HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978 07-26 Maple Gardens housing project OK'd by council THE REVIEW Maple Gardens housing
project OK'd by council
A rezoning of McKnight Road and Pond from the Maple Leaf Nature Center to the
Avenue and the building and site plan Maplewood Nature Center.
review were approved at the July 20 Commissioners Chegwyn,Christianson,
meeting of the Maplewood City Council, Qualley, Piletich and Fox agreed to the
Louis Lundgren,architect for the housing recommendation while Mahre cast the
project, appeared before the council only opposing vote. The council approved
saying that he agreed to all points on the the name change.
staff report. The means of calculating land use
The two story apartment buildings will densities was amended. The net acreage
contain 29 dwelling units: 16 three alternative, which was in use before the
bedroom, 12 two bedroom and one built amendment, based density on people per
for the handicapped. It will be a rental net acre.
project. The net acreage plan penalized
The management of the apartments developers for providing drainage ponds.
will be professional lifestyle managers. This land was not included in calculating
Construction was begun in March, 1978. net acreage. The developer lost density
The land in question was rezoned from without compensation, while providing
farm residential to multiple dwelling ponding for the surrounding area.
residential. The council amended the definition for
The Maplewood Parks and Recreation net acreage as the gross acreage,less the
Commission recently passed a motion acreage dedicated for public rights-of-
that the nature center name be changed way for streets or walkways. Gross
acreage shall be defined as the total
residential acreage of the development,
including those facilities normally
associated with a residential develop-
ment,such as streets,private open space,
and drainage facilities.
The council passed an ordinance
regulating escort services, massage
parlors, rap parlors and sauna parlors.
The ordinance requires certain licenses
and restricts the types and hours of ac-
tivities that would be allowed on the
licensed premises.
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