HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/22/90Hastings Planning Comm~sslon
October 22, 1990
The regular meeting of the Hastings Planning Commission was called to
order by Commissioner Kaiser at 7:30 p.m.
Members Present: Commissioners Ditty, Patzke, Dredge, Reinardy, Kaiser
Anderson and Zender
Commissioners Absent: Featherstone and Cedar
Staff Present: city Planner Czech
Commissioner Kaiser called for additions or
corrections to the minutes of the regular meeting
of October 8, 1990. There being no additions
or corrections to the minutes, the minutes
were approved as presented.
MINUTES
Upon vote taken, Ayes, 7; Nayes, 0.
Commissioner Featherstone joined the meeting at 7:32 P.M.
Czech reviewed staffs October 17, 1990 memo to
the Planning Commission concerning the proposed
amendments to Chapter 10 for Residential Care
Facilities for Aged and/or Infirm/Disabled Persons.
Commissioner Reinardy who was the Chairperson of
the Planning Committee which studied this matter
submitted a written record of the proceedings
of the Planning Commission "Senior Housing"
Subcommittee which was dated October 22, 1990.
Commissioner Reinardy provided a detailed account
of the activities of the subcommittee.
PUBLIC HEARING-
AMEND CHAPTER 10-
RESIDENTIAL CARE
FACILITIES FOR
AGED AND/OR INFIRM/
DISABLED PERSONS
The public hearing was opened for comments at
7:42 p.m.
Janet Wilebski of Bannigan & Kelly an attorney
for Haven Homes was present at the meeting.
Ms. Wilebski expressed concerns regarding the
proposed amendments to Chapter 10 and what she
felt were the legal ramifications if the amendments
were adopted.
Bill Chapmen, 365 E. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, MN,
a Consulting Planner representing Haven Homes was
present at the meeting. Mr. Chapman expressed
concerns regarding the proposed amendments to
Chapter 10 and explained why he did not believe
the amendments should be recommended to the City
Council.
Lester Fair of Haven Homes Health Center,
930 16tn st. West was present at the meeting.
Mr. Fair questioned why hospitals were allowed
in the R-1 District and not senior housing.
Donna Thorkelson of 1640 Louis Lane was present
at the meeting. Ms. Torkelson indicated that she is
not against the nursing home concept but that
there are other areas of the city that allow
assisted living and Haven Homes should not be
allowed this use.
There being no further comments from the
audience, the public hearing was closed at
8:13 p.m.
The Planning Commission interacted with members
of the audience and staff on various items
including, but not limited to, the proposed
definitions of the three types of residential
facilities and the zone districts which would
accommodate these facilities.
Commissioner Zender moved, Commissioner Patzke
made a second, to approve the proposed amendments
to Chapter 10 as presented by the Planning
Commission Subcommittee subject to the following:
1. That Section 10.02, Subdivision 20, 21 and 22
be changed to read as Subdivision 21, 22 and
23 with the existing Section 10.02, Subdivision
21-35 shall be renumbered as 24 through 38
respectively.
2. That legal counsel review the Planning Commissions
recommendation.
Upon vote taken, Ayes, 8; Nayes, 0.
Czech briefly reviewed the city Council actions
from the October 15, 1990 meeting which pertained
to Planning Commission items. Czech also noted
that the site plan approved for Tom Judge had
been modified such that the building was more
rectangular rather than square and had an eight
(8) side setback.
There being no further business, Commissioner
Dredge moved, Commissioner Anderson made a
second, to adjourn the meeting at 8:45 p.m.
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