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PL 10/17/2001 - 30934� CITY OF FRIDLEY � PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, OCTOBER 17, 2001 CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Savage called the October 17, 2001, Planning Commission meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. ROLL CALL: Members Present: Diane Savage, Dave Kondrick, Larry Kuechle, Leroy Oquist, Barb Johns Members Absent: Dean Saba, Connie Modig Others Present: Stacy Stromberg, Planner Roger Avery, 600 Glencoe Ave. Donald Ziegler, 7715 58th Ave. Roxy Lindsey, 6840 Brookview Drive Andreas Johnson, 6864 Channel Rd. Steve Ling, 120 Hartman Circle Stan Cupryna, 128 Hartman Circle Ms. Greshik, 121 Hartman Circle � APPROVE THE SEPTEMBER 19 2001 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES: MOTION by Mr. Kondrick, seconded by Mr. Oquist, to approve the September 19, 2001, Planning Commission meeting minutes as presented. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON SAVAGE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 1. PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration of a Special Use Permit, SP #01-10, by North Air Home Association/ Knights of Columbus, to park large trucks behind the building, generally located at 6831 Highway 65 NE: MOTION by Mr. Kuechle, seconded by Mr. Kondrick, to open the public hearing. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON SAVAGE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED AND THE PUBLIC HEQRING WAS OPENED AT 7:33 P.M. Ms. Stromberg stated the petitioners are seeking a special use permit to allow trailers to park in the rear portion of the Knights of Columbus property at 6831 Highway 65 on a temporary basis for charity work. Code requires a special use permit to allow trailers for use by a fratemal organization for fund-raisers, provided the trailers are screened from right-of-way and adjacent land uses. They also need to meet the stipulations and not impact parking. The petitioners agree to all stipulations. Staff recommends approval with the following stipulations as trailers for use by a fraternal organization for fund raisers are a permitted special use in the R-3 zoning �, district: PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, OCTOBER 17, 2001 PAGE 2 � 1. The number of trailers shall not, at any time, exceed three (3). 2. The trailer size shall not exceed Minnesota Department of Transportation standards for enclosed trailers. 3. The trailers shall be the enclosed-type allowing contents to be screened on site and from adjacent properties. Ms. Savage asked if they had heard from the neighbors. Ms. Stromberg stated they only heard questions for clarification. Mr. Kondrick asked how long the trailers could be kept there. Ms. Stromberg stated they would be allowed primarily for the distribution of Qwest phone books and that would be on a temporary basis. Mr. Oquist stated that temporary should be defined. Ms. Stromberg stated that the petitioner could answer the question as to how long the distribution takes. Mr. Kuechle asked if this was part of a recent text amendment. Ms. Stromberg stated that it was part of the recent text amendment in July or August. n The petitioners, Roger Avery and Don Ziegler, Knights of Columbus, stated that Qwest uses the lower level of the building. They distribute phone books from the trailers and go door to door to deliver them. Ms. Johns asked how long the process takes. Mr. Ziegler stated that it takes about two months once per year. Mr. Oquist asked if the stipulations specifying only three trailers is okay. Mr. Avery stated that it takes three trailers. Mr. Kuechle stated they need to specify how many days they need. Is 60 days or 75 days going to work? Mr. Ziegler stated that 75 would probably work. Mr. Avery stated he is sure that 75 would work, but 60 would be tight. They do not want the trailers any longer than they have to be either. The funds for this go to charity and they appreciate the ability to do this. Ms. Lindsey, 6840 Brookview Drive, stated her question was the definition of "temporary" and whether Qwest is going to be the only one doing this kind of thing. Would this open the doors for other companies to store items? She is satisfied with the 75 day time limit. � Ms. Savage stated it does not sound like this would open the floodgates for other storage. It was specifically requested for only Qwest. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, OCTOBER 17, 2001 PAGE 3 � Mr. Johnson stated his concern is if tractors hooked onto these trailers would be running all night. Mr. Avery stated they would not be. It is like a temporary warehouse for just the trailers. Mr. Johnson asked if it would go exactly 75 days at a time. Mr. Avery stated that it could be a little over or under 75 days one time per year. They do not want the trailers any longer than they have to. The trailers are set back as far as they can get them in the parking lot. Mr. Johnson asked if it would be from February to mid-April. Mr. Ziegler stated that is correct. Mr. Avery stated the distribution daily would last from about 8:00 a.m. to about 5:00 a.m. Mr. Johnson asked if the phone book distribution went on inside the building. Mr. Avery stated that people deliver the phone books door to door. It is only the distribution center. MOTION by Mr. Kondrick, seconded by Mr. Oquist, to close the public hearing. �' UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON SAVAGE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED AND THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED AT 7:40 P.M. Ms. Savage stated the special use permit does not state it is just for temporary use. Ms. Stromberg stated that is correct; but when the Knights of Columbus contacted the City, it was only for the Qwest distribution which would be temporary. Ms. Savage stated they could have another request that would not require temporary use and would be permitted. She just wanted to clarify that. Mr. Kuechle stated that they should add a stipulation of the 75 day period. MOTION by Mr. Kuechle, seconded by Mr. Kondrick, to recommend approval of SP #01-10 with the following stipulations: 1. The number of trailers shall not, at any time, exceed three (3). 2. The trailer size shall not exceed Minnesota Department of Transportation standards for enclosed trailers. 3. The trailers shall be the enclosed-type allowing contents to be screened on site and from adjacent properties. 4. The trailers shall be stored on site no longer than 75 days per year. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON SAVAGE DECLARED THE n MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, OCTOBER 17, 2001 PAGE 4 � Ms. Savage stated this will go to City Council on November 5. 2. PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration of a Special Use Permit, SP #01-11, by Stanley Cupryna, for a second accessory structure (garage), generally located at 128 Hartman Circle. MOTION by Mr. Oquist, seconded by Mr. Kondrick, to open the public hearing. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON SAVAGE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED AND THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED AT 7:48 P.M. Ms. Stromberg stated the petitioner is seeking a special use permit to construct a 676 square foot accessory building at his residence. The accessory building would be primarily used for vehicle parking. Code requires a special use permit to allow accessory buildings other than the first accessory building over 240 square feet. The total square footage of accessory structures shall not exceed 1,400 square feet. The total square footage of the existing garage, shed, and the proposed accessory structure is 1,290 square feet. The proposed garage will be accessed from the east side of Hartman Circle. Staff recommends approval with the following stipulations as second accessory buildings over 240 square feet are a permitted special use in the R-1 zoning district: 1. The petitioner shall install a Code-required hard surFace driveway within 12 months of the issuance of the building permit. 2. The petitioner shall obtain all necessary permits prior to construction. �.—� 3. The structure shall not be used for a home occupation or living area. 4. All vehicles shall be stored on a hard surface as approved by the City. 5. Total square footage of all accessory structures must not exceed 1,400 square feet. 6. The garage shall be architecturally compatible with existing home and finished with the same siding and color scheme. Mr. Kondrick asked if any neighbors objected. Ms. Stromberg stated that some neighbors expressed concerns over an increase in traffic or a possible home occupation or change in neighborhood character. Staff didn't identify any adverse impacts on the neighborhood due to the granting of this special use permit. The petitioner plans to use this structure for the storage of cars he collects. Mr. Oquist asked if the entrance to the garage would be on the east and it would be a sho�t driveway. Ms. Stromberg stated that is correct. The petitioner, Mr. Cupryna, stated he has three cars total along with his sons, and he just needs somewhere to store them. He has no problems with the stipulations. Ms. Greshik, 121 Hartman Circle, stated that Mr. Cupryna would like to put stucco on the garage and upgrade the house to stucco in the next two to three years. The house is wood siding now. �"`, Ms. Savage stated they wanted the garage to be architecturally compatible with the house. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, OCTOBER 17, 2001 PAGE 5 � Ms. Greshik stated it would match the house and have the same roofline. She built an extra garage last year, and she has a stucco garage and house. Mr. Kuechle stated the concern with that stipulation is that they do not want a house that looks good and then put a tacky storage building next to the house. Mr. Cupryna asked if it would be okay. Mr. Kondrick stated it would be as long as the house is upgraded to stucco within the next few years. Ms. Savage asked if any neighbors had any problems with this. Mr. Cupryna stated only one neighbor had questions. Mr. Steve Ling, 120 Hartman Circle, stated that he wanted to know if the fence was going to stay up. Mr. Cupryna stated it would. Mr. Cupryna stated his fence is a six foot high privacy fence' and, basically, you cannot see back there. Ms. Savage stated that stipulation #6 could be changed to: "The garage shall be architecturally � compatible with the existing home." Ms. Stromberg stated that would be acceptable. MOTION by Mr. Kuechle, seconded by Mr. Oquist, to close the public hearing. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON SAVAGE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED AND THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED AT 7:50 P.M. Mr. Kondrick stated that it is fine with him. It would look great as stucco and adding a garage would be okay. Ms. Savage stated that she has no problem with this either. MOTION by Ms. Johns, seconded by Mr. Kuechle, to approve SP #01-11 with the following stipulations: 1. The petitioner shall install a code-required hard surface driveway within 12 months of issuance of the building permit. 2. The petitioner shall obtain all necessary building permits prior to construction. 3. The structure shall not be used for home occupation or living area. 4. All vehicles shall be stored on a hard surface driveway as approved by the City. 5. The total square footage of all accessory structures must not exceed 1400 square feet. 6. The garage shall be architecturally compatible with the existing home. � UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON SAVAGE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, OCTOBER 17, 2001 PAGE 6 � Ms. Savage stated that this would go to Council on November 5. RECEIVE JULY 17, 2001. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY & ENERGY COMMISSION MINUTES: MOTION by Ms. Johns, seconded by Mr. Kondrick, to receive the minutes. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON SAVAGE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ADJOURNMENT: MOTION by Mr. Kondrick, seconded by Mr. Kuechle, to adjourn the meeting. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON SAVAGE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED AND THE OCTOBER 17, 2001, PLANNING COMMISSION WAS ADJOURNED AT 7:55 P.M. Respectfully submitted, . � . L�� Signe . 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