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03-14-63 PC Minutes ' t ����h REGULAR ME�TING of the GOLDEN VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION March 14, 1963 A regular meeting of the Golden Valley Ptanning Commission was held on Thursday, March 14, 1963 at 7s30 p,m. at the Civic Center , 7800 Golden Vatley Road, Golden Valley, Minnesota. President Brown presided and the following members were present : Bedwe1l , Brom�chwig, Discher , Loughland, Raugtand, Senstad, Shinder and VanHauer . Also present was Stanley D . Kane, Village Attorney; Donald Sorensen, Village Engineer and Mike Se11 , Planning Commis- sion Secretary. On motion by Senstad, seconded by Shinder the minutes of February 14, 1963 were unanimously approved. PLATS WITT 'S END - Robert Naab Plat Committee Chairman Senstad gave the following report : "This plat is a small residential plat located West of Meadow Lane and South of Pop1ar Drive. The plat design presented some problem in that a regular 50� roadway could not be made due to existing homes fronting on Meadow Lane. The Committee met on the site and con- sidered all aspects of the plat with the proponent and abutfiing property owners . One of these, Mrs. Slavin, and Mr . Naab fihen met with Don Sorensen, the Village Engineer. Th� p1at, as now proposed, has a 30� roadway which will atlow the Slavin home at 201 Meadow Lane the required 35' clearanc� from it . Mr . Laird ' s home, 219 Meadow Lane N , , will require an 18 � waiver of the 35 ' setback r�quirement to a 17 ' setback for th� attached garage which is too close. The Committee feels this to be an equitable solution for the Village and all parti�s concerned and recommends approval of the pla� (dated 3- 14-63 ) as presented, +� Mr , S'orensen stated ,that sewer and water could be installed in the 30 foot right of way and that this plat was satisfactory to the administrative staff. Mr . Naab and Mrs. Stavin were present and answ�red questions the Commission had regarding the plat . � Motion by Bedwe1l , seconded by Discher that the Planning Cornmis- sion accept the committee report recognizing a waiver on Lot 1 as recommended and recc�mmend to the Council acceptance of said plat. Motion unanimously carried. � V' Regular Meeting of the Golden Valley Planning Commission,Mar. 14, 1963 PLATS - (continued) LTNDSAY' S ZND ADDITION - Hugh Lindsay Plat Committee Chairman Sensfiad gave the foilowing report : "This is a request for approval of a light industriai plat, It corres�onds to all requirements and the thinking of the Planning Commission regarding p1atting of undeveloped land. The land is still in Open Devetopment Zone. Future requests for zoning to Light Industrial mus�C be viewed with the recognition that this wou1d b� placing Light Industrial ` Zoning next to Residential . This , however , presents a special case wherein the owner has agreed to buffer the intervening area adequately. It is understood that a 60 fo�t buffer strip shown on the preliminary plat wi11 be planted and maintained as per an agreement on file in the office of the Village Engineer . 7he plat committee unanimously recommends :approval of the plat." Motion by Loughland, seconded by Bedwell that the Planning Commis- sion accept the commit�ee report and recommend approval to the Counci1 . Motion unanimously carried. STREET NAME CHANGE - 24th Ave. North ( From Ork1a Drive to Valders Ave. ) Mrs. Bluem Plat Committee Chairman Senstad gave the following report : �'The probl�:ms and alternative solutions to them were discussed in detail with the petitioners . While probably no ideal solution exists, it was agreed that the most appropriate compromise would be to change the name of 24th Avenue North between Orkla brive and Valders Avenue to WYNNWOOQ ROAD. This name change is recommended by the Commi ttee. '� Mrs. Bluem was present and explained the reasons for her app1ica- tion, Motion by Loughland, seconded by VanHauer that the Planning Commis- stion accept the committee report and recommend approval of the street name change to the Counci1 . Motion unanimously carried. ZONING 2040 BRUNSWICK AV�NUE NORTN - Nordstrom-0' Dell Realty Zoning Committee Member Shinder read the following r�:port : "The application requests rezoning from residential to the multiple dwel1ing category of approximately 4�.7 acres of land. The propone�ts met with the Committee and presented � J Regular Meeting of the Golden Valley P1anning Commission,Mar . 14, 19b3 ZONING - (continued) plans which indicated 83 apartment unifis to be constructed. The Committee members pointed o�at to the applicants that the total lartd area would require reduction of the number of units to 41 , which was acceptable to the devetopers. The modified plans will be presented to the Commission at the next meeting. After due deliberation, the Committee �ananirnously reeommended deniai of the appiication for rezoning. In making their recommendation, the Committee took� note of the following points : 1 . The area is zoned residential and is developing resi - dentially on three sides. 2 , This area is ideal for single-family dwel1ings and the rezoning to the multiple dwelling category would be a clear case of spot zoning. The Committ�e members ex- pr�ssed a strong feeling that this area should be devetoped for residential use only." The Commission discussed this request at length with the two pro- ponents , Mr . Roy Camp and Mr . Fred Nelson. A motion was then made by Bedwell , seconded by Shinder that the Planning Commission accept the committee report and recommend to the Council denial of this request, Motion carried unanimously. Chairman Brown stat�d that the Council had declared a moratorium on Multiple Dwetlings and he recommended to the Zoning Committee that nn further rezoning requests for multiple dwelling be processed un�il the Council had lifted same. 4000 GOLDEN VALLEY ROAD - Group Health 'Plan, Inc. Chairman Brown stated that the proponents of this request had asked that it be deferred to the next Planning Commission meeting. ORDINANC�. WAIVERS 1524 N . LILAC DRIVE � 535� GOLDEN VALLrY ROAD - Mr . R. Erickson Ordinance Committee Chairman Bromschwig gave the following report : "This application is for a waiver of Sec. 3. 051 (area require- ments and lot width ) in order fio erect two double bungatows . The northern-most lot , fronting on Lilac Drive is 83 � wide and contains 12 ,34g sq, feet. The lot on �he South is on the corner of G�lden Valley Road and Lilac Drive, contains 15, 156 sq, feet and is irregular in shape, The Committee discussed this proposal at great length, noting the following facts : There is no hardship involved as far as topography is concerned; One lot is 6000 sq. feet �o Regular Meeting of the Golden Valley Planning Commission,Mar .14, 1963 ORDINANCE WAIV�RS - (continued) short of the area requirements and is lacking b7 f�et of the required 150 foot frontage; The other lot has the req��ired frontage on Golden Valley Road but is approximate- 1y 3500 sq. feet short of the required 18,750 sq, feet area requirement. In view of the foregoing, th� Committee finds that the lack in size and width of these lQts prevents it from considering a waiver , this being completely incompatib1e with the stan- dards and purpose �f the eode. The rec�mmendation is unanimous for disapproval of this r�quest . " Mr . Erickson was present and expiain�d further the reasons for his request, Motion by Bedw�ll , seconded by Senstad that the Planning Commission accept the committee report and recommend denial of this request to the Council . Motion carried unanimousty. 2150 DDUG�AS DRIVE NORTN - Edwin Kauffmann Deferred at the request of the proponent pending possible platting of hi s and adj oining �ro�e:rty. 1534 GETTY5BURG AVE NORTH - Gordon W, Burandt Ordinance C�mmittee Chairman Bromschwig gave the following report : "Reguest is for a waiver of Sec. 3. 11 ( Yard Require�nents ) on Lot 18, Block 1 on the corner of Gettysburg and Olympia -- from a 35 foot setback to a 24 foot setback, The Committee reviewed past pr�cedures and recommendations for this area and took particular note of the setbacks estab- lished f�r corner lots . Corner lots in this area average 60 feet in width, the lot in question being 62 feet . It is therefore our opinion that in order to develop the area and to do this with houses of substantial value, a need for a waiver exists. The Committee unanimously approves this re- q�aest with the understanding that the building shall be built in compliance with the code in regard to side and rear yard requirements. Addendum: The Committee in viewing the lots on all the cor- � ners along Olympia Street noted that the majority of the corner lots are 61 feet in width and that a setbacl< of 24 feet be used as a standard in considering any future appli - cations on 1ots fronting on Olympia Street . " Motion by Discher , seconded by Bedweil that the Planning Commission accept the committee report and recornmend approval of this request to the Council . Motion unanimously carried. .��� Regular Meeting of the Goiden Valley Planning Commission,Mar . 14, 19b3 GENERA� 4225 GOLDEN VALLEY ROAD - Mpls . Clinic of Psychiatry � Neurology No action on this item, however , it and multiple dwelling rezonings would be discussed at the joint Council -Planning Commission meeting on March 26, 1963 . LETT�R OF APPRECIATION FROM CHAIRMAN BROWN TO MIKE StLL Chairman Brown read the following letter to the Commission : February 20, 1963 Mr . Mike Sell , Secretary Planning Commission Village of Golden Valtey 7$00 Golden Valley Road Gotden Valley 27, Minn. Dear Mike: Your recent letter of resignation was reluctantty accepted by the Planning Commission. I say, reluctantiy, since ali of us on the Commission are weii aware of the excellent manner in which you performed your duties as Plann- ing Commission S�cretary. It is an evident fact that the foresight and initiative you displayed in carrying out the poticies and object- ives of the Planning C�mmission made all of our tasks considerably �asier . � � It goes without saying that all of the Commission members wish you weli in your new assignments. And, so thanks again , Mike, for a job well done. Sincereiy, Joe L. Brown, President Planning Commission Motion by Loughland, seconded by Ra�agland and unanimously carried fihat the above letter be made a part of the Planning Commission minutes . � 7 � Regular Meeting of the Golden V�lley Plannjng Commission,Mar , 14, 1963 GENERAL - (continued) Chairman Brown then presented, �n behalf of the Planning Commis- sion, an attache' case to Mike Sell . Mr . Seil thanked the Commission for their fine gift. MINNESOTA PLANNING CONFER�NC�. Members Bedwetl and Loughland gave a brief resume of the State Planning Conference they attended on March 11 , 1963 at the St. Pa�.�l Hot�t . There being no further business to transact, a motion was r�ade by Raugland, seconded by VanHauer that the meeting be ad�ourned a� 10: 15 p.+�. Motion unanimously carried. �w.�.,��.a � i e 'e , retary o rown, res� en