11-20-2001 Planning Commission Minutes

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PEQUOT LAKES PLANNING &ZONING COMMISSION MEETING, TUES., NOV. 20, 2001 The Pequot Lakes Planning &Zoning Commission meeting was called to order by D.Trenkenschuh at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 20,2001. Chairman T.Woog had previously informed the Commission that he would be delayed. Roll Call: Present were D. Trenkenschuh,J. Derksen,J. Dotty. Late: T.Woog. Also in attendance were members of the Sibley Township Planning Commission and Township Board members M. Pfeiffer and D. Sjoblad. UPDATE ON OLD CITY DUMP City Clerk M. Peisch gave a summary of action taken by the City in recent years to clean up the area formerly used as the city dump located on North Front Street. The City owns only half of the actual dump grounds,with the other half owned by Charles Rathcke. When asked if the City employees could cross his property in an effort to remove some of the more visible discarded items, Mr. Rathcke refused to give them permission. D.Trenkenschuh voiced concern that toxins from the dump area could be leeching through the ground water into Sibley Lake. C. Malecha reported that MN Pollution Control Agency had done soil tests at the dump site, and found no toxins to be present. The Clerk was instructed to contact the Sibley Lake Association to see if water testing had been done in the wetland area between the dump and the lake. REPORT ON RUSH BAY LOT#1: Owner L. Greden has erected a fence on the property line between Lot#1 and#2. Most of the fence is a split rail style, but nearest the lake the fence is a solid white picket type. The owner has been informed that the fence violates the ordinance in height and the solid portion must be reduced to 30 inches. He has agreed to comply. LOT#2: Owner T. Kellogg and Patty Plourde have contracted with Langenbau excavating for fill to be put down in the front(lakeside) of their lot. R. Langenbau stated that they requested an area of 40'X 100'X 12"deep. P. Ploude explained to the city clerk that they wanted to fill in what used to be a road that went down the hill, and they also wanted to put enough dirt and sod on the shore so that it would not be"spongy". Plourde did submit a diagram, however the Zoning Commission saw it to be incomplete. M. Hallin from Sibley Township reminded the Commission that this is not a good time of the year to put down any type of fill since it would most likely shift and erode during the spring thaw. LOT#3: Owner Tim Tweed has done some excavation and filling on the lakeshore. MN Board of Soil &Water Resources determined that it is in excess of the allowable 400 sq.ft. Keith Pohl and Jim Chamberlain of that agency have requested that the excess fill either be removed (and the vegetation restored) or wetland mitigation would be required. The City will monitor the restoration. An onsite of the three properties will be scheduled. DICK GIBSON STORAGE FACILITY D. Gibson proposes to purchase the undeveloped area north of the Kinzie Candle/Landecker operations. He intends to divide it into twenty four(24)6,000 sq. ft. lots. The lots would be sold separately, and the owner instructed to erect a storage building of their own choice. The covenants would require that the buildings be within a certain color range, and that all property be stored within the building. J. Dotty brought up the concern of stormwater runoff. S. Seils of Sibley Township stated that this should be approached as a P.U.D. since the lots would have to be platted. She also pointed out that the road would have to be approved for access by the Fire Department. C. Nagel brought up the idea of Sustainability, and attempted to envision what this property could become in future years. 1