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Planning Commission - 12/07/1971 AGENDA EDEN PRAIRIE PLANNING COMMISSION Tuesday, December 7, 1971 7:30 P.M., Village Hall INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL I. MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 16, 1971 II. RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORTS A. Eden Prairie School District Facility Planning. Status Report by VeirrWood, School District Superintendent. B. St. John's Wood. Request for RM 2.5 Zoning. Baker Road near North Vi l l age Limits. Review of Revised Proposal, C. The Preserve First Addition. Preliminary Plat Proposal. 0. Mitchell Heights Planned Unit Development. Shelter Development Corp. Mitchell Road near Scenic Heights. Preliminary Staff Report. E. The Bluffs East. Preliminary Plat Proposal. F. Eden Prairie Major Center Study. Status Report. III. PETITIONS REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS A. New Horizon Homed Inc. PUD Proposal. East Side of Flying Cloud Drive Near Research Road. B. Rocket Development Corp. PUD Proposal. Mitchell Road and Scenic Heights Raad. MINUTES i EDEN PRAIRIE PLANNING COMMISSION TUES DAY December 7, 1971 7:30 P.M. , Village Hall Members present were Chairman Pro-Tem Nesbitt, Fosnocht, Meyers, Brown, Schee, and Flavin. Also present was George C. Hite,Village Manager. I. MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 16 1971 These minutes were approved without correction. II. RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORTS A. Eden Prairie School District Facility Plannipl. Status Report by Veir Wood, School District Superintendent. Mr. Wood reviewed the current status of the School District's facility planning. He noted that the District was in the process of updating the enrollment projection that had been prepared by their architects in 1970 and was also considering possible changes in the school grade groupings. The District is currently projecting its needs based upon an average of the population projections contained in the architects report and those prepared by the Metropolitan Council in 1968. He said the "average" projection indicated the need for a new Eden Prairie secondary school by 1974. Mr. Wood reviewed the status of the develop- ment projects in the City of Bloomington which are expected to have substantial impact on the District's school needs over the next few years. He said the District was in the process of trying to identify and purchase a site for an elementary school facility in Bloomington. He also reported that the District was completing a land trade with Eden Land property situated on the new fast West Parkway just east of TH 169. In response to a question,:.-he indicated that the District was receiving good cooperation from the Village in its planning efforts and that the District facility planning could be greatly assisted by the Village making available the best possible information about the projected residential development over the next 5 to 10 years. He also said that the District was considering the possibility of meeting its near future elementary school space needs by temporarily leasing facilities from adjoining Districts. B. St. lohn's Wood. Rcgue st for RM 2.5 Zoning. Baker Road near North_ Village Limits. Review of RL5Vised Proposal. The Commission considered a staff report dated December 7, 1971, which reviewed changes that had been made in the application and recommended a qualified approval. Mr. Dave Fricke, representing the applicant, presented some documents outlining the changes in the proposal and said that tie felt that these changes met the objections noted in the previous staff reports. The number of units in the project had been reduced from 160 to 14g-- -This.-reduction made it possible to establish "neighborhood greens" or tot lots within-each of the neighborhood groups. Planning & Zoning December 7, 1971 Page 2 He also noted that the project provided parking for 360 vehicles or an average of 2.43 parking spaces for each living unit. He reported that the site and building plans would be presented to the Commission for review as each neighborhood stage was developed and that differing color schemes would be used to give each neighborhood group its own individual visual charcteristics. Following some discussion on the project, Mrs. Schee moved that the application be forwarded to the Council with the Commission's recommendation that it be approved subject to the following conditions: 1) The proposal is based on the suggested realignment of County Road 4. If that change is not approved by Hennepin County the project should be returned to the Commission for additional review. 2) If the rezoning is granted no development should occur until the Commission has reviewed and approved the final site and building designs. 3) All pedestrain and "tot lot" facilities for each stage of the project are to be installed as part of the initial development of that stage. 4) Each of the neighborhood building groupings is to be designed so that it is both complementary to the overall project aesthetics as well as individually identifiable. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Meyers and carried unanimously. C. The Preserve First Addition. Preliminary Plat Proposal. The Commission considered a staff report dated December 7, 1971, which set forth a number of suggested modifications to the Plat Proposal as it had been presented to the Commission at its last meeting. The suggested modifications included a realignment of the major greenway system, establishment of ",neighborhood green " on approximately 1-2 acres in the center of the neighborhood and connected to the greenway system and increases in both the width and depth of the double frontage lots along the East West Parkway. Mr. Bill Bonner, and Mr. Lee Johnson representing The Preserve presented a revised plat which they said incorporated the suggestions contained in the staff report. The revised plat contained 49 lots or 5 less than originally proposed. They presented a series of slide photographs and plat maps from other communities which were intended to depict the type of residential development that had occurred on lots of the size proposed in their new subdivision. A representative of Eberhardt Realty reported his experience in marketing lots of the type proposed and said that he felt that the proposed plat would represent an excellent development. Planning & Zoning December 7, 1971 Page 3 Mr. Fosnocht said that he would like to have an opportunity to personally inspect some of the neighborhoods shown in the slide presentation before the Commission took final action on the proposal. Mr. Brown moved that the Commission recommend to the Council that it establish a public hearing date for the proposal and that the Commission delay making its final recommendation on the protect until its meeting on December 21. Mr. Nesbitt seconded. Motion carried unanimously. D. Mitchell Heights Planned Unit Development.. Shelter Development Corporation. Mitchell Road near Scenic Heights . Preliminary, Staff Report. The Village Manager presented a staff report dated December 7, 1971 in which he outlined the content and schedule of a planning study intended to produce a conceptual development plan for the Mitchell Road area which could serve as a basis for the Commission's consideration of the Shelter Development proposal. He said that the study area would be bounded by the new highway 212 on the north, County Road 1 on the south, Purgatory Creek on the east and Red Rock Lake on the west. The study will consider general land use, traffic systems, environ- mental features, public schools, parks and housing alternatives. He:noted that special emphasis would be placed on the relation- ship of the study area to the major center proposals as well as to the existing detached dwelling development within the area. He advised that a preliminary report on the study would be made to the Commission at its meeting on December 21 and that a recommended final draft would be submitted to the Commission on January 4th. Mr. Harvey Coleman,representing Shelter Development Corporation, expressed his approval of the proposed study and concurred in the deferral of action on his request until the study was completed. E. The Bluffs East. Creek Knolls Preliminary Plat Proposal. The Commission considered the December 7, 1971 staff report on the application which reviewed the proposal and recommended that the Creek Knolls plat be approved subject to a number of conditions. The Manager noted: that the proposal was to develop a 21 lot , "2 acre" subdivision along the east bluff of Purgatory Creek, generally referred to as the Hustad Farm. He noted that utilities were not scheduled into this area for about S years and that Creek Knolls, a limited partnership, would agree not to request futher platting on the adjoining ISO acres until 1977 or until utilities are extended into the area if the proposed 21 lot plat could be approved. The Manager indicated that he thought it would be very desirable to seek the kind of development control proposed on such a large chunk of land in this particular section of the Village �, �. . - `. -� t � •�. ,, . ,- � , , . Planning & Zonirig December 7, 1971 Page 4 The staff report recommended that scenic easements be provided for those portions of some of the lots that extended over the bluff and for all of the area down in the valley, A revised plat in-corporating the suggestions contained in the staff report was presented as was a copy of an agreement between the Village and Creek Knolls restricting the development rights on the remaining 150 acres. The Commission asked that the scenic easements be extended into the Outlot area located just to the south of the most northerly cul-de-sac. Mr. Hustad indicated they would be willing to make that change. Mrs. Schee moved that the Commission re- commend to the Council that it approve the preliminary plat of Creek Knolls as amended subject to the following conditions: 1) That the "land hold" agreement be accepted by the Village and properly recorded. 2) Psrculation tests on all lots show that the soils are good for on-site sewage systems. 3) That the preliminary plat identify the space immediately west of Lot one as a future public road-valley overlook location. 4) That the scenic easements suggested in the plat be actually conveyed to the Village. Mrs. Meyers seconded. Motion carried unanimously. F. Eden Prairie Major Center Study. Status Report . The Manager reported that the Eden Prairie Major Center Study bias progressing and that it-would be presented to the Commission for its consideration at the December 21 meeting. Copies of the Major Center plan were presented to each Commission member for their consideration prior to the next meeting. III. PETITIONS, REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS A. New Horizon Homes, Inc. PUD Proposal. East Side of Plvi!lg: Cloud Drive Near Research Road. The Manager reported that the applicant's presentation was not yet completed but- that it would be presented to the Commission at its meeting on December 21. Planning & Zoning December 7, 1971 Page 5 B. Rocket Development Corporation. PUD Proposal. Mitchell Road and Scenic Heights Road. Rocket Development Corporation presented their proposal for multiple family development on approximately 60 acres of land situated along the east side of Mitchell Road. The project is immediately north of the project presented by Shelter Development. Mr. Doland of Doland Engineering presented the application material and said that itYwould be made available in booklet form for the Commission as soon as possible. The project included condominiums, townhouses, rental gpartments and a neighborhood commercial area of about 4 acres located at the corner of Mitchell and Scenic Heights Road. The Manager noted that the proposal was located within the Mitchell Road study area and that action on it should be deferred until that study is completed. The Commission concurred in this suggestion and received the application for additional consideration at that time. Meeting adjourned at 10:15 P.M. Norma Schee, Secretary.