Is This What Centerville Has In Store?

One developer in Circle Pines has requested rezoning on this commercial property five years after development.
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More to come about our neighbors in Circle Pines, Lino Lakes and Hugo soon...

Uppal Enterprises
33 Village Parkway
Circle Pines, MN 55014
(763) 795-8855

Selective Ordinance Enforcement Part Four

The City Ordinance 93.o3 (Streets and Sidewalks) regarding Mail Boxes is quite clear. They are to be in clusters of four to six. Why would Centerville allow single and/or double mailboxes to remain (excluding those in existence prior to amending) when there have been multiple complaints?



Hanzal Resigns From Planning Commission
The Citizen 10/18/2006
Hanzal's one sentence resignation letter, addressed to the "City of Centerville" and forwarded to the City Council for its October 11 meeting, reads as follows:
"It is with deepest regrets that I must resign from the Planning and Zoning Commission effective immediately following the October 3 meeting due to family obligations.
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Hanzal Subdivision Approved
The Citizen, 3/21/2007
At its March 14 meeting, the Centerville City Council unanimously passed four motions that will allow the Hanzal Subdivision development to go forward. The motions were based on recent recommendations made by the Planning and Zoning Commission after several lengthy and heated public hearings.
The first and second motions respectively amended the city's comprehensive plan and changed the zoning of the entire 6.36 acre Hanzal Subdivision-located at 7381 Old Mill Road-to Single Family Residential (R-2) Portions of the property were zoned Public/Semi-Private (P-1) and Single Family Residential-Estate (R-5)
The third motion approved the preliminary plat for the development.
The fourth motion approved a variance to permit a 25-foot front yard setback on one parcel of the property, 10 feet less than the normal 35 feet required in this zoning district.
A handful of residents were present at the meeting, some wishing to present additional testimony. However, since public hearings on the issue have already bee closed, City Administrator Dallas Larson told the public that "legal counsel has advised the city not to accept any additional comments this evening."
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When the City chooses to selectively enforce ordinances and approve variance changes without allowing public testimony (under advice of legal counsel, which the public pays for) it breeds mistrust and anger. Does this situation looks suspicious?