MINUTES

  

PUBLIC HEARING

  

MOOSE LAKE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION

City of Moose Lake, Minnesota

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

  

  

MOGEN REQUEST FOR ‘SIDE YARDVARIANCE'

R-1 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT

300 LANGHORST COURT

  

  

        Call to Order.            Planning Commission Chairperson Bill Hayden called the September 30, 2008, Public Hearing and Regular Meeting of the Moose Lake Planning Commission to Order, at or about, 5:00 p.m.  Planning Commission Chairperson Bill Hayden asked those in attendance to join with the Planning Commission in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.  In addition to Chairperson Bill Hayden, the following Commissioners were in attendance:  Mayor Ted Shaw, City Councilor Curt Yort and Greg Sarvela.  Commissioners absent:  Cindy Kaspszak.  Also in attendance was City Administrator David Talbot, Jr., who also serves as the City Zoning Administrator.

 

 

        New Business.                       

 

1.         Mogen Request for ‘Side Yard Variance'.  City/Zoning Administrator Talbot stated that the City was in receipt of an application and the requisite fees from Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mogen, the applicant[s], requesting consideration regarding the granting of a ‘Side Yard Variance' from the requirements of the City Zoning Ordinance, Ordinance No 104.  If granted, the ‘variance' would allow for the construction and placement of a bituminous driveway within five [5] feet of the property line.   The normal ‘side yard setback' requirements of City Ordinance No 104, the City Zoning Ordinance, is ten [10] feet for an R-1 Single Family Residence District.

  

City/Zoning Administrator Talbot asked that the Public Record state that notices were sent to the twenty-five [25] abutting and adjacent property owners that may be affected by the granting of the ‘variance'.  City/Zoning Administrator Talbot stated for the Public Record that he, Talbot, did not receive any telephone inquiries, nor was the City in receipt of any written correspondence in support or opposition to the granting of the requested variance.

 

After presentation of the application and the creation of a Public Record, Planning Commission Chairperson Bill Hayden questioned the need to even request or grant a variance for the construction and placement of a driveway.  City/Zoning Administrator Talbot stated that he was in agreement with Chairperson Hayden, but the abutting property owner, who is also the contractor for the Mogens asked that a Variance be requested and submitted to the County of Carlton to be recorded against the property.  The only issue at hand would be if the driveway and the building[s] were to occupy more than thirty-five percent of the total square footage of the parcel and in this case, the Mogen request, that coverage limitation is not a factor.

 

There being no further discussion or deliberation on the matter, a Motion was introduced by Planning Commissioner Greg Sarvela and with a second to the Motion being made and offered for consideration by Planning Commissioner and City Councilor Curt Yort, the aforementioned and defined ‘side yard setback variance' was approved.  Motion carried unanimously via voice vote.  [4-0]. 

           

        Announcements.        City/Zoning Administrator Talbot reported that the next Regular Meeting of the Moose Lake Planning Commission, if needed, is scheduled for Tuesday, October 28, 2008, at 5:00 p.m., in the City Council/Town Board Chambers, Moose Lake Area Civic and Community Center, 313 Elm Avenue, Moose Lake, Minnesota.

 

 

       Adjournment.            There being no further business to come before the Moose Lake Planning Commission, Chairperson Bill Hayden called for a Motion to Adjourn the Tuesday, September 30, 2008, Public Hearing and Regular Meeting of the Moose Lake Planning Commission.  A Motion to Adjourn was introduced by Planning Commissioner  and Mayor Ted Shaw, and a second to the Motion to Adjourn was introduced and offered for consideration by Planning Commissioner Greg Sarvela.  Motion approved unanimously via voice vote [4-0].   Meeting adjourned by Planning Commission Chairperson Bill Hayden.

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

David R. Talbot, Jr.

City Administrator