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Minutes of st. Joseph Planning Commission
October 9, 1979
Meeting was called to order at 7:35 p.m.
Members present: Ben Kremer, Art Budde, Hub Klein, Virgil Lodermier,
Phil Durkee, S. Kathleen Kalinowski (Convent laison),
Mike Husen ( city council laison ).
Visitors present: Tom Javanovich (city attorney), Wynn Hjermstad (AFO).
Wynn asked the Commission to peruse the additional pages of the Compre-
hensive Plan which elaborate the goals and objectives and describe im-
plementation.
A meeting with the City Council was scheduled for Oct. 22.
Roman Reber, city building inspector, presented the situation of Del
Horsch's Frisky Bait Shop in which a permit was granted for the construc-
tion of an adjoining garage to the bait shop. Horsch was: granted àvari-
ance iI}1963to~build:the bai t~ shop. WhEFther'~Horsch óbtained the signature
of Bob Johnson, city clerk, on the permit could not be determined. The
future use of this garage now appears to serve the bait business, which
techrLtcally would be a violation of the variance and the zoning of the
area. The garage is close to completion as of this date.
This incident highlights the need for more explicit procedures in ob-
taining building permits, and the obtaining and displaying of official
signatures on the permits. More communication and coordination between
the building inspector, planning commission, and city administration
in the handling of unusual building permits was cited. One suggestion
made was that any future permits for structures greater than a single-
family dwelling with a single garage would require approval of a desig-
nated member of the planning commission, the city clerk, and the building
inspector.
Lyman Hull's request for construction of a house on his property located
in the extreme N.W. part of the city was presented by Mike. The property
is zoned industrial. The request was previously discussed by the City
Council. The issue raised was whether the house would lie on the Watab
creek flood plain and if so, what the consequences migkt be and to what
liability the City might be subject. Tom Javanovich will investigate
the issue and determine what stipulations will need to be placed on the
building permit. 1U D-~