HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-03-25 CPC MIN MINUTES OF PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING
DATE: March 25, 1969
Present: Don Carlson
Alan Peterson
Fred Kalinoff
Sid Wihren
Ed Simonet
John Condon - Chairman and John Lawson-Bldg. Inspector
John Condon discussed the request of the City Council that they
receive minutes of the Planning & Zoning Commission meeting
approximately one week before their meeting so they can be better
informed about the commissions ' actions and reasoning. John
Condon indicated that the official court reporter (Kirby Kennedy)
had offered to do this job for $5.00 per hour. There was
discussion that the Planning & Zoning has never used the $100.00
per year that is budgeted for them and that they do bring in some
money through fees.
Motion by Dr. Kalinoff that the Council be asked to authorize and
pay for hiring of a person to take minutes, type them and send
them to the Council at a rate not to exceed $5.00 per hour.
Seconded by Wihren. Motion passed unanimously.
Chairman Condon indicated that he had discussed appointment of
Don Carlson to head an Architectural Control Committee. The
function of this committee would be to insure that esthetics of
the city are preserved as much as possible. When matters are
referred to this committee, they will make recommendations to the
Planning & Zoning Commission and these recommendations would be
included in our recommendations to the Council. These recommendations
would then in effect be a part of the building permit and could be
enforced by the Building Inspector the same as the building code.
(John Condon appointed Don Carlson and Mr. Carlson accepted) .
Discussion of our meetings and need to have two meetings to handle
many items - one to hear proposal and second to act on proposal
after viewing property, etc.
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Motion by Mr. Simonet to hold two meetings per month for a time
at least to determine whether two meetings are necessary.
Seconded by Mr. Wihren.
Amendment by Dr. Kalinoff to hold meetings on second and fourth
Monday each month. Seconded by Mr. Carlson.
Amendment passed.
Motion passed.
Chairman Condon indicated he had asked NSP to donate their pole
yard to the City for a park. He stated it would be a good
addition to Lowell Park and would eliminate necessity of flood
protection for whatever else might be contemplated in the area.
Chairman Condon indicated that the Council felt legally obligated
to hold public hearings on most matters even though the Planning
& Zoning Commission had held a hearing. Since the Planning &
Zoning was then not relieving the Council of this burden we were
not being as useful as intended. He plans to suggest several
changes in the Planning & Zoning law to correct this and other
deficiencies and will have the City Attorney work with the
Planning & Zoning Commission on these.
Chairman Condon discussed a plan to try- to adhere more closely
to the spirit of the ordinance in respect to land area requirements
but still provide for apartment buildings in all permitted areas.
The proposal was that this could be done on a block by block
basis through covenants which would guarantee to restrict the
density per block to that prescribed by the ordinance. No action
was taken.
Mr. Laurence Hauge appeared in reference to Case #46, a request
for a variance to build a 16 unit apartment house at Third and
Linden which had been denied by the Planning & Zoning Commission
previously. After discussion a motion by Mr. Simonet that the
application would be reconsidered if nine or more additional
parking places are provided under the building and would be
granted subject to approval of the Architectural Control Committee.
In Favor - Carlson, Peterson, Kaninoff, Wihren, Simonet
Opposed - Condon
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Case #47 - Atlas Properties in regard to property at 318
South Brick Street
Request for a variance in sideyard of two feet and in land
area of 3560 square feet (35.6%) .
Motion by Carlson to table action until we can view the
property and also to ask Mr. Swanson (Atlas Properties) to
appear before the Board.
Motion seconded and passed.
Meeting adjourned.
JOHN CONDON, CHAIRMAN