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By KATHY HOLMES court."
Voya Pilitich of 2131 Arcade St.,
The Toyota dealership at Beam Avenue commented,"As long as they are going to
and Highway 61 was finally approved at build, we would like to see a good buffer
the Jan.18 meeting of the Maplewood City area with some trees separating the
Council. dealership from the residents."
William Essling,an attorney appearing The council then approved the plan
in behalf of Ron McDaniels, who was amendment, special exception and plan
, requesting the dealership, spoke before review for the Toyota dealership.
the council: "I have a letter from a The approval of a special use permit to
hydrologist who wrote that the ponding construct a double dwelling at Larpenteur
area is satisfactory and was approved by Avenue,west of Clarence Street, brought
the Department of Natural Resources. up discussion of Planning Commission
The owner has made a substantial criteria.
financial investment." COUNCILMAN Donald Wiegert asked,
Don Christianson, 1111 E. Co. Rd. C, "I'd like to ask the Planning Commission
spoke in opposition of the project, com- what kind of criteria they use in deciding
menting on the watershed district's when a double dwelling can be built in a
engineer approving the plan. "His con- single family area."
cern was to inspect the engineering Les Axdahl, chairman of the Planning
plans," he said. Commission, answered, "An occasional
"What reason have we got to turn the double dwelling. It has to do with the
project down?" Mayor John Greavu overall density in an area."
asked. "We have no resource to deny it. An amendment to the platting code was
The planning recommendations they'll adopted which will permit the director of
have to comply with." community development to approve
CITY ATTORNEY Donald Lais added routine lot divisions.
that by statute, the watershed district Dean Sherburne was recommended to
could get a court order to stop the project appointment for the Maplewood Parks
if they wanted to. and Recreation Commission.
Essling then commented, "You're In other action, the Maplewood City
ultimately going to have control. You'll Council:
have to approve the building permits." —approved a lot width variance at 1636
Marilyn Mars, secretary of the Lakes Myrtle Street;
Improvement Association spoke in op- —approved a lot split at 2128 Arcade
position of the project, saying, Street;
"Sometime we'd like to hear a firm —approved a lot split at Hazelwood
commitment from the Maplewood Street;
Council for cleaner lakes." —approved a plan review of Child
Greavu then asked her, " What kind of World, Inc., at County Road D;
suggestion can you give us to help if we go —approved a plan review of 3M
to court? The county does not feel that building 243;
they can designate this as open space.We —approved a plan review for the Red
would have nothing to hang our hat on in Rooster at Maplewood Plaza North.