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Maine Prairie Special Meeting
August 26, 2011
7:00 p.m.
Chair Loewen opened the board meeting with the pledge to the flag.
Members present: Dennis Loewen, Ron Kuechle, John Wicker, Chuck
Froehling, and Clerk Terre Harff.
MOU Discussion: The board reviewed the Rural Township permits the
county issues and what ones the township issues.
The Board discussed that we should continue to in the same format and
stay consistent as to what the board has approved before.
Rural Townsite
Permitted uses in Rural Townsite: (Red
- the township wants to permit or already is permitting)
A) Existing commercial and industrial uses,
except the additions or expansions thereto shall be subject to the
conditional use permit procedures set forth in Sections 4.8 of this
ordinance and further subject to the performance and general development
standards for conditional use set forth in Sections 6 and 7 of this
Ordinance.
B) Antennas – Short
wave/private transmitting, subject to the conditions of Section 7.27 of
this Ordinance.
C) Essential Services, Transmission
Services and utility substations.
D) Family Day Care
E) Group Family Day Care
F) Licensed nonresidential programs
G) Licensed residential programs
H) Limited
Agricultural uses
I) Public parks and trails
J) Signs – non-commercial, on premise
K) Single family residential dwelling unit.
L) Wind Energy Conversions System (less
than 6KW)
Provisional Uses
A) Attached single
family residential dwellings
B) Bed and Breakfast Inns
C) Cemeteries
D) Greenhouses and
nurseries ((Done now))
E) Government administrative
and service buildings
F) Home extended
businesses ((Done now))
G) Home occupations
H) Outdoor recreational facilities ((Done
now))
I) Temporary use sites
of licensed resorts and campgrounds
J) Temporary uses/special events
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Permitted Accessory Uses and Structures - (Subject to the performance
and general development standards contained in Sections 6 & 7 of this
Ordinance.)
A) Accessory
agricultural buildings ((Done now))
B) Residential accessory building ((Done
now))
C) Outdoor Display
D) Seasonal produce sales stands
Residential 5
Permitted Uses
A) Antennas – Short
wave/Private transmitting
B) Essential services, distribution
services, utility substations
C) Family day care
D) Group family day care
E) Licensed residential
program
F) Licensed nonresidential program
G) Limited
agricultural uses
H) Public and private forest and game
management areas
I) Public parks and trails
J) Signs- non-commercial, on premise,
subject to the conditions of Section 7.24 of this Ordinance
K) Single family residential dwelling units
L) Wind energy conversion systems
(less than 6KW)
Provisional Uses
A) Bed and Breakfast Inns
B) Cemeteries
C) Government and Administrative service
buildings
D) Greenhouses and
nurseries
E) Home extended businesses
F) Home occupations
G) Outdoor recreational facilities
H) Temporary uses sites in
licensed resorts and campgrounds
I) Temporary
uses/Special Events
Permitted Accessory Uses and Structures
A) Agricultural
buildings that are accessory to a limited agricultural use
B) Residential accessory buildings
C) Seasonal produce sales stands
D) Solar energy systems – Accessory
E) Swimming Pools
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Conditional Uses
A) Animal feedlots subject to Section 6&7
of this Ordinance
B) Antennas –
personal wireless service and microwave, subject to the conditions of
Section 7.27 of this Ordinance
C) Churches
D) Community buildings
E) Golf Courses, golf club houses, country
clubs, public swimming pools
F) Limited rural businesses
G) Recreational vehicle parks
H) Schools – public and private
I)
Transmission services
J)
Wind energy conversion systems (6KW-40KW)
Interim Uses
A) Concrete (ready
mix) or asphalt mixing facility, temporary (township does not want to
allow this in R10 and lower)
B) One temporary single family residential
dwelling unit for supportive care
C) Vacation/Private home rental
Residential 1
Permitted Uses
A) Antennas-short
wave/private transmitting
B) Essential services – distribution
services and utility substations
C) Family day care
D) Group Family day care
E) Licensed nonresidential
program
F) Licensed residential program
G) Limited
agricultural uses
H) Public parks, trails and playgrounds
I) Signs – non-commercial, on premise
J) Single family residential dwelling
units
K) Wind energy conversion systems (less
than 6KW)
Provisional Uses
A) Attached single
family dwellings units
B) Bed and Breakfast Inns
C) Cemeteries
D) Government administrative and service
buildings
E) Greenhouses and
nurseries
F) Home occupations
G) Outdoor recreational facilities
H) Temporary use sites in licensed resort
and campground
I) Temporary uses/special events
(question as to why this was listed in
Provisional Use and Conditional Use)
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Permitted Accessory Uses and Structures
A) Residential
accessory buildings
B) Seasonal produce sales stands
C) Solar energy systems – Accessory
D) Swimming Pools
Conditional Uses
A) Antennas –
Personal wireless service and microwave
B) Churches
C) Community buildings
D) Licensed residential
program for seven (7) to sixteen (16) persons pursuante to MN Statutes,
Section 245A.11; or successor statutes
E) Public Swimming Pools
F) Schools – Public
or Private
G) Temporary use sites in licensed resorts
and campgrounds
H)
Transmissions Services
I)
Wind energy conversions systems (6KW-40KW)
Interim Uses
A) One (1) temporary
single family residential swelling unit for supportive care
B) Vacation/Private home rental
Commercial
Permitted Uses
A) Antennas –
receiving short wave/private transmitting, personal wireless service and
microwave
B) Bait Shops
C) Beauty shops
D) Bowling alleys
E) Community buildings
F) Day care centers
G) Eating and drinking establishments
H) Essential services –
Distribution systems and utility substations
I) Financial
institutions
J) Funeral homes, mortuaries
K) Golf courses and club houses
L) Grain and seed sales and storage
M) Grocery stores
N) Health clubs
O) Landscape, nursery, greenhouse or garden
sales
P) Laundromats
Q) Offices, clinics
R) Public Swimming Pools
S) Resort
facilities including lodges and cabins and an operator’s residence.
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T) Retail uses
conducted entirely within a building
U) Self Service Storage facilities
V) Theatres, amusement parks
W) Truck terminal - small
X) Veterinary clinics
Y) Warehousing and distribution facilities
Z) Wind energy conversion systems (less
than 6KW)
Provisional Uses
A) Adult uses – accessory
B) Government
administrative and service buildings
C)
Outdoor recreational facilities
D) Temporary use sites in licensed resorts
and campgrounds
E) Temporary uses/special events
Permitted Accessory Uses and Structures
A) Accessory uses and
structures that are incidental to the principal use
B) Outdoor display
C) Outdoor storage
D) Signs – non-commercial, on premise
E) Solar energy systems – accessory
F) Swimming pools
Conditional Uses
A) Antennas –
personal wireless service and microwave
B) Drive in businesses
C) Gasoline stations and/or
convenience stores
D) Hotels, motels
E) Kennels, commercial, boarding only
F) Motor vehicle repair
G) Multi-family residential dwellings
H) Off-premise signs (billboards)
I) Outdoor sales lots, including used
cars, trucks, trailers and farm implements
J) Recreational vehicle parks or
campgrounds
K) Recycling centers
L) Resorts
M) Ski areas and lodges
N) Solar Farms
O)
Transmission services
P)
Warehousing and distribution facilities
Q) Wholesale and storage establishments
R) Wind energy conversion system
(greater than 6KW)
S) Any use of land that is consistent
with the purpose of the Commercial District that is not expressly
prohibited or provided for which creates employment and economic
advantage.
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Interim Uses
A) Meteorological towers
B) Vacation/private
home rentals
Question was how much assistance will the township get from the county?
Will the county require a permit if we took over these new permitting
areas. Would it be a double permitting or if the state permitting
is involved would it be three different permits required?
Road Concerns: Greg Nystrom lives on Eclipse Rd, wants to know if
they intend to patch 98th Ave. It was suggested to add this to the
September agenda
Crack Filling – Clerk Harff received a letter from Glieden’s bank.
She asked if the board would approve a partial payment. They have
over 35,000 lbs laid and are still not done. With a delay because
of the weather it was suggested to pay for the job done.
Supervisors Loewen/Wicker made a motion to pay what the bank requests.
Motion carried.
September meetings were reviewed:
September 1st
Town Hall Committee Meeting
September
13th
Regular Board meeting
September
22nd
Meeting to give information to the residents about a Town Hall
September 27th
Meeting with Heidi concerning the changes to the MOU.
Clerk Harff was asked to see if someone can come in from Michal Couri
Law Firm to accept them as the new township attorneys. With some
road and MOU questions it would be time to seek some legal advice.
Since the first visit was free, all questions asked are free. Some
questions the township would like ask are:
What service
does the county need to provide if we take over permitting?
If a driveway
is in the right of way and they have culvert or drainage problems, who
pays for the new culvert or fixes the driveway? (Is a policy needed for
this?)
Chuck Froehling asked about the Thompson Insurance Co building grain
bins or cementing. Clerk Harff was asked to send a letter telling
them they need to contact Chuck for a permit.
It was suggested to work on the road plan at the next meeting. It
was suggested to work with Heidi first and then start our road plan in
October. Clerk Harff was asked to see if Heidi can come into
September 27th meeting.
Supervisors Loewen/Wicker made a motion to adjourn. Motion
carried.
Terre Harff
Clerk/Treasurer
Maine
Prairie Township
12670 Co Rd 149 Watkins, MN 55389
Phone: 320.398.2905 Fax:
320.398.2906
clerk.mpt@meltel.net
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