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TO: Ronald A. Warren, Director of Planning & Inspection
FROM: Northwest Neighborhood Advisory Group
DATE: May 8, 1981
SUBJECT: Planning Commission Application No. 81022 (Rezoning)
The Northwest Neighborhood Advisory Group held a hearing on April 30,
1981 in the City Hall Council Chambers, 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway, at
7:30 P.M., to consider the above application as referred by the Planning
Commission.
Members of the Group present were: Richard Theis, James Carlson, Greg
McGeary and Louis Terzich. James Carlson was designated as Chairman
for the meeting and Terzich as Secretary.
Residents from the neighborhood attending were:
Bill Cregan, 3818 Thurber Road
Mr. & Mrs. Dilley, 68+5 York Place
Mr. Al Beisner represented the Applicant, Brooklyn Development Co.
Application No. 81022 was for a request to rezone the northeasterly 5.6
acres of Outlot E, Twin Cities Interchange Park Addition from R-3 (Town-
house/Garden Apartments) to CI (Service/Office).
Mr. Beisner explained the request for the rezoning, stating that previous
requests to permit a church construction in one case and to rezone the
entire Outlot E of approximately 20 acres in another situation were turned
down. The present application is to rezone the northeasterly 5.6 acres of
Outlot E to CI for, among others, the following reasons: The area is
bounded by Shingle Creek Parkway on the north and Xerxes Avenue on the
east and the traffic past this corner lot would not readily lend itself
to residential development. The remaining approximate 1+.66 acres of
the total parcel is to be developed into a 100 unit townhouse comples,
and it was felt this would be adequate for the area. A major reason
stressed by Mr. Beisner was the fact that the total taxes and special
assessments on the entire 20 acre parcel was too large to prorate to
the individual townhouse lots which would cause the unit costs to be
too high to market the townhouses. However, it is planned to shift
some of the tax burden to the proposed CI tract which can more readily
absorb the taxes. It was indicated that the townhouses would be priced
from the upper 50 thousand bracket with varied options to the buyers.
DeVries Builders, Inc. will be the builder of the townhouse project.
Mr. Beisner stated it was their intention to build a ore-story office
type building, 12 to 14 feet high, on the proposed CI area, but this
may be two or more years away. For now, it is planned to start construction
of the townhouses on the remaining R-3 area shortly after rezoning of the
CI area has been approved by the City. A preliminary colored layout of
the proposed townhouse development ;aas presented by Mr. Beisner. He also
stressed the fact that development of the townhouse project was subject
to the rezoning request to CI of the subject 5.6 acres.
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Mr. Carlson asked for comments from the residents present. Mr. Cregan
stated that the entire plan looked good to him. M/M Dilley both stated
they were in favor of the plans as shown, indicating that the townhouse
project could be considered an extension of their townhouse in the'Earle
Brown Patio Homes development and that this would help in the future sale
of their townhouse when that time came.
Mr. Carlson asked for opinions from the Group.
McGeary -- in favor of request to rezone to CI
Terzich -- in favor of rezoning, noting that this 20 acre parcel
has been the object of several proposals in the last
few years and that the present request appears to be
the best use. He also reminded the Group of a memo-
randum dated March 14, 1980 from the Planning Commission
Secretary outlining Brooklyn Center's Neighborhood
Policy Recommendations in which it was recommended at
that time that consideration be given to a service
office type use for the subject lot to provide addit-
ional buffer for the townhouse development from the
industrial park to the east. The present request
appears to conform to this recommendation.
Theis in favor of the CI request, especially if committment
is to put in the townhouse project first.
Carlson -- the best plan seen for the subject area and in favor of
the entire plan as proposed, however against CI rezoning
for now without seeing plans for the proposed office
building to make sure about the height, size, parking,
etc. If could be assured of a low one-story building
as suggested by Mr. Beisner, Carlson stated he would be
in favor of the entire plan.
Magnuson -- Dale Magnuson could not attend the meeting as he was out
of town. Terzich explained the main points of discussion
to Magnuson on the day following the meeting and Magnuson
stated he was in favor of the CI rezoning, maiialy because
the townhouse development would provide a buffer from the
CI area to the existing single family homes along the "old"
Xerxes Avenue to the west.
Mr. Theis stated that the Planning Commission wanted an expression of opinion
from the Group regarding the location of sidewalk from the "old" Xerxes Ave.
It was the unanimous opinion of the Group and of the residents present that
the proposed location of the sidewalk as shown on the colored layout from the
intersection of "old" Xerxes and 67th Avenue North to the extension of Freeway
Boulevard was the best place for the sidewalk.
Ver ruly yours..
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Louis Terzich
Secy., N.W. Neighborhood Advisory Group
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