Posted: 5/5/04
By Barbara Brown
Correcting situations created by previous councils has once again become a priority for the Stacy City Council.
At the April 27 meeting, the council heard from Steve Rindahl, owner of some property adjacent to the BP gas station, formerly Amoco.
The original station project had problems when it opened for several reasons. Originally, according to the county, an entrance was illegally cut from the station to CR 19. The county put up concrete barriers to close off the area because it was deemed too dangerous a turn considering the proximity to the ramps for I-35.
Also, City Engineer Chuck Schwartz pointed out last week that the project was never fully completed because paving was not complete on the driveway, parking area and roadway.
Rindahl wants the city to accept a lot split with the BP property and some adjacent land on which he would like to open industrial property.
The city is cautiously considering the move in light of the problems that have since arose from the BP station.
Both Rindahl and the council agreed to have Rindahl go to the owners of the BP station, a company in which he is a partner, to talk about how all the groups can mediate the concerns of the city while addressing the wants of the property owners.
Also at the council, Woodside Communities, which plans to build the Royal Meadows residential development in the southern part of the city, received an extension of the preliminary plat agreement struck with the city last year. The extension was necessary because the city and the developers are still working out some last minute design issues concerning streets and water extension from the current water system south to the property along CR 30.
The council also agreed to change the zoning code to replace the current R-3 designation for multi-family housing to include two subsections of R-3a and R-3b. R-3a would allow only townhouse style and single family buildings and R-3b would allow apartments, townhouses and single family homes.
Mayor Michael Carlson said the change was needed to help prevent or clean-up previous spot zoning.
In light of that change, developers Mike Muske and Greg Boleen appeared before the council to get a concept approval for a plan to build a dozen two-story owner-occupied townhouses with garages on property near the Stacy Commons business building.
The property would be zoned R-3a.
The council liked the appearance of similar townhouses built in Plymouth and agreed in principal on the style. The city and developer plan to move forward with the project.
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