ALEXANDRIA TOWNSHIP
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308
Minutes of the meeting of January 26, 2009
A regular meeting of the
Planning Commission of Alexandria Township was held on the 26th day
of January, 2009 at the Alexandria Township Conference Room, 610 Fillmore
Street.
Roll Call: Commission members present were John Knowles,
Julie Feuling, Russ Niskanen, Larry Steidl and Lyle Hammerschmidt. Also present was Bonnie Fulghum, Deputy Clerk. As said members formed a quorum and the
meeting was called to order by Chairman Knowles at 6:00 p.m.
Agenda: Feuling,
seconded by Niskanen, made a motion to approve the agenda with the addition of
Jack’s Family Recycling Center under Old Business. Motion carried unanimously.
Minutes: Hammerschmidt,
seconded by Niskanen, made a motion to approve the minutes of the 11/24/08 meeting
with a correction, that the phrase “until a new building can be constructed” be
deleted from the last paragraph under Old Business. Motion carried unanimously.
Public Hearing: None
Zoning Administrator’s Report: None
New Business: The Zoning Administrator had provided a
handout for discussion purposes only regarding zoning in the RCR district. The township had been approached by a
contractor who was inquiring as to whether he could move his heating and
cooling business to a rural property in the township. The Zoning Administrator had asked the
commission to consider the following points:
1) would moving the full heating/cooling business, including the
employee traffic, the sheet metal work and some limited retail sales, be a
prohibited business in the RCR district; 2) would a partial move of the
business, so that the only business activity taking place was sheet metal work
and essentially no exterior evidence of the business, constitute a home
occupation and could therefore be processed as a conditional use; and 3) should
the commission pursue more discussion and potential ordinance amendments which
would allow for something like a home-based business in RR settings – or should
the township maintain the current policy and ordinances which prohibit the
majority of businesses in the RCR/RR districts.
The commission will pursue
further discussion on all three points at their next meeting.
Old Business: Commissioner Hammerschmidt stated that he
wanted a clarification of the type and placement of the fence(s) that the town
board agreed to regarding Jack’s Family Recycling Center. Commissioner Niskanen suggested re-visiting
this issue at the March 2009 meeting.
Adjournment: Being no further business Steidl, seconded by Feuling,
made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted….
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Bonnie Fulghum, Deputy Clerk
Approved this _______day of
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John B. Knowles, Chairman