03-26-1974 A regular meeting of the Hopkins Zoning and Planning Commission was held on
Tuesday, March 26, 1974, at 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the City Hall.
Present were Chairman Shirley, members Arnold, Gaskell, Hance, Moll, Sidla and
Vassar. Also present were Acting City Manager Richardson, City Engineer Strojan,
Zoning Administrator Kohnen and City Planner Bergly. Also in attendance were
�'" Council members , Milbert, Miller and McDonald and Mayor Pokorny.
Item: Modification No. 2 to the Minn. R-46 Urban Renewal Plan regarding
compliance with Hopkins Comprehensive Plan by Phil Hagedorn.
Action: Mrs. Moll moved and Mr. Vassar seconded a motion that the Hopkins Zoning
and Planning Commission has reviewed proposed Modification 4�2 to the First
Street South Urban Renewal Plan (Minn. R-46) and is of the opinion that
the plan and changes thereto are not in general conformity to the Comprehensive
Plan of the City of Hopkins. Motion defeated. 1 Yes vote, 4 No.
Action: Mr. Vassar moved and Mr. Arnold seconded a motion that the Hopkins Zoning
and Planning Commission has reviewed proposed Modification �62 to the First
Street South Urban Renewal plan (Minn. R-46) and is of the opinion that the
plan and changes thereto are in general conformity to the Comprehensive Plan
of the City of Hopkins. It is also the opinion of the Commission that the
following significant factors exist which require attention and which should
be considered prior to approval or disapproval action by the Housing and
Redevelopment Authority and the City Council; that developers proposals
should not necessarily hinge upon or center around the construction of a
� parking ramp or for that matter necessarily abundant parking provisions in
that particular block. Motion carried. 4 yes - 1 no.
Action: Mr, Arnold moved and Mr. Gaskell seconded a motion that the Zoning and
Planning Commission is of the opinion that developer proposals for the block
containing Modification ��2 of Minn. R-46 need not be limited to plans con-
taining a parking ramp but developers should be encouraged to investigate
further possibilities with parking facilities located in other areas of the
Central Business District. Motion carried.
Item: Public hearing on proposed Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance amendments.
�taenty property owners or their representatives were heard and their comments
recorded to be used as input for the next hearing on the proposed changes
at the April 30, 1974 meeting.
Action: Mr. Gaskell moved and Mr. Arnold seconded a motion that the hearing be
continued to the April 30, 1974 meeting. Motion carried.
Action: Mr. Sidla moved and Mr. Arnold seconded a motion that the meeting be
adjourned. Motion carried.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
BY ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION
AND HOPKINS CITY COUNCIL
ON PROPOSED CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS
OF HOPKINS ZONING ORDINANCE N0. 269
AND THE HOPKINS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
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Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held by the Hopkins
Zoning and Planning Commission and the City Council of the City of Hopkins in the
Council Chambers in the Hopkins City Hall at 1010 First Street South, Hopkins on
Tuesday, March 26, 1974 commencing at 7:30 P.M. to consider certain proposed
changes and amendments of and to the Hopkins Zoning Ordinance No. 269 and the
Hopkins Comprehensive P1an as follows :
R-1 (SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT)
A. �ao family dwellings to be allowed by Conditional Use Permit
with 15 foot side yards and a lot width of at least 100 feet,
and a lot size of 15,000 square feet.
B. 15 foot side yards to be required for two and three story dwelling.
R-2 (HIGH DENSITY SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT)
A. Townhouses, row houses or patio homes of not more than six dwellings
per structure to be allowed by Conditional Use Permit.
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B. 4,000 square feet per dwelling unit of two or more units required.
C. Side yards to be at least 10 feet, and at least 15 feet for any
dwelling of over two family units.
D. Lot widths not less than 120 feet for three or more units.
E. Rear Yards - one and two family, 20 feet; three or more units, 15 feet.
R-3 (LOW DENSITY MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT)
A. Adds right to erect residential structure of not more than six
families per structure, either townhouse or apartment.
B. Allows nurseries by Conditional Use Permit.
C. Allows three story structures.
D. 50 foot lot width for one and two family structures , and 150 feet
for more than two families required.
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E. 30 foot front yard set back plus total side yardage for one and
two family units of 15 feet, and requires 15 feet for each side
yard for more than two family units.
F. Rear yard - 20 feet for one and two family, and 15 feet for more
than two family units.
G. Lot area - 5,000 square feet for single family, and 3,500 square
feet per family unit for two or more units .
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R-4 (MEDIUM DENSI'I'Y MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRZCT)
A. Single family and two to four family attached dwelling units allowed
only by Conditional Use Permi.t.
�- B. Independent offices of a general nature not permitted except govern-
mental, non-industrial uses and schools, libraries, houses of wor-
ship by Conditional Use Permit only.
C. Hotels, Motels, hospitals not allowed.
D. Building height limited to three stories or 35 feet but may be
increased to not exceeding six stories or 70 feet by Conditional
Use Permit with increased set backs required.
E. Minimum lot width of 150 feet.
F. Lot area - 3,000 square feet per unit minus possible allowances of
not more than a total of 1,000 square feet for certain defined
site or structural modifications or location.
G. Total minimum area of 18,000 square feet.
H. Side yard - 15 feet to 30 feet.
� I. Required ratio of floor area to common open space equals 1 to 1.5.
J. Schools allowed by Conditional Use Permit only.
R-5 (HIGH DENSITY MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT)
A. Single family and two to four family attached allowed by Conditional
Use Permit only.
B. Hotels, motels, hospitals, funeral homes and clinics not permitted.
C. General offices as a secondary use, houses of worship, libraries,
schools, museums, government, institutional, non-industrial
uses allowed by Conditional Use Permit only.
D. Lot area - 2,000 square feet per unit minus possible allowances of
not more than a total of 750 square feet for certain defined
site or structural modifications and location.
E. Height - three floors or 35 feet but may be increased to twice the
`. height by Conditional Use Permit.
F. Minimum lot width of 150 feet; front yard, 30 feet; side and rear
yards, 25 feet; open space ratio of 1 square foot floor area to
1 square foot common open space.
R-6 (HIGH DENSITY HIGH-RISE MULTIPLE FAMILY DISTRICT)
A. Lot area - 1100 square feet per unit minimum�possible allowances
of not more than 400 square feet for certain defined site and
structural modifications and location.
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B. Lot area-minimum 24,000 square feet.
C. Front yard not less than 20 feet.
D. Side and rear yards - 75 percent of building height, but not
�- more than 35 feet.
E. Building height - six stories or 65 feet, may be increased up to
twelve stories or 130 feet by Conditional Use Permit.
F. Open space ratio requirement - 1 square foot floor area equals
.75 square foot common open space.
B-1 (LIMITED BUSINESS DISTRICT)
A. Multiple family residences not allowed except as a secondary use
by Conditional Use Permit (C.U. PERMIT)
B. Restaurants, motels, hotels, boarding and lodging houses, day
nurseries allowed by C.U. Permit only.
C. Set backs, front, side and rear yard unchanged except where it is
a boundary line with any R District, then 40 feet.
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D. Building heights - maximum of 45 feet, may be increased up to 90
feet by C.U. Permit.
B-2 (CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT)
A. Eliminate multiple family residence except as a secondary use by
C.U. Permit.
B. Motels, hotels, boarding and lodging homes, day nurseries by
C.U. Permit only.
C. Repair and assembly occupations by C.U. Permit.
D. Side yard - none except 15 feet if adjacent to any R District.
E. Rear yard - 15 feet if next to alley, or 25 feet where no alley or
if adjacent to any R District.
B-3 (SERVICE BUSINESS DISTRICT) (Formerly B-3a)
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A. Side yard 15 feet if adjacent to R District.
B. Rear yard 15 feet adjacent to alley and 25 feet if adjacent to
R District.
B-4 (HIGHWAY SERVICE BUSINESS DISTRICT) (Formerly B-3b)
A. Minimum lot area, 5,000 square feet; minimum width, 45 feet;
front yard, 15 feet. Must have 15 foot side yard if adjacent
to any R District; and 15 foot rear yard if adjacent to alley;
and 25 foot rear yard if adjacent to any residence district.
I-1 (LIMITED INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT)
A. Front yard set backs changed to 25 feet; side and rear yard
set backs changed to 20 feet; 40 feet whenever adjacent to any
R District.
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I-2 (GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT)
A. Front, side and rear yard changed to same as in I-1 District.
B. Minimum area of 12,000 square feet.
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C. No B uses allowed except those that are complementary to the
principle I use.
PROPOSED CHANGES IN GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARY LINES OF VARIOUS ZONE USE DISTRICTS
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FROM R-1
A. To R-3. Hopkins Theater parking lot South of First Street North; East of
Fifth Avenue North; and West of Oak Glen Drive extended South.
FROM R-2
A. To R-3. The South Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter
and also in the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the
Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 25, Town-
ship 117, Range 22 located on the Westerly boundary line of Hopkins
in the Southerly most one-half mile thereof.
FROM R-3
A. To R-2. Lots 10 through 18, Block 2; and Lots 20 through 24, Block 3,
Gibb's First Addition to West Minneapolis ; and Lots 1 through 7,
Block 8; and Lots 5 through 12, Block 1, West Minneapolis Third
Division.
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FROM R-4
A. To R-3. The Southwest Quadrant in the intersection of 5th Avenue North
and State Highway No. 7 described as that part of the North 1066.9
feet of the East 486.87 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the
Northeast Quarter lying South of State Highway No. 7, Sec. 24,
'Itap. 117, Rge. 22.
FROM R-5
A. To B-1. Lots 7 through 10, Block 78, West Minneapolis Second Division
located North of First Street North and South of Railroad right-
of-way and East of North-South alley between lOth and llth AVenues.
B. To B-1. Lots 1 through 9 and 16 through 18, Block 70, West Minneapolis
Second Division (library and Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
properties) .
C. To B-1. Lots 12 through 21, Block 8, West Minneapolis located between
12th and 13th Avenues South and North of First Street South.
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D. To New R-6. All of Block 1, West Minneapolis except Lots 30, 31 and 32;
Lots 10 through 18 and 30 through 39, Block 2, West Minneapolis ;
and Lots 11 through 20 and Lots 32 through 41 and the South 30 feet
of Lot 42, all of Block 3, West Minneapolis ; all of Block 1, Town
Terrace; all located East of 8th Avenue South, North of Second
Street South and South of Excelsior AVenue.
FROM OLD R-6
A. To R-3. The Southwest corner of the City located in the Southwest Quarter
of Section 25, Township 117, Range 22 and West of llth Avenue South.
FROM B-1
A. To R-2. Lots 1 through 5, Minnehaha Oaks.
B. To R-3. The East 120 feet of that part of the Northeast Quarter of the
Northwest Quarter lying North of the South 496 feet and South
of Highway No. 7, Section 19, Township 117, Range 21.
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C. To R-4. All of Ramsgate and that part of the North Half of the Northwest
Quarter lying East of the Great Northern Railroad right-of-way
and South of Highway No. 7 and West of Ramsgate except the
southerly 200 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter and the southerly 200 feet of the Westerly 81.94 feet
`- of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 19,
Township 117, Range 21.
D. To R-4. The East 255 feet of the West 463 feet of Lot 68, Auditor's
Subdivision No. 239.
E. To B-4. Registered Land Survey No. 1367.
FROM B-2
A. To B-1. Lots I1, 12 and 13, Block 79, West Minneapolis Second Division
located East of lOth Avenue North, South of Railroad right-of-way
and North of First Street North.
FROM B-3A
B-3A designation is abolished and relabeled B-3, except the
following changes from old B-3a:
A. To B-1. Lots 7 through 11 and Lots 22 through 25, Block 8, West Minneapolis.
� FROM B-3B
B-3B designation is abolished and relabeled B-4, except the following
changes from Old B-3B:
A. To B-1. All of the Lots lying North of Excelsior Avenue, West of 14th Avenue
North to 21st Avenue North, and South of the East-West alleys
described as Lots 10 through 15 in Block 73, West Minneapolis
Second Division and Lots 10 through 15, Block 8 and Lots 11
through 16, Block 7, Gibb's First Addition to West Minneapolis,
and Lots 13 through 19, Blocks 13 through 16, West Minneapolis
Third Division.
B. To B-1. The East 389 feet of the North 383 feet of the Southwest Quarter
of the Southwest Quarter of Section 24, Township 117, Range 22.
(St. Joseph's Church and Mortuary)
C. To R-2. Lots 10 through 15, Block 72, West Minneapolis Second Division
(Jr. High School)
D. To R-3. The West 233 feet of the South 433 feet of that part of the
Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 24, Town-
`„ ship 117, Range 22, lying North of Excelsior Avenue except the
South 141 feet thereof.
E. To R-6. Lots 30 through 32, Block 1; Lots 1 through 9, 19 through 29 and
40 through 42, Block 2; and Lots 21 through 31, Block 3, West
Minneapolis.
FROM I-1
A. To B-4. The North 287 feet of the West 379 feet of the Northeast Quarter
of the Southwest Quarter and the North 493 feet of the East 250
feet of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest
Quarter, Section 25, Township 117, Range 22 and also the North
254 feet of Outlot C, Westbrooke Patio Homes (Westbrooke Shopping
Center and area west of shopping center) .
B. To R-3. The North 254 feet of Outlot B, Westbrooke Patio Homes.
FROM I-2
A. To R--4. That part of Lot 70, Auditor's Subdivision 239 lying Southwesterly
� of the Minnehaha Creek.
B. To B-4. The East 150 feet of Lot 92, Auditor's Subdivision 239 and Tracts
N and 0, R.L.S. No. 561, Registrar of Titles, Hennepin County,
Mi,nnesota (Poppin Fresh Pies)
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Existing Zoning Ordinance No. 269 is also to be amended by redrafting,
rearranging, changes in format and other similar revisions.
Other changes or amendments may be adopted as a result of Public Hearing.
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Said Public Hearing may be continued from time to time by Motion duly
carried without further published, mailed, served or other notice thereof.
Copy of said proposed Comprehensive Plan and proposed Zoning Ordinance
as amended with accompanying zoning map as recommended for amendment and revision
are available for inspection at the office of the Zoning Administrator or City
Clerk at Hopkins City Hall.
Al1 persons interested are urged to appear and will be heard at said
Public Hearing.
For any further information, call the Zoning Administrator, 935-8474,
Extension 51.
HOPKINS ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION and
HOPKINS CITY COUNCIL
� H. E. Richardson, City Clerk
Raymond Kohnen, Zoning Administrator
Joseph C. Vesely, City Attorney
To be published in the HOPKINS SUN, March 7th and 14th, 1974.
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