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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/14/70CITY OF HASTINGS MINUTES OF HASTINGS PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING HELD MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1970 The City Engineer was not present at the early part of the meeting due to a conference with the chairman of the Safety Committee. Those present: Mr. Petersen, Mr. Soleim, Mr. Sieckert, Mr. Fluegel, Mr. Hallberg, and Mr. Moen. Also present: City Engineer John Davidson, Councilman Christenson, Mr. Lew Jacquis, Mr. Dick Lee from KDWA Radio, and arriving late~ Mr. Neujahr. There was a motion by Mr. Soleim,.seconded by Mr. Sieckert that the Planning Commission go on record in its Comprehensive Plan describing a street along the line between the Tri-County property and School District No. ZOO and along the northerly property owned by the Meiers along the south right-of-way of T.H. 55 described as follows: Along the Tri-County property, Parcel 12983-B, the westerly 33 feet of the east Z07.8Z feet of the north 1048 feet, lying south of T.H. 55, containing 0.79 acres. The description of the School District No. Z00 property would be the west 33 feet of the east Z40. SZ feet of the north 1114 feet, lying south of State T.H. 55, Except the north 208. 708 feet thereof, containing 0.69 acres. Also an extention of llth Street on School District No. 200 property des- cribed as follows: The south 66 feet of the east 207.82 feet of the north 1114 feet, lying south of State T.H. 55 containing 0.31 acres. Also along the north line of Parcels 12983-A4 owned by Paul B. Meters, 1Z983-A3 owned by Mavis Nelson, Parcel No. 1Z983~A2 o~aed by Robert and Ingrid Meiers; the legal description of the roadway along all of these parcels No. 1Z983 would be as follows: Minutes of the Planning Commission Meet[n~ Held Monday, December 14, 1970 Page Z The north 50 feet of the east 1042. 652 feet of ~he north 208. 708 feet, lyln2 no~th of Sfa~e T. H. 55, except the east 207.8Z feet thereof. The next item tl~e City Engineer presented was the proposal from Clark Oil Company to construct a service station at the southeast corner of tl~ intersection of T. H. 61 with 15th Street. In reviewing the plot plan the lot size was 100 by 150 feet, in accordance with Section 7. 1 of the Zoning Ordinance. The minimum frontage shall be 1Z5 feet. The Engineer was requested to submit a letter to Clark Oil Co., Mr. Reed and explain the minimum lot size requirements, which would have to be complied with before consideration would be given for this service station location. The next item presented by the ,City Engineer was a letter from Mr. David Fasbender for a request for Special Use Permit for the property on Pine St. between 3rd & 4th Streets, Lots 8 through 1t, & 16, Addition No. 13. The Planning Commission would like the Engineer to acknowledge Mr. Fasbender's letter and inform him that when the Special Use Permit forms are available, that the forms will be made available and that he can request a special use at that time to include any proposed expansion of the multiple dwelling units at that location. The next item presented by the City Engineer was a proposal from Mr. Paul Rearer to extend a parking lot into the residential R-3 area between the row of lots facing T. H. 61, zoned commercial 3, south of 18th St. and extending west into the R-3 multiple dwelling area toward Eddy Street. Committee was formed, chaired by Mr. Frank Sieckert, other members, Mr. Soleim and Mr. Fluegel. The proposal was furnished to Mr. Sieckert for a study, on site survey and recommendation back to the Planning Commission on December 28, 1970. The Planning Commission Chairman, Mr. Walt Petersen, commended Mr. Moen and Mr. Fluegel for the fine work that they have produced in their tenure on the Planning Commission and explained that they would be missed in their capacity as Planning Commission members and hoped they would be active in other community affairs. The Engineer presented a letter from Mr. John McKane which was furnished Mr. Walt Petersen to be forwarded to the Open Space and Recreation Committee of the Planning Commission. It was a proposal to obtain 3000 trees through the City of Hastings to be used by the ad hoc Open Space Committee chaired by Mr. John McKane. This will be turned over to the subcommittee of the Planning Commission for review and recommendation, particularly in regard to where these seedlings could be planted without being destroyed in areas of heavy use. There was a request from the floor by Mr. Gerald King asking what the future was for landfill operations in the City of Hastings. The City Engineer explained that it was the intent of the City to phase out the landfill within five years when a County landfill facility became available. It was also the intent of the Sanitary lV~inutes of Hastings Planning Commission Page Committee of the Council that if the Sanitary Landfill furnished by Dakota County were within 8 miles of the City that no additional facilities would be required in Hastings, however if the landfill exceeded 8 miles in distance, the City Council would consider a pick-up operation for the residents of Hastings where local residents would dump into a van type compactor and the material would be hauled to the County facility. Mr. King questioned whether the current charges at the City landfill were legal and the City Attorney answered in the affirmative, that they were indeed legal. Mr. King stated that he was picking up trash from apartment units and hauling for families other than his own, that if he could purchase three stickers for his windshield it would accomplish the same thing as three residents hauling their own trash, that he thought the $1.00 per load, since he was hauling in a pickup, was an excessive charge. The charge situation wss reviewed. The fee system as adopted by the City Council seems to be the most equitable and fair manner to charge for the landfill services. The City Engineer pointed out that each of us must pay the cost of eliminating the solid wasteproblem generated by ourselves and that those charges which were not obtained through direct fees were paid by taxes and the general public was paying the difference in the cost between the fees obtained and the actual cost of operation. We completed our meeting at approximately 10:15 P.M. John Davidson, City Engineer MINUTES OF HASTINGS PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING HELD MONDAY, DECEMBER 14~ 1970 Members present: Petersen, Moen, SiebrechL~ So'Le[m~ Sieckertl FLuegeL and Hallberg Moved by Soleim, seconded by lVloen and unanimously carried to approve minutes of prior meeting, The Chairman mentioned that the term of Sieckert would expire at the end of 1970. A~ter a discussion, a motion was offered by Ftuegel, seconded - by Siebrecht and carried, that Sieckert be recommended for appointment for an additional three years. Fluegel stated that he did not.wish, to be reappointed when his term expired December 31, 1970. The Chairman-stated that lettsrs have been received from paul Donndelinger, lvlrs. Lew Linde, Fred Trautmann and Robert Neujahr, requesting that their names be considered to fill in the vacancies that may occur on the Planning Commission, A discussion took place with reference to the proposal that the number of Councilmen on the Planning Commission be amended. After a discussion the foLlowing motion was offered by Flueget, seconded by Sieckert: That the Planning Commission recommend to the Council that they amend the Planning Commission Ordinance to reduce the number o£ councilmen on the Commission to two (Z), and increase the non-Council membership to seven (7), Upon being put to a vote the same carried five in favor, and two against, After further discussion a motion was made by Sieckert0 seconded by Hallberg to appoint Mrs. Linde to flit the vacancy commencing January 1, Ayes, all; Nays, none~ The Chairman then noted that Mr. Moen had resigned from the planning Commission effective December 31, 1970 and that his term had two years to run. After a discussion, a motion was made by Fluegel, seconded by Moen, that the planning CorawAssion recommend Fred Trautmann to fitt the balance of Moen'a term. Motion carried five in favor, two opposed. It was then determined that the Chairman and Secretary of the Commission would be elected at the January, 1971 meeting. Siec. kert stated that he had submitted to the City Building Inspector proposed revisions of the Building Code. The By-Laws of the Natural Resources Comin/ttee were reviewed and a Motion carried The next item discussed was the Mike Gegen proposal at To H. 55 and Oak Street. A discussion took pl~Ceo 1~Io subcornrnittee report had been received at this time. The report is to be in for the next meeting. The Commission then discussed the Trl-County Insurance Agency apartment project. Fluegel reported that Duane Groth said Tri-County Insurance Agency would not dedicate requested easement. No further action was taken. With reference to the traffic plan around the High School, a motion was offered by ~oleim. seconded by Sieckert and u~nlmousty carried that the route along the north and east side of the school be designated as a future street and be incorporated in the street plan of the City. The City Engin.eer is to provide the description of the route. A letter was read from Clark Oil Company. They requested permission to locate an oil station at the southeast corner of lSth and Vermillion Streets. It was noted that there was only 100 foot of frontage on Vermillion Street, .whereas the ordin_~n_ce required 125 feet. The Engineer was instructed to advise Clark Oil Company that before further consideration would be given, that Clark Oil should advise whether they would be able to obtain an addition- al 25 feet to meet the requirement oI the Ordinance. Upon being advised that the additional frontage would be available, the Planning Commission will then look into the matter further to determine whether a permit should be issued. A letter was read from David Fasbender asking for a non-compliance certificate and a Special Use Permit in connection with the old hospital property now used for apartment purposes. A/let a discussion it was determined that as soon as forms are available for application for a Special Use P-~rmit. Mr. Fasbender will be notified. The Chairman advised that Paul Reuter was requesting permission to install a parking lot at the Old Monument Works t0cation on the west side of Vermillion Street between 18th and 19th Street, north of the building now occupied by Goranson Furniture. A/let a ~iscussion the Chairman appointed a committee to study the matter and report back. The committee consisted of Haltberg, Sieckert and Soleim0 with Sieckert as Chairman. The next meeting was ,cheduled for January 4, 1971. d~c~ Meeting adjourned. Don Fluegel. Secretary Hastln/ls Plannin~ Commission