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PL 06/21/1972 - 31116� �, � CITY OF FRI.DLEY EI,ANNING UOMMISSION I�ETING JUNTs 21, 1972 . �d1G� i CAZT, TQ OItDER: �'he tneeting was called to order at 8:05 �.M. by chais�man �giciusen. 1t0� C�1I.L i �iembers Present: Minish, Erickson, Zeglen, Schmedeke �Iember Ab�ent: Fitzpatrick Others Pre�ent: Darrel Clark, Eagineering Assistant APF$�VE PLANDTING 001�lISSION MINUTES: JUNE 7, 1972 � Chairman �Srickson called attention to the Adjo++TM+�*R*nt wl�teiC�t he wae giv�n ��gd;� for ad�ourning the meeting. fle had removed hi�self fron� the ue��t�ng w'he� Ttesn �.1 came up (Buildiag Permit for A 1 Motor Sports by Ma. Vicki SkiP�) �'1'ka� �utes will show that Acting Chairman Fitzpatrick adjourned the t�eetia�, �lpTION by Scha�deke, seconded by Ze�len, th$t the P�ai�natn� �o�.is�3Aa� m�AUtes p� June 7, 1972 be approved subject to the above corr�t.�on. U��t �i V��c7e y�t�, a11 voting aye, the ta�tion carried unanimously. �ECE2VE $iJILDING STANDARDS-DESIGN COPTTR�L SUBCAMMITTEE 1'IINUTES s JUNE $. 19i2 1�TION by Zeglen, seconded by Schmedeke, that the Plannin� �oA�m.i��.i� �'�Ge3yQ the m.inutes of the Building Standards-Design Control Sub�om�rta.t��� ���i�d� Aaf �tuae 8, Z9�2. Upon a voice vote, all voting sye, the motion carra.ed �moW���� REC�TVE BOARD OF APPFrAI.S MI�iUTES: JIINB 13, 1972 � l�9T�ON bg Miasi.sh, second�d by Zeglen, that the Plann3ng �o�iss�osa �'�6�►�Y� �� aainu�es o�' �e �ard of Appeals -meeting of June 13, 197a. Upora a v+���� V���. �,�.� votin� ac�e, the �t3on carried unanimously. �, a PjjBI�IC flEARING • SPECIAL USE PERMIT' SP �f 72-06 � LARSY L. LU1�I�R1a (G�i4�I). PL�ROLEUM); To permit U-Saul Rentals �er City Code 45.1p1, ����i�A �s 3-�-�, located on . Lot 1 of Block l. �'ridley �ndus��ial 8ax�k �:��t ���a� ' �Tortheaet o� Sighway �65 Weat Service Road. �Is• G�x��d Ru�nel, attornep for U-Haul, Chucic Beck, Dave Peterc�or� arad t� �,����igt�e�rA Larrp L. Lndford vere present. ,�d, �'k��c'� of the proposed area and layout waB used duriug th� d�,���@ig�� 1�g�. �tuimmel, expiained there were no service baqa on the egisEing s��C�qR�e ZQ �'� {de�tt ��e lend was zoned Industrial, titere was a small mob�.l� hQme p�t7�'� Cp ��� P'1�At�it�� CQmmi�g:sion Meeting - June 21, 1972 ���� � ,�, _ '�'Q�p'� �� Highway No. 65 to the East. The proposed area fo� tll� U���u�. ��8�$►�,��� ^� �� �Q�gGQ' atid is set back �from the interior curbing 28 feet at�� Wg�1�4$ ���'V� �d��13�t� of� street parking for th� station itself. �, � � �'ig� 1'�.i.ui�h asked why �he station wanted the U-I�aul �reAt�l�. 1�iL• R.�e7, answexed it was for economics. Tt�e ��esent oWx��� 11a� b��� $A �'�� ���t�Lr�fi} ��.r�c� the first of the year. He had U-Haul xet�tal� a� � pxsv�,Qt�� �����.�A �h�t 1�� '��d o��x�ted. He felt it would be economically feasibl� �� �dd �$A� U���µ�. ���t�1s �s an accessory income. �r. Erickson asked the status of the U-Haul on East River Raad ��d O�b9��� ��d as l�e understood the permit had not been processed. 1`�. �it�nme3. said the franchise was granted but the deale� moved At�t Qf t9w�i �� gl�� �����y �ook ov�r the station. They have not fouad a T��w ��P� � disg�ussion followed concerniag the Clifford Thoe Lot Spli� �d �b� p�'�bl�t�q �g�t������� witln it. Mr. Clark was instructed to write a let�ex to M�. Ti1o� ���3� ��b°Aia� �he status of the lot split aad the U-flaul business at th� �t�l� �t��3�RA g� �3�ccl Avenue and Central Avenue. �Ir. E�'ickson asked if Mr. Ruffiel was familiar with the x��an�x�� �f ��gi t����i��� �'1b� �ounci.l minutes showed that comments were made that this was tn�t th� '�s�i, �g�v��� ��ation but a different type of sexvice. It was to be a pxodu�e ��o�� �6d ��� �g�t�oa. 1'hat w,as the understanding the City 1nad, and �i�+, p����3�1�.p 'h�de �g� �t�� ��e�sent use. e�&. I!�Iiaish said that the convenience of the Superette for the ��p81� 1A ��3� �g�� �,nd Locke Park was one of the major reasons for granting the �e��D�t�g ��q�►��t� ��, Schmedeke said he felt it was one of the cleanest statior�a i� F�°����y �t�d wa� a very nice operation. They have a nice brick front, nice k�e�s p�����d ���uad and �t surprised him to see this request. lri�. �t�m►�1 said that he didn't think an area of 20'x60� would t�kk� �h� �����OA �,qAl� �loppy, The station would be kept clean for the neighborhood, �� did t��t �g��,� tha� i�' �t were run propezly, haviag some U-flaul equipment w�t13 t�8 ����� �t���gm �,,pu1d take any of the �es.thetic value awaY from it. �c. Miaish asked if the petitioner would be willing to have kh� �'°����- �q���" ���� screened both front and back. He was talking about the•eaae kind 0� sc���t4a �,n� they had for garbage cans . What ia in the eaclosure w�ld be �id L°�9m vf,e�T= P��t of the program was an open display for advertiaiag purpoees, �r�d �€�a�� '���� enougY� around the perimeter of the stora�e area so �hat ygu c�t�'� se� wh�� �� �,�s�de m '�, �umae�, eaid the question was fn his miad whether or �vt �C WAS�Ld b� �Ac��� �����g�b1e to have a high fence or a screen. The area would $t��j, b� p��1� �l9w�xd� _ • �l�e h�ghway , �'Ir, �,udfard said the station was laid out the way it is now �hen b� �e� �C� ��e stora&e for the oil and for the trash can be covered. �la�ui�g Cozmnissiou Meeting - June 21, 1972 P�S��� �,e, ��el agaia explained the policy of the U-Haul pEOple �g� s@�y����� ��� � gg������ ��d keep�ng the inventory down at the various stations and �h��� �p1��Y g� ; ��q$��g ��tat�on if it was not kept up to their standarda. He sai� �h�� ��� e� �� th� �t��ions, the aumber of U-Hauls that could be parked was �etei�pi��d ���Q�� th� pe�►i� was �asued. . M�. ���l�n s��d �� did not think zhe U-Haul renta�s would a�d �n tha� ��at�Q�, �� ����e w�s �oq� where the open space is, he would no� objec� g� �t. �¢���V by �Minish, seconded by Schmedeke, that the Planni�� Co�t���9� �1��� ti`d� ��g,�� ���.�,�g for the request for a Special vse Permit, SP #72-06, �py T��'ty �. �uGl.�g�'d (G'l�amplin petroleum) to permf. t U-Xaul rentals on that pa,�t A�' T�t �����lP � r F�'��l�t� ��c$t�strial Park Plat 1. Upon a voice vote, all voting ay�, th�9 m9t�9�J �raxsi�ci �nar�i.m�usly. - Ch�,'�ioan �xirkao� said that he fiads it easy to have sym�p�tl�g gos th� op�x�t��c g� ��g�,��.oa ��ia� �anaot make out, but not if the petitione� ggo�o�ee �� �dd �Q�� tl��.�� �o �.� �v ehange the eharaeter of the �tation. �. I�ii,ai,ah said it always disturbs him not to see an artis�'s �A�cep� �►� � s'����o�, I�e would like to eee a picture showing the U-flaul equ�pme�C �.A ��,���e i"�', ��$len concurred 100% with the views e$pressed. He did ao� b��,�.�y� k�� weuld have voted for the rezoning if he had beea informed before it w�u1$ '�� �h�� ��,��tioa. �. S�hr��d�ke said that at the time of the rezoniag, it wa� brau�'�� ��� �h�t tb� r� ����ett� w9u�d fill a neighborhood need for picnickers at the park �d th� t���g�b�S° hApd p�op�e� �,'he motion was based on the belief of the ot�mer cf,' thE� ����iA� �t�t��t� ��g t1�gy �oy,1d malce a go of it. �e l�inish said this was a very nice clean area--there is nothit►� s��ti4A; �6���d� 1��. Zeglen said the station came up with a really good �lan �a� i� ��� ��pt'AV�d. �l��'�'Q1V �y l�J.�z�isi�, seconded by Schmedeke, that the Planning �o�m.i��.�� s����ap�za� d��i�$ �A Ltla� �c�unc�l for the reasons stated above of the reques� �o�r �,������ [��p �g,��, ��P q72-06, Larry L. Ludford (Champl�A Petroleum) tA �raa#� U�b�lAl �g���� �� ���� Code 45.Z01, Section B, 3-E-1, located on that ga�t �$ LA1� �� ���,k 1� ��,��j�y g�dt��t.r�al Park Plat 1, lying Northeast of Xighway #6� W��� ,9�,i'v"��� ,�A�e y�r� � q�g��e vote, aI1 voting aye, the �tion carried unanimouslys �, �SB �'72�-07), CONSIDERATYON OF A REQUEST TO E�END A SPECIAL USE PE��. R�XN9T� �..�..,�.�..�A 4-�-.� �.�SON (CASTLE MOBILE flOMES) : To operate a Mob�.le �ome Sa�e� �,p� c�� i�.�� �,�, ���, �xtending the Special Use Permit granted �uly, �9b�. �����CioA d�6'�� ��y � � �97�. , �, 1��y�qlei Swa�eon wae present and epoke in his own behal� �a�►��►� �i��� t��t �� 1�,�'��� �� make a correction on the Agenda sheet. This reque�� dc��� gi�i� �pvO�Y� Q��g�� �gbile Homes. fle is asking for an eutension of the Spec�a�. V�� �q�'� �i� ki�� ��. � �. $ehmedQke aeked if �Ir. Swanson would not have tv h$ve a t��w SF���.�� v�'� ���� � ��iA� Goumais s ion Meeting -.Tuae 21, 19 7 2 �g� s a so a �%, C].ark answered that it woul�l not be necessary because, gpr ���1�e �� � �� ���,��� Et�ation were to change com��,..,i _s, tr�e Special Use Permit wA�l� ���.��. �p �o-i� •���Ct� $�. Sw�ti$pn said that this was the former lot of Castle Mobi1� kiot�� &�11�� �4d t'��y hav� moved further North. He would like to use the 1ot i� it� p����At GQAd�,t��� �tu� �ccu�y a mobile home as a sales office as in the pa�t, �� �eu3,d '�s� �h� p����t�t �mp�covementa. He would clean up the back ar�� wh�.� $►��9 $s� u� Witb W��d�. �9 �t�iatitted a plan showiag the dimensiona with 12 �obile hp�te� prx th� ��1gi� �,�� ��p�'�►7citt�tely 10 feet apart. He would rua it as an independ��� gp�����c�� P� '��,� � �p��e�t�ox�. �. Swanson was asked to explain why �he Castle Mobile Home� w�t;� ��x��� g����g+ �'��p �.� �get ap�rt and on land that they did not lease. 1�. Sw�nsAn continued that his connection with Castle was tha� �i jv�� w�skiaa$ ��� �h�� ��$��bniai$ as general manager and being promoted to Vice 1'��+�i��'�t �ib�1�� � yg�� �,�g��e. Ori$inallq Castle Mebile Homes opened up in �u�.y of �,a69 �'bd �t th�t �i�� the�y �1d Aot have many mobile homes. However, this spr�,a$ there� pg���,p�� W��� �1m�� Wl�em the lot was overloaded, but most of the time they ,ju�t h�d �h��t 1A 4��g � d�y, �.'he lot was open five months before he got there. fle w�� t���� �g� � �►��E° �d then he went to the main office. I��r., Minish said that at the time the application was made, it w�� �Q� e�.�y�� ��1�� s l�''d�'. Sw�nson said Castle had three lots and the pperatio� Pos eac13 w�s diil���At. ��`� Wliest� g�,e 1Aeation could not handle a certain number of homes, tha ho�e� wc�ul.d �� p�t �E� �i��k��� 1At. I� he found hia busineas had grown after three y���p, �� wAU�.d l�k • �� � ��$$�'�' r�rea. �, Zeglen asked if he had made arrangements to rent the laa�d Par th��� p����� 1K�. Do� �iarstad, owner of the land, explained that he is Xi�d up w��1i bu�.ld�a� �s� j��'�� a�c�w +6u�d for several qears �o that he can't think about bu3ldit�� oA thi� �a����t�� ].9� �A�c awhile and he would like to see this land ren�ed Oq a t�lsec� q�&� ���o Tt6i� w9�ld give the poung maa enough time to get himserf s�a��ed attid 1f t�� ��gw�a h� wo�tld want a larger lot. There was a three year limitatioA oa tt►� ���8� '����. �lt t�� Council meeting the decision was the applicant w�e to cptne b�►�i� �t �kl� �tt� �D� three yeara for an extension. Chairman Erickaon eaid his underetanding wae that the property WAUld ��Y��t b�g1� �t� �-1 unless the applicant reapplied. �. �I��s��ad said that t�e has appreciated this rental incqm� tv bel� �g,tti th� ��e��gtueat$ ota Chia property for a storm drain, creek, sewer aad w�te� o� the �&A'�g g�` �h� ��'�p��'Xy. The valuation was raised from $16,500 tQ $2�tQpQ. ��am��tb �� �3� h�� �o���.�� �a mind in the Yery near future, he would appreciate� �Ap�idex�t�ot� �i� $h�� ��p��gt t�d he would agree that he would not aek fvr anothex ex��Aeiqr� at �� �i8�� 6�� ��ie three yeare . Mg, Swanson said that the hard surface on the lot is Class y w��h � p�,� ����. ,� �k►qA� �� ar� o1d car there and a amall trailer the service ma�a u$��i. SA� w�E1t h�� �c� 1g� dc��� 1� the front. Plannin� Commissi�n Meeting - June 21, 1972 �$�� q n �h�i�naa Erickson said that the thing that bothexed 'him �ae �h�C C� t�� �� ip �c►� � Spec�al Use Permit to move the entire outfit out. Now w� wou�.d h�v� tW�a �0��.�e hom� sales and a 1oCation where we have had nothing but p�ob�.ems. � .^ rjr. Swanson said he hoped to remedy the problems. Any stipu3.&��oAS th4 �6►�' f��s�oA would wish to put on, would be talc.eaa care of . He said G'���� wou�.� b� �s� ���� betw��n t�a�lers wi�h a maxi�um of 12 euiits on the lo� at pne time, ��+ ��.d �� �vtxld A�t stand the blacktopping expenae. The surface there �pqw is ve�y h�X�. �� �� Ay� ��te�iorated �t all. 1`��C, M�aiah said the Commission has no assuranee that Mr. Sw�sQA W1�.1 b� t�� �g�g�,��x�. Mobile homes can change ownership. Mr. Swanson said the Gc�wA��sio� ��ul� ��k� � atipul�tivn tk�at it be�in his name. Mr. Miniah said that oace tile pse �� ii� therg, it would be a permanent fixture. �. 6�a�k added that if the Planning Commiasion did reco��t�c� th� ����A�iaA q� �� Sp�e�.��. t�se Permit, it would be the proper uae of this p�ppex�y �Qx th��� yg��s, tb�t �+� �11 because the Code does not mention mobile home sal�s im aa lri �. �i�trie�. 1�'!s. Harstad said he was not in a position to build and Mr. Swau�v� ttl9ttg�t it w�tald be �ietter for the land to be used rathes than seeing it vacaas�. �. Harstad continued that he felt it was a good decision ��p1m a� Qv��a�l p��pdpoi�,� of the City to allow Castle to come in. �hey did bus�ae�� ��h �om� o# �M� 'b�t�ia�sss p�.aces including the bank. He was glad he was at paxt of $�ttitag Ga$t�� �,8��g�d ir� F�idley. fle realized they had quite a few trailexs p partiatalar�y ��a�d� ��� �std. �e never heard any criticism from the City. a� wqu�d 1ikQ to �e� b�i�. 6w+��c�A allowed to go in thie lot and would be glad to hear any crit�.�iato� i� �h��� �h���d bq �nyr �, �inish asked why there was not a public heariag. ChaixmaA �s�.�ks�A ��i� �� w�s 'beeause it was handled as an extension, but he did not �hink �t �houl�. 1'�'• Glark expl�ined that there is no Code that would cover Ghis. C�stle �.�d �� �CeZ9nes thei� property and thea a�k for a Special Use Permit. '� 1 mi�ht t�av� b��R di��e���t�� �� July 1969 as the pew Code came out in Nqvember, 1969. Council d�� n�t �s�C G�a�� � S�ecial Use Permit be considered. They want ko kna� whethe� �x mot �h� ��p����.p�a wants to h�ve this type of business on the property ���$rd�ees� wkte�t i� i� ����d� �a�rman Erickson said the question i� whether or not that Us� �,s ��t�a�,1p pg����d by a Special Use Permit in that zoning. If we raieP, tha� que��lpAs a8►d �,� s�y�� �G��.an is favorable, that particular discussion being i.n th� �,tit�uget�� w��l �nalce �� �lear �o Council the zoning is not appropriate fo� the Use, but C9tt���� �at� �k� the decision on the permit. b'�'• ����en said he felt the Special Use Penmit could be� extended fa� a p��ia►d �� th�e� yea�� to Mr. Swanson. The land had been uaed for txai�.e�' sa�e�s �h�'p�s� �h��� �►��'�a ��. whatever fa�rovementa were set up at that tim� �Lr�i ���,�.� k�1e►��m �� t�a��x�tApd Mr. Harstad had no apecial use for the land at thi� ��p►e, b�� �}�� ��:� �q� �`uture development. He could use the rental towards �ncr��e�d taac��. �"3,annin,� Cotmnission Meeting - June 21, 1972 P�S� � � • s■ s ��TION by Zeglen that the Planninq Commission recommend to Cpuxt�.i� �p,��°�Tt�,� � A� e�t$�'a�.i�g the Castle Mobile Homes permit �hich expires July 8, 197? �d t��� �� ��� dimit of threa years be set with the stipulations of tne v�'.i�.���$ ��� �Q �t� �j�placable to the ektension. The MP�'�TON died for lack of a 5econd. MOTION by Minish, seconded by Schmedeke, that the Planning Comu�i�s.io� �'evAAt� �d dan�al to extend the Special Use Permit, referrin� to the p�rmit a�,��'PY�d �6y �t�g,d�.� �xd �Tuly 7, 1969, by Reynold E. Swanson (SP #72°07) to oper�te � Mo,b�,�� ��� ,�q�,�e� ,Lq� �t i1aZ T.H. No. 65 because it was the intent and understanaTi�3� �`i�t �t t�de �rJd �f t1�e three year operation Castle Mobile Flomes would be tea�y to A�+Y� tC� � �a�rgar site and that this lot would revert back to an M-1 Use. Mr. S�van�t9d3 W�e �pa�z3�ct�� with Castle Mobile Homes during their occupancy. During that oc�1���iiG}� c�z��e�s and stipulations were ignored. As he stated, back in Ju1y 1969 by �g��'gv,�l8� �h� .��69 permifi we were encouraging other mobile homes operations, but th�s �V�%�1�� 8�� �'��� one of these lots was enough. The temporary Use of the prop�r�y waS �,���'O°�* ,��'.3.��e, bu� he felt at the time they should find a permanent site £o� th� .�v����QTd• U�T� A v��ge yote, M3nish, Schmedeke, Erickson voting aye, Zeglen vqtirlg ��� thQ ��.iq� Carried. �]�. Swanson said that at the time Mr. Minish was talking about, he hac� r►Q �qt�trc��. pf expenses and things of this nature. M�. Ze�len asked hoa a Special Use Permit can be graated to oA� p�xty a�d T��� �c� ���her. %'�'1 �. Minish answered that he didn't think granting a Special Use Pextiai� �� ��,ad�t�� 9n g�anting another. 1'�r. Schmedeke said that one of the reasons he objected to Chi�s �ype o� �p���� ���� w�s t���e was no tau base. He asked the Aeaesaor if he had a w�� t6� a������ &�t ����.c�, �f he understood him correctly, Fridley gets next to na t8xe� �A ���i���. ��.�.�ense fee is paid to the State, but any business coming into th� l��.t�r �$1�tt3,d p�y ��7C�11$. �, BLANNING CO1rIlrIISSION DRAFT OF Contiaued to Julq 19, 1972. AATOURI�NT s There being no further business, Chairman Erickson adjouxned ths �i��iA►� �� 9a9g �,M. Res ectfu ly subm�.t�ed . e H82 Z'18t1 ♦ �,� Recording Secretary _. � , i � � �. _ � .._. f � � -� , , i , _ . �.� �----- �--� � . :� __. . __ � _ __._ __ _`�_ .� __ .._ __ � � � 9 E.s F.c ..O �' ,G��,�c-%�____---_ �. _ _ _. 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