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City of Edina 4801 W. 50th St. Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Kaylin Eidsness, Senior Communications Coordinator
Phone 952-833-9537 Fax 952-826-0389 EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City Seeks Online Comments on Building Heights
Edina, Minn., Sept. 20, 2017 – The City’s next online discussion is now available at SpeakUpEdina.org. The
discussion, which focuses on building heights in various areas of Edina, will be available until Oct. 31.
As part of the 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update, required by the Metropolitan Council, the City of Edina is
reviewing building heights that are listed within the existing commercial districts of the 2008 Comprehensive
Plan. The current Comprehensive Plan is clear regarding building height limits within commercial areas.
However, City staff has been grappling with development proposals that do not currently fit within the
building height parameters of the current Comprehensive Plan. All building height proposals that do not fit
within the existing Comprehensive Plan require amendments to the plan and must be reviewed and approved
by the Metropolitan Council. Note that the Metropolitan Council does not require height limits, or any
indications of height parameters, as part of Comprehensive Plan submission. The City is looking to review
how height is handled in the 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update and seeks input from residents on the
following questions:
Currently in the 44th & France area, the building height is limited to two stories. What building height
would you be comfortable with and why?
Currently in the 50th & France area, the building height is limited between four and six stories. What
building height would you be comfortable with and why?
Currently in the 70th & Cahill area, the building height is limited between two and four stories. What
building height would you be comfortable with and why?
Currently in the Southdale area, the building height is limited between four and 12 stories. What
building height would you be comfortable with and why?
Currently in the Grandview area, the building height is limited to six stories. What building height
would you be comfortable with and why?
In September, the City gathered feedback on senior programming. The City asked residents if they visit the
Edina Senior Center; what they think about the programs, classes and trips offered at the Center as well as
the facility, its location and if there are any improvements that could be made; and what kind of senior
programs are residents interested in that they can’t find at the Center and aren’t offered by Edina Parks &
Recreation. The feedback from this discussion will be compiled and presented to the City Council Oct. 17.
To weigh in on a discussion, visit SpeakUpEdina.org.
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