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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE
GOLDEN VALLEY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
J uly 8, 1986
The regular meeting of the Golden Valley Board of Zoning Appeals was
held Tuesday, July 8, 1986, at 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers of
the Civic Center, 7800 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, Minnesota.
The following Board members were present:
Mahlon Swedberg
Larry Smith
Donald Singer (alternate)
Absent by prior arrangement, Chairman, Mike Sell , Margaret Leppik and
Art Flannagan.
Larry Smith, as immediate past chair, called the meeting to order promptly
at 7:30 P.M.
The first order of business was approval of the minutes of a regular meeting
held June 10, 1986, and a special meeting held June 30, 1986, copies of which
had previously been distributed to the Board.
Mahlon Swedberg moved to approve the minutes of both meetings as written and
presented. Second by Donald Singer and upon vote carried.
86-7-16 (Map 9) Residential
1 6 South France Avenue
Scott & Linda Hagg
The Petition is for waiver of Section
14.02 non-conforming use or structure) to
allow an addition to the structure
as it exists.
The petition was in order and consent obtained from all adjacent properties.
Mr. and Mrs. Hagg were present.
Mr. Hagg described the present site where his home is located. This is adjacent
to Wirth Park and on a short access drive identified on City map as France
Avenue but used as access by the Minneapolis Park Board. Mr. Hagg described the
topography and the house is placed at the rear of the lot on what is a hiii as
there was no other practical location when it was built. The road dead ends at
his property and the only other user is at Glenwood Avenue for access to that
property.
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The proposed addition is in line with the existing house and does not expand to
a non-conforming condition. After further discussion on the construction
characteristics involved with this proposed addition, Mahlon Swedberg moved to
approve the waiver to allow for the addition to a non-conforming structure and
in doing so he noted the unique topography, secluded location at the end of a
dead end road and the addition in line with the existing structure with no
visible impact on adjacent properties. Donald Singer seconded the motion and
upon vote carried.
86-7-17 (Map 6) Residential
1415 Angelo Drive
Steven F. Morgan
The Petition is for waiver of Section
3A.06(3) b side setback for 7.3 feet off the required
14.7 feet side setback to a distance of 7.4
feet from the south lot line to the proposed
garage addition at the closest point and for
waiver of Section
3A.06(1 ) front setback for 2.6 feet off the required
35 feet setback from Angelo Drive to a distance
of 32.4 feet as the house now exists and to the
proposed addition.
The petition was in order. Chair pro-Tem Larry Smith noted two signatures on
the petition were undecided. No adjacent property owners were present.
Mr. Morgan was present and described his proposed addition. The present home
has a single attached garage 15 feet wide by 20 feet deep. The proposed addition
is 9 feet for a total width of 24 feet if approved. This is a deep lot at 400
feet. However, only a third of the depth is usable because of a large pond
in the rear and there is no area to expand to the rear or locate a detached
garage.
Mahlon Swedberg asked about present conditions in the garage and were there
steps from the garage into the house. Mr. Morgan described three steps and
they project into the area for parking. The door width proposed is 18 feet.
Mahlon Swedberg noted the proposed 24 foot width is larger than the Board would
normally grant in a situation like this. Mr. Morgan said they had arrived at
this width based on advice from his contractor but possibly the width could be
reduced. Following further discussion on reducing the width, Mr. Morgan agreed
it appeared possible to do so.
Mahlon Swedberg moved to approve a waiver 5.3 feet off the required 14.7 feet to
a distance of 9.4 feet from the south lot line to the proposed garage addition
and for wavier of 2.6 feet from the rquired 35 feet from Angelo Drive as the
house now exists. Second by Donald Singer and upon vote carried.
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86-7-18 (Map 4) Residential
2605 Perry Avenue North
Greg & Teresa Barlow
The Petition is for waiver of Section
3A.06(3) a side setback for 12 feet off the required 15
feet side setback to a distance of 3 feet
from the north lot line to the proposed
garage addition at its closest point.
Mr. and Mrs. Barlow were present. The petition had consent of all adjacent
properties. Mrs. Barlow described that since their petition was filed the
adjacent home had been sold; however, she had obtained written consent from the
new neighbor and presented this to the Board.
Mr. and Mrs. Barlow described in detail how their present side lot lines angle
and noted on the survey the house is set at an angle which compounds their side
setback problem for any addition. Mrs. Barlow described the distances between
houses if the waiver were approved. It appears 27 feet would be the average.
The construction characteristics were reviewed in detail and the roof line at
the rear was necessary to provide continuity to the structure.
Mahlon Swedberg moved to approve the waivers as requested. He noted a number of
unique conditions such as the lot configuration, placement of the existing house
at an angle to the side lot lines, and the necessary construction requirements
to maintain the unusuai roof line.
Donald Singer seconded the motion and in doing so noted all of the above and in
particular that there is still substantial separation between the adjacent home.
Upon vote, motion for approval carried unanimously.
86-7-19 (Map 8) Residential
5301 Glenwood Avenue
Walter & Donna Holmes
The Petition is for waiver of Section
3A.06(1 ) front setback for 5 feet off the required
35 feet front setback from Glenwood to a
distance of 30 feet as it now exists and
for waiver of Section
3A.06(2) rear setback for 2.6 feet off the required
22.6 feet to a distance of 20 feet from the
south lot line to the proposed addition at
its closest point.
The petition was in order and consent was given by all adjacent properties.
Mr. and Mrs. Holmes were present with their contractor.
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The original proposal included a request for a garage addition to within 5.5 feet
of the west lot line. In previous discussions with staff, the contractor
, withdrew that portion. However, Mr. and Mrs. Holmes subsequently submitted a .
letter asking that it be considered because of extenuating circumstances. The
Board discussed the letter and it was moved by Donald Singer, second by Mahlon
Swedberg and upon vote carried to add this proposed addition for discussion and
consideration.
Mrs. Holmes described this corner lot with a 35 foot setback on two sides. In
addition, the front of their lot on Glenwood is designated "no on-street parking"
as it is a bus stop. The waiver for 5 feet off the required 35 feet from
Glenwood is for the house as it now exists. Some frontage was lost years back
when Glenwood right-of-way was expanded. The 2.6 foot waiver in the rear is
only at the closest point of the room addition. The Board entered a lengthy
discussion on the proposed garage expansion.
The contractor described the present garage as the minimum depth for a car at 17
feet. The proposed addition would provide an opportunity to turn around in the
driveway so it would not be necessary to back out into Glenwood Avenue.
Donald Singer said he could look favorably at the waivers requested. Singer said
the bus stop is unique to this property and the turnaround is an important safety
factor. Donald Singer moved to approve the waivers as requested including the
waiver for 9.5 feet off the required 15 feet to a distance of 5.5 feet from the
west lot line to the p�oposed garage addition. Second by Mahlon Swedberg. Upon
vote motion carried.
86-7-20 (Map 9) Residential
824 Meadow Lane South
Lance P. Nelson
The Petition is for waiver of Section
3A.06(3) side setback for 1 .5 feet off the required
15 feet side setback to a distance of 13.5
feet from the west lot line to the house as
it now exists so a fully conforming garage
and deck addition can be added.
The petition was in order and consent obtained from all adjacent properties
Mr. Nelson was present.
Secretary Lloyd Becker described the proposed garage addition and deck and room
addition at the rear as all conforming.
The present home when built was set at an angle on the lot and the closest
corner from the west lot line is at 13.5 feet (15 feet required). Rather than
address a waiver for Section 14.02 to allow expansion of a non-conforming struc-
ture, the request was for a regular waiver of the side setback because of the
minimal variance.
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Following a brief discussion with Mr. Nelson on his proposed construction and the
necessity of this waiver to aTTow addition to the structure, Donald Singer moved
- to approve the waiver as requested for the existing house noting this was more of
an administrative matter to clear up a previous error. Second by Mahlon Swedberg
and carried unanimously.
86-7-P1 (Map 21) Commercial
8240 Golden Valley Road
Golden Valley Clinic Limited
The Petition is for waiver of Section
5.06 landscaping, for 30 feet off the required 35 feet
ofi landscape area along Golden Valley Road to a
distance of 5 feet of landscape area from the south
lot line to the proposed parking area at its clo-
sest point and for 35 feet off the required 35 feet
of landscape along Wisconsin Avenue and for 5 feet
off the required 10 feet of landscape along the
east lot line as it now exists.
Present for the meeting were Mr. Phil Johnson, Architect, and Dr. Steve Carlson,
of the Golden Valley Clinic. Dr. Carlson described himself as chairman of the
building committee. The petition was in order and contained approval of the
adjacent properties owned by David Trach and the Golden Valley Bank property.
Secretary Lloyd Becker reviewed the VaTley Square project, the realignment of
Golden Valley Road and the closing of a portion of Golden Valley Road in conjunc- .
tion with realignment.
Mr. Johnson described the proposed addition. He noted that along the south lot
line the parking is adjacent to that portion of vacated Golden Valley Road and
when road construction and closing is completed, there will be a large area adja-
cent to the clinic property that will be green landscape. The present setback
condition along Wisconsin Avenue is a result of previous right-of-way acquisition
and the proposal is to extend the parking by 9 additional stalls in line with the
present setback.
Overall , Mr. Johnson described the proposal as allowing present site conditions
to continue in addition to the expanded parking area along Wisconsin.
Dr. Carlson described the operations of the clinic, the scheduling of patients
and the parking ratio to patients required. While the proposed parking meets
exactly the zoning requirements, it also is the minimum necessary at most times
when the clinic is in operation.
Mahlon Swedberg described his concerns for landscape on the site. However, he
was also sympathetic to the clinic's situation as a result of extension of
Wisconsin Avenue. �
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The Board discussed additional landscape possibilities and infill around the
building. Secretary Lloyd Becker noted that construction plans would require
review of the Building Board of Review and would have to meet current standards
for landscape. Larry Smith said he is persuaded by current conditions and pre-
vious right-of-way acquisition. The consensus of the Board was adequate, on-site
parking is necessary.
Mahlon Swedberg moved to approve the waivers as requested, noting special atten-
tion to landscape should be given through the Building Board of Review. Second
by Donald Singer and upon vote carried.
Lloyd Becker brought to the Board's attention a letter he had received from Good
Shepherd Church at 145 Jersey Avenue South. In July, 1985, the Church in con-
junction with the adjacent Speak the Word Church appeared before the Board of
Zoning Appeals for certain waivers resulting from the division of the property.
An existing storage garage on the Good Shepherd site was given 12 months before
removal to give the church time to construct alternate storage area.
Upon review, it was the consensus of the Board to provide an additional six
months after which the garage shall be removed or demolished as conditioned by
July, 1985 Board of Zoning Appeal 's action.
Don Singer moved to approve an extension of 6 months for the existing garage,
second by Mahlon Swedberg and upon vote carried.
There being no further business to come before the Board, it was upon
motion, second, and vote to adjourn at 9:15 P.M.
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Larry Smi , hairman Pro-Tem d G ecker, Secretary