HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-05-04 Council Work Session MINUTES
OF THE JOINT WORK SESSION OF THE
EDINA CITY COUNCIL,THE EDINA PLANNING
COMMISSION, AND THE EDINA ZONING
BOARD OF APPEALS HELD AT CITY HALL
ON MAY 4,2004 AT 5:30 P.M.
ROLLCALL Answering rollcall were Members Housh, Masica, and Mayor Maetzold.
Member Hovland entered the meeting at 5:40 p.m. and Member Kelly entered the
meeting at 6:00 p.m. Attending the meeting on behalf of the Planning Commission and
Zoning Board of Appeals were Steve Brown, Mike Fischer, Helen McClelland, Ann
Swenson, Rose Mary Utne, and Mary Vasaly.
Mayor Maetzold thanked members of the Planning Commission and Zoning Board of
Appeals for attending the joint session with the Council. He asked those present to
briefly introduce themselves.
Mayor Maetzold noted how difficult it was to review land use applications adding that
six people reviewing the same application could easily arrive at six different views. He
stated a couple of the areas the Council wished to discuss included the variance
standards of the Subdivision Ordinance and massing or overbuilding on lots. Members
of the City Council, the Planning Commission, and the Zoning Board of Appeals
discussed the challenges presented to the Commission and Board as they review
planning applications and variances. The only consensus arrived at was the complexity
of the issues and difficulty looking at the requests from all the various perspectives
needed to keep the best interests of Edina foremost while still meeting statutory
obligations to applicants.
There being no further business on the Council Agenda, the Mayor adjourned the
meeting at 6:55 p.m.
C
C Clerk
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