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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980 01-31 PCP • PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA STUDY SESSION January 31, 1980 1. Call. to Order:. 7:30 p.m. 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes: January 10, 1980 4. Chairman's Explanation: The Planning Commission is an advisory body. One of the Commission's functions is to hold public hearings. In the matters concerned in these hearings, the Commission makes recommendations to the City Council. The City Council makes all final decisions in these matters. S. Review of Neighborhood Recommendations A draft incorporating certain proposals for Neigh- borhood Development in the original Brooklyn Center Comprehensive Plan and adding or revising other pro- posals will be reviewed for Planning Commission input. 6. Discussion Item a. Proposed accessory facility at Jimmy's Lemon Tree. The owner proposes to construct a 15 ' x 15' area with enclosed barbecue unit under an existing canopy on the north side of the restaurant. 7. Other Business 8. Adjournment " POLICY PLAN BY NEIGHBORHOODS Brooklyn Center has been divided into six clearly defi-nable neighborhoods as indicated on the attached map. Various plan recommendations are made with respect to each of the defined neighborhoods which are for the most part, carry overs from the existing Comprehensive Plan. NORTHEAST NEIGHBORHOOD The Northeast Neighborhood is bordered on the south by F.A_.I . 94; on the east by the Mississippi River; on the north by the north City limits; and on the west by Shingle Creek. PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS 1 . Make single family detached housing the predominant character of the Northeast Neighborhood. 2. Designate and maintain the following street as an intermediate arterial street: West River Road 3. Designate and maintain the following streets as neighborhood collector streets: Dupont Avenue North Humboldt Avenue North 73rd Avenue North 69th Avenue North 65th Avenue North Freeway Boulevard 4. Discourage, where practical , the construction of single family homes along neighborhood collector streets in a "strip pattern where homes front off the collector street. 5. Plan for the future widening of T.H. -252 (formerly T.H. 169) to occur on the west side of the present highway. The possi- bility of using the present highway right-of-way for frontage road purposes should be considered in view of the fact that no other local street in this area of the neighborhood can provide the necessary access for emergency vehicles. 6. Encourage the development of the general commercial area in the southeast corner of the neighborhood at the West River Road/F.A.I. 94 freeway intersection. The type of commercial development should be limited to specialty establishments such as motel , restaurant, and bowling alley. In general , the commercial uses already existing in the area are quite appropriate. 7. Continue to permit the construction of up to two and one-half storey apartment buildings around the proposed commercial areas as a transition to single family housing, and along the west side of Humboldt Avenue, south of 69th Avenue as a transition between the industrial park and the neighborhood proper. Town- houses would also be an appropriate type of use in these areas. It is important that the apartment buildings be designed in a related group rather than in a piecemeal unrelated fashion. -1 - 8. Work toward a revision of the Anoka/Brooklyn Center School District common boundary so that all of the Northeast Neighbor- hood is within the Brooklyn Center School District. Two main advantages to be gained from this action are as follows: a. Northeast Neighborhood high school and junior high school students could attend the existing Brooklyn Center High School which is located within convenient walking distance of all parts of the neighborhood. b. Community and Neighborhood spirit, loyalty and identity would be fostered if Brooklyn Center's school age children could attend schools located within the City rather than in surrounding communities as is now the case. The task of accomplishing this proposed change in school district boundaries has many obstacles, but they are not necessarily insurmountable. Every possible effort should be put toward realizing this recommendation, and it should begin with the residents of the Northeast Neighborhood. T.bP Nor hens Ne C"b er ooh limit I optec-G^d--as-be ng .strongly. in- favor of ` a SOUTHEAST NEIGHBORHOOD The Southeast Neighborhood is bordered on the south by the south City limits; on the east by the Mississippi River; on the north by FAI-94; and on the west by Shingle Creek. PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS 1 . Permit up to one and one-half storey apartment buildings at no more than twelve units per acre within the older portion of the neighborhood, but only at the intersections of collector or arterial streets. This pattern of development has already existed for some time. By restricting such development to specific corners, the neighborhood's single family character will be preserved, and some of the demand for rental family living within this neighborhood is met. 2. Consider permitting duplexes in the older part of the neighbor- hood in cases where lot sizes are more suitable for duplex than single family housing. 3. Encourage the development of townhouses in the pocket of land in the extreme northwest part of the neighborhood. The land is now undeveloped and portions of it are to be used for freeway purposes. The remaining undeveloped land will lend itself quite well to medium density housing. High density housing should definitely not be allowed because of poor access to and from freeways - necessarily through existing single family areas. The area should be developed as a complex with its own identity within its "parent" neighborhood. 4. Permit multiple family development, preferably townhouses, as a transition between the Northbrook Shopping Center and the nearby single family housing to the east. Heights of the buildings should not exceed the heights of the existing stores and homes - generally one and one-half stories. 5. Install pedestrian walkways as indicated on the Comprehensive Plan map to complete the pedestrian walkway system. 6. Consider a neighborhood conservation/rehabilitation program to bring some of the older visually deficient parts of the neighborhood up to more acceptable standards. Most of the deficient homes are such that minor repairs and normal mainten- ance are all that would be required. SOUTHWEST NEIGHBORHOOD The Southwest Neighborhood is bordered on the south by the South City limits; on the east by Shingle Creek; on the north by County Road 10; and on the west by the west City limits. PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS 1 . Maintain that part of the Southwest Neighborhood lying north of 53rd Avenue North in permanent single family residential . The frontage road along Brooklyn Boulevard should permit the existing adjacent homes to continue as an integral part of the neighborhood. Commercial development along the east edge of -2- of the neighborhood should be limited to areas isolated from the neighborhood to the west such as from the current Northport Clinic site northerly to the office complex currently under development which is located northerly of the existing Library. 2. Encourage a complex of townhouses in the area directly north of the Happy Hollow playground now containing a greenhouse and attendant land. L� 3. Reserve the Twin Lake Island and land at the extreme north end of Twin Lake for recreational use of a water base nature - boating (no motors) , r-ee 'ng, fishing, picnicking, ,etc. j�4. Designate the manufacture of fertilizer at the plant located just off Brooklyn Boulevard next to the Soo Line Railroad as a a,,r nuisance and seek to phase out the manufacturing aspect of this tAllC` operation at the earliest reasonable time. Allow other permitted ' ��rrindustrial uses to continue at this location if not offensive to the hooddentiae manatand if proper buffers from the residential neighbor v '°� 5. Designate the streets shown on Figure 11 as collector streets to collect and distribute traffic to and from the neighborhood, but discourage their use for through traffic. 6. Request MN/DOT to provide its proposed interchange at France Avenue and Highway 100 in the near future so as to eliminate ° the present hazardous conditions and to handle the probable increased flow of traffic generated by further development and expansion of industry in the immediate area. 7. Protect the residential pocket south of the existing Soo Line pole yard for residential use, but take definite action to effectively buffer the area from the probable detrimental effects of the adjacent industry. 8. Reserve a sizeable strip of land along the east edge of middle Twin Lake for lake improvement property, and consider the possible �f extension of Twin Lake Boulevard northerly across the Soo Line trackage to connect with the similarly named street paralleling upper Twin Lake, thereby linking the pocket with the main `. J ,. neighborhood area and providing a continuous lakeshore drive. In the event a grade separation at the rail crossing is un- feasible, the extension of Twin Lake Boulevard may be undesirable due to the creation of a potential hazardous condition. 9. Reserve the existing pole yard and the vacant land triangle north of the Soo Line Railroad for development of an industrial district containing activities that would not be offensive to the area residents. Adequate buffer devices separating .the district from adjacent residences should be provided and no industrial activity or buildings should take place or be constructed within a reasonable distance of the district's boundary. -3- 10. "Clean up" the Ryan Lake industrial area, specifically the out- door storage of materials and equipment, thereby improving the visual appearance of the area for the benefit of the entire neighborhood, but especially for those apartment dwellers directly to the south of the industry. In line with this, the present inadequate parking arrangements should be improved possibly by the provision of a common parking lot. CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOOD The Central Neighborhood is bordered on the south by County Road 10; on the east by Shingle Creek; on the north by F.A.I. 94; and on the west by Brooklyn Boulevard. PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS 1 . Encourage single family housing to develop throughout the interior of the neighborhood and to expand to the freeway right-of-way in the north. The north-south local streets that were cut off by the freeway could be cul-de-saced at their north end. At least two of these streets (Ewing and Drew) might be extended northerly to serve one additional residential lot on each side without a cul-de-sac. 2. Provide only partial cul-de-sacs (turn-around streets) where only one or two homes on each side of the street are to be served. These might take form of a "back up turn-around" arrange- ment rather than the usual full circle design. It is also advised that all cul-de-sacs, whether full or partial , be on public right- of-way and be made reasonably attractive. The end of each cul-de- sac street should be lighted and provided with a barrier such as a :fence or planting. Each cul-de-sac street should be identified as a dead end street at its entrance. 3. Prohibit the erection of any additional multiple family housing within the neighborhood except for specified locations along Brooklyn Boulevard and north of Brookdale. 4. Permit expansion of retail uses into the area along Brooklyn Boulevard in the vicinity of 62nd Avenue where single family homes now exist. Sixty Second Avenue at Brooklyn Boulevard should be closed to traffic and vacated to Chowen Avenue, thereby Chanel ling single family residential traffic onto 63rd Avenue and 60th Avenue collector streets. Access to the future Brooklyn Boulevard office building (or other compatible uses) should be gained off Brooklyn Boulevard or at east-west local streets, but not parallel residential streets. 5. Prohibit the southerly extension of the existing north-south residential streets into the proposed highr•ise service/office area north of Brookdale. Rather, these streets should be cul-de- saced (partial only) thereby precluding heavy traffic through single family housing areas. Access to the proposed highrise service/office development should be only from Xerxes Avenue, Northway Drive or County Road 10. -4- 6. Designate and maintain the following streets as collector streets: a. 63rd Avenue between Brooklyn Boulevard and Xerxes Avenue North. b. Xerxes Avenue between Interstate 94 and County Road 10. It is recommended that 63rd Avenue not be extended across Shingle Creek to intersect with the City Hall Community Center area. If such an extension were made, the street would be used as an arterial "through traffic" street rather than a residential collector street as it is now. The neighborhood must be safe- guarded against further segmenting. 7. Provide pedestrian overpasses across Shingle Creek., . 8. Encourage the planting of trees along street boulevards and street cul -de-sacs, rear lot lines where pedestrian ways might be provided, and along the freeway as a buffer device. 9. Encourage the development of active recreational uses in the Central Park area. WEST CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOOD The West Central Neighborhood is bordered on the south by County Road 10; on the east by Brooklyn Boulevard; on the north by F.A.I. 94; and on the west by the west City limits. PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS 1 . Preserve and protect the interior of the neighborhood for low density residential use. 2. Designate and maintain the following streets as collector streets - to collect and distribute traffic within the .neighborhood; 65th Avenue North (Unity to Indiana) 63rd Avenue North, June Avenue North (south of 63rd) 3. Consider vacating Halifax Drive at Brooklyn Boulevard so that the main "entrances" from Brooklyn Boulevard are the proposed collector streets discussed above. This proposed vacation will also protect Halifax Avenue from use by through (shortcut) traffic off Brooklyn Boulevard. A similar treatment of Admiral Lane should also be considered and undertaken if found desirable. 4. Permit the development of commercial uses only in the vicinity of Bridgeman's Restaurant south of 63rd Avenue. The land parcel directly south of Bridgeman's would be suitable for commercial service/office establishments. -5- 5. Establish the areas along Brooklyn Boulevard (as shown on the recommended conceptual alternative for Brooklyn Boulevard) which are now vacate or subject to future change to a "higher" land use, as planned development districts. These areas would be permitted to be developed or redeveloped only if the owner or developer does so as a "package" as opposed to individual lots and only if an appropriate use is proposed - possibly mid-density residential use, public and semi-public buildings, or certain commercial services such as a clinic, professional office, etc. The reasons for restricting the type of develop- ment is well stated in the Brooklyn Boulevard Study. 6. Continue cooperation and communication with Brooklyn Park to ensure that adjacent development to the west will not conflict with existing housing in the West Central Neighborhood. NORTHWEST NEIGHBORHOOD The Northwest Neighborhood is bordered on the south by F.A.I . 94; on the east by Shingle Creek; on the north by the north City limits; and on the west by the west City limits. "4==? PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS ` 1 . Continue to encourage the further " oundi in out of single family housing on each side of Brooklyn ou evard to fashion and preserve two sub neighborhoods, units which form the Northwest Neighborhood. The two units will share neighbor- hood shopping facilities, and to a certain extent, schools and parks, but should be recognized as two separate living areas due to the Brooklyn Boulevard barrier to cross communications. 2. Establish areas along Brooklyn Boulevard (as shown on the recom- mended conceptual alternative for Brooklyn Boulevard) which are now vacant or subject to change to a more intense land use, as planned townhouse development districts. These areas would be permitted to be developed or redeveloped only if the owner or developer does so as a "package" as opposed to individual lots and only if appropriate use is proposed - townhouses, duplexes, four plexes, or in some cases, service/office uses. The reason for restricting the type of development is well stated in the Brooklyn Boulevard Study. 3. Encourage, if necessary with the use of public incentives or subsidies, the redevelopment of the triangular tract of land east of Brooklyn Boulevard between 69th and 70th Avenues. The new use should be an expansion and possible consolidation of retail uses in a single structure or cluster development meeting all setback, buffer and parking requirements. In con- junction with this redevelopment, the City should consider closing June Avenue at 69th, thereby protecting the residential area to the east from commercial traffic. All access to the new retail development should be off Brooklyn Boulevard and possibly 70th Avenue. -6- 4. Promote the development of single family attached housing_ (townhouses) at the east edge of the neighborhood south of 69th Avenue and west of Xerxes Avenue. Some consideration might be given to a service/office type use at the easterly tip by Shingle Creek Parkway and Xerxes Avenue to provide additional buffer for the townhouse development from the industrial park developments to the east. 5. Close Wingard Lane at Brooklyn Boulevard thereby reducing conflict and through traffic, and bringing about an improved flow of traffic. A "turn around" should be provided where Wingard Lane now meets Brooklyn Boulevard. 6. Designate and maintain collector streets as shown on the plan map as follows: France Avenue north of County Road 130 7. Continue to encourage the realigning of County Road 130 at Palmer Lake to bring about improved traffic movement by decreasing the present horizontal curve of the road. I -7- c-._ D E ( F ( G 1 - 3 _ i 3 1 - 5 5 LAKF lun 6 r PROGRESSIVE STREET INDEX ODD STREET INDEX - E: Tw1 ''--Z-T •� , LAN All i F `RYAN LANE•`jam aun 'G. � 13:2 B r-� BROOKLYN CENTER NEIGHBORHOODS Lemon Tree Restaurants L f*� Home Office 9448 TyndaleAve.So. Bloomington, Mn 55420•(612)884-6950 IF LEMON USUT Januany 30, 1980 Mrs . Thomas Heenan, Supenviz ing SanitaAian 6301 Shingte Cneek Pahkway BAooktyn Centers, Minnezota 55430 Dean Mrs. Heenan In negandz to your tetten dated Januany 24 , concenntng the banbeque unit to be inztatted at ours Lemon Thee i. � BAooktyn Centers. I do agxee and undeAztand that ti it becomes necezzany, � I wilt inztatt an a6ten buhneh oA a 20 it.. high stack 44 odoA iz detected in the nezidentiat anea adjacent to the Lemon Tnee. Regarding how waters tz to be zupptied to the banbeque, I am punchazing a poxtabte gneaze Aitten machine. f:►e u.bed th.id type o� unit at the lemon Basket. IJ you have .any queztionz, pteaze catt me at 884-6950 . James Azzimez Lemon Tnee Restaunantz or t w �� '` i K January 24 , 1980 Mr. Jimmy Assimcs Jimmy's Lemon '.free , 9448 Lyndale Avenue . :south p Bloomington, MA 55420 Dear Mr. Assimes We have reviewed the plans and specifications submitted by your office covering t,xe proposed Ji=y's Lc- on Tree Restaurant, 5540 Brooklyn Blvd. Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. Our review of these materials indicates that the follc:Jirg additional inforriation , changes and/or alterations to the plans are required. I*This covers the proposed barbeque pit to be installed tinder the exterior portico of the building. We approve the use of the barbeque unit pres- ently installed at the Lemon Basket in Bloomington. If any other unit is to be used, we will require strop drawing., . 2. : The ceilings shall be a mininum of a painted gypsum board finish that is easily cleanable. 2. The existing corner brick colv=s shall be faced with a :material on the i;::t- ee sc as to be easily cleanable. 3. Permission is granted to use this remote cooking facility on the basis fiat it will be able to be maintained in a clean and sani- tary ri.Zlnnar at all tinas . 4. Because of the Potential for an odor emission problem, we will require from you a letter indicating that you will either install ZUi after burner or a 20 ft. higl stack if odor is detected in the residential area adjacent to the building. 5. Slhow 'in the plans now water is to be supplied to the barbeque unit. If you have any questions, please feel free to call on us at 537-8421. Sincerely, AftThomas L. Heenan, Supervising Sanitarian rystal, Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park cc: Andy Alberti., Bldg. Insp. Brooklyn Center Thri:j t CITY OF 6301 SHINGLE CREEK PARKWAY B R00L YNBROOKLYN CENTER, MINNESOTA 55430 TELEPHONE 561-5440 ENTER EMERGENCY-POLICE-FIRE 561-5720 January 30, 1980 Mr. Jimmy Assimes Jimmy's Leman Tree 9448 Lyndale Avenue South Bloomington, MN 55420 Dear Mr. Assimius: This letter is a followup to the meeting with you and your manager Manny which was attended by Andy Alberti and myself. The following is a list of items that were either clarified. or agreed upon regarding your plans to build an enclosure for a barbeque unit: 1 . The barbeque is a totally enclosed unit to be located within the approximate 15 foot by 15 foot addition proposed. 2. The City Sanitarian has reviewed the plans and specifications for the barbeque unit and has approved of its use as indicated in his January 24, 1980 letter to you. 3. You acknowledged receiving the Sanitarian's letter and agreed to comply with the five points indicated. 4. The power induced venting system you described to the Building Inspect r is acceptable provided you guarantee in writing, as Point No. 4 of the Sanitarian's January 24 letter indicates, that either an after burner or a 20 foot high stack will be installed if odor into the adjacent residential neighborhood is detectable. . 5. You indicated that the exterior treatment of the proposed addition would be glass and brick finish to match the existing brick finish on the exterior of the building. The interior will be in accordance with the City Sanitarian's recommendations. 6. No additional employees or customer seating are anticipated with the proposed addition, therefore, the current parking on the site and the overflow lot to the east are acceptable. Mr. Jimmy Assimes Page 2 January 30, 1980 . 7. You have indicated that the two .handicapped parking stalls located by the bar entrance will be relocated next to the main entrance with proper handicapped ramping. 8. Regarding security of the proposed addition, the area will be kept locked at all times and is visible from the main entrance. 9. Rather than a sliding door, as indicated on your drawings, you-will have a swing-out type door. 10. The building is not designed for occupancy other than for persons bringing food out for preparation and returning food to the restaurant for serving. Therefore, no heating or cooling equipment is proposed, nor is water or other utilities, except for electricity, proposed. 11 . No fire sprinkler system will be required, but there will be a fire extinguisher provided in the addition. The size and type shall be approved by the Fire Chief. As I indicated to you at our meeting on January 25, 1980, I will review this matter as a discussion item with the Planning Commission on January 31 , 1980. If the Commission feels it is necessary, a site and building plan application for review and approval by the Planning Commission and City Council will then have to be executed. I will be in contact with you following the Commission's meeting. Sincerely, Ronald A. Warren Director of Planning and Inspection RAW:mlg cc: Thomas Heenan, City Sanitarian Will Dahn, Building Official Andy Alberti , Building Inspector