02-14-52 PC Minutes 209
GOLDEN VALLE'Y PLANNING COP�ITSSTOl�'
I�inutes of the February 1�., 1952 Meeting
The regular me��ing of �he Gol den Vall e� Pls�in� CoTr.�ni s si on
was called to order at the Village Ha11 at 7:30 p.m. The
follow3ng �embers �rere present:
S. Erickson M. Hetlar�d M. Mattison
H. L�neh D. Palmer 1�. Patterson
L. R3e�ert J. Borchert R. Raugland
J. Ferguson I�. Hall
Mr. P�.tterson acted as chairman of the meeting in. the absence
of Mr. Graffunder. The meet3ng �ras ealled to order and the
roll was taken. Miautes o� the �'anuar� 10 mee�ing were read
and approved. ,
�etter wa�s read to tJ�.e Commiss3.on �'rom Mr. Tertiieh outl�n3.ng
the busi.ness to be taken up at the meeting. ,
I�r. T�ngsley �.pp�ared before the Coa�.nission concerning the
'platting of �Che small tract of land north of Golden Valley i�oad
and wes� of �h� Belt Line. He ann.ounced that he and I?�tr. 7'3ipp
had replaced their origin�l plan for the area with a new� plan,
and presented the new plan. Sever�l proper�� owners af land
immediatelg join3n� tb.e Hipp� s plat �n the wes� �ob�eet�d to
t�ie new plan becauae it does-not provide publ3c road access to
two of the fo�r home owners who now use a private road on the
west edge of �he Hipp plat. After eonsi derabl� discuasion,
� Mr. Patterson sug�ested that all po3nts �.ad been heard and the
Cor�mission would make �. decision after it had cons3dered the
other business of the evenin�. �
Mr. L�le Murrag and Mr. C. W. Merchant, representing Assoc3a�ed �
Contractors, reques�ed the rezoning to co�n.ercial of an. area
nor�h of Wayza�a Boule�ard and east of the Minneapolis, North-
f3eld �c Sou.thern Rw�. The legal description of the propert� is:
Th�.t par� of Government Lot L�., �ee�ion 1�, . Township I17.,
Range 21, described �.s follo�rs� Beginning at the
�outhwest corner of said. Lot 4; thence east along the
South line of' said lot to a point therein distant
693•4 �'eet west of the Southeast corner thereof; tk�.ence
at a ri�b.t angl� north to the North 13rie of So�.tYa.
2?�..04 acres of said Government I�ot �.; thenee west alo�ag
said North line to the Southeasterl�r li.ae of tYi.e Minne-
�polis, �To�t�if'�eld and �outh�rn Ra�lroad right of w��;
thence southwesterly along the Southeasterl� line of
said right of wa� to the 'I�est line oP said Lot 4;
� thence south a1on� the West line of said lot �o the
point of beginning.
Mr. Terzich explained the precise loca�3.on of the propsrty af-
fected. lhere were no ob3ectors presant in the Hall. Mr. lerzich.
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1�ew of no ob�ectors �rom tha immedia�e area. �lr. Murray
explained the lago�.� and character oP the proposed operation.
After so�ne discuss3an, a �►o�ion was made b� Palmer, seconded �
by Ferguson, carried, fihat the tract d�seribed in the
legall� published notice be rezoned so tha�G it i� all com-
inerei�.l, except �ha� part �.ncluded in roadwa�s.
Joseph Mollen and G�orge Mo11en r�-submitt�d a plat for an
ares previotzsZ,y co�asidered b�r th� Plannir�� �Com�n.i�sion several
�rears ago, ar�d requested that �he Vi11�.ge take over �h.e
roada 3n the plat. The property is located south of Sixth
A�enne N. in appro�i�.a:tely the 9�00 blocl�. Hetland r�.ised
�he q�aestion of open3.n� Nlollen� s road to a�oin3ng property
�o the south. It w�s �enerall� agreed tYi€st a road mus� be
opened to the south be�ore t�.e plat will be acceptable. Hetland
f�.vared openir�g �eeatur ,�venue; Mattison ancl Borchert urged '
tba� En�ign be ope�ed, �l�o. Motion by L�nc�,, seconded b�g
Riegert, earried, �o re�er the ques�za� of aceept3.r�g Mol].en�s
plat back to the Pl€�t Committee for further studg. -
Mr. Mollen �.lso �.sked t�.at �he Co�ni ssion act to ge� a ser-
viee road on ths south �ide o�' th� �.ew x3.gh.waq �55 between �
1�eca�ur and Ensign ,A�enues. �Totion b� Riegert, seconded
b� �ietland, carried, �o refer the question �o the �ighwa�
Co�m.ittee for aetio�..
Mr. Terzicl�. presen�ed a letter from �lendale, Inc. requesting
that theg be per�itted to use �ot ��,�" in the proposecl Firs�
�di�.t3.on �o �lendale as an eas�men� for a ser�ice road
rather than make �. public road in �he addit�on. The request
was rePerred to N�r. Terzieh. The Co�i.ssivn asked h3an to �
' ha�re Glendale, Inc.,. re-submit. the 'reques-� �,rith a pl�.� �a:ap
showing thair plan mo�e spec3.fically than was �nd3.cated in
th.eir let-�er.
The Commission then returned to the ques�ion of ��e Hipp�s
subdi�ision. Patterson recor�ended that the plat be. aceepted
subjec� to certa3n ehan�es to be � specifit�d, and that the
ques�ion of pu.blic road aecess to t�.e prmpert� ad�o3ning
Hipp� s plat on the west could be taken up later separately.
.�fter som� discu.ssion, the follo�ring motion was mmde by
L�nch, seconded b� Hall, carr3ed: Th�.t the plat of Hipp� s �
subdi�rigion immediatel� Ya.orth of (�olden Valle�r Road �n,d ._
wes� of t�ie B�]:t Lir�e be accep�ed_ sub jec� to 'the follow�ng
eond��ions: that_ the road be changed to follow the �res�
sxde of the pla� sQU�hw�.rd to Golden Va11�� Road; tha� a
�id�h of 96Qt be .permi�iced on lots l, 2, 3 aad 4; that ��.e
2�� eas�rn.en�- alang �he �aest line of the pl�t be aequired
fr�m tYi.e propert� ow�.ers concerned to the ex�eat neeessar�r �
�o coaa�le�e the road plan as shown on the p�.�.t map subm3tted
b� iatr. K3.ngsle�; �ha� a prof3.le of t�i.e road be subm�.tted;
and that all general subdiv3sio� requ��ements of the Village
be met.
Mot3on b�r ivla�t3son, seeonded by Hetland, carried, �o ad�ourn,
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