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HomeMy WebLinkAbout[03] Approval of Minutes April 2, 2012 Page 1 of 3 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the Planning Commission for the City of St. Joseph met in regular session on Monday, Monday April 2, 2012 at 7:00 PM in the St. Joseph City Hall with the Pledge of Allegiance. Members Present: Chair S. Kathleen Kalinowski. Members John Meyer, Ross Rieke, Joe Dubel, Gina Dullinger, Brad Cobb. Council Liaison Rick Schultz. Administrator Judy Weyrens. Others Present: None Approval of Agenda: Cobb made a motion to approve the agenda; seconded by Schultz. The motion passed unanimously. Approval of Minutes: Meyer made a motion to approve the minutes of February 6, 2012 with minor corrections; seconded by Rieke and passed unanimously. Schultz made a motion to approve the minutes of March 5, 2012 as presented; seconded by Dubel and passed unanimously. ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS — Weyrens reported that over the past months the Planning Commission has reviewed a number of Ordinances requesting modifications or additional information. The Ordinances to follow are ready for final review and scheduling of a Public Hearing. The Commission agreed to review each Ordinance separately. Ordinance 52.21 — Transportation Corridor Overlay — Weyrens stated that previously the Commission recommended and the Council approved an amendment to Ordinance 52.21 Transportation Corridor Overlay, correcting the corridor descriptions. At the same time the Commission considered amendments to the setback requirements, sign and fence provisions, and lighting. The commission agreed to consider each item independently. CSAH 75 Corridor — East of 1 Ave NW — Meyer made a motion to recommend amending the provision for 52.21 Subd. 2(a) 1 (A) to 100 feet from 300 feet. The motion was seconded by Rieke and passed unanimously. Setback— The current Ordinance requires a minimum building setback of one hundred (100) feet from the right -of -way. The Ordinance prohibits parking within a fifty (50) foot setback from the nearest external boundary. Meyer made a motion to recommend amending 52.21 Subd. 5 to reduce the building setback to forty (40) feet and amend 52.21 Subd. 6(a) to reduce the prohibition of parking to forty (40) feet. The motion was seconded by Rieke and passed unanimously. Sign Provisions — Ordinance 52.21 restricts the height of a sign to eight (8) feet while the B2 Zoning Districts allows a fifteen foot fence. Staff is recommending that the two Ordinances should be consistent, using fifteen feet as the standard. Meyer made a motion recommend amending Ordinance 52.21 Subd. 7(c) limiting signs to fifteen (15) feet in height. The motion was seconded by Dubel and passed unanimously. Fence Standards — Weyrens stated that the fencing and mechanical equipment screening provisions are a duplicate provision that is contained in the General Standards of the Zoning Ordinance. The Commission concurred that the provision only needs to be included once and it would be best to have the information in the General Performance section. Rieke made a motion to recommend amending Ordinance 52.21 deleting subd. 6(d) and 6(e). The motion was seconded by Dullinger and passed unanimously. Lighting Standards — Similar to the fence provisions, the lighting standards are a duplication and can be eliminated in Ordinance 52.21. Dubel made a motion to recommend amending Ordinance 52.21 deleting subd. 9 (f) 1; seconded by Rieke and passed unanimously. April 2, 2012 Page 3 of 3 52.10 7(d): Under no circumstance shall the maximum impervious surface shall not exceed the maximum for each specific zoning district. For R1 Single Family Zoning District the impervious service shall not exceed the limits defined in section 52.27 Subdivision 7 of this code. Dubel made the motion authorizing a public hearing for the proposed amendment to Ordinance 52.10 Subd 7: Parking pads for residential units in All Zoning Districts. The motion was seconded by Meyer. Ayes: Kalinowski, Meyer, Rieke, Dubel, Dullinger, Cobb. Nays: None Abstain: Schultz Motion Carried 6:0:1 Council Liaison Report— R1 Rental Ordinance. Rieke reported that he is part of the Mayor's ad hoc committee reviewing the current R1, Single Family rental provisions. The current R1 Ordinance only allows rental licenses for property that is owner occupied and the Committee is reviewing this provision to determine if a modification is needed. Part of the request is to consider the current economic conditions and if the Ordinance is applying undue hardship to residents that cannot sell their home, but could find someone to rent the property. In some cases, if rental were permitted, the property owner could avoid foreclosure. Rieke stated the question is should we be looking to modify the Ordinance to meet the current economic times and are there enough situations where this becomes an issue or does the current Ordinance meet the needs of the City. Cobb questioned if the concern is that the City has a surplus of rental homes and it would not be beneficial to increase the numbers or is the issue that realtors are realizing a new market. Schultz stated that the when the ad hoc committee has completed their task, the information will be forwarded to the Planning Commission for consideration. Adiourn: The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 PM. Judy Weyrens Administrator