05-10-56 PC Minutes ���
REGULAR NiEETIl"1G
of the
PLA1Vid'1NG COr�vIYSSION � . ,
� Maq l�, 1956
A regul�.r meeting of fihe P'la.nxa.ing Commissiott of the Vil�age of Gol�.en Valley
was held Maq 10, 1956, at the Village Ha11. The meeting was call.efl to orc�er
bp Viee President Pattesson and attended by the fallowing members: Ewalc�,
Has�son, Lynch$ Pe�ock, Peterson, Putnam, Ttat��land, Shirader, Ve1z, Tolg and
Jordesi. �
The minutes of the meeting of April 12th �cuere read a.tid appr�ved.
A ntunber of pe�sons attendecl the meeting in su�port of �heir petitio�. pr4�
testing the 1QCatior� of a ho�se on Lot 6, Block 9, Dau�n Acres C4901 28�h Aventse
l�orth). 1�Tr. (hriens stated. tha� constrr�ction had been halted by a s�op order.
�'he chai�man stated that no ree�uest for waiver of side-lot requiremex�ts had
bees� received and that the petition �vould rema.in on fi1e.
- PLATS
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Be�. Steta�art:
Motion bp Pat�erson -secommded by Shinder and carried, to grant preliminary
� approval to the B�n Stewart plat, amended �o comprise 19 lots and subject
to the platter providing a re-dra�ving sho�ing contours. -
Klouda Plat:
Mr. George glouda Presented a prelimi.na.rq plat cahich was received and
- referred bp the Chairman to the Plat Committee.
West Ha1f Ya1e Garc3en Homes:
The secretary read a 1e-�ter dated �1ay 2nd from More1� & Nichols ac�dressecl to
• hir. Fredrickson uvith reference to �.ots 15, 16, and 17 in the West Half of �'a.le
Garden STomes sta�ing �hat �1r. P�ason would. receive Carfi�right a,nd �1son*s print
on this revi�ion before i� is s�bmitted to the Commissior� £or final ap�roval.
Leland. Schultz Platr
�hairma�a. of the P1a� Commitfee, Petesson, reported that this p1a� is now can-
cerned in a rezon3.ng ma.tter and the plat was referxed back to the Chairman for
� �:ssigaamen,t �o the Zoning Committee.
Flq�are P�.a� (7255 Gler�wood Avenue).
Mr. Fxecl�ickson renorted tha� the development of this appro�ima.tely 2-acre
" area depended upon access to Trunk Highway #55, a restricted access highway.
The ma-�ter was ref erred to -Ehe Highw�.y Committee to ascertai.a�. if �he platter
might gain access to the Highwaq via entrance onto gelly Drive,
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LaZe:rte Fike �'lat.
Mr. E. �T. Armstro�g acted as a spokesma.� for a number of propertq otr�.ers
concexned with this division of lots of 100* frontages and 460* denths.
These owners expressed oppositioa to the plan a,nd in the absence of A�. Paul
Enghauser, who prepared the'plat, no ac�ion ti�as taken.
Sch.erer*s Ad.dition;
Following Mr. Fr�ctrickson*s report that the plat conformed wit�. the pr�limitnarq
an� mee�s the Villa�e requi�ements, mot3on by Lyn�J� seconded by Pe-terson carried
that the Plaann,iir�g Commission �ran�t £inal approval to tlae plat of Scherer*s
Addition.
Dietrich Plat:
The Plat Comr�.i.ttee repartea that following action taken at the April meeti.ng
the Comnittee grarated fin,al approval to the B. E. Dietrich Third Ad�.ition.
REZONZNGS.
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Ricl�ard Giertsens -
Y-t was reporte�. that �he rezoni�g request of the Walfier D. Gier�sen Construction
Compar�.y was �nrithdrawu, in vie�r� of that firm having establisheci a locatio�. °
in St. Lot�is Park.
ltees-Thompson-S�crogg`ins;
Mr. Thompson of the fir�a o�' Rees-Thompson-Scroggins appeared before �he com-
mission. A review was made oi� _the findings of the Zoning Committee arid the
actior� ta.ken Uq the Commission a-E their Apri1 meeting with re£erence to this
area at the South�est corner of Wayzata Boulevard ax�d Highwaq #100, anct Mr.
Thompson was snformect that anp request for rezoning in th.is area would be
considered on �he iaasis of tl�ese £indings.
Presidex�t Borcl�ert arrived at the mee-ting aaad assumed the cl�airrnanstxip:a
Hope Chest, Inc:
Mr. Wayne Fie1d of Hape Chest, Inc. Presented a plat in support of a seqt�est
for rezoni.ng or� Wayzat�. BouJ.eva�d Last o� the �rookview County C1ub. 'T`he
plat provided for appxo�imatel� Z acres �o b� o�c�apied by �he �3ope Ches� Office .
and warehouse, extension of Hanley Road, and for 15 �eside�tial 1ots. The
plat com�ni.ttee discussecl the necessitq for clarificativn of the Westerly rQad
and staggested that the open tract be plat-�ed into lots and tlza� it mi�h� �aot ioe
rezoned rasatil the surround�.a�.g area had been deeeloped residen�iallp. The
request v�as referr�d to the zoning committee. - �
Jensen �arn1:
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Commissioner Rau�land presen�ed a plan ill�astra�ing in�ended utilizatior� by
�he Lutheran �ible Instifu�s of approximately 24 acres South �.nd �Test of Highway
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#55 and the M. �T. & So Railroa.d. In doing so, RaUgland sta-�ed -that he wished
to a�s�ain from v�sin� on the re�uest of L. B. I. for Institutional Zoning ior
this axea. NIr. L. A. Nelson of L. B. I. briefly explained their plans and
- stated tha� �he �ir�. of Lang � Ra�aglaad had been their axchitects foz a num-
ber of years. �}r. Jackson reported in behalf of residents of adjacent areas
that t�ieq felt faeorable toward L. B. I. lac ating os� fhis traet. The chairman
declared a brief recess to allow the zoning commi-Etee to consider the request.
Subsequently the committee reported that tchep believed the land suitable for
the proposed occup�cp, th�.t this use would resolve considerable neighborl�ood
conizoversq over �he development of this a.rea, and therefore to recommend that
�he Co�ncil rezos�e the land exceptin� the West 40 feet to Institutional class-
�fic�.tio�. with a p�coviso that the West 40 feet be ded�.ca'ced for a street.
Mo�ion bp Ewald, secosaci.ed bq Tolg, carried that the Co�aission approt�e th�
Zoning Committe�*s report.
W�
R. �. Nelson:
Motio� by Pennock caas seconded by Velz and carried, to refer back to the Or�in�ce
� Committee reques� of Itoger E. Nelson for sidelot wa..iver mn. Lot 17, Jessen*s
Addition, graating the Committee authority to resolve the ques�ion of an 112
foot side yard i.n con.sideration of previousiy gran.tecl waivers in �he acjacent
area.
Robert Hari:r.�.z
Motioa by Lqnch, Seconded by Pe-�erson, carried, �Eo arant approval �o Robert
Hartman to es'Eablish a 70-foot 1ot width at ?111 6th Aventae North. with the
provision that side-1ot requirements shall not be waived.
R. P. Nelsont
Motion by Ha.nson, seconded by Pat�erson, carried, to deny the request of R. P.
Nelson for a �u�.iv�r of s3.de�lot requirements ir� order to bnild a double
garage at 1406 Wiscoxssin Avenue No. ,
S. S. R�ielket
Motion bp Hanson, seconded bp Velz, carzied, �o a11ow a 24 foot setback from
Olpmpia Stree-E for a lot at the S. W. corner of Olym.pia & Sumter, and to
establisl2 a Sotath side-lot area of 7 feet.
Motioa bg Ve1z seconced bq Pennock was carried to refer to the Zoning Committee
_ the reqt�est of the Jehovah's �4itnesses prese�ted bp Swan Erickson for Tnsti-
tutio�.al zoning for LOt F in Registered Lan.cl Survey #331 to suppor� an
' Assemblp ftalZ.
Lynch xep�r�ed brie�'ly on �he f irsclings oi the com.�i-ttee appointed to consider
i:he propos� oi° Thorsh.ov & Cerny For plannirig services. The co�.i�-�ee
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reporfied that the prime need oi` the Viilage was for an over-all road pian,
sug�esting that the commission might undertake its dev�lopment as a special
assignmeat, using pro£essionai services largel� to sum up the comm9.ssion*s
findings and to prepare a mapshowing projec�e� planned streets. The
pr�sident requested a continuatio� o€ the discussion to the nex'c _meet�g.
Tb.e meeti�g was adjo�rned.
Secretary
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