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01-10-63 PC Minutes � ���: REGULAR MEETING of the GO�DEN VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION .lanuary 10, 1963 A regular meeting of the Golden Valley Ptanning Commission was held on Thursday, January 10, 1963 at 7:30 p.m, at the Civic Cen�er, 7800 Golden Valley Road, Golden Vatley, Minnesota. President Brown presided and the following members were present : Bedwell , Bromschwig, Discher , Hetman, ,lensen, �oughland, Lynch , Pennock, Raugland, Senstad, Shinder , Straw and VanHauer . On motion by Hetman, seconded by Loughland the minutes of Decernber 13, 1962 were unanimously approved. ELECTION OF OFFTCERS Motion by Jensen, seconded by VanHauer to defer the election of officers to the end of the meeting. Motion unanimously carried. PLATS GREENVIEW TERRACE - REPLAT - Mike Halek Plat Committee Chairman Straw gave the following report: �'This plat is a replat of Greenview Terrace, filed in Ju1y, 1957 . A replat is necessitated because of the acquisition of parts of this original plat for construction of County Rd. No, 66 and Trunk Nighway No. 100. This is the same site that was requested for Multiple Dwelling zoning in March, 1962. At that time the Commission recorrnnended deniat and advised the applicant to utiiize it residentialty. Mr . Halek is requesting this as a double bungalow p1at . All lots have 18.,75� sq. ft . of area or more. He has filed a waiver request accompanying his plat application to waive, for alt four lots, the 150 foot frontage requirement fra�n Greenview Lane and Unity Avenue. Granting this waiver woutd eliminate access onto County Road No. 66 and the Trunk Highway No, 100 service road. The Viilage Engineer feels this to be a very desirable solution in this intersection. � The Committee a1so recommends that portions of Greenview Lane and Unity Avenue be vacated so that a new alignment can be dedicated to conform with the plat to the North. The committee recommends approval of the requested plat under the conditions stated above and with the understanding that access to all lots in the plat will be from Greenview Lane or Unity Avenue.�� 56 Regular Meeting of the Golden Valley Planning Commission , Jan. l0, 1g63 PLATS (continued) Motion by Jensen, seconded by Loughland that the Planning Ccjmmis- sion accept the Committee report and recomrnend approval of this request, subject to the Committee' s stipulations , to the Council . Motion carried with member Bro+nschwig voting ��Noi�. STREET NAM� CHANGE - 24th Avenue Norfih from Valders to Orkla Drive This i�em was deferred to the February meeting . ZONING 5601 GLENWOOD AVENUE - McKee & Woody Zoning Commi �tee Member Hetman gave the following report: "The applicants have requested that the property at 56ot Glenwood Avenue be zoned �o Multiple Dwelling category for , the purpose of constructing a thirty-three unit apartment building. This property is bounded on the West by the rail - road, on the North by Glenwood Avenue, on the �ast by an Institutional Zone for a church, and on the Soufih by an Open Development zone. It was the unanimous opinion of the Zoning Committee that the proposed use was suitable for the property, and the Committee recommends approval of the application. The question of a future street pattern in the area to the South was d�iscussed, but since the ultimate land use has not been clearly established, the street pattern needed cannot be estimated with any aceuracy. The Committee felt that any required streets could be developed in the area to the South without access to Glenwood Avenue. A street between the Church property and the proposed Multiple Dwetling Zone would not benefit either of these properties , and the inter- section of such a street with Glenwood would be too ctose to the Railroad crossing for safefiy.�' Motion by Van Hauer , seconded by Shinder that the Planning Cornmis- sion accept the Committee report and recommend approval of this rezoning to the Council . Motion unanimously carried. 4225 GOLD�N VALLEY ROAD - Minneapo1is Clinic of Psychiatry and Neurotogy Zoning Committee Member Hetman .gave the foltowing report: "The applicants have requested that about 6 acres lying in the Northwest corner of the Glenwood Hi11s Hospital proper- ty be zoned from Institutional to B & FO for the purpose of estabtishing a clinic of Psychiatry and Neurology. The property in question is about 41.5 ft . wide fronting on Golden Valley Road and runs Southerly about 600 feet to the North shore of Sweeney Lake. It is bounded on the West by a Residentfial Zone and to the East by the large Institutional Fi' � ,�> Regutar Meeting of the Gotden Vatley Planning Commission, Jan. 10, 1963 ZONING - (continued) Zone for the Hospital . The proposed clinic buitding wauld be one-story fronting on Golden Valtey Road and two-story at the back toward the lake. It would b� over 200 feet across the front, and would be set back a considerable distance from Golden Valley Road with a circle drive and parking between the road and the bui1ding. The staff woutd consist of sixteen M.D. ' s, two P.H.O. ' s and four Social Workers for a ' total of twenty-two professional people. In addition, there would be about twenty-five other empioyees, or a totat of forty-seven persons employed at the clinic. Consultations usually las� about one-half hour, so the patient turnover during peak periods could be in the range of forty to fifty per hour or more depending on over- lap. This would generate a considerable amount of turning traffic on and off of Golden Valley Road, The Cornmittee�Eliscussed the rezoning request afi considerable length with tTie app icants and by itself with sp�cial refer- ence to the fotiowing : 1 . The desirability of rezoning a site immed�atety adjacent to the residential area to fihe West. 2. Spot zoning in an otherwise strietly residential and instiutiona1 neighborhood of considerable size. This would be the heaviest use in the large area extending North from the South side of Sweeney Lake and �ast of Trunk Highway No. 100. 3. Possible expansion of the other B � PO uses atong the Soutt� side of Gotden Valley Road and the effeet of such expansion on the r�:sidential area across the road. 4. The effect on possible future use of the Mormon Church property should it be sold. 5. Neighborhood reaction. 6. The effect of topography on reducing any objections on account of biocking a view of the lake or causing the building to stand out. The clinic would be lower than most other buildings in the immediate neighborhood to the Norfih. 7. The danger of traffic on the curving portion of Golden Valley Road and the effect of future widening of Golden Valley Road or the possibte reduction of such danger . �� Regutar Meeting of the Golden Valtey Planning Cc3mmission , Jan, 10, t963 ZONING (continu�d) 8. The property woutd be taxable if fihe clinic is approved. 9, This is the type of high-class development that should be encouraged in Gotden Valley. The Ccxnmittee felt that a fair decision could not be reached on this request without all the members of the Commission having an opportunity to consider these points of discussion after or during a personal inspection of the neighborhood. Th�refore, the Committee requests that the Commission hear the applicants at this meeting for �he purpose of g�tting acquainted with the proposal , th�n view the area, and be r�ady to act on the Zoning Committee' s final report which will be made at the February meeting. 7he applicants will request a pubTic hearing from the Council which will be hetd after our February meeting , so there will be no delay in processing the appiication due to the Commission waiting until February to act. The applicants have agreed to this schedule, and the Zoning Committee respectfully requests the Commission to act accordingly, so that the decision that is reached witl be the best planning for the Village as a whole." Commissioner VanHauer then stated he would not vote in this matter . After the Commission' s question�, the following interested properfiy owners expressed their desire to be heard. Chairman Brown stated that the Planning Commission did not conduct Public Nearings, but as a courtesy to the people present, questions of interest to everyone would be wetcome. Mr . � Mrs . Hal Quinn Mr. Joe Sfiukis Mr . George Svendsen 400i Wasatch Lane 2130 Mary Hills Dr . 2100 Mary Hi11s Drive Mr . R. J. Moran Mr. Donald He1mberg Mr , � Mrs. Lawrence : 41i0 Golden V�lley 2040 Mary Hills Dr. Johr�son Rd. 4200 Go1den Vailey Rd. Mr . Harold Richardson Mr . Ronald Simonton 4120 Golden Valley Rd. 1885 Kyle Ptace Motion by Jensen, seconded by Shinder that the Planning Commission accept the Committee report and defer this item to �he February Commission meeting. M�tion unanimously carried. �'c``l Regular Meeting of the Golden Vatley Planning Commission, Jar�. 10, 1g63 ORDINANCE WAIV�RS 7740 WINSOALE STR�ET - Reynolds Construction Co. Ordinance Committee Chairman Bromschwig gave the following report : ''Request is for Waiver of Merger of title ordinance and also a waiver of the 35 � set back to 23��, The Committee took note of the many lots in this area which have been upgraded by tk�e merger of title ordinance. They al�o noted that fihere was a possibility of upgrading the size of these lots, The Committee recommends that this apptication be denied.�� Mr . Reynolds was present and answered questions fihe Commission had concerning this requ�st. After discussion by the Commission a motion was made by Senstad seconded by Discher that the .Planning Commission accept the committee reporfi and recommend denial of this request to the Council . Motion unanimously carried. 1518 GETTYSBURG AVENUE NORTH - Theodore tarson Ordinance Committee Chairman Bromschwig gave the following report: "Requesfi is for Waiver of Merger of title ordinance. The Committee discussed the immediate area and the poter�tiai of upgrading these lots . The Cornmittee feels the conditions here justify and hereby recommend approval .+' Mr. Larsvn was present and answered questions the Corr�nission had regarding his waiver request. After discussion by the Ptanning Commission a motion was made by Loughland, seconded by Raugland that the Planning Commission accept the ccxnmittee reporfi and recom- mend approval of th�s request to the Council . Motior� unanimously carried. GtNERAL SIGN ORDINANC� Sign Committee Chairman Bromschwig presented the proposed Sign Ordinance which had been prepared by the Sign Committee. Motion by VanHau�r , seconded by Jensen that the Planning Commission approve the proposed Sign Ordinance, submit it to the Viilage Attorney for legal draft and recommend to the Council that this Sign Ordinance be adopted. Motion carried with member Lynch voting ��No�'. V V 5 R��utar Meeting of the Gotden Valley Planning Commission, Jan. 10, 1963 GENERAL - (continued) ELtCTION OF OFFICERS George Pennock, Chairman of the Nominating Committee reported that the committee ' s nomination for officers of the Planning Cornmission was Joe Brown for President; Robert Raugland for Vic� President and Mikc Sell for Secretary. Mr . Pennock asked for further nomina- tions from th� ftoor, whereupon a motion was made by �oughland , seconded by VanHauer that the nomina�Cions be closed and that the Ccxnmission accept the Nominating Ccxnmittee' s Report and elect Joe Brown, Robert Raugland and Mike Sell as President, Vice President and Secreatry, Motion unanimously carried. There being no further business to transact, a motion was made by Pennock, seconded by Bromschwig that the meeting be adjourned at 11 :45 p.m. Motion unanimously carried. � e e , ecre ary r. .. , � e ,rown, resi en ,{