06-26-72 PC Minutes 6Z
��I�ltiTES f?F T!�E �QLQEr� VALL�Y
PL!��J�'dIN� C(�nn�"ISSI�T;
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P, reaular meetina of the Golden �lalley Planninca Commission was h�ld at 8:�� P.�f1.
on "'onday, June 26 ; 1972 at the Civic Center, 7°�1� Galden Valley �?oad, Golden Valley,
�"innesota.
Ch�irman Luncisc!aard r�resid�d anci th� followinc� rrembers were present:
Vice Chairman Franzen, Gommissioners Anderson, �ecker, C6�ristiansen, Edstrom,
Sampsan, Swanson, and Van H�rn. Also present was Villaae Consultant Carl Dale
and Recordinc� Secretary Jon !�lestlake.
��en�ers ahsent: none.
1 . APPROVAL OF P�Itat�RES: !�"QVEp by Van l�orn , seconded by Sampson, carri ed
una.nimously, to annravP the r�inutes �f the June 12, 1Q7? meetinq as amended.
�. ��l�tIVE� f)F THE PLRTTIr�G �RDICd�"�CE
(a) Claude Q. Drury (Pesidential )
��31 Qlson �!emori al Ni c�h��vay
The Commissi on revi ewed the �revi ous di scussi on held at the June 12. , 1972
meetina r�c+ardin� this nro�osal . The request is to divic�e eff the South 29� feet
fM�m the [�orth 4�n feet of the East 1/2 af Lot �'?, R.L.S. #322. `Votices were
mai led out for the June 12, 1972 r�etin� and �lso this meeting because of the
concern the Comr?issi on has uvith the future �f the extensi on of Harald �venue to
Glenwood f�venue.
�"r. Carl Dale, Village Consultant, revie4��<-,d the followinc renort:
1 . �eneral �ublic interest Niould seem to call for the followina:
a) Harold ;�venue shauld eventually be extended to intersect with Glenwood
since the existinc� street exceeds safe limits for a dead-end street.
b) A safe intersection ��aul d seem to call for movi n� the extended street
north to prevent excessive "thru traffic" , a danoerous intersection ,
or a danaerous street ",joc�" intersectian,
c� Sor!� reasonable lat arrancaements should be provided for the remainina
vacant land.
2. Recommendation: Approval of the nroaosed subdivision subject to the
fol l owi n a:
a) Dedi cati on of a 5� ft. R.�.tr�. wi th the al i Qnment to be set by the
�lillane En�ineer.
b) Road i mhroverr�nts and/Qr turn-around faci 1 i ti es to be provi ded as ma.y
k�e recor�mended by the Enaineer. Utilit,y or other easements to be
nrovi ded as reaui red.
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Plannina Commission
June 25 ; 1972 _ pac�e 2
c) A "c,uide plan" sir?�ilar to that attached be olaced on file for futur�
reference as other land is nlatted in the area,
"Rr. Claude Drury, the c�vner of the praperty , vuas nresent and stated he is in the
process 4f sel l i nr hi s h o►�e and �youl d 1 i ke to di vi de off the rear of hi s property.
It ti�ras maved by Van fi�rn , sec�nded k�y Anderson, carried unanir►�usly, ta recommend
anpr�val of the ►�vaiver af the Plattin� �rdinance, su�aject to:
1 . �edi cati on �f a 5') ft, ri c�t of way 4{ai th the al i gnr.�ent to be set by the
Vi l lage Enaineer. �
2. Ro�d i mnr�vement and/�r turn-around faci 1 i ty ta I�e arovi ded as r�ay be
rec�mmended �y the Fnc�ineer.
(f�) Fran »i erli nr� (?esi denti al )
9�5'? 1�lisndale Street and 15�1 Indenendence I�venue c�orth
'"r. �nci °"rs , l�i erli nc� ti��er� �resent to ask the Pl anni nc� Commissi on to consi der the
rec�uest �vhi ch is t� add an addi ti onal 1 ;��� square feet to Lot 1� from Lot 9 ,
The Fi rst Addi tion to Lakevi ew Nei c�hhts , because Nennepi n County has taken 1 ,�!�t3
square feet for the u�c�radi r�c� of County P,oad 18 from Lot 1�.
The Comr.rission note�+ that Lot 9 is on� of the 1�rQ�r lots in this block and that
l�y re�ucinc� che size in accor�ance ,-rith the nroposal , Lot 9 is sti11 ane of the
lar�est lots , and Lot 1`l +�rill �e u�eraded since it is the samllest lot in this
b 1 ock.
It +.vas r�ave� �±� Fr�nzen , seconded by Christiansen , carrie� unanir�ously, to
r�cor?r��nd annraval of th� �<<aaiver �f the Plattinc� t�rclir��nce, suhject to a surve,y.
3. f�l!�LIC I",F(`F'�"�TI'?g,i.�L �'EETI�,� _ �i�SI��ESS 1''�� p�nFESSIn�°!A!_ nFFIGE C(��jPLEX
(�'�n�ral P1 an)
�'ens�n-(�rth �ssoci ates , Inc.
nassetts Cree�: Pl�za (P.�!,�, �1 )
Lc�cati on : Sauth of ?�ul uth Street, �,orth of St. Croi x Cvenue anci from
�assetts Cr��k to approxi m�tel� �4� feet East of 3assetts Creek
"'r. Carl !?al e revi e��e� th e fa11 a�ri na pl anni n c± consi de rati�n:
1 . This nrnr�osed cormlex of offi c� t�ui ldi nc?s (4) has k�een submi ttec� as a
Planned l3nit Lev?lon�nt and the Vi lla�e has previ ausly �ranted "concept"
annroval . The current renuest is f�r ap�roval of the first stac�e of develon-
r�ent 4�hich is l�uilding °A° (P�edical Facilities E3uildinq). This is a three-'
s torv t�ui 1 di nq adj acent ta Dul uth Street and Bassett Creek.
2. E�etailed develo�r�ent �lans for this first stac�e have been submitted
c?enerally in accordance ��ith requests and su�qestions frc�m the Plannin�
�or?missi on and t!i l laa� staff. T��e over-all conce�t stil l a�r�e�rs reason-
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Plannina Comrrissi an
J une 26 ; 1972 �ave 3
at�le and in aeneral conforr?rity to the rar�posed Village (A?unicipal) Corr�rehen-
si ve Pl an. Further, the c�etai ied plans fAr the pronos�d fi rst stage of dev-
elopment appear to lae in qeneral conformity to the previously anproved
"concept" plan for the total area in question.
3. In accordance w�i th establ ished and standard procedures , the current
appl i cati on has ta do N�i th the Constructi on �rder Component of the P1 annecl
Uni t Qevelopment Permi t; the fi rst sta�e of constructi an is now under con-
si derati on. Soecifi c condi tions relating to this fi rst stage should be
included with the aeneral provisions of the Planned Unit Development permit.
4. As �?art of the p 1 an detai 1 s , a 1 ands caae �1 an h as been s ubmi tted whi ch
i ncl udes a pl an for the fi rst staae of construction (Bui 1 di nq "A") pl us a
�lan for the landscanina of the e,itirn �erirneter of the total PUD area.
These t�l ans seem adequate ��i th the fol l�wi nc� comr,�ents :
a) Landscaping at the entrance raad (ta Duluth Street� plus the proposed
si gn shoul d not create a "bli nd" entrance ; thi s shoul d be revi e�aed by
staff r�rior to installation to assure against creatinq a d-.n�erous
traffi c si tuati on. V
b) The Villaae En�ineer and other Villaae staff should place in wr� tinq as
part of the PUD �ermi t the sr�eci fi cs �f desi red "clean-up and mai ntenance"
of the BassAtts Creek easement.
c) The permit should place a time limit for installation of the landscapinq
pl us contai n condi ti ons far future mai ntenance. �
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5. � traffic irr�act study has been prepared and t,ie conclusion is that no undue
. traffi c pro�lems wi 11 res ul t provi ded traffi c i� not "i nv� ted" to cut th rouqh
the project; this potential or�blem has been r�cognized in the over-all plan
by creatina harriers to di rect thru traffi c. It r�a,y be desi rable to requi re
installation of sians indicatinca that this is not a °'thru street" and is ,
rather, a pri vate dri ve, y
6: P1 anned aarking seems adequate plus additi on�l parki ng may be provi ded, i f
needed, as per the site �lans. Hopefully, ha��ever, this areen area can be
retained anci increased r�arkinn demands !��ill not necessitate its use for
�arkinq. In �ny event , landscaninr r�lans for aronosed future sta�es of
development si�ould he examin��+ carefull_y �s these develapments are �roposed
to assure adequate green area. �
7. The total PUC� nermit con�itions (to �� �resented at the meeting) contain
other c�eneral conditions relatinq to enqineering requirements , developrr�nt
coordination, and the like.
g, ihe t3assett Creek easement should be broadened in nurr�ose to include the
�atPnti al for future use as a ��ahli c trai 1 or other publ ic uses even thouah
these are nnt no��r anti cinatec� �r inciicated an the proposec_! lli llage �lan. �
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P1 anni�n �:�r�rni ss i on
�7une ?_C ; 1�?72 nac?e 4
�3. Sur�r?ary: Suhject tc� reco►-!r�??�ndati�ns by otf7ers and conc�itions as nc�ted �
��rein and contained in the total recomr�nde� F�►� nprr.rit , the alans for
the fi rst sta�e of devel o�ment seer� to ��e adeouate anc proner.
'"r. `�enn�tn �ens�n of �enson-�rth �?ssoci ates , Inc, revie��,e�!. t�e ori �±inal concer�t.
The �res�nt �?lan is an 11 1/� acres l��it� four (�) thmQ-stor.� huildin�s knc���n as
>ui 1 r�i n� �,, c�ntai ni nc� 3g,2t�l sauare feet, 6ui 1 di nc� (� , cantai ni nc! 27;r')�l� square
feet, Buildinc� C, containinn 3?_;��� sc�uare feet, and Ruildina �, containing
?_6;5�'� snuare feet for a tot�l of 123,7��? sc?uare feet of L�ui l di na area.
f'r. �ensan st�ted the reneral ►�lan befare the Planninc� Com�!ission is for Phase I
±t�hich is located on the PJort���a�st corner of the site and includes Building A
only. �3uildinn R. (7�' x 182' ) is three stories in heiaht Urith curtain ��rall
desi�n. Fxterior materi als ar� bri ck on the north and s�uth ends ��i th a bel t
of ceram traz material aroui��� the top. The buildinc� ±��i11 he used for dental
and rr�dical facilities . Phase I contains 1�� aarkin� soaces with an additional
F� parl:inc� sr�aces in a nreen area 4�rhich can be usec7 if need�d. ��r. Benson stated
the� antici��te a�nroximately �� to 33 rarofessional aeo�le in the k�uildina ��ith
rel ated uses , such as Qensen �?nti cal . !�e further pointed out the hei aht of the
bui ldi nc� shoul d be no hi c�her than a t��!o story P�ousP ��est of �assetts Creek because
of terrain. The landsc��ina �lan on Ph�se I is in detail. The total site has
a �eri meter landscaninc� �1 an 4Arhi ch ���i 11 be done in further .�etai 1 d��hen the
di fferent n;��.se alans are submitted. The easer!�nt in the creek area ��il l be
1 eft naturai , �ut cleane�i uq, and the total site outsi de of Phas� I ��i 11 be
seeded. N�r. Benson also revieG=aed a traffic renort nre�ared for this �roposal
by Bather Rinarose !a`c�lzfelci Inc.
The Plannina C4mmissian discussed the nro?�osal at lenath 4�ith the more �redom-
inate ��sti ons on: 1 . }raffi c aenerated by Phase I and the future develanment
of the project as it relates to the development in the area, 2. height of
structure and landsca�ina to the u�est side of the �arcel , 3. concern about the
remai ni n� r�h ases , 4, concern about on-si te narki nca, noti ng i t wi 11 be control 1 ed
by future �+evelopment on the site.
The followaina residents v�ere present and ex�ressed the followinQ: Dr. G.S. Landsman,
594? St. Croi x /�ve. , 4•ras concerned about traffi c on St, Croi x �venue from thi s
nroject and also t�he safety of chi lclren that nl ay in this area. s?r. Bi 11 Lyders ,
592� St. Craix Ave. , ou�stioned the lan�+scaninc� and the aua7it.y of the �roposed
1 andscaping. 4�r. and i��rs. Leo Cram questi oned the traffi c study, preferred a
tkvo-story t�uildina, and ���ere concerr:ed about kee�ing the creek easement clean.
Don E�,yerlv of �verly Foods stated it is im�ossible to predict traffic c�enerated
b.y this use , but it can he controlle� by future development of the site.
�•�rs. f�osemarv Thorsen, Cf�airman of the (�alden Valley Trai 1 Committee , requested
that the �assetts Cr�ek easerient include lanauage for the potential of a pubiic
trail .
�fter further discussion it �!as �veci tay Uan H�rn, seconcled t�y Christiansen , to
recomrr!�nd a�prov�.l of the c±eneral nlan for Pl�ase I sut>ject to : 1 . reauirements
of t�e use �?ermit for P.U.[�. ;`,al , 2_, enc�i neerinn requi r?ments and ather easer�ents
as rec�ui re� t�v t►�� Enain�erinc! :`'e�artr�nt, 3. aass�tts Crnek easement to incl ude
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PlanninQ Corrn�ission
June 26; 197� pac�e 5
in its lannuac� the notential for futu� use as a nulalic trail ar other r�ublic
use, �. bui ldinr.,. and landscanina nlans to k�e reviev�ed by the Bui ldina Board of
Revie��, 5, meet the five requirements of the Bassetts Creek Flood Cantrol
Commissi on as stated in thei r June ?1 , 197?_ mi nutes .
It �A1as t�en moved by Franz��,�n, seconded k�y Sar�son, to arr�nd the oric�inal motion
to incl�ade the follov�ina stinulatiQr as "ao. F '. that no inaress or �c�ress be
�lle���.e� onto St. �roix ��venue. T�e rnotion carried ��ith 7 yea and 1 na;°.
!'non vote bei nc! �aken hy rol l cal l on the arnended rnation, t!�P fol l a!��i n� voted
in favor there�f: .�n�erson, Christi �nsen, Edstror!, Sampson, and �Jan f�orn. The
folla��ina votec� ac�ainst the sar�: Franzen, �ecE�Pr, and S�-�anson. Th� rnotion carriec.
5. �FT P�!L�LIC I�!F!1"°+nTI�Pl�L "'�ETI t�' F�R rE�lER�.L PL�"�S G6iA,��E F�?R P.I�.D. #7
Resi c�enti al P1 annQ� l!ni t [�av�l�nment
Centurion Com�any, a�rner
Locati�n : 2�'ln-?6�1� hlock of l!ni ty Avenu�
�?r. Pi chard "leslund of f,enturi on Comnany ��as nresent tt� reauest an i nforr�ati onal
r�etin� �.�li th the Planni nn Commi ssi c�n anc! r�si dents because af a c`�anc,� i n bui ldi nc
layc�ut to meet the rec�ui rements nf the �assetts Creek Flood Contral Commission as
set at thPir JunP 21 , 197?_ meeting. Th� Rassetts Creek Flood Control Gommission
is asking Mr. "leslund to mePt a fla�d r�rofile elevation of �4 feet a�hich is 7.E4
acre feet of com�ens ati nca s tera�e tit�hi ch Gvas arri ved at hy the nradi nq nl an s ub-
rri tted �y �"r. �les 1 und. The 7.�� acre feet is a��roxi mately 12 ,E5� cubi c yards.
r�':r. "leslund stated in order to meet this request he 4di 11 have to chanae his layout
nl an to thP ���est nf Uni ty Rvenue.
7he Plannina Comr,?issi�n set July l� , 1972 as the �uhlic informational meetina date
for revie�� of t�e chanqe in aeneral �lans for P.U.D. #7, v
�i: �ET Pl!BLIC I�'�F�l�'P?ATI�1�lA� MEETI��G F��? GErlERAI. PL�PJS FQR P,U.[?. #5
Tavnhause Prot�osal
To��vns Eda� Gonstructi on Comnany
Lots �9 and ��f , �':udi tor's Subdi vi si on �322
�PCause of the meetin� regardin� !�lestern I!,venue an July 31 , 197?, the Plannina
Commissi on set �uc�ust 14, 1�72 to hal d an informati onal r!�etinn for c�eneral pl ans
for P.L?.D. #5. �� .
� 7. CG�P�IPREf�EFlSIVE PLA�� - P"I�LJEST PLA>��lI��G A"�[J RESEARCH, IF�dC.
Larry Giesler �ras �resent ta revie!�� the Cor�prehensive Plan repart, but because of
the time the Planninc� Commission plans to snend on the revi��, the Commission set
July 18 and 31 �nd l�unust 8 anci ?2, 1�72 as the snecial meetina dates to i�vork on
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Plannina C�mrmssion
4.lune 2�; 1�?7_?. pac�e �
the Corrnr�tiensi ve P1���. Ty� sneci al meetine ��ri 11 b� hel d at the Gi vi c Center at
�:�n p,P:�, r�r. �iesler ��!ill also set un a schedule for the remainin4 work tv be
done on the Plan.
Rec�ardinn the s?�ecial committee that ��ill r�et ±�rith t��neral ""ills as to the
future of thP prc�nertv that is not develor�ed or� the �eneral Pqills �'esearch site,
it aAaa� moved that C�mrrrissioners Franzen and �'4nclers�n serve on this cor�nittee,
incluciinc! r�errl�ers fr�r? ather commissi�ns and resiclents in Precinct ;��:
�?, i'ISGIiSSIC1!�-H�?liSIi�r IP:+ ��LDEcf 1l�LLEY
T�e t!i ll ac�e Counci l of the '�i l l ane of r-,ol den �Jal l ey at t}iei r joi nt rneeti nc� on
housi nc} hel c� �n June C ; 1�72 r�uested that the Vi 11 a�e 3oarc�s and �ommi ssi ons
c�i ve furth�r t,houc�ht to s ul�s i di zed housi nc!.
Tne Plannina Cor?�!issic�n, �fter discussion, stated that in accordance vaith the
�oals anci P�1 i cy Stud�� Gomr�i tt�e k'eport "�al den �lal ley ��s�i 11 �rovi de h�usi n�
opnortuniti¢s for citizens of all income and aae levels , s�hile maintainina a
"iah qualit�� livinR environment throuah imaqinative and sound �lanning
nrinciral�s". The Plannina �omr�ission recommended t� the 1lillac►e Council th�t it
t�e recet�tive to �rc�nosals� for subsidizec� housina for thp eld�rly and for lol�! and
►7r�derat� income far!rilies to ��el � satisfy -�he needs of the citizens of the commun-
ity. It is the Plannin� Car�r�ission's objective to include this sta±er�ent in t3�e
�c�als �nd �oliey section �f t��� Cor?�areh�nsive �'�velc�nr�ent f'lan.
T��ere heinc? no furt'�er '��ASinPss tn cor�P �efore the neetinc�, it ���as on r�tion,
dul_y seconcie�, adjourned at 12:!?� i�.��. �
Chairman larren Lundsaaard Secretary Lo�ell Swanson �