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05-27-1997 MAY JUNE MEMBERS '"� S M T W T F S S M T W T F S GLEESON BOEN 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BLAIR ENGEL 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 BRAUSEN ANDERSON 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 HESCH SCHUMACHER 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 GROSS 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 AGENDA ZONING & PLANNING COMMISSION Tuesday, May 27, 1997 REGULAR MEETING 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS ----------------------------------------------------- ITEM: Approve and sign minutes of the Apri129, 1997, regular meeting. � � COMMISSION ACTION: / / / / CASE NO. WVR,97-1 WAIVER OF PLAT - 315 VAN BUREN AVENUE NORTH Consideration of a waiver of plat at 315 Van Buren Avenue North. COMMISSION ACTION: / / / / ITEM: MINNETONKA TOWNHOMES Discussion of townhomes in Minnetonka. ITEM: REVIEW PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS � ADJOURNMENT ~ ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES May 27, 1997 A regular meeting of the Zoning and Planning Commission was held on Tuesday, May 27, 1997, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Hopkins City Hall. Present were Commission members Sid Blair, Rick Brausen, Bill Schumacher, Dorothy Boen, Randy Engel, Roger Gross, Pat Gleeson and Council Representative Fran Hesch. Also present were City Planner Nancy Anderson, Public Works Director Steve Stadler, and City Attorney Jerre Miller. CALL TO ORDER Mr. Schumacher called the meeting to order. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr. Blair moved and Mr. Brausen seconded a motion to approve the minutes of the Apri129, 1997, meeting. The motion carried unanimously. �--� CASE NO: WVR97-1 WAIVER OF PLAT--316 VAN BUREN AVENUE NORTH ! MS. Anderson reviewed the proposed division of 316 Van Buren Avenue. Ms. Anderson noted that the proposed division meets the zoning and waiver of plat requirements. Mr. Blair moved and Ms. Boen seconded a motion to approve Resolution RZ97-11, recommending approval of a waiver of plat at 315 Van Buren Avenue North. The motion carried unanimously. ITEM: REVIEW MINNETONKA TOWNHOMES There is a proposed townhome development on the southeast corner of Shady Oak Road and State Highway 7 in Minnetonka. The proposed access to the site is from Park Road West in Hopkins. The site will also have to be rezoned in order for the development to occur. The following residents spoke regarding the proposed development: Barry Mietzel, 249 Shady Oak Road: Traffic will use 21 st Avenue--a lot of children in area--will increase traffic. Betty Willie, 256 21 st Avenue North: Development on this property has come up two � other times, once for a Perkins and the second time for an office building. These projects MINUTES OF THE ZONING AND PLANNING MEETING � Page 2 did not go through because there would be too much traffic. Won't the County object to access on Shady Oak Road? Traffic will come east to 21 st--will increase the traffic. Phil Sims, 320 21st Avenue North: Will use 21st Avenue--will become a major throughfare--Shady Oak Road is busy--more than half the traffic will use 21 st. Twelve or more little children live on 21 st. Joe Stoutenburgh, 310 21 st Avenue North: When Elder homestead went in they said no traffic would be generated--there is more traffic now--privacy issue--headlights into Hopkins property--want a 40 to 50-foot buffer--have spent time and effort to make yards blend into the subject site. Hubert Vassar, 210 21 st Avenue North: Traffic--West Park Road will carry the load--more traffic on West Park Road and 21 st Avenue--21 st Avenue is nanow and people drive fast on 21 st Avenue--do something else with property. Norm Hendrickson, 249 West Park Road: Traffic--concerned about the ponds--pond next to my property--potential for flooding my property. Teni Jacobson, 233 Shady Oak Road: Now have to wait to get in driveway--there will be ^ more traffic on Shady Oak Road. What are the plans for Shady Oak Road? Debbie Barnes, 200 21 st Avenue North: Don't want townhomes--they have advertised townhomes in Sunday paper. Don Bates, 251 21 st Avenue North: If inedian on Shady Oak, traffic will double on 21 st Avenue--23-4 children on 21st Avenue--kids play on property. Does there have to be a building on every inch of land in City? Gene Maxwell, 337 21st Avenue: Traffic--care about our neighborhoods. Steve Stadler responded to the issue of increased of traffic on Shady Oak Road. Mr. Stadler stated that the increase in the amount of trafficfrom the proposed development on Shady Oak Road will be insignficant; however, there will be an impact of increased traffic on the residential streets. Shady Oak Road is scheduled to be reconstructed in 2001. The Commission discussed the proposed development and indicated that they were not in favor of the development. Mr. Engel moved and Ms. Boen seconded a motion to approve Resolution RZ97-12, expressing opposition to the rezoning and access to the proposed development on the � southeast corner of Shady Oak Road and Highway 7. The motion carried unanimously. MINUTES OF THE ZONING AND PLANNING MEETING ^ Page 3 ITEM: REVIEW PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENTS Staff is proposing two zoning amendments to the zoning ordinance. The two proposed amendments are amendments to the sign ordinance. The Commission had no comments regarding the proposed amendments. A public hearing will be held next month for the proposed amendments. ADJOURN Mr. Blair moved and Mr. Gleeson seconded a motion to adjourn at 7:35 p.m. The motion carried unanimously. MEMBERS: , , , , ����• � \ � � -�..� �, �� . �� -� � ��'�� Je`.�./`1:f�.?���� ATTES : L � �___ Bill Schumacher, air �