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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
HELD WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1969
Those Present:
Chairman Petersen, Mr. Orvin Moen, Mr. Arland Siebrecht,
Councilman Hallberg, Councilman Soleim, Councilman Fischer,
and City Engineer John Davidson.
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 1o.M. by the Chairman.
A report was given by Mr. Orvin Moen in regard to the Paul Birchen service
station relocation at the southeast corner of Trunk Highway 55 and Spring Street.
The subcommittee of the Planning Commission consisting of Mr. Moen,
Mr. Siebrecht, Mr. Hallberg, and accompanied by the City Engineer, made a
physical inspection of the property on Saturday , April 5, 1969. After the
presentation by the Committee Chairman, Mr. Moen, the Planning Commission
recommended approval, with the following stipulations:
That the trash screen located at the westerly end of the proposed
station be a solid brick or block aesthetic desirable wall so that the
trash inside cannot be seen from the streets.
No junk cars shall be stored on the premises.
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There was a continuation of the proposed Zoning Ordinance, reviewing pages
changed during the last session of the Planning Commission starting on Page 15.
Page 15, Paragraph D. Landscaping. Change the paragraph to read as follows:
In ail but the C3 and IZ Zoning District, all developed uses shall provide
a landscaped yard along all streets. Such landscaped yard shall be kept
clear of all structures and storage. Such yard shall be at least eight feet
in depth along all streets, measured from the street right-of-way. Except
for driveways, the yard shall extend the entire frontage of the lot and along
both streets in the case of a corner lot. No more than 40% of the front yard
are~% shall be devoted to parking or driveway use in a residential area.
17, Paragraph K, Planned Residential Development. Insert prior to
beginning of the first sentence "A two-thirds vote of ......... "
18, Paragraph L, Space Between Buildings.
Chairman Petersen received an explanation of this paragraph and the
Planning Commission altered the paragraph to read as follows:
In cases where several buildings, not sharing common walls, might be
constructed on one lot of record excluding residential lots, the minimum
space between such buildings shall be no less than Z0 feet to provide a
fire access and property maintenance.
Mlnutes of p¢cial P,lanning Commission Meeting
Wednesday, April 9, 1969
Page 2.
Page 18, Paragraph M, subparagraph Z shall read as follows:
In the development of hilly areas for residential purposes, minimum
lot areas and slopes shall be determined by the City Engineer, to avoid
erosion and deterioration of surrounding property.
Page 18, Paragraph N, Off Street Parking Requirements. Subparagraph 1 (a)
shall read as follows:
In C3 District one off-street parking space per dwelling unit.
Subparagraph 1 (b)
One and Two Family Dwellings: 1. 5 per dwelling unit.
Subparagraph 1 (c)
Multiple Family Dwellings: 2 per dwelling unit.
Subparagraph 1 (f)
Retail trade commerce other than in C3 District:
Restaurants - 1 per every 3 seats.
Other Retail - 2 per every 100 square feet of retail floor space
but in no case [ess than g. 0 (gross parking area) to 1. 0 (gross
building floor area).
This paragraph is to be checked with the conditions existing at
the Midtown Shopping Center to see if this is a reasonable requirement.
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19, Paragraph N, Subparagraph 1 (g)
Retail service commerce other than in C3 District:
Motels - 1 per unit.
Persona[ and professional offices - 3 per every 150 square
feet of office floor space.
Other service commerce - To be determined by the Planning Commission
dependent upon type of service. Examples: Laundromat - 1 per each Z
machines; Dry Cleaners - 1 per 150 square feet of retail service space.
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19, Paragraph N, Subparagraph 3. Location of Parking Spaces:
(a) Spaces for dwellings: on the same lot as the dwelling unit in
residential areas.
(b) fl?here is some question as to whether this 300 feet of main
entrance is reasonable and should possibly read "300 feet of an
entrance ")
(c) Spaces for industrial uses: within 800 feet of an entrance of
the building being served.
Minutes of Special Planning Commission Meeting Page 3.
Pa~e 19, Paragraph N, Subparagraph 4, Surfacin~ and Drainage, shall
read as {allows:
Off-street parking areas and accessways shall be surfaced with a
durable material to control dust, and shall be graded so as to
dispose of all surface water.
The Engineer is to check the Subdivision Ordinance and see what
requirements have been placed on private streets and alley ways
in apartment complex areas.
Page 19, Paragraph 0, Off-Street Loading and Unloading Requirements,
Subparagraph 1, shall read as follows:
Minimum Number of Off-Street Loading Spaces Required:
An adequate number of off-street loading spaces shall be provided
for al1 structures which require the receipt and distribution of
materials or merchandise by trucks or similar vehicles so as to
assure unrestricted movement of both pedestrians and motor vehicles
on the sidewalks and streets in Hastings.
Page 21, Paragraph A, Non-conforming Buildings.
sentence in each subparagraph 1, 2 and 3 to read:
............. or other Ordinances.
Change the last
Page 22, Paragraph B, Subparagraph 3, Abandonment, change to read:
............ discontinued for a period of one year .......
This completed the review of the Zoning Ordinance for this date.
The next regular meeting will be Wednesday, April 16th at 7:30 P.M. at
the Hastings Public Library. The review will start on page 23, Section VI,
Administration and Enforcement.
The meeting adjourned at approximately 10:15 P.M.
John Davidson. City Engineer
i~IINoTES OF SPECIAL HASTINGS PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
HELD %VEDNESDAY. APRIL 9, 1969
IVXembers Present:. lvXoen, Siebrecht, Hat[berg, Fischer, So[elm. Petersen.
Also City Engineer John Davldson
The first order of business was a motion by Nioen, seconded by Siebrecht
that the Commission adopt the recommendation Of the St{~dy Committee and
recommend to the ~City Council that the Birchen proposal'for relocating of
Leo's 66 Service Station at Z33' Wo llth Street be approved subject to the
following conditions:
3.
Ayes, all.
The proposed trash area be screened from view and that the
screening be aesthetically designed.
That the presently located "junk automobiles" be removed.
That all signs he checked for compliance with the present
sign o rdlnance.
The commission then picked up the review of the proposed Zoning Ordinance
with the following recommended changes:
Page 15~ ParaKraph D- La,~dscapinff
"In all hut the C3 and I2 zoning districts, att developed uses shat[
provide a landscaped yard along all streets. Such landscaped yard
shall be kept clear of att structures and storage. Such landscaped
yard shall be at least eight feet in depth along all streets, measured
from the street right-of-way° Except for drive%rays, the landscaped
yard shall extend the entire frontage of the lot and along both streets
In the case of a corner lot. No more than 40~0 of the front yard area
may be devoted to driveway use or parking areas in residential districts.
?a~!e 18, ParaCraDh L - Space Between Build~ng_~
"In cases where several buildings not sharing common walls might be
constructed on one lot of record excluding residential lots, the
minirnurn space between such buildings shat! he no less than Z0 feet
to provide for fire protection access and property maintenance."
" Planming Commission Minutes
Wednesday, t~.pril 9, 1969 Page
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Page 1§~ Paragraph
"In the development o£ hilly areas for residential purposes, minimum lot
areas and slopes shall be determined by the City Engineer to avoid erosion
and deterioration of surrounding property,"
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Pa~e 18, Paragraph N-1
"aJ One pe~ unit required in C3 District.
b. 1 One per unit for single family dwelling.
b. Z One and one-half per dwelling unit for two family dwellings.
Co Two per dwelling unit for multiple family dwellings.
f, Other Retail - 2 per every 100 square feet of retail floor space
but in no case less than 2.0 (gross parking area) .~o 1.0 (gross
building floor area),"
g. Personal and professional offices - 3 per every 150 square
feet of office floor space.
Other service commerce - to be determined by ]Planning
Commission dependent upon the type of service to be offered."
Paragraph 19, Paragraph N-3,
as Add the phrase "In.Residential Areas" to the end of the sentence.
Oo Change the word ",;he main" to "an"
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Page 19, Paragraph
Remove the following phrase from paragraph "Other than those for one and
tow family dwellings.
.Page ZD~ Paragraph. 0- 1
Remove the phrase "throughout the active areas of Hastings" and substitute
"on sidewalks and streets".
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Page 21 - Paragraphs A-l, A-Z and A-3
Remove the word "Ordinance" and substitute the phrase,
Ordinances."
"or other
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Page 22, Paragraph
Change the phrase "for a period of two years" to "for a period of one year",
It was suggested that when ever Council action is called for within the body of the
ordinance that it should specifically state that any Council action must be approved
by the majority of the full Council~ i. es, five ayes minimum.
Walter Petersen~ Chairman
Hastings Plan. ming Commission