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Home My WebLink About1970 06-04 PCP CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER PLANWING COIY010SION AGIENDA JUNE 4, 1970 1. CALL TO ORDERt 7%30 P.W, 2. ROLL CALL 3,, APPROVAL OF MINUTES -. Special Session of May 21, 1970 Study Session of May 28, 1970 4. CHATRWIVS EXPLANATIONg The Planning Commission is an advisory body. one of the Corurtission'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 on these matters, PUBLIC :MAFINGS Application No, A,. M., adsen Floral Con�pany by Arthur Kvamme 70029 Rezone from RI to R4 • B. Ron Fleissner Subdivision 70030 Rezoning 70031 Special Use Permit "Nursing Rome" Site and building plans 70032 C. David Fore Var-I.ance on side yard setback 70025 D,, Marvin Elsen Variance on substandard lot, 70026 E, L� A. Jacobson Variance on sideyard setback 70033 �q �IL!st- Sign Co. Sign Variance 70027 Sign variance 70028 5. OLD BUSIXIBSS:, A. Kraus-Ander yon j?�L R.L. Ernst Rezoning from R5 to C2 Tabled to ivne 4th by recpiest. 70015 PLAN IiVC CViMISSIO1I AGEMA JUNE: 4, 1970 Page 2 7. NEW BUSINESS : A. Super Valu stores,, Inc. Curb cut on Xerxes Avenue 70023 B. Rauenhorst C.,CoEp . Site and Building Plans for State Farm Insurance office 70035 8b SUDOW.4ITTEE MPORM A. B, 91 CORRESPONDENCE A. • B. L7. -JOU.RMENJ= S N T Cokni11S IO SIME Application No. 70029 • Applicant: Madsen Floral by Arthur Kvamme Description of Request: Rezone from Rl to R4 Property Location.- 715 - 56-th, Avenue North BACIN'GRO-UM.- 1) This area was considered by the Planning Corcmission for multiple family dwellings under Application No. 60108 and recomri.ended for approval by the City Council, A copy of those minutes are included in this report. P0TJ\T7S TO BE CONSIDERED: 1) With the adoption of the Comprehensive Guide Plan, the greenhouse and retail sale of flowers, etc. , becalme a non-conforming use in an R-1 district. The area under consideration is completely • surrounded with single family dwellings with access over residential streets only. Change of lanO use 'would be considered spot zoning and therefore inconsistent with the Comprehensive Guide Plan. If the Commission is in favor of the rezoning request, then formal action should be deferred until a complete development plan is provided by the petitioner, Planning Commission Agenda - June 4, 1970 - Application No, 70029 E,,,c e r p t from the Minutes of the Planning Commission Meeting f,�f A aril 7, 1960. "Plotion by Vern Ausen, seconded by Al }',attar that the Plann-*t.ng comaission recoirmtpnd to the Village Council that the petition for a special use permit for the construction of a multiple dwelling as submitted by the Madsen Floral Company for their property located between 55th Avenue North and 56t-h Avenue North between Camden and Bryant Avenues North be approved with the following stipulation.- the setback on the east side of the property shall be a miniiaum of 10 feet and that the driveway from either 56th Avenue North or 55th Avenue North to serve the property shall be on the west side of the property and that approval will be granted upon the submission of acceptable drawings in conformance with those presented and on file with the Secretary. mot-ion carried. " Excerpt Prow the minutes of the Village Counc-il Meeting of �EEKil 11:, 1_960 ti 0 "Motion by Russ Jones and seconded by Wayne Gagey to uphold recowmen.dation of the Planning Coawitission that the petition for a special, use pe=ait for the construction of a multiple dwelling as submitted by Madsen. Floral Company fo-r their property located between 55th Avenue North and 56th Avenue North between Camden and Bryant Avenues North be approved with the following stipulation- on the east side of the property the setback shall be 10 feet and the drive-way from either 56th Avenue North or 55th Avenue 'North to serve the property: shall be on the West side of tae property, and that approval gill be granted -upon the submission of accept-'able dra-wings 21-n conformance of those presented and on file with Che Secretary-, Motion carried." Ll R E Z 0 IV E i IA4 ty fa kfY Q9 hj- 7,rX77,7`/ 7777' Z oZ I PJANNING COMISSION INFOPMMON SHEET • Application No. 70030 Applicant- Ron Fleissner Description of Request; Subdivision Property: East of Weinsch Townhouse ProJect, North of 66th Avenue and West of 5th Street. BACKGROUbMt 1) -The Flay *7, 1970, Planning Commission required that the applicant plat the property into a registered land survey. POINTS TO -BE CONS IDEREDt 1) The existing plat of the DeMac Addition shows certain utility and drainage easements which should be shown on the proposed R.L.S. Special attention should be given to either vacating or retaining any existing easements. CijP-2vIjSSJCO& SAEB`I� Application No. 70031 Appj' icnatg Ron Fleissner Description of Request% Rezone part of R3 and C2 to R4. Property4 Same areas as cited in P,,C.A� 700018 BACKGROUND 1) The Planning Commission considered Application No. 70018 on May 7, 19*70. At U-Yat time it was suggested that nursing horaes could be a special use permit iin an R3 zone. However, this is not the case for either the !13 or. C2 zoAes. Therefore it is recommended tilat this parcel be rezoned to R4 which allows nursing homes as a special use. PLi .1 h.,TC COMISSION 'ILNF0,TMVkTI0N SIMEET Application No. 70018 Applicant: Ron Fleissner Description of Request Special Use Permit to construct a Nursing Rome with a .200 bed capacity. Property,- East of the Weinsch T(Ywnhause Project, North of 66th Avenue and West of 5th Street extended. BACKGROUNDs 1) This is to be a propietary 1-7..omie and will pay taxes. 2) Applicant states that approximately 35 to 40 persons will be employed. 3) This is not to be a rest home but a nursing home, licensed and regulated by the State, where constant' care will bey available to ambulatory patients. This institution is also used as a convalescent home. • 4) The staff reviewed witli the applicant rough preliminary landscape and site and building plans on Monday., May 25, 1970. Landscaping was considered deficient; it- was also noticed that there are far too many rooms with. a 4 bed capacity� There seems to be a lack of Privacy for most patients. 5) The site can accommodate cur pazking space. requirements. POINTS TO BE CONS I.M.RED: 1) State laws, license and establish winirmim standards f037 operation, maintenance and construction of nursing hoy.fles,. .In a Ynei-,io to the City manager and Planning Commission da-C-ed September 4. 1969, Bob Haarivan commented that the State Board of Health belie%res that nursing home:3 w.'4.'-th one and two beds per room versus all three and four bee's per room are better. 2) See Section 35-220.2. Standards for Sped. !,L (Jse Permit s • Application No, 70018 Page 2 3) See Section 35-220.3. Conditions and Restrictions. The Planning Co=nission should examine bow the applicant will maintain and operate their nursing home, including number of employees,, number of beds per roorc►,, Also to be considered are adequate recreational facilities and privacy for patients. 4) IThe Planning Conunission does have a subcommittee for , "Site W-velopment Standards for Nursing Homes" . PLANNING 00MMISSION INFORKATION SHEET Application No. 70032 Applicant.- Ron Fleissner Description of Request: conceptual Review of Site and Building Plans Property: Same area as in P,C.A. No. 70018 BA CKG ROUND% 1. Reference is made to planning Commission minutes of May 7, 1970, page 2,, The applicant is asking for commission review of site and building plans, POINTS TO BE CONSIDERM: 1 Exterior site plan~ showing landscaping and walkways were reviewed by the staff, Monday, May 25, 1970, • and were considered deficient. 21 Should consider number of rooms with 2 bed capacity or less. 3) Should consider reception area, recreational facilities and provisions for privacy, • tAdE ix-109MI,WIMA"m -Al ec QD - y Al 0 A • ��Aww, . AL • i PLANNING COVOKISSION 3:14FOE 'PION SHEET Application 1,40. 70025 • Applicant--, David Fore Description of Request.- Variance from Section 35-400 "Table of District Requirements" to permit a detached garage to be set back IS feet from the side lot line instead of 25 feet as required for corner lots. Location of Propertyt 5602 JaDies Avenue North 1) O-,,vner claims it x-,,ould be a hardship if, he is required to locate garage behind house due to lot depth. 2) At the time this land was developed, the s.J-deyaxd setback on corner lots, for either a house or a , garage was 15 feet. Considerable number of properties have been developed with side yards less than 25 feet. • 3) Variances on side yard setback have been approved in this general, area, POI?I'.3 TO BE CONS I-DERF-T) 1) The proposed garage would be 7 feet closer to 56th Avenue than the garage located at 1604 - 56th Avenue, 2� A 23 - wide garage could be attached to the south side of Mr. Fore's house and still have a 251 side yard,, No ci iTmi Cr, rs ED El E-j 55,33 5$ C Y El rl I t- 3 o L .u�.slR'W�!FaA.N.�.1N`WMirt.'jll'.YI a PJ PLANNING COMMISSION INFORNATION SMUT Application No. 70026 Applicant,—, Marvin Elsen Description of Request: variance; 1) Lot width 75a to 408 ; 2) Lot area 9500 sq,ft. to 5120 sq.ft. ; 3) sideyard setback from 10' to 71 ; to permit construction of a 26` x 400 single family dwelling on a sub- standard lot. Propertyz 5431 Emerson Avenue North BACKGROUNDt 1) Reference is made to excerpts from both the Planning cormission minutes (Nov. 5, 1959) and the City Council Minutes (Nov. 24, 1959) where Jerome Bistedeau, 5427 Emerson Avenue North, was granted a variance to construct a hove on a substandard lot. 2) The southeastern section of the City contains many homes on substandard lots. • FOTNTS TO BE CONSIDEREW 1) Section 35-500 - Substandard Lots and Parcels. The subject application does not meet 70% of any of the ordinance requirements for area, width and setback. 2) A certified survey certificate should be required to show building set back on abutting lots. EXCERPT FROM THE MliNfUTES OF THE PLAINUUNG COMMISSIOM YLEETING OF 110VEMBER 5, 1959. "Motion by Paul. Bullen, seconded by Harry Poate, that the Plannjing Commission re commend to the Village Council that a variance be granted to Jerome Bistedeau, 5427 Emerson Avenue North, to construct a house of 26 feet maxi.mLuu width on Lots 7 and 9. Block 2, N & E Perkins Addition. -Motion carried. " EXCERPT FROM THE 14SNUTES OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL REETING OF NOVEMBER 24, 1959. "Motion by Wayne Gageby and seconded by Carl Carlson that the Village Council uphold: the recommendation of the Planning Commission in their Minutes of November 5, 1959, thz,t a variance be granted Jerome Bistodeau, 5427 Emerson Avenue North to construct a house of 26 feet maximum width on each of Lots 7 and 9a. Block 2, N & R Perkins Addition. motion carried. • • i • [ f f `15 El IL s � s � Y s? n u Ej 3 of 3 � r C PLANNING COMISSION INFOPMATION SHEET • Application No. 70033 Applicant,. L� A. Jacobson Description of Request-. Variance on sideyard setback from 10 feet to 6 feet. Property:- 3200 Lawrence Road SAC KGROLM 1) The original building permit issued in 1959 approved a 6 foot side yard setback on the West with Ro indication that part of the family roor, area would be less than 10 feet. 2) Now the owner -wisbes to extend the family room and still maintain a 6 foot side yard. POINTS, TO BE CONTSIDERIM-. 1) To require that the proposed addition be setback 1.0 feet would make a 4 foot offset in the west wall of the new addition. 2) Granting of the variance would not be detrimental to the public welfare or in,jurious to other land. 3) Condl.tions in t1tis instance are somewhat unique iand strict application of the zoning ordinance probably would be a hardship to the petitioner. • T,NI ENGINEI.IPS AND- SIJQVF_"Y"OPS f 501 L C NUE L^?14cl 7T • o '�� pTAIJN-ING OD14MSSION INFORMATION S11EET • Application No. 70027 Applicant Nordquist Sign Company for Brookdale Ford Description of Request t! Variance from 32' to 43'6". Section 34-140.3(2) a. Property-. 2500 County Road 10 BACKGROUND.- 1) The applicant feels that the Ford Agency is highway oriented and that because of the elevation of the overpass 'that a sign at least 43 feet in height is required. POINTS TO BE CONSIDERED; 1) Freeway Zones which would provide special sign regulations are becoming more important each. day. • 2) There are other sign reqtiests pending that would have a bearing on this application. • PLANNING CULAISSION INFORMATION SHEET AppiiCatiOn NO. 70028 • Applicant i Norhquist Sign Company for Brookdale Ford Description of Request% variance to permit 2nd freestanding sign in lieu of existing used car signs. Property, 2500 County Road 10 BACKGROURV, 1) Reference is mad- to planning Commission Application No. 68071. The application was denied by the Commission February 6, 1969, and similar action was upheld by the City Council on February 17, 1969. See letter dated February 21, 19696 included with this report.. 2) The Ford Motor Company has undertaken a nationwide program to improve the identification of its dealer- ships through a standardized system of signK • P01W-S TO BE CONSIDERED 1) The proposed sign would be a definite improvement, over the 5 existing used car signs. NIX ----n r POH r7i 71, 9 t5lf f : Febzuary wl, 1969 blordquist sign Camay 312 West Fake Street s sap�iilisp KiAnesota Dear Sit$ IAA lector is to infom you, is gfriting, of the action taken on AppalIcation No. 68071. a►o11+ Wiaq in an excerpt from the minutes of the City Council meeting of f'ebrrary 17. 1%9. "The neat item of business to be considered by the Ca=a1 1. was �lanniang Camlasion Application So. 68071 as submittod by 8ord+quist Sign Company prior to the adoption of the snvw Brooklyn Center SigA Crdiname. The City Managnr, • 1z r*vieving this application for the CournGi1,, not4d that the now SigA Ordinance dies not provides or allow for a second fr eate n-inq used car sign that most automotive dealership hiitoricaaolly have had. PIIO ••%.Orl by Thiodors Willard and .*ecoMisd by Berl Rydberg t. d a A l'x&AT ing Commisc.ian kpp74.1., t U-rn No. 68CY?l becau se s i;Iy► 62 r ooz not yoefat the m e caireagmts established by the City* Sic 3Co . b.: :Z' td voting in favor �awrsr Philip Cohen, to-9a ,, a.rl 11� -dbai T,,, Mowsrd neck and amore Willard. Sp. aucely�► bs �. liaal�rs��z Floe nir 7� Cacmiaesion Secretary Nil. P'LANNING COVEMISSION INFOMATION ShEET Application No. 70015 A,'Oplicant -Kraus-Anderson by R.L _Ernst Description o1`7 Request; Rezoning from R5 to C2 the north 163 feet of Lot 2, Block 1, aellsiL..ad Addition,, together with 163 feet of irvjjig Avenue Nor" h vacated. BAMCROUMO 1) This application was deferred at the May 7, 1.970, Commission meeting to June 4, 1970, at the request of the applicant. 2) Lot 2R Block 1 of aellstad liddition has approximately 90, 240 square feet of land area. 3) Planning Coixmission Application No , 65064 app-roved 36 apartments on Lot 2, Block 1. 4) The applicant wishes to have Irving Avenue, as it was platted in the Hellstad Addition, vacated, with the land area therein applied to the apartment density requirement, of Lot 2, Block 1, and the comziercial proposal for the north 163 feet of said Lot 421 , Block 1. 5) 11'he applicant has produced a 31etter authorizing him as agent for Kraus-Anderson together with a letter of intent fr(xit Fitterman to acquire zi:idditional property on this south border. 63 This atpplication is inconsistent with the Com'Prehensive Plan goals for this area. Referenc=e is made It-0 Page 49, point 4. • e • • r NY' S gtA;PA q •w A r, +u C A is a X d t PLANNING COMWISS110N IN-FOR14ATION SHEET Application NO, 70023 Applicantz Super Valu Description of Request: Request for curb cut 178 feet south of Northwaiy Drive off Xerxes Avenue North. Property: 5801 Xerxes Avenue North BACKGROUND: 1) See Super Valu letter dated April 24, 1.970, included %?ith this report. 2) Reference is made to Planning Commission Minutes of May 7, 1970M "At this time the City Manager informed the Planning Commission that he has agreed to allow Super Valu to install a temporary driveway off train Xerxes Avenue North at a point approximately 178 feet south of • Northway Drive; this entrance would be permitted "y for the "grand opening" period of four weeks ,connoencing with the opening of the new Brockdale Super Valu; the opening and closing of the curb cut will be at the expense of Super Valu. " IN, Ap,ril, 24, 1970 Mr,, Donbld Posy, City Hanager SUPER VALU STORESAC. City of brooklyit cunLuz WWV&MMft'tVjtMWK - 7100 Ovzeo a+�oad "OPKIN4, MINNASOTA 156342 Brooklyn Center, Minneff0ta Taj.KFDH0hE 030-3501/AMIMA W2 Dear Mr. Poset This is to follow through on our meeting today in your office to discuss a curb-cut off of Xerxes Avenue for our rww Brook- dale Super Valu.. As we L�tated, we feel very strongly that an entrance off Xerxes is essential to the success of our new store, particularly du.rrirug our grand opening period. On the other hand, we under- stand your th.-Inking and that of the Planning Commission with respect to this matter. In an effort to reach some midd4le ground, we suggested that Super Valu be permitted at its sole expense to install a curb- cut and driveway off Xerxes all'; -C.-he point indicated on the plot plan left with you, approximately 178 feet south of Northway V iva; this entrance wolild be permitted only for a period of fo?,.'tr (4) weeks ti(,.Ymanencing with. our ovening for business. Upon dulr"T?d from you, at any time aft nr tha expiration of that four %w,36)v period, we will promptly ran�ov* the drivew;,'1y entrance, z)-instl,�;11, t-he. atreet curbing arA rtt-tore the green-strip area , We understand that you will r6cvriuend thim plan to the Coauvission and ad'v:Lee ue. by returr, wt�D. as to whether thia Riuggeated course WALL lw', acet"ptablo. T wish to y�stw statement that you fully iritend to request the removal o;.: the proposed driveway if formal parmanent approval is riot obtained prior to that time; and I can assure you we will comply with any such demand. Of course, the installation expense and any riscessary xestoration will be entirely ours. In the '.ne4-ntbre, we interid to proceed to rn,--apply for the curvk)-- cut is a permanent in*tallation, and you will ask Mr, Harmon 'to aend as an application to initiate thiLo Mr. Donald Pose -2- April. 244, 19 70 • 1 Your efforts at this time are sincerely appreciated, and if there is any further information you would like, plea.ne* feel free to call. 010. Yours very truly, SUPER VALU STORES, INC.. A! CharIes D. Moan, Diri3ctor° S ore 1',levelopr^ent C°)D;ra • PLANMNG COMMSSION INFORMATION SIMET • Application No. 70035 Applicant.- Rauenhorst Corp. 'Description of Request-. Site and building plans Property?, 5930 Shingle Creek, Parkway BA CROROUNI) 1) Site and building plans are for a State Farm insurance office Building. it is estimated that this office will comply. 2) Total parking for 89 cars. Parking provisions are adequate for office floor area. 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