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• 1~aeting acl1o~ned at 10 P. Y,
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PLANNING BOARD ~~~ F.,ETING 2/18/60
Rdeeting was called to order at 8s00 P. M., the following persons being presents
• Howard Dahlgren and Neil Gustafson of Carl L. Gardner & Associates, Thorshov-
Cerny, Planning Consultants; Leo Ohman, David Cartwright, George Croft and
Charles Otis of the Planning Commission; Harold. C. Nilsen, Mayor; George Shavor,
Trustee and F,the2 E. White, Deputy Clerk and Treasurer.
Dahlgren showed the maps they had prepared. Copies of Planning Report, Part 1,
Survey were passed out to everyone present. The report was discussed.
It was pointed auts
Blank areas shown as farm land includes the largest part of the Village. Ac-
tually no farms exist.
Caution should be exercised to see that residential uses do not consume land
suitable for commercial use which would bring a greater tax benefit. Most
communities are striving for a 50~ commercial and 50~ residential division to
help the tax situation. It was suggested that all property suited for commer-
cial use be so zoned.
The average population per dwelling unit for Falcon Heights, including private
homes and apartments, is 3.l~.
In 1958-1959 it cost ~~t05.00 per pupil for education.' The State pai8 X112.00
leaving a balance of X293.00 to be paid by the School District. Falcon Heights
is paying X76.00 more per pupil than it costs to educate the children of Falcon
Hei~^hts. Taxes on the average home are X195.00. There are six children of
school age living in Apartments in Falcon Heights at present.
The existing multiple family residences pay a tax return of X8,370.00 per acre.
Single family residences 9815.00 z~er acre.
Falcon Heights is in a strategic position being the suburb closest to the large
metropolitan areas. This will tend to make the property very valuable -- too
expensive for farming or nurseries, and suitable for apartments or office
buildings. The University is very business minded and may, some day, decide to
sell some of its land for this use, which would bring large tax benefits to the
Cillage, and move their farming activities to Rosemount.
St, Paul, and Minneapolis have always been nOwner occupied1f communities, but in
1958, for the first time more multiple dwelling units were built than ~arivate
dwellings. Many young people find apartment living more convenient until they
have children of school age, when most of them desire private homes, or apart-
ment owners request that they move; and many elderly people sell their homes
and move into apartments. It was suggested that most apartments be held. down
to one-bedroom units.
Filling Stations can be controlled by zoning if zoning specifies a filling
station requires a "Special use" permit.
Bill boards can be controlled if Ordinance confines signs to products which
are sold in the buildings.
• Home occupations mean those activities which are carried on by one man in one
room. If two rooms are used or an employee hired, it becomes a business ~._
and is a violation of Class'A Residential zoning. Beauty Shops ai~e fr~rned-
on because they generally entail quite a lot of traffic.
There is a very great possibilty that the nevr and. proposed shopping centers •
may change the character of the Falcon Heights Business District to such
activities as Office Buildings, Doctor's Offices, Banks, etc.
Dahlgren suggested that when the ordinances are published, we request that
they be published 8? x 11" so it would be easy, to have reprints made and
bound into book form. He also suggested that the Counci'1 buy 300 - 17x2l~"
maps at about X35.00 for distribution at the Public Hearings to be held
later.
Dahlgren also advised that they sug~-est the provisions of the ordinance
but it is up to the Village to have it's attorney put it in legal phraseology.
The Planning Commission commended the Planning Consultants.:an-`~'trhe:~e$c~11s~t
Sob they had done, and Cartwright instructed the Deputy Clerk to write the
Council a letter to accompany Planning Report, Part 1 Survey, with the
recommendation that the Council make copies available to the press and other
interested groups. Also that the Council buy 30 additional copies and be
sure that a copy goes to the Rose Tribune, the P.2inneapolis papers, the St.
Paul ~oaper, The Business Men's Commercial Club, the University of Minnesota,
attention Dean "Macy, and advise the public that copies are available at the
office at X2.25 each.
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Shavor suggested that we publicize the fact that these copies are available
at .~n2.25 each at the time we send the report to the newspapers.
Dahlgren recommended that the Planning Commission have a meeting with the
State Fair ?'~oard regarding their plans as well as ours.
Dahlgren will be ready for another meeting in about a month.
Copies of Planning Report, Part 1 Survey, were distributed as follows:
Cartwright, #1l~; Shavor, #11; Qhman, #12; Nilsen, #2; Otis, #13, Croft, #10;
Hindermann, #9. ~ Copy #2 is being held for ~"+'arkentien, #3 for Utecht, #l~ for
Coppini, #1 for Qlsen and X15 is the office copy.
x~Reeting ad3ourned at 10:30 P. M.
5 i_gned
Approved
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