02-27-1978 PC MIN
PLA1~ING COMMISSION l~ETING
Februa~ 27, 1978
7:30 P.M.
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Members Present: Comml.ssioners Toth, Rootes, Fredericksen, Lucas, Fox, Thompson, --
Nelson, Zabee, and Building Inspector Jack Holmes.
The minutes of the January 30, 1978 meeting were reviewed and the follo"~ng
corrections were made: The vote regarding Conditional Use Permit for Dungarvin
Inc. was 5-1, Commissioner Fredericksen voting against. Neil Larson's twelve-
Unit apartment building proposal vIas presented by Jack Holmes. Mr. Larson
was not present at the meeting. Commissioner Zabee's Motion regarding recom-
mendation of City planner to the City Council was seconded, in fact, by
Commissioner Lucas and was carried by a vote of 6-0. The last paragraph was deleted.
Developer Torn Koehler and property o~~er Tom Noon were present regarding
proposed golf course development. The cost is estimated at about $225,000.
The course would be beneficial for women and children as it is to be a "Quick-play"
course. The course should start making a profit in four years. This is the
first development of this type in Mirillesota. However, a course such as this
has never failed. Homes would be located in the center of the course. This
would be a planned community development for 23 lots, about 170 feet X 135 feet
or around one half acre per lot. Income realized from the sale of these lots
vlould be used to keep up the course and later to build tennis courts, racquet
ball courts, saunas, etc. There would be no building in 1978 and probably not
until June 1979. He is not in a hur~ to develop the lots and would hold off
perhaps two years before selling four to five lots per year. Sites would be for
higher priced homes and the real estate taxes realized would be of benefit to
the City.
Commissioner Lucas questioned the size of the lots. Mr. Noon explained that
persons buying a home in this type of development are not looking for acreage
and that it would not be profitable to make the lots bigger.
If the proposed development would come to a vote, after the Moratorium, a
suggested stipulation was that if the golf course should fail, aQY land use
change would require a public hearing and approval by the Planning Board.
In view of the 90-day Moratorium, the Board could only say they would not
discourage Mr. Noon from having his architect draw up more detailed plans.
Four planning firms' representatives were present ~~th resumes. Each was
given a presentation and a question and answer period.
The firms and representatives were;
1. Mateffy Eng. & Assoc; Inc. - Zack Johnson and Doug Derr.
2. Sovik-Mathre-Sathrum==Quanbeckc=..ltrchitects and Planners - Charles
Riesenberg.
3. Rieke Carroll Muller Assoc; Inc. - Harold Jesh and George Brophy.
4. Wehrman, Chapman Assoc; Inc. - Bill Chapman and Lee Gilbert.
After much discussion a motion by Commissioner Fredericksen, Seconded by
Commissione~s Nelson and Lucas that the firm of Mateffy Engineering be
recommended to the City Council was passed u-l1animously.
The meeting adjourned at 11:20 P.14.
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