Minutes - Planning Commission - 07/06/1993

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I I ie I I I I I John Peterggt,, representing Good Value Homes, stated he would think the DNR would want mitigation a~d that they were more than willing to mitigate, and Mr. Jankowski stated they could possibly coml~ to some agreement with the DNR to bridge part and mitigate part. Discussion efisued concerning the alignment of Sunfish Lake Drive and the wetland issues. Mr. Peterson gliseussed the private road concept, stating that it works well in Anoka. He explained the home owgers' agreement for maintaining the private road. Motion by C@mmissioner Terry and seconded by Commissioner Holland to table the sketch plan approval of Chestnut Ridge until the Commission receives an upcoming presentation from the DNR on chan~es :to wetland regulations and until the location of Sunfish Lake Drive is resolved. Further Disc~ [ssion: Chairperson Bawden expressed the need to look further at the issue of private drives, and £ ~mmissioner Deemer stated the City already has them all along Dysprosium Street N.W. which ~e felt were undesirable. Commissioner Holland stated the sketch plan approval should be tabl ed but not fled in with the meeting with the DNR for next month. Motion earn. 'd. Voting Yes: Chairperson Bawden, Commissioners Terry, Holland, Deemer, LaDue, and '~horud. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioner Hendriksen. I I$ I I I I I Case #5: · Proposed Ordinance to Reduce the -the R-I Urban Residential District Side Yard Setback Requirement in Zoning Admi regarding a explained th. construct thos 10 foot side y The Council ~ variance to th, the Planning garage side fr researched sit Rapids all fistrator Frolik stated the developers of Amber Ridge approached the City Council ardship they were encountering in meeting the 10 foot side yard setbacks. She the market demand is for homes with triple attached garages and they could not styles of homes on an average urban lot in Ramsey and simultaneously maintain the u'd Setback on both sides of the property and the architectural integrity of the home. [ire~ted the Board of Adjustment to conduct a special meeting to consider a 4 foot side yard setback on the garage side for the lots in Amber Ridge. They also directed md Zoning Commission to initiate action to reduce the side yard setback on the ~m 10 feet to 6 feet in all urban residential districts. Ms. Frolik advised that Staff e yard setbacks in other communities; Andover, Anoka, Blaine, Champlin and Coon e 5 foot setbacks on the garage side, and Elk River has a 6 foot setback on the garage side. She stat M Ramsey's Building Official recommends a 6 foot side yard setback on the garage side to avoid {,amstmcfion right on the line of the standard 5 foot wide utility easements along side property linesi She added that if there was no structural recess of the home from the garage, it would still havre to meet a 10 foot setback requirement. Commissioner Deemer stated that the thoroughfare setback should be modified, because the intent of the 110 foot thoroughfare was to avoid obstruction to future additional right-of-way needed, and now it is ore ~rkill to require 110 feet since all of the right-of-way in the urban district has been expanded I I Ms. Frolik noted that Sunny Ponds has very restricted building pads for lots backing up to C.S.A.H. #5 b~cause of the existing thoroughfare threshold. Motion by C/Pmmissioner Deemer and seconded by Commissioner Holland to reduce the thoroughfare Setback in the R-1 Urban Residential District from 110 feet to 83 feet from the centerline of file road. I I Planning & Zoning Commission/July 6, 1993 Page $ of 6