HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974 12-11 Maple Woods action delayed REVIEW Maple Woods action delayed
by Dennis Johnson 2591 Stillwater rd. The design review
The Maplewood city council delayed board requested that the building design
action on the Maple Woods Planned Unit be reconsidered by the applicant to meet
h Development (PUD) at last Thursday's certain requirements.
council meeting. The council heard the
\ vice-president of the homeowners —SET January 9 as a hearing date for a
association and their legal counsel, but zone change on the north side of Maryland
• did not vote on any proposal. ave. and to the west to McKnight rd. The
fi; The problem stems from the area being zone change would be from heavy
• zoned farm-residential, but single family manufacturing to single family homes.
dwellings have been constructed there,
creating a non-conforming use of the land. —APPROVED the lot division at 1876
City ordinances place restrictions on English st. The division involved minor
non-conforming uses, such as having no realignment between property owned by
rights to make improvements on the Lindahl, Inc. and the North Maplewood
dwellings. Also, non-conforming use Lion and Lionells, Inc.
creates problems with titles to and selling
of the dwellings. — APPROVED unanimously the sign
The homeowners association plans to permit requests by Berg-Torseth, Inc.,
file an application for a residential-3, 2354 English st. and Handy Hitch and
commercial zoning for the area in order Welding Co.,2303 Atlantic. Both requests
to achieve a conforming use. involve business identification signs.
But the council is leery of this. Coun-
cilman Donald Wiegert explained that the —ACCEPTED the letter of resignation
area was allowed to develop as a total by Richard Batie, present planning
PUD, a type of plat which is freed of commissioner for Maplewood. Batie
certain restrictions. explained in his letter that there are "too
But because the PUD plan was never many irons in the fire at this time." The
filed at the Ramsey County Court House, resignation is effective January 1.
the city cannot enforce the PUD con-
ditions on individuals who have already — APPROVED the installation of a
bought units from Maplewood Properties, water main, 200 feet long, north from
Inc.,the developer of the land.This is why Larpenteur ave. to Beebe rd. The water
the present use is considered non- would be for fire protection at the Archie
conforming. Givens apartment project. Cost of the
Wiegert added that the homeowners project is estimated at $4,800.
desire to be zoned different from the
original PUD,is going against the rules. — APPROVED unanimously the
"This could undermine PUDs by giving resolution to Ramsey county to petition I
those who opt out an advantage over for a hearing to replace the railroad
someone else," Wiegert said. bridge on County rd. D between White
In other action the council: Bear ave.and Highway 61.The resolution
— APPROVED unanimously the states that the bridge is not adequate for
additional street improvements for Beebe the amount of traffic it receives.
rd. which amounted to $943.93. Work
included insulating the water main and — APPROVED unanimously two 1975
installing a watermain connection. state highway agreements. Both are
annual agreements which are necessary
— APPROVED unanimously the for the state to provide certain services to
building and site plan for a mortuary at Maplewood.
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