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NOTICE
A REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, VILLAGE OF ORONO. WILL BE
HELD MAY IS, 1972 at 7:30 P.M.
AGENDA
1. VARIANCE - Ordinance NO, 12S - Da/ton
2. DIVISION - Nithun (Also known as Kertson property)
3. VARIANCE - McCleary
4. LAKE MINNETONKA CONSERVATION DISTRICT SHORELINE POLICY
5. . DISCUSSION - Big Island Park
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VILLAGE OF ORONO
Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission
liay 15, 1972 *
The Planning Commission net on the above
date with the following members present:
Chairman pro tern Herfurth, Elliott, Gasch.
Hays, and Ryerse. Absent: Caairman
Poisson, Kullberg, Nic.iolls, Searles, South-
worth, and Van Nest* Also present; ?*ayor
Oberhauser, CounciImen Masse*'.gale and
IlcCart.iy,
Ryerse moved Elliott seconded, that the
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of ??ay 1,
1972, be approved. Motion, Ayes fS) - Nays (0). .717
Douglas Dayton and Dennis Tirsler from
Brauer 5 Associates presented engineering
data in an application to dredge in order to
pond water on the Dayton premises at
300 Sixtii Avenue North.
Gascn questioned tne propriety of using
Brauer Associates when the Village has
a contract with this firm which states
there shall be no conflict of interest
during the period under the contract.
Mr. Dayton stated he had tne firm under
contract since July 1971. ifr. Trisler
pointed out tne Village contract began
February 1972. Discussion then followed
whether the application v/as for a variance
or conditional use permit. The building
inspector stated the application was for
a conditional use permit under Sec. 31.700
and the $30 fee for same has been paid.
Mr. Dayton stated the land in question had
once been a swamp and been filled in the
past and now was a pasture and that they
now wished to create new ponding areas
where the old ones had been. He showed
plans for maintaining water levels and for
the prevention of siltation into Mooney
Lake.
Hays moved taat a public hearing be held
and the the Commission should have a
report from tiie Minnehaha Creek Watershed
District before making a recommendation,
‘lotion died for lack of a second.
Menbers asked Massengale for an opinion,
ile stated tne Village Council was looking
for some factual information from members
as to whetner the project was in the
interest of the public.
(Continued)
7:30 P. f.
MINUTES
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
Ordinance NO. 125
Dayton
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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING HELD NAY 15, 1972 Page 2
Mayor Oberhauser spoke froa the floor
saying that it was up to the applicant
to show the project was in the public
interest, which is the prine objective
Ordinance NO. 12S in its statenent of policy.
Elliott moved, Ryerse seconded, that Mr.
Dayton should bring in further substantiating
information for the meeting of June 5, 1972,
to show that the project will be in the
public interest.
Discussion was now held whether this
an official meeting since there was not
a quorum present.
It was decided that all the remaining items
on the agenda should be moved to the June 5,
1972 meeting, but that if anybody who had
come for the meeting wished to be heard
members would listen and discuss. Mr.
NcCleary and Mr. Schultz spoke. On the
natter of Mr. Schultz, members recommended
that the lot be cleaned up before any
further action would be taken; also, that
he make an investigation of lot with somebody
having expertise in the natter of septic
systems before he purchased the lot.
The meeting adjourned at 9:45 P.H.
Respctfully submitted.
CONDITIONAL USE PER.IIT
(Continued)
NO QUORUM
POSTPONED AGENDA
ADJOURNMENT
Mike Scheller
Secretary