Commission Minutes ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
August 30, 1994
A regular meeting of the Zoning and Planning Commission was held on Tuesday, August 30,
1994 at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Hopkins City Hall.
Present were Commission members Gullickson, Racek, Day, Johnson, Hutchison, Schumacher.
Also present were staff members Nancy Anderson, Lee Gustafson and City Attorney Jerre Miller.
CALL TO ORDER
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Mr. Racek moved and Mr. Day seconded a motion to approve the minutes of the July 26, 1994
meeting. The motion carried unanimously.
CASE NO. CUP94 -2 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT HANUS BUS
Orlin, Staff reviewed the application for the Commission. Mr. Hanus, the applicant and Mr. O he the
attorney appeared before the Commission. Mr. Orlin stated that they were not able to
work out a joint access with the Hopkins Auto Body property. There was considerable
discussion regarding the access to the site.
Mr. Galatz, the property owners attorney appeared before the Commission. Mr. Galatz stated
that the proposed access near the Tech Center was not an option.
Mr. Day suggested that there was a right in/right out at the proposed new access. There was
considerable discussion on this alternative. The Commission was concerned about the route the
buses would take upon leaving the site and did not want the buses in the residential area or on
Mainstreet.
The public hearing was opened at 7:35. Mr. Hutchison moved and Mr. Day seconded the motion
to close the public hearing at 7:36. The motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Hutchison moved and Mr. Racek seconded a motion to approved Resolution RZ94 -9
recommending approval of a conditional use permit to operate a bus facility with the following
additions to the Resolution:
The the conditional use permit is reviewed by the Planning Commission every 12 months
until a median is constructed on County Road 3.
That the applicant secure from the westerly property owner an easement to accommodate
an acceleration/deceleration lane based on a design acceptable to staff.
There will be no left turns entering and exiting for all vehicles from the new access
between the NAPCO and the Hanus property
That the MPCA approve all improvements to the site.
Mr. Day suggested the following friendly amendment:
That the buses leaving the site are required to follow the following route: east on County
Road 3 to 11th Avenue South and south on 11th Avenue to 5th Street.
Mr. Day moved and Mr. Hutchison seconded the friendly amendment. The motion failed on a 4 -2
vote.
Mr. Schumacher moved and Mr. Hutchison seconded a motion to remove the condition of the
acceleration/deceleration lanes from the Resolution. The motion carried unanimously.
The motion to approve RZ94 -9 passed on a 4 -1 vote. Mr. Day voting nay and Mr. Hutchison
abstaining.
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CASE NO. CUP94 -3 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT THERMOTECH
Staff reviewed the changes in the applicants request since the approval last fall. There was little
discussion on this item. The public hearing was opened at 8:08. Mr. Day moved and Mr. Racek
seconded a motion to close the public hearing at 8:09. The motion carried unanimously. Mr.
Schumacher moved and Mr. Day seconded a motion to approve Resolution RZ94 -11
recommending approval of an amendment to CUP93 -10. The motion was approved unanimously.
CASE NO. ZN94 -2 ZONING AMENDMENTS SUBDIVISION /ZONING ORDINANCE
Staff briefly reviewed the major changes to the ordinance with the Commission. The public
hearing was opened at 8:15. Mr. Racek moved and Mr. Day seconded to close the public hearing
at 8:16. The motion carried unanimously. Mr. Day moved and Mr. Johnson seconded a motion
to approve Resolution RZ94 -10 recommending approval of Ordinance 94 -742 making various
amendments to the Subdivision and Zoning Ordinance.
CASE NO. ZCR94 -3 CONCEPT REVIEW COUNTY ROAD 3 AND 11TH AVENUE
Staff informed the Commission that the applicant has requested that the item be continued. Mr.
Day moved and Mr. Schumacher seconded a motion to continue ZCR94 -3 to the September 27
meeting. The motion carried unanimously.
ITEM: REVIEW CIP
Lee Gustafson reviewed the CIP with the Commission.
Mr. Racek moved and Mr. Day seconded a motion to adjourn the meeting, The meeting
adjourned by unanimous consent.
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