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CITY OF ORONO
S�<tjulAr' vieeting of the Planning Commission,
June i`1, 1974
Che Planning Commission met on the above
date with the following members present:
Chairman Van Nest, Gasch, Guthrie, Kullberg,
and Hake. Absent: Curtis, Elliott,
Kallestad, and Pesek.
Gasch moved, Hake seconded, that the Minutes
of the Regular Meeting of May 20, 1974, be
approved. Motion, Ayes (5) - Nays (0).
Curtis entered the Council Chambers at
7:40 P.14.
Chairman Van Nest, opened the public hearing
at 7 :40 P.14. regarding a subdivision and
variance for James Sidwell at 1375 Park
Drive. The Zoning Administrator presented
the Notice of Public Hearing, the Certificate
of Mailing, and the Affidavit of Publication.
The subdivision involves slightly less than
two acres of land and requires a variance
from the lot width requirement in a one -acre
,one. Mr. Ott, the neighbor to the north
if Mr. Sidwell, spoke in opposition to the
subdivision, stating that he felt that the
ravine presents a problem for the construction
of any home and that this area served as a
drainage way for the surrounding property.
Chairman Van Nest read'the memo from the
City Engineer stating that it would be
possible to construct a home on this lot.
After all people present had an opportunity
to be heard, Chairman Van Nest closed the
public hearing at 7:43 P.M.
Van Nest moved, Guthrie seconded, that the
request for a subdivision of an 851 lot be
disapproved, but favorable consideration
would be given to any subdivision along Lots
10 & 11, Block 6, and Lots 11 & 12, Block 7.
Any approval would have to be conditioned on
a survey showing that existing structures
met the side yard setback requirements.
Notion, Ayes (6) - Nays (0) .
At 7050 P.1k1., Chairman Van Nest opened the
public hearing for Hollis Dunn regarding a
ubdivision of a two -acre lot from a five -
acre parcel. The Zoning Administrator
presented the Notice of Public Hearing, the
Certificate of Bailing, and the Affidavit of
Publication. The subdivision is in an area
(Continued)
7 :38 P.M.
MINUTES
PUBLIC - HEARING
Sidwell
1375 Park Drive
PUBLIC HEARING
Dunn
3565 Watertown Road
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proposed for two acre minimum and the lot, as
indicated by the survey, meets all the standards
required in the new zoning ordinance. After all
people present were afforded an opportunity to
be heard, Chairman Van Nest closed the public
hearing at 7:55 P.M.
Gasch moved, Kullberg seconded, to approve the
subdivision as is shown on the survey, conditioned
on the payment of the 5% park fee and completion
of a percolation test. Motion, Ayes (6) - Nays (0).
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PUBLIC HEARING
(Continued)
Dunn
Chairman Van Nest opened a public hearing regard- PUBLIC HEARING
ing a subdivision of one acre from a 16 -acre tract SUBDIVISION & VARIANCE
and a variance which would allow the creation of 4080 Bayside Road
the one -acre lot in a five -acre zone at 8 :06 P.M.
The Zoning Administrator presented the Notice of
Public Hearing, the Certificate of Nailing, and
the Affidavit of Publication. The Zoning Administrator
explained that the application for a variance was
based on the fact that the existing home on the
property was isolated by a ravine on the north and
a steep slope on the east. In order to grant a
variance from the zoning ordinance, the Planning
Commission has to find that a hardship exists and
it is the feeling of the petitioner that the ravine
and steep slope constitute such a hardship. The
2onincj Administrator agreed that the ravine to
the north did constitute a hardship but the slope
to the east of the home would not logically tie
in with any lot whether it is with the existing
home or with some future home site on the lower
ground. Therefore, any lot that is created along
Bayside Road, including the existing home, should
be more than the proposed one acre and should follow
the ravine and the bottom of the hill east of the
house assuming that this will not interfere with
access to the remainder of the Berg property.
Mr. Fred Poisson spoke in opposition to the request
and claimed that the variance will mean that this
property, owned by Dr. Berg, will have four
residences rather than three and the intent of
the five -acre zone was to maintain a low density
in areas that do not have public utilities. In
addition, this is part of a drainage way, and
any access to the rear of the property would be
a Droblem because of the ravine and the severe
drop in elevation from Bayside Road. After all
the people present were afforded an opportunity
to be heard, the public hearing was closed by
Chairman Van Nest at 8 :24 P.M.
;hairrman Van Nest informed the petitioner that
the Planning Commission could not approve the
request as presented by Dr. Berg. Van Nest
suggested that Dr. Berg withdraw his application,
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modify his proposal so that it
to the five acre requirement.
the ravine to the horth of the
reasonable but the lot line to
home should include the hill.
to withdraw his application at
would come closer
A lot line through
house seemed
the east of the
Dr. Berg agreed
this time.
Mr. Lundgren has requested a variance from the
75' setback requirement from Lake Minnetonka
and for a variance for the lot size requirement.
Tract B and C of RLS 1019 constitutes 35,000
square feet in a one -acre zone. Since this would
fall under the provision that the Planning
Commission has recommended to the Council called
Lot of Record, a variance from the size requirement
is reasonable. 1,4r. Lundgren wants to place the
house 63' from the lake because the utility
easement running through the property would prevent
him from being exactly 75' from the lake. If the
house was located on the northwest side of the
utility easement, the home would be in excess of
100' from the lake.
Van Nest moved, Curtis seconded, that the variance
from the 75' lake setback requirement be denied
since there is not sufficient hardship and due ,to
'-he fact that they can build on Tract B of the
RLS; but a variance for the lot size requirement
should be granted since it falls within the
proposed ordinance referred to as Lot of Record.
%lotion, Ayes (6) - Nays (0).
The Pohle application involves two variances.
1) a variance from the setback requirement for
accessory structure, and 2). a variance from the
amount of, hardcover allowed within 5001 of the
lakeshore. 14r. Pohle has requested permission
to construct a tennis court which would be three
feet from his side lot lines. The ordinance
requires a 10' setback. In addition, the court
would add additional hardcover bringing the total
amount of hardcover from the entire lot to 38.6 %.
The ordinance regulating the amount of hardcover
near the lake stipulates that there shall be no
more than 30% hardcover.
Gasch moved, Guthrie seconded, to deny the Pohle
request for a variance because it exceeds the
amount of hardcover that the ordinance allows.
klotion, Ayes (5) - Nays (1). Kullberg Nay.
,mendmente Kullberg moved, Curtis seconded, to
deny the request because the 10' sideyard
setback requirement was not met. Motion,
Ayes (6) - Nays (0).
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PUBLIC HEARING
(Continued)
4080 Bayside Road
VARIANCE
Lundgren
4455 Forest Lake Landing
VARIANCE
Pohle
2789 Pheasant Road
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The Zoning Administrator reviewed mr Dickey's
request for a subdivision of 57 acres;,on"tihe
corner of Fox Street and County Road 84. The
proposal involves a subdivision of the land into
19 lots. The subdi'vis'ion presents the.following
problems: the proposed road passes through h,_
low area which may. possibly, be . classified: as a
marsh. One of the'lots has,a6cess only bAto-
County Road 6 and the 4p-Pil Alo- i requests
common dock providx g fd r parian rights;tb all
lots. Mr. William D ek y 'arid Mr. . Lynol -
presented to the. Planning Comi� istion' the, 's.,ite
plan map* indicAtin4 elev- i"ti0h`6 slopes, the
natural vegetation:- and the drainage for the
proposed subdivi`si6ni.` The Planning Commifision
asked the petitioner„ to provide' the f6ii8tiing
Information: 1) ttie exact :`ainourit of lakeshoi�e
and the. amount 'of that 1akesh6 e' which would ;
be devoted to a ooinnions. in addition, the
amount of acreagd -that is devoted to the commons
area should be specified. ) "the size of each
lot, and the dimensions` of those lbts 3)'' i14
exact amount of marshland on the entiro °site,.the
'acreage within oath; marsh, and aiiibxnt of marsh
that would be i,ncluaed within any one particular
lot. 4) a 9toim. water plan with ,the petitioner
ex�ninirg the possibilities of diverting the
storm water flow into the. French Lake drainage
systbih .. '.The, City Engineer when he reviews this
port on of tYid- proposal should give special
attentivri to any,ruri -off problems that may be
created by this development. 5) on the northwest
portion of the proposed road, a determination
should be made as to whether that road goes
through a marsh, or whether it is just a low area.
6) the LMCD should be informed of the Dickey
request and their comments regarding a multiple
dock should be available to the Planning Commission.
7) the Park Commission should submit its
recommendations on whether the dedication for
parks should be in the form of cash or land, and
if it is land, the location of the land. 8) the
Hennepin County Highway Department will have to
review the subdivision and submit their comments.
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SUBDIVISION
Di Con
2905 Fox Street
Curtis moved, Hake seconded, that the Dickey
request be tabled until the information listed
above is in hand, and when it is available, the
City staff should schedule a public hearing for
the earliest possible date. D-lotion, Ayes (6) - Nays (0).
Mr. Monahan has requested a variance to construct VARIANCE
a home and garage on a lot which is 8,500 square
feet and 50' wide. Since this lot is smaller Monahan
than half the acreage required for this zoning 2237 Shadywood Road
district, it would not fall within the Lot of
Record provision of the proposed zoning ordinance.
(Continued)
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In addition, Mr. Monahan °s request involves a
variance from the side yard setback requirements.
Kullberg moved, Gasch seconded, that the Monahan
request for variances as applied for be denied,
but that any request that would conform with
all the side yard setback requirements by
moving the garage.to'the rear would be looked
upon favorably. Motion, Ayes (6) - Nays (0).
A major portion of Oak Place has been vacated in
the past and the petitioner has requested the
City to vacate the remaining southern portion of
Oak Place..
Kullberg moved, Hake seconded, that a public
hearing °regarding the vacation of Oak'Place
be called for July 15, 1974.'
The following additions were made to the - present
list of permitted uses in the industrial district.
The manufacture, fabrication, or processing of,
A. artifical limbs, B. cabinets, C. cabinets
and carpentry shop, D. electrical, plumbing,
heating, and air conditioning shop, E. camera
and photography, F. canning and packaging of
food stuff, G. creamery, dairy plants and ice
cream plants, H. drugs, cosmetics, pharmaceutical
and toiletries, I. products made of glass,
c6lophane, leather, plastic, wood, J. television,
radio and applicances, K. motor fuel stations,
L. restaurants (to serve the industrial area).
Under conditional uses in the current ordinance;
ready mix and /or concrete products was eliminated
as a conditional use and heliports were added,
which will be defined as for private or medical
uses only.
Under building design in the industrial zoning
code, the following was added regarding metal
buildings: any side of a building which faces
a street or abuts a residential district must
have one -third of its surface of some materials
other than prefinished metal with the remaining
sides made of at least 20% of materials other
than prefinished metal. Under landscaping in,
industrial districts, a provision should be
added which would require 50% opaque screen when
it borders on a residential area and outside
storage should be allowed as a conditional use
is long as screening is provided. Finally, in
an industrial area, a minimum lot size should
be reduced from the proposed 10,000 to
5,000 square feet.
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VARIANCE
Monahan
2237 Shadywood Road
STREET VACATION
Emil Shenkyr
Oak Place
ZONING ORDINANCE
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In the B -1 zone, the following should be added ZONING ORDINANCE
to the permitted uses: A. tailor shop,and (Continued)
E. laundromat. Under conditional use in a
B -1, office building should be added.
In B -1 and B -4 zones, the F.A.R. ratio should
be dropped. In the B -1 and B -4 zones, the
lot width requirement was not stated and in the
B -4 zone, the maximum building height or
residential zoning districts from Section 34.010
Farm Crops, was eliminated as a permitted use
and placed as a conditional use. Section 34.021,
referring to schools was missing a sentence.
34.027 Guest Houses, should be left in the
ordinance but be defined as "for the use of
the occupants of the residence"
Section 34.046 apiaries should be omitted as
an accessory use and included as a conditional
use.
Section 34.202 under lakeshore hardcover
requirements, provision 01 should be revised to
read as follows: "there should be no hardcover
within 75' of the shoreline ". On the following
provisions, the first number should be eliminated
so that they would read as follows: "within
250' of the shoreline no greater than 25%
nardcover, within 500' of the shoreline, no
greater than 30% hardcover, within 1,000' of
the shoreline no greater than 35% hardcover.
Section 34.203 should be be added to read: "no
permanent structures, temporary structures or
any excavating would be allowed within 75' of
the shore. No trees could be removed that are
larger than 6" in diameter without a permit.
Kullberg moved, Gasch seconded, to approve to REZONING - NAVARRE
make the following changes in the zoning in
the Navarre area: From B -1 to LR -1C
The following property in the South Half of
Section 17, Township 117, Range 23 described
as follows: Commencing at the center line of
County Road No. 15 and the East Corporate
Limits of the City of Spring Park; thence
Northerly along,said limits to the South line
of the Burlington Northern Railroad right -of-
way; thence Easterly along said right -of -way to
the Northwest corner of Lot 1, Block 9, Townsite
of Langdon Park; thence Southerly along the
West line of Lot 1 to the center line of County
:oad No. 15; thence Westerly along the center
line of County Road 15 to the point of beginning,
EXCEPT the South 183 feet thereof.
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That property described as follows: Commencing
t the southeast cokhbk of Lot 5, Block 9,
angdon Park; thence North 295 feet along the
easterly line of said Lot 5 a distance of
295 feet to the point of beginning; thence North
along the East line of Lot 5 a distance of 132
feet; thence westerly parallel with the South
line of Lot 5 a distance of 132 feet; thence
southerly parallel with the East line of Lot 5
a distance of 200 feet; thence easterly to the
point of beginning.
That property described as follows: Lots 15;
16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, Block 6, Navarre Heights.
The following property in the North Half of
Section 20, Township 117, Range 23 described as
follows: All of Lot 7 and the East 200 feet of
the North 100 feet of Lot 6, Block 7, Townsite
of Langdon Park, EXCEPT wetlands.
From B -1 to LR -1C -1
That property in the North Half of Section 20,
Township 117, Range 23 described as follows: The
Northerly 250 feet of Lots 10, 11 and 12,
Block 6, Townsite of Langdon Park.
r'rom R -1C to LR -1C -1
That property in the North Half of Section 20,
Township 117, Range 23, described as follows:
Lots 1 through 8, Block 1, Navarre Heights
and the southerly 246 feet of the northerly
496 feet of Lots 10, 11 and 12, Block 6,
Townsite of Langdon Park.
Gasch moved, Guthrie seconded, to create an
14 -6 area on the Comprehensive Plan. This
area would be used for townhouses and apart-
ments at a density of six units to the acre.
This land would be bordered by Old Crystal
Bay Road on the west, the northern extension
of the sewer line by the Orono Public School
on the north; on the east, Willow Drive North;
and on the south, Highway ##12 (Wayzata Boulevard).
Motion, Ayes (6) - Nays (0).
Van Nest moved, Kullberg seconded, to create
a second M -6 area on the comprehensive plan
bordered by Old Crystal Bay Road on the east;
the Great Northern Railway right -of -way on the
;outh; and Wayzata Boulevard on the north.
Motion, Ayes (6) - Nays (0).
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REZONING - NAVARRE
(Continued)
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Z.
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING HELD JUNE 17, 1974
Kullberg moved, Van Nest seconded, to nominate
John Guthrie as the Chairman of the Planning
Commission for the remainder of 1974. Motion,
Ayes (6) - Nays (0).
Van Nest moved, Gasch seconded, to approve the
sign ordinance as proposed by the Zoning
Administrator. Motion, Ayes (6) - Nays (0).
Gasch announced that the B -2 committee would
hold a meeting on Monday, June 24, 1974.
Hake moved, Guthrie seconded, that the meeting
be adjourned at 11:35 P.M. Motion, Ayes (6) -
Nays (0).
Respectfully submitted,
Dexter J. Marston
Zoning Administrator
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CHAIRMAN - PLANNING
COMMISSION
SIGN ORDINANCE
B -2 COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT