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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-14-1971 SMAGENDA Maplewood Village Council 7:30 P.M., Thursday, January 14, 1971 Municipal Administration Building Meeting No. 71 -2 (A) CALL TO ORDER (B) ROLL CALL (C) PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. (7:30) Martin Colon - Frank Bradac rezoning 2. (7:45) Gervais Avenue Improvement (Sanitary Sewer) 3. (8:30) Planned Unit Development Special Use Permit (Sagstetter) ADJOURNMENT MINUTES OF MAPLEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL 7:30 P.M., THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1971 COUNCIL CHAMBERS, MUNICIPAL BUILDING MEETING NO. 71 - 3 A. CALL TO ORDER A special meeting of the Village Council of Maplewood, Minnesota was held in the Council Chambers, Municipal Building and was called to order at 7:33 P.M. by Mayor Axdahl. B. ROLL CALL Lester G. Axdahl, Mayor Present John C. Greavu, Councilman Present Harald L. Haugan, Councilman Present Patricia L. Olson, Councilwoman Present Donald J. Wiegert, Councilman Present C. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. (7:30 P.M.) Martin Colon - Frank Bradac Rezoning a. Mayor Axdahl convened the meeting for a public hearing on a zone change request from Farm- Residence to Business and Commercial, T legally described as Lots 1 and 2, Block 4, Smith and Taylor's Addition to North St, Paul lying northwesterly of White Bear Ave- nue except the north 20 feet thereof, The Clerk read the notice of hearing, b. Manager Miller presented the staff report. C. Chairman Lyman Coombs, Maplewood Planning Commission, read the following Commission's recommendation: Commissioner Stolzman moved - The Planning Commission recommendseto the Council that the pro- posed zone change on the property described in Public Hearing Item ZC 1 -71 from F.R., Farm Residential to B.C., Business and Commercial, be denied. The Planning Commission suggests to the Council that the rezoning of this property should be considered, as stated in our earlier recommendation, only at such a time as it is of optimum benefit to the Village, (The Commission suggests that the optimum time for official zoning district change be at such time as only when White Bear Avenue extended is physically r' constructed and connected between Lark Street and Cope Avenue abutting the west side of the site; - 1 - 1/14 secondly, when Cope Avenue right -of -way is acquired and a street therein is properly constructed between White Bear Avenue and Hazelwood as it abuts the north side of the subject site; and thirdly, when the White Bear Frontage Road and right -of -way for such along the west side of White Bear Avenue abutting this property has been eliminated in total or part for public street and reverted to the abutting private property subject to Village Council approval as to form and method of reversion.) and at that time it should be considered as L.B.C., Limited Business and Commercial as defined under Paragraph 4 of Chapter 907.010 of the Village Ordinances as stated in Ordinance No. 256. The Planning Commission believes that the development of this property should be closely monitored by the Council, as required by this Paragraph, so as to conform with the intent of this Par- agraph and provide an orderly transitional zone between com- mercial and residential property. Commissioner Disselkamp seconded. Ayes - all. d. Mr. Mogren, attorney for Mr. Bradac, stated Mr. Bradac has no objections to the rezoning but will not deed any of the property for Cope Avenue extension. e. Marvin Middendorf, 1745 E. Lark Avenue stated his opposition for the zone change. f. Martin Colon questioned what the assessments would be on the property if Cope Avenue is extended. Staff stated the costs of the improvement, at this time, are not known. g. Mayor Axdahl called for formal objections. The following ob- jections were heard: Mrs. Patrick Molohan, 1750 Lark George James, 1758 Lark Mrs. Kenneth Murphy, 1764 Lark John Franzen, 1765 Lark Mrs. Vaun England, 1759 Lark h. Mayor Axdahl closed the hearing. Written objections will be accepted for one week. Decision on the zone change will be made at the February 4th, 1971 Council meeting. 2. (7:45 P.M.) Gervais Avenue Improvement (Sanitary Sewer) a. Mayor Axdahl convened the meeting for the public hearing on the improvement of Gervais Avenue from Kennard Street to White Bear Ave- nue by construction of sanitary sewer mains, service connections. The Clerk read the notice of hearing along with the publication dates. - 2 - 1/14 b. Village Engineer Kuusisto explained the specifics of the pro- posed improvement. The total estimated cost is $109,795.00. c. Following further discussion, Mayor Axdahl called for formal objections. The following objector was heard: Stan Weston, Lecon Properties objected to the design of the project and requested that a longer look be given to the whole area. d. Mayor Axdahl closed the hearing. Written objections will be accepted for a one week period. Decision will be made at the Feb- ruary 4, 1971 meeting. Staff was directed to prepare a study re- lating to different routing alternatives of the sewer mains. 3. (8:30) Planned Unit Development - Special Use Permit (Sagstetter) a. Mayor Axdahl convened the meeting for a public hearing on the application of Mr. Richard E. Sagstetter for a Planned Unit Devel- opment permit composed of 13 single dwellings, 2 double dwellings, 96 Apartment Units on 9.01 acres legally described as the Sz of the NW4 of the NE 4 of the NW 4 and the NA, of the SW4 of the NE 4 of the NW4 of Section 17, Township 29, Range 22 except the east 30 feet thereof and except the West 33 feet thereof. b. Manager Miller presented the staff report. c. Chairman Lyman Coombs, Maplewood Planning Commission, read the following Commission's recommendation: Commissioner Stolzman moved - The Planning Commission recommends that the requested special - use permit be rejected. The proposed Planned Unit Development Plan adds to an already existing problem of an over expanded apart- ment development. The Commission believes that this land should be planned and developed in a fashion which acts to scale the dwel- ling units per acre to the degree that the total 9 acre tract does not exceed a total of 45 dwelling units for the total site area and suggestion is made that the density for the approximate southerly one -third of the total site be considered with a maximum density not to exceed 6 units per acre and the northerly two - thirds of the total site not to exceed 3 dwelling units per acre. Commissioner Howard seconded. Vote: 9 to 1 in favor of the motion. d. Mr. Tom VanHeusen, archetect, representing Mr. Sagstetter, spoke on behalf of the proposed project and explained the details. e. Mayor Axdahl called for formal objections. The following object- ions were heard: Mr. Leo Elm, 1855 DeSoto; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nielson, 490 E. County Road B; Mr. Mike Mandel, 500 E. County Road B; Mr. Arthur Kaese, 506 E. County Road B. - 3 - 1/14 f. Mayor Axdahl closed the hearing. Written objections will be - accepted for a one week period. Decision will be made at the Feb- ruary 4, 1971 meeting. D. PRESENTATIONS a. Mananger Miller requested authorization to request the firm, hir6d to conduct the Village water study, to submit their bill and also authorization to attempt to investigate hiring another firm. Councilwoman Olson moved to authorize staff to request the firm to submit a bill and also authorize staff to investigate h;r;na Seconded by Councilman Haugan. Ayes - all. b. Manager Miller stated he had sent a letter to the manager of North Saint Paul informing him of the action taken by the Council regarding Eleventh Avenue. E. ADJOURNMENT 9:45 P.M. ty lerk - 4 - 1/14