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09-17-1985 PCM cI MINUTES HUTCHINSON PLANNING COMMISSION Tuesday, September 17, 1985 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeti ng was cal 1 ed to order by Chai rman Rol and Ebent at 7:30 p.m., with the following members present: Marlin Torgerson, Elsa Young, Don Erickson, Shu -Mei Hwang, Larry Romo and Chairman Ebent. Members absent: Thomas Lyke. Also present: City Administrator Gary D. Plotz and Director of Engineering Marlow Priebe. 2. MINUTES The minutes of the regular meeting dated Tuesday, September 17, 1985, were approved as presented on a motion by Mr. Torgerson. Seconded by Mr. Hwang, the motion carried unanimously. 3. PUBLIC HEARINGS (a) CONSIDERATION OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AS REQUESTED BY QUENTIN LARSON Chairman Ebent opened the public hearing at 7:32 p.m. with the reading of publication #3459 as published in the Hutchinson Leader on Thursday, September 5, 1985. The request is for a conditional use permit to allow the moving of the house located at 203 2nd Ave. S.W. to a lot located on Lynn Road (the west 109' of Lot 5 Block 5 Bonniwell's First Addition to the City of Hutchinson). Mr. and Mrs. Quentin Larson were present to explain the request. Mr. Larson stated that the existing garage and breezeway would be removed from the house. A new two -car garage would be built on the proposed location. The garage would be unattached and have wood siding. There would be a new foundation. They plan to do quite a bit of interior remodeling. The brick and stucco exterior would remain. The contractor -recommends that two catch basins be built to handle a any drainage problems. Director Priebe explained that the installation of the storm sewer drain is the responsiblity of the the property owner. Usually, the last open spot is also the lowest spot and the additional drainage is needed. He also stated that services to the property would have to be installed at the expense of the property owner. When this property was first developed this was part of a larger lot. Since then, the lot has been split and that is why services are not in place. Mr. Bob Grambow of 567 Lynn Road, owner of property to the north of proposed site, was present to state his concern about the drainage problem at the site, and presented a petition signed by several neighborhood residents stating that same concern. He also wanted to know who would be responsible for the cost of installing the storm sewer and services to the property. Mr. Grambow also stated that they were under the impression that there lot was 99' wide and had 1 just recently learned from the County Recorder's office that it was only 79'. Mr. Gordon Frank of 595 Lynn Road, owner of property to the south of the proposed site, was present to state his concern about putting an old house onto the lot that might not fit in with the surrounding houses. He stated that previous owners of the lot had wanted to build but were told the site was unbuildable. Director Priebe responded that anyone who had approached his office about building had only been told that they would be responsible for the cost of services and drainage, but not that they couldn't build there. They then dropped the idea on their own. Mr. Ebent asked about landscaping in regard to drainage. Mr. Larson responded that they would landscape it to drain to the catch basins in the rear or to the street in the front. Mr. Erickson asked about the proposed time frame for the project. Mr. Larson responded that they hope to have the exterior work completed this fall, allowing them to do the interior work during the winter. He further stated that their similar project on Franklin Street has been held up due to the rain. Mr. Erickson stated he thought stipulating a date for completion should be considered. Mr. David Gehrke of 570 Lynn Road asked about who would be responsible for the maintenance of the storm drain. Director Priebe responded that the City doesn't have any policy about who would be responsible for keeping the drain open (keeping leaves & debris from covering it), but that it would be in the best interest of the property owner to do so. As far as maintenance of the storm sewer itself, he expected that the City would accept it as part of the City Storm sewer system to be maintained in the same way as the rest of the City's storm sewer. Mr. Erickson made a motion to close the hearing at 7:55 p.m. Seconded by Mr. Torgerson, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Torgerson made a motion to recommend to City Council approval of the conditional use permit as requested with the stipulation that the cost of drainage and the installation of services be the responsibility of the property owner. Seconded by Mr. Hwang, the motion carried unanimously. 4. OLD BUSINESS None. 5. NEW BUSINESS (a) CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT TO SUBDIVISION AGREEMENT AS REQUESTED BY MCDONALD'S RESTAURANT Director Priebe explained that the subdivision agreement for this property stipulated that there would be no access to Century Avenue within so many feet of Highway 15 South. This stipulation had been included because of the developer's request for the curved street and because of the expected increase in traffic on Century when it becomes a through street. The McDonald's Restaurant request to put an entrance into their parking lot from Century Avenue would require amending the subdivision agreement. Staff recommended the request be approved, with the stipulation that the access be an "entrance only" drive. It was the consensus of the Planning Commission that a Century Ave. entrance would be more convenient for the McDonald's customers. After discussion, Mr. Torgerson made a motion to recommend approval of the subdivision amendment to allow an "entrance" only access from Century Avenue to the McDonald's parking lot. Seconded by Mr. Romo, the motion carried unanimously. (B) REVIEW OF SECTIONS 6-13, SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE #466 Director Preibe presented suggested changes for Sections 6-13. After discussion, it was decided to review all the changes and set a public hearing on the changes at the next regular meeting. (C) NOTICE OF REZONING REQUEST City Administrator Plotz stated that the City had received a request for rezoning of property located outside the City limits on Hwy 15 South from agricultural to commercial (Highway Business District). He stated we are awaiting notification from the County before taking action. 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 8:20 p.m. 3