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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJune 10, 2014ANLb 6 • j01 9 1 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. • ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304 (763) 755 -5100 FAX (763) 755 -8923 • WWW.ANDOVERMN.GOV Andover Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Agenda June 10, 2014 Andover City Hall Council Chambers 7.00 p.m. 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Minutes — May 27, 2014 Regular Meeting m 3. Public Hearin;: Consider a Variance to construct a fence eight (8) feet in height in the rear yard. The Variance request is for the parcel located at 14068 Aztec Street NW - Timothy Lee 4. Other Business 5. Adjournment •� DOVER; PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING — JUNE 10, 2014 The Regular Bi- Monthly Meeting of the Andover Planning and Zoning Commission was called to order by Chairperson Holthus on June 10, 2014, 7:00 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW, Andover, Minnesota. Commissioners present: Chairperson Holthus, Commissioners Timothy Cleven, Dean Daninger, Lynae Gudmundson, Bert Koehler IV, Kyle Nemeth and Steve Peterson. Commissioners absent: None Also present: City Planner Stephanie Hanson Others APPROVAL OF MINUTES. May 27, 2014 Commissioner Nemeth stated on page three, sixth paragraph, second sentence the word "because of the" should be added before neighborhood. Page four, fourth paragraph, first sentence add the word "the" before outlot. Page four, seventh paragraph, midway, starts with a concern that they have a bunch of lots in the new development, getting those sold, the word "and" should be in there. Page five, third paragraph down, the sentence should read "hammered out through multiple meetings" and on page eight, fifth paragraph down, second sentence add "...through this development." Commissioner Koehler stated on page three, sixth paragraph down the word "effect' should be "effort." Motion by Nemeth, seconded by Peterson, to approve the minutes as revised. Motion carried on a 4 -ayes, 0 -nays, 3- present ( Cleven, Daninger, Gudmundson), 0- absent vote. PUBLIC HEARING: Consider a Variance to construct a fence eight (8) feet in height in the rear yard. The Variance request is for the parcel located at 14068 Aztec Street NW— Timothy Lee. Regular Andover Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes — June 10, 2014 Page 2 City Planner Hanson noted the purpose of this item is to hold a public hearing and take input on a variance to construct a fence eight (8) feet in height in the rear yard. City Planner Hanson reviewed the proposed variance with the Commission. Commissioner Koehler wondered if staff knew why the County stopped the sound barrier at this property. Ms. Hanson indicated she did not know why. She looked at the County plans and the barrier did stop at this property. Commissioner Koehler asked if there were any other property owners in this area that want to install a fence. Ms. Hanson stated there were no other requests at this time. Commissioner Nemeth asked for clarification on the sound wall height. Ms. Hanson indicated the sound wall is nine feet tall. Commissioner Daninger asked if there were any complaints regarding this application. Ms. Hanson stated she has not received any complaints. Commissioner Daninger asked if the construction was completely finished. Ms. Hanson stated she would have to check on this. Commissioner Daninger stated sometimes as part ® of a plan they replace shrubs and trees and maybe the reason why the fence was there. Commissioner Daninger asked if there were any drainage issues. Ms. Hanson stated they have not heard any complaints with drainage issues. Commissioner Peterson asked if a building permit has to be pulled if the fence is built higher than six feet. Ms. Hanson stated any fence higher than six feet requires a building permit because of the construction of the fence. Commissioner Koehler asked with the building permit, will the fence be inspected. Ms. Hanson indicated it would be. Motion by Daninger, seconded by Koehler, to open the public hearing at 7:12 p.m. Motion carried on a 7 -ayes, 0 -nays, 0- absent vote. Mr. Tim Lee, 14068 Aztec Street NW, was at the meeting to answer questions. Commissioner Daninger asked why they stopped the sound barrier at his property. Mr. Lee stated the County did the sound testing and because his house sat back farther from his neighbors, it passed the sound test and the County felt a sound barrier did not need to be installed. ® Commissioner Daninger asked if the County talked about shrub replacement. Mr. Lee stated the County reimbursed them prior to taking anything out. Regular Andover Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes —June 10, 2014 Page 3 Commissioner Daninger stated they had a lot of rain and he wondered if there were any issues with drainage. Mr. Lee stated they have a little bit of puddles but it does drain fairly well because of the soil. He noted the fencing he plans on installing will have removable panels for County access if needed. Commissioner Koehler asked if Mr. Lee had a choice, would he like the sound barrier to continue past his property. Mrs. Lee stated she would have thought they would have graduated the fence down along their property. She thought that would have looked better than a sudden stop. Mr. Lee stated because of the slope of the road, it actually drops off to the left of the property. Commissioner Nemeth asked if there was an existing fence. Mr. Lee stated they had a six -foot alternate side fence. Commissioner Nemeth asked why they wanted to go with an eight -foot and not a ten -foot. Mr. Lee stated the sound barrier is nine feet tall and he thought for material purposes eight feet is a normal length for fencing. He stated it is not traffic that bothers him but the people walking along the path, which is why he would prefer to have an eight -foot fence. Commissioner Nemeth stated there is a sunset clause on this of twelve months and he assumed construction would be done before the sunset clause happens. Mr. Lee stated that was correct. Chairperson Holthus asked if this would be a cedar fence. Mr. Lee stated that was correct. Motion by Koehler, seconded by Nemeth, to close the public hearing at 7:22 p.m. Motion carried on a 7 -ayes, 0 -nays, 0- absent vote. Commissioner Daninger asked if they have ever done a variance like this before. Ms. Hanson stated the one they found was back in 1995, a variance was granted for a nine- foot fence, not abutting a busy road. Motion by Koehler, seconded by Nemeth, to recommend to the City Council approval of the variance for the eight -foot cedar fence, including the building permit stipulation that staff mentioned. Motion carried on a 7 -ayes, 0 -nays, 0- absent vote. City Planner Hanson stated that this item would be before the Council at the June 17, 2014 City Council meeting. OTHER BUSINESS. 0 City Planner Hanson updated the Planning Commission on related items. Regular Andover Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes —June 10, 2014 Page 4 Commissioner Daninger stated the Fun Fest is coming up and he wondered if they were looking for volunteers. Ms. Hanson recommended people to call the front desk at City Hall to see if there are volunteer opportunities. Commissioner Peterson stated with the Country Oaks development, Wintergreen Street is a Municipal State Aid route and wondered if driveways would be allowed to go onto the roadway and staff stated they would look into it. Ms. Hanson stated she did check with the Engineering Department and was told that is depends on the amount of traffic in the area. Because this is a lower traffic area, they can have accesses onto the MSA road. ADJOURNMENT. Motion by Koehler, seconded by Nemeth, to adjourn the meeting at 7:29 p.m. Motion carried on a 7 -ayes, 0 -nays, 0- absent vote. Respectfully Submitted, Sue Osbeck, Recording Secretary Timesaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 0 Lim]