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RECOj.Jl.i:Jffi;\TIOn Rr,G"\in)J?J~ 'I'jr~ ZONIHG OF TffB PINES TRAILER COURT
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Hopklns c~ty Council Neetlng
November 5, 1986
We, the members of the NORTH 20th AVElfUE ASSOCIATIOH, recommend that
the Hopkins Clty Council oppose any rezoning of the area currently
occup~ed by the Plnes Trailer Court for commerc~al purposes and
instead malnta~n the existlng resldential zonlng of that property;
~.e., we recommend either
a) that the Pines property be lrnproved and upgraded in
compliance wlth state mobile home park guldellnes and
commun~ty standards; or
b) that the property be developed for multlple houslng ~n
strlct compl~ance ~~th Clty codes and co~munlty
standards and with an updated, safe trafflc-flow pattern.
The issues and concerns that lead us to thlS position are listed on
Page 3 (see attached).
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NORTH 20th bVENUE ASSOCI~TIOR
CONCERNS lJill ISSU:;;3 In RECOiJ.!:E:J;DIIJG COFTIIroED RESIDENTIAL ZONIHG
OF TIE pn~s TRAILER COURT
A. Increased trafflc in residentlal areas
1. Any commercial development of the Pines wIll greatly
augment traffic of dellvery and customer vehicles.
(Traffic is already at a hlgh level for a resident~al
area due to the poorly controlled intersectlon at
JJ&instreet and Shady Oak Road and to recent commercial
development ln the sane area. This will directly
affect North 20th Avenue wh~ch ~s already used by many
dr~vers as a shortcut between Shady Oak Road, North
First Street and Ha~nstreet.)
2. The safety of wallQng school chlldren wlll be
Jeopardized. (The P~nes and the areas north, south
and east of it are all withln 0.6 miles of Kather~ne
Curren Elenentary School--mean~ng chlldren are not
bused but are consldered walkers.)
3. A large parking lot requlred by any co~~erc~al develop-
ment liould. only inv~te "crulsers" to extend the~r route
down to 29th Avenue and surrounding residential areas,
thus ~ncreasing an already frustrating problem.
B. Negative impact of commercial development on the surroundlng
resldential area
1. Commerclal development encroaching on residentlal areas
brings noise, traff~c, unsightliness (dumpsters, loadlng
docks, unf~nlshed-block walls, etc.) rlght 1:ithln slght
and sound of the resident~al neighbors.
2. The residents of North 20th Avenue and other areas
surrounding the Plnes, most of them long-time resldents,
have high standards for nell-kept homes and a clean,
quiet nelghborhood. Extenslve commercial development
nearby would lmpinge upon these high standards.
3. It hardly seems necessary to sacrif~ce the res~den~ial
areas of Ho')kins for co_^mercial development wlule there
are so many co~~ercial bU21d~ngs currently vacant ~n
dOvmt01ffi ifopldns. This seens to be in compl~ance F2th
the current City of Ho_~~:~ns ten-year plan for maintaln2na
resident~al zoninb ~n th~s ar~a. And we would be more
interested in seeing attentlon paid to develop~~g dO~ffitov~
Hopkins, as eVldence that our tax dollars go~ng to the
Cl ty Center Developnent Cor.9orat~on are be:mg l:1sely spent.
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WE, the neighbors on 19th Avenue South, are against the idea of
the Pines Mobile property to be rezoned as commercial property.
We strongly feel there would be heavy traffic along 19th Ave. So.
which worries us about our children's safety. Even though the
entrance and eXlt of the shopping area would be off Shady Oak Road
and Mainstreet many people would avoid the traffic confusion on
Shady Oak and use 19th instead. The location of Katherine Curren
School is only two blocks from this proposed rezoning that with
added traffic may cause problems with children walking to school.
Another worry would be the congregation of youth, "the cruisers",
in the new parking lot area.
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An added note: We personally would like to see the Pines property
as all residential homes.
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