HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978 02-08 Radatz Avenue rezoning gets okay THE REVIEW ••
Radatz Avenue .rezon ng
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by Kathy Holmes the land.But many of the neighboring put in drainage," commented Leo buy it to leave it alone. "The City of
landowners felt that the planned building Radermacher of 1910 Radatz.He also felt Maplewood just doesn't have that kind of
Opposition was strong to the planned would destroy the beauty of this area. that with the additional traffic that the money,"Wiegert explained.
development of a plot of land south of Arlene Morgan of 1861 Colman Ave. apartments would bring,the street would The recommendation for the land
Radatz Avenue at Thursday night's began the debate in saying,"I'm strongly need to be upgraded,which would be the designation change was then approved.
Maplewood City Council meeting. opposed to changing this land.We have expense of those on Radatz Avenue.
Applicant Paul M.Pink was requesting counted the ducks coming in,it's teeming After the citizen opinions were ex- In other action the council:
that the land use designation of the with pheasants.I don't believe that the pressed,Councilman Don Wiegert said, —awarded the bid from Marshall and
property be changed from RL, Low wildlife will be preserved." "We are looking at things that are not Stevens Inc. for a Fixed Asset
Density Residential to RLE,Low Density Charles Vielhaber of 1900 Radatz,was really pertinent to the question."He held (Management System,
Residential Extended.This classification concerned that the property couldn't be the view that whenever there is a vacant —tabled a lot division at 2300 E.Lar-
would allow for the controlled use of low changed to be compatible with the city piece of land available, the neighbors penteur Ave.,
density apartments or townhouses. system,anyway."Once you build a road, would rather leave it alone. He had —approved a resolution to open bids for
The reasons for this classification the wildlife will disappear.Any kind of mentioned earlier that for a piece of building two water booster stations,
would also make possible building on land development will destroy the wildlife,"he property to sit undeveloped, a public —approved the final payment for street
where it is necessary to cluster units in said. agency would have to acquire it,or a improvement on Conway Avenue,
order to preserve the natural features of "I can't see how they can accurately conscientious owner or developer would —adopted a new maximum fence height
ordinance,
—transferred funds for the Michael
Lane Nature Center,
—approved city budget adjustments for
1978,
—established a shirt sleeve session of
the council on the transportation plan for
7:30 p.m.March 7 at the Heritage Center,
—approved the requiring of a survey to
verify a questionable lot structure.