05-30-79 PC Minutes i,�'�'�
MINUTES OF THE GOLDEN VALLEY
PLANNING COMMISSION
May 30 , 1979
A regular meeting of the Golden Valley Planning Commission was held
at 7 : 30 P . M . on Wednesday , May 30 , 1979 at the Civic Center ,
7800 Golden Valley Road , Golden Valley , Minnesota .
Chair Eastes presided and the following members were present :
Commissioners Edstrom, DeSautels , Forster , Sehlin , Specktor , and
Thompson . A-lso present were Jon Westlake and Jeff Christensen of
the City staff .
Members absent : Commissioners Herje , Hughes , Levy and Polachek .
1 . APPROVAL OF MINUTES : It was moved by Forster , seconded by
Thompson , carried unanimously to approve the minutes of the May 14 , 1g79
Planning Commission meeting as amended as follows :
Page 6 , second paragraph , change "55 Units" to "35 Units" .
2 . WAIVER OF PLATTING ORDINANCE
Applicant : Mr . Willison and Northern Conference of
Seventh Day Adventists
Location : 5301 -5341 Woodstock Avenue
Request : Divide Center Parcel and Add to East and West
Pa rce 1 s
Zoning : Residential
The proposal is to divide Lot 3 Block 2 , Clover Leaf Terrace by
adding the west 54 feet of the lot to Lot 2 and the east 46 feet of
the lot to Lot 4 .
Mr . Mark McCullough , attorney representing the property owner , was
present .
The Commission discussed the location of the homes on Lots 2 and 4 ,
noting Lot 3 is a vacant parcel .
It was moved by DeSautels , seconded by Thompson , carried unanimously
to recommend approval of the request for the waiver of the platting
ordinance . The Commission further pointed out that no buildable lot
was created , so no action is needed on the Cash in Lieu of or Land
Dedication section of the platting ordinance .
3 . REQUEST FOR REZONING
Applicant : United Properties/Juhl Brokerage
Location : 620 Rhode Island Avenue North
Zoning : Commercial
Proposal : Business and Professional Office
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Planning Commission
May 30, 1979 page 2
The request is to rezone . 7 acres from Commercial to Business &
Professional Office, located in the Valley Square "downtown"
revitalization project area. The site is bounded by Rhode Island
Avenue on the west , Country Club Drive on the south and Golden Valley
Road on the north. Several months ago when the Planning Commission
reviewed the Va11ey Square Plan, the Commission felt this area could
be developed Business & Professional Office or Multiple Dwelling
because of the following proposed land uses : Institutional to the
northeast , east and southeast .
Background :
The rezoning has been requested in order that the applicant can
develop a three story office building (39 , 980 gross sq . ft . ) which
is tentatively proposed to be situated on the eastern half of the
property. This portion of the property is presently zoned Business
& Professional Office . The we�tern portion of the property is pra-
posed to be rezoned Business & Professional Office and will be
developed as green area and parking for the building .
If rezoned, the prope�ty would be subject to the zoning code regula-
tions of the Business & Professional Office District . According to
these zoning code standards , the proposed development would require
the following variances based on the preliminary concept plan:
Parking
Required: 1 parking space per 150 sq . ft . of floor area
Proposed : West lot - 32 stalls
East lot - 146 stalls
Calvary Church Ag�eement - 40 stalls
Total stalls - 218
The gross square feet of floor space for the proposed building
is 39 ,980 sq . ft . This would require 266 parking spaces under
the existing code .
Height
Required : No building or other structure in the Business &
Professional Office zon�ng district sha11 exceed
one story in height .
1'roposed : Three story building .
Setback
Requixed : 35 ' setback for Business & Professional Off3ce
premises abutting a street ,
Proposed : 35 ' Rhode Zsland Avenue North (green area)
18 ' Golden Valley Road (structure)
20' Country C1ub Drive (structure)
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Planning Commissa.on
May 30, 1979 page 3
Required : 20' setback for premises abutting a Business &
Professional Office District with one-half of the
setback measured from the lot line shall be landscaped .
Mr . Boyd Stofer of United Properties explained the proposal to the
Commission. The architect is currently working on the parking layout
for the Board of Zoning Appeals and our intentions are to request a
variance for parking based on net rentable area. We also have an
agreement for forty parking stalls on the Calvary Lutheran Church
parking lot and they will be able to use our parking lot on Sunday. We
intend to rent to business types of tenants and not for example a
doctor which has a high turnover of traffic .
The Planning Commission, in discussing the request, reviewed the current
land use in the area and the proposed land use in the area, noting the
majority of land for the proposal is already zoned Business & Professional
�ffice. The proposed uses in the area are Institutional to the South,
a senior citizen building to the North and an MTC Pulse Center to the
West. The Commission discussed types of use within the office building
and was concerned about the amount of parking because the proponent was
not sure of how much parking could be provided by redesigning the
parking lot . The Commission referred to Westwood Office Park and the
parking problem they are having because of receiving a variance on
their parking . The GomTnission did feel that the land use and proposed
zoning fits within the overall Valley Square Plan.
It was moved by Sehlin, seconded by Thompson, carried to recommend
rezoning Lot 45 , Aud . Sub . No . 360, lying East of Rhode Island frorn
Commercial to Business & Professional Office . Commissioner Edstrom
voted nay.
4 . COMPREHENSIVE PLAN - WORK SESSION
Chair Eastes discussed with the Commission the following time frame
of the three elements of the Comprehensive Plan �or full Commission
review. (Commissioner Specktor arrived . )
A. Land use and Environmental Element to have their repart
ready for Commission review on June 11 , 1979 .
B. Housing Ele�cnent to have their document ready for Comm�ssion
review on June 25 , 1979 .
The Commission members met for the remainder of the Planning Comm�ss�,on
meeting in their specific review groups in reference to the Comprehensive
Plan.
There being no further business to come before the meeting, it was
on motion, duly seconded, adjourned at 9 : 30 P .M.
Chair Eastes Albert DeSautels , Secretary