HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-07-14 PC Recommending ResolutionWHEREAS, the City of Oak Park Heights has received a request from Ronald
Gullickson for a conditional use permit to expand his non - conforming three unit dwelling to a
lawful four unit dwelling at 5480 Stagecoach Trail North; and after having conducted a public
hearing relative thereto, the Planning Commission of Oak Park Heights makes the following
findings of fact:
1. The real property affected by said application is legally described as
SEE ATTACHMENT A
2. The applicant has submitted an application and supporting
documentation to the Community Development Department consisting of the following items:
follows, to wit:
and
and
A RECOMMENDING RESOLUTION
OF THE
PLANNING COMMISSION
CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNE S O T A
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISFIING FINDINGS OF FACT AND
RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE
REQUEST BY RONALD GULLICKSON FOR A CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT TO EXPAND HIS NON - CONFORMING THREE UNIT
DWELLING TO A LAWFUL FOUR UNIT DWELLING AT 5480
STAGECOACH TRAIL NORTH
SHOULD BE APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS
SEE ATTACHMENT B
3. The subject site is zoned R -2, Low and Medium Density Residential in
which multiple family structures of not more than four units may be allowed through a
conditional use permit; and
4. City staff prepared a planning report dated July 6, 2005 reviewing the
applications; and
5. Said report recommended that the application be approved subject to the
fulfillment of conditions; and
6. The Planning Commission held a public hearing at their July 14, 2005
meeting, took comments from the applicants and public, closed the public hearing, and made the
following recommendation:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING
COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS THAT THE PLANNING
COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING:
A. The application submitted by Ronald Gullickson for a conditional use permit to expand
his non - conforming three unit dwelling to a lawful four unit dwelling at 5480 Stagecoach Trail
North and affecting the real property as follows:
SEE ATTACHMENT A
Be and the same as hereby recommended to the City Council of the City of Oak Park Heights for
approval subject to the following conditions:
1 ) Proposed osed uses of additional rooms and approximate additional square footage of floor
area are submitted.
2) New addition and existing structure shall be made compliant with MN State Building
Code and Standards Division per section 1306.003 E 1, regarding fire sprinkler systems
and MN Building Conservation Code per section 104 as required by the Building
Official.
3) Wall and floor plan is submitted and subject to Building Official Approval.
4) Location of the expansion meets R-2 standards for setbacks. Permission must be granted
from adjoining property owner to the north to construct retaining wall and driveway less
than five (5) feet from property line.
5) Expansion construction is consistent with the architecture and materials of the existing
home.
6)
Landscape plan is subject to City Arborist approval. Plan must include demarcation of
screening/plantings in accordance with Section 401.15.E.
7 ) Purchase agreement is submitted from Xcel Energy for the parcel acquisition of seven
thousand five hundred and seventy five (7,575) square feet.
8) Grading & drainage plan is submitted and subject to approval of City Engineer and the
Middle St. Croix Watershed District.
9)
Utility plan is submitted and subject to approval of City Engineer and Public Works
Director.
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1 } C on.struction and occupancy must be complete within nine (9) months of City Council
conditional use permit approval.
1 l No work may commence until all real estate parcels /lots are legally joined through the
City's minor subdivision process into one unified tax parcel. This process requires the
submission of a certified survey depicting the current and final property lines and final
legal description.
12) A site plan shall be submitted indicating location of at least four outdoor parking spaces,
in compliance with the Zoning Ordinance, subject to review and approval of City staff.
Recommended by the Planning Commission of the City of Oak Park Heights this 14th
day of July 2005.
ATT
A. J ! s son, City Administrator
Mike Runk, Chair
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Attachment A
Washington county GEO Code: 03.29.20.31.0007
Legal Description:
Ail that part of the NEI /4 of the SW % and all that part of the NW1I4 of the
SEI14, all in Section 3, Township 29 North, Range 20 West, Washington County,
Minnesota, more particularly described as follows, to-wit: Commencing at the
center of Section 3, Township29 North, Range 20 West, Washington County,
Minnesota, thence Westerly along the Northerly line of said NE1 /4 of SW1 /4 on
an assumed bearing of S 888 degrees 47 "W (Rec. S88degrees30'W) for 10
rods (155 feet); thence S 2 degrees 13'21"E (Rec. SI 1/2degreegsW) and
parallel with the East line of said NE 1 /4 of SW 1 I4 for 72.00 feet; thence N 88
"
degrees 47'08 E for 245.55 feet to the Westerly line of Stagecoach Trail North
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(formerly Stillwater and Point Douglas Road); thence N 13 degrees 46
along said Westerly line of Stagecoach Trail No. for 74.52 feet to the North line of
said NW114 of SE1f4; thence S 88 degrees 47 along said Northerly line
NW1I4 of SE1I4 for 101.08 feet to the point of beginning.
Physical Address: 5480 Stagecoach Trail, N.
Required Approvals:
City Council
ATTACHMENT B
CUP
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Conditional Use Permit
Ron Gullickson- 4 -plex Residential Dwelling in R -2 Zoning District
( 5480 Stagecoach Trail, N.)
Application Materials
• Application Form
• Fees
i Plan Sets (3 Large Scale Sets /20 11)(17 Sets)
• Written Narrative and Graphic Materials Explaining Proposal
• Mailin g List from Washington County (350T/150 from subject property)
• Proof of Ownership or Authorization to Proceed
• Property Tax Statement(s) /Legal Description(s)
Conference With City Staff Upon Application Submittal: June 29, 2005
Plannin g Commission Public Hearing & Recommendation: July 14, 2005
Conditional Use Permit - Lapse of Approval:
Unless the Cit y specifically s ecifically approves a different time when action is officially
taken on the request, the conditional use permit shall become null and void twelve (12)
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months after the date of approval, unless the property owner or applicant has
substantially started the construction of any building, structure, addition or alteration, or
requested as part of the conditional use. An application to extend the approval of a
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conditional permit use ermit shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator not less than thirty
(3o ) days s before the expiration of said approval. (40t03.C.4.a and b)