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STAR OF I THE NORTN k~ V THE MINNESOTA MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY Victory Square Saint Paul 1, Minnesota December 8, 1961 TO THE PLANKING COMMISSION: The official public hearing on the proposed ordinance and zoning map was held last night. Because of several questions that arose, the formal hearing has been extended to Thursday, December 21. In the meantime, the Planning Commission should review the proposals made so that we can submit a final recommendation to the Council. If it is possible to assemble a quorum,I would like to call a meeting for Thursday evening, December I9 at 7:30 in the Village Hall. If you cannot attend, please let me know. The items questioned or the new proposals which were presented include the following: 1. The University strongly recommended the zoning of all of their property as public institutional. They said that the suggestion that the corner of Cleveland and Larpenteur be a business district and that the zone north of that be R 3 was never seriously considered. It appeared that there was some lack of communications between the main campus and the farm campus on University plans in the village. 2. The property owners on Fairview just north of the proposed R 3 district objected the extension of that R 3 district as was tentatively agreed upon after the previous public hearing. As a compromise, it was suggested that the R 3 district be extended north to the greenhouse but to the east only as far as the hack property line of the present platted lots. 3. The property owners on Larpenteur between Tatum and Fairview and immediately west of Tatum submitted a petition for rezoning of all the property in that area as B 2--the boundary line to run as far north as the B 2 zoning on Snelling west of Larpenteur. This petition will be referred to the Planning Commission by the Council at its regular meeting on December 14. L,,. A representative of the Petroleum Industry submitted a number of questions relating to the regulation of oil stations. These recommendations will he resubmitted to us in the form of a letter and should he considered before final action is taken on the ordinance. 5. It was suggested that the provisions of the ordinance he modified so that building permits in R 3 districts as well as those in all ~ districts be submitted to the Council for approval.