Planning Commission - 03/16/1971 AGENDA
EDEN PRAIRIE PLANNING COMMISSION
Tuesday, March 16, 1971 7:30 P.M. ,, Village Hall
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
I. MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 2 and MARCH 2. 1971
TI. PETITIONS REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
A. D.H. Gustafson Associates Inc. PUD-71-3. Area East of
Shady Oak Road. Presentation of Proposed Concept Plan.
IIF. RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORTS
A. Jgss B. Cohen. PUD-71-1 Southeast Quadrant of T.H.5 and
County Road 4. Review of Office Site Dimensions.
B. Planned Unit Development. Review)of Proceedures.
MINUTES
ED$N PIAIRIE PLANN[kG COMMISSION
Tuesday, March 16, 1971 7:40 P.M. , Village Hall
Members present were Chairman LaGrovv; Emerson, Nesbitt, Raguet,
Fosnocht, Meyers, Geiger, and Schee. Also present was Village
Manager, George C. Hite. Chairman pro tem, Homer Raguet presided.
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I. _MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 2 and MARCH 2 , 1971
The minutes of February 2nd and March 2, 1971 were approved without
correction.
II. PETITIONS, REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
A. D.H. Gustafson Associates Inc. PUD-71-3 . Area East of
Shady Oak Read. Following a review of the Planned Unit Development
Procedures by the Village Manager, Mr. Dan Gustafson representing
D.H. Gustafson Associates Inc. presented their proposed PUD Concept
Plan for approximately 107 acres of land situated east of Shady Oak
Road and between the Crosstown Highway and Highway 169. Mr.
Gustafson presented each member of the Commission with a copy of their
application booklet dated February 26, 1971. He presented a series of
slides depicting the existing nature of the property and their proposed
development pattern.
The proposal provides for approximately 46 acres of regional commercial
useand about 18 acres of office & community commercial and institutional
uses. The remainder of the area is devoted to multiple family use. He
indicated that they hoped to begin development of the site in 1971, and
expected to have the project completed within five years. The first phase
would include the home office building of the Gold Medallion Corporation
and some of the multiple family area.
The Manager reported-that notices had been mailed to all property owners
in th6 - • - - .`--•;roperty. A number of persons were
present to hear the concept plan proposal. Questions were asked relative
to the procedures involved and the extent to which the approval of the
concept plan would control eventual use and development of the property.
The Commission accepted the proposal for future consideration and.asked
the staff to submitt its preliminary response to the proposal at the
Commission's April 20th meeting.
III. RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORTS
A. Jess B. Cohen. PUD-71-1 Southeast Quadrant of TH 5 and
County Road 4. The Village Manager reported that the applicant had
presented some additional details relative to the development of the
office portion of the PUD plan considered by the Commission at its
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March 16, 1971
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last meeting. The additional information consisted of a cross section
of the office site depicting the relationship between the area occupied
by the building, the set backs and the property's depth. This in-
formation had been requested by the Commission at its march 2nd
meeting. The Manager recommended that the section be approved.
Mr. LaGrow moved that the Commission recommend to the Council that
it approve the cross section of the office area submitted by Mr. Ripple
and that the proposed lot depth of 210 feet be considered adequate.
Mr. Geiger seconded. All voted aye. Motion carried.
B. Planned Unit Development. Review of Procedures. The
Commission engaged in a general discussion regarding the Planned Unit
Development procedures. A number of revisions were suggested and the
Manager was requested to incorporate these in a new draft of the PUD
procedures to be considered by the Commission at its April meeting.
Meeting adjourned 9:30 P.M.
Norma Schee, Secretary