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Minutes of the Golden Valley
Planning Comnission
: Ju1y 27> 19$1
A regular meeting of the Planning Commission was held in the Council
Chambers of the Civic Cenfier, 7800 Gotden Va11ey Road, Golden Valley,
Minnesota. Chairman Thompson called the meeting to order at 7:30 ;p.m.
Those present were Commissioners: Eastes, Leppik, Singer and Thompson.
Commissioners Moede, Polachek and -Forster were not present.
Also present were A}da Peikert, Assistant Planner eRd Kathy Middleton,
Recording Secretary.
I . Approval of Minutes - Jul� 13, 1981 :
It was moved by Eastes, seconded by Leppik and carried unanimously to
approve the minutes of the July 13, 1981 Planning Commission meeting
as recorded.
1I. ' Informal Pubtic Hearing - Rezoning;
APPLICANT: D. P. Btomquist
LOCATION: 1710 Dougtas Drive
REQUEST: Change Zoning from Business and Professional
Office to Light Industrial
Chairman Thompson introduced this item and opened the :meetir�g- to questions
from Commissioners.
Mr. D. P. Blomquist, the Proponent, was present to make his request to
the Commissioners. Stated the purpose of this request is to clarify and
establish the use of the building as it has been used and as he expects
to continue to use it with the request for rezoning.
Mr. Garfield Clark, from Thorpe Brothers, who is working with Mr. Blomquist
to help find some uses for this building, was present. Stated that the
problem is three-fold. First, the front third of the building is a finished
office space that is anticipated to be used by another office space user;
the middle �hird is taboratory space. There are plumbing, sinks and
extensive wiring which make this area not in conformance witfi the present
Business and Professional Office zoning code. Atso, the back third is
open warehouse or storage space which is not in conformance with the
present Business and Professional Office zoning. Stated the building
was actually built for iight ir�dustrial zoning and that the building would
be best used for light industrial .
It was noted by Commissioner Leppik that back in }977 the City Council
granted a three-year variance on this property.
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Mr. D. P. Blomquist stated the variance was granted to Mr. Henry Swanson,
the occupant at that time, to process Tow grade fish and setl on a national
marketing scale.
Chairman Thompson opened the meeting for public input.
Mr. Robert Perkins , 1431 Constance Drive W. , was present and submitted
a petition of area residents who oppose the rezoning of this property.
Also stated four concerns of the petitioners:
1) That Mr. Blomquist allows water, which should be draining onto Douglas
Dr. , to drain off his back 1ot onto Mr. Perkins' yard and Mr. Wi1liams'
yard at 1700 Douglas Dr.
2) That the weeds and lawn are not kept cut.
3) That there have been a number of times that residents have had to .
pick up garbage blown from this property.
4) That neighboring residents feel Mr. Blomquist is not conforming to
the required zoning for this property at the present time.
Mr. Glen Williams, 1700 Douglas Dr. , adjacant on the south side, stated
he opposes to the rezoning 'and was concerned with the water drainage.
Mrs. Gwen Wiebesick, 6145 St. Croix Ave. N. , was present and stated her
concern is with the lawn not being cut. Alsp, wanted to have her name
submitted on the petition.
Chairman Thompson cTosed the informal public hearing and turned the meeting
over for discussion by the Commissioners.
It was moved by'�Si�;ger, seconded by Leppik and carried unanimously to
recommend denial of the application for rezoning of 1710 Douglas Drive
North from Business and Professi`onal Office to Light Industrial due to
inadequate setbacks and inappropriate land use.
III . Informal Public Hearing - Rezoning:
APPLICANT: J. 'P. Poole, Minnesota Communications Corp.
LOCATION: #680 Olson Memorial Highway
REQUEST: Change Zoning from industrial to Radio Zone District
Chairman TMompson introduced this item and oPened the meeting to questions
from the Commissioners.
Mr. Jean Poole, Minnesota Communications Corp. , 610 Ottawa Ave. , was present
to make his request. He stated his company operates a public utitities
service providing radio paging to the nine county rr�tro area.
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Mr. Poole also stated they have transmitters located all arouryd the
nine county metro area that provide the signals. This service serves
approximately 6,000 pagers and 15,000 people. Mr. Poole presented a map
locating the proposed radio communications tower and unmanned equipment
building. He is requesting to have this area rezoned from Industrial
to the Radio Zoniny District.
Chairman Thompson opened the informal hearing for public input. There
was no one present who wished to speak on this item and Chairman Thompson
closed the informal public hearing.
Chairman Thompson noted that the City Council on June 16, 1981 approved
the waiver of the platting ordinance as recommended by the Planning
Commission subject to the proponent`s obtaining rezon€ng of the proposed
radio tower site to the Radio Zoning District.
It was moved by Eastes, seconded by Singer and carried unanimously to
recommend the rezoning of 4680 O1son Memorial Highway from Industrial to
Radio for the proposed radio tower site.
IV. Informal Public Hearing - Preliminary Ptat:
APPLICANT: Independent School District #270 (Hopkins)
LOCATION: 5400 Glenwood Avenue
REQtIEST: Approval of Preliminary Plat of
"Meadowbrook School Addition"
Chairman Thompson introduced this item and opened the meeting to the
Commissioners for discussion.
Dr. John Young, Business Manager for the Nopkins School District, was
present to make request. Stated that the School Board decided after the
merger, about a year ago, that the Meadowbrook property specificatly
the Administration Building was surplus as far as the School property
was concerned. The Schoot Board then passed a motion to put the property
up for sale. They discovered after tfiey had gotten into this process
that they had to go through a subdivision in order to sell off this piece
of property that contained the Admi�istration Building. At that tirr�,
they engaged the firm of Eagan, Fie1-d and Novak to draw the subdivi�ion and
submit to the City for approvaT. Atso stated, they they are actively
merchandising this property for sale and they have one prospect. The
use would very likely be the same as it is now, a tight office building.
Chairman Thompson opened the informal public hearing for public input.
Mr. Charles Clark, 5405 Glenwood Ave. was present and expressed concern
with what would become of the property after the subdivision.
Chairman 7hompson closed the informal public hearing.
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It was moved by Singer, seconded by Eastes and carried unanimously to
approve the preliminary p'lat subject to:
l) Compliance with right-of-way requirements and recommendations of the
Hennepin County Transportation Department.
2) Donation of tand or payment of cash in lieu thereof for park purposes
as required by Section 440:80 (2) of the City Subdivision Regulations.
3) Rezoning of the property firom the Institutional to the Business and
Professional Offices Zoning District.
V. Informal Public Hearing - Pretiminary Plat:
APPLICANT: Dimitrios � Beverly Kottas
LOCATtON: 1031 Pennsylvania Avenue North
REQUEST: Approval of Preliminary Plat of
"Kottas Addition"
Chairman Thompson introduced this item and opened the meeting for discussion
from the Commissioners.
Mrs. Beverly Kottas, Proponent, 1042 Quebec Avenue, -was present to make
the request.
Commissioner Eastes asked Mrs. Kottas whether she was aware of the following
four recommendations from the Planning Uirector regarding this preliminary
plat.
1) That the Bassett Creek F1ood Control Commission reviews the plat;
2) That the MWWC force main is properly located and documented assurances
that City sanitary sewer service can be provided to both lots;
3) That the flood �lain be clearly noted on the plat; and
4) That the proponent informthe City of whether 1-and will be donated for
park and open spaces, or cash donated in } ieu thereof.
Mrs. Kottas stated that she was not awrar=e of' these recommendations.
Chairman Thompson opened the meeting for public input. There was no one
present who wished to express their views on this item and the informal
pubtxc hearing was closed.
It was moved by Eastes, seconded by Leppik and carried unanimously to
defer action on this item until the Propon�nt has had time to look over
the recommendations from the Planning Department and can deal with them.
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VI . Discussion on the Role and Charge of the Planning Commission:
It was moved by Singer, seconded by Eastes and carried unanimously
to defer this item to the seeond meeting of September.
V11 . Report on City Council Meetings - July 7, 1981 and July 21 , 1981 :
Chairman Thompson gave a brief report 'on the July 7th and July 21st
Meetings.
At the Council meeting of July 7th the Council moved to call for a
public hearing regarding the Light 1nd�striat Zoning District for
August 4, 1981 .
At the Council meeting of July 21st the Council moved to approve
calting a public hearing on the Radio, Industrial and Railroad
Zoning Districts far the meeting of August 18, 1981 . Chairman Thor�pson
noted that the P1�nn-i;ng ;;Commission had recommended to the Council
that the Railroad Zoning district be abolished and that it was not
needed, and that the Council apparently does not agree with that.
Commissioners Leppik an-d Eastes agreed to change dates for represent-
ation at City Council meetings as fo1laws: Commissioner Leppik will
attend the August 4, 1981 meeting and Commissioner Eastes will attend
the October 6, 1981 meeting.
V11I . Report on HRA Meeting - July 14, 198] :
Chairman Thompson gave a brief report on the HRA meeting of July 14,
1981 . There was a proposal by fihe City of Minneapolis to put muttiple
housing on the old Ewald Creamery property, part of which is in Gold,en
Va11ey. The HRA voted to epprove the stafif recommendation and to
communicate to Minneapolis their position that the HRA would we1come
the opportunity to work with the City of Minneapolis on some other
project at another time but that this project was not in the best
interests of the City.
iX. Report on South Wirth Parkway Project:
Due to Commissioner Forster' s absence, Chairman Thompson deferred
this item until next meeting. -
X. Update on Progress of Va11ey Square �Commission,
Chairman Thompson gave a report on the Valley Sqware Commission.
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XI . Discussion of Zoning Ordlinance Revision:
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Assistant Planner, Atda Peike�rt, informed the Commission that steff
had received inquiries from l��iberty Carton, located at 870 Louisiana
Avenue South in the Industriali Zoning Distriet, concerning establish-
ment of a day care center witIhin their facilities for use by employees.
The Industrial Section of the� City Zoning Ordinance does not make
provision for day care center's in the lndustrial District, but a pro-
vision coutd be drafted for cl,onsideration by the City Council at the
time of the public hearing onl revisions to the' Industrial Section,
scheduled for August 18, 1981`. It was suggested that the Planning
Commission might wish to makell a recommendation to the Council concerning
inctusion of such a provisionl.
lt was the consensus of the P'�,lanning Commission to recommend incTusion
of a provision for day care clenters for employee use in not only the
fndustrial District, but also�' the Light lndustrial and Business and
Professional Offices Zoning Dlistricts. The' Planning Gommission felt
that day care was an appropriate use in these districts, but should be
restricted to day care service established within business and industrial
facilities for use by empToye�es onty, in order to preclude generation
of additional traffic and resulting land use conflicts.
XII . Discussion of Meetin t'ime:
Fol �owing a brief discussion 'iof advisability of beginning Planning
Commission meetings at an earl,Tier time, Chairman Thompson requested
that staff place a change o-Fl�ieeting time on the agenda of the next
meeting. . �
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The meet i ng was ad j ourned at ��9:35 p.m.
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David Thompson, Chair n !, Mona Moede, Secretary
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