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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971 01-07 PCP ti CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER P.LANNING COMMISSION AGENDA • Regular Keeting January 7e 1971 1. Call to Order 2., Rv l l Call 3. Appro+;al. of Minutes study Meeting of December ?w, 1970 4,. Chairman" Explanation. The Planning ComwUssion is an advisory body. One of the commission's functions a.s to I-x0jd public Hearings. In the matters concerned in these hearings, the commission makes recommendations to the City Council. The City Council makes all final decisions on theEe matters. .. new Business: Application. Co. A � 't ja,!ac e Builders, nc. itezo.ing from R1 to R5 7006£ Site and building plat` approval. 70067 • p-,°eli.minary plat approval. 70069, Broci n 'C�..nL:G r i ndustr iEa Site and, building plan approva:. 700.0 Board of Appea ls A , Riverside Mot.el.. Appeal. requesting issuance Of a bua l6jd ng permit.. 70068 I7 Staff Covu-aunications A . Traffic study can jure Aveaaue between 69th aazd '70th.. Application No. 70066 and 70067 • Applicant: Village Builders Description of Request% Rezoning from Rl to R5 and site and building plan approval for a proposed apartment complex to be located at 53rd �and Russell Avenues North. BACKGROUND: The applicant is requesting rezoning from RI to R5 to facilitate the construction of a 49 unit apartment complex. The property in question is 2.97 acres in size, located adjacent to an R2 zoning district on the east, Lions PaeX on the north, Shingle Creek and City property on the west and the Brooklyn center-14inneapolis municipal bourdery on the sou-h. Current topographical data for the parcel indicates that there are poor soil conditions on the easterly portion of the parcel in depths of 5 to 6 feet and on the westerly portion at depths greater than 16 feet. • Primary access to the parcel in question is gained from 53rd Avenue North which is designated as a collector street beginning at Penn Avenue North and extending to Lyndale Avenue North. RE CMME M DAT I 014Q 1) atzoni.n There are a number of factors that may give merit for the consideration of this parcel being a multiple use. The site is rather difficult to develop because Of severe soil conditions on two-thirds of the 2.97 acre parcel. Consequently, low density development because of the cost of utilities, roadway, and single family or double bungalow construction is prohibitive. It appears that the impact of additional. traffic in the area is a potential. problem that should be considered in regard to the rezoning. Recent studies indicated that multiple dwellings generate approximately 6 trips per day per unit. Consequently, if this parcel was rezoned and developed with 49 units, it would be anticipated that traffic in the immediate area would increase by about 294 vehicles per day. Planning commission Information Sheet (Continued) Application No. 70066 and 70067 • Page 2 The proposed development would- be located within two blocks of Penn Avenue North and 53rd Avenue North which is the beginning of a series of streets (53rd Avenue Forth, Dupont Avenue, Penn Avenue, Humboldt Avenue and Camden Avenue) which are designated as collector in nature. in view of th., circumstance, it would appear that traffic is not a major consideration due to the fact that the development is located near streets designated to handle additional traffic volumes. Given the general character of adjacent developments (R2 on west, open space on north and west, and undeveloped property south of the municipal boundary, poor soil conditions that tend to restrict development, and the availability of collector streets to accommodate additional traffic) the rezoning appears to be reasonable,. However, there are additional factors such as the Comprehensive Plan goals for the area and the determination by the Conun;ission if an R5 high density has compatibility • with a low density R2 zoning classification. The Comprehensive Plan designates the parcel under consideration to be utilized for open space purposes. Consequently, if the commission is compelled to rezone this parcel, it would constitute a deviation from the Comprehensive Plan. Relative to this deviation, it appears that the Planning Colm;eission and Council did not rezone this site Iin conjus�kct1on with rezoning resulting from adoption of the Comprehensive Man and that fact tends to indicate that perhaps there is no immediate plans to implement an expanded park program in this area. The compatibility of R5 and R2 zoning is a difficult problem to steal with because there are reliable arguments both for and against as to which constitutes conspatibili--y between a given zoning district. Prime consideration in this regard are bulle, of structure and the incidence of increased density and vehicular trafific volumes and its effect upon adjacent uses. Planning Commission information Sheet • Application No. 70066 and 70067 Page 3 The proposed structures for this development are to be 21,1 stories in height which may be somehwat palatable when compared to a maximum of 3 stories allowed in an R5 district.. Given this consideration, the problem of bulk as it relates to the double bungalows across 53rd Avenue North is somewhat diminished. The site in question has a maximum, density allowable of 49 units vv2hich in terms of size alone is rather inCidEntal when compared to normal R5 developments which approach 80 units or more. Comparatively, then the total development is rather small scale which would tend to negate the adverse effects of greatly increased population and traffic volumes in this area of the southeast neighborhood. It is the opinion of the staff, that in ligbt of diffcmlt soil conditions, and the somewhat neligible impact that traffic, size of the development (49 units) and building bulk would have on this area, that a favor- able decision could be rendered by the Commission in regard to this rezoning request. 2) Site and Buildinq plans The site and building plan is in order and the staff would recommend approval providing the usual plan approval conditions are adhered to. • PLANNING COMMISSION INFORMATION SHEET Application No. 70069 Applicants Viewcon, Inc. Description of Request: Preliminary plat approval of a property described as Lot 2, Block 1, Twin Lake North Addition. The property is commonly described as lying East of the Twin hake North apartment complex and North of County Road 10. BACKGROUND: The applicant is requesting permission to replat the parcel in question which is currently zoned R3. The plat, as submitted, would divide the parcel into IS lots that could be utilized for double bungalow development and one lot large enough for higher density multiple development. RECC ENDAT2ON: The applicant is requesting preliminary plat approval without • submitting a rezoning request has somewhat reversed the normal Planning Commission review process. Bowever, the applicant has submitted a letter of intent in regard to development of the property (Letter enclosed) . Because of this peculiar circumstance, it is the recommendation of the staff that the replatting request should be viewed in terms of the probability of a future rezoning request for the parcel. it is the opinion of the staff that if the Commission deems that a zoning change has merit, it is recommended than the preliminary plat be approved. • e • #VrI qa� RECEIVL-D I DEC, 21 INN 9q M enooffi WU9 DecA ►ber 17, 1970 W, TcfA Loockw-- Administrative kislstant CIty of Brooklyn Center !irookiyn center, MInnenota Subject: Rapist of Lot 2, vin 1.zke 'i4>rth Addition L*ar Tcm, with our talephoma oonVtrseflOn Of 1 would like • t- argj p.0 j.h @ f 0 11 ow I nq r-csme ntz: We have made no firm PI "Fs f0c the Ultimate use of Lot 9 Block 2 of the proposed addition. It c-ould be L osl%d for add'aflonal duPiOx lots or, ,so may rw4uast rezonir4g f0f zVart" 'Pt ur,7;ts at a later date. 'The land shcydn tor the roads. ae,d lots is tvpi c,nilly hhgh and Wtdy. Lot 9 of the road is less &WrWe alld 00ntalns 2-IC feet of peat Ma"Crial . Our land for- high quality duPlOx ewe ili nos. preserit concern Is to use Part Of thO By the approval of this pl at, 'Wo BrO n& 8xPeCt1 rQ the Planning Co"mission or 111"X-Fici 1 to acquio-ace in +he rezoning of Lot 9 if , however, f 'r did request a re;Mlin-j ) at saffig tjjzaa in the fviu-Q, we would not request z0n'11-19 fc)r i;iora total Jnit% than would Nwe biE*n al !owod if the ant"re, project tre4, �*AA dev"Ki. V,&ry S I nrVr0 1 y Your, v" I No. Chay,Ios F— Van Eeckhout, 1N PLADMING COMMISSION INFORMATION SEXEE11' • Application No. 70070 Applicant: Brooklyn Center industrial Park Type of RequeStt Site and building plan approval. for at) apartment complex to be constructed at 69th and James Avenues North. SA CKG ROU ND The applicant is requesting site and building plan approval for a 3 phase 360 unit complex. Phase I consists of a 1.20 unit building to be located at the southwest portion of the property. RECOMMENDATIONs The staff would recommend approval of- the site and building plan providing usual approval conditions are adhered to and the following special conditionr• . 1) All encess earth material resulting from • construction shall be stockpiled and graded in such a manner that it would not serve as a detriment to the aesthetics oZ the area. 2) The -internal roadway width be 24 feet in lieu of the 22 feet as shown on the plan, • • PLANNING COMMISSION IMFOPMATION SIMET Application No� 70068 Aprplicant: Riverside Motel Description Of Requeslt.-. Appeal is requested Because of tl-,e denial oXE a City of fiCial tO issx-te a building per imit- BACAGROUND: Refer to enclosed correspondence. • • WWmb*r 20 1970 Mr. Wilbur J. mou 5901 Brooklyn *mlevard Bro*klyn Center, Minnotots Zoo 6069,9,1 !,u XarK, Riverside Noted $6043 XYV--dS&QI PLImaue North. Coax six, 7 wimh to edge reakIrm otf yaw 3.vtt;*r Cated October 27'r 19?0, in 10,hi gig h, ym ire reVoak:wg * ImAAjd,,Lpq zzit to re- ,WIfte that *w diaoU ArAild t4ta* I!,kV0 wat*l, T,*Vq,4 b y fire WW V *'Y'v ntzm,Ln: AA eat au- As 1,770t with g ma0agox, t�aa �,P*f and YVpIV t Vx e t al."W" marr. A �Iw, 'hat 'ed out I.: uz mott" , at Uat UAK of 4,4. 'm Can"giL"tad al-1, throe IMI"W-ngs Vora built "KIMUzately over 4 lom p"Ke-' Uh, Of timv,, At, arme fibkAiwn 6ate, �4 wt ot m- a"� leaving L60 Wh- 4 1* tq 410 '1�� , -1 "us TA-aix-typa hp .1 i, rov dad ks*�V,tga to 4) lawgr 0"Vig's?"k facing tAry rivezo 'rho m n ar-14*urlk of the 'N' y ImlIdIng tin ttn fp,,tmp jx:VILj_mV -h ha& 'Ne Al Qf f J'Je Urea' Zj t :4 OZ' to at any 110A,1614U), I it wyat 2, in th city. J.,gWal 6"JI of Vda nd,ldlng in of the walk-Cut t) o a rAd he* nenull'. wit *10 jna&tW uitIlip, Lt. vb* PIO&J"10 a+if tho cumplonq appbrently amstm.-tvd i jan 109 4n.-F. "Im. *Ptah XT i, 0, • • r. Wilbur J. Holm —2— Moverober 2, 1970 The southerly of the three buildings is that which "was serio,isly damaged by explosion and lire. Records indicated tia t this building was Fenced in 1949. At the time of the di-aster, this building had located in it rental units *5, 06 and #7 at street level and units 08 and #9 at the walk-out level facing the river. Based capon personal obaervntiona, upon resAc- a of the records, ti ,, . upon statements frc>a Geoii ge Karr, it to the opinion of U'le Building inspector and the City MaAager that any one of thn thr,ze buildings of the motel complex old reasonably nincLion independent of the others. The heating systems, utilities. and gather faci lititesa serving-khe Ozee mildings are so install,:Dd as to be relatively independent o.,7 one another. These three buildings were Wilt prior to the adoption of the present Brooklyn Center Zoning ardinanct used because of their location A,n an k.-1 ( sI.d*ntIaII W*tr.:e.cta `:arc, non-conforniing • and subject to tb.e :�.ecrui.r*raeatcq of Section 35-111 of the City Ordinance* which prov .des thats ,unless 69,VCifically provd otG 4€V#100 harem' the lcr,,afu . us.-r,' of any land or building vxim ;i nq at the t,ilae o± the aaklap'w.i,,on ,of this e?rdins.,a�'a voy be �.xa atinued even ii fluc:h U Sq does net co nftrra to t"Ne re.,pliati,ona of this or4dinadnc,e., proivid d, howaver, ari P.(�5a—r:�nfo -ming use shall not be continu*d 23ollowi,ng 6 cdelctnmet.io n ('..f the :bu,11ding by fire, vi.-nd,, or :x-plonioa according to tht eatiziate of the Building Xnspector." The daviago to z.he most southerly of th.e thre- buil.ding.3 was: gxiutar° thn.a. 6Q,% &nd this buildiji- has baon scxrn doyen and rerova4 fr1w.t U-nv premises by Georg* Kars:. Tho rEmaining five motel _.ni t.s ha4 ve%.y little damage and may be oontinuod sn•sr a non-contsazm;: q us aw in. viv.q of the foregoing circ st&noot tad facts, X take this opportunity to confirm stay aaci,sikcr, of octobor 6, 1970, that tho prow _aaion" of Se-t io.'a >5-111, of city Mitigate ie, eu nce of a building p�mi t teas rQ,xs� c,st ad „ +h*Y nni` this Inap"Ctor AwCA 4009 O a L FUR J. E w Li": .-.TTOt1NXV AT LAW 13ROOKOALE WEST 5904 C)ASKO ROAD MINPIMAPOL, %.MIMNSOVeA 51,4429 November 23, 1970 M,r. I R. Murph oy, iiuildirw kopeoW and Secrotexy of the Board of Adjustment and Appeals City of Brooklyn Center 7100 Usspo toad Brooklyn Center., Minnesota 55429 V h Re: George L. Darr -- PtIverside Motel and apartments. 5608 Lynn ale Ave. :forth Gentlem e.l: Under date of October 27, 1970, the under- signed as at ornney and agent for c -,.-orge 1.., Karr, requested a building permit for the rebuilding of they fiiio motel-apartment units welch were destroyed by fiat cn.. or about Septwnber 20, 1970. • Under dlr:te of November 2, 1970, a letter from the min.tstrativee Offices, algriv:1 by 7.. R. M,�rphdey, Bu lding Inspector, dezie;d the building pe mit. Appel el In her iwv reorue—sted and that the r ester of a bu:ildina permit to build thm five t axlt mot;�1- ,par rnent be heavl by the Beard of just-Murat and. .Appeal,;