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HTNUMCES OF THE ABOULAR ;;^U'IETY.NG OF
.01.2, EDINA lel-"MING Co'J'A-41"SSION
HFILD WEDNESDl-'�, AUG11-33'j- 29, 1973
EDTWA 'fILLAGE HALL
Members ":"resents S. P, Hughes, Chairma-n Pro Tera, D. 'T, Runyan, G, V, Johnson, C. E,
Johnson, and F, S. Dean,,
Staff Present: G. Luce, R, Dunn, and L, Nye,
I improv of a .2,� 973 __qtnd August 1. 1973, Planning ission ComMinutes. j of the July
A motion was made by Mr, G. Johnson and seconded by Mr, C. Johnson to approve the
July 12 end August 1, 1973, Planning Comission minutf,..s as submitted. All voted aye.
Motion carried.
IT. REZONINGS:
Although the Dayton Hudson rezoning request was scheduled first, they indicated
their pr4isentation would be lengthy and requested to follow the other items on the agenda,
111. LOT DIVISIONS:
LD -73-10 Sico. Inc. Par,,!-- of Lot I Block 4. Edina InterShaUa. Center. 7525
Cahill. Road.,
Mr. Luce stated the proponents are requei3l'-ing to add two acres to the 4WH&bh to
their property resulting in a lot of approximate'y four acres. Ile noted that because the
proposed division meets all zoning requirements and represents a logical extension
of the e--:.'.isting operation, approval is recommended.,
G. Johnson moved the requested divi6ion be app'roved-
., and Mr, Dean seconded
the moticn. All voted aye,. Motion carried.,
LD --73-11 9M- Hills,
5809 S!"lannon Drive,,
11r,, Luce indicated the owner of Lot 13 wants to purchase the rear portion of
Lot 14 and combine it with his lot to be assured of tIe preser�'aticn of that land.
Approval was recommended because an additional buildable lot would not be created, and
because it would provide greater utilization of the existing land without greater con-
ce-,atration, Ile noted tie rasulz.:Lng lot sizes are still, more than adequate,
Following brief discussion, '14r,, Dear, moved the (livision be i.-,pproved, and Mr.
C, Johnson ;econded the moton., All voted aye,, Motion carried,,
1,1: -`83-8 S,, S� Thorpe 117- Lot 6' and Part of Lot ; B'-,'.ock 1, -Fairbairn's
Rearranger,?e.nt in I7�wpelersd ars, Ula—v=lard Park. 7 -402 -IT. France Avenue
Sou -.-
My-,, Luce pointed out ther(,, are tv7�-. 15ujj6\-,jg9 o -n the lot -a`r ("tent -ion, one Is an
office building on France Avenue -wid th-n other ."s a etors.ge bu-.`.1e-j'nf, built on the rear
of the lc�t, essentially without Village approval, for .be Eurgtr "rothers Sporting
Cc);:)ds store. Ile clarified the proponents -1 vee-!-�isued n hrildi-ng pern" -k baiied on an
incorreez survey which showed the division requec;tad a_; though it had already been
approved, The rear lot created by this Oiv-tsicr. would to 6,006 square feet; a 16,461
sq,liare foot lot would remain, Approval of the dVision vas recommended because a
building, used for enclosed trash and storage pu,,-cosec, has been constructed an the
Edina PlF.xj.ning Coixmiasion -2- hugpst 29, 1S,73
rear lot requested and is of general pub'Lir. benefit, and the remaining lot is 13till
sizeable for that area,
Mr. Runyan moved the division be approved as -recommended, and Mr. Dean seconded
the motion. All voted aye, Motion carried.,
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LD -73-9 Edina Baptist Churc -,, Stephen M. Uhley, Lot 29, Block I South
=--- - Church; _ _q_j --ft
Harriet Park, 2nd Addition, 5241 Halifax Avenue,
Mr. Luce pointed out the land presently oimed by the church, the areas which they
plan to acquire, the lot division in question, and the building and parking lot
expansion planned. He noted other divisimi requests can be expected in the future
as additional lands are acquired, including the Village -owned pump house lot an Halifax.,
Following discussion, Mr. G. Johnson moved the division requested be continued indefinitely
until all of the necessary divisions can be presented for approval simultaneously. Mire
C. Johnsom seconded the motion. All voted ave, Motion carried,
IV,, SUBDIVISIONS:
S-73-9 Rembrandt,, Section _Z9 n ��,,nnoe 24,. General.1v located at
_t�ca_jhjp 2 '-
1h; -southwest corner of Xerxes Ave -nue and. the Crosst Fo
11r,, Luce recalled the proponents request for P. lot division a year ago to define
the lot 7varTeen the Schweitzer retirement home and the Rembrandt home was denied by the
Planning Comission who urg,,--d the proponent to subdivide the land in order to split the
tares ane accurately describe the three lots involved, Approval was recommended of the
prelimin,-.%r7 plat presented, as the lots defined conform identically to the surveys
filed for building permits for the existing Schweittzer and ReTabrandt lures; lot: 2
(proposed) is the vacant land between those two buildings,
Following discussion, Mr. G. Johnson miw7ed the plat be granted preliminary
approval provided the proponents recent rezoning request is not affected by this action,
and provided the 5% parkland dedication fee is .-eceived-, Mr. C, Johnson seconded the
motion. All voted aye., Motion carried.
11. REZONINGS:
Z-73-15 Davton-Hudson Ur-poration
located ft
Mr,, Luce noted lettere had. recently been fram (",.c.1bert arAd Beek and
Gabbert's, Furniture Store indicating their approval of the requett and demolition of the
former Fure Oil gas station an tle Southdale perime-ter,., U2 rerallee, the proponent's
request `or a gas station in a similar loiation on the perimeter road was denied by the
Planning Commission in 1971., Ret -erring to the p-roject booklet provid--d by the propanen-tts,
he explained the present raqueat is again ior a c -o,, -ally internt-1. sLation, which would
cz,ise a precedezit fer s-fnilar frPL—standi-ng, 1t1Ut:o—YZ;.ar-,e6 at large shoppIrg t -en-
ters brach as Target and the Fash.l.i,,-n Centcr% Ile preserted several elevations
and a general site plan and out Lhe eexlzi,r.ing gcs parking areas,
pet
rimee-.-, toad, and tinep
ro,.posad new t7tatn Ira H
a emphas--:,,k,.i rrroy "trade" involved
(canstrtu-.t ion of a new jas sk:a,:icn i -n with the el:Lcdiraticm of the existing
station :-o!.t--e (m 69th Street) it r,ot �,ihat 1-t: being -o-Asidered, but on].y the particular
proposal. tor a new station, Mr,, Luce reeoi-ioe-ceded denia]-, kor ilic Yease-ris stated in the
staff regiort,, 11hey are: 1. the. philosoplvy of c7lUtterinn -Chis or other parking lots with
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gas stat:.ons creates a precedent which may be demanded at othe-_-- large shopping area
parking lots; 21, the gas station will be totally intei- mal and will as such cause clutter
and create congestion. and general degredation of Southdale; 36 the proposed site plans
demand the customer travel through. pa-rking drive aisles to get to the station, therefore
promting further congestion; 4. the trade of parking areas and gas stations is the
proposed result, however, no real tnprovement to the park-laig shortage will be accomplished;
5. the design of the station is not In character with either Southdale or the Village of
Edina; and 6o the proposed station would offer only limited set -vice, whereas more com—
plete service is available at 19 other stations within a mile,
Mr,, Jack Rice of Dayton Hudson Properties, representing Dayton7s Department
Stores, reviewed the history of the previous rezoning requests for a Dayton's gas facility
at Southdale and the Planning CoLmission's reasons for denial, as noted in the minutes
of the appropriate meetings. Slides were presew:ed showing the Pure Oil station in the
spring of 1973, the size of curb cuts into the atation, the number of signs, and the
number of vehicles parked on the premises, A g-laphic was presented showing how the
area is proposed to be redeveloped in conjunction with the construction of the new gas
statioxi at the proposed location,. It will be a high volume, quick operation, which can
service eight cars at one time and provide only �Yas, oil, and air. A berm and vegetatilie
screen will be construe ed along the perimeter -.-oad, Elevations, architectural renderings,
and a model were presented,,, The canopy will be luncLierkal in that it will offer protec—
tion from the weather and will create the lighting; two changei-.ble price signs and a
logo w.Ml be located in front. Yr. Rice stumarised the present proposal differs from
that ma.e in 1971 in that the Pure station will he replaced, L". spaces will be lost in
the employee parking lot which has much less activity than in i -.he customer lot, the
building is an architecturally designed, brick structure, and no pylon signs are being
proposed.. Regarding the qu,tatiou of precedent, Mr., Rice stater�. they contend "a precedent
will not be set unless a future applicant can present a set of circumstances that could
be consie:;'Lered an alike, identical case."
RunyEn questioned generally the plann-1-4-ig and justification for locating a gas
facility In the employee parking lot versus the Pure station site, which is
located on the ring road, would be more accessible wad would not conflict with parking.,
Hr. Bud 117hite of Dayto-n."s raferred to a Barton Mcl-rmert traffic report which "indicated
there might be better places than the Pure Oil station site on which to locate a gas
facility to service the sigaificant amount of traffiL that already exists in the shopping
center, nrid in their opinion the proposed locatlon would seem to lend itself to
servicirg the traffic as safely end easily as prissi-bic-, In additiol'the proposed
station would be located in the cinployee parking lot, where thtire is relatively little
movement during the day, The layout of the exis,:ing etation wc%Ad make it difficult to
service., staff, and operate under the manner establishe-6, in thy, Brookdale fae.lity.
In. short, a gas facility in the proposed loci tioa would offer loth convenience and -fast
service, which Is the =)tivntion for buying gasoiina', Yir.� Tor -d Hedlund of Barton
Aschman v.dded that a station would be more accesnible In the 1c cation planned to Dayton�'a
charge eustamers,, who park in the Dayton's parkl.np,: ict�
FD11oW.ng nonsilerabie divaus,31on, Yr.. Rmi-an vvuu-sd the requenteu rezoning be
denied, bacause, with the e:=sptimi of -inudr!-,v.-®r. 5 &nd 6, true st,,41's reasons for denial
are valid., Mr, G. Jdhaoan seconded th.e moticiz, i.?U vot,.:d aye, Motior, carried,
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A,)ixvsa C. 'Nye, Secre=t