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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/09/88 HASTINGS PLANNIHG CO!,l'~llSSlO'q t,lay 9, 193~3 The regular meeting of the Hastings Planning Sommission was called p.m. to order at 7:30 ,lenbers Present: ~ ~O~mlSSioners Dredge, Ka~s=r, Featherstone, Anderson, Krook, Voetker, Zender and Chairman Folch. ',lambers Absent: Commissioner Ditty Staff Present: Planning Director Harmening and Planning Intern i~lensing. A motion ~as made by Commissioner Kaiser, seconded by ~,IINUTF_S Commissioner Zender to approve the April 25, 193~3 Planning Commission minutes. ' Upon vote taken, Ayes, 8; Nayes, O. Planning Director Harmening started out the meeting by PUBLIC HEARING- indicating that on 4/25/88 the Planning Commission ordered EAST/WEST COLLECTOR that a public hearing be held regarding issues pertaining STREET to the necessity for an east/west collector in the area west of Hastings and possible alignment of this street. Notice of the public hearing was published in the local newspaper and was sent to 97 adjacent property owners. The whole discussion of an east/west collector came about as a result of an interest two landowners had in developing property near the western city limits of Hastings. This interest raised questions in staffs mind regarding the design of these developments ,,,~ith respect to future collector streets and in particular an east/west collector street. The two developments which precipitated discussion on street alignments were as follows: A. Approximately 10 acres proposed to be developed by Siewert Construction in the Highland Hills area west of Pleasant Drive. Approximately 260 acres owned by r]uane '?~allin situated directly west of the Hastings city limits located south of 15th Street and north of Co. Rd. 47. ?~allin is now in the process of master planning this slte. As a part of ?lallins master planning process, ',~allin requested from city staff direction regarding the alignment of future streets. Currently, the two east/west collector streets in west Hastings south of Hwy 55 are 15th Street and Co. Rd. 47. 15th Street appears most accessable in terns of local circulation as Co. Rd. 47 runs south of the ~ermillion River. Due to the potential for a large number of homes being built in the future, west of the city Ii:airs, staff felt that an additional collector street may be appropriate to assist 15th Street in the movement of traffic. The city's Comprehensive Plan indicates that collector streets should have a spacing of 1/4 mile to 1 mile. In light of the aforementioned considerations staff suggested that '.'lallin consider designing his project to allow for an east/west collector str,set in alignment with the existing '~est 23rd Street location. !~ith this alignment a collector street would be located 1/2 ,mile south of 15th Street and 1/2 .mile north of Co. ~d. 47. Staff also suggested to Wallin that a north/south collector street be designed on the ~estern linits of the Wallin property which would extend from Co. Rd. 4~ to 15th Street and eventually to Stats Highway 55. As a result of the West 23rd Street suggestion, property which Siewert owns and would now like to develop is impacted. Aisc, the !.Vest 23rd Street alignment would extend through property owned by the First Baptist Church. At the last Planning Commission meeting a representative of the church e×pressed opposition to the 23rd Street alignment as it would cut their property into two pieces. It was staffs understanding that the church would ~e laore amenable to the 23rd Street alignment if they could obtain a comparable amount of land west of their existing property in exchange for the piece of their property which would remain north of the 23rd Street extension. An option which has also been suggested to staff was to use I~. 25th Street as a collector rather than !~. 23rd St. Therefore, three options or alternatives for street alignments appeared open for discussion. These options are as follows: A. '~est 23rd Street collector alignment. B. t'~est 25th Street collector alignment. O. Do not implement the collector street design. Also~ on somewhat of a related matter, staff recommended that the ','~allin develop'merit be designed with a north/south collector street near his west boundary with a right of way of 80' and a street width of 44'. This collector street would eventually extend from County Road 48 to 15th Street and eventually to State Highway 55. Chairman Folch opened the public hearing at 7:35 p.m. regarding the location of a possible East/West collector street. Comments which were received from the audience on this ~aatter included: f,like Polk; 2505 Old Bridge Lane - !tr. Polk indicated he had provided a letter to the Commissioners stating the concern for safety the residences of Old Bridge Lane have if their was a collector street at the 25th Street and Pleasant Street intersection. He did not believe a 25th Street collector was a good idea. However, he does not necessarily endorse a 23rd Street collector either. ~r. Polk stated that a North/South collector would be more desirable. !,Iorris Gieken, 1973 Oak Street - ;4r. Gieken was representing the interests of the First Baptist Church. The church is opposed to the 23rd Street location of a collector street. He stated the 23rd Street location would do irreparable harm to the church property for its plans regarding future development of a new church facility. Nell Siewert, 30~ Vermillion Street - !4r. Siewert was representing the interests of the Slewert Construction Company. '4r. Siewert listed disadvantages of having a I,~. 23rd collector street. They included: 1. Homes would have to face l'lest 23rd Street and this would not be considered desirable for a collector street. 2. !~ould leave deep lots on the north side. 3. ~ould have portions of West 23rd between Pleasant Drive and Westview serve as collector. 4. To cross church property would cost the city $115,000. 5. Highland Hills layout was approved in April, 1980 and reaffirmed during subsequent plats. 6. f)ue to remaining shape of land it would be difficult to develop properly. ~r. Siewert also listed soma advantages of having a i,~est 25th Street col lector: 1. No assessments would be needed because road already exists. 2. Church would probably be willing to work out road enlargements. 3. West 25th Street can be designed with no driveways e><iting onto a collector. 4. A ',~/esf 25th Street collector could easily fit info any Wallin plan for development of property. Linda Borchars, corner of Pleasant Drive and !'lest 23rd Street. Hs. Botchers was concerned with safety of children living near ?~est 23rd Street. She would like to see collector go somewhere else. Pat ~,1elbourne, 1332 W. 23rd Street - r~r. ~elbourne stated that he does not believe West 23rd Street is tha proper place for a collector street. Since there was no further comments from the audience, Chairman Folch closed the public hearing at 7:55 p.m. The Planning Commission discussed the possible location of an East/West collector street. After this discussion, the Oommissioners did not feel comfortable with making a recommendation at this time. A motion ',vas made by Commissioner Featherstone to table the matter so further study of alternatives could be considered including 23rd St., 25th St., 21st or 20th St. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Dredge. Upon vote taken, Ayes, 8; Nayes, O. Chairman Folch asked for volunteers to study the options and report back to the Planning Commission at their next meeting. Commissioners on this committee included: Anderson, Voell<er, Featherstone and Kaiser as Chairperson. Chairman Folch called for a 5 minute recess. Planning Intern ~enslng indicated that Bruce Petersen is HO~,~E OCOUPATION requesting a home occupation permit to allow him to operatePEIT~'~IT-INSURAHCE an insurance sales office in his home at 625 W. 3rd St. SALES-~RUCE PETERSEN, 625 !~. ~lr. Pefarsen was in attendance and answered questions STREET from the Planning Commission. 3RD After discussion, a motion was made by Commissioner ~(aiser, seconded by Commissioner Featherstone to approve the home occupation permit subject to the applicant complying with all home occupation standards. Upon vote taken, Ayes, 8; Nayes, O. Planning Intern i~ensing indicated that Ellen Schaan is requesting a home occupation permit to allow her to operate a home entertaim~ent consulting business in her home at 1326 !.V. 22nd Street. ?~rs. Schaan Planning HO!.IE OCCUPATION PERHIT- COORDINATING ,HO.'4 E ENTERTA IN ~.~ENT EVENTS-ELLEN SCHAAN, 1326 !'/. 22ND STREET was in the audience to answer any questions the Commission would have. After discussion a motion was made by Commissioner Krook, seconded by Commissioner Zender to approve the home occupation permit subject to the applicant complying with all home occupation standards. Upon vote taken, Ayes, 8; Noyes, O. Planning director Harmening indicated that Hastings Sanitary VARIANCE REQUEST- Disposal is requesting a 25 foot front yard setback HASTINGS SANITARY variance to Section 10.23 of the Zoning Ordinance so that DISPOSAL, 2800 it may enlarge its existing building. The proposed addition ~ILLARD AVENUE. would accomodate one additional truck parking bay and new office space. After discussion a motion was made by Commissioner Zender, seconded by Commissioner Kaiser to approve the variance request on the grounds that the city's drainage ditch, which runs through the back side of the applicants property and cannot be filled in, is a special condition peculiar to this parcel and deprives the applicant of the opportunity which other firms in the Industrial Park possess, to expand on the back of th.s existing building. Upon vote taken, Ayes, 8; Noyes, O. Planning Director Hamnening indicated George &Oon 3ohlken FINAL PLAT- are proposing a final plat for Bohlken Estates 2nd Addition. 30HLKEN ESTATES Upon review, it appears the final plat is generally 2ND AOOITION consistent with the preliminary plat which was approved by GEORGE & DON the City Council on ~arch 21, 19~. BOHLKEN '.~r. Harry Johnson, Land Surveyor, was present to answer any questions the Planning Commission would have on this item. After discussion, a motion was made by Commissioner Krook, seconded by Commissioner Dredge to approve the final plat with the following stipulations: Approval of the final plat subject to the Developers Agreement 5eing entered into to take into consideration, but not limited to, those items of concern or requirements which were brought for~ard during the rezoning and preliminary plat review. 2. Final plat should illustrate the South Park Drive street name for the unamed street in the plat. 3. Lot areas should be provided with the final plat. 4. Necessary easements not shown on the current draft of the final plat should be drawn on the final plat which is recorded. 5. The required final plat fee of $90.00 should be remitted to the city prior to recording of the plat. Upon vote taken, Ayes, 8; Nayes, O. Planning Director Harmening indicated that IBI, Inc., on O~DE~ PUBLIC HEARING behalf of itself and five different property owners, is PRELI~41NARY PLAT- requesting approval of a preliminary plat called ~estview WESTVIEW SHOPPING Shopping Center 2nd Addition. This plat proposes to replat CENTER 2ND ADDITION Westvlew Shopping Center Ist Addition· No new development is proposed as a part of the platting action. Currently, Westview Shopping Center Ist Addition is platted into two large lots which have been allowed to be subdivided using metes and bounds descriptions. This has resulted in a confusing mixture of legal descriptions for the Westview ~4all area. In order to resolve these problems the applicant proposes to replat the Westview ~4all area to take into consideration existing lot lines as well as proposed new lot lines. Director Harmening reminded the Planning Commission that as with all preliminary plats, a public hearing must be held. The applicant is requesting that the Planning Commission order a public hearing for this matter. The earliest the Planning Commission could hold a public hearing on the plat is ~ay 23, 19~8. After discussion, a motion was made by Commissioner Krook, seconded by Commissioner Zender to order that a public hearing for this matter be held on >lay 23, 1988 at 7:30 p.m. Upon vote taken, Ayes, B; Nayes, O. Planning Director Harn~ening discussed with the Planning Commission matters pertaining to the proposed annexation, Comp Plan Amendments, etc. ANNEXATION/COMP. PLAN A~4END~ENT/ PROPOSED COf~MERCIAL DEVELOP~4ENT-T.H.316 AND T.H. 61 Planning r)iractor Harmening rem~nded the Planning CommissionOISCLISS ~EETIHG that during the last Planning Commission meeting of April STARTING TIHE 25, 1983, the Planning Commission entertained the possibility of moving up the meeting time to 7:00 p.m. The Planning staff was asked to review CHy Code pertaining to this matter. The main question brought up by Planning Commission members was if any parameters are in place requiring the Planning Commission to hold their meetings at any certain time during the day. After reviewing the City Code, staff found no requirements for starting times of Planning Commission meetings, only that meetings must be at least once a month. After discussion, the general consenus among the Planning Commission was to keep the present 7:30 p.m. starting time. Planning Director Harmening discussed with the Planning Commission matters pertaining to the ~et Council Transportation Development Guide Plan. Planning Director Harmening updated the Planning on recent City Council actions. '~ET COUNCIL- PROPOSED 2EVISIONS TO TRANSPORTATION OEVELOP!~ENT GUIDE POLICY PLAN Commission OTHER ITE~IS/UP3ATES There being no further business a motion was made by Commissioner Kaiser, seconded by Commissioner Featherstone to adjourn the Planning Commission meefing at 9:30 p.m. ADJOURNHENT Upon vote taken, Ayes, 8; Nayes, O. ....... [ ·