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f' <br />■ ^ TO <br />]^ymn <br />, -.r4-.(-*' ,;--i7' <br />. ■ «.% '^'" j 'l <br />■vX <br />' t’'- ■ ■-"?t II <br />■.’?.' ■ . .A 1 ■ il <br />,*^' ....*• ‘ sl^-f <br />:<r ■ <br />.•'.» ;*.■•■ I'I <br />j:m OF OWNO. MIMCSOTA <br />IQGULAR PUWD OCFMISSICN ^CETIN6 HELD Jl) <br />Plming GoHdsslon <br />ring memn prasoit <br />dm P. Hdca. Dim D <br />* J <br />GIotIa McDduild* Also proscnt <br />«id Zoning Adninistimtor, Hsiik <br />Chaiiwonsn Disilip iimouncod ths opening of a M)lic <br />Hearing legaxding the petition of Jms Sid«ell. Tto <br />Zoning Adi^nistrator read the Notice of Public Hearing, <br />presented the Affidavit of Mblication, and reviewed <br />the proposal. I\d>lic conent %as solicited by the Chair. <br />Ihiyne Peterson of 1359 Park Drive stated that he was <br />concerned about plaoeamt of an additional dwelling <br />between his house and the existing house at 1375 Park <br />Drive. He said that if he could be assured that any <br />new house would be placed farther toward the street, <br />he would have no objection to the proposed subclivision. <br />8r^76 <br />ATTBNn/WOB - 7; 35 P.M. <br />PUBLIC HEARING - 7:46 Pil. <br />/ <br />/ <br />■ ( . <br />• <br />Mr. Sidwell pleaded hardships of land erosion along the <br />existing drainage which would be rectified by a new <br />builder, the visual appeal of a new chilling instead of <br />an unattended lot, OGapaxison of the propos^ lot widths <br />to existing lots in Saga Hill (he presented a chart <br />showing all Forest Lake lot frontages), and payment of <br />two sewer assessments. <br />Hie Planning Gaainission discussed precedence in approval <br />of a new subdivision where both parcels )rauld be below <br />801 of the required lot width and Just above 80t of the <br />required lot area* Also hdtdd was Uiat the Oak Street <br />vacation was meant to cUt dbkh oh lot splits and sub­ <br />standard lot useagb, hot to Mcourage tnis. <br />Gomcilman Wsl <br />intent of <br />Wsldh, dlso discM^ndi this precedence and the <br />Col^rmhsiVe Gdl« I^lan^ limiting the <br />density of mkesHolm daVelOfMSMit. He stated that Council <br />htt established ptOcedsHcd tor variances on existing <br />substandard lots, but would be cazeAil of the establish­ <br />ment of new sid>standaxd lots. Ite added that there is <br />precedence for refunding sewer assessments when they were <br />fomd to be incorrectly applied. The IHiblic Hearing was <br />closed at 8:11 p.m. <br />After continued discussion, Guthrie moved, Pesek seconded, <br />recoBnendation of approval of this subdivision because the <br />lot area meets 801 of the requirement and because the pro- <br />mm 'w' w w m mm mmmm^ ^ w mm ■ ■« v ■ ^ ^ ^ — <br />argued that the only hardship he could <br />area. <br />was <br />economic and not of the land; that the owner could correct <br />the existing erosion problem and could maintain the property <br />without a subdivision. Motion, Ayes (3) - Nays (2) (Hm» <br />IXfilap). <br />*• -V .