05-11-81 PC Minutes ��
MINUTES OF THE GOLDEN VALLEY
PLANNING COMMISSION
May 11 , 1981
A regular meeting of the Planning Commission was held in the Councit
Chambers of the Civic Center, 7800 Golden Valley Rd. , Golden Valley,
Minnesota. Chairman Thompson called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
Those present were Commissioners: Eastes, Forster, Potachek, Singer
and Thompson.
Commissioners Leppik and Moede were not present at the beginning of
the meeting.
Also present were Michael Miller, Director of Planning and Redevelopment,
and Alda Peikert, Assistant Planner.
I . Approval of Minutes - April 27, 1981
It was moved by Eastes, seconded by Singer, and carried unanimously to
approve the minutes of the April 27, 1981 Planning Commission Meeting.
II . Informal Public Hearing - Pre}iminary Plat
APPLICANT: Harry W. Hamman
LOCATION: 6001 Gtenwood Avenue
REQUEST: Approval of Preliminary Plat of "Hamman
First Addition"
Chairman Thompson referred to the staff report recommending approval
of the preliminary plat and then recognized the proponent, Mr. Harry
Hamman. Mr. Hamman stated that he had_nothing to add to the staff
recommendation.
Chairman Thompson opened the hearing to the public. As there was no one
present who wished to speak, the public hearing was closed.
It was moved by Forster, seconded by Polachek, and carried unanimously
to recommend approvat of the preliminary plat of "Hamman First Addition",
along with a recommendation that the City Council waive the. requirement
of the subdivider to donate land or cash in lieu thereof for park and
open space purposes.
III . Referral to Planning Commission from City Couneil for Recommendation
on whether or not certain types of Business should be allowed in
Residentiat Zone Districts as a Special , or' Conditional Use.
Planning and Redevelopment Director Mike Miller presented both the staff
report and a letter received from Mrs. Kathy Gray subsequent to preparation
of the staff report.
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Mr. Mitter stated that the staff recommendation had not changed and
that staff recommended the Planning Commi:ssion not consider an amendment
to the zoning ordinance in order to accomodate the request of one
household for approval of a business operated out of a residential home.
Commissioner Moede arrived at the meeting.
Mr. Miller answered questions from Commissioners concerning
charaeteristics of traditionat home occupations and en�forcement of zoning
ordinance provis-i�ons concerning home occupations, and home-operated
businesses.
Chairman Thompson called on the proponents, Mr. and Mrs. Gray, to present
their request to the Commission. Mr. Ron Gray described the business the
Grays currently operate out of their home in St. Louis Park and propose to
move to a home in Golden Valley.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Gray then answered questions from the Commissioners
concerning their plans for the future of their business, their reasons
for wishing to move to Golden Valley, and their reasons for wishing to
operate their business out of their home.
Commissioner Leppik arrived at the meeting during the time Mr. and Mrs.
Gray were answering questions.
It was moved by Moede and seconded by Forster to recommend that the City
Council not consider an amendm�nt to the zoning ordinance to allow operation
of certain types of business as special' or conditional uses in the residentiat
district.
Following discussion, Chairman Thompson called for a roll call vote. Those
in favor were: Moede, Forster, Singer and Thompson. Thase opposed were:
Leppik, Eastes and Palachek. The motion carried.
It was moved by E�stes, seconded by Leppik, and carried unanimously to
look into the possibility of making provision for home occupations in the
zoning ordinance for the sake of future'proponents. Mr. Miller was requested
to put together a recommended zoning ordinance amendment, along with
necessary background for future consideration.
IV. Rescheduling of Date for Second Meetin� in May.
Chairman Thompson advised the Planning Commission that options were to
either reschedule or cancel the second Planning Commission meeting in May
due to conflict with the Memorial Day holiday. Mr. Miller reported that
no applications requiring P]anning Commission action would be scheduted
for the second meeting in May, and that the meeting, if held, would be a
work session for work on the zoning ordinance revisions.
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It was moved by Polachek, seconded by Moede, and carried unanimously
to cancel the second Planning Commission meeting in May.
U; Report on City Council Meeting - May 5, 1981
Commissioner Polachek reported on the City Counci } meeting of May 5, 1981 •
VI . Review of Revisions to Comprehensive P1an Draft:
The Planning Commission reviewed revised versions of the Housing and
Transportation Etements of the Comprehensive Plan prepared by Commission
subcommittees which met separately to work on these two plan elements,
and staff was directed to make further amendments.
Ft was moved by Eastes, seconded by Polachek, and unanimously carried to
approve the revised Housing and Transportation Elements of the Comprehensive
Plan as amended.
VII . Discussion of Land Use Element of Comprehensive Plan.
Mr. Milter presented a revised tand use plan map prepared for a work
session on the land use element and reviewed suggested revisions to the
text of the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan. The eonsensus
of the Ptanning Commission was that the suggested text revisions were
acceptable; :and Chairr�an Thompson agreed to meet with Mr. Mitler to work
on the language of the revisions. The work session on the map was deferred.
UII1 . Report on Trip to Boston for APA National P}anninq Conference:
Dave Thompson
Bi11 Forster
Nerb Polachek
The report on the trip to the APA National Planning Conferenee in Boston
was deferred until the next meeting.
IX. Work Session on Revisions to Zoning Ordinance:
The work session on the zoning ordinance was deferred until fihe next meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 11 : 10 p.m.
- Respectfully submitted,
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David Thompson, Chairm n Mona Moede, Secretary