HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-10-05 Planning Commission Minutes Agenda Item 5b.
CITY OF CORCORAN
Corcoran Planning Commission Minutes
October 5, 2023 - 7:00 pm
The Corcoran Planning Commission met on October 5, 2023, in Corcoran, Minnesota. Three Planning
Commissioners were present in the Council Chambers. Members of the public were able to participate in-
person as well as through electronic means using the audio and video conferencing platform Zoom.
Present: Commissioners Lanterman, Brummond, and Lind.
Also present: Planner Davis McKeown and Planner Lindahl.
Absent: Commissioner Horn, Commissioner Van Den Einde, and Councilor Shultz.
1. Call to Order / Roll Call
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Agenda Approval
Motion made by Lanterman, seconded by Brummond, to approve the agenda for the October 5,
2023, Planning Commission meeting.
Voting Aye: Lanterman, Brummond, and Lind.
(Motion passed 3:0)
4. Open Forum (none)
5. Minutes
Due to a distribution error, members of the Planning Commission did not receive the draft minutes
from the September 5, 2023, Planning Commission meeting.
Motion made by Lanterman, seconded by Lind, to table the September 5, 2023, Planning
Commission minutes to the next Planning Commissioner meeting.
Voting Aye: Lanterman, Brummond, and Lind.
(Motion passed 3:0)
6. New Business – Public Comment Opportunity
a. Public Hearing. Accessory Structure Zoning Ordinance Amendment. (City File No. 23-021)
i. Staff Report – Staff Report presented by Planner Davis McKeown.
ii. Public Hearing
1. Joe Vortherms, 19340 102nd Ave, had a question about the ordinance’s
applicability to principal structures and whether there is or isn’t a minimum
eave and overhang length for residential structures.
Motion made by Lanterman, seconded by Brummond, to close the Public
Hearing.
Voting aye: Lanterman, Brummond, and Lind.
(Motion passed 3:0)
iii. Commission Discussion & Recommendation – The Commission Discussion included
the importance of matching residential principal and accessory building facades;
clarification from staff that there is a minimum eave and overhang requirement of 12
inches for principal residential structures; homes in the Bellwether neighborhood
without overhangs; whether the amendment should prioritize the 12 inch minimum or
match the existing residence; the simplicity of a 12 inch minimum; methods of
designing additional accessory structures to match legal nonconforming structures;
the exemption for agricultural buildings from these requirements; a question about
the market direction for eaves and overhangs; the functional purpose of eaves and
overhangs; the history of compliance with the current ordinance; inspecting the
inconsistency of noncomplying buildings in the Bellwether neighborhood.
Motion made by Lind, seconded by Brummond, to recommend approval of the draft
ordinance amending Title X of the Zoning Ordinance with a 12-inch standard for
eaves and overhangs on accessory structures.
Voting Aye: Lanterman, Brummond, and Lind.
(Motion passed 3:0)
b. Public Hearing. Minor Subdivision and Zoning Ordinance Edits (City File no. 23-022)
i. Staff Report – Staff Report was presented by Planner Davis McKeown.
ii. Public Hearing
Motion made by Lanterman, seconded by Brummond, to close the Public Hearing.
Voting aye: Lanterman, Brummond, and Lind.
(Motion passed 3:0)
iii. Commission Discussion & Recommendation – The Commission Discussion included
a question about the neighborhood meeting requirement for PUDs; a question
regarding the Council’s discretion in cases of premature subdivision; tracking the
monetary cost of an increased radius of the public hearing notification; the
effectiveness of an increased notification radius; the reason for the increased
notification radius; the removal of Planning Commission reviewal of CUP extension
requests; current inconsistencies of Commission review of extension requests;
clarification of the encroachment of at-grade decks/patios into setbacks; the Planning
Commission reviewing extension requests for all application types under their
purview.
Motion made by Brummond, seconded by Lanterman, to approve the draft resolution
and findings of fact amending the text of Title IX and Title X related to minor code
updates.
Voting Aye: Lanterman, Brummond, and Lind.
(Motion passed 3:0)
7. Reports/Information
a. Other Business – Planner Davis McKeown informed the commission that the November 2,
2023, meeting would be cancelled due to a lack of new business. Additionally, Planner Davis
McKeown requested that the December 7, 2023, meeting be rescheduled to Tuesday,
December 5, 2023.
b. Planning Project Update
c. City Council Report*
8. Commissioner Liaison Calendar
City Council Meetings
10/12/2023 10/26/2023 11/9/2023 11/20/2023(M) 12/18/2023(M) 1/11/2024
Brummond Lind Horn Lanterman Van Den Einde Brummond
9. Adjournment
Motion made by Lanterman to adjourn the October 5, 2023, Planning Commission meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 7:56 pm.