07-16-53 PC Minutes � .�.
GOLDE�T VAIrLEY PLANNING CON'iNiISSION NiII11UTES OF I�iEETING
OF JULY 16, 1953
�' A spe.cial meeting of the Golden Valley Village
Planning Conunission was called to order at the Village
I�all at 7:30 P.Ni. , July 16, 1953 with the following
members present: Ferguson, LaBissoniere, Rydmark,
Hall, Mattison, Patterson, Amble , Loughland, Lynch,
and gelz. This meeting was called due to the lack
of a quorum at _the regular meeting on July 9, 1953•
The minutes of t he previous meeting were read and
approved �3.th the following revision:
" � Patterson asked that that portion of lines, -
2, 3 , �d y., p�ge 14 of the Dook of �;inutes de�oted
to his statement requesting further st��.dy regarding
the request to re-zone to Commercial, the parcel of
land on the Northeast corner of 19t� Avenue l�orth
and Noble Avenue in Westurban, be rev�ised. This
was done by means of an addendum to the minutes of
the previous meeting.
Velz stated that his name should be included
with t he names of Ferguson and Palmer as casting a
dissenting vote on the motion by Hall regarding
this re-zoning,
Loughland reviewed a request presented at
the informal meetiflg on July 9, 1953 bg a delegation
from Golden Oaks �ddition No. 1. This delegation
represented home o�rners who had protested the
�oning Commercial of the Village gravel pit site
and the ad�acent property ov+med by Smith and
Shost�d. They stated the Council had refused the
request of Nir. Bliss and h�.d referred �is zaning
back to the Commission. They wished to be
informed of any long range plans for this area
and to be assured that it would not again be
recommended £or zoning to Commereial; I,ynch moved
th�t this matter be tabled due to the lack of an
� official reque`st for action from the Council.
Seeonded bp �ydmark, carried. '
Mr. F. K. &�ichaelson, Homeland Inc. had
presented a preliminary plat of an a rea bordered
on the south by VJayzata Boulevard and on the West
by Superior Golf Course at the informal meeting
of Jul� 9, 1953 with t he request that the area ,
bordering 1�ayzata be zoned Commercial. Lynch
stated that the plat was accepteble to the Plat
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Committee. Rydmark mo�ed th�t the Zoning Committee
review this r�quest and report back at the next
meeting of the Gommission. Motion �econded by �
Ferguson, c�rried.
Patterson moved that the request, that a
certain non-existant street shown on the map be
named "Yosemite", be passed over due to lack of �
information. Seconde� by Lynch, carried.
Nir. Arnold J. Anderson appeared to
present the f inal pl�t known as "Arnold J. Aaidersofl,
lst Addition� consisting of th�t part of the NE�
of the SE� of Sec. 29, Township 11$ Aange 21, lping
south of the right-o�f-way of the Ninneapolis, Northfield
and Sout�iern Railway. Lynch moved that it be recommended �
that thi.s pl�t be acc�pted. Seconded by Rydmark, C�rried.
Lynch mo�red that action on the Fred Jones
plat t�e passed until next meeti,ng due to lack of �
m�.terial. Seconded by Rydmark, carried.
P�r. Harry P. Lucas, 132l� �elcome Avenue
appe?red to request a waiver �f side lot requirements�
to allow the construction of �n additional g�ra�
ad�acent to his existing attached garage. 'The
proposed garage would be 7 feet from the l�t line
3i� feet from the nei�hbors house and appro�tel�
20 feet from the neighbors unattached garage.
Patterson stated th�t he felt that the data and
sketch submitted were not adequate and that the
ordinance and a letter of instruction from the
Village Attorney quite clearly state this side lat
requireme�t �hould be w�ived only in cases of hardship
ruaning with the land. Lynch moved that the m�tter
be referred to the proper committe�. Seconded by
0elz. Wi.th Velz's consent, �dattison added to th� .
motion that additional data., as required on the
ge��.tion, be supplied. S+econded by Ferguson, carried.
l�r. Henry F. Ye11en, �.$09 34th Avenue North
appeared to request 'that he be allowed to divide lots
1 and 2, Yale Garden Homes, corner of 34th Avenue and
Noble Avenu�, with a total fror�t footage of 200.4$
feet into one lot of 91 foot fsontage and or�e lot of
109.4$ foot frontage. This would enable Mr. Yellen
to comply �-ith present side lot r��uirements on the
large lot , vaith the ex���ing house and unattached .
garage. This woul� �2�� ���t� the ov�ner of the large
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lot possession of a row of trees. Patterson sta�ed
� that we hc_ve rio assurancs that a�'uture house "on the
91 �foot lot would not ereate a future side lot "
problem. �Iattison mo��d request be der�ied. Seconded
bg Patterson, carried.
R�ir. Don Fischer, 1�1$1 .Hampshire Avenv�e North
appe�i�ed to request a waiver of side lot requirements
to erect a home on a �2.33 foot wide lot which
- had been created out of a portion of old lots 15 and
' 16, �ale Garden Homes 1�ddition. The proposed house
is 5� t6n long �nd would s�t 11'6� frvm one side
lot line. Patterson stated that this �ras a problem of
a house too large for the lot and that no hardship
running with the land existed. Lynch advised against �
referring t�ie matter to committee. Velz mo�red that
the request be denied. Seconded by Rydmark; carried.
�,�ughland stated that the matter of l�s.
Alma Hultquist, re-ratification of pl�cement of
garage w�s a Council problem. I,ynch moved that the
Comrnission reaffirm their previous action on the
matter. LaBissoniere seconded, carried.
Nlr. Geae Thotland and Mr. Gaulke appeared
to discuss a preliminary plat of "Tho�land Twin
. View Terrace.� Lynch recommended that plat be
given tentatiee approval with provision that certain .
recommended changes be made� Rpdmark moved that we
. recommend acceptance of the plat when t�e following
changes as shown on a marked plan h�ve been
incorporat�d in it.
1. Proposed TQledo Avenue and lots 7 thru 12
be dotted in as proposed part of a future
plat.
� 2. That the required radii be shown on all carners.
3. R.��id betweerr Thotland Road and Alfred Road now
marked Toledo Avenue be called William Place.
4. That a letter be obt�ined fror� P�:r. tJys guaranteeing
a 30 foot wide strip of land, for dedic�tion by
him for the continuation of Angelo Drive.
Seconded �i� �����i carried.
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� The petition bp residents of that
section of Glenwood bounded on the north by the
A�inneapolis , Northfield and Southern Railway, on
the South by the Olson Highwa� �� the ea�t by Franc�
Ave�ue a�d o� the �es� by Indi� Avenue be zoned
residential was discussed. Loughland stated, that ,
if the C�mmission complied wi�h this request �e
would be acting adverse to a previous Cauncil
request. P atterson stated such co�pliance would
create a non-conforming restriction whereby no
change ceuld be made to existing commercial buildings
in � he arca. Patterson moved that it be recommended
that the petition be denied. Seeonded by Hall, c�rried.
Lynch moved that any action on the plat �
of Clarence Sherer be passed over due to l�.ek o£
information. Seconded by Velz, earried.
'�e r��.��� ct�' Don Moorhead, 2940 Cherokee
Place, �oodla�+m Park for a waiver of sidelot requirean�nts
- to allow constructiom of a detached garage in line
with existing breezewa� and five feet from the 'P
rear lot line, was presented by Ferguson. A letter
£rom the adjacent property owner, Mr. Douglas Farnham,
2945 Perry Avenue stated that he had no ob�ection,
to this location. Ferguson stated that Farnham
intended to build a �arage in corresponding -�"
location on his lo�. The proposed location for •
ti�ese �arages conformed with the master plan for
residential buildings and g�rages in this sub-division
Patterson moved tha� it be recc�mmended thdt the
locations shown on the presented plan be construed
to indicate a location with not less than a 35 foot
setback from Norma�d Place and 5 foot rear lot line
on lot # 11 �nd lo� � of Block 4 of t his addition.
Seco�ded by Rydmark, c�rried.
Rpdmark moved th�t we reco�nnend to Counci�
that our " �iaster Plan tt map of the Village with
a scale of ltt = 400' be brought up-to-d�.te, kept �
current in the future and suitably framed and
mounted. Seconded by ZaBissoniere, carried.
Meeting ad�aurned at 10:30 P��M. �'��`"��
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