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06-19-1984 PCM cMinutes Hutchinson Planning Commission Tuesday, June 19, 1984 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Vice -Chairman Roland Ebent at 7:30 P.M., with the following members present: Marlin Torgerson, Shu -Mei Hwang, Thomas Lyke, Elsa Young and Vice Chairman Ebent. Members absent: Don Erickson and Larry Romo. Also present: City Administrator Gary D. Plotz, Director of Engineering Marlow V. Preibe, Building Official Homer Pittman, Fire Marshal George Field. 2. MINUTES The minutes of the regular meeting dated Tuesday, May 15, 1984, were approved as presented on a motion by Mrs. Young. Seconded by Mr. Hwang, the motion carried unanimously. 3. PUBLIC HEARINGS (a) CONSIDERATION OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT SUBMITTED BY RICHARD WAGNER Vice -Chairman Ebent opened the public hearing at 7:33 P.M. with the reading of Publication No. 3255 as published in the Hutchinson Leader Thursday, June 7, 1984. The request is for a conditional use permit to allow the moving in of a 101 by 12' utility shed on the property located at 945 Thomas Avenue. A conditional use permit is necessary as the building is larger than 8' by 101. There was no one present who objected to the request. Mr. Torgerson made a motion to close the hearing at 7:34 P.M. Seconded by Mr. Lyke, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Torgerson made a motion to recommend to City Council approval of the Conditional use permit as requested. Seconded by Mrs. Young, the motion carried unanimously. (b) CONSIDERATION OF VARIANCE REQUEST SUBMITTED BY HARTLEY AND BARBARA ROSEBROCK Vice Chairman Ebent opened the public hearing with the reading of publication #3256 as published in the Hutchinson Leader on Thursday, June 7, 1984. The request is for a 3' variance to allow a 3' sideyard setback for the construction of a 24' by 24' garage. Mr. Rosebrock was present to explain that the extra 3' would allow an extra parking space in the rear. As his property is located on Main Street, he explained that parking in the 1 Planning Commission Minutes June 19, 1984 Page 2 front is sometimes dangerous and sometimes it is not allowed. There were no objections from the neighbors. It was noted that the neighbor to the north's garage was less than 3' from the property line. Mrs. Young made a motion to close the hearing at 7:37 P.M. Seconded by Mr. Torgerson, the motion carried unanimously. Mrs. Young made a motion to recommend to City Council approval of a 3' sideyard variance to allow the construction of the garage as requested. Seconded by Mr. Torgerson, the motion carried unanimously. (c) CONSIDERATION OF VARIANCE REQUEST SUBMITTED BY DUANE HAGEN VicerChairman Ebent opened the hearing at 7:38 P.M. with the reading of Publication #3257 as published in the Hutchinson Leader on Thursday, June 7, 1984. The request is for a 6' variance to allow the construction of a 24' by 24' garage 0' from the rearyard line on the property located at 635 Brown Street. Mr. Hagen was present to explain that the variance would allow him to build the garage in the same place as the old garage now stands. It would also be in line with the other garages in the block. Mr. Hagen also felt that the closer the garage was to the house the more likelihood of drainage problems. His would be one of the first of the older garages to be replaced in that neighborhood. During discussion it was noted that the other garages in the neighborhood would probably be replaced at a later date. Allowing the garage on the property line would set a precedent for any other request in that area. Staff explained that their recommend- ation of 3' was based on the need for clearance for the snow plow or other maintenance done in the alley. Mr. Torgerson made a motion to close the hearing at 8:50 P.M. Seconded by Mrs. Young, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Hwang made a motion to recommend to City Council approval of a 3' variance to allow a rearyard setback of 3' for the construction of the garage. Seconded by Mr. Torgerson, the motion carried unanimously. (d) CONSIDERATION OF VARIANCE REQUESTED BY GENE JESERITZ Vice -Chairman Ebent opened the public hearing with the 2 Planning Commission Minutes June 19, 19814 Page 3 reading of Publication #3258 as published in the Hutchinson Leader Thursday, June 7, 1984. The request is for a 1' variance to allow the construction of an attached 18' by 30' garage on the property located at 312 Lake Street. There was no one present to speak for or against the request. During discussion, it was noted that without the variance, a smaller garage would have to be built. It would then be difficult to find an overhead door to fit and would also be difficult to open car doors in the garage. Mr. Torgerson made a motion to close the hearing at 8:55 P.M. Seconded by Mrs. Young, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Torgerson made a motion to recommend to City Council approval of the variance as requested. Seconded by Mr. Lyke, the motion carried unanimously. (e) CONSIDERATION OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT SUBMITTED BY LARAWAY ROOFING Vice -Chairman Ebent opened the public hearing with the reading of Publication No. 3259 as published in the Hutchinson Leader on Thursday, June 7, 1984. The request is for a conditional use permit to allow the construction of an office building on the property located at 291 Third Avenue N.W. A conditional use permit is required because the property is located in an IC -1 zone. Mr. Dean Laraway of Laraway Roofing was present to answer any questions about the request. A second drawing showing parking had been submitted. Director Priebe noted that parking area would have to meet City specification within a reasonable time frame. Mr. Laraway explained that they had intended to surface tha parking area. Mr. Torgerson made a motion to close the hearing at 8:02 P.M. Seconded by Mr. Hwang, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Torgerson made a motion to recommend to City Council approval of the conditional use permit as requested, subject to parking plan meeting City specifications. Seconded by Mrs. Young, the motion carried unanimously. 3 Planning Commission Minutes June 19, 1984 Page 4 (f) CONSIDERATION OF VARIANCE REQUESTED BY LARAWAY ROOFING Vice -Chairman Ebent opened the public hearing at 8:03 P.M. with the reading of Publication #3260 as published in the Hutchinson Leader on Thursday, June 7, 1984. The request is for a 21' variance to allow a 44, loading dock on the property located at 291 Third Avenue N.W. Mr. Dean Laraway of Laraway Roofing was present to explain the request. He stated that the material to be unloaded was a rubber membrane up to 40' long that was folded into 101 lengths. Forklift must be able to unload and maneuver. If the loading dock were on the side (as recommended by staff), the forklift would have to maneuver inside the building and they would lose a lot of storage space. Mr. Laraway also noted that they expect two semi -loads per season. Smaller trucks would be in the area daily for loading up materials. Mr. Roger Stearns was present to state that as long as the semi traffic and unloading was as minimal as two truckloads per season, they would have no objection to the proposal. The Planning Commission also received a letter from Hutch Computer Industries that stated their support for the proposed business. Mr. Torgerson made a motion to close the hearing at 8:10 P.M. Seconded by Mrs. Young, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Torgerson made a motion to recommend to City Council approval of the variance as requested. Seconded by Mr. Hwang, the motion carried unanimously. (g) CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED PLAT SUBMITTED BY PAUL AND LAURA CLOUSE Vice -Chairman Ebent opened the hearing at 8:12 P.M. with the reading of publication #3261 as published in the Hutchinson Leader on Thursday, June 7, 1984. The request is for the platting of -a parcel of property to be known as CLOUSE ADDITION. Director of Engineering Priebe was present .to explain that this property is in the process of being annexed to the City. He stated that Mr. and Mrs. Clouse are aware of the deferred assessment, park and playground contribution, necessary water and sewer service, proposed street surfacing and curbing on the property. All of this would be put into a subdivision agreement. 4 Planning Commission Minutes June 19, 1984 Page 5 After discussion, Mr. Lyke made a motion to close the hearing at 8:15 P.M. Seconded by Mrs. Young, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Torgerson made a motion to recommend to City Council approval of the plat as submitted, subject to parks and playground contribution being met and appropriate subdivision agreement being drawn up. Seconded by Mr. Hwang, the motion carried unanimously. 4. OLD BUSINESS (A) REVIEW OF ZONING ORDINANCE N0. 464 ADDITION TO SECTION 8.03, R-2, CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED USES - BOARDING HOMES City, Administrator Plotz explained that at an earlier meeting a memo had been submitted by Building Official Homer Pittman noting the need for an addition to Zoning Ordinance No. 464, R-2 Conditional Permitted Uses. At this time, there is no provision for Boarding Homes. Discussion followed. It was determined that any type of boarding home (as opposed to only those for the elderly) be included in the revision. It was the consensus of the Planning Commission that City Attorney Schaefer word the proposed addition. Mr. Torgerson made a motion to set a public hearing on the addition for the regular meeting, Tuesday, July 17, 1984. (b) REVIEW OF ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 464 REVISION TO SECTION 9 Director Priebe explained that this change to the ordinance had been originally recommended for approval by the Planning Commission in 1981. At that time, Council rejected the recommendation. Director Priebe felt that it was a needed change to avoid situations like the one at Echo Circle, where there is very little green space. Director Priebe also noted that as the requirements now stand it was conceivable to have tall buildings that would need to be accessed from the side for firefighting and there would only be 12' between buildings. If a fence were put up, fire equipment wouldn't be able to get through. The recommendation would change Section 9 as follows: Zone R-3, 2b Minimum lot area per dwelling unit shall be 2,200 square feet. Zone R-3, 3a Front setback of building line to street shall be 25' up to 2 stories, 30' up to 2 112 stories, 35' up to 3 5 Planning Commission Minutes June 19, 1984 Page 6 stories and 40, over 3 stories. Zone R-3, 3b Side setback of building line to lot line shall be; each side 10, up to 2 stories, 12' up to 2 1/2 stories, 14, up to 3 stories and 16' over 3 stories. It was the consensus of the Planning Commission that City Attorney Schaefer review the proposed change for accurate wording. Mr. Torgerson made a motion to set the public hearing on the proposed revision at the regular meeting of the Planning Commission on Tuesday, July 17, 1984. (c) REVIEW OF ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 464 SECTION 10.05 SIGNS There was a general discussion about reviewing the sign ordinance, paragraph by paragraph at future meetings. Each member was asked to review the sign ordinance before the next meeting noting any possible concerns and/or revisions. After the reviewal process, a public hearing will be set for any proposed changes. Mr. Hwang made a motion to table this item until the next meeting when it will be reviewed. Seconded by Mrs. Young, the motion carried unanimously. 5. NEW BUSINESS (a) CONSIDERATION OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST SUBMITTED TO THE COUNTY BY JAMES HEIKES OF MINNESOTA FUN (WITHIN TWO MILE RADIUS) Director Priebe stated that Mr. James Heikes had applied to the County for a Conditional Use Permit to allow dances at Minnesota Fun located on Hwy 7 East. As the business is located within the two mile radius of the City, the County referred it to the Planning Commission for a recommendation. After discussion, Mr. Hwang made a motion to recommend to the County approval of the Conditional Use Permit. Seconded by Mr. Torgerson, the motion carried unanimously. (b) CONSIDERATION OF PETITION TO VACATE EASEMENT FOR LIBRARY PROJECT City Administrator Plotz explained that the library expansion project would require a vacation of easement to the rear of the library (Hassan Street) for street right of way only. 0 T Planning Commission Minutes June 19, 1984 Page 7 After discussion, Mr. Torgerson made a motion to set a public hearing on the proposed vacation of easement for the regular meeting of the Planning Commission on Tuesday, July 17, 1984. Seconded by Mrs. Young, the motion carried unanimously. 6. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, Mr. Torgerson made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Mrs. Young, the motion carried unanimously and the meeting was adjourned at 8:45 P.M. 7