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SPECIAL PlANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MEETING
16 October 1978
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The Special Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission was called to
order at 7:40 PM by Chairman Larry Retzlaff on October 16, 1978, at the
Andover Community Center, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW, Anoka, Minnesota.
Commissioners Present: d'Arcy Bosell, Don Jacobson, Ralph Kishel
Commissioners Absent: Walter Dick, Jeannine Pyron
Also Present: Mayor Windschitl
The meeting was called to order at 7:40 PM and the public hearing was
opened. The subject of this meeting will be the proposed revisions of
Ordinances 8, 10 and 33. I will open this meeting to the public.
Anyone wishing to make a statement may do so and we would like you to
give us your name and address and then make the statement you wish.
Commissioner Jacobson: At the bottom of the page on 9.06 lots a(4), what
about to change the wording to: plats received by the Planning and Zoning
Commission prior to October 17th? Would this cause them to make
engineering changes mid-stream? The Mayor pointed out that the results
would not change the nUmber of lots, only make the road costs less for
the developer.
Beginning with Ordinance 8, Section 6-District Provisions:
Subsection 6.02 Minimum Requirements
Title: Zoning District Classification:
R-l*
Title: Lot Width at Front
Setback Line (ft.)
R-l*
300
Then at the bottom of the page, place an * with this statement:
*See Ordinance #lO,Section 9, Subsection 9.06.
Again in Ordinance 8, Section 4-General Provisions:
Subsection 4.34 Zoning Coordination
Any zoning district change on land adjacent to or across a public
right-of-way from an adjoining community shall be referred to the
adjacent community for review and comment prior to action by the
governing body granting or denying the zoning district classification
change. A period of at least thirty (30) days shall be provided for
receipt of comments; such comments shall be considered as advisory
only.
This change deletes the reference to "the North Anoka Planning League"
which no longer exists.
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Again in Ordinance 8, Section 9-Enforcement
(A) Enforcing Officer and Penalty
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This Ordinance shall be administered by the Building Inspector who
shall be appointed by the governing body. The Building Inspector
may institute in the name of the City, any appropriate actions or
proceedings against a violator as provided by law. Any person, firm
or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall
be punished as defined by State Law. Each day that a violation is
permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
This language brings the penalty clause of this ordinance up to the
current language of today's enforcement clauses in other ordinances.
Moving on now to Ordinance 10,
Subsection 9.03 Streets
Classification
Minor
Section 9-Subdivision Design Standards:
Right of Way
66 feet
Subsection 9.06 Lots
a(l) Municipal Sanitary Sewer Areas. In areas served by municipal
sanitary sewer systems, no lot shall contain less than 13,000 square
feet nor have a frontage of less than 85 feet at the building set
back line. No lot shall be larger than twice the average size of
lots in said plat.
Subsection 9.06 Lots
a(2) Areas Lacking Municipal Sanitary Sewer Within the Metropolitan
Urban Service District. In areas lacking municipal sanitary
sewer within the Metropolitan Urban Service District, no lot shall
be developed for residential purposes unless it contains a minimum of
39,000 square feet of land area and has a frontage of at least 165
feet at the building setback line. The preliminary plat shall show
a feasible plan for future re-subdivision by which lots may be
re-subdivided to meet the size and dimension standards of lots in
areas served by municipal sanitary sewer.
This language changes the title of the subsection and also deletes the
reference to public water.
Subsection 9.06 Lots -- new
a(3) Areas Lacking Municipal Sanitary Sewer Outside the Metropolitan
Urban Service District. In areas which are not served by
municipal sanitary sewer, no residential lot shall be developed for
residential purposes unless it contains a minimum of 108,900 square
feet, of which 39,000 square feet of land area is buildable, and has
frontage of at least 300 feet at the building set back line. The
preliminary plat shall show a feasible plan for future re-subdivision
by which lots may be re-subdivided to meet the size and dimension
standards of lots in areas served by municipal sanitary sewer.
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Subsection 9.06 Lots -- new
a(4) The provisions of Section 9.06 a(3) above shall not apply to
plats approved by the City prior to October 17, 1978.
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Subsection 9.06 Lots
C. Corner Lots. Corner lots shall be platted at least 15 feet
wider than interior lots on all lots less than 300 feet in width
at the building set back line.
This languages changes the width at the setback line to 300 feet, which
will be consistent with the proposed changes in Ordinance 8, Subsection
6.02. as proposed.
Ordinance 10, Section 10-Construction of Improvements:
Subsection 10.08 Street Improvement Standards.
I. With Municipal Sanitary Sewer and/or Water.
II. In Subdivisions Without Municipal Sanitary Sewer
and/or Water.
This language changes the titles of these two section headings.
Ordinance 10. Section l6-Permits:
Subsection 16.03 Limitations. No building permit shall be issued for
the erection of any building on any land conveyed in violation of the
provisions of this ordinance. No permit shall be issued for the
erection of any building on any tract of land described by metes and
bounds and consisting of less than 5 acres and having a width of less
than 300 feet.
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Again. this brings the front width of the lots to 300 feet as noted in
prior proposals.
Ordinance 10, Section l7-Variances:
Subsection 17.01 Hardship. The Council may grant a variance from the
requirements of this ordinance as to specific tracts of land where it
is shown that by reason of topography or other physical conditions
strict compliance with these requirements could cause an exceptional
and undue hardship to the enjoyment of a substantial property right;
provided, that a variance may be granted only if the variance does not
adversely affect the adjacent property owners and Comprehensive Plan
or the spirit and intent of this ordinance.
This merely corrects a typographical error - "topography of other"
Ordinance 10, Section l8-Violation and Penalty:
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of
this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished as defined by State Law.
This again brings the penalty clause into current language. The second
sentence of this section is to be included, however, no language change is
proposed.
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Dealing with Ordinance 33, the Mayor pointed out that the proposed changes
to the Parking Ordinance have already been completed by the City Council
and thusly, no action or recommendation Ls-f~theomtng from this Commission.
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There were also several other areas discussed: Ordinance 8, Subsection 6.02-
Floor Area: why does the R-2 need 1200 sf. and the rest 960? The Mayor
said it was for the purpose of creating country estates and because the
1 acre lots do not need a future subdivision plan. Also, the State Building
Code supercedes our ordinance for this provision.
Also discussed was Ordinance 10, Subsection 11.01(a): There was a recom-
mendation from the Clerk to delete the last sentence; however, the Commission
took no action on this suggestion.
Motion: by Commissioner Jacobson, seconded by Commissioner Kishel, to
close the public hearing. Mot ion carried unanimously.
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Motion: by Commissioner Jacobson, seconded by Commissioner Kishel, that the
Planning and Zoning Commission, City of Andover, recommend to the City
Council, City of Andover, the adoption of changes to Ordinances 8 and 10.
The subject changes are attached to this recommendation. The Planning and
Zoning Commission recommends these changes for the following reasons:
1. A public meeting was held and there was no adverse public input.
2. The Commission finds that by not adopting the proposed changes
will result in an adverse effect on the health, safety and general
welfare of the community residents.
3. That by adopting the proposed changes will provide and promote
the orderly development of the City and prevent premature extension
of City services.
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion: to adjourn by Commissioner Jacobson, seconded by Chairman Retzlaff,
at 8:33 PM. Carried unanimously.
ectfully submitted,
Q.r)~~!L
an Bosell,
Clerk and Attending Commissioner
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