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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1963 07-10 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes RegularMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE EDINA PLANNING COMMISSION HELD WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1963 EDINA VILLAGE HALL Members Present.- T. L. Todd, Chairman, William Lewis, Harry Gustafson, George Nugent. Staff Presents George C. Hite, Planning Director, W. C. Hyde, Village Manager, Karen Voss, Secretary. I. Moved by Mr. Nugent and seconded by Mr. Lewis that the June 26, 1963 Planning Commission Minutes be approved as written. All voted Aye. Motion carried. II. ZONING REQUESTS P-62-10 pure Oil Comnan . Gasoline Service Station. T.H. 169 and Summit Ayenge. (See minutes of 8-8-62, 9-5-62, 10-10-62 and Council minutes of 11-12-62). Mr. Hite reviewed this proposal pointing out that the Council had accepted a Planning Commission recommendation that the station as then proposed be allowed, but that the Pure Oil Co. was now asking for a building permit for a station design dissimilar to that presented by them at the zoning hearing. He emphasized that at the time of the original zoning consideration, both the Planning Commission and the Pure Oil Co. had attempted to do everything possible in the station design to offset any nuisance affect on the adjacent single family properties. One of the important decisions in this regard, he added, was to keep all door and window, openings at the front of the building and away from the nearby singles in order to alleviate the noise problem. The station now proposed had a drive through stall along the rear of the building with overhead doors adjacent to the rear or single family lot line. Mr. Ed Bernan of the Pure Oil Company appeared and stated that the proposed building was a new design concept not developed at the time the rezoning occured and that two of these nein designs are being erected in the Minneapolis area and seem to be well accepted. The new design, he said, would be better for the area and fit in well with the neighborhood. Mr. Jim Hawks, Midwest Planning and Research, representing the Pure Oil Co. stated that the new plan was a better station for the area involved and that their site plan had been redesigned to offset any additional problems that the new building plan might create. Planning Commission Minutes -2- July 10, 1963 Mr. Todd stated that the Commission had given many hours of consideration to this proposal when it was presented in 1962 and that although almost all of the residents living adjacent to the site were opposed to the idea, the Planning Commission had given it a favorable recommendation because they were convinced that the Oil Co. had taken every reasonable step in their building and site design to assure the continued privacy and welfare of the adjacent residents. He said the Commission would be acting in bad faith if it now permitted the Pure Oil Co. to modify that earlier approved design to the extent that those agreed upon safeguards would be eliminated and the well being of the neighborhood diminished. Mr. Lewis stated that he was not in favor of the changes being proposed. Mr. Nugent moved that h Commission recommend to -the -Council tha the re uest of the Pure Oil Co. to modify -their earlier approved building and site plan be denied. Mr. Lewis seconded.All voted Aye. Motion carried. Z-62-10 Kenneth -Hansen Pro erties. Overall Development -Plan. Multiple Resident Districts. (See minutes of 3-6-63, 4-3-63, 6-5-63, and 6-26-63). After briefly reviewing the history of this proposal, Mr. Hite presented a newly devised land use plan which he said incorporated many of the suggestions made at the June 26th meeting as well as recently secured information regarding the future of Interlachen Rd. and its interchange with County Rd. 18. The new plan also included a five acre park site. Mr. George May, 6645 Parkwood Rd., said that he had thought that he and his Parkwood Knolls neighbors had reached an accord with Mr. Hansen regarding the land usage of Mr. Hansen's property, but that the plan presented by Mr. Hite this evening was at variance with that accord and therefore not acceptable to either himself or his neighbors. He stated that they were particularly opposed to the proposed park. Mr. J. J. Liebenberg, 5112 Ridge Rd., spoke at length on the strengths and weaknesses in the current apartment building boom and said that most of the buildings being built today would be the "slums of the future". He added that apartments brought a great number of children into the neighborhood. Mr. Hite said that occupancy surveys currently being conducted throughout the country disclosed that apartment areas generally produced lesser amounts of children than do equal areas of single family homes. This was true, he said, even in Meadowbrook Manor. Planning Commission Minutes -3- July 10, 1963 Mr. Kenneth stated that he intended to use his multiple property for distinctive, well designed apartments that would be a credit to the Edina community. Ada•. Todd commented on the possible land uses for the lova land along County Rd. 18 and asked if anyone would suggest any uses other than apartments for this land. No specific ideas were presented. Fir. Jack 1:eene, a Parkwood Rd. resident stated that he had hoped that at this meeting a plan acceptable to all could be evolved, but that this now appeared impossible and he asked if the Planning Commission would table the matter for additional study. Mr. Gu aison sand that -here were_ still areas of uncertainly in is mind about the r?:oposal as presented tonight and moved &hat it be denied. flirtyT evais seconded.All voted Ave. Motion carried. Mr. May was asked if the Village would notify all of the Parkwood Knolls and Ridge Rd. residents before considering this matter ag�sin, and he was advised that anyone interested in any matter before the Commission should contact the Planning Commission secretary, Miss Voss, the Monday before the meeting which is scheduled for the first Wednesday of each month. Z-63--17 Rpuanhorst Cor*truction Co._ _O°aerall. Development Plan. r •finned Industr.?.al District. scal. Roborts Pr2221—ty. Mr. Jon Anderson, Vice President o`�Rauenhorst Construction Co., presented their proposal for the development of that part of the Roberts gravel pit property lying south of 7.00 France Avenue. The proposal included Planned Industrial, Office Building, Community Store and Multiple Residence Zoning. Accepted for atudy. P-62-3 Her.itc@ e Boards.no Hr)me Building Hei ha t. (See minutes of 6-5-63). MY. Hite ethat in June of 1962, the Commission and Council both approved the use of the property immediately east of the Heritage Nursing Home for a boarding home for the elderly. The building was to be 2'j stories or 24 feet in height. The current proposal, which was developed after F.H.A. had requested that more yard space be created, involved a 4 stony building, 38 feet in height. Relative lot Planning Commission Minutes -4- .duly 10, 1963 coverage, he said, were 29% in the old plan and 19% in the new plan. The current zoning is R-6 which permits a four story building, but the height limitations at the time the request was originally considered was 21� stories. Mr. Don Hustad, architect, and Mr. Don Leaf, administrator of the Heritage Home, appeared and stated that they felt that the added height would permit them to design and build a far more attractive building. They presented new site and floor plans as well as building elevations. Mr. Hustad presented a drawing upon which he had indicated the relative heights of the proposed building and other buildings already in the area. It was noted that the proposed building would have a roof elevation equivalent to that of the middle Schnoidex apartment building across the street. Mi. Hite reminded the Commission that at the time the nursing home was being considered the residents north of the Cross Town had expressed some concern about building height, but that he didn't believe that a viell designed building 38 feet in height could be detrimental to the owner or occupant of a house 300 feet away, especially with the intervening area permanently devoted to expressway use. Nr.Auaent moyed_ihpt the C©mmiansa.on recormmend to the Coj raci_l that the :�egest of The Heritage Bo;arding Home for permission to construct_�__foun tor„y_tjji dint s'mi lar to that p2rtTaYed by the dracvinos presented tonight bgapproved. 1r. Gustafson veconded _ A11. voted Acle. Motion carried. Z-•63-•18 C. C. Volk_;_ A-2 District 6325 Brookview AyenugL.. ter. Volk presented his request for double bungalow zoning on Lot 4, Block 1., Clifton Terrace stating that he had a party interested in building a double on the lot and that he had experienced difficulty in selling it for single family purposes. The lot, he noted, being on the east side of Brookview Avenue between Valley View and West 64th Street, backed to double ?-ungalow property on Valley View and was to some deg=ree affected by the Cross Town a lot to the south. Pj'jr. Ieo ovhat �,rs� mend to the Council that thn T :Gue ;t b denied a,s the ns -oiler -v did not have fxon_taoe on ezither al -C, eaCross Town and as such vias not consd�xed ioe douirle_bu_ n_caalo�;� ro^erty. Nlr. Nugg_ni secondnd,!. A, },_• yyoted A +fie. Vo tion carried._ s Planning Commission Minutes -5- July 10, 1963 III. SUBDIVISIONS Preliminary SP -63-10 Conn lleiphts._ 3 lots =_ Blake _Rd,_ and Waterman Avenue. MX_._L_gwis moved that thg niat as presented be jejected because of the shallownessf o e of the three lots, O e d that the owners be advi ed that the Commis,sion would recommend a vaxigncg permitting a 90 foot deep lot at that locatior . Mr. Gustafson seconded. All voted Ave. Motion carried. IV. OTHER BUSINESS Commercial Ordinance. Mr. Hite presented and reviewed tentative provisions for the proposed Commercial District Ordinance. The Commission agreed to have a special meeting on Monday, July 15 at S P.M. to study the proposals. Meeting adjourned at 10:55 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Karen Voss, Secretary