05-09-1988 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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i cif, To: Ma;or Grabek Orono Council Members City Administrator Bernhardson From: Jeanne A. Mabusth, Building & Zoning Administrator Date: May 4, 1988 Subject: #1254 Trinity Lutheran Church 2060 61 Ave. North - Commercial Site Plan Review, Conditional Use Permit and Variances - Resolution Additional Comments - Planning Commission Recommendation Additional Exhibits Exhibit M - Planning Commission Minutes 3/21/68 Exhibit N - Planning Commission Notice Exhibit O - Section 12.30, Subdivision n(E) Exhibit P - Gaffron Memo Exhibit Q - Letter of 4/8/88 State Building Code Division Exhibit R - Applicants Architects Submittal to MCWD Exhibit S - Jacobs Letter to Applicant Exhibit T - Applicants letter to City 4/28/88 Exhibit U - Brownlee '-etter to City 4/28/88 Please review the ,memo by Tom Jacobs dated March 11, 1988 that reviews the commercial site plan, Conditional Use Permit, and variance sections of this application Staffs additional comments in this section will deal only with the it,!os left unresolved with the Planning Commission's review at their Ma�:.cr--eting. Please rafAr to Exhli;it P. Gaffron recommends that a new septic system be installed to serve the current church use. He notes the existing failing system based on surface condirions of septic drainfield area noting seepage still persists. He bases his decision on authority set forth in Section 12.30, Subdivision 4(E) (Exhibit O enclosed for your consideration). Please review Exhibit T. Mr. Moleski has asked the City to please delay in asking for the complete installation of a new system. As with similar reviews in the past, staff must base its recommendation on Gaffrons findings and recommendations. Gaffron will be hapry to work with the church on the installation of a new system. Based on the above referenced section, there are no acceptable hardships that can be found to approve a variance t- this section. The applicant was also asked to submit additional. drainage information to the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. Per Exhibit R, this was completed by Mr. Brownlee. Staff spoke with Keith Larson of the Minnehaha Creek Watershed on May 2, 1988 and Mr. Larson confirmed that a permit review was not required for the church and that the enclosed drainages :information was satisfactory. It z ears that the information sought was confirmation of the direction of the surface runoff as it leaves the property at the southeast corner.