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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976 07-14 County C property split THE REVIEW Some residential, some not ; � /'(7 County C propertylit split by Kamy Ide He was the only property owner ap- Control Commission's plans for the pearing at the council meeting. Carver Lake Interceptor Sewer. The A number of residential lots on County council indicated it felt those plans to be Road C in Maplewood may be rezoned CITY MANAGER Michael Miller told premature and requested a change in residential, while a large piece of the council there have been cases in the alignment of the project between I-494 property behind those lots will retain its country where rezoning, despite the and Century Avenue.As part of its ap- "light industrial"zoning. owner's objections,have been upheld by proval,the council also went on record That was the decision of the Maplewood the courts when such rezoning is based on asking a change in notification system City Council at its Thursday, July 8 the city's master plan. used by the waste commission,noting it session. The council approved first He said Maplewood has rezoned land was not informed of plans for the sewer reading of rezoning of a smattering of over objections of property owners before until work had already begun. residential lots south of County Road C and that previous council rezoning of one It was indicated that the project would and west of Highway 61.A public hearing lot owned by Roger Stanke, 1122 E. proceed with or without Maplewood's on the matter,and second reading of the County Rd.C,did constitute spot zoning. approval. proposal,approval of which would rezone Ina written report,Miller said rezoning the land,are slated for a later council land in the area would be a move toward —APPROVED inclusion of new wor- meeting. implementation of the city's com- ding in the city's service commercial However,the council did not include in prehensive plan. "To implement in a (SC) zoning ordinance of "milk the rezoning 9.2 acres of property owned partial fashion without reasonably processing plants."That action was taken by William J.Dunn,who said he wished providing for buffering of potential on a motion by Mayor Robert Bruton to his land to retain its light industrial disharmonious uses would not be good aid the Land Increment Development classification. planning practice,"Miller said. Co.,agent for the Schroeder Milk Co.That Dunn appeared at the council session, Councilman Donald Wiegert, in- course was taken in leiu of an amendment asking the council not to rezone his terviewed by the Review Sunday, in- to the city's comprehensive plan,which property.He said he had paid$18,100.96 in dicated that the action taken by the asked that the Rice Street land on which sanitary sewer assessments and$9,676.82 council did clear up the spot zoning which Schroeder sits be changed from SC to in water assessments in recent years.He resulted from rezoning of Stanke's land. limited service commercial(LSC). said the value of his property would He noted that a frontage road and state The firm, a long-time Maplewood decrease if it were zoned to residential. acquisition of property in the area had business, asked for change in its The city's comprehensive plan calls for resulted in"a crazy pattern"of property. classification because of concern over all property in the area to be zoned as He also noted that the Dunn property operating under existing land use residential land. had not been rezoned "at the present classifications, which prohibited ex- Dunn said,"If my land is rezoned by time." pansion and upgrading of the operation. you folks,I'll have no choice but to appeal The council also: Inclusion of"milk processing plants"in it and let the courts decide." —APPROVED the Metropolitan Waste the SC ordinance allows for such ex- pansions. —APPROVED a study of traffic con- trols,specifically a 20 mile per hour speed zone for the Presentation School area, okayed a supplemental agreement to County Road D improvements, okayed with various conditions building plans for a Burger King at 1706 White Bear Avenue, approved plans for upgrading of Yocum Oil Company's building at Century and Stillwater, and gave the nod to a lot division at 2334 E.County Road D. A bus route on Woodlyn, between McKnight and White Bear Avenue,was okayed,as was a setback variance for Gas Hut,County Road B and White Bear Avenue.