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.January .-;;::¡ 1992
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Pur sua.n t. to due ea ì I a.nd not.iee thereof, the City Council and the
Pla.nning Commission for t.he City of b"(· ... .J oseph met in joint
speeið.l session, on Tuesda.y, .J 8. n 1.1·3. ry 2ô! 1992 a.t 7; OCj p.m. in City
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MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Steven Dehler; Members of the Counc i I Leo
Sadlo, Ross Rieke, Bob Loso, Stepha.n i e Hazen. Clerk/Administrat.or
Rachel Stð.pleton. f1embers of the Pl<3.nning Commission: C' K<3.th I een
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Kal inowski, Bud Rebe r, Hub Klein, Ken Hiemenz, Da.n Nierenga.rten.
.J 1.1 d y \,Jeyrens, Secret.3.r)r of the Boa.rd.
OTHERS PRESENT: S t. U<3T t. Goldsehen.
f1 <3. Y 0 r Dehler ca. I led the first qua.r t.er I y joint meeting of the Cit.y
Counc i I and the Planning Commission of t.he City of St. Joseph, to
order ·3. t 7:00 p. m. . Sadlo commended t.he Plð.nnin.g Commission
members on the fine job they ð.re doing.
The group discussed the iSS1_t8S of the Coune i I overturning <3.
reeommenda. t ion of the Planning Commission in offieia.l m<3t.ters such
a.s V,:3.r i<3.nces a.nd specia.l use permits. The Planning Commission
felt. tha.t the COl.-me i 1 did not. give a.dequa te weight t.o t.he Pla.nning
CommissiQn's decisions. Discussion of methods rest.ricting t.he
appe<3.1 process \.¡ere discussed. The fol lowing process was agreed
on:
A request to consider a. ma.t.t.er wi I 1 not be pl<3ced on the
agenda. un t. i I a I I the needed informa.t.ion is submitt.ed a.nd
requirements are met.
An a.ppl icant, who is requesting a variance or special ttse
permit. or other .:3. I lowanees which require eonsidera.tion by the
Planning Commission, wi I I be sent a. notice of approva.! or denial,
by the Planning r - . ¡ .<: it. is ð. denia.l, the re<3.sons for
,-"ommlSSlon. . 1
t.he denia.l, and the options ava.i l,3.ble, ëiI, long \" it h a. form for
a.ppe<3. I prCieess wi I I be sent. I f t.he <3.ppl ieant wishes t.o appeal
.¡. , Planning Commission wi I 1 consider it. at. the next regular
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Pla.nning Commission meeting, a.nd t.hen the ma. t. t.e r ma.y be considered
by the Counei I .
The a.ppea. I wi II be ma.de in \\lrit.ing.
The CQunc i I wi I I a. c~ "c. on t.he a.ppea. I , only ,3.fter t.he PI<3.nning
Commission ha.s reviewed it. a.nd ma.kes recommendations to the
Council on t.he ,3ppea. I .
The Counc i I wi I 1 get more informat.ion from the Planning
Commission prior to making <3. decision.
The Coune i I I ia.i son to the Planning Commission 18 reporting \l/e I I
to t.he Counci I.
The group discussed wetla.nds issl.JeS, proposed fence ordin<3.nce, a.nd
a,nne xa. t. ion iSS1.18S <3.ffeeting St. .Joseph. Sa.d I 0 s ta. ted t. ha. t
wast.ew<3.ter fa.eility, for ~t. Joseph, is limit.ed to 6,000
population. The St. Cloud plant is now at 80 per' cent capflc i t~/ s
DBL Labs and portions of tJhisper'ing Pines are requesting
annexation soon. Consolidation with the Township may need to be
looked a.t.
P.3ge 2022
r¡a, YO r [)eh 1 er proposed th-=<t the group meet g U·3_ r t 8 r 1 Y' GIl t.he
fol ìowing d2.1:.es: llnr-..;' 1 '-:;H .J 1) ! v ."""')~ and October 'Z: ¡ns group
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.3.greed to meet on these nights in the C:· i 1:. Y· Ha I ì 31:- 7:00 p,m.
The meeting \'1'8.8 <3djourned ·3 t e·: SC) p.m.
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Rachel Stapleton
Cìerk/Administr<3tor