04-12-51 PC Minutes ,
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GOLDEN VALLEY PLANIVINC,- CONtMISSION
Minutes of the .4pri1 12, 1951 Mee'ting.
The regular meeting of �the Golden Val1e� Planning Commission ,
was called to order at the Village Hall a� 7. 30 p.r►�.. The
follo�rtng members were present:
R. W. Todd H. Lynch C. Gra�funder
S. Erickson L. Riegert M. A. Hetlund
G. Germain Don Palmer C. Rydmarl�
G. Loughland J. Ferguson }�. �,��ttAN¢SS
The first order of business was reading of the min-iates of the
Ntarch 8 meeting, whi.ch were approved as read.
The second order of business was the correspondence, which
consisted. of a •letter from the administrative assistant to the
secretary of the Plan.n.ing Commi;ssion and contained the follow-
ing items:
1. The Counca:l has requested the Planning Commission
to make definite recomrr�.endations for the altera-
tion of the ordinan.ces which would tend to pre-
vent mass construction of low cost prefabricated
dwellings on undesirable propert� resulting ir�
future homes which might be substandard.
2. �, pa�°agraph relative to the f inal plans for the
" construction of Trun�i Highway 55, which plan.s
are to be presented at the �+Iarch S Planning Com-
m3ssion mee�ing. �
' 3. The Council con.c�arrea witk�. the Flannin.g Commis-
sion relative �o granting the request of
Mr. Morgan Johnson to subdivi de the south 180t
of Lot 61.�, Auditor� s Subdivision 330, into
two 90� lots.
The next order of business was the request of Mr. �. E. Crowl
for street names for his Merribee Hills subdivisio�.. Mr.
Crowl objects to calling his streets• 25th a�.d 26th Avenues N.
because he feels �hat the addition of the {'North" tends to
lo�aer the value of his proper�t�. Tf it is poss3ble, he would
like to have other nam.es for these streets. Motion b� Cer-
main, second.ed. b� Loughland and carried, that the Plat and
Street IVarning Committee �look at th:�s plat and the surroundir_g
territory to determine if there is a good sol�.tion to this
problem. Motion by Hetland, seconded by Loughland and car-
ried that the Plat and Street 1Vaming Cormnittee be empowered.
to gi.ve �heir suggested street narnes direct d�t� Tlr. Crowl
�rithout Planning Comm�.saion approval so that he can proce�d
�ri,tY�. utility p1�.ns and res3dence numbering.
l�ir. Terzich reported that a petitio�. has been p resented for
blacktopping the st�eets in Glendale Addition inco�pora�ing
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-the recorr.�lendat�ons set forth in the March 8 minutes of
the P lanning Corr�ni s a ion. �
iVlotion by Loughland, seconded by t$ermai.n and carried that
definite action in regard to mass erectiox�. of low cost
housing be brought back bg the next Planr�.ing Commission
meet?n� �nd that a letter be sent to IKr. Patterson call.ing
a meet3ng of the Ord.inance Committee to arrive at a solt�.-
t ion �'or th3 s problem. , �
There �ras a great d.eal of discussion in regard. to placing •
a ho�.se �rhich wola.ld face a rninor street, while the side of
the house or the garage would �e fificeen fee� from a majar
street. No definite action was take�..
�wan Erickson has agree.d �o build a frame and backing for
a blackboard and �eorge Germa3n has agreed. to g�in't it, so
that the �lanning Co�ssion and Cotii.ncil can. use this to
better present ske�ches and ideas.
1�Ir. Terzich presented a report on Highwa� 55 and showed
t�.e Commission the plan, wn.ich includes grading to be
comple�ted in 1952•
Motion by B jellaness, seconded b�r Graffunder arr�.d carried
that that section of Turner� s Cross Road from Glenwood
Avenue to the State Highway Dep�.rtzn.ent Propert�r in a
northerlg direction be re�urned b;y the County to t he
Village with the ul-�imate thou.ght . that this propert�r will
be used for development of school and playgrou.nd facilities
and closed to through traffic. �
T�I�eting adjourn.ed. •
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L. J. ger , Seeretar�' .
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C. Rydm k, President