HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973 01-03 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes RegularI
+1 -f "S ;,� - - : T ' - : 4 _! f ; #•.z,.
, . I � ; � � i, ' IM� � !7. t
11117 TFIMPA
1p",Un LSDAY, JA'MM-'Y ', YI7.1
EDINA VIYAAGE OLL
Members Present; N. W. Lewis, Chairman, 3, V Uuphns, C Y. johnnnn, C. V,,
Joillison, "); C S"hel-Tinn. 1) T, 7wivanp
and r K. Ericlaon,,
Staff Present: 0, Lucf,---, r!.,.. Dunn, and L. '1-vc.t
Approval of the December 6. 1972. Planning
A motion approving the Planning Corminslon minntes of Decenher 6, 1972, as
submitted uns rode and secon(!f-.d., lrr -;7.. c, 7()jhnnckn_ All vote(! nye;
%tion carried.,
Z-72-3 Karl Unhi, nenerallY located soutb of Vernon Avenue and west of
T -W-17 --------- __ a - _00 - .., . - . � _% __ __ I - ......
Arct c: lav sinfle mily %sidonce District zo PRD -3 Planned
it. Lnee explained than nroponent hnn hired ornfessional help to n1d in thn
Planned developnent of this site, Hn reviewed brin7,3y the proponpl, which include -z -
a 93 unit nnortment building on Vernon Avonne, and outlined the staff's camments as
follcuRn 1, the project from vernon Avenue anpears C,nc' 'vc,�eta
Mon tit: OPOW to he reroved for drive aisles Owuld he rntained to "break up" thaL
image; 2 the buffer on the eaat side should Q prvsCtrvcd and cut and fill fitrth,r
reduced hv extended use of retaining "ails, na7'tlen1hrIv at the entrance and uppar
portlans of the drives (additiv"al retaining "alin at, or nreferahlv enclosure aQ
the avenad level of parking should he considered), 3. althouph 32 units per acrf!
is requpstad, this Welty may he justified to ro?W Minn precautionn, to
prescrve the hill, irith density
-
1%Ron Krank, the architact, expinined that rorsmMy Krank Architects i,,,.
working witk CoMneker 6 Associams and DineaRion Pevelopment Mrporation,
has is purchase agreement with "r. Krahl, He revie"M the site and location, the
existing vapetation and enntours, and the dhxngos proposed for both, Pe noted
"very little cut and fill Into this site" will he Provided, nnd the building wil
hn Inented as close to ne A= propern line as ponrikle, Sevcral approaches arcs
planned to the building, 1,10 7-1009 whatqnnver Ml be visible and no
varianceq are being renuested. He not,?j that zonjng 1, r,n,,,t,d y, tNis,
7 75 acre tract, A gross Alte coverare of 207 and net O"en spher of BOT in planned,
'Tr_ 1'rnnL vxplained 22 one -bedroom unitn C225 nruave feet), 45 t-a-bodroom units
(1150 square feet), and 26 Wree-bedroon units (34Nn square feet) (93 total units)
are 1' panned, the parking rannirements for Wah have been exceedud by stacLinp the
units and nWing, A recreation building in plannee tj the nouth and a walhwa-,j
system Mtn the "Onded area Mll he creatO
"r, Lewis and lkyuhns s"Mested n lesser Woltv he ennsidered, and "r,,
kranh said that undar buiWing parbijig and _'e mini) 012 are expensive, but he 7.. r.,
N cOrYdent" the "Minoments" rulprood to fn the st&r reporc "can W worked out''
No M"Od thn soii. therl- Aud service Pntrancys righc hc ,^r e:
W. WON= no "ad "IV, Fromh ho encouraged to late this plan into its rev%W
SUM Med Wne back Ot Ou next unuting, ulth encouragQnent hainp givnn thnt he Q.
i F °.1 i.�1 T' .:i'r.i? l., Iii R'• ! �.... y
1973
lieaded in the riplit di.reycti.on.'d,; Tr:, l'.a-,xrs? C.Inrj.f:fc,l it:frjtrsrtticn 1aa5 keen supplied
for concept: npproval only e rAt tliis t-imo, Aft -r ft z -as c l ari.fied the projecs- criu r?
1)L denied wizen final. plans arc! pr'esc!rtC:ct " hr, det,i.'Lle are not T7orl:ed
out satisf.`actorily", ''fr-. ![ Hcl:: nn P-T-io is ed his notion to j.yrant. concept approval
subject to the Iefinena: azt:s did,c-,jgsen lsein)l made and inet. "Tr:, Huggies aamendpul that
motion to reflect the s _aaani'nj Corasussion°s re servzn c'ns reg"ardinp the 12 unit per
acre density proposed,; Mr„ (;, Johnson seaconcied the motion nide and amended 1)v ?fr.,
Ericl::>on, as further a nended, liv 'ir„ Pug has ,
Mr,, Patrick Scanlon, 61.44 Arctic ldry, 'frs<, tea>rolvn ner.ckear, 61-04 Arctic Uav,
and "r, Michael Iltanyluk, 6106 Arctic liav,, reiterated t,e ,;egident:s` concerns
aboxit: the increased traffic on 'Vernoa Av(.nnue, a.rd rnenjest_ed thn cart buffer area be
increasers and the densit:v lse dec:reased„ rfr, Krank stated in reply to T'r. Struar+
Complin, 61.07. Arctiic ttiv, that: a 3 slope frr r_lse soutlte=.rly shrive is planned. ul)lch
will service about 257' oil Vie parking. He noted V --ores will 1,c about 75 feet:
betaleen the cast property line and the. building, nbc_uz: 40 feet lietween the east
property line and the driveway, irnd the enclosed recreation building will. be al -,out
125 to 150 Feet frorrt tl e east lot line,,
Pollcn•ring further discussion, the_ motion rnad; l,v 'Try P, 1'rickson„ amendeci `rlv
TTr. <, 1lughes, and seconded by Mr,, C:,, Johnson. i7as u1111TJiPously approved and passed,
7-72-6 Relocation Peal_ty (The Count Hones of liraibmar liiAs )„ Parcel 4026,
�e'ction 6.�Tr�arn�?i1��110 Pam7re 221, Cetaerall,r located east o. 1Troe�ar
Pari, and south of Gleason road, 1 r
- r'Sinole Vamily Pesidece l�'s,tb€ct-
.
4o I'1'1',--2 Planned Pesi.dential nistrict,
A;; rear rwiended by ; T -r, Luce?, ax not,i.or> to convinuc' ind�, F'i.x+.i.tely the requested.
rezonii.--4f; was made. by 'Tr„ li„ J667ison rant! sou -.wiled, Tv "fr,, Pitf"Ites,. All voted ave,,
'fotic.tc ca�.a."F. icd.,
Z-72-3 Darted A, Farr Development Corporation, � :enera.11y located north 0
tlCrosrt nt xr TI ix and t hey l.c'ina E c r, t apartments funder construction),
o_f_T'al+xi Tck unci °east of County Road ltl : 1'-�1 ;irlple r^atn>_1y
Resicienr_e 1�istrict to P1Zi}-3 P?:inried r'e„iclential4i>is�trict�
fir;; Shem- an .abstained from the OUscussior awl vote on this matter:,
"Tr„ Luce recalled ;-be di3cussion aF 'ae: nece i,Jior Planning C;omjuisgion meeting
Micl noted tlae arcbftect 1 -as a, -reed to fricrea.ge the 2`:f±ount of i!raue in the center of
the lstll, ^reaaauder the dr:'_vr.s, and sixift ,orae of t1w.. buildivif, locations, thereby
parmittingr ax better view mrd breaking, up the developn..ent to rr much greater dcarc_s_ :.
Ile clariflad a variance would not be reg%O—rod for fAcvators or the "un tie rg;round"
units,, ns these questions hai.va glean resolved sati3 a torily' Because of the si.tL
coverage, n significant Tandscape p2 an w'tl_l hn r_c((s.aii',^d, or 1)txildi_nrs may nave to be
elimi.vl,sted or alai s: ted sortewha t ,
in raasponwt to several. -+r '-day;rs u ,, ?`r., Dunn :.x;aln-mead the present Comity plan
for f;ount.y 1':aw1d 1.P� f'rors the C- or.stok n lii.c;l t: <av to p %
5th St':'ect in Hopkins is tll,7!t 1>�.cln
7111 bo.. talon la t -e in 1973; it ?•7".,' S_1_ be about i 1/ Z yalrti from that before t lae road
rcnd laterchaa"raPess ot. Dominick 111-ivc rand 7t1; Street are corpleCeda. 'Metre is no
propo�;al to widen a:renior( Avenue sit this tIT-P,
'!Its 'raxak Reresev the arcit irect, said tlint as a regttlt rr,f ti-te? December dis-
cl.umd'on, ttae project 'h aF 11".Ti a'lodified in t:-rms of 'tile g araaf?,3 locations and grades;
rditwi Planning; (Cc.-nJ.3;iio-tk Jinn nry 3, 1973
the zluxxirnum .lope of the driveway is about: 3":N t_l�e landscap inp, lie freed
that scn?ne sizes could be 'i.ncreraned„ ISut Ile, felt 011e of Landsc£apitnr ,rrol�d sen
is siRni.ficant:, Reparding, Clio unit vie,ts, plr «c�s<r indicated tine livings areas
generally have a long; viena'.,
11r, Hughes asked the total ground coverage, acid Vr„ leese exnlainecl 'tient the
houses, garages, and recreationl)uildian," occupy 22° of the site, the roads and parl'.-
ing>, occupy another IT', and 58of the site is open space area,, 'Tice total numiser of
units is 192,,
Hr„ Strun Complin, ('1102 Arctic flay, exnlaiTied i:he resi0eants are not oppose(,,
to any particular development, but feel the, (.,!, aracteti of the ,area will he :severely
danagred as a result of tufa construction of: al -,oat. FWn <apartnwaat- units and the
ultimate traffic predicament ?tr',, l?eese reiterated tic(,. units proposed are condo-
miniuns and will lie mold in the $25,0;')0 to $3119000 rice rang>e,, ?Tr, Luce reviewed
the Western Edina Plan and noted the diagonal line though this site would indicate
the property could be used as multiple residential .ir industrial as a transition
between the anbuttinr; land use$),,
Nr„ R, Erickson agreed concern al>c>•ut•_ t7he ultimate number of anent-nents ir.
Edina is justified, and added he 4°car) see fax less :.reason 4F,.,r zoning>., this property
multir,le rather than ;.nclelstri<'al"� Mr, nunyatc agreed and added the traffic Lipl?.ica-
tion.> for iz►daagtrial development are ^tore desiral,le in this location,., 'lr.. lltz4ghe=s
agre(:d Industrial developaircent would he preferable:, and observed there are ,no t)po-
r,raphi.c.al. constraints (sw3nnpsn bill, dense woods(, etc ) or other extenaaat.ing; clrcuy.,t--
stancee to restrict development of any kind or r;!strict i.t to zttulzrit'l.e resiciex;t:inI
dc,rell_ ngr-, Mr., Lewis also favored industrial devcicxj%-n :nt and felt that 192 units
on this property could f Arther co'rn$,ound. 0,,e, traffic �;i_t:uatioiv,
l)r,, Hughes moved the application for rhultiple reside.-at-_:t^al rezoning be drs.iaaci
C
or the reasons pnrevi ounly established„ It was notch ind-as tri_Kal development
would he more desirable in this location for those sane reasons, nntl the Planning
Comminsion instructed the staff to pnrep ra-P, aa amen("im it to tb,i Western p?dina Plan
to tl~a.t effect,, All voted ave, excert:. ?'r, rlyerzn:r±; i-lio abstained,, 'lotion carried,.,
P--72-1.7 El of and Taptio Generally los a* -n sout-lcof tier -non Avenue west_
- -.t -,,...._._...M__�....w....,....,w,.,�,.�,..._,.....�_.
Pf)9loi.,ri.ng ,,)sial lltu4Cl i i1C7:1. a 1'till r 'i 'tw �it+ni:eF mid 9ecelndeC, by
',r C, Johngnn to continue this matte:? it-nti.l -final development P `_a,ns in conrectior_
with the rezoninp, (7-72-~3) c.;,z: this 'property e.xe recti vee- A1.1 voted aye„ 'lotion
carred
>�1•-72•-19 '17he Coznitry )fomes of Braervir ip t 1 Z ( e ner ally located east of
}?xaexaa'r )' zrl. ztad sotxtit of i:l.a>_ zursr, nurtci„
As Y'f?aiueF Q?tI by :;;'vF%.rti"fe, n not -Ion to cilinf.J.nue indei'i_Ttxi:e �l considera-tioin of
this qui)elivi.sioan was m:n<lti? by 'Tr,, r;, Johnson and sac nded t;v "r„ Mu -,,hes,. A_!.1 " OL.ed
aye,, *Tcetion carried,
VII LOT DIZriSTO TIS q
I
oil Jantiar- 3, 1073,
1,D-72-43 Male! !U11S
t(N-1 Church of Chr!,-, 6112 Vernon Avenu,-,, r! -
Block I., Cleason Int Add4ltlon.
'117, Lucc-- V!XPJ-airC--,'A' L%1- tnfl fnor 4-;-rfn of cliurcli prolierty
-iowl) Is requeste,.,.4 to he added to and extend
%Lot 1, B-LOC11- k,lvason lst Addit
the LaC3-, Y'ard of Lot 1, MCC], ')', Cleason 2nd Additi(-,vt_ An additional liuIlidal)1e
lot wvulc not be created and the size of the cbircli would not be affected,,
77ie staef recommended zap pr oval., provided the leflal O.o,-,cxivtlon is written to
cla-r1fly the ten foot strip will ire added to J,ot 1, 3!11cj6,,, 3, (71eason 2nd Addition,
Folloid.ng hr. of discussloy-il Nr., `'fierilrzv mono(, tn divis, -on he approved vs
--In(! C, J0111 -won secoitded the viotio-n,, j%11. voted ave., TIction carried...
'SS.
V1 (ITMER 131TSI,'m .
Adjournment,
llesloect�;:ul!9til"l-i'itted I.q
I.-ynlinU o! , Secratar-yr
c! � N_e