HomeMy WebLinkAbout4.a. 8-27-19 Meeting MinutesPLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
AUGUST 27, 2019
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I. Regular Meeting
Call to Order:
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission was held on Tuesday, August
27, 2019. Chair Kenninger called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. with Commissioners Schmisek, Reed, Rivera, and
Lundquist. Commissioner’s VanderWiel and Freeman were absent. Also, in attendance were Senior Planner Klatt and
Recording Secretary Bodsberg.
The Pledge of Allegiance was said.
Additions to Agenda: None.
Audience Input: None.
Consent Agenda:
a. Approval of the July 23, 2019 Regular Meeting Minutes.
MOTION by Reed.
Second by Lundquist.
Ayes: 5. Nays: 0.
Public Hearing:
6.a. Request by Rebecca and Ronald Gruenes for a Rezoning, Simple Plat, with Variance to create a three-lot
subdivision called Deer Haven. (19-32-SMP, 19-33-V, 19-34-RZ)
Senior Planner Klatt gave a brief summary of the staff report for the Planning Commission.
MOTION by Reed by the Planning Commission (acting as the Board of Appeals and Adjustments) to adopt a
resolution approving a variance to allow the creation of two lots that share one driveway and that do not meet
the minimum lot width requirements for an RR -Rural Residential Zoning District.
Second by Schmisek.
Ayes: 5. Nays: 0.
MOTION by Rivera to recommend the City Council adopt an ordinance rezoning the subject property from
AG-Agricultural to RR-Rural Residential.
Second by Lundquist.
Ayes: 5. Nays: 0.
MOTION by Reed to recommend the City Council approve a Simple Plat for Deer Haven with the following
conditions:
1. Conservation easements in a form acceptable to the City shall be recorded with the final plat and
cover the wetland and wetland buffers as identified on the plat and associated drawings.
2. All shared portions of the driveway serving Lots 1 and 3 shall be improved to a minimum width of 16
feet with a one-foot clear zone on either side of the driveway.
3. All driveways shall be capable of supporting acc ess by emergency vehicles and equipment.
4. All driveways shall be removed from wetland buffer zones; the buffer area lost to driveways shall be
added elsewhere around the same wetland to achieve an average buffer meeting the requirements of
the specific wetland classification.
5. The plat shall be revised to include the dedication of 25 feet of right-of-way along the western
property line and along the present alignment of Coffee Trail to the south.
6. The plat shall be updated to include all required drainage and utility easements
along property lines.
7. The applicant shall complete the Minnesota Routine Assessment Method (MnRAM) for Wetland 1
and shall submit required evidence that the small wetland southeast of the existing home is an
incidental wetland. The wetland buffering plan and easements shall be updated in accordance with the
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final results. The City will require a custom grading plan prior to the construction of homes on Lots 1
and 2 along with a plan documenting any significant trees to be removed for said homes.
8. The removal of trees shall be minimized around each new building site.
9. The final plat and associated wetlands and wetland buffers shall be revised to comply with the
Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act Notice of Decision for the property.
10. A fee in lieu of park land dedication of $3,400 for Lots 1 and 2 shall be paid prior to the issuance of a
building permit for each lot.
11. The applicant shall pay the required storm water trunk area assessment of $3,77 2 per acre prior to
recording the final plat. This assessment shall be based on a newly developed area of 10.23 acres (with
further exclusions for wetlands and ponding areas per the City’s fee schedule). The remaining fee for
the property shall be collected if the southern 6.5 acres is ever further subdivided in the future.
12. The site plan shall be updated to include the proposed primary and alternate private sewage treatment
areas based upon appropriate soil and compaction testing prior to final approval by the City Council.
Each lot must accommodate a sewage treatment system meeting all City requirements and designed
by a licensed septic designer.
13. A shared driveway agreement acceptable to the City for Lots 1 and 3, Block 1 shall be executed and
recorded with the property.
14. Incorporation of recommendations from the City Engineer in a review memorandum dated July 18,
2019 relative to drainage, grading, easements, utilities, storm water management, and other subjects
covered in the review.
Second by Schmisek.
Ayes: 5. Nays: 0.
Adjournment: There being no further business to come before this Commission, Chair Kenninger adjourned the
meeting at 7:03 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Stacy Bodsberg, Recording Secretary