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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE EAGAN ADVISORY PLANNING COMMISSION
EAGAN, MINNESOTA
January 24, 1978
A regular meeting of the Eagan Advisory Planning Commission was held on
January 24, 1978, at 7:00 p.m. Those present were: Chairman Harrison, Members
Hedtke, Sperling, Hall, Blomquist, Demroski and Roszak. Also present were: City
Administrator Hedges, City Engineer Rosene, City Zoning Aid Runkle and City Attor-
ney Hauge.
AGENDA. The Chairman reviewed the agenda and indicated that requests had
been received by certain applicants to continue their applications.
OATH OF OFFICE. The City Administrator gave the oath of office to new member
John Roszak and re-elected members Bea Blomquist and Frank Dembroski.
MINUTES. The Chairman asked if there were questions or additions to the min-
utes and there being none, he indicated that the minutes were approved as distri-
buted.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS. Upon nomination of Joe Harrison as chairman, Hedtke
moved and Hall seconded a motion to cast a unanimous ballot for Harrison as chair-
man. All members voted in favor and Harrison was elected chairman of the Planning
Commission for 1978. Harrison moved and Hall seconded a motion, with all members
voting in favor, to cast a unanimous ballot for Bea Blomquist as vice-chairman for
1978. Hall moved and Sperling seconded a motion, with all members voting yes, to
elect Frank Dembroski as secretary of the Planning Commission for 1978.
CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARINGS. Upon motion by Hall, seconded by Blomquist, all
members voting in favor, it was RESOLVED that the following public hearings be
continued until the regular meeting in February:
1. Preliminary Plat - Pilot Knob Properties Drexel Heights Addition.
2. Preliminary Plat - Pilot Knob Properties for Pilot Knob Heights Fifth Add.
3. Waiver of Plat - Eagan Realty in Section 13.
4. Conditional Use Permit - Eagan Realty for conditional use permit for truck
repair shop - at the request of the applicants.
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WILLIAM RYDRYCH - ST..JOHN NEUMAN REZONING. The public hearing concerning
the application of Mr. William Rydiych and St. John Neuman Parish to rezone approxi-
mately 16.1. acres in the Southwest Quarter of Section 22 at the Southeast inter-
section of Deerwood Drive and Pilot Knob Road from A -Agricultural to P -Public
Facilities was next convened. Mr. William Rydrych and Mr. Tom Gits appeared on
behalf of the application. It was determined that parishioners of the parish
should not be excluded from voting upon the application relating to the property
as Planning Commission members or Council members as there did not appear to be
any potential personal gain from the action. It was noted that there are two tax
parcels with a portion of an approximately 6 acre parcel being sold, resulting in
less than 5 acres remaining on the Rydrych property, and therefore, a variance and
waiver of plat appeared to be necessary. There was discussion concerning access
from Deerwood Drive and the Commission members generally appeared to favor the
waiver of plat and variance rather than to rezone the remaining 4 acres to R-1.
Blomquist moved and Hall seconded a motion to approve the zoning to P -Public
Facilities according to the application. All members voted yes.
RICHARD LAND ASSOCIATES REZONING HEARING. Mr. John Klein and Mr. Ralph Wagner
appeared on behalf of R. M. Geifer - Richard land Associates to rezone from A -
Agricultural to R-1, Residential Single Family and R-4 Residential the A of the
Nil of the SEk of Section 15 South of Duckwood Drive. In addition, a preliminary
plat for the single family area only on the Westerly portion was submitted. The
public hearing was held on both applications. Charles Hall disqualified himself
on the basis of potential conflict of interest concerning the application. There
was discussion concerning possible park land and trail in the area and it was noted
the Park Committee will review the issue shortly. The number of cul-de-sacs in-
cluded are intended to help preserve the topography and the trees. It was also
noted drainage easements will be required and the City Planner had a number of re-
commendations in his report. Sixty-seven single family units will be included in
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the R-1 area. There was also a question as to whether a Planned Development will
be desirable and it was suggested that R-4 be included for the apartment area and
R-3 for the townhouses which would consist of 40 units. The townhouse and apart-
ment areas would consist of outlots platted as a part of the principal plat.
Roszak moved and Sperling seconded a motion to recommend the rezoning, including
approximately 5.5 acres as R-3 zoning in addition to the R-1 and R-4 zoning accord-
ing to the application. All members voted in favor except Hall who abstained.
RICHARD LAND ASSOCIATES PRELIMINARY PLAT - EAGANWOOD ADDITION. Blomquist
moved and Sperling seconded a motion recommending that the preliminary plat be
approved with the following conditions:
1. That the thru-street - Widgeon Way - be platted at this time either to
the South boundary of the property or to Lexington Avenue to insure a continuous
street through the subdivision.
2. That an EAW be prepared and acted upon by the City before final approval
of the plat.
3. That park dedication requirements be satisfied.
4. That special setback deviations be permitted for the wooded area by the
Building Inspector according to the previous blanket variance procedure.
5. That drainage easements for ponding purposes be granted according to the
requirements of the City Engineer.
6. That no direct vehicular traffic access from individual lots be permitted
to Duckwood Drive.
7. That the Dakota County Plat Commission review and approve the plat.
8. That the applicant guarantee that all lots will meet minimum dimension
requirements of the City, including width and area.
All members voted in favor, except Hall who abstained.
R. L. JOHNSON FIRST ADDITION PRELIMINARY PLAT. The public hearing concerning
the preliminary plat application of Robert L. Johnson for R. L. Johnson First Addi-
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tion in Section 8 North of Highway #13 was next convened. The representative pre-
sent indicated that right-of-way will be granted for access consisting of 60 feet
to Highway 413. There were no objections from adjoining property owners. Blom-
quist moved, Sperling seconded a motion to recommend approval of the preliminary
plat with the condition that Alexander Drive will be dedicated as a 60 foot
street; further, that parking will be provided, including asphalt surfacing, curb
and gutter; and further, that the plat will be subject to park dedication require-
ments that may become applicable within six months of final plat approval; and
further subject to all other applicable ordinances. All members voted in favor.
WILLIS HARRINGTON AND PILOT KNOB HEIGHTS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. Upon motion by
Blomquist, seconded Roszak, all members voting in favor, it was RESOLVED that the
building permit application of Willis Harrington for a pole building in Section 35
and the annual review of Pilot Knob Heights Planned Development be continued until
the next regular meeting at the request of the applicants.
GOPHER EAGAN PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. It was noted the applicants did not appear
and Sperling moved, Blomquist seconded a motion to continue the matter until the
next meeting. All members voted yes.
REVIEW OF VARIANCE PROCEDURES. Zoning Aid Dale Runkle reviewed with the
Planning Commission procedures involved in granting variances. There was consider-
able discussion concerning the grant of blanket variances within certain subdi-
visions for topography and tree preservation purposes. The Planning Commission
members requested the staff submit a list of variances granted either under the
blanket variance procedure or by Planning Commission -Council approval on a period-
ic basis and that the information include the applicant's name, reason for granting
or denying. It was also recommended that in the event that variances are granted,
that the City's file include an explanation of the proposal be given, the reasons
for granting or denying, together with a drawing. It was also recommended that
the, blanket variance be granted by the Planning Commission and Council only after
the platting is completed when the need is recognized.
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APC ANNUAL REPORT. Hedtke moved and Sperling seconded a motion, with all
members voting in favor, that Bea Blomquist be commended for preparation of the
1977 APC Annual Report submitted to the Planning Commission members. All members
voted yes.
SPECIAL MEETINGS. There was considerable discussion concerning the policy of
setting special meetings by the Planning Commission and the need to have public
notice on the agenda in the newspaper. It was generally agreed that additional
meetings may be called at peak times or for emergency purposes described in the
policies of the Planning Commission.
REGULAR FEBRUARY MEETING. Because the regular meeting date for the February
meeting is scheduled on the night for political caucuses, Blomquist moved and
Roszak seconded a motion to change the meeting to February 27, 1978 at 7:00 p.m.
at the City Hall. All members voted in favor.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m.
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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE EAGAN ADVISORY PLANNING COMMISSION
EAGAN, MINNESOTA
January 24, 1978
A regular meeting of the Eagan Advisory Planning Commission was held on
January 24, 1978, at 7:00 p.m. Those present were: Chairman Harrison, Members
Hedtke, Sperling, Hall, Blomquist, Demroski and Roszak. Also present were: City
Administrator Hedges, City Engineer Rosene, City Zoning Aid Runkle and City Attor-
ney Hauge.
AGENDA. The Chairman reviewed the agenda and indicated that requests had
been received by certain applicants to continue their applications.
OATH OF OFFICE. The City Administrator gave the oath of office to new member
John Roszak and re-elected members Bea Blomquist and Frank Dembroski.
MINUTES. The Chairman asked if there were questions or additions to the min-
utes and there being none, he indicated that the minutes were approved as distri-
buted.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS. Upon nomination of Joe Harrison as chairman, Hedtke
moved and Hall seconded a motion to cast a unanimous ballot for Harrison as chair-
man. All members voted in favor and Harrison was elected chairman of the Planning
Commission for 1978. Harrison moved and Hall seconded a motion, with all members
voting in favor, to cast a unanimous ballot for Bea Blomquist as vice-chairman for
1978. Hall moved and Sperling seconded a motion, with all members voting yes, to
elect Frank Dembroski as secretary of the Planning Commission for 1978.
CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARINGS. Upon motion by Hall, seconded by Blomquist, all
members voting in favor, it was RESOLVED that the following public hearings be
continued until the regular meeting in February:
1. Preliminary Plat - Pilot Knob Properties Drexel Heights Addition.
2. Preliminary Plat - Pilot Knob Properties for Pilot Knob Heights Fifth Add.
3. Waiver of Plat - Eagan Realty in Section 13.
4. Conditional Use Permit - Eagan Realty for conditional use permit for truck
repair shop - at the request of the applicants.
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WILLIAM RYDRYCH - ST..JOHN NEUMAN REZONING. The public hearing concerning
the application of Mr. William Rydiych and St. John Neuman Parish to rezone approxi-
mately 16.1. acres in the Southwest Quarter of Section 22 at the Southeast inter-
section of Deerwood Drive and Pilot Knob Road from A -Agricultural to P -Public
Facilities was next convened. Mr. William Rydrych and Mr. Tom Gits appeared on
behalf of the application. It was determined that parishioners of the parish
should not be excluded from voting upon the application relating to the property
as Planning Commission members or Council members as there did not appear to be
any potential personal gain from the action. It was noted that there are two tax
parcels with a portion of an approximately 6 acre parcel being sold, resulting in
less than 5 acres remaining on the Rydrych property, and therefore, a variance and
waiver of plat appeared to be necessary. There was discussion concerning access
from Deerwood Drive and the Commission members generally appeared to favor the
waiver of plat and variance rather than to rezone the remaining 4 acres to R-1.
Blomquist moved and Hall seconded a motion to approve the zoning to P -Public
Facilities according to the application. All members voted yes.
RICHARD LAND ASSOCIATES REZONING HEARING. Mr. John Klein and Mr. Ralph Wagner
appeared on behalf of R. M. Geifer - Richard land Associates to rezone from A -
Agricultural to R-1, Residential Single Family and R-4 Residential the A of the
Nil of the SEk of Section 15 South of Duckwood Drive. In addition, a preliminary
plat for the single family area only on the Westerly portion was submitted. The
public hearing was held on both applications. Charles Hall disqualified himself
on the basis of potential conflict of interest concerning the application. There
was discussion concerning possible park land and trail in the area and it was noted
the Park Committee will review the issue shortly. The number of cul-de-sacs in-
cluded are intended to help preserve the topography and the trees. It was also
noted drainage easements will be required and the City Planner had a number of re-
commendations in his report. Sixty-seven single family units will be included in
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the R-1 area. There was also a question as to whether a Planned Development will
be desirable and it was suggested that R-4 be included for the apartment area and
R-3 for the townhouses which would consist of 40 units. The townhouse and apart-
ment areas would consist of outlots platted as a part of the principal plat.
Roszak moved and Sperling seconded a motion to recommend the rezoning, including
approximately 5.5 acres as R-3 zoning in addition to the R-1 and R-4 zoning accord-
ing to the application. All members voted in favor except Hall who abstained.
RICHARD LAND ASSOCIATES PRELIMINARY PLAT - EAGANWOOD ADDITION. Blomquist
moved and Sperling seconded a motion recommending that the preliminary plat be
approved with the following conditions:
1. That the thru-street - Widgeon Way - be platted at this time either to
the South boundary of the property or to Lexington Avenue to insure a continuous
street through the subdivision.
2. That an EAW be prepared and acted upon by the City before final approval
of the plat.
3. That park dedication requirements be satisfied.
4. That special setback deviations be permitted for the wooded area by the
Building Inspector according to the previous blanket variance procedure.
5. That drainage easements for ponding purposes be granted according to the
requirements of the City Engineer.
6. That no direct vehicular traffic access from individual lots be permitted
to Duckwood Drive.
7. That the Dakota County Plat Commission review and approve the plat.
8. That the applicant guarantee that all lots will meet minimum dimension
requirements of the City, including width and area.
All members voted in favor, except Hall who abstained.
R. L. JOHNSON FIRST ADDITION PRELIMINARY PLAT. The public hearing concerning
the preliminary plat application of Robert L. Johnson for R. L. Johnson First Addi-
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tion in Section 8 North of Highway #13 was next convened. The representative pre-
sent indicated that right-of-way will be granted for access consisting of 60 feet
to Highway 413. There were no objections from adjoining property owners. Blom-
quist moved, Sperling seconded a motion to recommend approval of the preliminary
plat with the condition that Alexander Drive will be dedicated as a 60 foot
street; further, that parking will be provided, including asphalt surfacing, curb
and gutter; and further, that the plat will be subject to park dedication require-
ments that may become applicable within six months of final plat approval; and
further subject to all other applicable ordinances. All members voted in favor.
WILLIS HARRINGTON AND PILOT KNOB HEIGHTS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. Upon motion by
Blomquist, seconded Roszak, all members voting in favor, it was RESOLVED that the
building permit application of Willis Harrington for a pole building in Section 35
and the annual review of Pilot Knob Heights Planned Development be continued until
the next regular meeting at the request of the applicants.
GOPHER EAGAN PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. It was noted the applicants did not appear
and Sperling moved, Blomquist seconded a motion to continue the matter until the
next meeting. All members voted yes.
REVIEW OF VARIANCE PROCEDURES. Zoning Aid Dale Runkle reviewed with the
Planning Commission procedures involved in granting variances. There was consider-
able discussion concerning the grant of blanket variances within certain subdi-
visions for topography and tree preservation purposes. The Planning Commission
members requested the staff submit a list of variances granted either under the
blanket variance procedure or by Planning Commission -Council approval on a period-
ic basis and that the information include the applicant's name, reason for granting
or denying. It was also recommended that in the event that variances are granted,
that the City's file include an explanation of the proposal be given, the reasons
for granting or denying, together with a drawing. It was also recommended that
the, blanket variance be granted by the Planning Commission and Council only after
the platting is completed when the need is recognized.
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APC ANNUAL REPORT. Hedtke moved and Sperling seconded a motion, with all
members voting in favor, that Bea Blomquist be commended for preparation of the
1977 APC Annual Report submitted to the Planning Commission members. All members
voted yes.
SPECIAL MEETINGS. There was considerable discussion concerning the policy of
setting special meetings by the Planning Commission and the need to have public
notice on the agenda in the newspaper. It was generally agreed that additional
meetings may be called at peak times or for emergency purposes described in the
policies of the Planning Commission.
REGULAR FEBRUARY MEETING. Because the regular meeting date for the February
meeting is scheduled on the night for political caucuses, Blomquist moved and
Roszak seconded a motion to change the meeting to February 27, 1978 at 7:00 p.m.
at the City Hall. All members voted in favor.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m.
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