered to
attend the meetings on a regular basis and would like the invitation to be
open to any other commissioners interested in attending the meetings. Mr.
Senkler would, however, appreciate an agenda of scheduled meetings two
months in advance.
Motion made by Senkler, seconded by Mezzano to adjourn at 8:18PM.
Al] aye, rootion a d
Car"le LaBelle, Secretary
Huqo Planning Commission