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12-17-1985 PCM cMINUTES HUTCHINSON PLANNING COMMISSION December 17, 1985 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman Roland Ebent at 7:30 p.m. with the following members present: Marlin Torgerson, Elsa Young, Don Erickson, Thomas Lyke, Shu -Mei Hwang, and Chairman Ebent. Members absent: Larry Romo. Also present: City Administrator Gary D. Plotz, Director of Engineering Marlow Priebe, and City Attorney James Schaefer. 2. MINUTES Mr. Erickson made a motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting dated November 19, 1985. Seconded by Mrs. Young, the motion carried unanimously. 3. PUBLIC HEARINGS (a) CONSIDERATION OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AS SUBMITTED BY RICHARD GOEBEL Chairman Ebent opened the hearing at 7:30 p.m. with the reading of publication #3492 as published in the Hutchinson Leader on Thursday, December 5, 1985. The request is for a conditional use permit to allow the construction of a 30' by 50' addition to an existing residence located at 536 Goebel St., which is in an I-1 (Industrial) zone. Chairman Ebent noted that this was an unusual situation as the residence was there first and the industrial area grew up around it. City Administrator Plotz stated that he had received a call from a neighbor to the north stating that as long as the addition was for residential purposes (not office space for the Goebel business), he had no objection to the request. It was noted that the addition will be a family room, bath, laundry and shop area. Mr. Erickson asked who is doing the work. Director Priebe responded that he thought it was a contractor, and added that the reason work has been started is that they got a permit for the footings so they could proceed with that before the weather made it impossible to begin. At the time, staff was not aware that the parcels had separate ownership which made a variance necessary. After discussion, Mr. Torgerson made a motion to close the hearing. Seconded by Mr. Hwang, the motion carried unanimously and the hearing was closed at 7:35 p.m. Mr. Torgerson made a motion to recommend to City Council approval of the conditional use permit as requested. Seconded by Mr. Erickson, the motion carried unanimously. (b) CONSIDERATION OF VARIANCE REQUEST AS SUBMITTED BY RICHARD GOEBEL 1 s Chairman Ebent opened the hearing at 7:35 p.m. with the reading of publication #3494 as published in the Hutchinson Leader on Thursday, December 5, 1985. The request is for a 10' variance to allow the construction of a 30' by 50' addition to an existing residence, 15' from the sideyard property line. After discussion, Mr. Torgerson made a motion to closed the hearing. Seconded by Mrs. Young, the motion carried unanimously and the hearing was closed at 7:38 p.m. Mr. Erickson made a motion to recommend to City Council approval of the variance as requested. Seconded by Mr. Hwang, the motion carried unanimously. (c) CONSIDERATION OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AS SUBMITTED BY DAKOTA RAIL, INC. Chairman Ebent opened the hearing at 7:38 p.m. with the reading of publication #3495 as published in the Hutchinson Leader on Thursday, December 5, 1985. The request is for a conditional use permit to allow the construction of a 103' by 24' pole type building for the purpose of storing diesel locomotives on property located at Erie St. and Second Ave. S.E., which is located in an IC -1 zone. City Administrator Plotz explained that in the winter months a diesel locomotive must be housed in a heated building or must be left running. Putting the locomotive in a building is much less expensive and cuts down on the disturbance (noise, odor) to the neighboring residents. He noted that the Building Official wants the applicant and Planning Commission to be aware of the fact that a survey showing the location of existing buildings and the proposed buildings must be submitted prior to the issuance of a building permit. This is necessary because of the close proximity of other buildings and the distance between the buildings determines what type of wall construction is required to meed the fire code. Mr. Michael Ross, representing Dakota Rail, Inc., was present to explain their proposal. He stated that the building would house two locomotives, with little extra room. He further stated that basically the building is used for storage, but that there would be some maintenance work done inside the building. They have a similar building at a location in South Dakota, of which he will bring pictures for the Council to review. Mrs. Delores Brunner, 968 Hayden, leasee of the the warehouse located on the property, stated that their major concern was fire safety. They store salt in the warehouse. Mr. Ancher Nelsen, 900 Hassan St. South, stated that they were temporarily leasing a building for the locomotives and were negotiating to get that time extended. If so, they would be able to look at other sites. However, if their lease uc44 not extended they wed prefer to build at the site as proposed. 2 Discussion followed. It was the consensus of the Planning Commission that they approve the concept of the proposal; however, they felt that they would like more specific information about the diesel house and the operation of such. Rather than hold the request up, however, they would approve the concept and requested that Mr. Ross bring in more specific information before the Council took final action on the request. Mr. Erickson made a motion to close the hearing. Seconded by Mr. Torgerson, the motion carried unanimously and the hearing was closed at 8:05 p.m. Mr. Torgerson made a motion to recommend to City Council appproval of the concept, with the stipulation that Dakota Rail provide more detailed information to the City Council before they take action on the request, and with the contingency that a survey showing the location of existing buildings and the proposed building be submitted before the building permit is issued. Seconded by Mrs. Young, the motion carried unanimously. (d) CONTINUATION OF REZONING HEARING FOR ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH Chairman Ebent continued the hearing on the rezoning request submitted by the Assembly of God Church at 8:10 p.m. He stated that they have withdrawn the request. Mr. Torgerson made a motion to close the hearing at 8:10 p.m. Seconded by Mr. Hwang, the motion carried unanimously. 4. OLD BUSINESS (a) REVIEW OF PRELIMINARY PLAT OF HELLAND'S SEVENTH ADDITION Chairman Ebent explained that the plat had been referred back to the Planning Commission as some required data had not been provided previously. City Administrator Plotz stated that he had requested a Certificate of Approval by the Director of Engineering stating that the preliminary plat meets all requirements of the Subdivision Ordinance. The Certificate was submitted by Director Priebe. City Administrator Plotz also noted that contour lines had been added to the plat maps as required. Mrs. Young made a motion to recommend to City Council approval of the plat as presented. Seconded by Mr. Hwang, the motion carried unanimously. (b) DISCUSSION OF UTILITIES' COMMENTS ON NEW PLATS Director Priebe explained that proposed plats have been submitted to the Hutchinson Utilities Commission, Crow River Cable T.V., and the Hutchinson Telephone company with a request that they make comments and return them to the Director prior to consideration by the Planning Commission. The Hutchinson Utilities Commission did 3 .. - respond with the requested information. The telephone company responded with only minimal information and Crow River Cable T.V. did not respond at all. Director Priebe stated that he felt they should be notified of the importance of this type of communication and said he would submit a letter to inform them of such. (c) DISCUSSION OF RENTAL HOUSING REGISTRATION Mr. Torgerson asked if there had been any action taken on the housing ordinance. Discussion followed. City Administrator Plotz said staff is reviewing "education" options. 5. NEW BUSINESS None. 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 9:15 p.m. r1