04-28-80 PC Minutes � ��
Minutes of the Golden Valley
Planning Commission
Apri1 28, 1980
A regular meeting of the Planning Commission was held at 7:30 p.m. on April 28,
1980, at the Civic Center, 7800 Golderr Valley Road, Golden Valley, Minnesota.
Chairperson Eastes called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
Those present were Commissioners : Eastes, forster, Hughes, Polachek, Sehlin,
and Thompson. Commissioner Edstrom arrived at 7:55 p.m. Commissioners
Specktor and Levy were absent. Also present were Martin Farrell , Assistant
Planner; Lowell Odland, Director of Public Works and City Engineer, and Dixie
Peterson, Secretary.
I . Approval of the Minutes - April 14, 1980.
It was moved by Sehlin, seconded by Thompson, and carried unanimously to
approve the April l�, 1980 Planning Commission minutes.
II . Report on City Council Meeting - April 21 , 1980 - Sue Eastes
Chairperson East�s gave a brief report of the City Council Meeting of April 21 .
Chairperson Eastes appointed Virginia Levy to act as Planning Commission
representative to attend the Council Meeting of May 5, 1980 to present the
Open Space report.
III . Report on the HRA Meeting - April 15, 1980 - Sue Eastes
Chairperson Eastes reported the basic issue at the HRA meeting was fihe ponding
issue on the North Wirth Parkway Project. Lowell Odland summarized the
alternatives and discussed the recommendation that was decided upon by the HRA,
pending recommendation by the Planning Commission . Mr. Odland pointed out
the time table involved in this ponding project and stressed that time was
short. It was moved by Sehlin, seconded by Polachek and carried, to recommend
"Line D" of the City Engineer's report to the HRA, which cal )s for putting
the pond on the West side of the property, and at the same time to receive
some benefit from low to moderate income housing on the Northeast corner, and
to have the Engineering Department design for a 100 year flood plan.
Chairperson Eastes appointed Dave Thompson as a permanent liason to the HRA.
A rotating liason member will be chosen alphabetically from the Planning
Commission each month to attend the HRA meetings.
At the request of the HRA in regard to the bonus community block grant
application funds , a subcommittee will be appointed to provide a recommendation
of future projects for low to rnoderate income housing, and this item is to
be included on the May agenda of the Planning Commission.
IU. Establish Dates for the May Planning Commission Meetings
Due to Memorial Day on May 26, the Planning Commission will meet on May 12
at 6 p.m. in the library of Sandburg Junior High School . Box lunches will be
provided for this meeting. The second meeting in May w311 be held on May 19
at 7:30 p.m. in the Gold Room of the Civic Center.
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V. Set Date for the Informal Public Hearin - Rezonin
APPLICANT: Hennepin County
LOCATION: 9300 Naper Street
REQUEST: Change Zoning from Residential to I-4
lnstitutiona]
It was moved by Sehlin, seconded by Polachek, and carried to set the informal
public hearing for June 9, 1980.
VI . Set Date for Informal Public Hearing - Rezoning
APPLICANT: City of Golden Valley
LOCATtON: 8 acre site tocated south af the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad Tracks , just east of County
Road 18 and north of lOth Avenue North.
REQUEST: Change Zoning from Light Industrial to Institutional (I-4)
It was moved by Edstrom, seconded by Thompson, to set the informal public hearing
date for May 19, 1980.
VII . Pretiminary Plat Review
APPLICANT: Elmo Park Homes, lnc.
lOCATIDN: Va}tey Village Apartments - North of Olson Memor+al Highway
REQUEST: Approval of Preliminary P1at
Martin Farrell gave a brief staff report of the preliminary ptat review and staff
recommended approval of the preliminary plat as presented. Hershel Caplan, General
Manager, Sage Company, and Assistant Secreta,ry of Elmo Park Homes, Inc. , addressed
the Planning Commission and presented their reasons for the requested preliminary
plat review. Mr. Caplan indicated they are in the process of refinancing and
preferred to separate the land to maintain control of that part not included in
the mortgage. At some future date they may request City approval to build townhouses
on the land; however, at this time they have no plans for construction. Lowe11
Odland added that any proposal to build more than one building would require a P.U.D.
There was concern about the property being in the Bassett Creek Flood Plain and any
. possibte liability the city may have. Also, prior to going before the Cifiy Council ,
the ownership of the adjoining property abutting the east end of the property must
be established.
It was moved by Forster, seconded by Polachek and carried unanimously to approve
the preliminary plat as presented by Elmo Park Homes, Inc.
Vfll . fnformal Pubiic Hearing - P.U.D. 27
APPLICANT: Gittleman Corporation
LOCATION: Gittleman/Neslund Property
South of Glenwood Avenue
REQUEST: General Ptan Approval for P.U.D. 27
Chairperson Eastes reviewed the procedures for an informal public hearing. Martin
Farrell gave a brief staff report and recommended generat plan approvaT . Mr.
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Gittleman addressed the Planning Commission, briefly discussed plans for the
site, and displayed graphics. Mr. Harry Hamman, a neighboring resi'dent, said
he was pleased with the Gittleman plans,
It was moved by Edstrom, seconded by Thompson and carried unanimously, to
approve P.U.D, 27 subject to satisfactory compliance with the recommendation
of the Bassett Creek Ftood Commission and the City Department Heads.
IX. Informal Public Hearing - P.U.D. 28
APPLICANT: William S. Peterson Architects
LOCATtON: 5000 O1son Memorial Highway
REQUEST: General Plan Approval for P.U.D. 28
Pondwood Office Park
Martin Farrell presented a brief staff report and recommended general plan
approval of the P.U.D. Mr. William Peterson and Mr. Dick Vansickle addressed
the Commission, presented their plans and entertained questions.
it was moved by Forster, seconded by Polachek and carried unanimousty to
approve P.U.D. 28, subject to inclusion of the Bassett Creek Commission 's
report and recommendations from the City's Department Heads.
X. Work Session on Capital Improvements Program of the Comprehensive Ptan.
It was moved by Thompson, seconded by Edstrom, and carried unanimously to
approve the Capital Improvements Program with the recommendation that the
City Council be aware of the goals of the Transportation Section , particularly
public transit, and that the five year plan be reviewed annually by the
Planning Commission.
XI . Review Planninq Commission's Work Plan.
Sue Eastes worked together with staff and established a work plan to help
guide the Planning Commission work schedule for the coming year.
Commissioner Edstrom expressed his concern for the area on Golden Va11ey
Road between Xerxes Avenue and Zenith Avenue on the east and west, and
between Plymouth Avenue and 26th Aver�ue North on the south and west. Edstrom
then proposed that staff follow through with inspections of this neighborhood
for possible zoning code violations and then prepare a Planning Report regarding
the entire area. This report would then be presented to the Planning Commission
at some time in the near future.
Meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Sue Eastes, Chairperson David T�ompson , Secreta