Planning Commission - 04/01/1969 MINUTES
• EDEN PRAIRIE VILLAGE COUNCIL
PLANNING AND ZONING COZ14ISSION
Tuesday, April 1, 1969 7:30 P.M. Village Hall
The meeting was called to order by Planning Commission Chairman, Odmor
Skjelbostad at 7:30 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Council. Osterholt, Haugen, Nesbitt, Redpath
and Shultz.
Planning and Zoning Cm-mission. Messrs. Skjelbostad,
Emerson, Hauser, LaGrow, Raguet, and Shultz. Mrs. Schee.
Also present were Harlan Perbix, Attorney, Don Brauer,
Planner and George Hite, Village Manager.
Mr. Hite presented and reviewed his merms dated March 20 and April 1, 1969
which contained suggested changes to the January 7, 1969 draft of the
proposed zoning or dinance. He and Mr. Brauer presented and explained a
proposed zoning reclassification plan and stressed its close relation to
both the zoning ordinance and the Comprehensive Guide Plan. Mr. Perbix
ccmnented on the legal aspects of adopting a new zoning ordinance and said
that he felt the Village would be in a far more defensible position if it
acted canprehensively and in accord with the objectives and proposals of
the Guide Plan. The Council, Planning Ccn nission and others in attendance
• then engaged in two hours of discussion on all aspects of the proposed new
ordinance. Upon questioning, the Planning Commission unanimously reaffirmed
its endorsement of the proposed new ordinance including the establishment
of a 11,000 square foot minimum residential lot size.
It was agreed that the proposed ordinance would be submitted to the League
of Minnesota Municipality attorney and to the American Society of Planning
Officials office for review and comment and that the scheduled April 8
hearing would be continued until April 22, 1969 to permit this to be done.
Ordinance No. 132. Mr. Shultz moved that the second reading of Ordinance
No. 132 extending the restrictions on the application of the Village's Zoning
Ordinance (No. 8) be approved. Mr. Nesbitt seconded. On roll call vote,
all voted aye. Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 11:00 P.M.
Edna M. Ho]mgren, Clerk Warren Shultz, Secretary
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