04-09-53 PC Minutes �
GULD�V VALLEY F�ANNING �OMMI�STON
MINUTES OF MEETING OF APRIL 9, 7.953
The regular meeting of the Golden Valley Village
Plan.s�.ing Comm3.ssion was called to order at the village
hall at 7:30 P.M. �rith the following members present:
Erickson, Loughland, �ynch, R�'dmark, Patterson, Amble,
L�Bissoniere, Velz, Borchert, : This meet3ng was seheduled
as a joint meeting with the vill�g� count�31 ,and councilman
. Reiss was present.
Mr. Harrg �am�.nan and Mr. Ray Zupan spoke for a grou.p of
petitioners from the area of Meadowbrook Acres addition
objecting to the re-zoning of the tract of ].and along
the Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railroad tracks
northward from the present north liae of commere3.all�
zo�ed land on the nor�Gh side of Wayzat� Blvd. After
considerable discuss�.on Velz rrioved that Parcel #3 be �
; deleted from the re-zonin� reco��iidation submitted
� at the January 8, 1953, �lanning Commission meeting and
published in the North �ennepin Post February 19, 1953,
� and that a public hearing be advertised for the May �
, ,� Plan,ning Commission meet3ng concerning the remai�,der of
i ' this re-zoning proposal. Motion seconded by R�rclmark,
. passed. _
Mr. Arnold J. Ander�on appeared to d3scuas his plat
proposal; and the pl�t committe� asked to d3.scuss his
proposed plat an� �hat of Mr. _Fred Joaes �t the same t3.me.
The two plats cover the �.rea from Douglas Avenue westward
to the west lii�e of the 1�1a SE4 Section 29,Township 118,
Range 21 and sou�hward from the Minnea�polis, Northfield
and Southern Railway right-of-wa�r. Lynch moved acceptan.ce
og the Anderson pl�t. Motion secoaded bg R�rdm�.rl�, earried.
Lynch moved that th� action be dela�red on the Jones plat
until a properly executed plat map is submitt,ed, and that
t�.e plat cormnitte� be empowered to approve this plat when
a sat3.�factory map is subm3.tted. Motioa seconded b�r LaBissonier��
carrie d. �
Mr. Kane presented a request by Mr. Tom DeCola for a.pproval
of a plat which inc:luded three lots of sub-standard width on
the north side of Glenwood Avenue between Turner�s C�oss .
Road and th.e Minneapolis, Northfi�ld and Southern Railroad,
to�ether with a further req,uest fo� an expression of the
comm�.ssionT s atti��de toward the constructian of dup3.�x
houses on theae lots, Lynch moved to refer the matter „
to the plat comm3.ttee for study and report at the May
rneeting. Motion seconded by Erickson, carried.
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Mr. Kane distributed and di.scussed copies of' the •
revised ������s���ir�ance, 3nPluding s�everal changes �
whi.ch he e r vision com leted b the ordinPmce
committee. Mr. Kane rev3.ewed the ma�or changes which
he was suggesting and requested th.at m�mbers of �he
commission call his attention to any mistakes �hey mi ght •
discove� 3n the draft. After considerable discussion
Mr. Patterson reported t hat he an d several other members
of -the corrunission had reviewed and accepted Mr. Kane� s
d�af� of t he ordinance �nd that the� would report an�
errors they m3.ght find upon fur�her read3ng of the .
docwnent. Mr. Patterson then moved that sub�ect t�
those m�nor changes, this report be recommend�d to .th.e •
Council for adoption and further moved that Mr. Kane . �
be co�ended for his efforts in completing the revision �
of the ordinance. AZotion seconded by Borchert, passed.
Mr.'Kane then asked that in the near future the co�.ission
list areas which �r� residential in fact but are not
accepted plats in order that these areas cara be added •
to the l�.st of platted areas under �ection !� of the
revised zonin� ordinar�ce. • ,
Mrs. Paul G. Prestgaard �ploea�ed to request perrri3ssion
to divide a parcel of property with 161 feet �' frontage "
on Turnpike Road into two lots each 802 feet wide b�
160 feet deep. Her request was referred by the ,
president to the plat commit�ee for study and repart
�t the May meeting. � �
Mr. Karl Nqstrom and Mr. F.K. 1�Iicheel.son, Homeland,
Inc. , presented a request for approval of a propoaed
plat betwsen Wayzata Blvd and Jessents A ddition an d
from Baldwin City View addition westward to Su.perior
Go1f Courae. Lgnch moved referral to the plat co�nittee.
Motion seconded by Erickson and carried.
Mr. Fr�d Jo�ies appeared with a revision of his proposed
plat. It was given provisional approval bg the plat��:
comrnittee, subject to fu�ther slight revision oi roads . '
shown on the plat. � "
Mr. Harr� Mayerot� of the G.M. Orr Engineering Co. then
appeared to revie�r the Qrr Compan�� s recommendations for
the cons ction of trunk lines of -a sanitary sewer system
for �he vi lage and to answer any questions from the
commission concerning the Orr repor�. �,uestions dealt
w3.th the ultimate cos-� of sanitary sewer connections to �
the individual home owner and with the relative ad�z�.ntages
which �roLZld accrue to �rystal and to Golden Valley if the
two villa�es ,join in th.e construction of the propos�d
"Joint Trunk".
The meet 3ng a d j ourne d at �u:�dnigh�. ��` ��
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