HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975 09-30 Overlay zoning hearing scheduled REVIEW ots,
Overlay zoning
hearing scheduled
The Maplewood City Council City Attorney John Bannigan,
has scheduled a public'hearing however, said he is "not con-
for Oct. 23 on a proposed "over- vinced" the district amounts to
lay'•' zoning district for the Ma- down-zoning. "I think it will
plewood Mall area. fly," he said.
"YOU must want to get rich,"
Maplewood Greavu told Bannigan, "because
we're going to see you in court a
lot."
THE proposed ordinance The overlay district could af-
would provide the city with ad- fect a property owner in that "it
ditional controls over develop- might make a difference in the
ment in an area extending selling price of his land," Grea-
roughly from I-694 on the north vu said.
to the properties along the south Councilman Donald Wiegert,
side of Beam Avenue, and from however, argued that the overlay
the Burlington Northern railroad ordinance does not prohibit any
tracks on the west to the proper- use permitted under a BC zon-
ties on the east side of White ing.
Bear Avenue. In fact, he pointed out, under
Also included in the hearing the ordinance the city coohcil
will be a proposal to rezone the may vary from its conditions or
properties on the south side of waive them entirely.
Beam, between White Bear and "WE WILL look at each (de
Hazelwood Avenue, for b usi velopment proposal) in the light
ness commercial(BC)use. of the whole thing, and particu-
larly what's on each side of it,"
THE OVERLAY ordinance, he said. "We may even waive
City Manager Michael Miller ex- the requirements of the present
plained, permits basically the BC(zoning)."
same uses allowed under. the Wiegert said the council is
base zoning of the property, but merely telling businessmen
with more conditions and more ahead of time "what we want to
restrictions on •"drive-in-type see" in development proposals
uses." for the mall area.
Councilman John G r e a v u, Wiegert and Councilman Nor-
however, said he fears Maple- man Anderson also argued that
wood could "get into a legal the overlay district will be bene-
hassle by putting more restric- ficial to a developer or mer-
tions on than are on the books." chant.
He said the overlay district "He can expect the guy next
would be "a down-zone, in ef- to him to make a similar invest-
, feet" for property owners whose ment," Wiegert said, thereby
Property already is zoned BC. protecting his own investment.