03-06-1961 PCM c.04W
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Minutes - Joint Meeting March 6, 1961
A joint meeting of the City Council and the Planning Corr Fission was held
on Monday, March 6, in t,ie City Hall at 7:30 P.1•1. Present from the Council
were Mayor burich, City Admirdstrator Glen F�1Kwall, mid Daggett, Don Falconer,
Attorney Keefe, and Eif;ineer Powers. Present from the Planning Commission were
Dr. Bretzke, Comer, Hoel, Dr. ihomnson, and Airs. Stearns.
Dr. T-3retzke opened the meeting with the Question: Is our present zoning
ordinance adequate? If not, uhat should we have? The chief argument involves
diversity of opinion on "flexible" or r'detailed.11
The council ambers present afYreed the problems with ttre present, ordin-
ance exist in: constant zoning changes, absence of a board of zoninv, anneals,
lack of enforcemerit, too much lift to the Council's discretion, and nroblems
with non-conlorrdng nerrliss.
A yearly license rectuirement for those desiring non -conforming permits
or renewal was su_gcested both as a means of control and as a mmall source of
revenue.
PARKIN..^. - 14r. Comer said that in his o -pinion off-street parking as nronosed
for the Central Business District would ruin Hutchinson's Main Street if it,
is set up accordini; to ",e formula based on souare footage of fluor space of
bui-ding in 7awks, zoning ordinance.
A basic question is should the city or the businesses -,-)rovide oarkinp.
A general cortseizus of oninioi: seemed to be that the city sho.?ld nrovide
mird.mum narkinf!, and busLiesses desir-'ag more space si�ould individua.11y or
co-onera,ively mare further nrivisions on ..heir own.
After discussio, , Comer made t ie following motion, seovnded by Dr.
Thomason, and .rm.•oveds The Planniner Commission recommends acceptance by
the City Council of the ria» of the thoroughfare plan as drawn up in the
Compreiieii;Ave I ejui Use Plan, which should also incorporate the parks and
playgro=zds rleM; and that -there should be two exceptions; 1. the north-
south }lighwky designated on the may as an extension of Lake street shall b -
changed to a north -south mute running west of the new high school site;
2. the nark area desir•nated on the man, which is now the Southview addi-
tion, shall be :.larked directly south on the other side of Linden Ave.
Mr. Enpwall was directed to exn'_ai.n this man of the roads and narks
to the township boards, T)�:rticul-.rlv notinj, the nark areas on - he soutil side
of the river to t}:e T,ynn Town board.
There wi? 1 ,, ,� no regular meet,inr, of t e Putdiinson Planning ro,,L fission
on Monday, March 20, so that any !,embers wtw erre ar>le rqay at',end the planning
Course at the Urdversity Continuation Center on that date.
Ethne Stearns, Secretary