4899 Brooklyn Lane - Agenda Info MemoCity of Evan
Mike Maguire
April 9, 2010
Mayor I
Paul Bakken
Cyndee Fields
Gary Hansen
Meg Tilley
Council Members
Thomas Hedges
City Administrator
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The Lone Oak Tree
The symbol of
strength and growth
in our community.
Tom DePauw
West End Hunting and Fishing Club
909 Montreal Circle
St. Paul, MN 55102
Dear Tom:
A matter was brought to the city's attention by Bob Hosch relative to a
discrepancy between the city's records regarding the special use permit for the
days of shooting at the club property at 650 Gun Club Road. While we are aware
that the long time practice of the club has been to operate on Sunday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, one of the documents in the city records indicated that
the days of operation were Sunday, "Monday ", Wednesday and Thursday.
It is clear from information provided by Mr. Hosch and other documentation in
the file that the practice has been for shooting on Tuesdays and not Mondays. In
response, in action taken at its meeting of April 6, 2010, the Eagan City Council
approved a clarification of the Special Use Permit condition for operations at the
club to align with the historic and current practice of Sunday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday. The appropriate documentation is being placed in the
city files to avoid confusion in the future.
If you have any questions concerning the City Council action or this letter, please
contact me.
Sincerely,
n Hohenstein
Community Development Director
Encl
Cc: Jim MacDonald, Chief of Police
Mary Granley, Senior Code Enforcement Technician
Agenda Information Memo
Eagan City Council Meeting
Consent
April 6, 2010
R. APPROVE CLARIFICATION OF SPECIAL USE PERMIT CONDITION
REGARDING DAYS OF OPERATION FOR WEST END GUN CLUB
ACTION TO BE CONSIDERED: To approve a clarification of the condition
regarding the days of operation for the West End Gun Club to be Sunday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday.
FACTS:
• The West End Gun Club has operated at 650 Gun Club Road since 1961, subject to a
special use permit that originally permitted shooting on Sundays and two weekdays.
The special use permits issued by the Town Board at the time are similar to
conditional use permits under the current City Code and have the same effect as
CUP's.
• The special use permit was expanded in 1980 to permit the addition of a third
weekday evening, specifically Thursday evening. Correspondence with regard to the
1980 action refers to shooting occurring on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and
Thursday, but it appears that was in error, as the practice for many years has been for
shooting events at the Club to occur instead on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday.
• In addition to the past practice by the Club, when residential development came to the
area, Club members, area developers and prospective residents expressed interest in
having the days and hours of operation disclosed to create appropriate expectations
for all parties. In response, the City Council included a condition in the Homestead
Village approvals requiring the developer of the property to disclose the presence and
days and hours of operation of the Gun Club to prospective buyers. The Homestead
Village developer's disclosure notes the Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
expectation.
• The Gun Club has conformed to the Special Use Permit by permitting operations on
no more than four days of the week, but the discrepancy between the City's
documentation of the days covered and the actual operations came to staff's attention
recently as a result of a conversation with a member of the Gun Club.
• The City Council may modify or clarify a condition of a CUP or SUP if appropriate.
A public hearing is not necessary for this purpose. It does not appear that the Gun
Club has exceeded the intended four days per week for shooting activities. The past
practice and disclosures to the neighborhood have established an expectation of the
Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday schedule. In consideration of those
facts, it is suggested that action be taken to clarify the Special Use Permit
documentation to conform to the historic and current practice at the Gun Club.
ATTACHMENTS: (None)
Mary Granley
From: Jon Hohenstein
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 9:01 AM
To: 'BHOSCH @hmcc.com'
Cc: Jim McDonald; Mike Ridley; Mary Granley; Tom Hedges
Subject: RE: Good morning!
Bob,
Yes, we'll have a copy of the action in the property file for the Gun Club and 1 send a letter confirming the clarification
to the Club. Who should I address that to? Thank you for helping us get this cleared up.
See you at noon.
Jon
Jon Hohenstein 1 Director of Community Development 1 City of Eagan
City Hall 1 3830 Pilot Knob Road 1 Eagan, MN 55122 1 651 - 675 -56531 651 - 675 -5694 (Fax) 1 jhohensteinna.cityofeagan.com
From: BHOSCH @hmcc.com [mailto:BHOSCH @hmcc.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 8:58 AM
To: Jon Hohenstein
Subject: Good morning!
Thank you for your help in making the Gun Club days of operation a non -issue at last nights Council meeting.
Thanks again.
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Mac gave me a copy of the agenda item information sheet so I am aware of the formal wording of the action. Will there
be some documentation that is created to memorialize the fact that the action suggested was approved? If there is I
would appreciate a copy of that for the Club's files.
See you at Rotary this afternoon, after missing so many meeting this winter it will be good to get back into the swing of
things again.
C E R T I F I C A T I O N
I, E J Van Overbeke , Clerk or Acting Clerk of the
City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota do hereby certify
excerpts
that the attached is a true and correct copy of minutes
Eagan Board of Supervisors
June
of a regular
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meeting of the City of
held on the 19th day
Cle or Acting Clerk
City of Eagan
ML4UTE;S OF
REGULAR MEETING OF BOARD 0? SUPERVISORS, EAGAN TOWNSHIP, JUNE 19th, 1962
A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors, Eagan Township, was
held on June 19th, 1962 at 8 :00 o' clock P.M. at the Town Hall at which all
members were present except Supervisor Trapp.
Chairman Rahn presided. The minutes of the previous meeting were
approved as read. - Chairman Rahn appointed Herbert Polzin to act as Deputy
Clerk during conduct of the meeting in the absence of the regular clerk.
The following applications for building permits were presented:
Virginia Pelvoski - Garage 16' x 22' to be situated at 1053 Keefe Street
On Lot 4, Block 1, McKee Addition, Approx.Cost = $689.00
Marvin Rahn - House 26' x 48' on 3 acre parcel described as: The South
261.4' of the North 761' of the West 500' of the West 1/2
of the Northwest 1/4, Section 11- 27 -23.
Approx.Cost =321
Upon motion duly made by Chairman Rahn and seconded by Supervisor Schwanz,
it was RESOLVED that the permit applications be approved.
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use permit heretofore ise�ed
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The application of Mr. William 0' Neill, 2660 Dodd Road, St. Paul 18,
Minnesota for preliminary plat approval was submitted. For lack of appear-
ance of the applicant the matter was laid over until the July meeting of the
Board of Supervisors.
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