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City Council Minutes
December 2, 2010
1. Call to Order / Roll Call
The Corcoran City Council and a quorum of the Corcoran Planning Commission met on December 2,
2010, at City Hall in Corcoran, Minnesota. Present from the council were Mayor Guenthner, Councilor
Thomas, Councilor Gmach, and Councilor Milbrandt. Present from the Planning Commission were
Commissioners: Laddusaw, Krueger, Ravnholdt, and Ettinger. Also present were City Administrator
Donahue, City Planner Lindahl , and Bonestroo Consultant Goodroad. Councilor Hudok was absent.
Mayor Guenthner called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Open Forum -None
4. Agenda Approval
a. Agenda. MOTION: made by Thomas, seconded by Milbrandt to approve the agenda as presented. Voting Aye:
Guenthner, Gmach, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 4:0).
b. Revew of Joint Council /PC Meeting of 11/4/10
5. New Business- Review Drafts of Urban Reserve District and Residential District Ordinance Amendments
a. General Discussion on the twotopic areas, The Council and the Planning Commission jointly came to a
consensus on the following:
i. Re -edit Purpose statement to more accurately reflect limited development potential in
planned sewer area.
ii. Add into ordinance ability to use rights they have today in the same 1:10 option but
incent more rights with clustering. Use similar incentive language as in the draft OSP
ordinance. In clustering section don't mandate community well and septic
iii. Consider lot size- some discussion about retaining 10 acre minimum lot size, but
some mentioned even 1 'A acre- need to consider how future development will occur.
Require ghost platting.
iv. Gmach expressed concern over reducing the 100' setback on arterials to 50' (as
proposed). Need to understand what the ROW will be. Need real life examples of
similar development on arterials, with reduced setbacks and lot sizes.
v. Staff will work on getting "Guidebook for Self -Tour of Residential Developments"
that Kendra prepared in 2003 available to check out.
vi. Concern over how the front and rear setback reduction is drafted- if this is something
we like then incorporate better into the ordinance text.
vii. Consider name for this district- Future Potential Service Area.
viii. Define /clarify "elderly housing" what types are referred to? Where is the best
location for each type?
ix. Review accessory and interim uses- we may have left too many from previous
ordinance that might not apply.
x. Gmach asked for consideration of allowing free standing accessory dwelling units, on
appropriate lot sizes (yet to be determined) if there is adequate sewer or ability for
secondary, owned by primary resident and used for rental at an established affordable
level. Consider as an accessory use rather than interim. This option provides
opportunity for affordable rental options for families with aging parents, college age
children and others.
xi. Clarify and reference criteria for "residential facilities " - where does requirement
come for each district.
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xii. Some concern was expressed over the design requirements- are we creating a need for
a variance if we are too specific.
1. Why require two materials if using brick?
2. Anti- monotony — might be too detailed, can this be handled by developer?
3. Define "four sided architecture"
4. Check building code- does it already require every side elevation to have a
window or door?
5. Define foundation
xiii. Clarify reason for increase in garage size for townhome units without basements.
xiv. Overall understanding of rational for new districts- based on land use and density
decisions. RSF -2 w /lot average alternative is an interesting approach to consider
along with the RSF -2.
Next meeting: Review commercial, industrial and mixed use districts. Staff will distribute prior to the
holidays. Please review and bring broader policy topics /issues at the January meeting to provide
direction to staff.
6. Adjournment. MOTION: made by Milbrandt and seconded by Thomas to Adjourn. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Gmach,
Thomas, Milbrandt. Motion carried 4:0) Adjourned at 9:28 pm.
Daniel J. Donahue, City Administrator
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