Commission Minutes ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
April 26, 1994
A regular meeting of the Zoning and Planning Commission was held
on Tuesday, April 26, 1994 at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers
of Hopkins City Hall.
Present were Commission members Reuter, Gullickson, Winship,
Racek, Day, Hutchison and Bob Anderson.
Also present were staff member Nancy Anderson and City Attorney
Miller.
Absent was Commission member Johnson.
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:30 by Chairperson Reuter.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Mr. Winship moved and Mr. Hutchison seconded the motion to
approve the minutes of the March 29, 1994 meeting. The motion
carried unanimously.
CASE NO. ZN 94 2 INTERIM ORDINANCE SUBDIVISION
Public hearing to consider an interim ordinance for a moratorium
on subdivisions within the City.
Staff reviewed the proposal to place a moratorium on the
Subdivision Ordinance. No changes have been made to the
Ordinance since 1977 and the City Attorney has identified several
sections in this Ordinance which are unclear or outdated. The
purpose of the moratorium is to provide staff time to study the
Ordinance. Staff recommends a one year moratorium. During the
time the moratorium is in effect, there can be no approvals of
subdivisions or waivers of plat. However, a variance can be
granted if it is compatible with the intent of the revised
Ordinance.
The public hearing was opened at 6:42. There was no one in the
audience to speak on this matter. The public hearing was closed
at 6:43.
Mr. Hutchison moved and Mr. Gullickson seconded a motion to
approve Resolution RZ94 -2 recommending approval of Ordinance
94 -739. The motion passed unanimously.
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April 26, 1994
4111 ITEM: REVIEW CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR DUFF'S AUTO SALES AT
1714 MAINSTREET
Staff reviewed the terms of the conditional use permit.
Applicant often has more cars than the nine which are allowed on
the site.
Mr. Hanson stated his business has grown and he now has an
average of 18 to 20 cars which he is working on or which are
available for resale. Mr. Hanson further stated he has looked
for additional space to store vehicles but has not found any.
There was some discussion about the business and compliance with
the conditional use permit.
Mr. Hutchison moved to allow Mr. Hanson six months to find
additional space or to come into compliance. Motion was seconded
by Mr. Winship.
The City Attorney stated there is precedence for this action.
The motion was passed unanimously.
ITEM: Mr. Hutchison brought to the attention of the Commission
members the article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune which ranked
suburbs of the Twin Cities. Hopkins was ranked near the bottom
of the list. There was little discussion on the article.
Consensus was that most people would not agree with the way the
cities were ranked or the criteria used to rank them.
Mr. Racek moved and Mr. Winship seconded a motion to adjourn the
meeting at 7:10 p.m. The meeting adjourned by unanimous consent.
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