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, CITY 01 ANDOVER
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A Special Meeting of the Andover City Council was called to order by Mayor,
Richard J. S hneider, on December 8, 1975, 7:35 P.M., at the Andover City
Hall, 1685 C osstown Boulevard N. W., Anoka, Minnesota, for the purpose
of discussing the Comprehensive Development Plan.
Councilperso s Present: $fø>lasek, Rither, VanderLaan, Windschitl.
Councilperso s Absent: None
Also Present: Aàmmistrator, Norman Werner; Assistant Administrator,
Walter Arntzen; City Clerk, P. K. Lindquist; Planning
and Zoning Chairman, David Jack; Former Planning
and Zoning Chairman, Allan Miles; and others.
Council per SO Rither reviewed action to-date on the Comprehensive Plan by the
City Council:
1. Adopted the principal concept of the Plan.
2. Adopted the concept of the Urban and Rural Planning Areas.
3. Referred the location of the boundary to the City Engineer.
,..-....., Mr. Kasma h d, based on sewer capacity of both the Coon Rapids and C. A. B.
, interceptors, recommended and Urban Planning District Boundary as covered
'~ in his letter t the City Council, dated December 8 (copy on file with City Clerk).
It was noted t at this was the same boundary established by T.K.D.A. 's,
Sewer/Water Comprehensive Study for the City of Andover.
Rural Planni Area
Discussion 0 the boundary line - 1) line will, and can, change with time, I
2) maximum apacity not used in such design, probably only 80% to 90%,
3) location of C.A. B. interceptor, and 4) whether or not the "Landfill"
area had bee deducted from the total acreage for capacity.
Councilperso Windschitl stated that he had contacted the Metropolitan
Council and h d spoken to them at length on the various apparently "controversial"
items in the lan, i. e., lot size in the rural planning district, whether or not
the establish ent of the proposed 10-acre lot size would be defendable in court,
requiring of c osed sewer systems, and our ability to provide given services
to a given are
The requirem nt of closed sewer systems was discussed at length, as was
the reasoning behind such a requirement; noting that the Planmng and Zoning
Commission hen recommending same, did not believe it to be an impossibility.
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Rural Planni g Area (continued)
MOTION by indschitl, seconded by VanderLaan, to authorize the City
Attorney to eet with the Metropolitan C0'j;ncill£gal Staff to research
and ultimate y report to the City Council...y-ø1rr opinion on the legality and
other ramifi ations of the lO-acre lot size.
Councilpers n Holasek questioned if this were the only item on which the
Council was oing to make a decision within the Plan; and would the Council
be committ" g themselves if the requirement of the lO-acre lot size was
found to be 1 gal.
Motion carri d unanimously.
Council per so Windschitl noted that it would have to be decided how
improvement are going to be treated in the Urban Planning Area:
1. Cit provide the improvements?
2. De eloper be required to put in improvements?
- 3. All w development only where improvements are already
- ava lable?
The pros/co s of each method were discus sed. Mentioned was the possibility
of the City providing the improvement just before construction, and the
developer de ositing an escrow amount of 1 1/2 times the cost of the
improvement or the developer paying 1/3 at the start of the project,
1/3in30-6 days, and 1/3 when the project was completed. The
Administrato advised that both methods had been used in Coon Rapids.
It was agreed that Andover did not have the financial means to finance
a developer, thus only leaving two possibilities.
P&Z Chair an, Dave Jack, emphasized that a Five Year Capital
Improvement Program would eliminate the majority of the problems, and
recommende that the City Council allow for this in the budget, By using
this, the dev lopers could be told when and where the improvements were
coming. Cou cilperson Rither pointed out that on page 201 of the Plan it
was outlined ow the Capital Improvement Program would he utilized
and how deve opment and improvements move together.
Councilperso Windschitl indicated concern with development in the
western part f the City, inasmuch as there were several large developable
,~ areas, not sh wn in the Urban Planning Area; and that of lO_acre parcels
creating prob ems with future development when addressing streets.
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District (continued)
Discussion 0 refusing developers the right to develop when utilities are
not available and the permitting of development of a rural density in the
urban area were development should be of ultimate density inasmuch as
the services re available there.
The Clerk w s directed to contact Attorney Hawkins to request his
comments on restricted development and the meeting of density requirements.
Council per so Holasek expressed concern with a City having the a.bility
to acquire la d under emminent domain, with no criteria listed for such
acquisition; nd the definition of emrninent domain as referenced in the
Comprehensi e Development Plan. The Clerk was directed to contact
the attorney o obtain his comments and opinions on the above.
Adjournment
MOTION by ander Laan, seconded by Holasek, to confin1e discussion
- on the Comprehensive Development Plan to 7:30 P.M., January 12, and
- that the com ents and opinions of the attorney and engineer be available
by that time. Motion carried unanimously.
MOTION by ither, seconded by Windschitl, to adjourn. Motion carried
unanimous I y.
Meeting adjo P.M.
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