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ST. JOSEPH PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
October 6, 1975
The regular meeting of the st. Joseph, Minnesota Planning Commission was held
at the City Hall on Monday, October 6, 1975. The meeting was called to order
at 7:35 p.m. by Bernard Kremer, Chairman. Other Commissioners present: Al
Maleska, William Bruemmer, Ron Klein, and Paul Brinkman; City Council Repre-
sentative Hugo Weyrens; City Building Inspector Roman Reber.
Minutes of the July 7, 1975 meeting were approved as read.
Mr. Jerry Konson and Mr. Gerald Schmidt appeared before the Commission. They
had submitted a letter to the Commission which contained a series of questions
about Lots 1 and 2, Block 21, Loso's Addition, across from Kay's Kitchen. They
are interested in purchasing the property and constructing on it a 50 foot by
80 foot steel structure to be used as a storage building and repair shop for
their restoration business. The Commissioners along with the City Building
Inspector reviewed the questions in the letter as well as other related issues.
No problems were found in the proposed building plans, so Mr. Konsor and Mr.
Schmidt were advised to take their specific building plans to the City Building
Inspector for final approval.
Mr. Thomas Jovanovich appeared before the Commission to ask for a special use
permit and several variances in behalf of Mr. Robert D. Gamades. The property
in question is Lot 30, Auditors subdivision No. 4. The special use permit
would be required because the proposed building is an apartment house, and the
property is zoned R-2. In order to get at the thinking which permitted the
present apartment building to be constructed on this property in 1967, the
minutes of the Planning Commission meeting of June 13, 1966, were read, along
with the City Council meeting minutes of March 22, 1967, and April 20, 1967.
There was considerable discussion as to the Commission's legal ability to
grant a special use permit. Mr. Bruemmer moved that the planning Commission
meet with the City Attorney at the next regular meeting of the Commission to
discuss the issue of a special use permit before informing Mr. Jovanovich of
the Commission's decision. Seconded by Mr. Maleska. Passed unanimously.
Mr. Reber suggested that the'Planning Commission take up the problem of high-
way billboards, which are proliferating along Highway 52 east of town, with
the Tow1ship Planning Commission.
Mr. Weyrens reported that City Councilman Dehler is still working on the problem
of overnight truck parking in the City. Mr. Weyrens also reported that the
City and the Township have finally agreed upon a plan for orderly annexation.
The plan will be reviewed in detail by the Planning Commission in the near future.
Mr. Bruemmer moved that the meeting be adjourned at 9:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Paul Brinkman
Secretary