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202575THST. NE
Rochester,MN 55906
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CASCADETOWNSHIPBOARDOF ADJUSTMENT
AND APPEALSMII{UTES
August2l,2Al4
call to orderat 6:05pm at the cascadeTown Hall
BoardRoom.All in attendance
recitedthe pledgeof
Allegiance.
Memberspresent:SupervisorHaroldAtkinson,
supervisorLaures,supervisorHeathman,clerk/Treasurer
MichaelBrown,andplanningcommissionchairp"rro'
char Brown
Attendeespresent:Terry Johnson
@armrandLLC), william Tointon (McGhie & Betts), Roger Irhke aad
David
Meir (TCPA),FredDaly
Open SpaceVariance requestfor Majestic Meadows.
TCPA staffprovideda reviewof the variarceapplication
for MajesticMeadowsrequestinga reduction
from the required10voopenspace(per sub-diuirion
oriin*."; ro an openspaceconsistentwith the 1.5%
openspace
recommended
bv thePlanning
commission.
Thepieliminary
pr"ltr"i iri".i.rii.'u"uco*,
pravides2'2Yooptn 'pu"" uia u-pa."etcoitiguous
to ttre
adjacentto the Saltey
development
ontheEastside.ofihe .iue...trl-.a*inrln inqurr"a
"nuiro*"ntut
"orridor ,p'""lr.qJrrement Hill
uuout,rr;
of the
county.PerTCpAthecountyhasno requirement
"p*
for op* ipu...
Mr' Tointonrepresenting
thedeveloper
addressed
theboardto provideresponses
to theconditions
for
grantinga variance'
Mr' Tointonstaiedtheapplicant
i"*itting to p.ouidecashin lieuofopenspaceto
be
appliedto thedevelopment
ofthetraitin r"'sar"v iriu enuironm"ntut
corridor.
It
was
noted
the
detprmination
ofany offsettingcashcontributionsiorio i"'fu t" fr"
deveropment
agreement.
Mr. Lauresopened
themeetingfor publiccomments.
Mr' FredDaly addressed
theboardto speakofthe originofthe openspacerequirement
andaskedtheboard
to followtheestablished
ordinance.
v. oury urro
oo",
not
utign
;ith thepreviousry
appliedcountvstandard
"oi?Jtielevetopmint
of a 3.5acrvlot density.M.
i;-*;;tJ;;;';;.,ilililf";:;?e
proposed
stated
his
ir"#lti;rf;ifii1i,To
desire
toetimi'naie
thflliiing r"n""r"*.uii,Ju6"Jingiis
p,op"rty
uaa
Mr' Johnsonoffereda realtor's-perspective
ofthe openspacerequirement.
He statedthe desireof buyersof
largplots is not to haveextraopenspaceaspart
of the develonment.
ifi,L-::il:li1
threetimesfor additional
commenrs
andhearing
nonerequested
amotionto closethe
r
A motionby Mr. Brown to c_lose
the public comments.
-' Secondby Ms. Brown
AYE: Heathman,Atkinson,Laures,Brown,
B.o*n
NAY: None
Motion Approved
Mr. Lauresaskedeachboardmemberfor tleir perspective
on the variancerequest.
r
'
Mr. Brown voicedsupportfor reducingthe open
spacerequiremenl.
Mr' Lauresexpressed
his.viewthat thereis valuein
fubtic openspacebut not privateopenspaca.Mr,
Lauressupportsthe cashin lieu ofproposal.
o Mr. Atkinsonofferedno comment.
r Mr' Heathmanvoiced su.pportfor the
variancerequestand.notedthat the adjacentdevelopment
to the
southwasalloweda similarvariance.ur. Heathrian
stLd he was comfortablewith the reduction.
I Ms' Brown restatedthe analysisdone
by theplanningcommissionto arriveat the recommendation
for a
reducedopenspacerequirement.
Ms' Biown echoeJ"*eobservationoitutr. i""r",
ti"ia"".ropments
with smallerlots will still needopen.pu". *a
trt" ,"1'uirements
shouldbe adjustedbasedon lot size.
A motion by Mr' Heathmanto,approvethe variance
requestwith a reduction of openspacetiom 10%
to
2*o/o'e.liminate
the 1/3buildabli requirement,
u"J l"""'.por"t" rtaffrecommendaiiorrli."ono oy
ur.
AYE: Brown, Laures,Heathman,Brown
NAY: None
Abstain:Atkinson
Motion Approved
AccessoryBuilding Variancerequestfor Majestic
Meadows.
TCPA staffprovideda reviewofthe varianceapplication
for MajesticMeadowsrequestingthe retention
of
an existingpole shedthat doesnot meetthe ordinanc.
..luii"rn.nt, for an Rl zone.staffreviewedthe
scopeoftle variancein termsofsize, setbaclgfinish,
corisuuction,etc.
Mr' Tointonaddressed
the boardto speakfor the applicantard the rationale
for preservingthe structure.Mr.
Johnsonnotedthat he would acceptdestruction
ofth" ilildi"g but would preferto keepthe sfructure
asit
buver
has.*p."'."aini".",ii'-p*"n""rr"e
tr'"iil;"^r;;r#;,h" strucrure
ro
i}J:'J;"Tj.:lx':ntiar
Mr' Atkinsonexpressed
concernwith settingprecedentby allowingan
oversizedpole
shedin a residential
Mr. Lauresopenedthe meetingfor public comments.
Mr' FredDaly addressed
the boardto statehe hadno
ift,l;Tffi:k1
.
oppositionto alrowingthe buildingto remain.
three
timesforadditional
comments
andhearing
nonerequested
amotion
tocrose
the
A motionby Mr. Brown to closethe public comments.
Secondby Mr. Heathman
AYF: Heathman,Laures,Brown, Brown
NAY: None
a Abstain:Atkinson
Motion Approved
Mr' Lauresaskedeachboardmemberfor their perspective
on the variancerequest.
o Mr' Brown expressed
concernaboutleavingthe structureand.compliance
with the ordinanceandstate
statutes'Mr' Brown notedhis disagrr.*.ni*ith
the rmrrforition andanalysis.
' Mr. Lauresvoicedsupportfor leaving
the sfiucture.
. Mr. Atkinsonofferedno comment.
o
statedhis opinionthe buildingcouldbe
upgradedto residentialstandards
andallowedto
Htr"hman
'
yr:Jtiln.",o,i'u'jffil::fi#:t
thedeletorious
impacts
onthecharacter
ortheneighborhood
by
Ms' Brown movedto denythe variancerequestand
askedstaff for the findingsof fact.Mr. Irhke
offereda
sqggestion
to modify the motionto tablethe decision
until staffcouldpreparefindingsof fact.
Ms' Brown movedto tablethe decisionuntil the September
B, 2014Town Board/Boarrd
of Adjustment
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Second
byrvrr.
Bro*n.
NAY: Laures,Heathman
Abstain:None
Motion Approved
Motion by Mr. Brown to adjourn.Secondby
Mr. Hoathman
AYE: Atkinson,Laures,Heathman,Brown,
Brown
NAY: None
MotionApproved.Meetingadjourned
at T:37pM
Submirtted:MichaelBrown,ClerVTreasurer
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MichaplBrown,CterVfffi
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