HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976 01-28 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes RegularMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF
THE EDINA PLANNING COMMISSION %
hELD WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1976
EDINA CITY HALL
Members Present: S. P. Hughes, Chairman ProTem, F. S. Dean, G. V.
Johnson, C. E. Johnson, Mary McDonald, and R. E. Kremer.
Staff Present: Greg Luce, City Planner, and Lynnae Nye, Secretary.
I. Approval of the December 30, 1975, Planning Commission Minutes.
After brief discussion regarding a presentation to be made by U
of M architecture students at the next Planning Commission meeting and
the suggestions received for use of the Community Development funds, a
motion to approve the December 30, 1975, Planning Commission minutes was
made by Mr. G. Johnson and seconded by Mr. C. Johnson. All voted aye.
Motion carried.
II. OTHER BUSINESS:
1. C-1 and C-2 Commercial District Ordinance Amendments.
Mr. Luce recalled that in December, 1975, the Planning Commission
reviewed the proposed ordinance amendment allowing 49 additional uses in
the C-1 commercial district. Action was postponed, however, until this
meeting to provide an opportunity for more public input. Copies of the
proposed amendment and notices of this meeting were subsequently
disseminated to the various neighborhood associations and major commercial
land owners. Five letters and two telephone calls, all but one generally
favorable, were received as a result of that effort. The letters were
presented and discussed.
Dr. E. F. Allis, owner of the former National Tea building at
Valley View and Wooddale (zoned C-1), noted that Mr. Robert Foremming,
his rental agent, wrote one of the letters stating that while he is
gratified that the number of permitted uses is being expanded, he is at
the same time dismayed because many uses are still excluded which would
not be detrimental to the commercial areas, the adjacent residential
areas, or the stated intent of the ordinance. Dr. Allis stated that a
portion of his building has been vacant for over three years because
many prospective tenants such as an animal hospital and a paint and wall-
paper store were not on the list of permitted uses in that zone and thus
could not lease space. He asked if prospective tenants which are not
listed as permitted uses could be considered on an individual basis. Mr.
Hughes assured Dr. Allis that nonconforming uses could be considered
individually and variances may be appropriate. The Planning Commission
generally agreed.
Mr. Dean moved that the Planning Commission recommend approval of
the proposed amendment of the commercial district (C-1) expanding to 49
the number of principal uses allowed in that district. Mr. G. Johnson
seconded the motion. All voted aye. Motion carried.
III. Adjournment
Respectfully submitted,
Lynnae C. Nye, Secretary