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2024-04-23
Agenda
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What was on the agenda.
One-line summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the Nowthen Pastures preliminary plat, continued Petersen Acres to May 28, recommended policy changes to the City Council, and tabled changing the meeting start time.
10 items as recorded in the packet and minutes.
1Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance
Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
The meeting was called to order and the pledge was recited.
2Roll Call
Roll call.
Ames, Haapala, Jorgensen, Lewis, and Pearo were present; Bies and Carlson were absent.
3Approve/Amend Agenda
Approve or amend the agenda.
The agenda was amended to hear item 5b before item 5a.
4Approve/Amend Minutes from March 26, 2024 Regular Meeting
Approve or amend minutes from the March 26, 2024 regular meeting.
The March 26, 2024 meeting minutes were approved.
5aPreliminary Plat and Conditional Use Permit - Petersen Acres (PID: 21-2-33-25-22-0004)
Public hearing for Preliminary Plat and Conditional Use Permit for Petersen Acres, PID 21-2-33-25-22-0004.
The public hearing was continued to the May 28, 2024 meeting, with new notices to be mailed.
5bPreliminary Plat - Nowthen Pastures (PID: 08-33-25-41-0001)
Public hearing for Preliminary Plat for Nowthen Pastures, PID 08-33-25-41-0001.
The preliminary plat for Nowthen Pastures was approved by five ayes, with Bies and Carlson absent.
6Old Business
Old Business.
No Old Business item is recorded in the minutes before item 7a.
7aReview 2024 Draft Policy of Planning and Zoning Commission
Review 2024 Draft Policy of Planning and Zoning Commission.
The Commission voted to adopt all policy changes and send them to the City Council for approval on May 14, 2024.
7bDiscussion on meeting start times
Discussion on meeting start times.
The start-time discussion was tabled until May 28, 2024 so all members could give input.
8Adjournment
Adjournment.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:23 PM.
What this meeting did about specific topics, organized by issue rather than by document.
Nowthen Pastures preliminary plat
The Commission took up Nowthen Pastures first after amending the agenda. Planner Nash described a revised three-lot, ten-acre-parcel layout with direct access to existing roads and a shared-driveway arrangement for Lots 2 and 3. No one spoke during the public hearing, and the Commission approved the preliminary plat.
Agenda: 5b. Motions: M3. Speakers: Chair Ames, Planner Nash.
Petersen Acres preliminary plat and conditional use permit
The Commission discussed Petersen Acres, including access, stormwater, and the condition of 205th Avenue. The minutes say Anoka County would not allow access from County 5, so access would remain from 205th Avenue; residents raised concerns about added traffic on 205th. The public hearing was continued to May 28, 2024, with new notices to be mailed.
Agenda: 5a. Motions: M4. Speakers: Chris Dahn, residents.
Planning and Zoning Commission policy update
The Commission reviewed the 2024 draft policy changes, noted that Commissioner Haapala found the appendixes, and voted to adopt all changes to the Planning and Zoning Commission policy and send them to the City Council for approval at the May 14, 2024 meeting.
Agenda: 7a. Motions: M5. Speakers: Commissioner Haapala.
Planning and Zoning Commission meeting start time
The Commission discussed moving future meeting start times to 6:00 p.m., noting that City Council meetings had already changed to 6:00 p.m. The Commission tabled the discussion to May 28, 2024 so all members could give input.
Agenda: 7b.
Routine meeting administration
The meeting opened at 7:01 p.m.; Ames, Haapala, Jorgensen, Lewis, and Pearo were present, with Bies and Carlson absent. The Commission approved the amended agenda, approved the March 26 minutes, had no recorded Old Business item, and adjourned at 9:23 p.m.
Agenda: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8. Motions: M1, M2, M6. Speakers: Chair Ames, Planner Nash.
6 motions on the record. Split votes are highlighted.
M1MOTION BY PEARO, SECOND BY HAAPALA TO APPROVE AGENDA AS AMENDED.
moved by Pearo, seconded by Haapala
M2MOTION BY AMES, SECOND BY JORGENSEN TO APPROVE MEETING MINUTES FOR MARCH 26, 2024.
moved by Ames, seconded by Jorgensen
M3MOTION BY AMES, SECOND BY HAAPALA TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR NOWTHEN PASTURES.
moved by Ames, seconded by Haapala
M4Public Hearing will continue to May 28, 2024 meeting. New notices will be mailed out. MOTION BY AMES, SECOND BY HAAPALA, MOTION CARRIED.
moved by Ames, seconded by Haapala
M5MOTION BY PEARO, SECOND BY JORGENSEN TO ADOPT ALL CHANGES TO THE POLICY OF PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND SEND TO CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL AT THE MAY 14, 2024 MEETING.
moved by Pearo, seconded by Jorgensen
M6MOTION BY JORGENSEN, SECOND BY AMES TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.
moved by Jorgensen, seconded by Ames
Each figure links back to the document it came from. When the council voted on the amount, the motion is shown.
F1
The draft Planning and Zoning Commission policy includes a compensation provision of $20.00 per regularly scheduled or special meeting for each Commission member; at this meeting the Commission voted to adopt all policy changes and send them to the City Council.
salary · Planning and Zoning Commission member compensation
$20
outflow
When someone tried to remember earlier business, we cross-reference the corpus and write a short related-history note.
Planner Nash reviewed the 3 lot plat, the plans have been modified from previous reviews which consists of 3 - 10 acre parcels.
— Planner Nash
What this is about
Nowthen Pastures had prior plan reviews, and the version before the Commission had been modified from those reviews.
The records I searched do not contain a clear prior decision or prior Planning Commission/Council review specifically for “Nowthen Pastures” matching this recollection. There is only a partial related match: the March 24, 2026 packet and the April 14, 2026 meeting packet include zoning-review language about a property split with existing buildings, accessory-structure limits, and a building setback issue from St. Francis Blvd NW. However, the excerpts provided do not identify the item as Nowthen Pastures, do not describe earlier versions of the plat, and do not record a formal vote or decision on the prior reviews.
City Council meetings have been changed to start at 6:00pm.
What this is about
The Commission was comparing its possible start time change to an earlier City Council change to a 6:00 p.m. start time.
The records I searched do not contain a prior City Council decision changing regular City Council meetings to a 6:00 p.m. start time. The closest related record is from the February 24, 2026 Planning and Zoning Commission minutes, where the commission agreed to use a 6:00 p.m. work session before regular meetings for Planning Commission candidate interviews, with the time adjusted depending on the number of applicants. That was about commission interview work sessions, not a recorded City Council meeting start-time change.
Went thru the policy changes. Thank you to Commissioner Haapala for finding the appendixes!
What this is about
The policy review referred back to missing or located appendixes in the draft policy materials.
The records I searched do not contain a prior policy-review discussion or decision matching this recollection about missing or located appendixes in draft policy materials. The results that mention Commissioner/Chairman Haapala are from Planning Commission items in early 2026, including officer selection, candidate recommendations, and land-use permits, but they do not reference policy appendixes or a policy-change review.
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