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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-04-11 CPC MIN• STILLWATER PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES April 11, 1994 PRESENT: Gerald Fontaine, Chairman Glenna Bealka, Dorothy Foster, Kirk Roetman, Don Valsvik Steve Russell, Comm. Dev. Director Ann Pung-Terwedo, Planner ABSENT: Duane Elliott, Rob Hamlin, Jay Kimble, Darwin Wald Chairman Fontaine called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Don Valsvik, seconded by Glenna Bealka to approve the minutes of March 14, 1994 as submitted. Carried 5-0. PUBLIC HEARINGS Case No. SV/94-12 - A street vacation for a 60 ft. x 150 ft. portion of South Harriet Street between West Willard Street and West Abbot Street in the RB, Two Family Residential District. Case No. SUB/94-13 - A resubdivision of a 10 ft. x 150 ft. portion of Lot 8, Block 1, Holcombe's Addition to Lot 9, Block 1, Holcombe's Addition (621 W. Willard to 613 W. 40 Willard). The property is located in the RB, Two Family Residential District. Scott Shely is the applicant for both cases. He stated that his home is on one side of the street, and he bought two vacant lots on the other side. He wants to combine his properties. The Subdivision request is to sell 10 feet of property to the neighbor at the request of the seller of the vacant lots. Don Valsvik noted that there were no objections from neighboring property owners. Motion By Don Valsvik, seconded by Dorothy Foster to approve the street vacation request. Carried 5-0. Motion by Don Valsvik, seconded by Dorothy Foster to approve the subdivision request. Carried 5-0. (City Council will hear the street vacation request on May 3.) Case No. V/94-14 - A variance to the sideyard setback requirement (5 ft. required, 2 ft. proposed) for the construction of a 20 ft. x 24 ft. garage. The property is located at 1016 South Fifth Street in the RB, Two Family Residential District. Michael D. Borum, owner, presented the application. He plans to build a new garage in the same location as an existing structure. Motion by Glenna Bealka, seconded by Kirk Roetman to approve the variance request. 0 • Stillwater Planning Commission Minutes April 11, 1994 Chairman Fontaine stated that he does not see a hardship in this case, as the garage could be built closer to the house, and this would be an opportunity to bring the structure into compliance. The applicant stated that this would prevent his adding on to the house in the future. The vote was taken and motion to approve carried 4-1. Case No. SV/94-15 - A street vacation for a portion of Cedar Street between East Laurel Street and the wall of the Territorial Prison Site (Maple Island Dairy). The property is located at 602 North Main street in the CBD, Central Business District. Washington County Historical Society, Applicant. Charles Woodward, president of the Historical Society, presented the application. He stated that the plan is to build a two-story carriage house to replace one that once stood on the site, for storage and additional display. Motion by Kirk Roetman, seconded by Dorothy Foster to approve the Street Vacation request. Carried 5-0. (City Council will hear the case on May 3). Case No. SUB/94-16 - A resubdivision of the North 10-15 foot portion of Lot 3, Blk 12, Sabins Addition to Lot 2, Blk 12, Sabins Addition. The property is located at 504 N. Greeley Street in the RB, Two Family Residential District. Jeanne and Craig Berggren, Applicants. is Craig Berggren stated that he plans to move the property line over five feet from the garage. He owns three lots, and will be expanding lot 3 so that the house and garage are on the same lot. Motion by Kirk Roetman, seconded by Glenna Bealka to approve the subdivision request. Carried 5-0. Case No. SUB/94-17 - Preliminary Plat approval for a major subdivision of a 3.66 acre parcel into six lots ranging in size from 13,977 square feet to 46,497 square feet. The property is located on the Northwest corner of County Road 12 and Boutwell Road in the RA, Single Family Residential District. Clark R. Nyberg, Applicant. There are 12 recommended conditions of approval. Mr. Nyberg expressed concern regarding Conds. No. 5 and 6. He stated that he would have to build a substantial retaining wall to accommodate the runoff which goes down Boutwell towards Myrtle. He is concerned about the costs of building something into that site. Mr. Russell stated that a drainage management plan needs to be submitted for approval. The development will have to comply with the new Watershed Plan and Ordinance. Mr. Fontaine stated that there is not enough information on present drainage. Mr. Russell stated that this should be provided before the City Council meeting. Mr. Nyberg also questioned the park dedication fee. Mr. Russell reported that the Parks and Recreation Board reviewed this request and did not feel there was suitable land for a park in the is development, and therefore requested an in-lieu-of-park fee. 2 Stillwater Planning Commission Minutes April 11, 1994 The Planning Commission agreed to add Cond. No. 13: An in lieu of park fee shall be paid consisting of 7 percent of new improved land value. Motion by Don Valsvik, seconded by Kirk Roetman to approve the subdivision request with 13 conditions, with special attention to Conds. No. 5 and 6. Carried 5-0. Case No. SUP/94-19 - A special use permit to conduct a consulting business out of a residential structure. The property is located at 620 West Pine Street in the RB, Two Family Residential District. Alfred and Jeanne Wiger, Applicants. Jeanne Wiger stated that she is a therapist in private practice and has an office in West St. Paul. She prefers to see clients from this area at her home rather than make the drive into her office. She consults on an individual or couple basis and therefore would not have more than one or two people at a time. Kirk Roetman asked if parking could be restricted to on-site only. The applicant stated that there is room for eight cars on site. There are four recommended conditions of approval. Condition No. 3 was amended to require on-site parking. Dorothy Teske, 420 S. Martha, asked how many hours per week or per day would clients be • coming to the home. The applicant stated that she would see seven clients per week, for one or two hours each. There would be no evening or weekend hours. Mrs. Teske also stated that the clients turn around in neighboring driveways. Mrs. Wiger stated that she will inform her clients not to use other driveways. Motion by Don Valsvik, seconded by Dorothy Foster to approve the special use permit with four conditions as amended. Carried 5-0. Case No. SUP/94-20 - A special use permit for the reconstruction and expansion of a 67 care parking lot for Lily Lake School. The property is located at 2003 W. Willard Street in the RA< Single Family REsidential District. Independent School District #834, Applicant. Dan Parker presented the request. There are four recommended conditions of approval. Mr. Parker asked if a double row of pine trees would suffice for the requirement for a fence along the north edge of the parking lot. Mr. Russell responded that trees would be acceptable as long as they block the view. The emergency driveway access will be either gated or curbed to prevent people from driving over the Benson's property. There will be a turn-around by the gym to accommodate community access. Andrew Ulrich, 517 S. West St., asked what will preclude people from using the emergency driveway. There is a 60 ft easement along his property for busses. Mr. Parker responded that the easement along Benson property has been vacated and is now a 30 foot easement for emergencies. 0 0 • n L.J Stillwater Planning Commission Minutes April 11, 1994 Joan Ulrich, 517 S. West St., asked what the status of the driveway is. Mr. Russell stated that it is a private drive, but will be improved as a street if additional lots are developed. Motion by Kirk Roetman to approve the special use permit with four conditions, and approving a double row of pine trees in place of the fence requirement. Seconded by Dorothy Foster. Don Valsvik requested that an addition be made to Cond. No. 3: The new plan will redirect traffic from the emergency driveway access. Vote was taken and motion carried 5-0. Case No. SUP/94-21 - A special use permit to conduct a book publishing and distribution company out of an existing residential structure. The property is located at 317 W. Maple Street in the RB, Two Family Residential District. Daniel and Susan Larson, owners, presented the request. There are two conditions of approval with which the applicants agree. The books will be printed elsewhere and the applicants will deliver them. There will be approximately three deliveries of books to the house per year, and two deliveries per month to customers. Motion by Don Valsvik, seconded by Dorothy Foster to approve the special use permit as conditioned. Carried 5-0. Case No. SUB/94-22 - Preliminary plat for a major subdivision of a 5 acre parcel into ten (10) lots ranging in size from 12,506 sq. ft. to 33,916 sq. ft. The property is located at 1524 West Myrtle Street in the RA, Single Family Residential District. Richard Huelsman, applicant, and Barry Peters, engineer, presented the request. There are 15 recommended conditions. Mr. Peters reported that an erosion control plan and site plan will be submitted which will take care of many of the conditions. Carolyn Strugala, 132 N. Birchwood Dr., asked how much vegetation will be removed along Myrtle STreet. Mr. Peters responded that part of that property will be graded to get a level area. A resident behind proposed lot 3 asked if there will be an open ditch system. Mr. Peters replied that there will be a partial open ditch and then an underground pipe. Mrs. Schultz, behind Lot 3 asked if the existing road will be removed.Mr. Peters stated that the roadway will be eliminated and access cut off. Mrs. Schultz also asked about underground wiring. The electric service to the subdivision will be underground. Therese Koenig, off of Lot 6, asked about the size of the lots, size of the culverts, and size of the homes on the lots. Motion by Kirk Roetman, seconded by Dorothy Foster to approve the subdivision request. Carried 5-0. Case NO. SUP/94-23 - A special use permit to conduct a restaurant/take-out business at 224 East 4 • Stillwater Planning Commission Minutes April 11, 1994 Chestnut Street in the CBD, Central Business District. Deborah Walsh presented the application. There is one condition of approval which the applicant agrees to. Motion by Glenna Bealka, seconded by Dorothy Foster to approve the special use permit with one condition. Carried 5-0. OTHER BUSINESS Discussion of request for acquiring parkland - The Commission discussed a petition from Green Twig Way property owners asking the City to purchase property for park/open space. The subdivision of the property was recently requested and denied. Following discussion, the Commission agreed that one home on the property would be acceptable. Mr. Russell stated that this would reduce the cost to the City and still preserve the sensitive part of the site. The property owner would not need approval for only one house. The park fees from the two subdivisions which were approved at this meeting could be used to purchase the property. Motion by Don Valsvik, seconded by Kirk Roetman to recommend to the City Council that a portion or all of the property be purchase for open space, with development of only one lot, with park dedication funds to be used for the purchase. Carried 5-0. John Kraemer presented a request to amend the building code to allow for protection of views and vistas. The Commission discussed this request and determined that it would be difficult to define a view, and also difficult to determine who owns a view. The Commission will keep the request in mind as it updates the Comprehensive Plan. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Don Valsvik, seconded by Glenna Bealka to adjourn the meeting at 9:15 p.m. Carried. The next Comprehensive Plan Update meeting will be held on Monday, May 2, 1994. Submitted by: Shelly Schaubach Recording Secretary n ?J