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RESOLUTION NO. 77-1
RESOLUTION REGARDING RECOMMENDED DISPOSTION OF APPLICATION
NO. 77001 SUBMITTED BY MR. RICHARD ROCKSTAD
WHEREAS, Application No. 77001 submitted.by Richard Rockstad proposes
rezoning, from R-5 (Multi -Residential) to C-1 (Service/Office Commercial), of
property at the northeast corner of 70th Avenue North and Brooklyn Boulevard
addressed as 7000 and 7006 Brooklyn Boulevard; and
WHEREAS, the Commission held a duly called public hearing on January
27, 1977 when testimony both for and against the request was taken; and
WHEREAS, the item was referred to the Northwest Neighborhood Advisory
Group which, in a letter dated March 2, 1977, recommended that the R-5 zoning
should be retained for reasons cited therein; and
WHEREAS, the Commission on March 10, 1977 considered the matter,
including additional testimony both for and against and the Advisory Group
report; and
WHEREAS, the Commission reviewed the request in terms of the
Comprehensive Plan criteria for the area, and in terms of the intent of the
area zoning;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Advisory Commission of
the City of Brooklyn Center to recommend to the City Council that Application
No. 77001 submitted by Richard Rockstad be denied in consideration of the
following:
1. The request is characteristic of "spot zoning," i.e., zoning
which discriminates in favor of a particular landowner and
is not consistent with the Comprehensive Plan or with accepted
planning principles.
2. Testimony was offered by neighboring property owners who had
been notified of the hearing and who expressed the desire to
retain the present zoning, rather than establishing commercial
use in the area.
3. The Northwest Neighborhood Advisory Group submitted a written
recommendation that the residential character of the area
should be maintained, and that the R-5 zoning of the subject
property should be retained.
4. The proposal is not consistent with the Comprehensive Plan
which defines the area, on the east side of Brooklyn Boulevard
from the subject property to Noble Avenue North, as a planned
development district which should reflect a common zoning and,
preferably, a common development.
5. The Commission has not had the opportunity to thoroughly
review the Comprehensive Plan and zoning for this area,
and the Commission holds that rezoning the subject property
alone at this time would be premature because of the
precedent upon the balance of the area. The applicant has
stated his preference for immediate disposition of the
petition, rather than for deferring it until the Compre-
hensive Plan for the area can be analyzed and possibly
modified.
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ATTEST:
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Mayor
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by
member Deborah Jacobson, and upon vote being taken thereon, the following
voted in favor thereof: Robert Foreman, Cecilia Scott, Gilbert Engdahl,
Deborah Jacobson, Harold Pierce and Patrick Horan;
and the following voted against the same: none,
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.