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Home My WebLink About1960 02-17 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes RegularMINUTES OF THE R.EG.ULAR MEETING OF THE !=D.' NA PLANNING HELD WEDNESDAY, KDR;JARY AS; 1960, AT FF {' VILLAGE G Y. MI. 1N THE �� .D.�SUr�: d.. I'sG'_. H%'.L L, Ambers ipresento ;m. A. Lewis, John Foley, Harry Gt9tafOn, and David Griswold^ George Hite, Planning Director. Vii. Lewis acted as Chairman pro tem, L. The minutes C+ the meeting 0'r January 61 1960; '-'ere approved On moti0n by Foley, sec0n ded by Gustafson and carried. !I. ZO-NING CHANCE REQUESTS 7_°-:39-6, j7?�,QA ;si?F13_QQ1DE SCHCOL D STS +Ci Mr. Hite e pr. Ce ' ed the Edi na- ' orniP`tgs ide School .Board petition for the rezoning 0f a a ce! Or land located ed ca the southeast corns- of Ah.5 1_l Road and '/upst 70th Street from Upon Development to Community Store. re. Mr . Bard B. Lewis, Attorney for he School Board,w present n explained this was school site UcS l^_."SCP} n._C? c:<k7_c1iP?t✓t:: 'E,�`i_.� c... �lPl 0i_C .Ci, p which had been =mused Or 5 on 6 years. He stated that he Sch00i was doing a considerable am0unt Or building and t,ti'at they were anxi0us to diWse Of this pr0perty, hut felt it would Le worth more as Community Stye development and did not went Co sell until it had been _C ^Oi2C. The Co:..,,_SSion felt that there would be cdefinite need 'Cr Community Store development somewhere f Ein this area, but also felt that .if1 over- all 'plan =0_ theWire area should be worked up hefor0 deciding on 'C'll@ pr0per location on :0 a ClCPt?_=unit;, Store develd:;pant;. Gustafson moved to table _hey matter, seconded Q Griswold and carried. 59-2 E ND LL K. . WED. Petition for the razoning �of Lo 1 , Block t S'fJ�side(NY cot,SU High 07 _00 cCi� rr � Open Developmento Of ii cs Wilding. ( see Minute A 11-4-59; 12-9-59; 1-6-60). At. Hite !i_{'S:7ented the new plan one eplained :!Yat changes had Nees ma:1e, A. was indicated that tho Plan p2 ns included the suggesti0ns which the Commission had woe : f he previous meeting. As. "food, stated': that neighhoTs had h^c n qu st s erred ;nd only two h2d objected to tCIO Proposed' Plan. Gri..`:'O d stated t'zi.t he felt, if cCp:i'oved, fina? plans shcu1i be r,lese`:tad to he Commission for otu y and moved lo reco2nend approval i0 the Council. Notion sec0:'ded by Gustoiso'n and carried. T. - V -60-1, Rlrujtib`D. HI SCH. Request for a 6 ?.s'ch Variance 'i3O the10 t :;)G'< 1 Geaid required on Lot 1I .,�7-ock 6 South Gaid n aY 1 r4l Ellsworth Drive). Mr. Hite explained that a mistake W been made Ly 'tha ,;"ubcCl'Y'i;i'acto:i t1''C_en installing g the foundation, Motion to apnrave variance by Gustafson, seconded by F0'-ey and carried. l � S-60-1, ..w'r.'..-.y.,........_,.RL t .� � Y.C., �:l;i i.. _a� �'ilJ_' Hite emplaines tiic:!'C theProposed zoplat of Creston Hill divided Block J it^E,o _Jt., and that hese =O's, .:test J all 1 _rd tt,c.'_Ce requirements. r'e:°:,.nt F01ey m.,'L'.ed to approve, seconded by Gustafson .0 ShIsucsy 17, 1050 InW wAst 01 Lots 2 and 3 Of "c" 1, EIW� ANNION 1OWN on tho EOWAY00 coener of 69th Arcet Wild ErAhtany NO, 07olvos ohz vanction 01 shorwood Avcnue frGrI ISAN strent to a point 355.4 knot north. Vt. Qstufcon moved that the PIM 10 001YOrAnd to the Council with i1jo t ha It be zip picved subjact to thy normcl street ^r t= N. Foley secOnded and motion carriet unLnimausly. F -OC -31 noy Potewan ps.se nted a pro - POW Pitt for Blocks 1, 0, W 9 OF Slow's Edgaiocr Addition. The plot Involves tha rcluGGEW Of Avell, Drive frcm Prwe Avenue to Sandel! Avenue znd, in Odditic& 00699 the OreP of Block 2 and B 9 that is Presently 20ned mul"PIC "IlIng OW 91% One-acle lots. Pr. Hite in- fox"CA Mr. Peters= that the WliLy compsnics had been contacted cbout " sel"ticn Of Mavelle Drive and that -the cnly utilities involved El"I the Wer and telephone companies, both of which shared a pole a-� Fronce Avanue cind OWN Drive. Q. pe"Mn 000 PlesGntsl 0 site plan and typical floor plans and front flev"Ons Wr the WOPOSW apnUments to ba built in this area, N,. Gustafsca moved that to: propoW %splat Q L000112nded to the Council for Wrcyal- 0- FOW UsconNA ZY motion wns carried. cy"k Pr. Dra!a and or. comns roqua,t,d that th:? WAX plat of Qnj pxop2rty 100eted 'CO the south A 70th Sorest "d just caut 0 yrospG0 Hills. Mr. Hite infoined the Colmission That thib item had nOt WIn On thisevaninQ agenda ca t, ne 02A that theye "Cl* Stoll =7 PEONOMS to 4 -Oyked out on th!'', Plat' noth Ohl 0"W"I Wn zZ 1 zMAW plan o2ra shoon to the Cam- minslun "Par"' Alto! S002 WOU30010, A- NOW and Q. Collins indicated thvt thuy YWA like to Uiva coca study to the No :Qicn tak*n. V I E Akio 1 AL S-55-53, WISATTA. hi. Kelvin KDody. worway to, the ownagand " Of P"w"s"s "PlesWUN2 Of David G. NO 00ty Company. pre- sontad to tho PWAnIng coxmissfon once mcre, Thaplapasid plat for the scriver PIOP21ty jccajcd nn SlUa Road jusi gcul> of Wryor Lake. (See nkrutes CT 12-Q-59 On CYISY01d 0004 that he felt that this Wt act an %Yropen develogannt in Yulatlun to suxrounding pro - party. Alton S002 di""Usoion, notion to cpPremn ,as made by Foley, OWOWW 11 Cwlefscn ond czroved, Mr. hunin vaquosUb that the minutes w! this 000"Ing 0onvoy thi PYnning concern regarding the rarlavtfag Of thy AWY Ws W" lucs"W in Us rastorn and southern "1100- He z00 that nnmw canblAration he givcn to PcWhIc orcWACn SKVnq0W OnAnh nnulc 00010; ZAN QP0 W zopletting. 17, 1960 S-Sg-vt, S IgEi�: :' CiCSOi� FIRS i ADDITION. ire. Hite explained that this �--he renlec of Lot P., At-zCicar`s Sui:d ,,'_:.ion ``3�, on Ridge Road into i;':':'o lots, and i'ecoasrleinde.- ap-,' oval. 1 of ion to oppro'vo by Foley, secondod by Gus-cafson and ca-iried. VI. OTHER BUSINESS STREET NAME CHANGE from Tylex l=vanue to Tyler Court MIS briefly dis- cussed. Since the Post Office hid given approval and there ivas no other oppos tion, motion in iavor was Made by F01ey, seconded by Gustafson and carried. SIGN ORDINAW-E L4 -Lf -l' viEAi3. Mr. Hite pointed ou'c to the Commission than. the Village Sign Ordinance prop biied any signs within the required front yard setback of the Regional Shopping District. He recornended that the 1. Ordinance be armended so that it- would permit, on each platted lot within the district, one sign riot to e,:coed 48 square feet. Ne added that such a sign should be for inforn;ati.onal purposes and should not advertise any oroduct sold at that ?oceition. This annandi7ent would recognize the so- calie6 "banjo signs" vaich arc prosei-Cbly located adjacent to many filling stations �irt th:, regional Shoppirg District. Mr. Patton of the Texaco Com- pany and Mr. Robert Crabb of Southdale Real -LY were present and commented favorably on che pxoposed ordinance charge. The Commission expressed generally favorable reaction to -the proposed change and asked that the aryen6ment be drawn up and re ---resented to them at their March meeting. PROPOSEDD LONG RAND PERK PLAN report was presented to the Planning Com- mission members. h1r. Lewis bxiei ly pointed out- several of the itens in- cluded in the report. r10i�SE�J?Qiiii?G ORI1IIil�1jC;E,,, W -r. 'lite explained t- e need for some type of House Moving Ordinance and asked for sucr,,esti, ns. flombers of the Com- ;1ission recoifrne'.":dad �?' :% Mr. iii to �ru6V tau c�Il �iLi7nca Ce Using is age" and "' ulk" a; the basis in =,,: iderati_on oa tdoving Permit Applications. 960 PLANNING_ PROMAM. Air. Hite presented to •che Commission a proposal for a Planning Program for 1960. He extol ained that the Council had, at their lzs- meeting, indicated their willingness to approve additional money _or consulting, service if the Commission would outline a program for the use of such se vices. He pointed out that the program proposed :could include a lark: use study and the prepa,x'ation os a major thorough- fare plan. After sonic discussion, lklr. Gustafson moved that the proposed program be recoinrrended to the Council and Chea, i-_ approved by them, Mr. Elite should contact soin:e consultants -i.0 secure their proposals before the %arch Y�eet ng. N.r. Griswold seconded �,nd moL i en carried. There being no further businoss, meeting teas cdJourned air 10;0,0 P. M. respectfully submitted, .fi Cc.1% Herrlgos, Secre-Clary