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t~~~ SPECIAL MEETING, FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1953 Present: H. L. Henry, Mayor Absent: Ralph Van iioven, Treasurer George J. Shavor, Trustee Arthur A. Lindig, Trustee George I. Lodahl, Trustee Clyde J. Stewart, Clerk Frank N. Graham, Attorney The Mayor declared the meeting open at 8:20 P.B., stating that its purpose was to provide an inf ormal hearing as ordered by the Council at its Belay 12, 1953 meeting. About 30 persons were in attendance. I~rs. Mock First to be heard was i~rs. ~'~illiam Block, 1397 West Larpenteur, who said she was definitely opposed to the proposed Shell Oil Service station on the northwest corner of Albert and Larpenteur, but not opposed to feller continuing to operate his business on the co rner as at present. If Roller starts moving his house to Make way for the Shell Oil station, Mrs. 3dock said a petition will be filed to have the property rezoned. L. T. Gasink, 1402 Test Larpenteur stated he had dust heard how Keller got his property rezoned commercial. Quoted Ddrs. dock as saying the Keller property was rezoned business in 1941, that there were many who opposed the rezoning, but that it wQS one of those things and went through. Mr. Gasink questioned legality of the original toning, but stated he had no ob3ection to Kelley's present business operations on the property. Trustee Shavor At this point, Trustee Shavor stated that prior to 1941 there was no zoning in Ramsey County. As he recalled it, the County Engineer, together with office rs of the County and Township with the assistance of some federal officials, prepared a map and then held a public hearingon the map. After a second hearing, the plan was adopted, including the business zoning of the Roller property and some others along Larpenteur. The plan was approved in 1941 and everything was done according to Hoyle, Shavor said. R.D. Whaley, stated that the Ramsey County Planning Commission knew that a 1704 Albert busin ess was being conducted on the Keller property in 1941. Said chare~ctsr of Larpenteur had something to do with it and that the opposition was not too great at that time. i~r. Whaley recalled statement that Keller was going to build a home and that the store was going to revert back to a home. Trustee Shavor commented that Ramsey County was trying to get 99 feet of right- of-way along Larpenteur, and that this had a material effect on the rezoning. Mrs. HcO. Mangney, said that a safety factor should be considered - that many 1758 N. Albert children cross Larpenteur at Albert in going to and from the new Falcon Heights Sohool - that there aro three residences on the other three corners of this intersection - and that all were given to understand that the Keller store would be made into a home.