1978 09 13
REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING SEPTEMBER 13, 1978
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Roman Roos called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. with the following
members present: Jerry Neher and Dick Matthews. Hud Hollenback, Mal
MacAlpine and Walter Thompson were absent. Craig Mertz was present.
NEW MEMBER: Tim Stone was sworn in as a member of the Planning
Commission to replace Les Bridger.
MINUTES: Jerry Neher moved to approve the July 26, 1978, Planning
Commission minutes. Motion seconded by Dick Matthews., The following
voted in favor: Roman ROOS, Jerry Neher, and Dick Matthews. Tim Stone
abstained. Motion carried.
Jerry Neher moved that the petitions that have been received by the City
regarding the Bloomberg/Davis Subdivisions be entered into the minutes
of the public hearing of August 23, 1978. Motion seconded by Roman
Roos. The following voted in favor: Jerry Neher and Roman Roos. Dick
Matthews and Tim Stone abstained. Motion failed.
Jerry Neher moved to approve the August
minutes as amended. Motion seconded by
in favor: Jerry Neher and Roman Roos.
abstained. Motion failed.
23, 1978, Planning Commission
Roman Roos. The following voted
Dick Matthews and Tim stone
Dick Matthews moved to note the August 21, 1978, Council minutes. Motion
seconded by Jerry Neher and unanimously approved.,'
Tim Stone moved to note the August 28, 1978, Council minutes. Motion
e seconded by Dick Matthews and unanimously approved.
PUBLIC HEARING
WALTER CLEVELAND SUBDIVISION
Roman Roos called the hearing to order. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cleveland
were present.
Mr. Cleveland is requesting approval to subdivide portions of Lots 23
and 24, Murray Hill into.two single family lots. He is further requesting
a variance to Ordinance 33 so he can convey the land by metes and
bounds description.
Dick Matthews moved to close the pUblic hearing. Motion seconded by
Jerry Neher and unanimously approved.
WALTER CLEVELAND SUBDIVISION: Dick Matthews moved to recommend the
Council approve the subdivision of Lots 23 and 24 into two parcels.
One consisting of the northerly 120 feet of Lot 24 and the second parcel
consisting of all of Lots 23 and 24 except the northerly 120 feet of
Lot 24. The Planning Commission further recommends a variance to
Ordinance 33 to convey the land by metes and bounds description. The
City Engineer'will approve the legal descriptions. Motion seconded by
Tim Stone and unanimously approved.
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PUBLIC HEARING
HESSE FARM PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN
PHASES II AND III
Roman Roos called the hearing to order. The Assistant City Planner
gave his report dated September 8, 1978.
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Frank Burg - If I might respond to the Planner's concerns about a grading
plan, I think if the City will check its files we have
already submitted the grading plan for the entire area. e
The topography on this map is from Mark Hurd aerials and
due to the relative elevation differential from point to
point Mark Hurd will not make a two foot contour interval
map of this steep of an area. What they produce is a 4
foot, 5 foot or a ten foot increment. We chose to take
a four foot because that was the closest contour interval
we could get. We submitted four sheets of the same size,
two of them were existing conditions and two of them were
the grading plans and proposed developments and then the
street plans went along with them. If staff would like
we could go ahead and put additional contours on.
We would like to have this public hearing continued to
some other time for the consideration of a minor revision
of the road system. Mr. Hesse has indicated that the
people that own this particular piece of property are
rather concerned w~th the entrance road right adjacent
to their particular property. He has asked that we look
at the feasibility of another point of entrance rather
than in this particular area. We haven't had enough time
to evaluate what type of grades we are going to have coming
through. Before we come back to the Planning Commission
we would like to have an opportunity to meet with staff
and to discuss the new proposal.
We have the 28 lots within the development which 18 of
them are really in the north half which we call phase II
and the balance of them were in the south half which is
what Mr. and Mrs. Hesse have planned as what they would
like to do for the first phase. Regarding Lot 20 which
was the one that had the significant amount of soil within
the Glencoe horizon, that lot while it is a lot it is a
part of the Hesse homestead. This is the area that the
Hesse's would like to retain as their own personal holdings
within the development.
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We have no immediate plans for building anything this year
due to the rains. We are looking at early spring
construction on this. We would like to work with the
City.
Tim Stone moved to continue the public hearing to October 11, 1978,
at 7:45 p.m. Motion seconded by Dick Matthews and unanimously approved.
HAPPY CHEF/ERICKSON PETROLEUM SITE PLAN: The petition before the
Planning Commission is to consider a variance request to Building
Moratorium Ordinance 47K and if a positive reaction to variance
is forthcoming, then consideration of the site plan review should be
carried out. The HRA gave conditional approval to a joint proposal
of Happy Chef and Erickson Petroleum. The HRA had mentioned several
ways in which landscsping could be met to reflect their intention e
of having a green open space as indicated in the downtown redevelopment
concept plan. If this landscape plan is deemed to be adequate by the
HRA then the Planning Commission should make its recommendation on
variance to the building moratorium.
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Mike Niemeyer, HRA, was present. Our recommendation was that if the
minimum approach and depth of landscaping was taken
that there is a compensation intensity of landscaping
in order to get that feeling of green space at that
intersection. We were talking of some hedging materials
and berms and things of that nature.
The city Planner recommended that the Planning Commission recommend the
Council approve the variance to the Moratorium Ordinance for Holiday/
Happy Chef with reservation to the parking issues. This recommendation
of approval is conditioned upon grading plan approval by the City
Engineer, sign approval by the Sign Committee, and that the applicant
place an escrow deposit with the City in the amount of $2,000 to
defray staff costs in processing this application.
Dick Rice, representing Happy Chef - !n going through the plan with
the HRA, trying to work within their concept of developing
a green landscaped area it became apparent that we could
move this back and'enlarge this space here which is down
by your public sign and by doing so get more landscape
area and place to berm. The HRA also was looking at two
plans. They were looking at our plan and they were looking
at Holiday's plan and they wanted them consolidated into
one and so we got their plan from them and developed it
into this one. The setback requirements on parking are
25 feet minimum here in front.. There is only one place
here where we actually would be 25 feet to the property
line here. The other thing that was expressed by the HRA
was that rather than just have a piece of grass here that
it would be much more in keeping with their idea of a
park like entrance to have a landscaped area rather than
bare grass that somebody had to mow and they talked in terms
of landscaping, perms, shrubbery, trees and so we developed
this plan more closely to try to conform with their
thoughts. Putting in clumps of evergreens and small trees
along these bermS, berming the almost the entire Holiday
property and two large berms in our front area and side
area. The other thing that was also discussed was in this
idea of a green area this whole thing is going to read
as parking lot and street nobody is going to see the property
This is all contributing to the greenery, the openness
of this corner whether it be public land it's all going to
be mowed, green, landscaped and is going to read as your
park entrance. We also developed quite a bit of interior
landscaping and screening of our utility areas as has
Holiday. We think we have a very well landscaped very
sympathetic approach to the green park concept that you are
hoping to get.
We originally had three parking stalls for trucks thinking
both Holiday and ourselves are going to be drawing trucks
to a certain extent by the very nature of our business. We
did create two truck parking stalls here. This is entirely
arbi tra7:'Y as far as we are concerned. We thought we would
be doing a service to the adjoining property owners and
everybody else if we did bring them in, park them on our
lot and they do conform to the spot in the zoning restriction
that we don't drive trucks through pedestrian car parking
areas.
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Mike Niemeyer - What we had were two documents, one from Holiday and
one from Happy Chef and we have had two fairly lengthy
meetings with these gentlemen. We discussed our _
intent of what we were after and then we asked that ,.,
they put together a joint situation attempting to
illustrate what a general understanding of our
intents were and in order to save time since there
was a great concern about a ping pong game between
all the agencies in Chanhassen, that we decided to
have them make a presentation back to you and
members of the HRA would comment if you asked us to.
Brad Steinman, Holiday Station Stores - As far as the number of parking
spaces is concerned, we feel this is even more than
adequate because most of our customers are in and out.
We do not cater to trucks. It is not our intent to
invite trucks excepting our own trucks which come in
and unload merchandise for the store and also unload
gasoline for the tanks. A remark had been made about
out sign being on HRA property and actually this sign
is not on HRA property but it is on Happy Chef's land.
Roman Roos - In reference to the overall project, given the condition
they can meet or present, such as they have, the greenway
entry and what you see now, is the HRA still consistent
with what they stated in their letter?
Mike Niemeyer - Yes. I would have to say that what they have
demonstrated here this evening is in our opinion
it's a good step above where we were and in the right ~
direction. With out intent of that being a soft ,.,
space entering Chanhassen, we have no difficulty
with those two uses happening on this piece of land
if they can develop an intense soft area or
landscaped area. We don't like the term park
because that has connotations, of children;.,playing
and things of that nature, this is a visual amenity
more than anything else.
Roman Roos - So then the HRA is solely in favor of the granting of
a variance to the building moratorium.
Mike Niemeyer - Yes. As our minutes indicate if they have provided
tonight as they have done we see no reason why we
would desire to keep the moratorium in effect
reference this piece of property.
Roman Roos - I would like to address the commission, each of the
members, in terms of feeling out what they think in
terms of the greenway as presented, if it is within
what they feel it should be in respect to the HRA
plan. Do you feel that parking spot should remain
there? Should it be wider? I would like to have this
from the Planning Commission members so that the
Holiday/Erickson people can get a feel as to what we
think so they know where they are at.
Dick Matthews - My feeling is that for that parcel, those two proposed~
buildings on there, it's to highly intensified for ,.,
the proposed soft entrance into Chanhassen. I
don't feel that tak~ng four parking places out there
will make any difference whatsoever. There is not
enough open green space on that piece of property
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and I would not recommend a variance to the building
moratorium.
Tim Stone - T concur with Dick. I am not sure that I think that the
parcel is to intensely developed but I don't think it's
developed in a manner which 'would allow the amount of
green space that could possibly be generated,so while I
have no objection to the two facilities, the two land use
types on the plan,I do have some objections to the way
they have been arranged.
Jerry Neher - My feeling is that'it's too,much for too little.
Roman Roos - Chanhassen is a community that's trying to grow and we
need businesses, businesses like the Happy Chef and
Holiday. It's an awful small parcel of land. This is
where my concern is. Granted the amount of parking that
Holiday needs is not great also with respect to our
ordinance we should require ample parking there. I guess
I would be much much more in favor of the overall combined
project if we could somehow see some more land. I realize
that might be a problem in terms of the development
project there. At first I was going to say, no I don't
want a gas station there because it_really detracts from
what we are trying to portray for an entry into Chanhassen.
I don't believe that but I do believe we have to have
some more land there.
What are your feelings to these people as to what they
could possibly do to make it more favorable to the
l?lanning Commission and to the overall project?
Dick Matthews - First of all I am not in favor of subdividing that
piece of land. It's to small for subdivision which
means that one or the other or only one goes on that
parcel. I don't know how you could put those two
pieces on there and not have it congested. It's not
enough area for the type of businesses that are going
in there and what we envis,ion that corner.
Roman Roos - What you are saying is the only reconnnendation you could
make to them is to increase the land size.
Dick Matthews - Yes.
Roman Roos - Then would you have any questions with a gas station and/
or Happy Chef restaurant in that location?
Dick Matthews - No. I would definitely not be in favor of subdividing
that land.
Tim Stone - My concern really has to do with the way the land is
proposed to be subdivided and the way the buildings and
the parking are arranged on each of the two parcels. I
sense that there are ways of subdividing this parcel to
get both facilities, to resolve some of the parking
difficulties that are alluded to in here, perhaps generate
a bit more green space or at least a more intensified
green space to satisfy theHRA but it would require
some joint planning.
Jerry Neher - My only suggestion would be that they need more property.
4It Brad Steinman - I might add one thing. There was more land to start
with and there is more land and there is a lot more
private land there but because of the requirements
of the entry way into Chanhassen a lot of that private
land had to be used for the green strip that you are
asking for. When you look at it now it looks small
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but in reality in the first plan that we had where we
didn't have all the berms there is a lot more land
involved here.
Dick Rice - My only comment in regard to the joint entry is that I thi~
you lose green area by doing it. It might work to your
advantage somewhat in traffic :flow but I think that would
be pretty insignificant. There was an awful lot of discussion
at these last meetings with the HRA as to moving the whole
parcel westward and creating a piece of housing authority
land as a park and then the cost became an issue. There
was an awful lot of discussion at that point, is it better
for a private development to come in and intensely
landscape the area and berm it and maintain it or have
the city buy an extremely expensive piece of property and
have them have to maintain it and not probably have the
money to landscape it but just have it bare grass. There
was an awful lot of back and forth there as to which would
look better, a bare piece of grass or an intensively
landscaped piece that somebody else would be responsible
for. That's the choice that has to be made I think. Some
where along the line if you people insist on the space,
the price has already been established because we already
have made offers to the developer for this piece of
property. The landowner is not extremely interested in
donating something to Chanhassen to put it bluntly. I
don't even know the gentleman.
Roman Roos - I think where it sits right now, the developer will have
to go back and try to work out some of the problem areas ~
that we have reiterated, whether they can be resolved on ~
that parcel of land with that amount of land with those
two buildings, I don't think so. I think it is going to
require more land. Speaking for myself, I don't feel
that we need for greenway here than we have right now.
Dick Matthews - Let me make myself clear with regard to the acquisition
of that land, who pays for it. I agree with you and
the Happy Chef people that it is not your responsibility
to buy that land and donate it or the landowner donate
it. If the city is serious about having that a green
way a nice looking entrance then it is up to them to
acquire the land. If they are not and they don't
want to spend the money, then it becomes a whole
different matter. That's my point. I am at a point
where somebody has got to make a decision, are you
willing to pay for that to keep it the way you want
it or are you just throwing out a bunch of ideas?
I am not asking anybody to give up or spend extra
money for something that they are not going to be
able to use.
Mike Niemeyer - We raised the same question about whether they could
acquire land to the west and I believe that one of
of the gentlemen at our land meeting was the current
owner of that land and he was strongly urging that
we find some way that these two developers could
work on this parcel because he felt that in moving ~
their total situation west that his remaining parcel
that was left would become more difficult to market.
Roman Roos - I would like to see that drawing go back to HRA for all
members to see.
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Dick Matthews - I also would like to have their comments on whether they
feel that they are willing to acquire.
Mike Niemeyer - We have discussed whether we should acquire that.
Would that be the best expenditures of whatever tax
increment moni~s we may have available to us or would
itrbe reasonable to.attempt to find a developer or
that parcel that wouldb~able to maintain the green
soft image. 'Ehe readrbuyer, willing seller concept
of Happy Chef and Holiday Service Station is currently
available, something. that we have got to consider
today so we then said alright, are these two uses
in their nature automobile related functions that we
said we could accept and we said yes, then the question
was .can they jointly work on that piece of land and
we said. possibly, if they can get an impact of green
and we then began to recognize we didn't have to
have the 300 feet necessarily but that the intensity
of development of that landscaping would have to
really be hipped up. It bridges on some of the oriental
concepts of being able to take a very small piece and
doing a fantastic landscaping job with it.
Tim Stone - If it's going to go back to the HRA for all the members to
look at, I would ask the HRA to re""address the intensity
issue not so much with an eye tow&rds increasing the size
of the land but whether or not it's possible to rearrange
within the existing parcel, t:o accomplish what these
gentlemen want to accomplish. .
Dick Matthews moved to holda.public hearing on October 11, 1978,
to consider the resubdivision of this parcel of land to encompass the
Happy Chef and Holiday Service Station and also a public hearing
to consider a condi.tionaluse permit for the. outside display of
items for retail sales. The develop.erswill .meet with the HRA
prior to the public hearing. :Motion seconded by Jerry Neher and
unanimously approved.
Tim Stone moved to table the request. for a variance to Ordinance 47K.
Motion seconded by Dick Matthews and-unanimously'approved.
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT - DAVID ADAMS:' Mr. : Adams is proposing to
establish a plating facility ina portion of the Hanus Building on
West 78th Street. This activity will not increase any parking or
traffic over the previous use. The Planner recommend the Planning
Commission recommend the Council approve the request conditioned upon
the applicant's ability to furnish proof of compliance to any State or
Federal EPA or peA regulations regarding the control of these types
of operations.
Dick Matthews moved to recommend the Council grant a conditional
use permit subject to an approval letter from the State PCA. Motion
seconded by Jerry Neher and unanimously approved.
DAVIS/BLOOMBERG PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLANS: The city has received
a petition dated August 25;.' 1978, declaration of opposition to
entrances connecting to West 77th Street and Erie Avenue - petition
cover letter, date August 31, 1978, from Clark Horn and Curtis Robinson -
letter dated August 29, 1978, to Planning Commission and City Council
from Curtis Robinsonoan undated petition from 'several residents on
the east side of Lotus Lake and a letter from Mr. and Mrs. Wes Arseth.
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The City Planner, . in his report of September .8, 1978, attempted
to answer some of the questions raised in:the letters and petitions.
The Planner reco~ended that theP1anningdCommission recommend approva~
of the rezoning, and. subdivision, .p1anned residential development,
planned community development, 'pre1iminary development plan, amendment
to Ordinance 47 to allow hotels in a P-3 district, and amend the
comprehensive plan to allow for a P~3zone and zero lot line townhouses
on the property, based. on the following conditions and anticipations:
1. That the EQCmay respond to the environmental assessment worksheet
in the time allotted by law.
2. That the representatives of the DNR and Riley Purgatory Creek
Watershed District'wi1l have review comments to'be entered into the
record after this Planning Commission review. .
3. That the proposed street plans and egress' onto Highway 101
await MnDOT response.
4. That the proposed grading, utility, and drainage plans receive
positive comments from the City Engineer and watershed district.
Jerry Neher moved to close the record.for-written comment. Motion
seconded by Tim Stone and unanimously approved.
Bob Davis - We received the petition from the:residents on the west
side of the property in regard to their concern over
continuing Erie Avenue and West 77th Street. The comments
range from the connection through to 101 and the increased
traffic into the existing residential area and it's
acceptable to us in the proposal to not ~ake the
connection at either street in which case the only ~
entrance to' the proj ect would he from 101. This would .
have to be an enlarged, perhaps divided entrance to
align it up with the access across here for traffic
control. This would,then be an enclosed loop for the
project. This is the only major change. The consideration
is to provide pedestrian linkage across here. There
would be a walking or bicycle easement both at this
point (West 77th Street) and this point (Erie Avenue).
There was some comment whether there needs to be emergency
vehicle access across this point,and it's acceptable
to give the' city an e?sement to do that if they so
desire hut there would not he an automobile passage
there.
Bill McCrostie, Bloomberg Companies- I would just like to point out
that Bloomberg Companies is a property owner on the
lake' right now. I don '.t think there is anybody in the
room that has a greater stake in the best possible use
of that shoreline and the lake than Bloomberg Companies.
We have a very substantial block of property that we
are trying to develop and if it's not done well an.d
done properly and done right and done in a way that is
acceptable to not only the people that we are going to
be selling to but members of the community, above
everything else we want to come up with a good job ~
of developing that produces the most acceptable .
possible result we can. If we do that then we have
done.what we set out to do. I think we have a very
big stake in doing it proper1y~ We want to make that
point very clear.
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Dick Matthews - My feeling with regard to Outlot C, I don!t have any
problem with the outlot as long as we don't provide
launching facilities for large boats or docking
facilities.
Roman Roos - Herb has already stated that it has never been the intent
of that outlot.
Herb Bloomberg - We are going to have to sell the lots all the way around
here. They are closer than the:otherresidents are.
We have no assurance what they are going to do on
their lots right today, tomorrow. They can put in
any size boat they want to that's within the state
rules. All I can say is,you simply have to live
together. We want a community access. In all
probability because of this precipitous hill along this
lake that these residents are more apt to gravitate
toward this place but our immediate adjoining lots
are not going to be very happy if that gets to be
a beehive for a lot of activity. Our anticipation
is that that will be very orderly access. I don't
see where the fear is really. I can't see it whatsosever
I am a sailboat enthusiast. A'canoe enthusiast. I
have got both on the lake. I don't have a motor.
We may put ina little dock for somebody to swim.
Roman Roos - They had made a comment in the public'hearing that there
was an invasion of their. privacy because of that outlot.
Herb Bloomberg - I agree with that~ They have had.20 acres of farm
land here. We now have an urban development and we
are trying to do a good job at that.
We have a pump station that the city put in there.
We. have' to accommodate the servicing of this station.
As long as they come down to servicecthat station
why not use that for a place to launch your canoe.
I can't imagine anything more sensible in the world.
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Bill McCrostie - We have talked to the DNR and got some thoughts from
them. We have talked to the City Planner for about
four'months and there are a number of items that
pointed to this as the appropriate place to have an
outlotdfor good' planning. One is that the city is
down here with a truck every day. We have got to
provide that access. There is" about 50 feet of drop
from the street to' there. It would be very cumbersome
to suggest anybody.would take a sailboat or canoe
down 50 feet when you have got a road that has to be
here. We don't anticipate a parking lot.
Jerry Neher moved that Ordinance 47=notbe'amended to allow hotels in
the P-3 District. Motion seconded by:: Tim Stone. The following voted
in favor: Jerry Neher and Tim Stone. Roman Roos and Dick Matthews
voted no. Motion.failed.
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Dick Matthews moved to recommend the Council rezone the property to
P-3, subdivision, planned residential development, planned community
development, preliminary development plan, amendment to Ordinance 47
to allow hotels in a P~3 District and zero lot line townhouses based
on the following conditions and anticipations:
1. That the EQC may respond to the environmental assessment worksheet
in the time allotted by law.
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2. That the representatives of the. DNR and., Riley Purgatory Creek
Watershed District will 'have review comments .to be entered into the
record.
3. That the proposed street plans and egress' onto Highway 101 await 4It
MnDOT response. " ,
4. That the proposed grading, utility; and drainage plans receive
positive comments from the City Engineer and watershed district.
5. The developer will prepare elevation drawings concerning the
hotel itself. The commission'reserves judgment on the hotel idea
as a part of the, development until such time as the details are
worked out. Motion died for lack of a second.
After discussion Dick Matthews moved to recommend that P-3 provisions
of the Zoning Ordinance be: amended to allow hotels. Motion seconded
by Tim Stone. The following voted in favor: Roman Roos, Tim Stone,
and Dick Matthews. Jerry Neher voted no. Motion carried.
Dick Matthews moved to rezone the subject property designated as the
hotel site on Exhibit A to P-3. Motion seconded by Tim Stone. The
following voted in favor: Dick Matthews and Roman Roos. Jerry Neher
voted no. Tim Stone abstained. ,Motion failed.
Dick Matthews moved to recommend approval of the subdivision as presented
by the applicants on Exhibit A dated September 13, 1978. Motion
seconded by Tim Stone. The following voted in'favor: Roman Roos and
Dick Matthews. Jerry Neher voted no:_ Tim Stone abstained. Motion
failed.
Dick Matthews moved to recommend the Council amend the Comprehensive 4It
Plan to allow for P-3 zoning and zero lotline townhouses within the
proposed subdivision based on the following conditions and
anticipations:
1. That the EQC may respond to the environmental assessment worksheet
in the time allotted by law.
2. That the representatives of the DNR and Riley Purgatory Creek
Watershed District will have review comments to be entered: into the
record.
3. That the proposed street plans and egress' onto Highway 101 await
MnDOT response. '
4. That the proposed grading, utility, and drainage plans receive
positive comments from the'City Engineer and watershed district.
5. The developer will prepare elevation drawings concerning the
hotel itself. .
Motion seconded by Tim Stone. The following voted in favor: Dick
Matthews and Roman Roos. Jerry Neher voted no. Tim Stone abstained.
Motion failed.
Dick Matthews moved to direct the developer to provide further
information on what restrictions and organization they plan to have
on the community access lot and-details on the country inn. Motion
seconded by Tim Stone and unanimously approved.
Dick Matthews moved to recommend the Council rezone the remainder of
the property including the Robert Davis property as shown on Exhibit BA
but excluding the hotel area, to P-l. Motion sec'onded by Tim Stone'. .-
The following voted in 'favor: Dick Matthews, Roman Roos, and Jerry
Neher. Tim Stone abstained. Motion carried.
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JAMES MEYER LOT SPLIT AND VARIANCE: Dr. Meyer is requesting to
subdivide, through a lot split into two residential sites, and is
requesting a variance to record this lot split in a metes and bounds
description and subdivide without access onto a public street.
The property is located in the northwest quadrant of the intersection
of Ridge Road and Pleasant View Road. Sanitary sewer and water are
available to the property. The property is served by Ridge Road which
is a private street.
Dick Matthews moved to hold a public hearing on October 11, 1978, to
consider a lot split for Dr. James Meyer. Motion seconded by Tim
Stone and unanimously approved.
BRUCE CAMERON, REZONING RE~UEST: Mr. Cameron is requesting rezoning
to R-2 on his property at 291 Blue Jay Circle. The house is currently
a duplex. The Cameron's are selling the home and tb'obtain financing
for prospective buyers it is necessary to rezone.
Jerry Neher moved to hold a public hearing on October 11, 1978, to
consider rezoning the subject duplex from R-l to R-2. Motion seconded
by Dick Matthews and unanimously approved.
SUBDIVISION RE~UEST - ROBERT SOMMER: Mr. Sommer is proposing to
subdivide Lot 9, Murray Hill Addition and part of Lot D, Bardwell
Acres into four lots. Prior to a public hearing Mr. Sommer must
submit a plan demonstrating how the western portion of Lot 29 will
comply with the frontage requirements of the Zoning Ordinance.
The Assistant City Planner recommended that the Planning Commission
hold a public hearing on the proposal contingent upon the following:
1. That the applicant submit a sketch plan for Lots A, B, C, and D
to be reviewed by the Planning Commission at their September 27 meeting.
Such plan to show the relationship of these lots to the western portion
of Lot 29, Murray Hill.
2. That an escrow deposit be posted with the City Treasurer on or
before September 20, 1978, to defray staff costs in processing this
application.
Jerry Neher moved to hold a public hearing on October 11, 1978, to
consider the Robert Sommer subdivision request. Motion seconded by
Dick Matthews and unanimously approved.
Jerry Neher moved to adjourn. Motion seconded by Dick Matthews and
unanimously approved.
Don Ashworth
City Manager