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From YouTube: City Council Meeting - 5/11/21
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City of Austin, Minnesota
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The
property
was
annexed
into
the
city
as
our
one
single
family
residential,
because
its
most
restrictive
zoning
district,
the
surrounding
uses,
have
rezoned
to
light
industrial
or
commercial.
The
petitioner
wishes
to
develop
and
use
a
property
for
mini
storage
and
they
have
included
a
site
plan
for
that
and
I'll.
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wetland
and
accounted
for
that
on
the
property
and
then
also
some
landscaping
in
the
area.
The
future
land
use
map
shows
this.
This
area
is
in
the
box
here
the
square
and
was
indicated
as
open
space
or
low
density,
residential
or
the
surrounding
area.
There's
one
little
area
of
industrial
marked
here
in
our
future
land
use
plan,
and
then
this
area
is
a
mixed
use
designation.
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The
this
area
is
not
annexed,
it's
just
storage,
which
is
they
don't
need
access
to
city
sewer,
which
is
why
they
don't
want
to
annex
in
it.
At
this
time
it
would
just
be
additional
tax
cost
for
them,
and
then
the
towing
company
here
or
former
towing
company,
the
printing
company
i1
they're
all
light
industrial.
All
of
these
are
light.
Industrial
and
north
of
this
proposed
site
is
patterson's,
which
mr
patterson
is
here
in
the
audience,
and
his
property
is
zoned
b2
and
he
uses
that
for
his
business
and
his
home.
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Tending
to
go
with
you
know,
whatever
direction
like
mixed
use
now
is
more
common
than
it
had
been
in
the
past.
You
know
where
you
might
have
like
an
apartment.
Building
with
maybe
like
some
kind
of
you
know
a
bank
or
something
or
a
you
know,
eating
establishment
or
not
sure
if
we'd
ever
have
something
like
that
in
austin,
but
there
are
instances
where
it'd
be
nice
to
make
that
more
clear.
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If
you
went
to
a
business
a
b
classification,
it
would
be
the
only
one
and
other
uses
out.
There
would
be
consistent
with
that
classification,
but
other
zoning
classifications
in
the
surrounding
area
aren't
consistent
with
that.
So
you
would,
you
would
limit
it
to
just
be
mini
storage
and
those
things
that
are
available
in
the
b2
designation,
where
the
neighbors
have
i1
designations
or
i2
designations,
and
they
would
be
having
a
broader
scope
of
possible
uses.
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Yeah,
it
is
because
they
have
a
residence.
So
when
mr
patterson
rezoned
his
property,
he
couldn't
do
I-1
because
right
now
we
don't
allow
residential
in
the
I-1
district.
So
in
order
to
live
and
work
at
you
know
on
the
same
property
that
was
the
best
zoning
designation
for
him
like
we
were
just
talking
about
the
mixed
use.
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David
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patterson,
the
next
door,
neighbor
1204
10th
drive
southeast.
The
only
question
I
have
is
on
wildlife
funneling.
If
you
fence
a
whole
area
off,
then
I
get
more
deer
and
stuff
like
that
through
my
yard
and
kind
of
blocks
them.
So
I
was
wondering
what
they're
going
to
do
for
a
fence
for
security
and
stuff,
like
that,
that's
about
it
and
then,
of
course
lighting.
I
don't
want
it
shining
in
my
bedroom
window.
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So,
thank
you
guys
for
having
me
we're
very
excited
about
this
project
and
just
to
address
his
questions.
First,
we
are
proposing
to
have
perimeter
fencing
surrounding
the
site
along
that,
along
his
property
line.
We
will
have
probably
six
foot
chain
link,
fencing
potentially
with
the
angled
barbed
wire
on
the
top.
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We've
noticed
that
that
is
a
little
bit
more
of
a
deterrent
to
unruly
activities
that
have
been
associated
with
self
storage
facilities
in
the
past
and
the
lighting
that
we're
using
the
light
packs
are
fixated
either
at
the
end
on
the
end
facades
of
the
buildings
or
within
certain
desert
certain,
I
guess,
chunks
of
the
building
and
the
one
that's
aboving
his
property,
that
20
by
430
foot
building
that
one
will
not
have
lighting
on
the
rear.
So
I
don't.
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So
the
fencing
that
we're
using
is
actually,
if
you
can
see
on
the
screen,
it's
cutting
right
along
the
rear
of
the
pavement,
so
for
that
we're
keeping
the
wildlife
out
of
our
facility
specifically
and
almost
directing
it
south
through
the
site
or
around
both
edges
of
the
site
into
that
wetland.
That's
at
the
rear,
the
west
of
our
facility-
that's
that's,
probably
the
best
use
for
that
and
as
as
directing
them
I
just
because
they
are
wild
animals.
I
can't
really
tell
them
where
to
where
to
walk
through.
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This
is
a
petition
by
nature
ridge
properties
of
austin.
They
have
a
representative
here.
If
you
have
any
questions
the
petitioners
requesting
somebody
needs,
somebody
should
can
someone
new
it
yeah,
maybe
mute.
We
hear
some
paper
shuffling.
It
sounds
like
the
petitioner
is
requesting
approval
of
a
preliminary
plot
of
nature
ridge,
third
subdivision.
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So
the
plat
includes
26
new
single-family
residential
lots.
It
includes
approximately
11
and
a
half
acres
and,
as
noted
third
phase
of
a
multi-phase
subdivision
plan,
the
second
lot
or
the
second
phase,
which
was
13
lots
and
those
are
all
sold.
I
believe
right
that
was
approved
in
2019,
so
not
too
long
ago,
the
so
I'm
just
gonna.
There
are
a
lot
of
you
who
are
new
to
the
planning
commission,
so
I'm
actually
gonna
go
through
the
general
provisions
of
the
subdivision
regulation.
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It
might
take
me
a
little
while,
but
this
might
orient
you
a
little
bit
more
than
just
the
information
I
have
here.
So
land
subdivision
is
the
first
step
in
the
process
of
community
development.
Once
land
has
been
divided
into
streets,
blocks,
lots
and
open
spaces,
a
pattern
has
been
established
which
determines
how
well
community
needs
for
residents,
business
and
industry
will
be
met.
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It
also
determines
I'm
going
to
take
this
off
to
a
great
extent,
how
well
the
community
will
be
able
to
handle
its
traffic
circulation
problems,
how
well
it
will
be
able
to
meet
the
demand
for
home
sites
and
how
efficiently
and
economically
it
will
be
able
to
provide
the
many
services
that
are
required
after
land
has
been
subdivided
and
publicly
recorded.
It
is
very
difficult
and
costly
to
correct
defects
and
deficiencies
in
subdivision
layout
and
in
the
facilities
provided.
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In
addition,
a
subdivided
area
sooner
or
later
becomes
a
public
responsibility.
The
roads
and
streets
must
be
maintained
and
various
public
services
customary
to
urban
areas
must
be
provided.
The
welfare
of
the
entire
community
is
affected
in
many
important
respects.
The
guidance
of
land
development
through
subdivision
regulations
is
therefore
a
matter
of
public
concern.
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These
regulations
shall
not
apply
to
land
use
only
for
agricultural
purposes,
jurisdictional
limits
it
just
would
apply
to
property
in
the
city
and
then
just
goes
on
to
talk
about
recording
and
then
then
the
minimum
standards
are
specifically
spelled
out
in
our
chapter
13
of
subdivision
regulations,
and
the
state
provides
the
general
outline
for
how
a
plant
should
be
drawn
and
developed.
But
the
specifics
are
from
our
subdivision
regulation
and
we
got
a
plat
this
morning
that
I
would
make
the
focus
of
our
meeting
in
looking
at
the
plat.
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Overall
density
between
two
to
five
units
per
acre
housing
goals
and
policies
in
the
city
are
to
identify
the
most
appropriate
locations
for
development
and
redevelopment,
promote
controlled
and
orderly
growth.
Consistent
with
our
comprehensive
plan
and
zoning
ordinance
encourage
traditional
patterns
and
practices
of
urban
design
and
preserve
austin's
identity
and
sense
of
place
through
quality
building
site
and
infrastructure
design.
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The
process
that
we
go
through
is
we
so
I've
got.
I
was
contacted
by
the
developer
to
let
me
know
that
they
wanted
to
move
forward
with
another
phase
of
the
subdivision,
and
then
they
provide
us
with
a
a
plat,
a
proposed
plat,
and
then
we
send
the
platt
to
various
entities
like
well
our
staff.
So
our
city
engineer
our
stormwater
person
myself,
we
send
it
to
austin
utilities.
We
send
it
to
the
county
engineer.
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Rod,
road,
yeah
and
the
port
authority
property
is
just
this
location
here
and
then
these
properties
to
the
north
are
in
the
township
and
those
are
owned
privately
and
this,
the
port
authority
property,
is
in
the
city
limits
and
the
nature
ridge.
Property
here
is
in
the
city
limits,
and
so
this
is
the
area
that
they're
proposing
the
new
subdivision,
and
I
can.
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If
you
overlaid
that,
let
me
know
if
you
prefer
to
look
at
the
aerial
or
the
proposed
plot,
and
this
is
a
preliminary
plot,
so
you
know
we
we
could
still
make
some
changes.
We
we
hope
it's
substantially
similar
to
what's
here,
but
there
would
definitely
need
to
be
some
approvals
from
the
port
authority.
If
you
know
if
we
went
forward
with
this
particular
design
and
then
this
hap
did
happen
pretty
quickly,
so
we
haven't
had
a
meeting
with
port
authority
at
this
point
and
we'll
just
keep
working
on
it.
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It
was
just
that
area
just
the
right
of
way
on
the
west
side
of
the
property.
I
don't
think
there
was
anything
else,
because
the
the
second
one
I
had
sent
you
or
the
the
most
recent
was,
I
think,
the
one
with
the
building
shown
on
it
and
that
had
included
most
of
the
changes
that
we
had
already
discussed,
which
includes
this
right-of-way,
that
the
utilities
had
requested.
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We
built
one
house
in
about
2005
2006
and
it
sat
empty
for
about
four
or
five
years.
Our
timing
was
terrible.
I
kid
a
little
bit
that
you
should
have
told
us.
No
back
then
about
to
we.
We
would
build
a
house
every
year
or
a
year
and
a
half
lose
some
money
on
it.
Just
to
make
certain
that
things
are
happening
and
about
2014
2015
it
changed
phase.
One
was
about
35
houses,
that's
all
built
up.
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There
was
one
lot
that
was
sold
a
while
back
that
hasn't
been
have
a
house
on
it,
but
it's
going
to
have
one
in
the
next
30
days.
We
then
went
adjacent
to
the
nature
center
with
phase
two,
which
was
13
lots.
It
was
pretty
wet.
It
was
difficult
to
work
with.
We
didn't
make
much
money
if
any,
but
those
lots
are
all
sold.
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Most
of
us,
maybe
even
the
port
authority,
doesn't
necessarily
want
to
do
that,
but
I
think
that
the
city
believes
that
down
the
road,
whether
it's
three
years
or
10
years
or
15
years-
that
there
could
be
more
development
to
the
north
back
in
2005.
I'd
have
told
you
that
there's
no
way
under
the
sun
that
that
was
going
to
happen
now
today
I
have
a
little
different
attitude,
so
I
I
can't
be
opposed
to
it.
We
we
really
don't
want
it.
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I
keep
saying
it's
austin
minnesota,
I'm
not
trying
to
apologize
for
that,
but
we've
been
selling
lots
for
about,
oh,
maybe
60
percent,
of
what
they
would
go
at
rochester,
maybe
50,
and
our
development
costs
are
probably
very
similar
other
than
maybe
lands
a
little
cheaper.
But
we
do
think
that
now
we're
kind
of
turning
the
corner.
There's
going
to
be
some
very
nice
homes
in
that
300
to
500
000
range
up
on
the
northwest
corner.
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So
we
need
to
move
very
quickly
and
when
I
talk
about
sticker
shock,
when
I
came
to
austin
minnesota,
the
nicest
houses
in
town
were
somewhere
between
forty
seven
thousand
and
seventy
nine
thousand,
and
that
was
some
of
the
really
nice
ones
out
by
the
country
club.
You
can
see
that
times
have
changed.
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So
paul
just
to
make
sure
that
that
we're
all
clear
the
preliminary
flat
is
a
time
for
you
to
say
this
makes
sense.
In
the
you
know,
the
traffic
patterns
and
the
utilities
and
and
what's
being
proposed,
how
many
units,
how
many
people
might
live
there,
that
sort
of
thing
and
generally
the
the
layout
and
to
request
or
suggest
changes,
and
what
I
hear
you
saying
paul
is
you're.
Okay,
with
the
the
drawing
that
she
put
up
the
current
dr,
the
plot
that
was
provided
today.
Yeah.
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Yeah-
and
I
would
it
would
be
nice
if
we
didn't
have
northeast
17th
northeast
running
all
the
way
to
the
north,
but
I
can
recognize
why
the
city
looking
at
what
happens
in
10
15
20
years,
might
want
to
have
it
yeah.
So
I
I'm
yeah,
I
don't
want
it,
but
I
recognize
that
it's
going
to
be
there
and
we're
going
to
we'll
we'll
work
with
the
port
authority
and
we'll
get
a
reasonable
division
of
our
prices.
I
I'm
come
I'm
comfortable
and
I'm
optimistic
that
that'll
be
done.
Okay
and.
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Holly
just
to
clarify
what
you
said
earlier,
all
the
various
entities
have
weighed
in
on
this,
and
their
comments
have
generally
been
already
addressed
in
this
most
recent
drawing.
So
as
far
as
we
know,
engineering
the
utilities,
various
tech
telecom
companies
are
all
okay.
With
this
proceeding
as
well.