05-27-2003 ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
� May 27, 2003
A regular meeting of the Hopkins Zoning and Planning Commission was held on Tuesday, May
27, 2003, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Hopkins City Hall.
Present were Commission Members Ross Bartz, Mary Hatcher, Jay Thompson, Eric Rudolf,
Maureen Allen, John Szuba, and Kristi Halverson.
Also present was City Planner Nancy Anderson.
CALL TO ORDER
Mr. Thompson called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Ms. Hatcher moved and Mr. Bartz seconded the motion to approve the minutes of the April
29, 2003, regular meeting. The motion was approved unanimously.
CASE NO: VN03-1 VARIANCE—EDCO
CASE NO: CUP03-2 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT - EDCO
�— Ms. Allen moved and Ms. Hatcher seconded a motion to continue VN03-1 and CUP03-2 to the
June 24, 2003, meeting. The motion was approved unanimously.
CASE NO: SUBD03-2 PRELIMINARY/FINAL PLAT—LUTHER/WALSER
Ms. Anderson reviewed the proposed plat. Ms. Anderson noted that Walser has applied for a
conditional use permit to expand their lot for the June meeting. Don Schilling, representing
Walser, was at the meeting, but did not speak.
The public hearing was opened at 6:32 p.m. No one appeared at the public hearing for this item.
Ms. Halverson moved and Mr. Bartz seconded a motion to close the public hearing. The public
hearing was closed at 6:33 p.m.
Ms. Hatcher moved and Ms. Halverson seconded a motion to recommend approval of Resolution
RZ03-9, a preliminary/final plat at 420 Mainstreet. The motion was approved unanimously.
CASE NO: ZCR03-3 CONCEPT REVIEW—GAS STATION 1702 MAINSTREET
Ms. Anderson reviewed the proposed gas station. John Kosmos, Tom Beugen, and Berry
Goldstein appeared before the Commission. Mr. Beugen owns the abutting business, Affordable
Auto, and wants to use this site as a gas station. Mr. Goldstein stated that they had removed the
existing tanks and it is a clean site. The Commission asked that they look at the design
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guidelines and see if the proposed building could use some of these elements. The applicant
was not opposed to this idea.
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Mr. SzuUa arrived at 6:57 p.m. The Commission discussed various aspects of the preliminary
site plan.
Generally, the Commission supported the variance.
ITEM: REVIEW SITE PLAN APPROVAL ORDINANCE
The staff is working on amending the Zoning Ordinance to review development with a site plan
review process rather than a conditional use permit process. The staff is looking at different
requirements on when to review developments. The staff will be coming back to the
Commission with an ordinance amendment in the next few months.
ITEM: ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Ms. Halverson nominated Jay Thompson for Chair, Ms. Hatcher seconded the nomination. Mr.
Thompson was unanimously elected Chair.
Ms. Halverson nominated Mary Hatcher for Vice Chair, Ms. Allen seconded the nomination.
Ms. Hatcher was unanimously elected Vice Chair.
ADJOURN
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Ms. Allen moved and Ms. Hatcher seconded a motion to adjourn the meeting. The motion
was approved unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
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