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2019-01-22
One-line summary
Planning & Zoning recommended conditional approval of the Bottineau/Vallar Woodworking IUP and approved Name Brand Storage color/material clarifications; the joint work session approved the 2040 Land Use Plan Map and related plan-document work, tabled the ROS district, and continued the special Council meeting to January 24, 2019.
14 items as recorded in the packet and minutes.
A-01Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting Called to Order
Planning & Zoning Commission meeting was called to order.
Called to order by Chairman Ames.
A-02Pledge of Allegiance
Pledge of Allegiance.
A-03Roll Call
Roll call and meeting policy reading.
A-04Approve/Amend tonight's meeting agenda of January 22, 2019
Approval or amendment of the January 22, 2019 meeting agenda.
A-05Approve/Amend the Planning & Zoning minutes of November 27, 2018
Approval or amendment of the Planning & Zoning minutes of November 27, 2018.
A-06Public Hearing for Interim Use Permit: Joe and Missy Bottineau / Vallar Woodworking and Design
Public hearing for Joe and Missy Bottineau's request for an interim use permit for Vallar Woodworking and Design at 4920 183rd Lane NW.
Planning & Zoning recommended approval based on 12 planner conditions; the minutes state the City Council would make the final decision on February 12, 2019.
A-07Discussion: Josh Peterson / Name Brand Storage - Building Colors
Discussion of Josh Peterson / Name Brand Storage building colors and exterior material treatment.
Planning & Zoning accepted the proposed color scheme and clarified that the east sides would be stone.
A-08Motion to Adjourn Planning & Zoning Meeting
Adjournment of the regular Planning & Zoning meeting.
Planning & Zoning meeting adjourned at 7:25 PM before the joint work session opened.
A-09Joint Meeting of City Council and Planning & Zoning Commission Called to Order
Joint meeting/work session called to order; comments limited to property owners who received City letters about commercial/industrial land-use expansion.
Joint work session opened at 7:25 PM.
A-102040 Comprehensive Land Use Plan Discussion: Expansion of Industrial/Commercial Areas
Discussion of commercial and industrial land-use expansion areas for the 2040 Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
The work session discussed possible changes by area; the later land-use-map motion approved the planner-prepared map as discussed.
A-112040 Comprehensive Land Use Plan Discussion: Finalize Draft 2040 Land Use Plan
Finalize the draft 2040 Land Use Plan and related plan documents for review.
Council approved preparation of necessary plan elements and approved the Land Use Plan Map as prepared by the planner.
A-122040 Comprehensive Land Use Plan Discussion: Proposed ROS, Residential Open Space District
Review of a proposed ROS, Residential Open Space District ordinance for the southeast detachment/annexation settlement area.
The ROS discussion was tabled indefinitely.
A-132040 Comprehensive Land Use Plan Discussion: Community Perspectives
Community perspectives, as time allowed.
The minutes record comments from invited landowners and written comments as part of the work-session discussion, rather than a separate community-perspectives item.
A-14Motion to Adjourn / Continue Joint Meeting
Adjournment or continuation of the joint meeting.
The special City Council meeting was continued to January 24, 2019; the Planning & Zoning portion was adjourned at 9:28 PM.
What this meeting did about specific topics, organized by issue rather than by document.
Bottineau / Vallar Woodworking interim use permit
Planning & Zoning held the public hearing on Joe and Missy Bottineau's request to legalize Vallar Woodworking and Design as an extended home cabinetry business at 4920 183rd Lane NW. The minutes record no public comments, discussion about the pole barn, tree buffer, refuse area, doors, and employee count, and a unanimous recommendation to approve the IUP based on 12 planner conditions; the City Council final decision was noted for February 12, 2019.
Agenda: A-06. Motions: M-03. Speakers: Liz Stockman, Alders, Schiller, Wagner.
Name Brand Storage building colors and materials
Planning & Zoning revisited the Name Brand Storage exterior-material and color issue because the written findings conflicted with the earlier motion and discussion. The Commission accepted the proposed blue, whitish-gray color scheme, clarified that the south side was exempt from upgraded materials, and approved 100 percent stone on the east sides.
Agenda: A-07. Motions: M-04. Speakers: Liz Stockman, Alders, Moan.
2040 Comprehensive Plan land-use map and commercial/industrial expansion
The joint work session reviewed possible commercial and industrial expansion areas for the 2040 plan. The group heard opposition to commercializing the 181st Avenue/Baugh Street area, kept several existing Hwy. 47/Hwy. 22 commercial or industrial designations in place, generally did not add industrial north of Hwy. 22 on Hwy. 47, and discussed a commercial/residential approach south of Viking Boulevard near the existing town center. Council then approved the planner-prepared Land Use Plan Map, authorized preparation of needed 2040 plan elements, and continued the special City Council meeting to January 24, 2019 for draft-plan review and submittal to adjacent and affected jurisdictions.
Agenda: A-09, A-10, A-11, A-14. Motions: M-06, M-07, M-08. Speakers: Jeff Pilon, Liz Stockman, Wagner, Pearo, Ames, Moan, Alders, Schiller, Jorgensen, Lynda Blake, Joel Greenberg, Marie McCallum, Josh Peterson, Kim Katke, Eric Mahutga, David Moritz.
ROS Residential Open Space district
The agenda included discussion of a proposed ROS, Residential Open Space District for the southeast settlement area, with two-acre minimum lots and two-acre average density, but the minutes state that the item was tabled indefinitely.
Agenda: A-12. Speakers: Jeff Pilon.
Meeting administration
The Commission approved the January 22 agenda and the November 27, 2018 Planning & Zoning minutes, adjourned its regular meeting at 7:25 PM, and later adjourned the Planning & Zoning portion of the joint meeting at 9:28 PM.
Agenda: A-04, A-05, A-08, A-14. Motions: M-01, M-02, M-05, M-09. Speakers: Dale Ames, Jason Alders, Kristin Moan, Barry Wagner, Robert Schiller, Kelly Pearo, Harold Jorgensen.
9 motions on the record. Split votes are highlighted.
M-01Approve/Amend tonight's meeting agenda of January 22, 2019
moved by Ames, seconded by Wagner
M-02Approve/Amend the Planning & Zoning Meeting minutes of November 27, 2018
moved by Alders, seconded by Moan
M-03Motion by Alders to approve this IUP based on the 12 conditions outlined by City Planner;
moved by Alders, seconded by Schiller
M-04Alders made the motion that the 100% east sides would be stone; color scheme acceptable.
moved by Alders, seconded by Moan
M-05Motion to adjourn PZ Meeting
moved by Schiller, seconded by Alders
M-06Motion by Pilon to authorize the City Engineer to prepare any necessary documents or plan elements required for the City's 2040 Comprehensive Plan including, but not limited to, the transportation, surface water and storm water plans;
moved by Pilon, seconded by Blake
M-07Motion by Pilon to approve the Land Use Plan Map as prepared by the City Planner;
moved by Pilon, seconded by Greenberg
M-08Motion by Pilon to continue this this Special City Council Meeting until January 24, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall for the purpose of reviewing the draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan and to authorize the Plan to be submitted to adjacent and affected jurisdictions for their review and comment;
moved by Pilon, seconded by Blake
M-09Motion by Pearo to adjourn the PZ portion of the Joint Meeting;
moved by Pearo, seconded by Jorgensen
Each figure links back to the document it came from. When the council voted on the amount, the motion is shown.
F-01
Base fee listed on the Bottineau IUP application.
fee · Interim Use Permit application base fee · FY 2019
$200
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Council approval status: not yet on record.
F-02
Escrow listed on the Bottineau IUP application.
fee · Interim Use Permit application escrow · FY 2019
$1,000
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Council approval status: not yet on record.
F-03
Public hearing fee listed on the Bottineau IUP application.
fee · Interim Use Permit public hearing fee · FY 2019
$250
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Council approval status: not yet on record.
F-04
Recording fee listed on the Bottineau IUP application.
fee · Interim Use Permit recording fee · FY 2019
$30
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Council approval status: not yet on record.
F-05
Amount paid on the Bottineau IUP application; OCR is imperfect but matches the listed fees and escrow.
fee · Interim Use Permit amount paid · FY 2019
$1,480
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Council approval status: not yet on record.
F-06
Application agreement interest rate for bills not paid within 10 days.
rate · Late payment interest rate for application costs · FY 2019
$6
unknown
Council approval status: not yet on record.
F-07
Draft ROS ordinance notes the existing Subdivision Ordinance park dedication amount.
fee · Park land dedication per-lot amount in draft ROS discussion
$2,000
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Council approval status: not yet on record.
F-08
Draft ROS ordinance example of cash equivalent for a 40-acre parcel assuming 20 lots.
estimate · Park dedication example for 40-acre parcel in draft ROS discussion
$40,000
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Council approval status: not yet on record.
F-09
Draft ROS ordinance notes the existing trail dedication amount.
fee · Trail dedication per-lot amount in draft ROS discussion
$50
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Council approval status: not yet on record.
When someone tried to remember earlier business, we cross-reference the corpus and write a short related-history note.
This issue is very concerning as it was brought up to change the zoning in this area in 2017. The Planning and Zoning Commission denied the change, so I question why it is coming up again? If you consider the city's motto, which states, "Where it still feels like country", as the reason why many folks have either moved to Nowthen or remain in Nowthen, I would encourage you to read over the Planning and Zoning Commission minutes from July 25, 2017 pages 2 through 18 to refresh what the residents had to say regarding this change.
— Andrea Buettner
What this is about
A resident asked why the 181st Avenue/Baugh Street commercial rezoning issue returned after a 2017 Planning & Zoning denial and pointed future researchers to July 25, 2017 minutes.
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In 2017 our neighborhood came together with a common voice to inform the City Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission that we were not supportive of the expansion of Industrial/Commercial areas of Nowthen to include the properties along 181st Street adjacent to Baugh. We had over 70 citizens from the community, many who spoke directly to the Zoning Commission, voicing concerns and requesting a vote of NO to the Zoning.
— Tom Zachary
What this is about
A resident recalled the 2017 neighborhood opposition and unanimous Planning & Zoning vote against rezoning the 181st/Baugh area.
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Regarding 181st Ave/Baugh St. area, the City is just fulfilling its 2017 promise to consider this in the next Comp plan discussion.
What this is about
Staff/minutes explained that the 181st/Baugh discussion returned because the City had promised in 2017 to reconsider it during the comprehensive-plan update.
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Planner Stockman reminded the PZ about the discussion at the Planning & Zoning Commission meeting when the project was approved regarding earth tone colors and meeting the Code requiring that 50% of the south facing wall be something other than metal.
— Liz Stockman
What this is about
Planning staff recalled the earlier Name Brand Storage approval discussion and said the findings conflicted with that prior motion/discussion.
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PZ Findings were in conflict to motion/discussion at meeting.
What this is about
The minutes note a conflict between the Name Brand Storage findings and the prior motion/discussion.
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Only other change in last 10 years was regarding the potential detachment settlement area. Changed lot sizes to 2 acres in that area and reduction in overall commercial/industrial on Roessler land.
What this is about
The 2040 plan discussion recalled that the only other land-use change in the last decade involved the detachment settlement area.
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Every document and recording archived for this meeting.
Exhibit A - Andrea Buettner Comments
Document · 2019-01-22
2 pages
Joint Meeting of City Council and Planning & Zoning Commission Packet 01-22-2019 2
Packet · 2019-01-22
23 pages
Andrea Buettner - Concerns with 2040 Comp Plan
Document · 2019-01-22
2 pages
Tom Zachary - Concerns With 2040 Comp Plan
Document · 2019-01-22
3 pages
Meeting Joint Meeting of City Council and Planning & Zoning Commission — Agenda Packet (2019-01-22)
Packet · 2019-01-22
47 pages
Meeting Joint Meeting of City Council and Planning & Zoning Commission — Minutes (2019-01-22)
Minutes · 2019-01-22
9 pages
Proposed Land Uses Hwy 47 Area
Document · 2019-01-22
1 pages
Meeting Joint Meeting of City Council and Planning & Zoning Commission — Agenda (2019-01-22)
Agenda · 2019-01-22
1 pages
ROS Impact Area 01-22-2019
Document · 2019-01-22
1 pages
Exhibit B - Tom Zachary Comments
Document · 2019-01-22
2 pages
Joint Meeting of City Council and Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes - Draft 01-22-2019
Minutes · 2019-01-22
9 pages
Hwy 47 Area Letters Jan 2019
Document · 2019-01-22
4 pages
Land Use Plan
Document · 2019-01-22
1 pages
Meeting recording
YouTube
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