HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975 12-30 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes RegularMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING (RESCHEDULED) OF
THE EDINA PLANNING COMMISSION
HELD TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1975
EDINA CITY HALL
Members Present: W. W. Lewis, Chairman, S. P. Hughes, D. T. Runyan, F. S. Dean,
G. V. Johnson, C. E. Johnson, Mary McDonald, and R. E. Kremer.
Staff Present: G. Luce, City Planner, R. Dunn, City Engineer, and L. Nye, Secretary.
I. Approval of the October 29, 1975, and December 3, 1975, Planning Commission
Minutes.
A motion to approve the October 29, 1975, Planning Commission minutes as
written was made by Mr. G. Johnson and seconded by Mrs. McDonald. All voted aye.
Motion carried.
Mr. Dean recalled a motion had been made, seconded and carried at the December 2
meeting approving a numerical list of 49 proposed principal uses in C-1 zones,
excluding "coin or card operated amusement and recreation machines in establishments
not to exceed 2,500 square feet of gross floor area" which was unnumbered but appeared
at the bottom of the list. After discussion, Mr. Dean moved the December 2, 1975,
Planning Commission minutes be amended to reflect the elimination of recreation
establishments utilizing coin or card operated amusement machines from the proposed
ordinance amendment listing 49 principal uses to be allowed in C-1 zones. Mr. C.
Johnson seconded the motion. All voted aye. Motion carried.
II. OTHER BUSINESS:
1. Ordinance No. 811-A60 (Adding Temporary Retail Sales as a Permitted Use
in the Planned Industrial District.
Mr. Luce explained that although Ordinance No. 811-A60, amending the zoning
ordinance by adding temporary retail sales as a permitted use in the Planned
Industrial District, was approved by the City Council on December 2, 1974, it will
expire on December 31, 1975, if not specifically extended by the Council. He recalled
that when the Planning Commission reviewed the ordinance amendment in October, 1974,
they recommended it not be approved because of potential traffic, parking, public
safety, and administration problems. He recommended the ordinance be extended for
another one year period only, as the staff still has those concerns and the ordinance
has not been adequately tested since few retail sales were held in industrial zones
during the past year.
After brief discussion, Mr. Kremer moved the City Council be informed the
Planning Commission feels that Ordinance No. 811-A60 should not be made, a permanent
ordinance but should be extended for another one year period only, as recommended by
the staff. Mr. Dean seconded the motion. All voted aye. Motion carried.
2. 50th and France Update.
Mr. David Schnobrich, H.R.A. Project Planner, recalled the H.R.A. is presently
doing a tax increment finance project in the 50th and France commercial area. He
indicated the major accomplishments to date include several land acquisitions
(primarily the Union Oil station site and most of the surface level parking in the
area), undergrounding of the overhead utilities, and construction of a 274 -car,
3 -level parking ramp between W. 49� and 50th Streets. Although it was hoped that
all of the utility work north of 50th Street could be completed this fall, the
contractor was extremely slow and accomplished only about 50 percent of the job; the
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remaining work will be completed in the spring of 1976. Mr. Schnobrich listed the
private sector improvements made to date (the Edina 5-0 shopping mall, the Bermel
Smaby remodeling, etc.) and those improvements to be made in 1976 (the Frederick
Herfurth expansion, the Lunds/Dr. Larsen building south of 50th Street and the new
liquor store, and, hopefully, some reconstruction on the Red Barn site and the
construction of an apartment building for the elderly on the southeast corner of 51st
and France). Cross sections illustrating various views of the north side ramp ani
the lighting, landscaping, and pedestrian walks were presented. Also presented was
a design framework booklet developed as a design guideline by BRW for distribution to
the landowners and tenants; the booklet is an attempt to encourage them to maintain
the present small -shop, small -village atmosphere in any improvements contemplated,
particularly in terms of signage, and to maintain some harmony and continuity between
the public improvements and future private improvements. Mr. Schnobrich stated the
reconstruction of 49� Street, -50th Street, 51st Street, and Halifax Avenue will be
undertaken in 1976, as well as a two level addition to the south side ramp, the
demolition of the Union 76 station, and the redesign and reconstruction of those
surface level parking lots purchased by the H.R..A.
Brief discussion followed. No action was taken.
3. Mr. Luce informed the Commission that. Edina has acquired approximately 21
acres of the Orville Madsen property at the northwest corner of Dewey Hill Road and
Cahill Road. Seven single family lots will be platted at the end of Kemrich Drive
and along Tara Road; the remainder of the land will be used for park purposes. In
addition, Gordon Schuster has donated approximately 20 acres of his property south
of Dewey Hill Road for storm water holding ponds provided it can also be used for
the propagation of waterfowl. Mr. Luce noted that two parcels; part of the Whiteman
(formerly Moore) property on Mirror Lakes and the Moore property on Melody Lake,
were recently acquired for park and open space purposes. Brief discussion followed.
No action was taken.
III. Adjournment.
Respectfully submitted,
Lynnae C. Nye, Secretary