Planning Commission - 06/02/1970 MINUTES
EDEN PRAIRIE PLANNING COMMISSION
Tuesday, June 2, 1970 7:45 P.M., Village Hall
Members present were Chairman Skjelbostad, Nesbitt, LaGrow, Emerson, Meyers,
and Schee. And also present was Village Manager, George C. Hite.
I. MINUTES OF APRIL 7, MAY 5 and MAY 19,1970
The minutes of April 7th and May 5, 1970, were approved without correction.
Action on the minutes of May 19th was deferred.
II. RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORTS
A. Don Anderson. Proposed Gravel Mining, Shady Oak Road & County Road 62.
The Village .anager presented and reviewed a staff report dated June.-. , 1970.
The report concluded that the site was situated within a proposed residential
area; that the terrain of the site represented one of the more important
ecological features in that portion of the Village; the applicant had not
submitted any evidence for this contention that mining to the extent proposed
was necessary to make it feasible to develope the site; and, that a carefully
prepared plan for land alteration in conjunction with land development might
make it possible to remove approximately 114,000 cubic yards of material from
the site. The report recommended that since the applicant had not submitted
clear evidence as to the necessity for mining in the form of, and to the
extent of that proposed, the basis for feasible development of site that the
request be denied. At the request of the Commission the Manager presented
and reviewed the information supplied by the applicant indicating the extent
to which he proposed to alter the elevation of the property. After reviewing
this material , and discussing the recommendations in the staff report, Mrs.
Meyers moved that the Commission recommend to the Council that the requested
mining permit be denied for the reasons set forth in the conclusion of the
staff report. Mr. Emerson seconded. All voted aye. Motion carried.
B. Edina Builders Inc. Planned Unit Development PUD 70-4. Duck Lake
Trail Between Ticonderoga TFail and Tartan Curve. The staff report dated
June 2, 19-70 was presented and reviewed by the Village Manager. The report
reviewed the content of earlier staff reports on this project and presented
additional comment regarding a number of changes made to early proposal
subsequest to a meeting between the applicant and the owners of the property
-surrounding the site. The report recommended that the "compromise" plan now
being presented to the Commission be forwarded to the Council with a
recommendation that be approved as a Planned Unit Development Concept.
Mr. Don Ripple, planner reqpresenting the applicant, reviewed their proposal
noting particularily the changes made following the meeting with the neighbors
He identified the property which was to be either conveyed to the public or
protected by public easement. These included a strip of land to be situated
between the Tartan Curve properties and the proposed multiples on the Edina
Building Inc. property and about 80 acres of land east of the multiples. The
largest tract he suggested might be preserved with in its natural state or
possibly developed for some recreational purpose, such as a golf course. He
indicated that the owner would like to be able to retain the right to develop
a golf course on the large tract in the event the municipality decided not to
do so.
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June 2, 1970
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A number of nearby residents were in attendance and directed a number of
questions to Mr. Ripple, Mr. Hite and the Commission with regard to the
project. The questions related primarily to the impact of the traffic
generated by the proposed development on existing roadways within the area.
Mr. Skjelbostad asked that the applicant submitt additional information
regarding the schedule and method of developing the proposal. Mrs. Schee
moved that the matter be placed on the July 6th Commission agenda for
additional consideration and that the Council be requested to establish
a public hearing date on the proposal on the first possible date following
the Commission's July 6th meeting. Mr. Emerson seconded.the motion, All
voted aye. Motion carried.
C. Crosstown Highway Study. Proposed Joint Study with Minnetonka.
The Village manager noted that the Hennepin County Highway Department was
proceeding with its design of the extension of the Crosstown Highway west
from Shady Oak Road. He recommended that the Village of Eden Prairie and
the City of Minnetonka participate jointly in a planning study designed
to assist the Highway Department with the development of a design that would
be compatible with the comprehensive plans of the two communities. He
indicated that if the study where to encompass the segments of the Crosstown
between Shady Oak Road and the west Village Limits the total cost would be
approximately $16,000.00 which cost would be shared by the two municipalities.
Mr. Skjelbostad moved that the Planning Commission recommend to the Council
that it engage in such a joint study with Minnetonka. Mr. Emerson seconded.
All voted aye. Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 10:00 P.M.
Norma Schee, Secretary