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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/27/78PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES MONDAY MAY 27~ 1978 8:00 P.M. Chairman Stoffel called the meeting to order at Members Present: Commissioners Stoffel, Kramer, Terrell and Gergen. Commissioner Groth arrived at 8:09 p.m. 8:0~ P.M. Wendler, Legler, Moved by Commissioner Gergen, seconded by Commisssioner Wendler to approve the minutes of the May 8, 1978 meeting. 6 ayes 0 nayes. The Planner indicated that since the last Planning Commission Meeting the developers have submitted revised plans indicating parking lot elevations, the removal of one parking stall, and the removal of one tree proposed to be loc- ated in a public right-of-way. He also suggested that approval could be con- ditioned upon a certificate of occu- pancy to be renewed yearly in order to ensure that employee parking proposed to be located in an existing metal building would in fact be located in that building, and that exterior building materials could be approved at the next Planning Commission Meeting since the developers have not decided on what kind of materials to be used. Commissioner Gergen questioned the need for a conditional certificate of occupancy. He felt that it would be overly restrictive and that the City would be setting a bad precedent. Commissioner Terrell gave the Committee report which suggested boundary survey, a conditional certificate of occupancy, that the building be moved as close as possible to the east property line, and that the rear of the lot be cleaned up and fenced. Moved by Commissioner Groth, seconded by Commissioner Wendler to approve the site APPROVAL OF MINUTES SITE PLAN REVIEW, COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 23RD AND VERMILLION STREETS, MR. & MRS. GEORGE BOHLKEN Planning Commission Minutes (continuod) -2- May 27, 1978 plan with exterior building materials to be approved at the next Planning Commission Meeting and subject to the following conditions: that a boundary survey be provided to the staff prior to the issuance of a building permit, that the weeds in the rear yard be cleaned up, and that no parking be- hind the existing building be allowed. 7 ayes - 0 nayes. In November of 1977, the City Council amended the City Code to allow the National Guard to discharge fire arms within City limits. At that time, permission to construct a small arms range on City property located at the old city landfill. Since this is a use by special permit in an agricult- ural zoning district, the matter was referred to the Planning Commission. Lieutenant Thomas Cochran from the National Guard, explained the Nat- ional Guard's intended use and the site's characteristic which included the need for a fairly large amount of fill. Commissioner Groth asked how many National Guard units would be using the range. Lieutenant Cochran indicated that he did not know the number of units that would be using the facility, however he felt that it would be the units from the surrounding area. Commissioner Stoffel suggested setting the public hearing for the July lOth Planning Commission Meeting. Moved by Commissioner Groth, seconded by Commissioner Terrell to deny the special use permit on the grounds that the amount of noise and disturbance created by such a range would have a negative impact on surrounding property owners. 4 ayes - Kramer, Stoffel, and Wendler naye. Chairman Stoffel asked the Planner to request the Council to hold the re- quired public hearing for this request. The Planner reported that the Council had referred Hastings Anti-Litter Ordinance to the Planning Commission for study and recommendation on de- SPECIAL USE PERMIT, SMALL ARMS RANGE, THE OLD CITY SANITARY LANDFILL, NATIONAL GUARD ORDINANCE REVIEW, ANTI- LITTER ORDINANCE Planning Commission Minutes (continued) -3- May 27, 1978 fining what "an authorized private receptacle" is and possibly setting a time period for private containers to be located public right-of-way for pick-up. Chairman Stoffel referred the matter to the Terrell Committee. The Planner indicated that he had discussions with various Planning Commission members regarding various zoning ordinances. He requested that Commission members submit a list of ordinances they felt needed revision to him for formal referral to appro- priated Planning Commission Committees. Commissioner Terrell requested that the Planner ask the City Attorney for an opinion on Section 10.07, subdivision 5F. Commissioner Terrell felt that the working in that section be interpreted to mean that a forty foot setback be required of a commercial development and if located adjacent to a resident- ial use regardless of zoning district. The Planner informed the Planning Commission that workshops on Com- prehensive Planning would be offered by the Metropolitan Council and local Community Colleges in cooperation with the Government Training Service. The workshops for the Hastings area will be held on July 6, 13, and 20 at the Inver Hills Community College. He asked that interested Planning Commission members contact him for registration information. Moved by Commissioner Wendler, seconded by Commissioner Kramer to adjourn at 9:32 p.m. 7 ayes 0 nayes. ORDINANCE REVIEWS LEGAL OPINION REQUESTED REGARDING ZONING ORDINANCE TERMINOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WORK- SHOPS ADJOURNMENT