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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Planning Commission <br />July 26, 1976 at 7:30 p.m. <br /> <br />Members present, Commissioner5, Cliff Lundberg, Dick Gongoll, Lar~ Toth, and Rex <br />Oetingero <br /> <br />Ivioved by Commissioner Oetinger and seconded by Commissioner Toth approving the minutes <br />of the June 28, 1976 meeting as printed no corrections or addition. Motion unaminously <br />carried by a vote of 4-0. <br /> <br />The Commissioner reviewed the letter received from the Minnesota State Highway Dept. <br />regarding the turn lanes and cross over removal on Hv~. 10. The Commissioners' recorder <br />Chuck Savela vIas instructed to draft a letter to the High\~ay Dept. requesting a revie~-J" <br />of their plans prior to the letting of bids plus inquire if they have any plans proposed <br />for the intersection of Jackson Aveo and Hv~o 10 regarding turn lanes and grade seperation <br />for the Main Street and Hv~o 10 intersection. <br /> <br />Chip Martin ovmer of the rental shop that recently burned located on Hv~o 10 and the <br />railroad tracks east of Jackson ...A.ve. met 'tuth the Commissione~ regarding the remodeling <br />and expansion of his building. After lengthy discussion and revievl of IYIr. ~Jlartins plans <br />the follovdng was concluded: <br />Io present a complete site plan to include the building, parking spaces and dri vei;lays <br />II. obtain State of 1\1innesota H,~. Dept. easement <br />The Commission had no objection to his processing vdth his plans after he bas presented <br />the site plan to Mr. Oetinger and received his okay of the site plans. The easement from <br />the H1~IY 0 Dept 0 could be presented at a later date. This approval "'las granted because of <br />the time eliment as to the lateness of the construction seasono <br /> <br />Bob Schroeder and Larry ~lorrell met vlith the Commission regarding a~ lotovmed by i~iro <br />fvl0rrell 300 x 245' located beti~een the tv-fO churchs on School Street across from the High <br />School requesting a zoning change to erect a building for retail businesso Presently it <br />is zoned R-4 General Multiple. The Commission had no objections to their filing and calling <br />for a public hearing for a zoning change, however, based on our overall city plan prepared <br />by l\Tason, \~Jehrman,Knight & Chapman, Inco City Planning Consultants, it strongly advises <br />that spot zoning vdthin another district is poor pla~ing and many times illegal. They <br />were further advised that the commission is only an adivisory committee that makes <br />recommendations to the City Council and the Council has the final say . The Commission, <br />hOvlever 1 had recommended favorably to a zoning change for the area presently kno\~m as the <br />peat bog because it vlould take in a longer area to also include the lot they are proposing <br />would then constitute a district. Final conclusion resulted in Mr. Bob Schroeder decline <br />Q& the purchase of Mr. Morrells property. <br /> <br />No further business the meeting adjourned at 9:45 porno <br /> <br /> <br />Clerk-Treas <br /> <br />.. '..m....~_".._"._-_._._-- <br />