Planning Commission - 03/20/1973 AGENDA
EDEN PRAIRIE PLANNING COMMISSION
• TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1973
7:3 0 P.M. , Eden Prairie Village Hall
INVOCATION - - - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - - - ROLL CALL
COMMISSION MEMBERS: Chairwoman Norma Schee; Wayne Brown, Don
Sorensen, Patrick Casey, Jamie Mikelson,
Richard Lynch, Lisa Soderlind, Don Teslow,
Joan Meyers.
COMMISSION STAFF: Robert Heinrich, Village Manager;
Dick Putnam, Village Planner.
I. MINUTES OF MARCH 6, 1973.
II. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS:
A. "Mill Creek" by Hustad Development Inc. , townhouse project located
on Co. Rd. 1 adjacent to Purgatory Creek. Request Preliminary Plat
Approval. Staff Engineer's Report.
• B. "Atherton Apartments" by New Town Development located along the
proposed East/ATest Parkway in Red Rock. Request Rezoning to RM 2.5
for 24 acres and 272 rental apartment units. Staff Report.
C. Zachman Homes, Inc. clustered single family plat in Edenvale.
Request Rezoning to RM 6 .5 and Preliminary .Plat Approval for single
family homes. Staff Report.
D. "Westwinds" by The Preserve, a single plat located north of the
Windslope project. Staff Report.
III. PETITIONS & -REQUESTS:
A. "Kakach 1st Addition" by McCombs-Knutson Associates, Inc.
Request Preliminary Plat Approval. Preliminary presentation.
B. "Prairie Acres" commercial shopping center and residential develop-
ment in northeast quadrant of Ro. Rd. 4 and State Highway 5.
Request Planned Unit Development Approval. Initial developer
presentation.
• IV. ADJOURNMENT.
MINUTES
EDEN PRAIRIE PLANNING C01111ISSIOf1
• Tuesday, March 20, 1973 Villaae Hall 7:30 Mi. ,
INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL
Members Present: Chairwoman Norma Schee, Richard Lynch, Joan Meyers,
.Chairman Pro-Tem Patrick Casey, Lisa Soderlind,
Donald Teslow, Donald Sorensen, Mayne Brown.
(Members Absent: Jamie Hikelson
Staff Present: Dick Putnam, Village Planner
A letter was read from resigning Commission member Jamie flikelson.
I. Minutes of March 6, 1973
firs. Schee moved that the minutes of March 6, 1973 be accepted as
published, firs. iieyers seconded, (lotion carried unanimously.
II. Reports and Recommendations:
A. "Mill Creek" by Hustad Development Inc., townhouse project located on
Co. Road 1 adjacent to Purgatory Creek. Request Preliminary Plat
approval . Staff Engineer's Report.
• The Village Planner explained the Engineering Report. In response
to that report's recommendations, fir. Bonner said that he has tallied
with the Village Engineer regarding the necessity of the concrete
curbing on the private roads and possible alternatives. .
Action Taken:
A motion was made by Mrs. Mevers to recommend preliminary plat approval-
of the Hill Creek addition for 13 units subject to the resolution of
the curb and gutter point in the Engineering Report. Mr. Lynch
seconded. Motion carried unanimously. The Commission requested
written approval from fir. Juliie if an alternative to the Engineering
Report was approved.
B. "Atherton Apartments" by New Town Development located along the proposed
East/West Parkway in Red Rock.
fir. Putnam explained his recommendations and in reply Mr. Doug Johnson
said he felt he could comply if the Commission so desired.
Action Taken:
A motion was made by Mr. Lynch and seconded by fir. Casey to recommend
rezoning to RM 2.5 for the Atherton Apartment 24 acre site with 272
rental units subject to compliance with the staff recommendations 2-9
as fol 1 ows:
• �. Recommend that the site plan be modified to accommodate the changes
suggested by the East/!lest Parkulay alignment proposed by Brauer
Associates for the Village. This will entail some building
shifting as well as road intersection locations.
Eden Prairie Planning Commission Minutes
(larch 20, 1973
Page Tiro
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3. Recommend that the central building cluster adjacent to the
Atherton townhouses be .redesigned with a building which will
utilize the stepup hill arrangement to provide automobile access
to those units' frori the loop road to the east rather than the
road between the townhouse units and the units proposed. If
such a unit cannot be developed, recompment deletion of those
32 units.
4. Recommend the realignment of the access road to the northwestern,
cluster of apartments be aligned with the Grauer & Associates
alternate to coincide with Scenic Heights-Paitcheil intersection.
5. Recommend that the south building in the northwest cluster be
altered to eliminate any conflict tiith views from the existing
totivnhouse units.
G. Where the access roads to the apartment units dead-end, suffi-
cient turnaround space acceptable to the Village Engineering
Department for emergence vehicles shall be included.
7. Recommend rezoning to RM 2.5 for the 272 rental apartment units
proposed by Neva Tot-in Development, if the site plan meets the
criteria of the staff report and recommendations 2-9 as well as
. the revised alignment of the East/West Parkway as proposed by
Brauer & Associates.
8. Recommend that divided entrance magazines be used on the access
roads to the project.
9. Recommend establishment of public hearing before the Village
Council on April 10, 1973.
Motion carried unanimously.
C. Zachman Homes, Inc. clustered single family plat in Edenvale. Request
rezoning to RM 6.5 and Preliminary Plat Approval for single family
homes. Staff Report.
fir. Putnam showed the Commission members varies uses of clusters and
voiced his opinion that the Reeder-Zachman concept did not incorporate
the best use for the site in question.
In response to a question from Firs. Schee, fir. Zachman said they
considered the proposed units as single detached townhouse with no
homeowners association. A house for the middle income family wfi l l .
be provided.
fir. Peterson addressed himself to the Engineering report recommendation
• 1 saying that if they riere to comply a townhouse Would be the only
type of unit which could be built; Staff report recommendation S
showing if the 130` distance were complied with, the only 3 rows of
townhouses would be buildable; Staff report recommendation E indicating
that if the units did not face Uood hill , they would not be usable;
therefore, increasing the price of the other units in the development
by $500.
Eden Prairie Planning Commission Minutes
March 20, 1973
. Page Three
firs. Schee requested clarification of the double car/single car
garage option. Mr. Zachman explained the most people will buy a
double garage but the buyer should have the option. Space would
be provided to expand the oversized 14' single garage.
In answer to fir. -Sorensen's query regarding the recreational vehicles,
fir. Zachman said that restrictive covenants would cover this storage
problem.
fir. Zachman in answer to Mrs. Meyers said that the homes could be
built on the lot line and that no fire wall would have to be built.
Homes would cost between $30,000 and $35,000.
Mr. Williams of the Human Rights Commission said that they are
interested in providing homes for the $9-11,000 income range family.
fir. Peterson felt that Edenvale has strived to make this kind of
housing available with the Zachman 7th addition being a good design..
Action Taken:
11r. Sorensen made a motion recommending disapproval of the Edenvale
plat. Mr. Casey seconded. fiotion carried unanimously.
D. "Westwinds" by The Preserve, a single plat located north of the
Windslope project. Staff Report.
• The Engineering and Staff reports were explained by fir. Putnam.
Mr. Casey expressed fiis concern regarding the Hindslope and proposed
school site. fir. Carter of The Preserve said that the land south
of 4lestwinds was being held open for Hindslope and that the, land area
to adjacent to 1-3estwinds had been dedicated to park and schools.
Action Taken:
Mr. Casey suggested tabling any action until April 3 with the public
hearing set for April 10.
III. Petitions & Requests:
A. Kakach 1st Addition by ficCombs-Knutson Associates, Inc. Request
Preliminary Plat approval . Preliminary presentation.
A plat approval is being sought since fir. Kakach has a buyer for the
existing house on proposed Lot 1.
Action Taken:
Because oT the late arrival of the request no staff report was available.
The Commission referred the plat to the staff and engineering depart-
ments for i.nvestigatien and report. A map or chart of the land adja-
cent to this plat was also requested by the Commission.
• . B. "Prairie Acres" commercial shopping; center and residential development
in northeast quadrant of Co. Rd. 4 and State Highway 5. Request PUB
approval . Initial developer presentation.
Eden Prairie Planning Commission Minutes
Parch 20, 1973
'Page Four
fir. Chris Neason made the presentation saying that Mr. bite recommended
the mixed uses.
Mrs. Neyers said that the Village Council has requested a study of -the
shopping facilities and their levels which will be needed by the
residential areas. Two commercial requests have already been tabled
until this study has been completed, which would be sometime after
the najor center proposal has been firmed up -- perhaps six months.
Action Taken
Pars. Meyers moved that this PUB be tabled until the commercial needs
of the community report is finished and that Darryl Gonyea of Gonyea
Investment be advised when the Village Council has adopted this
report. Mr. Sorensen seconded. Lotion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 10:50.
Wayne Brown, Secretary
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