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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/22/70HA~TINGS, MINNESOTA, 55033 MINUTES OF I-L~STINGS I~LANNING COMMISSION MEETING HELD MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1970 The meeting convened at 7:30 P.M. at the Hastings l:~ublic Library Meeting Room. Those present: Mr. Ed Fischer, Mr. Orvin Moen, Mr. Waiter l~etersen, Mr. Don Hallberg, Mr. Arland Siebrecht, Mr. Frank Sieckert, Mr. Skip Soleim ALso present: City Engineer John Davidson, the candidates of the l~ark and Recreation Subcommittee, consisting of Mavis Nelson, Mrs. Charles Thomas, Mr. Ray Knutson, Bert Lund, Hiram Kilborn, James Grief, Tom Wollme=ing, Dave Peterson, Tony Willeke, Chester Bassetti, Waiter Thomas. Mr. Talafous, Werner Fasbender Those members who had submitted names, but were on vacation and could not attend were Mr. and Mrs. Roger Youngquist and Mr. John McKane, Mr. John Lightbourn and Mr. John Hernlem. The first item was approval of the Planning Commission mihutes of June 18th meeting. Next item was the introduction of the volunteers to the Park and Recreation Committee. Each individual standing and giving his name to be recognized. The Sontag plat was discussed. Mr. Don Hallberg suggested meeting with the School Board prior to making a decision on the plat since it was adjacent to the 80 acre school parcel in West Hastings. It was also suggested that the City Engineer make copies of the urban plan as submitted to the committee and copies of the topographic area maps so that two each could be sent to the School Board for their review. Mr. Ed Fischer will make prints from the prints sub- mitted by Mr. Sontag and furnish them to the City Engineer by Wednesday, June 24th. It was moved by Mr. Donald Hallberg, seconded by Mr. Sieckert that the plat be submitted to the School Board, and unanimously passed. Minutes of Hastings Planning Commission Meeting held Monday, June Z2, 1970 Page Z. The next item of discussion was the proposed Mobile Home Park furnished by Mr. Bill Pechacek. It was moved by Mr. Fischer, seconded by Mr. Moen that the plan be approved by the Planning Commission and submitted to the City Council for approval. Mr. Pechacek indicated the sewer and water plans would be submitted to the Engineer for approval. The motion was unanimously passed. Next item discussed was the proposed Mobile Home Park comprehensive plan submitted by Mr. Nell Siewert. The presentation was made by Mr. Harry S. Johnson, indicating that there were 9. Z acres requested by the Corps of Engineers for straightening the channel of the Vermillion River. There would be ll.g acres outside of the channel that the Corps is asking for as a spoil area, the total area property owned by Mr. Siewert is 39.5 acres. This would leave about 19 acres, plus or minus, for development outside of the flood plain and property acquisition for spoil bank. We went through Plan A and Plan B. Plan A would contain 175 lots, entirely outside of the Corps of Engineers construction limits. Plan B would allow for ZZ5 lots, using part of the Corps of Engineers construction limits above the 100 year flood profile. He indicated earth work studies had been made, using the Corps of Engineers 100 year flood plain profile and that there was enough material on the property to stay above the 100 year flood plain and grade, a 5/10ths percent grade from the river up to the south line of their property, which is the abandoned railroad right-of-way in that area. After a slide presentation that conformed pretty much to the report that was handed out to the Planning Commission of the City Council, it was indicated that the subcommittee would have to digest this information and Mr. Fischer's committee would report back at the next regular Planning Commission Meeting. The request for a shopping center in Valley Manor Addition was discussed. The Engineer reported that at the last regular Council Meeting, the owners, Hastings Industrial Development Corporation, withdrew the request for C-1 zoning in this area and requested that consideration be given to C-1 zoning for that area west of Westview Drive between Westview Drive and Pleasant Drive, adjacent to T.H. 55 along the South Frontage Road. The Planning Commission Chairman, Mr. Petersen, turned this over to Mr. Soleim's committee, consisting of Mr. Soleim, Mr. Siebrecht and Mr. Bauer. It was asked that the Engineer secure a layout from Mr. Gustafson for this proposed new shopping center area and that copies of the letter of withdrawal of the C-1 area and the petition for the rezoning be furnished the subcommittee. The next item of discussion was the "Special Use Permit" for the Truax Store on 4th Street west of Maple. There was an opinion for re-instatement since the use was not conforming for the area and the original owner had gone out of business in the past and anyone taking over this store would have to have the '~Special Use Permit" granted on the same basis that previously had been Minutes of Hastings Planning Commission Meeting held Monday, June 22, 1970 Page ]. used for the warehouse on 5th Street and the Day School on McNamara Street, whereby a petition from local residents within 300 feet would be submitted to the Council. The Planning Commission recommended approval if the petition is adequate and the City Council would then determine the acceptance or rejection by petition. The proposed fence ordinance as submitted by the Building Inspector, through the Building and Zoning Committeee Chairman, Mr. Hallberg, was discussed. It was suggested that possibly this fence ordinance be included in the Zoning Ordinance, however it was suggested that the proposed ordinance be sent out with the next meeting minutes for review by the Planning Commission, before any determination is made since we do cover fences in Section 5.6 of the proposed zoning ordinance. A_ny inclusions in this proposed ordinance should be added to this section of the proposed zoning ordinance. The next item of discussion was the Vermillion River Project. The Engineer reported that he had met with the County Board and also the County Planning Commission on two different] occasions and suggested that we would be requesting in writing a formal review of the Vermillion River l~roject since the County Board was included in the original request for the study. It was also brought out, that until this Vermillion River Flood Project is studied, no final decision can be made on the Mobile Home Park as presented by Mr. Niel Siewert. The next item was a suggestion that a move be made for the first reading of the new zoning ordinance. This will be brought up by Mr. Hallbergat the next regular Council Meeting. There was a review of the Zoning Map. Each member of the Planning Commission was furnished with a 1" = 800' scale drawing of the entire City so that a block zoning map could be made by each member of the Planning Commission and all the maps be brought together and consolidated into a single map at the next Planning Commission Meeting. Next it was suggested that the Park improvement schedule worked up by the City Engineer and Superintendent of the Parks Department at the last regular budget discussion, would be furnished to the subcommittee of the Planning Commission in regard to parks and recreation facilities to give them an initial start into their improvement program. Copies of this will be made available to the Planning Commission Chairman for distribution to the Park and Recreation s ubc o mmitt e e. It was suggested that the Engineer furnish copies of the League of Municipalities Legislation as proposed at the League of Municipalities Convention, that section dealing with Planning be distributed to the members of the Planning Commission. We completed our meeting at approximately 10:00 P.M. John IDavidson, City Engineer