HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974 11-14 Controversial rezoning hearing on Maplewood agenda tonight DISPATCH Controversial rezoning hearing
on Ma Iewood agenda- tonight
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A controversial rezoning nue, the equivaivnt of a sprawling regional shop- White Bear and Southlawn
proposal on land adjacent superhighway, a fou r- ping center' avenues.
to the Maplewood Mall lane. divided roadway, At the first public hear- And for the stretch be-
will be up for its second plus turning lanes. ing, Maplewood's Plan- tween Southlawn and Ha-
public hearing tonight. When Beam goes ping Commission recom- zelwood avenues, the corn-
The property owners — through to Hwy. 61 next mended a limited business See Rezone, Page 2
along the south side of year. it will serve .as a commercial (LBC) zone,
Beam Avenue between major access to the for the land bet w e e n
White Bear and Hazel- _
wood Avenues — asked at
the first hearing months
ago for a business-corn-
mercial zone.
• THEY ARE expected to
voice similar views again.
starting at 7:30 p.m. at
city hall. 1380 Frost Ave.
The owners say they
need development that
will help them recoup the
"high assessments" on
their land, amounting to
$101 per front foot so far,
with indication there may
be more to come.
ONE REASON for the
assessments is Beam Ave-
Rezone
Continued from Page 1 The six or seven proper-
mission called for a multi- ties east of Southlawn Av-
ple family zone, which enue have depths ranging
would open it to apart- from 250 to 300 feet.
ment complexes, possibly
of the high-rise variety.
When property owners
insisted that's not good
enough. the city council
sent the rezone proposal
back to the planning corn-
m i s s i o n for "further
study."
THE COMMISSION, af-
ter more study. reaehed
the same conclusion:
avoid business-commer-
cial development, other
than that with a very lim-
ited scope.
A business-commercial
zone could lead to too
dense developmentand
t hrea t en a residential
neighborhood to the south,
it was pointed out.
Furthermore. the com-
mission says the proposal
for LBC and multiple fam-
ily zones was in keeping
with the city's comprehen-
sive plan.