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MINUTES OF THE HASTINGS PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
HELD ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1968
Members Present: Acting Chairman, Clarence Soleim, Jr., Mr. Arland
Siebrecht, Mr. Leigh Nelson, Mr. John Karpen, Jr., Mr. Leonard Bauer,
Mr. Orvin Moen, Mr. Ken Truax, Mr. Kermit Crouch of Hodne and Associates
and Mr. John Davidson.
Guests Present: Mr. and Mrs. Leo Schnmacher, Mr. Paul Embretson and
Mr. Joe Novak.
The first item was a motion by Mr. Truax, seconded by Mr. Siebrecht, "Let
it be recorded that the Hastings Planning Committee paused for a moment in
its deliberations to note with sorrow the passing of Charlie Weckman. His
unfailing confidence in the future of Hastings should serve as an inspiration
to each of us".
It was reported to the Planning Commission that the informal meeting held
on Tuesday, November 1Z, at 8:00 P.M. in the City Hall had at attendance
the majority of the building contractors and real estate agents from the
Hastings area. The most objectionable condition of the proposed Subdivision
Ordinance was in dealing with Section V, Paragraph H - Financing. The
concensus of opinion voiced from the floor indicated that the proposed ordinance
would:
Penalize the small developer, creating a hardship that he could
not financially cope with.
Encourage the present building within the corporate limits to move
to township areas outside of the corporate limits, resulting in
residential growth within the school district, but outside of City
tax revenue. It could further encourage commercial growth to
serve residential complexes outside of the centralized business
area.
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There was a proposal from the floor that a certain set maximum
amount in dollars on a per lot basis could be allowed under present
assessment methods, any excess of which would be paid by the
developer in cash or through an escrow agreement. The Planning
Commission also discussed the possibility of establishing the same
principle based upon a percentage basis of the cost of improvements
for each subdivider.
Planning Commis s ion Minute s
November 13, 1968
Page
This discussion was followed by a motion by Mr. Siebrecht, seconded by
Mr. Bauer that the amendment to this section be written as follows: (As
found corrected in second draft).
Section V. H- Financing, Page 13A and 14
In accordance with Article Il-C-Z, Page 4A and B and Article II-C-7,
Page 4B, the required cash payment of platting charges and necessary
petitions will be submitted with the Final Plat.
The total maximum allowable costs, for complete improvements as required
by this Ordinance, which can be financed by City Assessment procedures,
within any Plat or Subdivision is $4000 per lot or parcel. This assessment
shall be spread over 10 years with interest at 6% on the unpaid balance.
The cost for said improvements shall be the Estimated Cost for said
improvements as computed by the City Engineer. The Estimated Cost per
lot is based upon the Total Estimated Improvement Cost divided by the
total lots or parcels within the Plat or Subdivision served by the improvements.
Any costs exceeding $4000 per lot or parcel shall be paid by the subdivider,
in accordance with the following:
The subdivider shall submit with the Final Plat an agreement and
performance bond or cash escrow agreement to insure payment of
costs exceeding $4000 per lot or parcel.
The Subdivider shall guarantee completion of the required improvements
within a two (2) year period.
The total costs shall include all costs incurred by the City for review
and inspection, engineering costs, legal costs, bonding and finance
fees, City administrative costs and related cost to the City as a result
of said improvements.
If the required improvements are not completed within the two year
period, all amounts held under the escrow agreement or performance
bond shall be turned over and delivered to the City and applied to
the cost of the required improvements. Any balance remaining after
such improvements have been made shall be returned to the owner or
Subdivide r.
Any variance from the required escrow procedure herein specified,
because of unique development or true and certified higher land values
or larger than average size lots as platted, but not to include higher
improvement costs as a result of street alignment grades or soil
conditions, resulting in higher construction costs, will be considered
as stated in Article VII-C "Variances".
l~ianning Commis s ion Minute s
November 13, 1968
Section V. H-Financing (continued)
Page 3.
In the event the subdivider elects to pay 100% of all costs incurred by
installation of the improvements, outside of normal assessment procedure,
he may do so providing he guarantees the following:
1. All construction shall be in accordance with plans and specifications
prepared by or approved by the City Engineer.
2. Pay all costs to the City of Hastings, including engineering, inspection,
legal and administrative costs incurred as a result of said improvements.
3. Complete the required improvements within a two (2) year period.
The following changes to the Subdivision Ordinance were made by motion,
seconded and carried for ali amended items as follows:
Section I. C - Legal Authority, page 1.
An act relating to Municipal Planning and Development and providing for
zoning, official maps, subdivision regulations, and other official controls,
being Laws 1965, Chapter 670.
Section Il. B - 2, page 4A
Delete ...... and shah pay the required filing fee.
SectionlI. B - 5, page 4A
Rewrite last sentence as follows:
The Subdivider shall be required to pay the cost of such services.
Delete ..... if the filing fee is not sufficient.
Section II. B - 6, page 4A
Delete ...approve subject to revision.
Add . . . City Council, at end of sentence.
Delete .... If approved, the design is thereby accepted as a basis for the
preparation of the Final Plat.
Section II. B
Add paragraph 7. The preliminary plat must be approved by the City Council
prior to final preparation of the plat.
.......... -IT ................ T .... T ...... "r
Planning Commission Minutes
November 13, 1968
Page 4.
Section II. B, 4A
Add paragraph 8. All final plats shall be submitted within 5 years of
preliminary plat approval. Any preliminary plat not finalized within
5 years must be resubmitted for recertification by the Planning Comm-
ission and City Council.
Section II. C - 2, 4A and 4B
Rewrite as follows: ...... AFinal Plat of all or a portion of the Preliminary
Plat shall be submitted within one year of Preliminary Plat approval;
..... With the submission of the Final Plat the subdivider shall submit a
petition for all improvements required as a part of the subdivision in
accordance with this ordinance. The petition form can be secured from
the City Clerk and must contain signatures of owners of more than 35% of
the property serviced or benefited as a result of the improvements. The
petition must be submitted prior to October 1st of the year preceding the
construction of improvements, except in cases where the subdivider elects
to pay 100% of the cost of said improvements.
Section II. C - 7, 4B
Rewrite as follows: The subdivider shall file the approved Final Plat with
the City Clerk, and shall record the Final Plat with the Dakota County
Register of Deeds within 30 days of Final Plat approval; otherwise, such
approval shall be considered null and void. At the time of filing the Plat
with the City Clerk, a cash payment or certified check shall be furnished
the City Clerk for the total amount due as required by City Ordinance
titled "An Ordinance of the City of Hastings Enunciating the Criteria for
Imposition of Connection Charges Due to Construction of the 'I967 Inter-
ceptor Sewer System', Providing for Imposition of Connection Charges upon
Properties Which Are Not Immediately Benefited by Said Interceptor Sewer
but Which May Be Benefited in the Future Upon Presently Unanticipated
Radical and Unusual Changes in Use; and Providing for Additional Connection
Charges to Tracts Currently Treated as one Lot, but Which are Large Enough
to Allow Subdivision".
Section III. A - 2, paragraph g, page 6
Add - 1929 USGS Datum.
Section III. A - Z, paragraph h, page 6
Add .... and/or the City Council.
T~ .................... T ....... T ..... ~ ......
Planning Commission Minutes
November 13, 1 68
Page 5.
Section III. B - 8, page 6
Rewrite as follows: Soil borings, if requested by the City Engineer.
Section IV. A - 2, page 8
Category ]Parkway, change minimum width pavement from 20 ft. to 40 ft.
Category Arterial, change minimum width pavement from 22 ft. to 44 ft.
Change ~inimun2 grade for all categories to 0.4%.
Delete one star
Delete three stars
Section IV. A - 6, page 9
Add ..... No intersection shall contain more than four (4) corners.
Section IV. A- 13, page 10
Change 20 ft. to 15 ft.
SectionlV. A, page 10
Add paragraph 16. Pedestrian System as follows:
A pedestrian walkway shall be provided between lots where required by
the Planning Commission and/or City Council to allow for pedestrian
accessability to streets or public service areas. These pedestrian
ways shall be graded to allow construction of concrete sidewalks thereon
and to meet established grades.
Section V. B - 1, page 12
Rewrite as fellows: Streets shall be graded to the full width of the right-
of-way in accordance with street grades submitted to and approved by the
City Engineer or as established by him. All street grading and gravel
base construction will be in accordance with specifications on file in the
City Engineer's office.
Grading will be complete prior to installation of applicable underground
utilities, either private or public in nature.
Gravel base construction shall be undertaken after completion of the
installation of underground utilities.
Planning Commission Minutes
November 13, 1968
Page 6.
Section V. G- 1, page 13
Add - Minimum size sanitary sewer in any street shall be 8" diameter.
The developer must pay the total cost of sanitary sewer through 10"
diameter size. Larger than 10" diameter size pipe when required will
be assessed over the area benefitted.
Section V. C - 2, page 13
Rewrite as follows:
Water distribution facilities adequate to serve the subdivision, including
pipe, fittings, hydrants, valves, etc. shall be installed. All waterrnains
shall be installed in accordance with the latest plans and specifications
of the City Engineer and shall meet the requirements of the master plan
for watermain extensions of the City of Hastings.
Minimum size watermain in any street shall be 6" diameter. The
developer must pay the total cost of watermain through 8" diameter size.
Should larger than 8" diameter mains be required to supply water to
this Subdivision or adjacent properties, the City Coluacil may require
installation of larger mains and will assess resultant additional costs to
the property benefitted.
Section V. D, page 13
Add ...... No storm drainage shall be carried over the street surface
for a distance greater than 500 feet.
Section V. E - Tree Planting or "Street Trees", page 13
Rewrite as follows:
Street trees shall be planted not less than (40) forty feet apart, with
a minimum of one per lot. They shall be placed 5 to 7 feet inside the
property line and not in the "side strip" or "boulevard". No trees
shall be planted within 30' of the intersection of curb lines on corner
lots. The minimum size shall measure three (3) inches in diameter at
ground line. No two (2) consecutive trees shall be of the same type or
variety. Only those varities approved by the City Engineer will be used.
Section V. - F, page 13
Correct title to read "Sidewalks and Driveways"
Rewrite as follows:
Sidewalks shall be required in all subdivisions as follows:
4' wide sidewalk both sides of arterial or collector streets.
4' wide sidewalk on both sides of local streets.
4' wide sidewalk over any platted pedestrian way.
All sidewalks and driveway construction shall be in accordance with plans
and specifications prepared by the City Engineer.
Planning Commission Minutes
November 13, 1968
Page 7.
Section V. - F, page 13 (continued)
Each and every driveway shall be constructed of concrete from the
concrete curb and gutter to the property line or property side of the
sidewalk. In cases where driveways are constructed after curbing
and sidewalk are in place, the sidewalk shall be reconstructed in
accordance with driveway specifications for the width of the driveway.
Section VI. Public Land Dedication, page 14
Delete ..... having over 10 lots
Section VII. C- Variances, page 15
Rewrite as follows:
The City Council shall have the power to vary from the requirements of
this Ordinance when supporting evidence indicates that:
Because of the particular physical surroundings, shape or topographic
conditions of the land involved, a particular hardship to the owner
would result, as distinguished from a mere inconvenience, if the
strict letter of the regulations were to be carried out.
The conditions upon which the petition for a variance is based are
unique to the tract of land for which the variance is sought and
one not applicable, generally, to other property with the same
zoning classification.
c. The purpose of the variance is not based exclusively upon a desire
to increase the value or income potential of the parcel of land.
The alleged difficulty or hardship is caused by the provisions of
this ordinance and has not been created by any persons presently
or formerly having an interest in the parcel of land.
The granting of the variance will not be detrimental to the public
welfare or injurious to other land or improvements in the vicinity
in which the tract of land is located.
The proposed variance will not impair an adequate supply of light
and air to property, or substantially increase the congestion of
the public streets, or increase the danger of fire, or endanger the
public safety, or substantially diminish or impair property values
within the vicinity.
Planning Commission Minutes
November 13, 1968
Page 8.
It was requested by the Planning Commission that the Engineer retype the
Subdivision Ordinance in draft form and submit same to the Planning
Commission and City Council prior to Monday, November 18th, 1968.
The next item was a motion made and carried to recommend to the City
Council on Monday, November 18th that a date be set for Thursday,
December 5, 1968 for a public hearing to hear all complaints relative
to the proposed Subdivision Ordinance and that the legal notices be posted
in the Hastings Gazette on Thursday, November 21st and November 28th.
A motion was made to recommend to the City Council to defer the
second reading of the Subdivision Ordinance to Monday, December
1968. Motion was carried.
It was also recommended by members of the Planning Commission that
a slate of candidates be prepared for recommendations to offer appointments
of members for the 1969 Planning Commission.
The engineer notified the members of the Planning Commission that
there will be a public hearing relative to drawing up a model ordinance
controlling air pollution within the State of Minnesota to be held on
Thursday, November gl, 1968 at 8:00 P.M. at Northern States Power
Company's lower level, 414 Nicollet Mall, Mirmeapolis, Minnesota. The
Engineer also brought to the attention of the Planning Commission that
there will be a public hearing held at 10:00 A. M. , Friday, November ZZnd
at which time the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will be receiving and
considering testimony and evidence bearing on the appropriate classification
and establishment of standards of effluent quality and purity in accordance
with the statutory requirements. The Engineer recommended that a member
of the Planning Commission attend these hearings with the Engineer and a member
of the City Council.
A motion was made and seconded to pay the bills and a motion was made
and seconded to adjourn.
John Davidson, City Engineer
