Planning Commission - 01/06/1970 AGENDA
EDEN PRAIRIE PLANNING COMMISSION
Tuesday January 6, 1970 7:30 P.M., Village Hail
` INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF .ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
I. ORGANIZATION
A. Se Tection of Chairman, Chairman Protem and Secretary.
B. Establishment of Meeting Dates and Times
II. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. v sion of Parcel 1620, Section 2. Alvin Holasek:
4 acre parcel on the west side of Rowland Road ,
B. Brecke - Munier Property - Section 26. Proposed Subdivision.
East side of HomewardHills Road.
III. DISCUSSION
A. commission Policy On Review Proceedures.
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MINUTES
EDEN PRAIRIE PLANNING COMMISSION
Tuesday, January 6, 1970 7:35 p.m., Village Hall
Members present were Chairman 5kjelbostad, Hauser, LaGrow, Emerson, Raguet,
Schee, Geiger, Wise and Nesbitt. Also present was Village Manager George C.
Hite.
I. ORGANIZATION
Chairman Ska lbostad noted that the terms of Skjelbostad, Hauser, and LaGrow,
expired on December 31 , 1969, and suggested that the selection of chairman,
chairman protem, secretary, and the establishment of meeting dates and times
for 1970 be deferred until appointments have been made. The rest of the
Commission agreed with this proposal.
II. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. ivision of Parcel 1620, Section 2. The Village Manager submitted and re-
commen2ed the approval of the division. He noted that the 1�-2 acre parcel was
proposed to be divided from the larger parcel to accomodate the home and other
structures on the property. The small parcel would have about 180 feet of
frontage along Rowland Road. He reminded the Commission that the division of
any property resulting in a parcel of less than 5 acres required Council approval .
Mr. Nesbitt moved that the Commission recommend to the Council that the proposed
• division of Parcel 1620 Section 2 resulting in a smaller parcel of approximately
1312- acres be approved. Mr. Raguet seconded. All voted aye. Motion carried.
B. Brecke Munier Pro ert - Section 26. Homeward Hills 'Addition.
The Manager reviewed the Commission's previous actions on this proposed plat�_and
submitted a new staff recommendation dated January 6, 1970. The staff report
compared the new proposed plat and the proposal previously recommended by the
Planning Commission. The report recommended that the plat as now proposed be
rejected in that there were a number of variations between the new plat and the
one recommended by the Commission.
The Manager said that he supported the planners recommendations, but would also
recommend that the Commission recommend to the Council that i division of land,
resulting in a parcel of land at least �2- acre in size generally conforming to the
location and shape of lot 5 block 1 of the proposed Homeward Hills Addition, be
approved. He noted that such a division would permit Mr.Brecke, the subdivider,
to achieve one of his objectives, nameley to permit a sale of the Munier home as
a separate parcel . The parcel resulting from the recommended division would be
connected to Homeward Hills Road through a private easement. When all of the
property is at some later date subdivided, the parcel will become one of the ltts
in the subdivision with access directly to a public street.
It was noted that the proposed Homeward Hills plat would require a rezoning of the
property from Rural to R1-13.5. Bob Robertson, engineer representing Mr. Brecke,
was present and advised the Commission that Mr. Brecke was aware that he would
• have to install lateral sanitary sewer in order to have dots less than 2 acre size.
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Mr. LaGrow moved that the Planning Commission recommend to the Council that the
proposed preliminary plat of Homeward Hills addition be denied for the reasons
stated in the staff report dated January 6, 1970, Mr. Hauser seconded. All voted
aye. Motion carried.
Mr. Raguet moved that the Commission recommend to the Council that it a0prove a
division of the Munier property which would result in'-a parcel of at least 2 acre
in size generally conforming to the location and arrangement of Lot 5 Block 1
Homeward Hills Addition and connectdd to Homeward Hills Road through a private
access easement. Mr. Emerson seconded. All voted aye. Motion carried.
III. DISCUSSION
A. Commission policy on Review Proceedures. The Manager recommended that the
Commission establish a policy whereby persons seeking Commission recommendations
would be advised that the Commission would consider their request only at regular
Commission meetings. The recommended policy would also notify all prosepective
applicants the Commission members do not desi.�e to be contacted individually about
their proposals.
Mr. Nesbitt moved that the Planning Commission adopt a policy that all developers
or their planners submit their proposals to the entire Commission at the regular
Commission meetings, and the individual Commission members are not to be contacted
about these proposals at any time other than the regular meetings. Mr. Hauser
• seconded the motion. All voted aye. Motion carried.
Mr. LaGrow recommended that the Commission establish a special meeting for the
purpose of futher discussion on guide lines and policy the Commission might establish
relative to its proceedures. It was agreed that such a meeting should be held, but
that it should await the new Commission appointments. The date for the special
meeting would be established at the next regular meeting of the Commission.
Meeting adjourned at 8:25 P.M.
Respectifully submitted
Norma Schee, Secretary