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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-04-88 Y CITY. OF LAKEVILLE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 4, 1988 The meeting was called to order by Vice Chairman Langhnrst at 7:00 p.m, in the Airlake,Council Chambers. Roll call of members. was taken. Present: Whitehouse, Sizer, Langhnrst, Whittingham, Walters. Absent: Miller, MacGibbon. Also present was .Alan Brixius, City Planner, Roger Knutson, City .Attorney, Jim Robinette, Community Development Director,, Mira Halliday, Recording Secretary. 88.160 Motion was made by Walters, seconded by Whittingham to approve the minutes of the July 21, 1988 Planning Commission minutes. Roll call was .taken nn the motion. Ayes: Whitehouse, Langhnrst, Whttingham, Walters. Abstain: Sizes. Alan Brixius gave a review of the final plat of Cedar Glen 2nd Addition, recommending approval subject to recommendations made in the July 14 and the July 28, 1988 Planner's report which are as follows: - A determinatnn,nf the park dedication requirements by the Park and Recreation. Committee. -Approval of a minor 'comprehensive plan amendment bringing the plat into the .1990 Urban Service Area. A representative of Pioneer Engineering was present representing the developer and stated he was in agreement with the recommendations of the Planner.. 88.1.61 Motion was made by Whittingham, seconded by Walters to recommend approval of the final plat of Cedar Glen 2nd Add-tion. Roll call was taken nn the motion. Ayes: .Unanimous. It was. decided that since the developer and applicant of items number five and six were not yet present to move forward to item number seven. The. public hearing to consider the application of the City of Lakeville for an ordinance amending Title 7, Chapter 2, of the Lakeville City Code concerning water surface usage was opened. The City Attorney attested that all legal notices had been duly published and mailed.- Alan Brixius gave a review"nf the ordinance amendment, reviewing the current use of Lake. Kingsley by water skiers.'Mr. Walter Sternberg stated he did not agree with the order of business at the hearing.. He felt the City should allow: the. audience to speak before all the City presentations were made. The Chairman PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AUGUST 4, 1988 • explained that this was the format always folhwed at public hearings and that it seemed to work well. Mr. John Barten of the Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District was present and reviewed water quality .data of Lake Kingsley and discussed the problems with high: speed use in a small lake. He distributed a report to the Commission and the citizens. present. He indicated that the USGS report showed the amount of nitrogen that_was available in the lake was being used up by weeds and that anything that disturbed these weeds, such as high speed boat use, would tend to create a problem`in which algae would become much more prolific in the future. He also stated that wildlife habitat is always altered and destroyed with human activity. He stated that the official size of Kingsley Lake is 44.5 acres. He recommended that high speed boat use not be allowed on a natural environment lake which is how Lake Kingsley is classified. Mr. Sizer asked when the: latest official measurement had been made at Lake Kingsley. Mr. Barten replied. in 1980 it measured. 7.5 feet. Mr. Sizer stated he had measured the lake himself during the past few days and it measured 12 feet. Much of the information used by Mr. Barten was taken .from a study done by Dr Yousef Yousef. of the Florida Technical University. • The floor was opened for public comment. There was approximate- ly 30 people present for the hearing. A list of their names and addresses are attached hereto. Mr."Bill Sowers,'who owns ' property on Kingsley Lake, expressed his concern over the proposed .amendment and called. the attention of the Commission to a letter which he had submitted. The letter. stated his disa-~ greement with the 19.74 study done in Florida. He .went on to describe his slalom"course nn Kingsley Lake and stated he was very interested in the ecology of the lake and would in no way do anything to disrupt it. Several other citizens spoke on the responsible manner in which the skiers on Kingsley Lake oper- ated. Mr. Walter Sternberg stated that he has lived on the lake for many years and has not been disturbed by the skiers and is not in favor of the ordinance amendment. He also stated there had been no disturbance to the wildlife that he had noticed. There were also citizens present who own property on the lake that were in favor of the ordinance amendment. They expressed their concern over thedsturbance of loons on the lake and also the noise of the boats. Many stated they wished to see the lake remain as an environmental lake. The matter was ,discussed among Commission members and the general feeling was that;.the information provided was outdated and_conflictng and they could not consider making a recommends- tion until they had more updated, concise information. 2 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AUGUST 4, 1988 . 88..162 Motion was made by Sizer, seconded by Whittingham, to continue the public hearing to consider the application ~f the City of Lakeville for. an ordinance amending Title. 7, .Chapter 2 of the Lakeville City Code concerning water surface usage pending further factual. data to be gathered by staff. Rollcall was taken on the motion. Ayes: Unanimous.. Mr. Whitehouse asked that the Park and Recreation Department be asked to locate a slalom course for the area skiers on a lake other than Kingsley. Alan .Brixius gave a review of the final plat of Great Oak Shores. He recommended approval subject to the recommendations in the Planner's report of July. 28, 1988 which are as follows: 1. The applicant clearly identify on the final plat the recommended pedestrian trailway along Lot 13, (Block.~~2). 2. A minor amendment of the comprehensive Plan be granted.. by the City. to bring the subject property into 1990 MUSA. -3. Subject to the comments from other City Staff including the park ..and Recreation Committee and the City Engineer. • The developer was not present at the meeting. A discussion was held among the commission members. Whittingham stated that she felt a developer or representative should always be present when their plat is being considered." The other Commission members agreed. 88.163 Motion was made by Sizer, seconded by Whitehouse t~ recommend: approval of the final. plat of Great Oak Shores. Roll .call. was taken on the motion. Ayes: Whitehouse, Sizer, Whittingham, Walters. Nay: Langhorst Langhorst voted nay because he felt the developer should be present at the meeting.. The public hearing to consider the application of Gerald Bedeaux fora conditional .use permit .fora commercial planned unit` development to include outdoor sales and storage within a B-4 zoning. district was opened. The City Attorney attested that all legal notices had been duly published .and mailed. Alan Brixius gave a review of the application and discussed the following issues: -.Parking standards - Lot surfacing. -.Landscape plan • -Lighting ..plan - Screening around dumpster area 3 PLANNING. COMMISSION. MEETING AUGUST 4, 1988 • The overall appearance of the site was discussed as was the intended use of the area. The applicant was not present.. 88.164 Motion was made by Whitehouse, seconded by Langhorst to continue the public hearing pending the presence of the application. .Roll .call was taken on the motion. .Ayes: Unanimous.. 88.165 .Motion was made by Sizer, seconded by Whittingham to adjourn the., meeting. Voice vote was taken on the motion. Time: 10:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted: Mira Holliday, Recording Secretary ATTEST: Terrence Langhorst, Vice Chairman 4