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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Commissioners Present: Chair Hank, Jacobs, Laddusaw, Ravnholdt, Kadlec, and Krueger.
Alternate Commissioners Wu and Kohnen
Absent: None
Others present for the meeting: Council Liaison Milbrandt, City Administrator ponahue, and
Planner Kendra Lindahl.
1. Call to Order. Chair Hank called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Open Forum. Paul Brand, 9435 Trail Haven. Concerns about neighboring property owner
and zoning performance complaints. Donahue asked chair that city staff would investigate.
4. Approval of:
a. Agenda. MOTION by Ravnhold/Kadlec to approve the agenda with proposed change. All
voted aye. (Motion carried 6:0)
b. Minutes of July 7, 2011. Laddasaw stated that he was not present at the July 7th meeting
as indicated on the draft minutes. Commissioners also noted that the Planner's last
name was misspelled in paragraph 6c. of draft minutes. Motion by Jacobs/Ravnholdt to
approve minutes as presented with the two changes. All voted aye. (Motion carried 6:0)
noted
5. Unfinished Business
a. Zoning Ordinance Updates
i. Staff Reports. Lindahl reviewed her memo on the zoning update process
ii. Chair Hank opened discussion on those provisions in the Zoning
Ordinance pertaining to Accessory Buildings.
1. He proposed that all such buildings if they are on lots of less than
two acres be required to meet the standards of a residential
structure as outlines in 1060.050, Subd. 1(B). Discussion followed.
Motion by Ravnholdt/Krueger to require accessory building on
lots of 2 acres or less to meet residential standards as laid out in
1060.050 Subd. 1(B). All voted aye. (Motion carried 6:0)
2. Discussion also followed on the appropriateness of increasing the
square feet allowed for a given size of the residential lot. Much
discussion on the subject followed. Motion: Krueger/Jacobs to
increase allowable square feet of accessory building (1030, Subd
4E) by 25% (currently included in the draft revision of the Zoning
Ordinance). Voting aye: Hank, Jacobs, Laddusaw, Kadlec,
Krueger. Voting no: Ravnholdt. (Motion carried 5:1)
iii. Commission reviewed the remainder of the proposed Zoning Ordinance
and recommended changes. No changes were recommended other than
some clean up of language which the planner will do. Also, the
Commissioners recommended that the council take a look at the two
residential properties adjacent to the city park and determine if the zoning
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designation is appropriate. Both properties appear to be miss-zoned in
the proposed Zoning Map.
6. New Business. None
7. Reports:
a. Project Status Memo. Lindahl reviewed upcoming projects and the status of
projects currently in the planning process
b. Other. None
8. Adjournment: MOTION by Ravnholdt/Kruefer to adjourn. All voted aye. (Motion carried 6:0)
Adjourned at 8:57 pm