Planning Commission - 06/16/1971 AGENDA
EDEN PRAIRIE PLANNING COMMISSION
Wednesday, June 16, 1971 7:3 0 P.M. , Village Hall
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
I. MINUTES OF JUNE 1 , 1971
IIi PETITIONS, REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
A. Wayne Brown, Parcel 3000, Section 24, Land Divisions
8920 County Road 18.
B. Helen Karasek, 16930 Duck Lake Trail Land Division Parcel 1635
• Section 5 .
C. Eugene Susemihl, 9610 Franlo Road, Land Division - Parcel 1220
Section 25.
III. RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORTS
A. A.W. Garrison & O.P. Jones. PUD-71-2. Southeast Quadrant of
County Road 18 and Crosstown Highway
B. Regional Development Corporation . Development Pmposal For
Portions of Edenvale PUD.
MINUTES
EDEN PRAIRIE PLANNING COMMISSION
Wednesday, June 16, 1971 7:30 P.M. , Village Hall
Members present were Chairman LaGrow, Picha, Meyers, Emerson and
Schee. Also present was Village Manager George C. Hite.
I. MINUTES OF MAY 18, AND JUNE 1, 1971
After correcting some punctuation errors the Minutes of June 1, were
approved as submitted. The Minutes of May 18th were approved with-
out correction.
iI. PEITIONS, REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
A. Wayne Brown, 8920 County Road 18, Land Division. Parcel 3000
Section 24, Mr. Brown's request was reviewed by the Manager. He
noted that the land was situated on the west side of County Road 18
immediately to the south of Anderson Lake. The purpose of the proposed
division was to permit the sale of the existing home and 2.44 acres
immediately adjacent to it. The remaining 5.55 acres would be retained
by Mr. Brown. The Manager reported that all of the parcel was within the
proposed Anderson Lake Park acquisition area but that funds for these
acquisitions had not yet been appropriated. He recommended that the
requested division be approved on the condition that the larger unoccupied
parcel be restricted as a building site until such time as it were to be
reclassified from Rural to Residential zoning district. Mr. LaGrow moved
that the proposed division be approved on the basis of the restriction
recommended by the Manager. Mrs. Meyers seconded. All voted aye.
Motion carried.
B. Helen Karasek, 16930 Duck Lake Trail, Land Division. Parcel 1635
Section 5. Mrs. Karasek's peition to divide her property into two
parcels was reviewed by the Manager. He noted the existance of the older
home on the easterly and larger tract and reported that the purpose of the
division was to permit the establishment of a building site on the westerly
tract. The new building site would have a width of approximately 136 feet
and a average depth of 245 feet. He also noted that the proposed division
was generally in accord with the existing property division pattern in the
immediate area. Mr. Emerson moved that the Commission recommend to
the Council that the division be approved. Mr. LaGrow seconded. All
voted aye. Motion carried.
C. Eugene Susemihl, 9610 Franlo Road, Land Division. Parcel 1220
Section 25. Mr. Susemihl's petition was to divide approximately 52
acres into two parcels, the smallest of which would have a.frontage along
Franlo Road of 100 feet and a depth of 260 feet. The .small parcel would
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June 16, 1971
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dbntain the existing house at 9610 Franlo Road. The large parcel would
be sold for future development. The Manager tepoYted that the little
information that had been submitted about the probablb development of
the larger tract, suggested that the proposed division might seriously
encumber the development potential of the ptoperty.. He recommended
that the division not be approved until tud6 time as a Sketch plan platting
foi the entire piece had been approved by th�b Commisd`lbn. .Pollowing a
review by the Commission of the possible W attihi g phitern for the entire
tract, a motion was made by Mr. LaGroW that the Commission recommend
to the Council that the proposed division be rejected and that the owner
be advised to submit a sketch plan for the entire tract. Mr. Emerson
seconded. All voted aye. Motion carried,
III. RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORTS
A. A W Garrison & O,P. Jones. PUD-71-2. Southeast Quadrapt of
County Road 18 and Crosstown Highway, Mr. Don Ripple, representing
the applicants, presented a revised edition of their application booklet dated
June 1, 1971. He indicated that the revised application contained the many
changes in their proposal that had been worked out with the Commission
• at previous meetings. He also submitted a cross section of the property
which indicated the relative height relationships of the proposed apartment
building and the land adjacent to it.
The Village Manager presented a memorandum dated June 16, 1971 in
which he reported on his-review of the revised application. The memorandum
recommended that the Commission recommend to the Council that the
proposal be approved subject to a numberof conditions listed in the
memorandum.
Mr. Emerson moved that the Planning Commission recommend to the Council
that the PUD-71-2 application submitted by Messrs. Garrison, Jones and
Ginkle and dated June 1, 1971 be approved subject to the following con-
ditions:
1. Development stage proposals should not be submitted until
such time as the Council has definately scheduled the
installation of trunk sewer and water facilities to serve this
segment of the Village.
2, The limits of the scenic easement areas should be field
checked to assure that they encompass the enviornmental
features that they are intended to project. Such checking
would be particularily important on the south, southeast
and southwest and southeast sides of the pond.
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3. The proposed 12 story, 357 unit structure will obviously
become an important visual landmark in the Village. The
developer should be advised that the Village will insist
that the structure and its setting be sensitively designed
and the building design must exhibit exceptional visual
qualitie s.
Mrs. Meyers seconded the motion. All voted aye. Motion carried.
B. Regional Development Corporation. Development Proposal for
Portions of Edenvale PUD. Representatives of Eden Land Corporation
and Bel Mar Builders, Inc. appeared before the Commission to present
their proposal for constructing 856 apartment units to be located in three
buildings situated just north of Purgatory Creek and immediately to the
east of the Baker-Mitchell Road connection.
Mr. Dick Vogel, a partner in the Eden Land Corporation, advised the
• Commission that Eden Land Corporation intended to Mill its commitment
to the Village regarding the availablity of housing for moderate and low
income persons. He indicated that the proposed Bel Mar site was the
only location within Edenvale where the development of housing of this
type could occur in that the other residential areas were on land where
development of housing of that type would not be economically feasible .
Mr. Tom Teigen, representing Bel Mar, reviewed their proposal noting
particularily the relationship to the site to the adjacent public or quasi
public open spaces and the extent to which they had attempted to design
the project so that it would be responsive to the terrain and other natural
features of the property. Mr. Will Montgomery, also representing Bel
Mar, reviewed the proposed building plan noting particularily the reasons
for the choice of the proposed building style.
The Village Manager presented a memorandum dated June 14, 1971 in which
he reviewed the proposal particularily t:s it related to the previously
approved Edenvale ?fanned Unit Development Concept Plan and the Village's
Zoning Ordinance and Comprehensive Guide Plan, The memorandum concluded
that the proposal was at substantial variance with those documents and re-
commended that the proposal be rejected.
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Fallowing an extensive discussion of about one hour between the Commission
and the applicants, Mr. Vogel advised the Commission that the applicants
wished to review their proposal in light of the Managers memorandum and the
content of the discussion prior to requesting that the Commission take
action. The Commission agreed to the request and the matter was continued
until-the Commission's next meeting,
Meeting adjourned 10:30 P.M.
Norma Schee, Secretary