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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976 03-03 Maplewood seeks clarification of proposed BC ordinance THE REVIEW 97, Ma lewood seeks clarification •p ofproposed BCordinance by Scott Carlson have failed several times during the last At its meeting,the council discussed a City Attorney Donald Lais suggested A proposed ordinance,which would set year and a half.Since August,1974 efforts list of proposed land uses to be included the phrase could be subject to legal up a new classification of Business to rezone the land BC,Limited Business and deleted in the MBC. complications. by leaving open the Commercial (BC) uses,has been sent Commercial (LBC) and Commercial The Planning Commission,based on a question whether the city had acted back to the city staff by the Maplewood Office(CO)district have all lacked the shirtsleeve meeting with the council, "arbitrary or capricious" in denying Council for clarifications. necessary four-fifths council approval. suggested that the following types of uses some development uses. The council's action at its Feb. 19 Councilmen John Greavu and Burton be excluded from the MBC zone:tourist Although the council did not pursue meeting,however,still keeps alive the Murdock have favored BC zoning as a or boarding house,mortuaries,new and Greavu's suggestion,the council did by chances that the proposed Modified means to relieve property owners from used car lots,service stations,drive-in consensus resinstate such uses as craft- Business Commercial(MBC)zone may pending high street and utility restaurants, bakeries and newspaper sman shop,job printing,bakeries,self- get second and final reading approval on assessments.Mayor Robert Bruton and publishing and job printing. service laundromats and mortuaries. March 11. Although the zone would be councilmen Donald Wiegert and Norman BUT SOME of the councilmen did not "You wouldn't want to eliminate a applicable to the whole city,the council is Anderson, however,have pushed for a feel that all of the preceding uses had to mortuary because it is one of the nicest expected to use it as means to resolve the rezone less than BC in order to control be excluded from the new zoning district. facilities around,"Murdock said. elusive rezoning controversy of Beam commercial development. Greavu, in specific, objected to a The council is expected to take a vote on avenue. And after hours and hours of discussion phrase in the ordinance which stated,"A second and final reading of the MBC EFFORTS TO rezone the south side of it appears that the council may accept the building maybe erected or used,and a lot ordinance on March 11.At that time the Beam avenue west of White Bear avenue Modified Business Commercial zone. may be used or occupied,for any of the city staff is expected to have,definition of following purposes,and no other." what is a"personal service"and a drive- "Scratch the'no other'and say'any in restaurant. other uses authorized by the governing body,'"he said. Parks and RecreationBut councilman Wiegert responded,"It would seem to me that this attempt was to spell out the maximum possible of what a guy could expect." board to meet MondayWeigert said the phrase"no other"was directly taken from the city's current BC ordinance. The Maplewood Parks and Recreation Improvement Program Greavu's phrase,Weigert also pointed Commission will hold a regular meeting UNFINISHED BUSINESS out,"would lead a guy to believe anything Monday,March 8,1976 in the City Hall 1976 Land Development Budget could be constructed and darn near Council Chambers at 7:30 p.m. VISITOR PRESENTATION anything would have to be accepted Here is the agenda for the meeting: NEW BUSINESS because you would put no limit on it." Snowmobile Ordinance Robert Reed,city planner,said that the Subjects of Interest Planning Commission had put none its CALL TO ORDER Up-date—Roberts Property in Hillside alternatives into final ordinance form."If APPROVAL OF MINUTES Area this list were adopted you have no control PAST COUNCIL ACTION 1975 Park User Fees - over set back,height of the buildings, Appointment of new commissioners COMMISSION PRESENTATION etc.," Reed said. "The Planning Com- Approved annual report ADMINISTRATIVE PRESENTATION mission didn't look at this as a finished Approved five-year Capital 1976 State Volleyball Tournament ordinance."