Planning Commission - 06/18/1968 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION 18 June 1968
The meeting was called to order at 8:00 p.m. by Chairman Nesbitt.
PRESENT WERE:
Ralph Nesbitt, Chairman Odmor Skjelbostad
Henry Hauser James Brown, Clerk
Homer Raguet Warren Shultz
A motion was made by Henry Hauser, seconded by Warren Shultz-'that the
published agenda for the Planning and Zoning Commission be changed from
a Saturday publication to published on Wednesday of the week before the
meeting date, with distribution that day if possible. The agenda is to
go into the mail no later than the Wednesday mail pick up.
The motion carried.
Rosemount Engineering presented a letter to the board. The board took
the letter under advisement and will act on it at its next regular meeting.
-Jamy C. Brown, Clerk
� ROSEMOUNT
' 4900 West 78th Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55435
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ENGINEERING COMPANY Phone: 612-927-7711 TWX: 612-292-47 36 TELEX: 029-692
CABLE:ROSEMOUNT
Village Co ii of Eden Prairie
Eden Prairie Village Hall
Eden Prairie, MUMMOenla
Re; Compagr Property
located adjaoat to and southerly af State
A10way No. S to d!w N-1/2 d NW-1/4 of
` tl*n 14, Tawmtbip 114, Range 2
iia u result of a reomA u-seti with 'Mr. Don Brauer of Brauer a d Associates,
the Village Planning Coesnitantr, and represestathres of Pmon oumt Englaeering Company,
Rorauomt wins made aware of a proWninary gndde plan and acoompanyiag report which
will be presented to pear Planning Commissions on Tuesday,, Jum 1$, 1968. A review of
Ws guide pUa„ irr) od" tint the Plo mount Engiuesring Company propmay above des-
orlbed, wnioh is cow zoned a epeolal industrial zoning, is included in an area designated
for ocmmeraial zoning mid use in the guides plan, map, except for a portion of ,and around
the lake at tba Northeast enser ext Ow Ro"motmt property wnich is included In a quest
public or open cateb'MY-
RosemomA Engineering Company aequired this property approximately tour
years ago, sad as a nwoess"y step in the"visition of the property, the trae,t of land
was rozooed by the Village Council to the present special industrial usage.
First, we understand that no rezoning of our property is Immediately**atom#&
plated by d►e Village, or " a matter of feat, no rezoning of the entire Village is eram-
plated ^t tuts ti>::ee. we also undteratmA that if the guide plans and report is adapted, that
it Will form a gelieral basis for action by the Council in the future on matters at zonnft.
It is also ow uadersta Wtug that there is no d ought of reso®isg properties at this time
=dam the parcp iy owner the Village shwAd bolt decide that such reaaoeuing in dew
sirable and satWaotory. It is also our uoderstaading that the Village Planning reprremen-t
tatirm at ttds time, do not U4 that the vpezatlans belag ocadoeted unpoe the above des-
oribed premises by Rwemomt Enginefting Comp usy are detrimental to yowr proposed
guile plan, *Yea tbovgt the pr"eorly is be ft used for otftoe and maWaoturing or Indus-
trial purposes as Opposed to a strietly omnaxeacow use.
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It Is ow Ya11arstamding, der, that you desire to heave an oweprearnlon from
army CoympoW of Its reedtte s to No asw'gdde ph*sad report" It wnordd aailoot our
pantie iyl* It was also tsd oeted deaf dw Vfllap wtadd Iiko to hstre from our Coampamry an
than d its "mull tawsasarst te the pdde plan aria! report aaad also as wxtwrtsaidag or
oommftmat to bo prided by naee st UoW bdldiag oodes and regalatfaaw in oouneUon
wit► wsy f>rstnaro expuwW et frsedMw on dlsr site in aMee to asswe tics Vil *p boat at
soak timer as fire prapwty mist be deeeaed reed,}►tear as aatissl reralaoaatag te oamnaeraial
by be*tiwa Company mad tk*Villap, It w►"M be imparow iaa awk a mawr so that the
Liam tudsdiag bd'k w taw dw yrr"w ty*add rs dUy be adapted to oomm+aaroiol osapr.
our eirmapany bus ghes o ardt ao aides aat[t,ae to do rtsgtiest, but for a amber of reasons,
don not feel dot it is abls at We t1mo to gt"to As VM&p this "o of unqualified two
seam. In dko first plane, ow Company moved ba I*tbs Vglap 4 C Rdes Prairie alter a
oareaial review at otber a1►ailablo looetions in tsar Twin Mike am and decided upon the
pardodar die in,quesUm ot'tear oaard d stdy and aaalysfs at a namber of faaoiors, aaaust
being ready m o o in WMtr to a rai'w specialbW labor force w1doh add ad in the immediate
area, a ndbar befsrg tin pe rdedas lesaatim of floe t met with rap w I to planned Idghwaay
Impeavewswis in floe area, and it tbW brim tee availability of a ratfaear large trat of law
as yet w,ado i doped, for use by fife CompaW tea►expaunks of tts faailfttes on,the site in
Mon man CompoW pvodwdm requiromaRs wwAd e4and In Ow fwdasaro. Before aaagairft
Ow sit,o the Campsay took pairs to naehar eo rtfr float flee semigg at flat wbole aura it Was
yosrelwi was parGM is aal!l wets;sole with tlsae faotors in mind, with primary empUsix
. tpos the **a d=po ostbtlithw aavaatlsNo. The Company rewopdaaes the need for long
ramp piasaatag amd omnwab the Map is its epetris to parowulSalo a long romp patde
plan for tote wbde Vtilap. Rew ,ww, As Coempasl ellss fads, that the Village shoald dire
spwW at tea,sad a aridigrati4nsa I*SO"eemmpaaates, Bice Roessumo st, whtok baars taakeaa
p"tpst pats to abtails a efts, have it re Bawd to sdt its neoft pad those at the Villaags at
to limo of rem and tba bus p meesdod to hwest a ooasricitrrarbde aamnovat of atapital In
impim w►emeets, wbAch were dedp ed sot only for paresso t sad bsi also for e3qpanrtaaer posri-
bilitteas. In developing ow rite, osaral'nt Govot sad piamaing wears employed to provide each
opeeaa aepsoo and Company Park am as fire zest wMe at dw same thus prw►ldiag for e3 paa-
mic as am an file hlA grovad Unwaurd*a Woeterrly tend at ttae sits. Out Company foils that
the site baas bow improved is&a,aa3traot#ve acwmw so tar as the Village is oworned mW
also te a imae,#iosaal mam wrr bwater as fife ComwW is eons maed. The,Company la s every
fnteatfa►of ooisUedug to be a peed aitiat,a is any emepanionaa aotivities an the property, but
at the mama time fools,, that it has poreb ased aaa iarddaslrial site wrtth ''tillage"lrswreeraoo
and apprrwd Md abodd aoulim s I*haws firs rWht to make nso d property aand Impnwe
flat aaaamo with No indwbl4 pa rpess is adw.
Bather tiara to a hate Batt at this tfine to wheat may well be rwdeflued Ural.-
%dew sad restrWl bP9% ss oft fle w*emspassiera, it is tlae feeltug of we Ca►mnpaasy that it is am
I,sMw of a latsp eraoasdi►target at lased is aloe area area►asaad the Iatear-hoop to eaatftfo it, mad
olbear ooamapaaia► w►dah bare,leaoated la dist area to bit dtre a tsp+rsiat a#waoa ta the grdde
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Village Coua►fl of Eden Prairie d - is June M$
pica to be adopted. We tMa*serious a a should be gives to revising A* Stride
pica to reaaoga�se the svbstaadlai i>trdaesttci#1 Zoning sou tkWest of the lake and the intersection
of County Road 5 and 404. We bdis" dw guide plan should rdleot a speold lWa strial
asosd>Irg is that area idesdiaal to So seWft of the Rosemount'bract. If is tact, the economic
pressures at the other three quadraaefs of fiat intersection which now appareatly will be
shawa as commercial at your guide pies Infect materialirsr attar doe appcnr#zaxi#y for
derdopment, it appears that as a peraoded mattear, our Company would, out of self interest,
sot wish to r4wdop its law in such a maarer to odrersdy affect the futuane value of its own
r 'glren eaapaanded oamnmearoial usage aurauad it.
in suammary thee, while not wishing to be ute000psrative, Ros mount Engineering
Company f ds that it bias daa eweryrtMag it can do to ooampiy►with all existing ordinances
at the Villap. We have completed our first pbtse of property impnwomea# in a manner
widole is bath piessiang to the eyes and(sectional with rmpeot to Compaaay operatiow. Given
the reliance of our Coampww won the Village oardin now whon we purchased ased and our good
prerfe raoame wader tb m, we would iaenits The Village cad its of locals io►consider a revisim
of its preliminary guide plan to provide for indurstrial usage of our parcel and other stintlarly
r*I&W patrads in the So%thwest quadrant at 'the intersection. V #his is not fvmrably re-
selved by the Village, them we feel that the Villages obould r+eoopke specifically the aompati-
W tjr of our resat of the IWO as it now exists and tha expansion of pyre mily existing ants
with the commercial we desipatfou w►htoh is appa"ady codswy[MW is ** preliminary
guide plan. 'ate then feel that the Vtf1a►ge►should permit a.certain flexibility for future use
by fir CompmW within the special industrial zoning classificadoa the land now enjoys. It
is our epbioa,that arts tdd limitation and restrictions will not enhance the value of the
land. We will always be aware of r1evelopmenats sad will rdjwst our long range plamubg
accordingly.
Thask you for your ocesideratles+d thbs matter.
Rospeottdly yours,
ROSEMOUNT ENCINEENNG COMPANY
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