HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973 05-15 Council, Manger Disagree Over Rezoning Proposal DISPATCH Council, Manager
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Disagree Over
ezoning Proposal
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Maple ood's VillagaJ Michael Miller suggests
Council appears ready holding off.
to rezone the northeast First, Miller said, an
corner of White Bear "adequate street plan"
and Beam Avenues for a for the area should be
bank and other commer- developed.
"I believe that any re-
!laphhwood zoning decisions made
prior to the establish-
ment of road system
cial developments, will, in fact, establish
even though Village the road system," he ex-
Manader Michael Miller plained.
suggests holding off. The council, however,
introduced by a 5-0 vote
a resolution to rezone
the tract from farm resi-
dential to limited •busi-
ness commercial.
Final approval could
come at the council's
May 17 meeting.
A group headed by
Donald Regan has an-
nounced plans to con-
struct the Maplewood
State Bank on he south-
erly one-third of the
tract.
Miller also has urged
the council to establish
12 conditions that should
serve as "guidelines" in
developing the site.
These include con-
cerns over what he calls
"inevitable traffic'
congestion which usual-
ly results from numer-
ous curb cuts on a busy
street."
lie suggests this can
be resolved by allowing
only one access to White
Bear Avenue, preferably
at least 250 feet north of
Beam Avenue.
An access on Beam
Avenue, he added, ought
to be a minimum .100
feet from White Bear
Avenue.
Additionally, Miller
said the bank building
should be a maximum
three stories, or 38 feet
high,whichever is less.
Regan told of plans for
a four-story building. •