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PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
March 28, 1978
7: 30 P. M.
AGENDA
Approval of Minutes
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Comm. if3-78-l
Comm. 1F3-78-2
Comm. 1F3-78-3
Vacation of Easement Public Hearing
G.M. Investment Co. Variance
Eugene Brown Variance
Review of Comprehensive Development Plan
For publication on March 24, 1978
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~ 01 ANDOVER
REGULAR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING
March 28, 1978
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The Regular Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission was called
to order at 7:30 PM by Chairman Larry Retzlaff on March 28, 1978 at
the Andover Community Center, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW, Anoka,
Minnesota 55303.
Commissioners Present: d'Arcy Bosell, James Elling, Ralph Kishel,
Jeannine Pyron
Commissioners Absent: George Hamilton and Gary Schwendinger
Also Present: Rex Stockwell and Chuck Wetzler, City Engineers from
T.K.D.A., and others
Minutes
Motion by Commissioner Bosell, seconded by Commissioner Elling, to
approve the March 14, 1978 Meeting Minutes.
Vote on motion: yes - Chairman Retzlaff, Commissioner Bosell, Commissioner
Pyron, Commissioner Elling; present - Commissioner Kishel. Motion
carried.
Rex Stockwell, who has been the engineering representative from T.K.D.A,
to the Planning and Zoning Commission for nearly 3 years, advised them
he is terminating his employment with T.K.D.A. on 3-31-78 and moving
to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He presented Chuck Wetzler who, along
with Dewey Kasma, will be the engineering consultant for Andover.
Sonsteby Sketch Plan
Rosella Sonsteby showed the Commission a proposed development on about
17 acres with R-l zoning in Section 29. She felt it was impossible
to divide the land into 2~-acre_lots having 330' width so she asked
for the Commissioner's opinions on rezoning, dividing the property into
~- to almost I-acre lots and building on every third lot. She said
that she felt that being in the Urban area the land could be divided
smaller.
The Commission advised her to attempt to comply with the existing
Ordinance and redraw the sketch plan.
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Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting
Minutes - March 28, 1978
Page 2
Vacation of Easement Public Hearing (Comm. #3-78-1)
Chairman Retzlaff opened the public hearing. Paul Cavner, owner of
the property, explained that the 35' easement at the end of the l40th
block of Raven Street on the East side only appears on the plat map
and he wishes to have the land vacated. The easement doesn't appear
on any legal description on the property. On the plat map that was
recorded, it shows up and there is a notation that the easement is to
be removed. There is no reference to the easement in Town Board Minutes
covering plat approval.
Engineer Stockwell explained the background on why the road was constructed
as it is. When the engineers were doing the final plans for the street
and storm sewer, they looked at several alternatives for the design
of a turnaround. First alternative was to construct a normal circular
cul-de-sac which would have included this easement plus the other
easement which was on the park property. The problem with this alternative
was the elevation of the ground on Mr. Cavner's property just adjacent
to the roadway. It inclines steeply and in order to make use of this
easement and construct a circular turnaround, we would have destroyed
a large number of trees and would be creating very large backs lopes
that would be problems and all around unappealing. The other alternative
was to put in a circular cul-de-sac and put the majority of the cul-de-sac
on the park property. That didn't work because of the width of the
park property. The last alternative was to construct a rectangular
turnaround which is really multi-purpose. It could be used as parking
lot for the park, and also gives the necessary width for maintenance.
In light of the alternatives, the engineering decision and the City's
decision was to construct the street with a rectangular turnaround.
From an engineering standpoint, Mr. Stockwell could see no reason at
this time that the temporary easement on Mr. Cavner's property would
be needed for any future purpose. At sometime in the future if the
road is extended to the North, no turnaround would be needed.
Chairman Retzlaff asked for public input. None was given. Mr. Cavner
stated the reason for asking for the easement to be removed is that it
is not needed. The setback from the road has to come from the easement
when a house is built there and it limits someone who wants to place
their house as to how close to the road they must be. The driveway
couldn't be constructed on the easement so it would leave only a few
feet for access. A permanent street with curb and gutter has already
been constructed.
Motion by Commissioner Kishel, seconded by Commissioner Pyron, to
close the public hearing. Motion carried unanimously.
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Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting
Minutes - March 28, 1978
Page 3
Motion by Commissioner Kishel, seconded by Commissioner Bosell, that
the Andover Planning and Zoning Commission recommend to the City Council
the vacation of a 35' easement on the end of the l40th Block on Raven
Street situated on Parcel D as shown on the plat, being a part of
Lot 1, Block 2, Red Oaks 3rd Addition, for the reasons: 1) The street
has been constructed with curb and gutter and no longer has a practical
need for any cul-de-sac in that the street continuation of Raven Street
would not require any construction. 2) This would be in accordance
with Ordinance 8, Section 4.08. 3) It has been reviewed and approved
by the City Engineer. 4) A public hearing was held and there was no
public opposition.
Motion carried unanimously. This item will be on the City Council
Agenda on April 4, 1978.
G. M. Investment Co. Variance (Comm. #3-78-2)
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Therese Green, of Green Realty, was present to represent G. M. Investment
Co. The lot, parcel 2180, plat 65933, is 146' wide, the zoning is
M-2, sewer is in but no water, and they wish to build a 4-plex on
the property. A similar variance on 2 nearby lots was approved by
the City Council on 12-20-77.
The Commission questioned why a number of well drilling rigs have been
on adjacent properties recently. Whether the water is contaminated,
if the 4-plex buildings in the area are having trouble with their water
systems, whether there are too many dwelling units for the amount of
water available and if an additional 4-plex in the area might be a
health concern or require premature City water.
The variance will be continued to the next regularly scheduled meeting
on April 11 in order to obtain more information on the new wells in
the neighborhood.
Eugene Brown Variance (Comm. #3-78-3)
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Mr. and Mrs. Brown were present to explain their reason for requesting
the variance. They own 2 2~-acre lots (Parcels 3010 and 3020, Plat
65924) on l57th Avenue in Section 24. If they combined the lot~ they
don't meet 300' frontage requirement of metes and bounds lots. They
intended to build two houses on the 147' x 738' lots. They have owned
the one lot (parcel 3010) since 12-20-71 and bought the other lot in
1976 with the idea of building two houses. The zoning is R-3 and the
Commission questioned why a variance is needed since R-3 zoning only
requires a 100' x 150' lot. and 20,000 square feet. These lots are
nearly 109,000 square feet. The lots were created, according to the
County Auditor's Office, on 12-10-71.
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Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting
Minutes - March 28, 1978
Page 4
Motion by Chairman Retzlaff, seconded by Commissioner Bosell, that
the Planning and Zoning Commission recommend that the money be refunded
because the zoning has been misinterpreted; the zoning is R-3 and the
parcels meet or exceed the R-3 zoning.
Motion carried unanimously. This will be on the City Council Agenda
on April 18, 1978.
Review of Plan for updating Comprehensive Plan and Ordinances
It was mentioned that rather than meeting with the City Attorney and
going over the new revised ordinances word by word, it would be a
better idea to get only concept approval from the Attorney at this
time. Since a planning firm has been hired, Midwest Planning, they
could assist the Commission with the word by word corrections after the
Attorney has given basic approval.
The Commission will have a Special Meeting on Thursday, March 30th
with the City Attorney to review the proposed ordinances. The junkyard
ordinance should be done immediately. The Attorney was given direction
from the City Council to draft an amendment to Ordinance 11 stating
attendance requirements for Planning and Zoning Commission members so
this will be taken care of at the Special Meeting also.
Adiournment
Motion by Commissioner Bosell, seconded by Chairman Retzlaff, to adjourn.
Motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 8:55 P.M.
Deloris J.
Commission