HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978 02-22 Mr. Steak rezoning okayed, special use permit tabled THE REVIEW Mr. Steak rezoning okayed,
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by Kathy Holmes the owners would have to have a special this location. "What will assure us that
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use permit granted for a restaurant to be they won't rezone other areas?"he asked.
The still unresolved question as to built in this zone. F.P.Kaltenburg of 1885 Sloan St.was
cis, whether a Mr.Steak restaurant will be Jerrold Lindahl,who was applying for concerned about the parochial school in
te built at the northwest corner of l-35E and these changes, stated that Mr. Steak this area,where children have activities
Roselawn Avenue brought concerned hours would be from 11 a.m.to 9 p.m., until 7:30 p.m.
citizens from that neighborhood to seven days a week.It would be a sit-down Other citizens expressed discontent at
t'Ol Thursday's Maplewood City Council restaurant where liquor would not be the possible future rezoning of other lots
meeting. served. which might bring additional businesses
For the Mr.Steak to be built, the lot Tom Raskal of 1901 N.Sloan,wondered and traffic to the residential area.
would first have to be rezoned from farm who would pay for the traffic lights and Philip Zins of 306 Bellwood had
residential to commercial office and then storm sewers needed for a restaurant in presented a petition to the council which
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had the signatures of 48 property owners
in the area in opposition to the Mr.Steak
restaurant.He questioned the validity of
Lindahl's petition, since two of the
signatures on Lindahl's were those of
people who had changed their minds since
Lindahl had his petition signed.
Council determined Lindahl's petition
valid, even if the two signatures in
question were struck from it.Councilman
Wiegert maintained that whatever was
constructed in this lot,office building or
restaurant,it would bring traffic."That is
what you should expect in living on a
county road," he said, "It's built for
traffic."
The council then approved the rezoning
of the lot from farm residential to com-
mercial office. It decided to table the
special use permit for Mr,Steak until the
March 2 council meeting, when Roger
Fontaine will be present.
In other action, the Maplewood city
council:
—approved a lot division and variances
(lot area and lot width) at 1897 Bir-
mingham Street;
—tabled the vacationing of Farrell
Street,between Hawthorne Avenue and
Maryland Avenue;
—approved a lot division with 100 foot
frontage at 2300 E.Larpenteur Ave.;
—tabled the annual appointments for
the Parks and Recreation Commission;
—approved the revision of the com-
prehensive sign plan for the 7-11 con-
venience center at Larpenteur Avenue
and McKnight Road;
—accepted a petition signed by
property owners for street improvement
on Ferndale Avenue, Ivy Street and
Hawthorne Avenue; improvement on
Edgerton Street and County Road B;
—approved final payment for drainage
improvement for County Ditch number
17;
—authorized the Maplewood fire
marshall to attend the annual State Fire
Department Association Conference;
—approved the sale of surplus radio
equipment;
—approved a grant application for a
police physical fitness program.
The Council approved a resolution
declaring April 28 through May as
Maplewood Arbor Celebration'78.