03-08-51 PC Minutes :�i 1
GOLDEN VALLEY PLANNI�TG C01�SSION
Nlinutes of the Meeting of Mar. 8,
1951
The regular meeting of the Golden Valle�r Planning Corr�n.ission
was ealled to order at the Village Hall a� 7: 30 P.M. The
follow3.ng members �rere present:
II. M. B�ellaness S, Erickson C. Graffunder
M. K. Fatterson L. J. Riegert M. A. Hetlund
E. T. Rgdell Don �a].mer C. t�ydmark
T.he fi�s� order of business was reading of' the minutes of the
Februar� 9, 1951, meetin� w1�.ich were appro�red as read.
The second order of busin.ess was �he correspondence, which
consi s�ed vf:
l. A letter to the secretar� of the Pla�.ning Co�.ssion �ro�n.
Mr. Morgan Johnson requesting tha� he be allowed to divide �
the southerly 180� of Lot b4, Auditor� s Subdivision 330, into
two 90� lot a.
2. Letter to the Planning Cor�nission from Dr. Stanleg Stone
- requesting that �re allow the above subdiv3sion of land zn
v3.e� of the fact that he wishes to purchase one of the 90t
lot s. .
3. Letter to the Ctzlden Valley Planning Corr�nission signed by
' seven persons who live 3.n the vicinity of Lot 6�., Auditor� s
Subdivision 330, and who sta�ed that �hey have no objeetion '
to this divisioa�.
J.{.. Letter from the administrative assistant to the Planning
Commission regarding: �
(a) The above division of property in Auditor� s Sub-
d3.vision �to. 330.
' (b) Items of gener�l interest to the gl�.nnir�.g Cornmis-
sion which included the amendment which has been ad.opi,ed
� x b�r the welfare committee of the State Senate to exempt
Hennepin County from the proposed coun�g-wide welfare
• board; infor+rna�ion tha� the Village Council has purchased
a tractor shovel and is taking steps to acquire a gravel
pit; and that the Glendale Association. has asked that a
por�Cion of 1Tatchez Avenue N. be vacated in order that
black-topping procedu�es can be started in this area.
The ne�t order of business was act�on on the division of the
property in Lot 6�:�., Auditor� s Sv.bc�ivision 330. l�r. Morgan
Jal�.�.son i s p�u.rcha�ing thi s propert� and wi shes to split Lot
6tr into tw4 9�' lots. His letter ��o1.ud.ed the information
that he proposes to build a 60t wide house and he feels th.at -
it would be a hardship to have so much property around his '
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house, ,A.lso, Dr. �tone stated in his letter that �. 60� w3.de
house will meet his requirements. Motion by I�etland, seconded
bg R3egert and carried that th3s requ�;�� be grant�d in view
of the fact that the m�.jority of lots in �his .Subdivi sion.
are 90' in width or less, and also in view of th� faet that
N1�, Johnson has a petition signed by a majority of the
property ownars in the vicin�.ty of this lot, and, f�rth.er, be-
cause the lot is quite deep and 16,000 to 17,Op0 square feet
will be available for each 90� lot.
Consi derable di scussion �ta� held regard.:i.ng the request of the
Glen�7.�le As�ociation that a portion of Natchez Aven.u.e N. be
va�.ated. and a turn-around be located. in this area so th�.t it
wi7.l be possibl� to hage a practical solu�ion for blacktopping
procedu.res. Motion b� Rydell, sec,flnded b� IIetland and carried
th.at �he Planning Cor�mission approve constru�tion of a 75+
� inir�.imum turn-aroun.d on parta of Lots 13 and 11{., Block 1:1..,
Glend.ale Addition, as shown on the accompan�ing xaap, such turn-
around to be con.strue�ed b� Glendale In.cox�porated; Gler�.dale
I�.co�p�rated to furnish surve� and easex�.ents on Lot 13 and an
easeme�.t to be furnished or�. that part of Lot 1!� owned b�'
Mr. Markham or�. whi.ch part of' the tur�.-around will be built;
Glendale Incorpora�ed to regr�.de Na�chez Avenua N. f'rom
Chatelain Terrace to the turn-around; and that sub�ect to
compliance with the�e �equirements the Village vaca�e the re-
maining part of Natchez Aver�ue N'. fro� �he turn.-around south
to Loring �ane; and that the turr�--arou.nd and a strip of
road from the turn-around aorth to Chatelain Terrace be
black-topped when the general area is blaektopped.
The chairmaa called for committee reports. The onl� co�ttee
reporting w€�s t�.e o�dinan.ce committee and Mr. P�.�terson re-
.ported that the new revised code of zoning will be read.g for .
presentation for Planning Commission scru.tiny at t he May
mee�ing. _
Meeting adjourned.
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