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� ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION NIINUTES
February 27, 2001
A regular meeting of the Hopkins Zoning and Planning Commission was held on Tuesday, February
27, 2001, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Hopkins City Hall.
Present were Commission Members Ross Bartz, Bruce Rowan, Maureen Allen, Jay Thompson, Eric
Rudolf and Maura Swanson. John Szuba was absent.
Also present was City Planner Nancy Anderson and City Attorney Jene Miller.
CALL TO ORDER
Ms. Swanson called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Mr. Bartz moved and Mr. Rowan seconded the motion to approve the minutes of the January 30,
2001, regular meeting. The motion was approved on a 5-0 vote. Ms. Swanson abstained.
ITEM: MEDICA UPDATE
Rich Barda of RSP Architects presented some changes in the Medica site plan. Mr. Barda stated
� that one access to Second Street may be eliminated. Mr. Barda also stated that the site plan was not
finished and they are still working on some issues.
Mr. Thompson arrived at 6:35 p.m.
Miles Lindberg, the traffic consultant, reviewed the intersection of Excelsior Blvd and
Monroe/Jackson with the Commission. Mr. Lindberg stated that several agencies have reviewed
the intersection and have generally agreed with the alignment.
Don Roesner and Bob Shaw appeared before the Commission regarding the Medica development.
ITEM: CONCEPT REV�W— STEINER PROPERTY
Ms. Anderson reviewed the proposed office/showroom with the Commission. Fred Richter of
Steiner Development appeared before the Commission. Mr. Richter also stated that they have had
an interest in an extended-stay hotel for the site. The hotel would have a footprint of 10,000 square
feet and be four stories. The Commission discussed the office/showroom and the hotel
development. A majority of the Commission was in favor of the office/showroom and not the hotel.
Two residents of Nine Mile Cove indicated that they did not want a hotel on the site. Don Roesner
appeared before the Commission. Mr. Roesner was in favor of the hotel.
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MINUTES OF THE ZONING AND PLANNING MEETING
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.�„ ITEM: ZONING AMENDMENTS—NUMBER OF CARS ON LOTS
Ms. Anderson stated that the topic for discussion tonight was the number of cars allowed for a
dwelling unit. The Commission reviewed the various ordinances and discussed the St. Louis Park
ordinance at length. The staff was given the direction to draft an ordinance that would allow three
cars stored outside. More cars would be allowed outside if there were additional licensed drivers.
There would be no limit on the cars if there were the same number of licensed drivers. The
Commission also asked staffto draft the ordinance that would also allow one car over the number of
licensed drivers.
At the March meeting the Commission will again discuss the number of cars per dwelling and
where they could be parked on the lot.
Several residents appeared and spoke in favor of limiting the number of cars per dwelling.
ADJOURN
Mr. Thompson moved and Ms. Allen seconded the motion to adjourn the meeting. The motion
was approved unanimously. The meeting was adjoined at 8:50 p.m.
MEMBERS
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