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Home My WebLink About1999 [06] Jun 07 Page 3544 June 7, I Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the St. Joseph City Council and St. Joseph Planning Commission met in joint session on Monday, June 7, 1999 at 8:00 p.m. in the St. Joseph City Hall. Citv Council Members Present: Mayor Kenneth J. Hiemenz. Councilors Cory Ehlert and Mary Niedenfuer. Deputy Clerk Judy Weyrens and City Attorney John Scherer. Planning Commission Members Present: Chair Hub Klein. Commissioners Gary Utsch and Jim Graeve. Council Liaison Cory Ehlert. Others Present: Mark Lambert, Jim Krebsbach, Ellen Wahlstrom, Steve Dehler Mayor Hiemenz opened the hearing and stated the purpose of the joint hearing is to allow citizen input on comprehensive changes to the following Ordinances: Ordinance 51 - Building Ordinance Ordinance 52 - Zoning Ordinance Ordinance 53 -Parking, Location and Use of Trailer Houses and Mobile Eomes Ordinance 54 - Subdivision Regulations Hiemenz stated the Council has been reviewing the Ordinances and the docUment before the Council and Planning Commission at this time is a draft including proposed changes. The Commission and Council agreed to review the comments of the City Attorney. The following is a summary of changes agreed to by both the City Council and Planning Commission: I Section 51.1: When applying for a building permit the site plan will indicate the setback Section 51.5: Section 51.6: building requirements. correct the typographical error The Planning Commission will have the authority tó extend the tenn of a permit. Section 52.3: The language regarding extra territorial zoning regulation will remain in the Ordinance as it is State Law. Section 52.4: Definition of a family will remain~s originally stated in the Ordinance Section 52.4: Definition of Bed and Breakfast is as follows: A fainily residence that provides í overnight accommodations to visitors, not to exceed 30 days. Definition of Lodge, accept the definition of the City Attorney. The last sentence of section is moved to the end of the preceding Section 52.4: Section 52.6: paragraph Section 52.8: Section 52.8: Section 52.9: shall complete Subdivision (e) is to be deleted Subdivision 2: The original language will remain Subdivision 2: The following sentence shall be deleted: The applicant I a Developmeut Review Application at least three (3) weeks prior to a Special Use Request. Subdivision 2 (c) add ... and all easements Subdivision 2 (h) substitute the following language: "Soil type and the Section 52.9: Section 52.9: location of Page 3545 June 7, 1999 located on the Wetlands as defined by Minn. Stat. 103G.055, Subd 19, which are I Section 52.9: Planning property. " Subdivision 3(b) the original language regarding an opinion of the Section 52.9: Commission shall Commission within 30 days will remain. Subdivision 4 will be revised to read as follows: "'The Plauning recommend a special use permit, and the Council shall order 1he issuance of such permit if the application confonns to 1he specific standards of this Ordinance set forth below, as it would apply to 1he particuJar use at 1he proposed location. Section 52.13: Subdivision 4, 1he following language will be added "...accompanied by the fee as is periodically established by the City Council." Section 52.13: Subdivision 11 (d), 1he City Attomeywill re-writethis section to clarify the minimum lot sizes. Section 52.14: Subdivision 11, remove General Business District from permitted areas for billboards and advertising signs. Section 52.14: Subdivision 3 (j): delete Section 52.14: Subdivision 3 (i), remove reference which allows parlcing within 300 feet of a building addition or construction Section 52.14: Subdivision 3 (j), will be re-written to include: V<hen offstreet parking is required. I the parlcing area must be designated for that putpose and individual parking stalls appropriately striped. Section 52.14: Subdivision 4 (b) & (c), combine and require 1he following parlcing restrictions: Section 52.14: determining parking Oue and one-llalf spaces for each single bedroom dwelling. two and one- , half spaces for each two bedroom dwelling and four spaces for each three bedroom dwelling. For each bedroom 1hereafter shall require 125 parlcing spaces. Further, bedroom dwelling units larger than 140 square feet shall require two (2) parlcing spaces per unit. Subdivision 4, 1he Central Business District for the putposes of Section 52.20: Requirements. Section 52.21: Section 52.21: Sectiou 52.21: capacity of shall be defined as follows: AU property east of 2"" Street NW and west of 1 " Avenue NE lying south of the eastlwest alley between Ash Street and Minnesota Street. Relief to the parlcing requirements shall only apply to existing structures in 1he above described area. All new structures must fulfill1he parking requinnents. Subdivision 6, 1he title will be changed to Yard Height and Setback Title will be changed to B-1 Subdivision 2 (z), to be deleted Subdivisiou 4 (c) and (f) remove ...or meeting places having a seating I more 1han 50 people. Page 3546 June 7, 1999 I Section 52.21: Subdivision 4 (g), Mixed use of Permitted Uses arid R-2 and R-3 residential uuits provided that at least 50 percent of the structural space is a permitted business use. For the purpose of calculation, the basement space shall not be considered. The amount of parking will be detel1l1ined separately for the rental section aud business section. Section 52.21: Subdivision 4 (t) delete Scherer will also revise the Highway 75 Business District, (B2), reviewing permitted uses as well as reviewing the Industrial District. The Council and Commission agreed not to define the bouudary in the Ordinance for the Educational and Ecclesiastical Zone. Ellen Wahlstrom questioned if the Wetland Ordinance approved by the City Council will be included in the revised Code, at which Scherer agreed. Mayor Hiemeuz closed the public hearing at 11 :10 p.m. Grave made a motion recommending the City Council adopt the changes to the St. Joseoh Code of Ordinances upon review of the final draft. The motion was seconded by Utsch. Ayes: Klein, Utsch, Graeve, Ehlert, Nays: None. Other Matters of Conœru I Hookuo Fees Jeff Palm: The Council discussed the request of JeffPahn,30336 - 90" Avenue to waive the requirement to pay the water hookup fee at the time of connecting to the main line. Palm does not wish to use the water service at this time, but wishes to iusta11 the service line and connect at a later time. The City has a policy whereby the water hookup fee is due and payable at the time the private water line is extended. Palm had indicated that he uuderstood he would not have to pay the hookup fee until he actually uses the water services. The Council stated that the hookup fee is part of a bonding requirement and relieving hookup fees at this time could have a negative fmancial impact. However, as there appears to have been some misunderstanding regarding the charges and only 18 homes are affected, Ehlert made a motion to allow the residents involved in the 90" and 91" Street project to delay paying the water hookup fee until Juue 30, 2000. Further, residents requesting delay of payment will be required to sign au agreement stating they will pay the hookup fee no later than Juue 30, 2000 or the fee will be submitted to the County Auditor fur collection on the year 2001 tax statements. The motion was seconded by Niedenfuer. Ayes: Hiemenz, Ehlert, Niedenfuer Nays: None. Adjourn: NiedeBfuer made a motion to adjourn at 11:20 p.m.; seconded by Ehlert. Ayes: Hiemenz, Ehlert, Niedenfuer Nays: None. I ~~~ Judy Weyrens Deputy Clerk , , , , ,