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Edina Country Club District
Preliminary Evaluation Results (January 11, 2008)
13 houses constructed after 1958 (i.e., non - historic):
• 4524 Arden (built in 1966)
• 4609 Arden (built in 1940, reconstructed 2007)
• 4510 Bruce (built in 2000)
• 4524 Bruce (built in 1973)
• 4528 Bruce (built in 1986)
• 4602 Bruce (built in 1972)
• 4608 Bruce (built in 2006)
• 4608 Casco (built in 1977)
• 4207 Country Club (built in 1990)
• 4619 Moorland (built in 1936; reconstructed in 2003)
• 4501 Wooddale (built in 2003)
• 4505 Wooddale (built in 2000)
• 4614 Wooddale (built in 1972)
5 houses with facades substantially altered from their original appearance (evaluated
as non - contributing due to loss of historic integrity):
4526 Arden (built in 1950)
• 4906 Arden (built in 1948)
• 4600 Moorland (built in 1951)
• 4616 Moorland (built in 1936)
• 4911 Sunnyside (built in 1940)
6 "problem" houses which lack historic integrity but may be architecturally
compatible with the district's historic character: j, las - JL 't
• 4616 Browndale (built in 1928; the fagade has been altered, but retains original
Tudor character and is compatible with neighborhood)
• 4512 Drexel (built in 1925; new Neo -Tudor style fagade constructed in 2006;
significant loss of historic integrity, but is architecturally compatible with the
neighborhood)
• 4601 Drexel (built in 1925; new Neo- Tudor /Craftsman influenced fagade
constructed in 2005; significant loss of historic integrity, but is architecturally
compatible with the neighborhood)
• 4622 Drexel (built in 1941; the HPB has approved a COA for demolition and
construction of new home with compatible style)
• 4614 Wooddale (built in 1972; reproduction of a "French Provincial" style home;
non - historic, but is architecturally compatible with the neighborhood)
• 4621 Wooddale (built in 1928 in the Pueblo style; fagade reconstructed in
Neoeclectic style in ca. 2001; significant loss of historic integrity, but could be
viewed as architecturally compatible with the neighborhood)
25 houses constructed after 1944 but before 1958 (consultant recommendation is to
treat these properties as contributing resources):
• 4526 Arden (built in 1950, Neocolonial)
• 4529 Arden (built in 1957, Neocolonial)
• 4904 Arden (built in 1945, Ranch)
• 4906 Arden (built in 1948, Neocolonial)
• 4613 Browndale (built in 1950, Colonial Revival)
• 4619 Browndale (built in 1956, Neocolonial)
• 4504 Bruce (built in 1950, Colonial Revival)
• 4515 Casco (built in 1950, Colonial Revival)
• 4611 Casco (built in 1950, Colonial Revival)
• 4614 Casco (built in 1951, Colonial Revival)
• 4207 Country Club (built in 1990, Neocolonial) rVW -c-9-
• 4408 Country Club (built in 1952, Ranch)
• 4409 Country Club (built in 1952 ?, Ranch)
• 4612 Edina Boulevard (built in 1950, Colonial Revival)
• 4618 Edgebrook (built in 1945 /rebuilt in 1957, Neocolonial)
• 4626 Edgebrook (built in 1949, Colonial Revival)
• 4640 Edgebrook (built in 1950, Ranch)
• 4600 Moorland (built in 1951, Neoeclectic)
• 4212 Sunnyside (built in
1949, Neocolonial)
• 4706 Sunnyside (built in
1951, Neocolonial)
• 4901 Sunnyside (built in
1948, Ranch)
• 4907 Sunnyside (built in
1946, Colonial Revival)
• 4916 Sunnyside (built in
1945, Colonial Revival)
• 4920 Sunnyside (built in
1945, Colonial Revival)
• 4519 Wooddale (built in
1954, Neocolonial)
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JOINT MEETING
OF THE
HERITAGE PRESERVATION BOARD AND CITY COUNCIL
January 15, 2008
Since April 15, 2007, when a moratorium was imposed on the tear down of homes built_r
1951 in the Country Club District, the Heritage Preservation Board, under the direction of
consultant Robert Vogel, has undertaken an intensive survey of the historic district.
At this time, the HPB wishes to update the City Council with the preliminary findings of the
study as well as the proposed changes to the district's plan of treatment.
Attached you will find a summary of findings relating to the ongoing survey.
The HPB will be recommending-changes to procedures as well as added information to provide
more clarity and understanding. The most substantial changes to the district's plan of treatment
relate to the following:
• The tear down of homes older than 50 years will not be permitted (1958).
• The definition of "demolition" has been revised to include "The physical alteration of
a building such that 50% or more of the surface area of the exterior walls, in
aggregate are removed, the shape of the roof is changed, or any important historic
character - defining architectural feature is destroyed. u; -
• A Certificate of Appropriateness will be required to character-defining architectural
features on the front and side street facades.
• The twelve (12) foot minimum driveway width required by the City's Zoning
Ordinance should not apply in the Country Club District.
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HERITAGE RESOURCES SURVEY OF
THE EDINA COUNTRY CLUB DISTRICT
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
Edina City Council- Heritage Preservation Board Workshop
January 15, 2008
Purpose
The Edina Country Club District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places (the
official federal government list of historically significant properties) and has been
designated an Edina Heritage Landmark District (the city overlay zoning classification
for properties worthy of preservation). Concerned about the city's ability to protect and
ensure the preservation of heritage resources in the Country Club District, the City
Council authorized the Heritage Preservation Board (HPB) to conduct a survey of the
heritage resources in the district to gather the information needed to make sound
judgments in community planning. The council also asked the HPB to integrate the
survey data with other planning information to revise and update the district plan of
treatment.
The 2007 Country Club District survey involved detailed documentary research into the
physical history of the neighborhood and individual homes, as well as field work to
record information about the current appearance and condition of houses and
streetscapes. The survey produced all of the information needed to evaluate fully the
heritage preservation values of the various resources and to identify specific ways to
maintain and enhance the positive character of the district.
Background
Heritage resources in the Country Club District have been protected by law since the
district was nominated to the National Register by the Minnesota Historical Society in
1980. Unfortunately, the National Historic Preservation Act regulations do not apply
privately owned properties and the Country Club District was not included in the city's
heritage preservation district (authorized under §850.20 of the city code, originally
adopted in 1974 and most recently amended in,2002). Local control over changes to
historic homes in the district was strengthened when the Country Club was designated a
Heritage Landmark District by the Edina City Council in 2003.
The City of Edina seeks to protect significant heritage resources in two basic ways: (1) by
requiring Certificates of Appropriateness for demolition and new construction and (2)
through public education and voluntary compliance with good preservation practices.
The district plan of treatment (an official plan tailored to the Country Club District,
prepared by the HPB and adopted by the City Council) helps city officials and property
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owners by identifying "best practices" for dealing with important heritage preservation
issues, while at the same time establishing specific guidelines for reviewing Certificate of
Appropriateness applications.
The preferred treatment for heritage resources in the Country Club District is
rehabilitation, which is defined as the act or process of making possible a compatible use
for a property through repair, alterations, and additions while preserving those portions
or features which convey its historical, cultural, or architectural values. By ordinance,
the City has adopted the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the rehabilitation of
historic properties as the required basis for design review decisions relating to
Certificates of Appropriateness.
Results in Brief
The Country Club District derives its historical significance from being a unified entity
composed of more than 550 individual heritage resources. The quality of significance is
the result of the interrelationship of the houses and streetscapes, which together convey
a strong visual sense of the district as a cohesive historic environment. The primary
heritage preservation resource is the planned neighborhood designed and built under
the auspices of the Thorpe Brothers Realty Co. The component heritage resources
(houses, streets, sidewalks, trees, and open spaces), which are relatively equal in
importance, are united historically by Thorpe's original design plan for the development
of the district, which is the basis of the district's Heritage Landmark designation and the
focal point of its plan of treatment.
The Heritage Landmark nomination and plan of treatment adopted in 2003 was based
upon the data generated by the 1980 National Register survey, which did not provide
(and was probably never intended to generate) the information needed to make wise
design review decisions with respect to teardowns and new construction. By 2007, the
National Register survey data were also badly out -of -date. As the results of the present
survey have been integrated into the planning process, a number of information gaps
and inconsistencies in the 1980 National Register documentation (conflicting dates of
construction, inadequate descriptions, architectural bias) have been identified and
corrected. More importantly, the inventory of information about the heritage resources
in the district has been thoroughly reviewed, reorganized, and updated to reflect
conditions which actually exist on the ground as well as the current state of practice in
heritage preservation planning.
Principal Findings
• The Country Club District is composed of a wide variety of heritage resources
which are united historically by the physical development of the district as a
whole: in other words, it is best viewed as a single heritage resource with over
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500 components, rather than an agglomeration of 500+ individual heritage
resources. -
• The identity of the district results from the interrelationship of the houses,
streets, sidewalks, boulevards, and open spaces, which show the influence of the
original "garden district" plan developed by Thorpe.
• The great majority of the houses in the district (over 90 %) were built between
1924 and 1944, when Thorpe controlled the Country Club development and
enforced rigid architectural standards on new home construction through
restrictive covenants.
• The architectural character of the district is predominantly Eclectic in character,
with more than 95% of the houses constructed between 1924 and 1944 classifiable
as examples of the traditional "period revival" styles (Colonial Revival, Tudor,
French Eclectic, Italian Renaissance, or Spanish Eclectic). Hybrids exhibiting the
characteristics of two or more styles are quite common, reflecting the broad
pattern of suburban architectural development between the two world wars, as
well as the standards and tastes of the original Country Club home builders.
• In contrast to the homes built before World War H, much of the post -1940
construction has a decidedly modem architectural character, though many of the
Minimal Traditional and Neo- Eclectic styled dwellings built during the 1940s
and 1950s are compatible with the surrounding older homes and therefore
worthy of preservation.
• The most important threat to the historic integrity of the Country Club District
comes from teardowns — specifically, the demolition of historic homes and the
construction of architecturally inappropriate new homes.
• Overall, the level of preservation of historic facades in the district is outstanding,
particularly in comparison with other neighborhoods of similarly -aged homes
(including those in historic districts) in the Twin Cities. The data at hand show
that historic facades in the district are, by and large, intact. The loss of historic
integrity (i.e., the ability to visually convey historical significance) caused by
inappropriate remodeling and additions has been proportionally small — less
than 5% of the homes more than 50 years old have been torn down or
"remuddled" beyond recognition. The most egregious cases of "remuddling"
involve homes built after 1944, which generally are more susceptible to fagade
alteration than the older homes because of their design characteristics and
materials.
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• With respect to additions, over their lifetimes most of the homes in the district
have been added to —the survey data suggest that structural additions more than
fifty years old often reflect an important aspect of the pattern of residential
development in the district. Most of the additions made since the 1950s appear
to have been appropriately designed, in that they did not destroy important
historic character - defining architectural features. The most incompatible
additions tend to be found on houses built after 1940. Except for a relatively
small handful of large, multi-story additions that overpower or dramatically alter
the historic character of the original houses, the additions tend to be
differentiated from the original buildings and usually do not compromise the
integrity of the facades visible from the street.
• The district contains a small number of buildings and open spaces that are not
historically significant and therefore should not be considered heritage
preservation resources. For planning purposes, these properties have.,been
classified as "noncontributing" because they do not convey the sense of time and
place represented by the heritage landmark district.
• Although individual homeowners have not always followed preservation
standards and guidelines to the letter, with few exceptions they have succeeded
in preserving the form and details of their historic house facades without any
coercion from the city. In the final analysis, the survey data demonstrate that the
typical Country Club homeowner has been a good steward of neighborhood
heritage.
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Edina Country Club District
Revised Plan of Treatment
(Updated January 11, 2008)
1. The primary objective of the Country Club Heritage Landmark District is
preservation of the existing historic house facades and streetscapes.
Certificates of Appropriateness will be required for demolition, moving
buildings, and new construction within the district. By ordinance, the
Heritage Preservation Board is responsible for approving Certificates of
Appropriateness for work in the District that requires a city permit. In
fulfillment of this responsibility, the City has adopted the Secretary of the
Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties as the basis
for the Board's design review decisions. The preferred 'treatment for
heritage resources in the Country Club District is rehabilitation, which is
defined as the act or process of making possible a compatible use for a
property through repair, alterations, and additions while preserving those
portions or features ' which convey its historical, cultural, or architectural
values.
2. The Secretary of the Interior's standards for rehabilitation are neither
technical nor prescriptive, but are intended to promote responsible
preservation practices. They are regulatory only with respect to
Certificates of Appropriateness for demolition and new construction; for
work that is not subject to design review, they are advisory. The
standards for rehabilitation are:
a) A property will be used as it was historically or be given a new use
that requires minimal change to its distinctive materials, features,
spaces, and spatial relationships.
b) The historic character of a property will be retained and preserved.
The removal of distinctive materials or alteration of features,
spaces, and spatial relationships that characterize a property will be
avoided.
c) Each property will be recognized as a physical record of its time,
place, and use. Changes that create a false sense of historical
development, such as adding conjectural features or elements from
other historic properties, will not be undertaken.
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d) Changes to a property that have acquired historic significance in
their own right will be retained and preserved.
e) Distinctive materials, features, finishes, and construction
techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a
property will be preserved.
f) Deteriorated historic features will be repaired rather than replaced.
Where the severity of deterioration requires replacement of a
distinctive feature, the new feature will match the old in design,
color, texture, and, where possible, materials. Replacement of
missing features will be substantiated by documentary and
physical evidence.
g) Chemical or physical treatments, if appropriate, will be undertaken
using the gentlest means possible. Treatments that cause damage
to historic materials will not be used.
h) Archaeological resources will be protected and preserved in place.
If such resources must be disturbed, mitigation measures will be
undertaken.
i) New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction
will not destroy historic materials, features, and spatial
relationships that characterize the property. The new work shall be
differentiated from the old and will be compatible with the historic
materials, features, size, scale and proportion, and massing to
protect the integrity of the property and its environment.
j) New additions and adjacent new construction will be undertaken
in such a manner that, if removed in the future, the essential form
and integrity of the historic property and its environment will be
unimpaired.
3. A Certificate of Appropriateness will be required before any City permit is
issued for the demolition of any principal dwelling or detached garage
within the district boundaries.
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4. For purposes of design review and compliance with City Code §850.20
subd. 10, "demolition" shall mean the physical alteration of a building
such that 50% or more of the surface area of all exterior walls, in the
aggregate, are removed, the shape or height of the roof is changed, or that
any important historic character- defining architectural feature visible
from the public street is destroyed as part of a project where a City
building permit is required. The important historic character- defining
architectural features of a given house may include, but are not limited to:
roof shape, dormers, window and door openings, vestibules, entrances,
porches, porte- cocheres, and attached garages.
5. No Certificate of Appropriateness will be approved for the demolition, in
.whole or in part, of any contributing heritage resource in the district
unless the applicant can show that the subject property no longer
contributes to the historical significance of the district. For design review
purposes, a "contributing heritage resource" is any building, site,
structure, or object that is older than 50 years, or has been so designated
by the Heritage Preservation Board on the basis of its historic associations
or historic architectural qualities which add to the significance of the
district as a whole. Contributing heritage resources may lack individual
distinction but must possess historic integrity of those features necessary
to convey their heritage preservation value. An updated inventory of
contributing and noncontributing properties in the Country Club District
will be compiled by the Heritage Preservation Board and maintained by
the City Planner.
6. Except in extraordinary circumstances involving threats to public health
or safety, no Certificate of Appropriateness will be issued for the
demolition of an existing home in the district without an approved design
plan for new construction.
7. New home construction will be limited to existing residential lots and
their design will be compatible with the original (1924 -1944) Country Club
District deed restrictions relating to architecture. The following guidelines
will be applied by the Heritage Preservation Board to design review of
plans for new houses:
a) New homes should be compatible in size, scale, massing,
orientation, setback, color, and texture with historic buildings in the
District constructed prior to 1944.
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b) Traditional materials and exterior finishes (horizontal lap siding,
stucco, brick, false half - timbering, wood shakes, stone) are
recommended for use on facades which are visible from the street.
The use of non - traditional materials (such as Hardi -Plank siding
and steel roofing) should be considered on a case -by -case basis;
imitative wood or masonry finishes should duplicate the size,
shape, color, and texture of materials historically used in the
District. Aluminum and vinyl siding are not appropriate for street
facades.
C) Designs reflecting the following architectural periods and styles are
deemed compatible with the historic character of the Country Club
District: Colonial Revival, Tudor, French Eclectic, and Italian
Renaissance. Designs with decorative elements based on Modern,
Neoeclectic, and Contemporary themes are not appropriate.
d) Mechanical equipment, solar panels, air conditioners, satellite
dishes, and antennae should be concealed whenever possible or
placed in an inconspicuous location so as not to intrude or detract
from historic facades and streetscapes.
e) Contemporary designs are acceptable for decks and accessory
structures so long as they are not visible from the street.
f) Landscaping such as retaining walls, planters, fences, planting
beds, and walkways, should be visually compatible with the
historic character of the District in size, scale, material, texture, and
color. Retaining walls should follow the grade of the lot and blend
with the historic streetscape.
g) Construction of large areas of impervious surface for driveways,
patios, and off - street parking should be discouraged in favor of
permeable pavement systems and other "green" alternatives to
solid concrete, brick, or bituminous paving.
h) Building code requirements should be complied with in such a
manner that the architectural character of the new home is
compatible with the historic character of the neighborhood.
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i) New homes should be clearly identified as such by means of a
plaque or inscription (to be placed on an exterior surface) bearing
the year of construction.
8. Modernistic designs for new detached garages will be discouraged. New
detached garages should match the architectural style of the house on the
same lot as well as the historic character of the neighborhood. The
following guidelines will be applied to design review of plans for new
garages:
a) No new detached garage should be taller, longer, or wider than the
house on the same lot or have a roofline that is taller than that of
any adjacent home.
b) Undecorated exterior walls longer than 16 feet should be avoided
on elevations visible from the street or adjacent properties.
c) Driveways should be compatible in width and material with
historic driveways in the District and should be designed in such a
manner that they do not radically change, obscure, or destroy the
historic character - defining spatial organization and landscape
features of residential lots, yards, and streetscapes. New curb -cuts
should be avoided whenever possible.
d) New garages should be clearly identified as such by means of a
plaque or inscription (to be placed on an exterior surface) bearing
the year of construction.
9. The City will promote voluntary compliance with historic preservation
standards for the rehabilitation of individual historic properties by
encouraging repairs, additions, or alterations which make possible an
efficient contemporary use of older homes in the district while preserving
those features that are historically and architecturally significant.
10. The distinguishing original qualities and historic character of the district
will not be damaged -or destroyed as a result of any undertaking funded
or assisted by the City. The removal or alteration of any contributing
historic building or landscape feature should be avoided whenever
possible.
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11. The City will develop and implement plans for the preservation,
maintenance, and replacement of all publi c infrastructure within the
district, including streets, trees, sidewalks, street lighting, signs, parks,
and open space areas that give the neighborhood its distinguishing
character.
12. Although not ordinarily subject to Certificates. of Appropriateness, small
additions or minor alterations should be done in such a mariner that they
do not destroy historically significant architectural features. New
additions should be differentiated from historic architecture and designed
to be compatible with the size, scale, color, material, and character of the
property.
13. When historic properties are impacted by man-made or natural disasters,
every reasonable effort will be made to avoid total loss. If demolition
must -occur, historic buildings should be recorded so that a body of
information about them (photographs, drawings; and written data) will be
preserved for the benefit of the public.
14. The City will arrange for a re- survey of the Edina Country Club District
every ten years to document changes in the appearance and historic
integrity of historic properties; to revise the list of contributing and
noncontributing properties present within the district boundaries; and to
revise the district plan of treatment as needed. The next re- survey will
take place circa 2017.
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JOINT MEETING
OF THE
HERITAGE PRESERVATION BOARD AND CITY COUNCIL
January 15, 2008
Since April 15, 2007, when a moratorium was imposed on the tear down of homes built after
1951 in the Country Club District, the Heritage Preservation Board, under the direction of
consultant Robert Vogel, has undertaken an intensive survey of the historic district.
At this time, the HPB wishes to update the City Council with the preliminary findings of the
study as well as the proposed changes to the district's plan of treatment.
Attached you will find a summary of findings relating to the ongoing survey.
The HPB will be recommending changes to procedures as well as added information to provide
more clarity and understanding. The most substantial changes to the district's plan of treatment
relate to the following:
• The tear down of homes older than 50 years will not be permitted (1958).
• The definition of "demolition" has been revised to include "The physical alteration of
a building such that 50% or more of the surface area of the exterior walls, in
aggregate are removed, the shape of the roof is changed, or any important historic
character - defining architectural feature is destroyed. "
• A Certificate of Appropriateness will be required to character - defining architectural
features on the front and side street facades.
• The twelve (12) foot minimum driveway width required by the City's Zoning
Ordinance should not apply in the Country Club District.
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HERITAGE RESOURCES SURVEY OF
THE EDINA COUNTRY CLUB DISTRICT
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
Edina City Council- Heritage Preservation Board Workshop
January 15, 2008
Purpose
The Edina Country Club District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places (the
official federal government list of historically significant properties) and has been
designated an Edina Heritage Landmark District (the city overlay zoning classification
for properties worthy of preservation). Concerned about the city's ability to protect and
ensure the preservation of heritage resources in the Country Club District, the City
Council authorized the Heritage Preservation Board (HPB) to conduct a survey of the
heritage resources in the district to gather the information needed to make sound
judgments in community planning. The council also asked the HPB to integrate the
survey data with other planning information to revise and update the district plan of
treatment.
The 2007 Country Club District survey involved detailed documentary research into the
physical history of the neighborhood and individual homes, as well as field work to
record information about the current appearance and condition of houses and
streetscapes. The survey produced all of the information needed to evaluate fully the
heritage preservation values of the various resources and to identify specific ways to
maintain and enhance the positive character of the district.
Background
Heritage resources in the Country Club District have been protected by law since the
district was nominated to the National Register by the Minnesota Historical Society in
1980. Unfortunately, the National Historic Preservation Act regulations do not apply
privately owned properties and the Country Club District was not included in the city's
heritage preservation district (authorized under §850.20 of the city code, originally
adopted in 1974 and most recently amended in 2002). Local control over changes to
historic homes in the district was strengthened when the Country Club was designated a
Heritage Landmark District by the Edina City Council in 2003.
The City of Edina seeks to protect significant heritage resources in two basic ways: (1) by
requiring Certificates of Appropriateness for demolition and new construction and (2)
through public education and voluntary compliance with good preservation practices.
The district plan of treatment (an official plan tailored to the Country Club District,
prepared by the HPB and adopted by the City Council) helps city officials and property
1
owners by identifying "best practices" for dealing with important heritage preservation
issues, while at the same time establishing specific guidelines for reviewing Certificate of
Appropriateness applications.
The preferred treatment for heritage . resources in the Country Club District is
rehabilitation, which is defined as the act or process of.making possible a compatible use
for a property through repair, alterations, and additions while preserving those portions
or features which convey its historical, cultural, or architectural values. By ordinance,
the City has adopted the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the rehabilitation of
historic properties as the required basis for design review decisions relating to
Certificates of Appropriateness.
Results in Brief
The Country Club District derives its historical significance from being a unified entity
composed of more than 550 individual heritage resources. The quality of significance is
the result of the interrelationship of the houses and streetscapes, which together convey
a strong visual sense of,the district -as a cohesive historic environment. The primary
heritage preservation resource is the planned neighborhood designed and built under
the auspices of the Thorpe Brothers Realty Co. The component heritage resources
(houses, streets, sidewalks, trees, and open spaces), which are relatively equal in
importance, are united historically by Thorpe's original design plan for the development
of the district, which is the basis of the district's Heritage Landmark designation and the
focal point of its plan of treatment.
The Heritage Landmark nomination and plan of treatment adopted in 2003 was based
upon the data generated by the 1980 National Register survey, which did not provide
(and was probably never intended to generate) the information needed to make wise
design review decisions with respect to teardowns and new construction. By 2007, the
National Register survey data were also badly out -of- date.. As the results of the present
survey have been integrated into the planning process, a number of information gaps
and inconsistencies in the 1980 National Register documentation (conflicting dates of
construction, inadequate descriptions, architectural bias) have been identified and
corrected. More importantly, the inventory of information about the heritage resources
in the district has been thoroughly reviewed, reorganized, and. updated to reflect
conditions which actually exist on the ground as well as the current state of practice in
heritage preservation planning. _
Principal Findings
• The Country Club District is composed of a wide variety of heritage resources
which are united historically by the physical development of the district as a
whole: in other words, it is best viewed as a single heritage resource with over
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500 components, rather than an agglomeration of 500+ individual heritage
resources.
• The identity of the district results from the interrelationship of the houses,
streets, sidewalks, boulevards, and open spaces, which show the influence of the
original "garden district" plan developed by Thorpe.
• The great majority of the houses in the district (over 90 %) were built between
1924 and 1944, when Thorpe controlled the Country Club development and
enforced rigid architectural standards on new home construction through
restrictive covenants.
• The architectural character of the district is predominantly Eclectic in character,
with more than 95% of the houses constructed between 1924 and 1944 classifiable
as examples of the traditional "period revival" styles (Colonial Revival, Tudor,
French Eclectic, Italian Renaissance, or Spanish Eclectic). Hybrids exhibiting the
characteristics of two or more styles are quite common, reflecting the broad
pattern of suburban architectural development between the two world wars, as
well as the standards and tastes of the original Country Club home builders.
• In contrast to the homes built before World War II, much of the post -1940
construction has a decidedly modern architectural character, though many of the
Minimal Traditional and Neo- Eclectic styled dwellings built during the 1940s
and 1950s are compatible with the surrounding older homes and therefore
worthy of preservation.
• The most important threat to the historic integrity of the Country Club District
comes from teardowns— specifically, the demolition of historic homes and the
construction of architecturally inappropriate new homes.
• Overall, the level of preservation of historic facades in the district is outstanding,
particularly in comparison with other neighborhoods of similarly -aged homes
(including those in historic districts) in the Twin Cities. The data at hand show
that historic facades in the district are, by and large, intact. The loss of historic
integrity (i.e., the ability to visually convey historical significance) caused by
inappropriate remodeling and additions has been proportionally small — less
than 5% of the homes more than 50 years old have been torn down or
"remuddled" beyond recognition. The most egregious cases of " remuddling"
involve homes built after 1944, which generally are more susceptible to fagade
alteration than the older homes because of their design characteristics and
materials.
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• With respect to additions, over their lifetimes most of the homes in the district
have been added to —the survey data suggest that structural additions more than
fifty years old often reflect an important aspect of the pattern of residential
development in the district. Most of the additions made since the 1950s appear
to have been appropriately designed, in that they did not destroy important
historic character - defining architectural features. The most incompatible
additions tend to be found on houses built after 1940. Except for a relatively
small handful of large, multi-story additions that overpower or dramatically alter
the historic character of the original houses, the additions tend to be
differentiated from the original buildings and usually do not compromise the
integrity of the facades visible from the street.
• The district contains a small number of buildings and open spaces that are not
historically significant and therefore should not be considered heritage
preservation resources. For planning purposes, these properties have „been
classified as "noncontributing” because they do not convey the sense of time and
place represented by the heritage landmark district.
• Although individual homeowners have not always followed preservation
standards and guidelines to the letter, with few exceptions they have succeeded
in preserving the form and details of their historic house facades without any
coercion from the city. In the final analysis, the survey data demonstrate that the
typical Country Club homeowner has been a good steward of neighborhood
heritage.
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Edina Country Club District
Revised Plan of Treatment
(Updated January 11, 2008)
1. The primary objective of the Country Club Heritage Landmark District is
preservation of the existing historic house facades and streetscapes.
Certificates of Appropriateness will be required for demolition, moving
buildings, and new construction within the district. By ordinance, the
Heritage Preservation Board is responsible for approving Certificates of
Appropriateness for work in the District that requires a city permit. In
fulfillment of this responsibility, the City has adopted the Secretary of the
Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties as the basis
for the Board's design review decisions. The preferred 'treatment for
heritage resources in the Country Club District is rehabilitation, which is
defined as the act or process of making possible a compatible use for a
property through repair, alterations, and additions while preserving those
portions or features which convey its historical, cultural, or architectural
values.
2. The Secretary of the Interior's standards for rehabilitation are neither
technical nor prescriptive, but are intended to promote responsible
preservation practices. They are regulatory only with respect to
Certificates of Appropriateness for demolition and new construction; for
work that is not subject to design review, they are advisory. The
standards for rehabilitation are:
a) A property will be used as it was historically or be given a new use
that requires minimal change to its distinctive materials, features,
spaces, and spatial relationships.
b) The historic character of a property will be retained and preserved.
The removal of distinctive materials or alteration of features,
spaces, and spatial relationships that characterize a property will be
avoided.
c) Each property will be recognized as a physical record of its time,
place, and use. Changes that create a false sense of historical
development, such as adding conjectural features or elements from
other historic properties, will not be undertaken.
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d) Changes to a property that have acquired historic significance in
their own right will be retained and preserved.
e) Distinctive materials, features, finishes, and construction
techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a
property will be preserved.
f) Deteriorated historic features will be repaired rather than replaced.
Where the severity of deterioration requires replacement of a
distinctive feature, the new feature will match the old in design,
color, texture, and, where possible, materials. Replacement of
missing features will be substantiated by documentary and
physical evidence.
g) Chemical or physical treatments, if appropriate, will be undertaken
using the gentlest means possible. Treatments that cause damage
to historic materials will not be used.
h) Archaeological resources will be protected and preserved in place.
If such resources must be disturbed, mitigation measures will be
undertaken.
i) New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction
will not destroy historic materials, features, and spatial
relationships that characterize the property. The new work shall be
differentiated from the old and will be compatible with the historic
materials, features, size, scale and proportion, and massing to
protect the integrity of the property and its environment.
j) New additions and adjacent new construction will be undertaken
in such a manner that, if removed in the future, the essential form
and integrity of the historic property and its environment will be
unimpaired.
3. A Certificate of Appropriateness will be required before any City permit is
issued for the demolition of any principal dwelling or detached garage
within the district boundaries.
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4. For purposes of design review and compliance with City Code §850.20
subd. 10, "demolition" shall mean the physical alteration of a building
such that 50% or more of the surface area of all exterior walls, in the
aggregate, are removed, the shape or height of the roof is changed, or that
any important historic character- defining architectural feature visible
from the public street is destroyed as part of a project where a City
building permit is required. The important historic character- defining
architectural features of a given house may include, but are not limited to:
roof shape, dormers, window and door openings, vestibules, entrances,
porches, porte - cocheres, and attached garages.
5. No Certificate of Appropriateness will be approved for the demolition, in
whole or in part, of any contributing heritage resource in the district
unless the applicant can show that the subject property no longer
contributes to the historical significance of the district. For design review
purposes, a "contributing heritage resource" is any building, site,
structure, or object that is older than 50 years, or has been so designated
by the Heritage Preservation Board on the basis of its historic associations
or historic architectural qualities which add to the significance of the
district as a whole. Contributing heritage resources may lack individual
distinction but must possess historic integrity of those features necessary
to convey their heritage preservation value. An updated inventory of
contributing and noncontributing properties in the Country Club District
will be compiled by the Heritage Preservation Board and maintained by
the City Planner.
6. Except in extraordinary circumstances involving threats to public health
or safety, no Certificate of Appropriateness will be issued for 'the
demolition of an existing home in the district without an approved design
plan for new construction.
7. New home construction will be limited to existing residential lots and
their design will be compatible with the original (1924 -1944) Country Club
District deed restrictions relating to architecture. The following guidelines
will be applied by the Heritage Preservation Board to design review of
plans for new houses:
a) New homes should be compatible in size, scale, massing,
orientation, setback, color, and texture with historic buildings in the
District constructed prior to 1944.
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b) Traditional materials and exterior finishes (horizontal lap siding,
stucco, brick, false half - timbering, wood shakes, stone) are
recommended for use on facades which are visible from the street.
The use of non - traditional materials (such as Hardi -Plank siding
and steel roofing) should be considered on a case -by -case basis;
imitative wood or masonry finishes should duplicate the size,
shape, color, and texture of materials historically used in the
District. Aluminum and vinyl siding are not appropriate for street
facades.
c) Designs reflecting the following architectural periods and styles are
deemed compatible with the historic character of the Country Club
District: Colonial Revival, Tudor, French Eclectic, and Italian
Renaissance. Designs with decorative elements based on Modern,
Neoeclectic, and Contemporary themes are not appropriate.
d) Mechanical equipment, solar panels, air conditioners, satellite
dishes, and antennae should be concealed whenever possible or
placed in an inconspicuous location so as not to intrude or detract
from historic facades and streetscapes.
e) Contemporary designs are acceptable for decks and accessory
structures so long as they are not visible from the street.
f) Landscaping such as retaining walls, planters, fences, 'planting
beds, and walkways, should be visually compatible with the
historic character of the District in size, scale, material, texture, and
color. Retaining walls should follow the grade of the lot and blend
with the historic streetscape.
g) Construction of large areas of impervious surface for driveways,
patios, and off - street parking should be discouraged in favor of
permeable pavement systems and other "green" alternatives to
solid concrete, brick, or bituminous paving.
h) Building code requirements should be complied with in such a
manner that the architectural character of the new home is
compatible with the historic character of the neighborhood.
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i) New homes should be clearly identified as such by means of a
plaque or inscription (to be placed on an exterior surface) bearing
the year of construction.
8. Modernistic designs for new detached garages will be discouraged. New
detached garages should match the architectural style of the house on the
same lot as well as the historic character of the neighborhood. The
following guidelines will be applied to design review of plans for new
garages:
a) No new detached garage should be taller, longer, or wider than the
house on the same lot or have a roofline that is taller than that of
any adjacent home
b) Undecorated exterior walls longer than 16 feet should be avoided
on elevations visible from the street or adjacent properties.
c) Driveways should be compatible in width and material with
historic driveways in the District and should be designed in such a
manner that they do not radically change, obscure, or destroy the
historic character - defining spatial organization and landscape
features of residential lots, yards, and streetscapes. New curb -cuts
should be avoided whenever possible.
d) New garages should be clearly identified as such by means of a
plaque or inscription (to be placed on an exterior surface) bearing
the year of construction.
9. The City will promote voluntary compliance with historic preservation
standards for the rehabilitation of individual historic properties by
encouraging repairs, additions, or alterations which make possible an
efficient contemporary use of older homes in the district while preserving
those features that are historically and architecturally significant.
10. The distinguishing original qualities and historic character of the district
will not be damaged or destroyed as a result of any undertaking funded
or assisted by the City. The removal or alteration of any contributing
historic building or landscape feature should be avoided whenever
possible.
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11. The City will develop and implement plans for the preservation,
maintenance, and replacement of all public infrastructure within the
district, including streets, trees, sidewalks, street lighting, signs, parks,
and open space areas that give the neighborhood its distinguishing
character.
12. Although not ordinarily subject to Certificates of Appropriateness, small
additions or minor alterations should be done in such a manner that they
do not destroy historically significant architectural features. New
additions should be differentiated from historic architecture and designed
to be compatible with the size, scale, color, material, and character of the
property.
13. When historic properties are impacted by man-made or natural disasters,
every reasonable effort will be made to avoid total loss. If demolition
must occur, historic buildings should be recorded so that a body of
information about them (photographs, drawings, and written data) will be
preserved for the benefit of the public.
14. The City will arrange for a re- survey of the Edina Country Club District
every ten years to document changes in the appearance and historic
integrity of historic properties; to revise the list of contributing and
noncontributing properties present within the district boundaries; and to
revise the district plan of treatment as needed. The next re- survey will
take place circa 2017.
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Deb Mangen
--om: Jennifer Bennerotte
nt: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 1:27 PM
.,c: Deb Mangen; Joyce Repya
Subject: FW: Note for 1 -15 HPB /Council meeting
Jennifer Bennerotte
Communications & Marketing Director
City of Edina
952 - 833 -9520
FAX 952 - 826 -0390
jbennerotte @ci.edina.mn.us
- - - -- Original Message---- -
From: Jane Lonnquist [ mailto :jjlonnquist @earthlink.net]
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 9:44 PM
To: Jennifer Bennerotte
Subject: Note for 1 -15 HPB /Council meeting
Jennifer,
Could you please forward the following message to both City Council members and Joyce
Repya (for her distribution to the HPB.) Thank you.
Dear Members of the City Council and Heritage Preservation Board,
a resident of the historic Country Club district., I write in regard to the documents
prepared for your workshop on January 15th.
I am very grateful to the HPB and its staff members for their hard work and thoughful
deliberation that preceeded these revised guidelines.
I hope that the City enacts these new guidelines and supports the HPB in their future
efforts to publicize and enforce them.
I look forward to sharing this preservation success story with the our contacts at the
National Trust for Historic Preservation, Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office and
Preservation Alliance of Minnesota. I am proud of our City's commitment to civic dialogue
and proactive policy.
Sincerely,
Jane Lonnquist
4510 Drexel Avenue
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Comprehensive Plan Work
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Motion
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Resolution
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Ordinance
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Discussion
INFORMATION /BACKGROUND:
The City Council and Planning Commission will meet jointly to discuss the progress to
date on updating the City's Comprehensive Plan.
Staff will make a -brief presentation, and then we would recommend that the balance of
the work session be utilized as a time for the Council to ask questions and discuss the
plan informally in preparation for formal action in the next few months.
On November 21, 2006, Staff made a presentation to the City Council that outlined the
process which would be used to update the Plan. The City Council endorsed this plan.
Items in RED have been completed; items in BLUE have been completed after being
added to the process to further refine it, and respond to feedback from residents and
Council members; items in GREEN are being scheduled for the next three to four
months:
First Community Meeting— December 4, 2006
Second Community Meeting —March 21, 2007
Quadrant Meetings— August 23, 27, 28, 30, 2007
Listening Sessions /Elementary School Meetings— November 1, 7, 8, 13, 15, 2007
Listening Sessions with residents (at their request):
Morningside Women's Club (1/8/07)
Edina Housing Initiative (1/25/07)
Edina Morningside Rotary Club (3/6/07)
Chris Rofidal and Neighbors (4/26/07)
70th Street Homeowners (5/23/07)
Morningside/Weber Park neighborhood (6/4/07)
Edina Chamber of Commerce (9/4/07)
Housing Coalition (10/10/07)
Focus Groups:
Mayor's State of the City Address (2/28/07)
Intergenerational Dialogue (4/18/07)
Developers Focus Group (4/30/07)
City Council Work Sessions:
9/5/06
4/24/07
8/7/07
10/23/07
Meetings with City Commissions and Task Forces:
Edina Bike Task Force (6/6/07)
Park Board (6/12/07)
Transportation Commission (8/1/07)
2007 Comp Plan Task Force Workshops: 1/24, 2/21, 4/18, 5/16, 5/30, 6/13, 6/27, 7/11,
8/1, 8/8, 8/15, 8/29, 9/12, 9/26, 10/10, 10/24, 11/14, 11/28
Draft Plan
Draft Plan
• Presented to Planning Commission
• Reviewed for content and adherence to the Metropolitan Council's
requirements
• Planning Commission holds public hearings
• Recommendation made to the City Council by the Planning Commission
• Presentation of draft plan to the City Council
• Council is asked to schedule the public hearing
• Council gives any clarifying feedback before final plan is completed for
action
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Final Action
• Public Hearing is held • Council takes action on the final draft
• Council sends final draft to the Met Council for review and approval
• Staff coordinates with surrounding cities for review of the plan
• Community members have another opportunity to look at plan and comment
Resources:
Information regarding the Comprehensive Plan was placed on the City's website, made
available in hard copy at the Southdale Library, and the Edina Community Library, and
at City Hall. Residents may purchase a hard copy of the plan at City Hall, or receive a
free copy on CD.
The following can be found on the City's website as of January 2008:
1998 Comprehensive Plan
Chapter A
Community Demographics
Chapter B
Land Use Plan
Chapter C
Housing Elements
Chapter D
Heritage Preservation
Chapter E
Environmental Quality
Chapter F
Aviation & Airports
Chapter G
Transportation
Appendix A
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix D
Chapter L
Parks & Recreation
Chapter M
Sanitary Sewers
Nov. 21, 2006 City Council Meeting
Presentation
PowerPoint presentation from the meeting
Dec. 4, 2006 Community Meeting
Comment Card
Comment Card distributed at the meeting
Presentation
Consultants' PowerPoint presentation
Meeting Notes
Summary of the first meeting
March 21, 2007 Community Meeting
Presentation
Consultants' PowerPoint presentation
Meeting Notes
Summary of the second meeting
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April 18, 2007 Intergenerational Dialogue
Report
Final report on the Intergenerational Dialogue
Listening Sessions
70th Street
Meeting notes from a listening session with the 70th
Street Homeowners Association
Rofidal
Meeting notes from a listening session with neighbors of
Chris Rofidal
Housing Initiative
Meeting notes from a listening session with the Edina
Housing Initiative
Edina- Morningside
Meeting notes from a listening session with the Edina-
Rotary Club
Morningside Rotary Club
Morningside Women's
Meeting notes from a listening session with the
Club
Morningside Women's Club
Weber Park
Meeting notes from a listening session at Weber Park
Developers
Meeting notes from a listening session with developers
Meeting notes from a listening session with the Edina
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce's Government Relations
Committee
Aug. 1, 2007 Joint Meeting of Planning and Transportation Commissions
Meeting Notes
Meeting notes from the joint meeting of the Planning and
Transportation commissions
Late Summer 2007 Quadrant Meetings
Schedule
Schedule of upcoming quadrant meetings
Comments
Comments collected at the Aug. 23 quadrant meeting held
at City Hall
Presentation
Presentation made at the quadrant meetings
Handout
Handout distributed at the quadrant meetings
Notes
Notes from the Aug. 23 quadrant meeting held at City Hall
Comments
- Comments collected at the Aug. 27 quadrant meeting held
at Centennial Lakes Park
Notes
Notes from the Aug. 27 quadrant meeting held at
Centennial Lakes Park
Comments
Comments collected at the Aug. 28 quadrant meeting held
at Braemar Golf Course
Notes
Notes from the Aug. 28 quadrant meeting held at Braemar
Golf Course
Comments
Comments collected at the Aug. 30.quadrant meeting held
at Good Samaritan United Methodist Church
Written Comments
Written comments collected at the Aug. 30 quadrant
meeting held at Good Samaritan United Methodist Church
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Notes Notes from the Aug. 30 quadrant meeting held at Good
Samaritan United Methodist Church
Other
Feedback
I Compiled feedback, collected from comment cards
City Council & Planning Commission Work Session (Oct. 23, 2007)
Presentation
PowerPoint presentation on height
2008 Comp Plan Community Meetings (November 2007)
Schedule
November meeting schedule for the 2008 Comp Plan
Presentation
PowerPoint presentation on Land Use and Housing
Presentation
PowerPoint presentation on Vision & Goals and
WORKING DRAFT 2008 Comp Plan Materials
Transportation
Notes
Notes from the Nov. 1 community meeting
Notes
Notes from the Nov. 7 community meeting
Vision, Goals &
PowerPoint presentation on Parks & Open Spaces,
Presentation
Heritage Preservation, Community Services and Water
Land Use & Community
Resources
Notes
Notes from the Nov. 8 community meeting
Notes
Notes from the Nov. 13 community meeting
Notes
Notes from the Nov. 15 community meeting
WORKING DRAFT 2008 Comp Plan Materials
Chapters
Nov. 28, 2007 WORKING DRAFT of the Outline of
portion of the 2008 Comp Plan
Chapters
Community Profile
Nov. 28, 2007 WORKING DRAFT of the Community
Transportation graphics
Profile
Vision, Goals &
Nov. 28, 2007 WORKING DRAFT of the Vision, Goals &
Objectives
Objectives of the 2008 Comp Plan
Land Use & Community
Nov. 28, 2007 WORKING DRAFT of the Land Use &
Design
Community Design portion of the 2008 Comp Plan
Housing
Nov. 28, 2007 WORKING DRAFT of the Housing portion
of the 2008 Comp Plan
Transportation Plan
Nov. 28, 2007 WORKING DRAFT of the Transportation
portion of the 2008 Comp Plan
Bicycle Transportation
Bike Edina Task Force's plan for Bicycle Transportation
Transportation
Transportation graphics
Graphics
Transportation
Appendices to the working draft of the Transportation
Appendices
portion of the 2008 Comp Plan
Parks
Nov. 28, 2007 WORKING DRAFT of the Parks, Open
Space and Natural Resources portion of the 2008 Comp
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Plan
Heritage Preservation Nov. 28, 2007 WORKING DRAFT of the Heritage
Preservation portion of the 2008 Comp Plan
Community Services Nov. 28, 2007 WORKING DRAFT of the Community
Services portion of the 2008 Comp Plan
Environmental Quality Nov. 28, 2007 WORKING DRAFT of the Environmental
Quality portion of the 2008 Comp Plan
Water Resources Nov. 28, 2007 WORKING DRAFT of the Water Resources
Management Management portion of the 2008 Comp Plan
Revisions to Nov. 28, 207 WORKING DRAFT
Transmittal Sheet Transmittal sheet of revisions
Table of Contents Table of Contents, revised Dec. 19; 2007
Acknowledgements "Acknowledgements," revised Dec. 19, 2007
Land Use & Community Land Use & Community Design chapter; revised Dec. 19,
Desiqn 2007
Transportation Transportation chapter, revised Dec. 19, 2007
Water Resources Water Resources Management chapter, revised Dec. 19,
Management 2007
Implementation WORKING DRAFT of a new chapter, Implementation, of
the 2008 Comp Plan
Presentation to Planning Commission Nov. 28, 2007
Presentation Presentation made to the Planning Commission
Other
Oct. 24, 2007 Meetinq
Minutes
Nov. 14, 2007 Meetinq
Minutes
Nov. 28, 2007 Meetin
Minutes
ATTACHMENTS:
Oct. 24, 2007 meeting minutes of the Comp Plan Task
Force
Nov. 14, 2007 meeting minutes of the Comp Plan Task
Force
Nov. 28, 2007 meeting minutes of the Comp Plan Task
Force
• October Draft of the Comp Plan
• "Blue - lined" copy of changes made between October 2007 and January 2008
• Copies of all the pubic comments received from comment cards and a -mails
• Minutes and notes from all Task Force, Listening Session, and Public Meetings
• Copies of all articles or publication related to the Comp Plan in local newspapers
• Copies of About Town articles
• Most recent Draft of the Comp Plan dated 1/25/08
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Comparison of 1998 Edina Comp Plan and the draft 2008 Edina Comp Plan Update
Chapter
1998
Chapter
2008 Update
No Introduction
N/A
Introduction
• plan purpose
chapter _
• need to update plan
• community input process
• key messages from input
• plan organization
• how to use the plan
No Vision,
Goals, and
Objectives
chapter
N/A
Vision, Goals,
and
Objectives
• summarizes Edina's growth since 1888
• updates 2003 Vision *20/20
• re- establishes Edina as leader and innovator
• elaborates on role of business
• emphasizes transportation choices
• embraces community design
• enhances Edina as destination
• emphasizes on health and fitness
• emphasizes sustainable environment
Community
Demographic
Background
Demographic info provided in a few tables derived
from 1990 Census and estimates provided by Met
Council.
Community
Profile:
Population,
Housing,
• provides detailed demographic forecasts
• analyzes demographic trends and challenges
• identifies aging population issue
• emphasizes need for lifecycle housing
and Employment
Land Use
• emphasized preserving quality of
Land Use and
• emphasizes anticipating market
neighborhoods
Community
• promotes flexibility to respond
• assumed growth to workforce population
Design
• embraces community design as key to compatibility
• assumed most office growth through infill
• examines natural features /landforms
• assumed no industrial growth
• examines social and economic factors
• included small area plans for 50th and France,
• defines character districts
Southeast Edina, Grandview, 44th and France,
• articulates redevelopment trends and challenges
Valley View and Wooddale, and 70th and
• creates new mixed use land use categories
Cahill area
• maintains existing zoning densities for 95% of city
• sought opportunities for affordable housing
• density increase in Cahill area, also known
• considered density bonuses for med. and high
as Edina Interchange Center
density housing that included affordable units
• evaluated permitted heights throughout city and
recommended some revisions
• links density/height bonuses to "benefits /amenities"
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inc. affordable housing
• identfies potential areas of change
• calls for new small area plans
• establishes new community design guidelines for
citywide movement pattems /corridors, public
spaces, buildings, site design, and
interconnecting spaces
• calls for new urban forest protection
• calls for update of development review process
Housing
• emphasized protection of existing housing
Housing
• contains more detailed housing profile and
stock and stability of neighborhoods
examination of affordablilty indices
• emphasized goals to widen range of housing
• summarizes Housing Succession Plan
choices
• Identifies challenges of and sets goals for
• emphasized policies and programs to stimulate
(1) Aging in Place, (2) Affordable Units, and
new housing development in all price ranges
(3) Accommodating new households; analyzes
• Community.Dev't Block Grant program for
interrelationship of these issues
housing rehab for sgl- family dwellings
• includes specific goals
Heritage
Preservation
• described brief history of Edina
• listed National Register properties
• indicated Cert. Local Gov't status
• referred to Historic Context Study completion
Heritage
Preservation
• describes role of historic preservation
• elaborates on historic contexts and inventory
• identifies issues, trends, challenges
• outlines vision /goals for preservation program
• included limited goal, objective, policies
• establishes benchmarks
• establishes policies, implementation actions
Environmental
Quality
• environmental protection and natural resource
enhancement goal
• addressed energy consumption, solar
protection,waste, water quality, surface
Energy and
Environment
• An environmental chapter is not required by Met
Council. However, the City Council appointed the
Energy and Environment Commission to devise
a program and prepare this chapter.
water, air quality,transportation, urban forest,
parks/open s ace, and land use
Aviation and
• focused on noise attenuation
see
Airports
• addressed land use compatibility
Transportation
chapter
Parks and
Recreation
• goal: develop, preserve, maintain Edina parks
• meet or exceed acreage standards of NPRA
• no map of park system
• no details of each park
• no details on natural resources
Parks,
Recreation, and
Natural
Resources
• fuller examination of trends and challenges
• guided by Needs Assessment Survey
• notes demographic changes (65+ age group)
• focuses on active living for all ages
• more specific plans for all program areas
• includes map of existing parks
• proposes natural resource inventory and mgt plan
• includes plans for all six enterprise facilities
• specific capital improvement plan 2008 -2012
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Sanitary Sewers
• summarized sanitary sewage system plan
Water Resources
• addresses wastewater, surface water, water supply
• identified 5 -year improvement plan
Mgt
• comprehesive analysis of trends /future conditions
• described relationship to Met Council system
• fuller description of implementation measures
• not in compliance with Met Council
• recommends Inflow and Infiltration (I and 1)
Wastewater Sevices Policy Plan
improvement projects
• system modeling, working with developers
• storm water volume reduction
• lake water quality studies
• work with watershed districts
• identifies new well needs
Transportation
• very complete and comprehensive plan
Transportation
• update of transportation polices
• emphasizes transportation /land use link
• revised traffic forecasts
• prelim evaluation of crash data
• update of roadway network planning
• identifies deficiences and improvement needs
• emphasizes Travel Demand Mgt
• prelim. evaluation of transit service needs
• summarizes Edina Bicycle Transp. Plan
• summarizes corrider design guidelines
N/A
Community
• This chapter is not required by Met Council.
No Community
Services and
Services
However, this chapter was prepared to embrace a
and Facilities
more comprehensive approach to planning all
Facilities
public services.
chapter
• Identifies current conditions, trends and challenges,
and goals and policies for:
- Police Protection
- Fire Protection
- Env. Health /Public Health
- Schools
- Libraries
- Information Technology
- Communications and Marketing
Dan Cornejo (01- 22-08)
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Comparison of 1998 Edina Comp Plan and the draft 2008 Edina Comp Plan Update
Chapter
1998
Chapter
2008 Update
No Introduction
N/A
Introduction
• plan purpose
chapter
• need to update plan
• community input process
• key messages from input
• plan organization
• how to use the plan
No Vision,
N/A
Vision, Goals,
• summarizes Edina's growth since 1888
Goals, and
and
• updates 2003 Vision 20/20
Objectives
chapter
Objectives
• re- establishes Edina as leader and innovator
• elaborates on role of business
• emphasizes transportation choices
• embraces community design
• enhances Edina as destination
• emphasizes on health and fitness
• emphasizes sustainable environment
Community
Demographic
Background
Demographic info provided in a few tables derived
from 1990 Census and estimates provided by Met
Council.
Community
Profile:
Population,
Housing,
• provides detailed demographic forecasts
• analyzes demographic trends and challenges
• identifies aging population issue
• emphasizes need for lifecycle housing
and Employment
Land Use
• emphasized preserving quality of
Land Use and _
• emphasizes anticipating market
neighborhoods
• assumed growth to workforce population
Community
Design
• promotes flexibility to respond
• embraces community design as key to compatibility
• assumed most office growth through infill
• examines natural features /landforms
• assumed no industrial growth
• examines social and economic factors
• included small area plans for 50th and France,
• defines character districts
Southeast Edina, Grandview, 44th and France,
• articulates redevelopment trends and challenges
Valley View and Wooddale, and 70th and
• creates new mixed use land use categories
Cahill area
• maintains existing zoning densities for 95% of city
• sought opportunities for affordable housing
• density increase in Cahill area, also known
• considered density bonuses for med. and high
as Edina Interchange Center
density housing that included affordable units
• evaluated permitted heights throughout city and
recommended some revisions
• links density/height bonuses to "benefits /amenities"
inc. affordable housing
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• identfies potential areas of change
• calls for new small area plans
• establishes new community design guidelines for
citywide movement patterns /corridors, public
spaces, buildings, site design, and
interconnecting spaces
• calls for new urban forest protection
• calls for update of development review process
• emphasized protection of existing housing
Housing
• contains more detailed housing profile and
Housing
stock and stability of neighborhoods
examination of affordablilty indices
• emphasized goals to widen range of housing
• summarizes Housing Succession Plan
choices
• Identifies challenges of and sets goals for
• emphasized policies and programs to stimulate
(1) Aging in Place, (2) Affordable Units, and
new housing development in all price ranges
(3) Accommodating new households; analyzes
• Community.Dev't Block Grant program for
interrelationship of these issues
housing rehab for sgl- family dwellings
• includes specific goals
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Heritage
Preservation
• described brief-history of Edina
• listed National Register properties
• indicated Cert. Local Gov't status
Heritage
Preservation
• describes role of historic preservation
• elaborates on historic contexts and inventory
• identifies issues, trends, challenges
• referred to Historic Context Study completion
• outlines vision /goals for preservation program
• included limited goal, objective, policies
• establishes benchmarks
• establishes policies, implementation actions
Environmental
Quality
• environmental protection and natural resource
enhancement goal
• addressed energy consumption, solar
protection,waste, water quality, surface
Energy and
Environment
• An environmental chapter is not required by Met
Council. However, the City Council appointed the
Energy and Environment Commission to devise
a program and prepare this chapter.
water, air quality,transportation, urban forest,
parks/open s ace, and land use
Aviation and
• focused on noise attenuation
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Airports
• addressed land use compatibility
Transportation
Ichapter
Parks and
Recreation
• goal: develop, preserve, maintain Edina parks
• meet or exceed acreage standards of NPRA
• no map of park system
• no details of each park
• no details on natural resources
Parks,
Recreation, and
Natural
Resources
• fuller examination of trends and challenges
• guided by Needs Assessment Survey
• notes demographic changes (65+ age group)
• focuses on. active living for all ages
• more specific plans for all program areas
• includes map of existing parks
• proposes natural resource inventory and mgt plan
• includes plans for all six enterprise facilities
• specific capital improvement plan 2008 -2012
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Sanitary Sewers • summarized sanitary sewage system plan Water Resources
• identified 5 -year improvement plan Mgt
• described relationship to Met Council system
• not in compliance with Met Council
Wastewater Sevices Policy Plan
Transportation i • very complete and
No Community N/A
Services and
Facilities
chapter
Dan Cornejo (01- 22-08)
• addresses wastewater, surface water, water supply
• comprehesive analysis of trends /future conditions
• fuller description of implementation measures
• recommends Inflow and Infiltration (I and 1)
improvement projects
• system modeling, working with developers
• storm water volume reduction
• lake water quality studies
• work with watershed districts
• identifies new well needs
nsive plan Transportation • update of transportation polices
• emphasizes transportation /land use link
• revised traffic forecasts
• prelim evaluation of crash data
• update of roadway network planning
• identifies deficiences and improvement needs
• emphasizes Travel Demand Mgt 'a, (-\Z�
• prelim. evaluation of transit service needs
• summarizes Edina Bicycle Transp. Plan
• summarizes corrider design guidelines
Community • This chapter is not required by Met Council.
Services However, this chapter was prepared to embrace a
and Facilities more comprehensive approach to planning all
public services.
• Identifies current conditions, trends and challenges,
and goals and policies for:
- Police Protection
- Fire Protection
- Env. Health /Public Health
- Schools
- Libraries
- Information Technology
- Communications and Marketing