03-27-1972 PC MIN
ELK RIVER PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
Meeting held March ~th, ~9y2
Meeting callead to order by Richard Gongoll, Chairman.
First Item of Business was the consideration of a Preliminary
Plat for the Elk River Industrial Park. The plat proposed,
covered about 40 acres in the east part of the land owned by
the Associated investros, for development as an industrial park.
Moved and Seconded and Carried that plat be accepted as
proposed.
John Plaisted and Ed Helstrom appeared with a proposal for
a 66 by 155 three wEory office building on the Southeast corner
of Main street and Lowell Ave. The pD~posal called for to
building to sexten to the street line, with underground parking.
Off the street parking for 30 cares was to be provided by set-back.
Proposal tabled for further study.
Mr. Cyril D. Bayer, the owner of most of Block 9 in Orono appeared
to ask about re-zoning his land from Rl to R3 to provide for the
construction of Town Houses thereon. He was asked to make a
formal application.
M.S.C. to change trailer park requirments as set forth in
notice. So proposed to Village COuncil.
SPECIAL MEETING APRIL 6th.
Report of Bill Mills, Village Engineer.
He had studied various methods of complying with the state's
request that the disposal plat be upgraded.
Consideration had been given to possible enlargement to serve
all the area within 2 miles, and to serve veraious parts both
by XxaRx additional mains to the present site and by the
construction of additional disposal sites.
It appeared that the present mains are nearly at capacity, and
that additional use of these routes would necessatate additional
or larger mains. It was also pointed out that in all probibility
growth would be on the north side of the river, and generally to
the north of the present village. and west along the Elk River.
It was pointed out that federal grants would be bassed on
expansion to serve all the area possible by the proposed upgrading.
Thus it followed that the developing area to the east, north and west
of the village which is now outside the village limits should be
included and a new main built in that area. This would allow the
growing schools to the north of town to be rerouted to the new main and
thus relieve pressure on the present mains.
The problem of setting up a se~er distsrict for the area in the
township was proposed and discussed, and it appeared (the Twp. Board was
present at this meeting) that it would require approval of the affected
people in the township. A hearing date for the township was set.
At this township meeting the proposal for a sewer district was
flately rejected.