HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960 07-06 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes RegularcNoms OF THE REGULAR WE,:T1FG OF
THE ED INA FLANN NG CCC,1ATSfi10AJ HELD
t7 DNES'DAY, JULY 6, 196,)_ _: R:00
Fn M. 1N THE E1 INA Hpi.L
Members Present: T. L, Toddy, Ch ,_txmein, ',`:*m� J. l.�k'a •_;., ,'3(i -n i:iiLj
'Mn, Wilkln6on; C3oxae Hite, Pj,::inning Dixoctor; otarren
Hyde, Village M:2n ager
The meeting tva;3 opened by MiT,. L, Tedd, Chzi_ .rp in,.
I. Mr. zewi. moved -Lc app, -co -;e the minutes of July off 1960. The sro`cion was
seconded iy Mir, Foley ^rid carried.
IIS ZONING VARIANCE RE-QMSTS
Z-60-4. Lucille_R.Nolant, err. Hite pre::ented °fir.,. Nolen°s request for
the rezoning of Lot 20, Auditor's Subdivision No. 172 (Southwest corner
of France Avenue and West 49th Street) from Open Development to Compunity
Store District. It was explained that this request had been previously
considered by the Commission and denied as it vaa!� felt that the property
could he more favorably zoned for Multiple Residenco. Foll•--.%ing a brief
di ,cussion, bar. Wilkinson_ moved -to again deny the request. Motion second-
ed by Mr. Lcwi, and carried.
Z-•60-7. Edt�<<rd C. Stow,Mr. Hcsmer Brovan presented for the Commission's
cori.;idoration the request of tar. Eduard C, Stow for a :rezoning from Open
Developmen;, Dig ti.-ic t •cc> 'femp,.)rGry Excavation Dili:-ic:•t of a portion of the
property rommonl referred to the Nelsen f�-tnt. tits. Brown outlined the
conditions which ;urrc,f}nc;ea lch s request and generally indicated that a
proper development of ":he p_ ,oY,)e tY would require that ranch of the material
now :situated in the tvju princiQ.-il hi11s on the property be removed and
-that Mrs Stour's request was therefore, for the proper zoning to carry on
a co?mmeccial mining operation. He presented an estimate prepared by Mr.
Al Godward which indicated •them there 15 approxi mately one and one-half
million yards of excess fill on the enti-i,e tract, but said that hr. Stow
now Wished pe•rril sicn to mine only about 300,000 V;Brds. Mr. Todd said
that he felt that the Village could pr.vn;-t a limited ►pining operation of
this sunt, providing th�?t the ie.t is which the rmining wan to be done be
described, •thaf a maxlmu~a i i-init be placed upc,n the amount of material to
be remc�(ed, than the tsrm of the mining open-_xtisn be determined, and that
certain minimum hh e_tablished below Tshich, the applicant would
not be able to mine. Pyr, Luria then moved that. Temporary Excavation Dis-
trict be establi 8hed for an 6rej generally enr.;omoassing tva north and south
hilly of the Nelson farm, that chip clists;ct be sstabii.shed for a period
not to exceed six months, that the amount of mai:ryrial to be removed not
exceed 300,000 cubic yards, Lhat the elevations of the property be not
lowered below a grada e;tt)hlished by the Village of Edina, and that the
applicant be required io secuxe to the Vi=1ngE a P,�rrormance Bond in an
amourt to be establish-mby the Village for "he purposa of insuring that
-the applicant adhere to the conditions set forth. Motion seconded by Mr.
Levji and carried.
Planning Com: insion Miinu-tes - 2 July 6, 1960
III, ZONING VARIANCE REQUESTS
V-60-13. He _ -T. Sparrow. Mrs. Sparrow's request for permission to build
an addition on her home at 6620 Cheyenne Trail (Lot 159, Block 5, Indian
Hills Addition) having a front yard setback of 24.5 feet was considered
by the Commission. Mrs Hite informed the Commission that he had asked
Mrs. Sparrow to check her property deed restrictions to see if such a
setback would be permitted and that he had been informed by her that it
would be. Fie also pointed out that the lots in this area were quite large
and that the projection into the required front yard would noir be notic-
able to the neighboring property because of the lot topography. Mr. Wil-
kinson moved to approve the variance, soconded by Mr. Lewis and carried.
V-60-14. Robert L. Fkxtrand. Mr. Hike presented Mr. Ekstrand°s request
to construct a garage with a -three foot side yard on Lot 11, Block 3, West
Minneapolis Heights (318 Van Buren Avenue). He explained that this was a
46 foot lot and that Mr. 24trand wished to connect the house and garage
with a breezeway. Motion, was made by Mr. Foley to approve, seconded by
Mr. Wilkinson and carried.
V-60-15. Okerrnvin & Hunstad. This was a request of Okerman & Hunstad for
a 6 foot side yard for a house on Lot 9, Block 69 Brookview Heights First
Addition (5109 Meador. Ridge). It was explained that this lot was one
of the few remaining vacant lots within this addition and that the homes
previously built in the addition were permitted to be located within 8
feet of thein side property lines, Because the ordinance requirement would
prohibit the owner of this property from enjoying a privilege previously
granted for the neighboring properties, Mr. Wilkinson moved that an 8 foo
side yard be permitted., Motion seconded by fir. Lewis and carried.
V--60-16. Laurence Brooms Vir. Frank Illguth appeared on behalf of Mr.
Broom to present a request for a 3 foot side yard adjacent to a proposed
garage on Lot 7, Block. 3, Harriet Lawn Addition (5621 Abbott Avenue). Mr.
Wilkinson inquired as to why the garnge hod to be constructed that close
to the line and was informed Ly P:r. Illguth that the owner had two
other possibilities, one of vinich was to move, the garage iurthar back and
the second of which Mould be to move the garage toward the center of the
lot. This second alternative was not possible because of a large tree
which -the owner wanted to save and the othcar alternative was difficult be-
cause of a change in lot elevation. -Mr. Wilkinson moved that the Planning
Commission table this roquest until such time as it had had an opportunity
to visit the property, seconded b;. MIr. Lewis and carried.
IV. PRELIMINARY PLATS
S-60-20. N�rmandale Addition - Wicklund Rnpllai. This replat of Lot 1, 2,
and 3 in Block 19, Normandale Addition, into eight 90 x 122 foot lots was
approved upon motion by Mrs Wilkinson, seconded by Mr., Lewis and carried.
Planning Commission Minutes - 3 July 6, 1960
S-60-21. Miller's Second Add' ion. Mr. Leslie V. Miller's proposed
plat of his property immediately north of the Cross -Town Highway and
between St. John's Avenue and Wooddale Avenue vias approved upon motion
of Mr. Lewis, seconded by ,fir. Foley and carried.
S-60-22. Broadmorg Addition - Eliason Renlat. 11-r. John B. Eliason"s
proposed replat of Lots 1, 25 and 3 of Block 31, Broadmore Addition,
into four 95 x 125 foot lots was approved upon motion by Mr. Wilkinson,
seconded by fir. Foley and carried.
S-60-23. Normandale Second Addition - Wiltz Aeat. Mr. nick Wiltz°3
replat of Lots 20, 211, and 22, Block 175 Normandale Second Addition, in-
to one 80 foot and one 70 foot lot was approved on motion by Mr. Foley,
seconded by Mr. Wilkinson and carried.
S-60-24. Indian Hills - Thomoson Reolat. Mr. Helge Thompson's replat
of Lots 6, 7, and f, Block 1, Indian Hills, was approved on motion by
Mr. Wilkinson, seconded by Mr. Levis and carried.
V. FINAL PLATS
S-58-10. Fridl.und°s Addition, (Preliminary Plat approved at Meeting of
January 7, 1959.) Motion tto approve was made by Mr. Lewis, seconded by
Mar. Wilkinson and carried.
S-59-60. Koh ridge Addition: (Preliminary Plat approved at Meeting of
December 9, 1959.) Final plat approved on motion by Mr, Wilkinson,
seconded by Mr. Foley and carried.
5-59-62. Lein°s Edina Fir -,t Addi_:_on. (Preliminary Plat approved at
Meeting of May 41 1960. A motion to approve the final plat was made by
Mr. Foley, seconded by Mr. Wilkinson and carried.
S-60-3. Rearrangement of Blocks 1, 9 artd Lot 1, Bieck ?" Stow°s Edag
moor Addition. (Preliminary Plat approved at Meeting of February 17,
1960). Approval of the final plat %,as granted on motion by Mr. Lewis,
seconded by fir. Foley and carried.
S-60-13. Gavin°s Addixion. (Preliminary Plat approved at Meeting of
May 4, 1960.) Motion to approve the final plat was made by Mr. Lewis,
seconded by Mr. Wilkinson and carried.
S -60-17o Warden AcrM_ - McGrew .T'.eglat. (Preliminary Plat approved at
Meeting of June 8, 1960). Final plat approved on motion by Mir. Wilkinson,
seconded by hug:. Lewis and carried.
S-60-24. Indian Hills_- Thomason Rem. (Preliminary Plat approved at
this meeting.) Final approval was granted on motion by har. Wilkinson,
seconded by WL-. Levis end carried.
Plapning Commis ion Minutes - 4 July b, 1960
Vii. OTHER BUSINESS
"Planned Bui.ldif,d Groups" P;mendr'wnt to Zoning Gdiner)ce, fir. Robert
Crabb, Mr. Al Godward. and Katherine Pearce appeared before the Commission
to discuss the proposed Planned Building Groups Amendment to the Zoning
Ordinance.
Por. Hite presented to the Commission a letter which he had received from
Wir. Brill, attorney for Miss Pearce. Vir. Brill's letter expressed his
opinion that rpuch of the language of the ordinance "dealing with so-called
standards does not constitute standards at all but broad objectives and
that the language of the proposed ordinance gives the Planning Commission,
and ultimately the Village Council, great room for the exercise of arbit-
rary powar in a manner which may he very un.oasonable and beyond the scope
of authority conferred by statute or villages like Edina." Mr. Brill's
letter further pointed out some specific objections no had to the content
of the proposed ordinance.
Mr. Robert Crabb expressed some concern about the lack of detail in the
section of the ordinanca which required certain development plans to be
submitted to the Village for approval. He requested that the plans requir-
ed be more specifically deiced. He also requested that a provision be
included in the ordinance requiring that the application be processed with-
in a certain defined period of time.
Mr. Al Godward expressed general agreement with the purpose of the ordi-
nance, but agreed with Rr. Crabb that certain parts of the ordinance
should be more specific.
Mr. Hite expl�iined that the purpose of the proposed ordinance was to give
both the developer and the Village more flexibility in the development of
site plan for a project containing more than one building. He pointed
out that the ordinance would not permit the developer of a piece of pro-
perty to deviate from any of the existing ;ordinance provisions in any
district other than the .restriction noir existing which requires a platted
lot for each building.
After considerable discussion; Mr. Foley moved that the Planning Commission
delay action upon this ordinance until -iheir Augu.S`c meeting and that, in
the intervening time, Mr,; Hide consult with the pexsonz present tonight
and than; he attempt to revisa the ordinance mn line with some of the sug-
gestions presented. Motion seconded by Mr. dilkinson and carried.
AsgT1alt Concrete Mix Fling The request of Mr. D. E. Riegger, President
of Rieggei Roadways, Inc., for permission to install and operate a Hot
Asphaltic Concrete h1lix-Plant in Edina was briefly discussed by the Com-
mission. Because of the nature of this type of opera -Lion, Mr. Wilkinson
moved that the Planning Commission deny the request. Motion seconded by' -
Mr. Lewis and carried.
Planning Commission Meeting - 5 July 6, 1960
The meeting was adjourned at 10t00 K M. on motion by Wilkinson, seconded
by biro Lewis and carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Jackie Herriges, Secretary