09-25-1978 PC MIN
EL~ RIVER PL~}rr~ING CO~ll~ISSION ~~TING
September 25, 1978 e.t 7: 30 P .1'1.
COIT1J1:i-:-:f'ioners Present: Frec~.ericl{2en, Toth, rJel~:on, Dries:::.en, Thomp~,on,
Rootes, Fox, Zabee and Holmes.
CommiS'2ioner.~ ..b..b~.ent:
Lucas
I;.rlinute,s
CO~~sISSIOl~ FOX MO\~D APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF AUGUST 28, 1978.
COr~~ISSIrn~R FP~DERICKSEN SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION PASSED
UNAI\Tlr.l0USLY.
2. Zone Change for Sherburne County Court House
Il;lr. Frederick ~\remlinger, of 111Temlinger, RemleJr and Associates, repres,enting
Sherburne COQ~ty, made a brief presentation to the members of the
PlarLrUng Commi~s.ion on the propo2ed re-zo!1.i.ng for the future Sherburne
County Court House Building, to be located south of Highway 10 ant
immediately \'Je~t of the fairgrounc:' ~ location. In his presentation,
Mr. Wemlinger addressed site eccessf propo~ed building~ and e}~ansions,
parking end building floor plans. r.1r.. \~emlinger indicated that the
rOBe -:: "Joule. be deC'.icated an;--~ per Ci t:r of Elk Ri ver~.pecification:=;.. F..fter
~lr. \:Jemlinger re?,ponded t..::" variou? ouec~tions b3-r the Commi5~ion pertaining
to the propo~ed Court House ~uilding, cO~~rrSSIOr~R FOX MOv~D THAT THE
PROPERTY FLTRCHP..SED BY SHEF13,[JPJ'ffi COUI~TY" FOR TJi~ FUTUPE S}IERBUPJill C01JNTY
COURT HOUSE BUILDII'JG DESCRIBED ..4.3:
North Parcel: That part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast
"gift" Quarter of Section 31, TOhTIE:hip ~;! Range 26, Sherburne
County, r{i~~esota rescribed as follows: Com~encing at
the inter2ection of the East line of said rJorth1~Je2.t
Quarter of the Southea.~.t Quarter i.lith the Southerl~r
right of wey line of the U.S. Highways No. 10 and 52 as
presently located and establishec, thence South on and
along ~aid East line a distance of 660 feet; thence West
at right angles to ~aic. Ea~,t line a c<istance of 660 feet;
thence l\Tortherl:r and parellel to said Ea:::t line of the
North line of the said Northwest Quarter of the Southeast
Quarter; thence East along said North line to the East
line of the said North\'rest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter;
thence Southerly and along said East line to the point of
beginPing. Subject to highway easement for U.S. Highways
No. 10 and 52 as presently located and established and
2ubject further to any easements of record.
South Parcel: That part of the '-Jest half of the Southea2t Quarter of
Section 31, Tovmship 33, Range 26, Sherburne County,
~1innesota '~escribed a~, follo\'Js: Corrunencing at the
inter:::ection of the East line of the ~,aid 1tJest half of the
Southea~t Quarter with the Southerly right of way of the
U.5o High'tIlJa.y. I'!o. 10 anc_ 52 82 pre5ently located and.
e?t.abli~he~; thence South on a.n~ along se.id Ee~.t line a
dic>tance of 66n feet to the point of begin..l1ing of the
trs,ct to be de::=-cribed; thence cont.inue South on an(~ along
the said Ea~t line a distance of 660 feet; thence
1~Jest at right angle?, to :=:,aicl East line a clistance.
of 660 feet; thence North and parallel to said
East line to the North line of the West half of
the Southea2t Quarter of said Section 31, thence
Easterl:JT on and c.longsc~id North line to the East
line thereof; thence Southerly on an0 along said East
line to the point of beginning, except that part
thereof :'e.scribed in thB,t certain idc~rrant:l Deed
d.ated r~1arch 7, 1978, an:-; recorc1eci I'Jlarch 8, 1978, as
In2trument No. 146592, in the office of the Sherburne
COu....Y).t~r Register of DeeoE, and subject to eaEements of
record for public highway purpose? To be rezoned
from A-I to P~2..
COI\JTI'1ISSIONER ZABEE SECOI\JDED THE [~10TIOI\}. l'10TIOl~ P}l-SSED UI'JAI'.JIlvl0USLY.
I,slanr:' \lie'VJ ;.rri _A.d~:-ii t.ion: Final Plat
The Petitioner, l~r, Ben R.oper ~ l,r!a S pre ~ent at the meeting end an ~1~Jered
quec:tion~ regar:~"ling hi.c fina.l pIe.t cl,::l-ced b~i the Comrni::,?ioners. One
concern \~Ja s the drainage pattern anc? 1r!here drainage \'Jould. go in the plat.
Y-1r, Roper indica.ted tha.t it ,.roule:. be pa.tu~re..l drainage, anr5 inficated
'fJhere it '~Joul!,~ flo't-.r on his plat map. CO!-ll\'lISSIOI\J""ER FP8DERICKSEN I140'\1ED
APPROVAL OF THE ISLP~D VIm1 THIP~ ADDITION FINAL PLAT. CO~~ISSIONER
ROOTES SECOI\IDEr; Th~ }.10TIOI\j. I'-lOT 101\" P .PiSSED tJl\T..41'JTI-10tJSLY.
iJ.. Highland Hill? Subdi-\rision Concept Di?cu3:::.ion
Mr. N. Cs Hoi~~~ of Hoium & Ass. Incorporated, representing the petitioner,
Ivlr.. Fran}\: !\Tic}.cer~~on, made e. brief pre5enta.tion to the members of the
Planning Commi::.:::ion on the Highlanr1 Hill~ Subc;i\~sion Concept. t-1r. HoiuI11
in(icated on the propo~ed plat, where parl< areas might be located, where
there might be slope problems, soil problems, where trees and other
physical characteristics where located. Concerring the street pattern of
the proposed plat~ the Com~is5ioners indicated that 198th Lane should be
continued through the 5ub(Ji\rision to hook up t'lith the ac:.joining
KnollvJood Subdi '\rision. Concerning the cedication of lan;~. in the Subc:.i-v-ision,
a. cash in leiu of lan(:) settlement ~'Jas 15.i:::.cus:::.ed., centralizing a pe.rl{ in
the ~ubdi-v-ision 'tf7a.~ .di5cu~.2.ec:., a.nd leavin,g as demonstrated on the proposed
plat '~Ja~ a.lso di2cus~ed. The Cit;:l Plall..ner and Street Superintendent are
to re'vie~\T the parcel of lan(~ that he s been designated for park use, to
determine if it is fea.?cble to use a::::. planned. There being no other comment::,
the Plan.ning Commi~~ion a.greed to the Highla.n~ Hills Subdi"vision Concept.
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Zone Change for Leon an~ Ellen LeFeb\Te.
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cot1t~ITSSIOI\1ER I\TELSOl'J r~10\?'ED TO RE-ZON'E THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED P..S: Part of
I\Jorth 1/2 of l\Torth lit; Section 1J., TO,\"jn:::hip 32, Range 2c.; 17 acre~., from
B-1 to 1-2 ~ 11/10 T IOI\J SECOl'JDED BY COf~lI,;iISSIOI"JER FP3DERICKSEI~. r~~OTIO:N P P..SSED
TJl'JAl~II'10USLY . .....--
At the Public HearirLg previou'~ to the Pla.!L..ning Commis~ion action, no one
appeared speaking either for or ageinct the zone change.
6. LeJce Point Shore~: Subc1.i'vi :::ion 1T arianc e
The Cit~r .AdmirJ.iEtrator e:-:plained the ~lariance reque~,t for the La}~e
Foint Shores Subci-vi~ion indicating thct the petitioner, Mr. Elroy
Corneliu!~, v;~oul(~ ha"\re t.o ha"'re 2.. lot size i.rariance in order to plat the .
crea as he wished~ The petitioner gave a brief histor~y of the-plat an0 how
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it came a.bout. COI~~.lISSIONER FPEDERICKSEI\I 1,'iO\TED TO GPJfN"T A V P..RIAl~CE TO
J'.lR. ELROY COFl'ili1IUS FOR THE UTili POI}JT SHOP~S SUBDDjISIOl\T TO PEPJ~'IIT A
r~lIl\TII\1tJllf LOT SIZE OF 20 THOUS.AJID SQU..A.RE FEET. C01.1l'.1ISSIONER DRIESSEN
SECONLJED THE I'jl0TIO:N. 1::10TIO!\I P F.SSED L1}T.41~TI'~!OUSLY.
7. Preliminary Plat; Lal<:e Point Shore:;::: Sub(i \'is-ion
The City Planner~ Zack Johnson, briefly re\Qewe~ the 3ub(i\~sion plat.
with the memberF of the Pla~xnng Commi2sion. Mr. Johnson in(icated he
had cifficulties vnth the inter;ection sho~m for 186th Ave., ant req~ested
that the street enter High1>ra:>r 10 1,-rith 1e5:=, of an angle. lvIr. Johnson
also expressed concern ~~th out lots incicated on the plat and their
future maintenance~ After c brief di'3cussion of these a.nc_ other comments
by the Pla~~er, the petitioner asked to vQthdraw the prelimina~J plat
from further consideration bjr the Plawing ComInission to reconsider
tr1e u?e and p02,sible platting of out lots indicated on the plat anc
2-urrouncing crea.
89 Variance for Chip Martin
The City Admi~istrator e)~lainec. that Mr. Martin had not received a
letter from the High\AJc~r Depa.rtrnent allo\fling l~lr ~ ~lartin to utilize their
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O~J THIS I!lP..TTER BE CONTIJ>JUED TO THE OCTOBER ;:OT:~ 1~1EETI~~G OF THE PLFJ\JI\TII\JG
COl'jTI'.lISSION. I\10TIOI\f SECOIIDED BY CO!'J1J.1ISSIOJ:lliR ROOTES. l"lOTION P..4.SSED
lJNP1'JTI-'10USLY.
9" Preliminer;y Pla.t Joe Si,pe
The Ci t~{ Ad.mi:r1i strator expleinec the reoue2t of t.he pe"l::!.."l:loner, Ivlr... Sipe,
an~ answered questions by the PlaTh~ng Com~i3sioners on the request...
COI\l1V1ISSIONER FOX t-10'\?ED Jl..PPRO\Tft.L OF THE PRELII'.lIT1.JP..Fff PLAT SUBJECT TO ..A.PPR011.A..L
OF THE SEPTIC SYSTEi~ BY TI-1E CITY'S EN"Gn"JEER. COl'll\llISSIONER liGOTES SECONTIED
THE 1~10TIOI~. I'~fOTIO~N P P..SSED In.J.ArJTI~!10USLY.
JO. Building Cod.e Enforcement
The Com:ni2,~ion, \fla.s pre?ented \.:itJh a s,ituation in the Cit~i, in \"lhich a
buil(~er 1~las not compl~ring 1.rith the u..11iform builc~ing caGe in use b:T t.he
Ci t"\t of Elk Ri "fer _ COr-1J.'1ISSION"ER NELS01J r-10\TED THAT Th~ BUILDIl',IG II\JSPECTOR
BE I~JSTRUCTED TO Et.IFORCE THE ED lLD1I\JG CODE fl_S \"\JRIT'TE1~ \~JITH NO E~{CEPTIOfJS.
COr.ll~JISSIOI\1ER FOX SECOlillED THE I\10TION. Iljl0TIO:N P.ASSED lJl"JAl'.Jn~lOUSLY.
COI~'TI\'IISSIOI"JER l\fELSOi'~ I~Ov""ED THAT THE f{EETING BE ft..DJOUillJEDo l'ilOTI01\T
SECOrIDED BY COl'JTI\4ISSIONER FOX. MOT lO!~ PF..SSED tJl\TP..l~n.10USLY.
Meeting Adjourned.
Respectfully Submittef,
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City Admillistr2tor