Planning Commission - 12/02/1969 AGENDA
EDEN PRAIRIE PLANNING COMMISSION
Tuesday, December 2, 1969 7:30 P.M., Village Hall
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
I. MINUTES OF OCTOBER 7, 21 ,27, XND NOVEMBER 13, 19u9
I I. RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORTS
A. Condon-1111agele Realty. Automobile'Dealershio. Interstate
494 u Washington Avenue. Report and Recommendation by
• manager. Discussion. Preparation of Findings and
Recommendation to Council .
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• MINUTES
EDEN PRAIRIE PLANNING COMMISSION
Tuesday, December 2, 1969 7:30 P.M.j Village Hall
Members present were Chairman Skjelbostad, Hauser, LaGrow, Emerson Rauget, Schee
Geiger, and Wise. Also present was Village Manager George Hite.
I. MINUTES OF OCTOBER 7, 21 ,27, and NOVEMBER 18, 1969.
The Minutes of October 7, 21 ,27 and November 18, 969, were approved unanimously.
II. - RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORTS
on on-Nae'e r. - `Automobile Dealership . Interstate-494 and Washington Avenue.
Mr. Con on and planner, Mr. Don Ripple, were present to present and explain their
proposal to establish an automobile car agency on the north side of Interstate 494
immediately west of Washington Avenue. Mr. Condon said that he intended to retain
ownership of the entire tract and to lease the land and building to the car agency
owners.
The Village Manager presented Planning Roport No. 40, prepared by Brauer and
Associates, which concluded by recommending that portions of the tract terrain
features, signing, screening , and site access where met. The Manager noted
that the Commission would establish a number precendents and policies in its
handling of this particular rezoning request and that it should be fully cognizant
fo their -.implications.
• It was noted that in the event the property were to be rezoned so that an automobile
car agency would be a permitted use, it would still be necessary for the owner to
secure zoning variances for a number of the site development details particularily
the more than permitted amount of outside storage and display. These variances
would be considered by the Board of Appeals. The Board would be in position to
require whatever type of development conditions it felt were appropriate to justify
the granting of the zoning variances.
The Commission reviewed the proposal and the staff report at some length-noting
paricularily the similarities between the proposed use of the property and the
industrial use permitted under the present zoning as well as the existance of
Freeway Development zoning on nearby tracts situated in the City of Bloomington.
Mr. Condon said that he was fully aware that the existing diamond interchange at
County Road 18 and Interstate 494 would soon be converted to a cloverleaf and that
access to his Washington Avenue site from the freeway systems would need to be gained
through a new interchange to be constructed on County Road 18 at Valley View Road
He said that he felt that this more- remate access would not be detrimental to the use
of his property for an automobile dealership.
Mr. Emerson moved that the Planning Commission recommend to the Council that the
zoning pattern recommended in Staff Report No.40 be approved subject to the
development conditions also listed in the planning report. Motion also included
specific reference to the senic easements on the southwest corner and along the
northerly portion of the tract as well as the references to signing restrictions
which would produce signing equivalent to that normally permitted in and Industrial
District. Mr. Hauser seconded the motion. All voted aye. Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 8:55 P.M.
Norma Schee, Secretary