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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 Planning & Zoning Minutes June 16, 1971 Page 2 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. Planning Commission Minutes June 16, 1971 Page 3 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. ,I . Planning & Zoning Minutes June 16, 1971 Page 4 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