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Folder: PL MINUTES 1962-1966
Document: PL MINUTES 11121962
PLANNING BOARD MEETING n1lt: IiES NOVEMBER 129 1962
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY THE CHAIRMAN.
PRESENT% CAVANAGH, RUCKS, DOUGHERTY, SKOVRAN
ABSENT% ROSINEK
1 . REZONING IN RAMSEY COUNTY%
AT THE REQUEST OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL, THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAS REVIEWED
THE ZONING IN BLOCK 12 AND BLOCK 11 , MOUNDSVIEW ACRES, SECOND ADDITION. PRIOR TO
THE LAST ZONING CHANGE, WHICH WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND
ADOPTED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL, MOST OF THE AREA UNDER CONSIOERATIO� ALL OF
BLOCK 12 AND THE EASTERLY 200 FEET OF BLOCK 11 ) AND THE REMAINDER OF BLOCK 11
WAS ZONED FOR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES WHICH, AT THAT TIME, INCLUDED MULTIPLE DWELLINGS-
EARLIER THIS YEAR THE VILLAGE COUNCIL ACCEPTED THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S RECOMMEN—
DATIONS THATT. HE ZONING IN BLOCK 12 SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL,;
THAT THE EASTERLY 200 FEET OF BLOCK 11 BE CHANGED FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
TWO FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, THAT THE SOUTHERLY 500 FEET BE CHANGED TO MULTIPLE
DWELLING RESIDENTIAL AND THE REMAINDER OF BLOCK 11 CONTINUE AS LIGHT INDUSTRIAL
'WHICH, UNDER THE REVISED ZONING ORDINANCE,EXCLUDES ALL RESIDENTIAL USES INCLUDING
:PJLiIPLE DWELLINGS.
A NUMBER OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS IN THIS AREA HAVE CONTINUED TO ASK THAT THEIR
^RO?ERTY BE REZONED FROM SINGLE OR TWO FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES TO MULTIPLE DWELLING
OR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES. AFTER REVIEWING OUR PREVIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING
THIS AREA WE NOW REAFFIRM THESE RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE SHOULD LIKE TO REMIND THE VILLAGE COUNCIL THAT REZONING THE PORTIONS OF
BLOCKS 11 AND 12 WHICH ARE NOW ZONED FOR SINGLE OR TWO FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES
TO MULTIPLE DWELLING OR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES WOULD MAKE ALL OF THE HOMES NOW
LOCATED IN THIS AREA. INTO NON—CONFORMING USES SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS WHICH
THE VILLAGE ZONING ORDINANCE IMPOSES UPON NON—CONFORMING USES.
WHILE WE REAFFIRM OUR PREVIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THIS AREA, WE
RECOGNIZE THAT THE VILLAGE COUNCIL MAY WISH TO DISREGARD OUR RECOMMENDATIONS AND
REZONE SOME OF THIS AREA, IF THIS IS THE CASE, AND IF ANY REZONING IS DONE IN
THIS AREAS WE WOULD SUGGEST THAT SUCH REZONING TAKE THE FOLLOWING FORMa
1 . LOTS 7, 8, 9 AND 10 OF BLOCK 11 AND LOTS 11 , 12, 13 AND 14 OF BLOCK 12
REZONED TO MULTIPLE DWELLING RESIDENTIAL.
2. LOTS 1 THROUGH 6 IN BLOCK 11 AND LOTS 15 THROUGH 20 REZONED TO LIGHT
INDUSTRIAL, BLOCK 12.
3 LOTS 5 THROUGH 10 IN BLOCK 12 REZONED TO TWO FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.
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THE REASONS FOR SUGGESTING THAT THE EAST HALF OF BLOCK 12 SHOULD ONLY BE
REZONED TO TWO FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES INSTEAD OF MULTIPLE DWELLING OR LIGHT IN-
DUSTRIAL ARE:
1 . AN EASEMENT FOR A STANDARD OIL PIPELINE IS LOCATED SOMEWHERE WITHIN
THE EAST HALF OF BLOCK 12. VILLAGE RECORDS WHICH HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE
TO US ARE NOT SPECIFIC EITHER AS TO THE LOCATION OF THIS PIPELINE OR
THE WIDTH OF THE EASEMENT BUT IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THERE IS SERIOUS
QUESTION IF THIS EASEMENT WOULD PERMIT ANY USES MORE INTENSIVE THAN TWO
FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.
2. TWO FAMILY RESIDENTIAL WOULD ACT AS A BUFFER BETWEEN THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL.
AND MULTIPLE DWELLING USES IN THE WEST HALF OF BLOCK 12 AND THE RESIDEN-
TIAL AREA ACROSS HIGHCREST ROAD IN NEW BRIGHTON.
2. PLAN FOR LIBRARY:
THE INFORMATION FURNISHED TO THE PLANNING BOARD IS NOT ADEQUATE TO MAKE A
SOUND RECOMMENDATION. IN STUDYING THE PROPOSED BUILDING PLAN IN RELATION TO THE
PRESENT BUILDINGS AND PARKING LOT, IT IS APPARENT. THAT TRAFFIC FLOW IN AND OUT OF
THE SHOPPING CENTER WILL BE AFFECTED. CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO A NEW
LOCATION FOR THE FREE-STANDING SHOPPING CENTER SIGN. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS
NEEDED ON TRAFFIC FLOW AND PARKING PROVISIONS.
AN ALTERNATIVE LOCATION SHOULD BE CONSIDERED, WITH A FREE-STANDING BUILDING
;N THE PRESENT PARKING LOT, POSSIBLE BEHIND THE PRESENT FILLING STATION OR DAIRY
QUEEN STORE. THIS LOCATION WOULD NOT GREATLY AFFECT TRAFFIC, AND ADEQUATE PARKING
FACILITIES COULD BE PROVIDED AROUND THE LIBRARY.
THE BUILDING PROPOSED • IN THE PLANS AS SUBMITTED, IF IT WERE TO BE LOCATED
AS PROPOSED, SHOULD BE FINISHED IN BRICK ON ALL SIDES. SIMILARLY, A FREE STANDING
BUILDING SHOULD BE ALL BRICK.
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