MPP09-08
Maine Prairie Township
Planning & Zoning Meeting
August 11, 2009
 
Chair Loewen opened the Planning meeting at 7:05 p.m.   He called for any changes or additions to the minutes.  With none Supervisor Wicker/Chuck Froehling made a motion to approve the minutes as presented.  Motion carried. 
 
Old Business: None
 
New Business: Clerk Harff questioned whether she should be billing Knife River for the gravel pit out by Tom Sommers property.  The board felt if they are hauling out of there, they should be getting a permit.  The discussion was that $30.00 was not enough and should be reviewed.  Suggestions were to charge by the size of the pits, the larger pits would pay more.  Pits discussed were Jody Machereth, Krippner Excavation, Mid MN, Knife River, and Kimball Rod & Gun Club.   Chair Loewen will check into it further.          
 
Angie Berg, Stearns Co Environmental Services came before the board to discuss the communication gap between the county and township.  The township is issuing building permits before site permits are issued from the county.   Ron Albers, Bldg inspector for the township, was assuming the site permit was issued at the time the plat was approved.  Angie explained that not all platted land has building entitlements.  The county does a lot of land searches before they issue a site permit. 
 
Angie explained the township could do all their own permitting but they would have to make sure all the proper procedure is met with water infiltration, septic, wetland, etc.  She also explained that any major alteration of a building is required to come before the county because they might need to update their septic system.  The county site permits cost $200, septic permits $200, Address fee $25 and other costs are Impact wetland permit, and a state permit for excavation over an acre. 
 
Supervisor Loewen asked about a call he received concerning playground equipment on Pearl Lake.  A complaint came in that new playground equipment was put in to block the view of the neighbors.  Berg will email the clerk as to the requirements.
 
Supervisor Loewen asked about the existing law concerning farming within 50 feet of a wetland, shoreland, or creek.  Angie explained that DNR developed the rules and passed it to the county for enforcement.  Berg explained the ordinance is in the book but just not enforced.  It has been discussed at the county level how they are going to enforce the ordinance. 
 
Supervisor Unterberger was concerned the county is going to be reviewing a permit for a RV Park on Goodner Lake.  Unterberger wanted to know why the township doesn’t have a right to have input in the matter.  Berg explained the township can attend the hearing but according to the ordinances, the Schindele’s would be allowed to have one recreational vehicle per parcel of land, a tent counts as one unit.   Schindele’s are requesting 4 campers, 1 fish house, and 1 port a potty.  Septic and water will be required to be up to date and all road and lake setbacks will need to be met before any conditional use permit will be issued.  
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Permits were called for.  Supervisors Wicker/Loewen made a motion to accept the permits.  Motion carried.
 
 
Permits presented were:         
                                                                                                                  Permit #           Receipt #        
Tom Ehlinger                          Pool Deck & lgr deck             $   178.00        MP09-14          853675
Dave Waltzing                        Trailer House Renewal                30.00        674                  853676
Schiefelbein Trucking              Sign Renewal                              30.00        675                  853677
Gary Woods                           Certificate of Compliance             30.00        676                  853678
Annandale Rock Products       Gravel Pit Renewal                      30.00        677                  853679
Mueller Fleshing & Supply       Pole Shed                                    30.00        678                 853680
Steve Yozamp-Outback Retreivers    Kennel Permit                    30.00        679                 853681
Sarah Yozamp-Caliber Kennels          Kennel Permit                   30.00        680                 853682
Daniel Dahnke                        Pole Shed                                     30.00        681                 853683
 
Supervisors Loewen/Wicker made a motion to adjourn the Planning & Zoning meeting.  Motion carried. 
 
 
 
Terre Harff, Clerk