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Home My WebLink About11/14/83MINUTES OF HASTINGS PLANNING COM~IS$ION MONDAY, NOVE~fBER 14~ 1983 7:30 P.M. Thc meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. ~y Chair- man Murphy. ~.~em~ers Present: Co~m~isgioners Murphy, Swanson, Stevens, ReuLer, Maztin, Simacek, Conzemius, Anderson and Wendler. Members Ab_en~: None Moved by Cormm~.is$ioner Reuter, seconded by Commis- sioner Wendler to approve the Minutes of the October 24, 1983 Meeting. 9 Ayes, 0 Nayes. Moved by Cormm~isgioner Simacek, seconded by Commis- sioner Wendler to recommend approval of the variance for the reasons indicated in the November 10, 1983 Staff Re- port. 9 Ayes, 0 Nayes. Moved by Commissioner Swanson, seconded by Commis- sioner Wendler to reco~mnend approval of the variance re- quest, since the home is located on a major highway and is adjacent to none residential uses, thus a hardship is demonstrated. 9 Ayes, 0 Nayes. This would allow the expansion of a commercial building up te thc property line. Meved by Commissioner Wen~ler, seconded by Commis- sioner to recommend approval of the variance request, since this is a unique situation, and approval would not be contrary to the intent of thc zoning ordinance, with the condition that the addition have wall finighes com- porable to the existing walls, except on the west gide, where the concrete blocks should be painted a complimentary color. 9 Ayeg, 0 Nayes. Moved by Commissioner Swanson, secended by Commis- sioner Ccnzemius to recormnend approval of the alley vaca- tion subject to the retention of an easement for any public and provate utilities. 9 Ayes, 0 Nayes. Cemmissioner Reuter gave the Committee Report, in- dicating that the rezoning appeared reasonable. Moved by Com~nissioner Renter, seconded by Commis- sioner Simacek to recommcnd the rezoning of those properties included in the petition from C~2 to R-2, on the grounds that nothing in the forseeablc future would dictate the need for additional commercial expansion in this part of the APPROVAL OF MINUTES VARIANCE - OFF-STREET PARKINC REQUIREMENTS - REMODELING AND RENOVA- TiON OF THE MASONIC BLOCK BUILDING - 3RD & SIBLEY STREETS - HARRY SCHOEN LOT SIZE VARIANCE RE- QUEST TO ALLOW FOR TWO FAMILY CONVERSION - 71~ VEP~ILLION STREET - DON KE!LER REAR YARD SETBACK VARIANCE - 1360 VERMILLION STREET - ANDRE MENARD ALLEY VACATION - ALLEY BETWEEN 4TH & 5TH AND SPRINC & ASHLAND REQUEST TO REZONE PART OF THE DOI~TOWN COMMER- CIAL DISTRICT TO R-2 Planning Commission Minutes November iL, lq83 downtown area~ 9 Ayes, 0 Nayes. Commissioner Wend!er gave the Committee Report, indicating that more research ~as necessary on the issue of three or more unit residences in the R-2 District. He also reported on the research the Committee had done into whether certain existing R-2 areas should bc re- zoned to R-1. The report basically ccncluded that although the issue of creating non-conforming situ=tions was not as serious as originally thought, it was still a factor, that the arbitrary realigning of boundaries always causes confusion, that because there is somewhat limited potential for duplex conversion in those areas even suitable for re- zoning to R-I, that such a move w~uld accomplish little, and create a hardship for th~se that do have duplex poten- tial, and that by constricting the R-2 ar~as that would allow two family conversions, the pressure for conversions would aautally increase in those remaining areas. Commis- sioner Stevens indicated that he felt there were more reasons for zoning those areas R-2 when those ~oundaries were in- itially established than the City now has reason to rezone them to R-1. Moved by Commissioner Wend!er, seconded by Commis- sioner Swanson to recommend, b~se~ on the Committee Report, that no R-2 areas be rezoned to R-l. 9 Ayes, 0 Nayes. Moved by Commissioner Wendler, seconded by Commis- sioner Martin to table the issue of three or more ~nits in the R-2 Di~tr~ct, and ask for a report f~om the Building I~specter on code requirements for three or more units. 9 Ayes, 0 Nayes. Moved by Commissioner Simacek, seconded by Commis- sioner Wendler tc table this matter until more informa- tion is avazlable from the Planner. 9 Ayes, 0 Nayes. Commissioner Stevens he felt i~ was a shame that Commission Wendler would no longer be eligible to serve on the Commisgion after the end of this year, since his third and final term was expired. Moved by Commissioner Stevens, seconded by Commis- sioner ~artin to recon~nend the Council consider e×tend~ng the maximum number cf terms for Planning Commission members. Commissioners felt t~at the experience gained by long term members was valu~blo to the Commission. 9 Ayes, Wendler Abstaining. COMMITTEE REPORT - STUDY OF THE POSSIBLE REZONING OF SOME R-2 AREAS TO R-~, AND THE ISSUE OF THREE O~ MORE UNIT RESIDENCES IN THE R-2 DISTRICT ORDINANCE REVIEW - OFFICES IN THE R-3 DISTRICT RECmMMENDATION TO EX- TEED THE MAXIMUM NUMBEE OF TERMS FOR PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS ADJOURNMENT Moved by Commissioner Wendler, seconded by Commis- sioner Anderson te adjourn at 8:59 P.M. 9 Ayes, 0 Nayes~