01-08-53 PC Minutes 237 i
GOLDEN VALLEY VILLAGE PLANNING CONlMISSION
MINUTEB OF N!E_�'TING OF Jl•iNUL�RY 8, 1953
The regular meeting of the Golden Valley Village Planning
Commiseion was called to order at 7:30 p.m. , January 8, 1953,
at the village hall, with the following members present: Erickaon,
�.ou�hland , Lyneh, Ferguson, Graffunder, Palmer, Rydmark, Borchert,
Hall, Patterson, and Velz. �
The follo�ving officers were elected for the �rear 1953:
. - Geor�e Loughland , president; Car�l Graffunder, Vice President;
John Borchert, secret�ry. Mr. Loughland assumed chairmanship of
the mee t ing.
The secret�ary read a let,ter from the administrative
aesistant announcing the following ��pointmente to the commission
by the village council: Mr. Robert LaBiasoniere to Pill the
unexpired term of l�r. M. A. Hetland, re�ired; Mr. Harold Lynch,
Mr. Ray Amble, Mr. Swan Erickaon, ar�3. Mr. Paul Velz to full th.ree-
year term�. Mr. Loughland ttien expresaed the commissi�n' e
appreciation to Mr. Geor�ge (�ermaib, for hi� eervice to th� village
and to the com�ission during his term.
Star,�in� committees of the planning commisaion were r�-
constituted as follows: .
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Highways; Palmer�, Borchert, Hall, Mattiaon, Raugland.
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Zoning: Graf�uY_ dc�ra, Lynch, Ferguson, Rydmark, Mattison,
� Patterson, Amble , Velz.
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� �treet Names arYl Plats : Hall%, Yela, LaBissoniere, Rydmark,
, Palmer, Lync�l, Erickao�. -
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Ordinances: Rau�la�d, Amble , Patterson, Rydmark, Ferguson,
Erickson, LaBissoniere, Graffunder.
The commisaion then moved to a dlecussiou of rezoning problema
arnl their impl3.cations to the development oP the village.
Counc 31 members Stark� Foas, and Rahn a r�d f ormer counc il member
Pinch were present for thie portion of the meeting. Pqr. Stark
expre�sed the opinion that ma�or additions to the commercially-
�nd industrially-zoned sections of the village , where this is
fea s ible , must be made now iP the se chan�e� are to be of any
value to the village in, the future. He was advis�d that the
commisaion i� working on thie problem.
Loughland re-read the report of the zoning committee recommend-
ing the rezoning of certa�n tracte of land alon@� �layzata Blvd, �
along the M. 1�. & S. Ry. north of Wayzata Blvd, and �n��ediately
aouth of Highway 55 from op�n development to commercial or
industrial. This report wae submitted ariginally at the December,
1952 meetin�. Much discussion followed. Mr. Hetlarnl apoke in
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opposition to the rezon3ng of the tract of land on thesouthwest
side of the intersection o�' th� M. N. & S. ma3n-llne right-of-way
and Hy. 55 (on the Jensen farm) ; he pointed out tha,t this is a emall
tr�ct; it is separated by a �a,�or d�vide--Hy. 55�-from the industrial
area between 6th and 19th �venues North; and it carriea industrial
property up to the north bound�.r� of the Tralee aubdivision, �rhich
is already considerably built up with �ood-qual�.ty reeidences. The
queativn was also raised of ex�rting presaure upon the M. N. & S. �
Ry. to encourage the development �of the industrially-zoned
property on �Ghe southwest corner of the inter�ection af the
M. IV. &. S. and Minneamta West ern R.R. tracks. �ounci.lman �tark
agreed to ask the couneil to write a letter to the railway
eflmpany point in� out the problems created by the company' s delay
in disposing of this land and urging them to action. Palmer fin-
allg moved that �11 of the Decembe.r report of the zoning committee
be recommea�ded to tY�e counc3l for acEeptar�ce exeept .th�t part
pertaining to larrt�d ad�oin� Hy. 55 a�nd lyin� north mf 4lenwood
AHenue. Rydmark �eeonded the motion, atad it was passed unanimously.
Loughlar�3 repc�rted that the zoning co�ittee had not yet
studied tile request of the Amer�.can Legion which was pr�sented at
- the December meetin�, and aetion on this matter aia8 deferred until
the February meeting.
Nir. Carl Oleon, representing L. Z. Carlson, pre�ented a
re-drawn �lat ma p of the 2nd Addition to Woodlawn, proposed.
Rydma.rk moved that t,he matter T�e deferred to the February meeting
and returned to tY�s plat, committee for re�riew and formal report
to the commission. Mo�ion was aeconded b� Vels, carri�d. �
Mr. Clarence Scherer pr�sent�ed inf'ormally a plan for the
revis ion of the plat of Delphian Hei�ght�s, in tho area extending
from 2dth Av�. southward to Valley Vier� Drive , adn from Byrd and
Crestview Avenues we�t,ward to the Great Northern Ry. He prapoeed
t o buy the s tr ip of pa rk la nd al ong Byrd Ave nue f r om t he vi llage
then re-divide the section inLo 100-Poot lots which would f�ce
Byrd Ave, and Crestview �►ve. A�r. Floyd Arms presented opposition
from property ownera east oP �yrd Avc�nue; after some discussion
Mr. l�rma stated that if the plat revis3.on would resul�G in the
creation o� bu�ldable , 100-foot lots along t�e west side of Byrd
and Crestview rlves. , the oppo��t.i, on would probably vanish.
Scherer was advised to get �n opinion from the village attarney
regard3n� the legal feasibilitg of his purchasing the p�rk land
ir� que stion and, iP the attorney' s opinior� were favorable , to
submit an actual revised .plat to the comm�ssion. Patterson moved
that the commi�sion ask the vil.l�ge attorney Por an opinion re�
garding the le��zlity oP the villa.g�' s 9elling a parcel of land once
it has .been derl3.cated for park purposee. Fer�uson seconded, motion
pa s sed,
A letter was read from Mr. J. E. P. Darrell of the Minnesot,a
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Highway Department concerning requeats which have been made ;
for the installation of traffic li�hte at the B�lt Line and
Dougl�� �lvenue , and at i�ayzata Blvd. and T'urner' e Cro$e Road.
Niotion by Palmer to recommend tha t the village actively
oppose inat�llatlon of trafPie lights at �ou�las �venue and
Hy. 100 because this would tend t�o interrupt the continuous
flow of traff ic �t a point w�re heavy expendituree have
been made to Pacilita�e such flow, and becauae of the threat
which development of a mm in inter�ection h.ere would conatituLe
to the property of Mr. M. Denneson, on the �reat side oP Hy.
100 at that point. Motion seconded by Velz, passed
Hall maved that the commiasion re�Bmmend re�ection of the
signala at Hy. 12 ar�d Turner' s 8ross Rd, as propo�ed i.n the
letter but t}aat the commission further r�commend that the
council and commi�sion reconsider th�a installation if it is
�ubmitted in con�unction ��c with a proposal for improvement ,
of the intersection of Hy. 12 ar,�ci 3'urner' s Cros� Road. Lynch ,
eecond�d the mot3on; carriad: '!
The meeting was ad�ourned.
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