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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC77001 - 1/27/77 - 7000 and 7006 Brooklyn BlvdFile Purge Date: `22-� FILE INFORMATION Project Number: 7760i see Aie 65-4;j2 PROPERTY INFORMATION Zoning: PLAN REFERENCE Note: If a plan was found in the file during the purge process, it was pulled for consolidation of all plans. Identified below are the types of plans, if any, that were consolidated. • Site Plans • Building Plans • Other: FILE REFERENCE Note: The following documents were purged when this project file became inactive. We have recorded the information necessary to retrieve the documents. Document Tyne Date Ranae Location Agendas: Planning Commission Office Minutes: Planning Commission Minutes: City Council Document Type Resolutions: Planning Commission Resolutions: City Council Ordinances: City Council ,/1,/77/ 3/c17'7 _/ City Vault z �r`�7 3/-4,1--/7 7, -'1-:z51-i 7/�» City Vault Number Location .7 -7_ 1 City Vault City Vault City Vault COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY FILES CHECKLIST CITY OF BROOKLYN CrNTER PLANNING COMMISSION ZONING APPLICATION Application No,, Please Print Cl earr o�e Street Locat4on of Property 7000 and 7006 Brooklyn Blvd. Legal Description of Property See Attached Owner Richard A. Rockstad Address 21252 St. Francis Blvd. Applicant Same Address Same Type of Request: x Rezoning Variance Phone No, 753-1697 CYR t42 7- 406 0 Phone No. Subdivision Approval Site & Bldg, Plan Approval Special Use Permit Other: Description of Request: (0iiice building to be used as Real Estate Office with 1 rdditional rental space Zon/ F/2dr/i R-S �/i1u/frv/F Src�Er Fee 1 )- Receipt No. a/ Applicant's Signature Date PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Dates of P.C. Consideration: 7- Approved Denied Ong conci-'r. ions. "� this 10h day of ��,Cc 19 , subject to the follow- CITY COUNCIL ACTION Dates of Council Consideration: rman Approved Denied this vr_5 � day of 19 '22, with the following amendment: er P/I Form No. 18 (over please) CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER, MINNESOTA 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway 55430 PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING APPLICATION FOR SITE AND BUILDING PLAN APPROVAL Prior to submission of an application for plan review and approval, prospective applicants should arrange an informational meeting with the Planning staff to discuss preliminary plans and to become familiarized with applicable ordinance and policy provisions. Three (3) copies of the following documents and information shall be submitted, at least 14 da s prior to the date of the regular Commission meeting, concurrent with filing thee app ci ation required documents must be consistent with ordinance and policy provisions before -an nlication may be accepted): 1. certified site survey drawing by a registered engineer or land surveyor showing pertinent existing condition, accurately dimensioned. 2.* An accurately scaled and dimensioned site plan indicating: a) parking layouts including access provisions; b) designations and locations of accessory buildings; c) fences, walls or other screening, including heights and type of material; d) outside lighting provisions, type and location;- e) curbing. 3.* A landscape plan showing areas to be sodded or seeded; location, size and species of trees and shrubbery. 4.* Building floor plans, elevations, sections and specifications, including materials proposed. 5.* Existing and proposed land elevations, drainage provisions, and utility provisions. 6. Additional drawings, plans or information deemed necessary by the Secretary. *Must be prepared by a registered architect or person registered with the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers and Land Surveyors, and said drawings/plans shall be so certified. NOTE: Upon approval of plans by the Council and prior to issuance of permits, a Performance Agreement as to approved site improvements and a supporting financial guarantee, in an amount to be determined by the City, are required.--Tcceptable financial instruments include cash escrow; certificate of deposit; and performance bond. Copies of the Zoning Ordinance may be obtained from the Administrative Office. Questions should be directed to the Department of Planning and Inspectiop. P/I Form No. 19 Planning Commission Information Sheet Application No. 77001 Applicant: Richard A. Rockstad Location: 7000 - 7006 Brooklyn Boulevard Request: Rezoning The applicant requests rezoning, from R-5 (Multiple Residence) to C-1 (Service -Office Commercial), of the property at the northeast corner of 70th and Brooklyn Boulevard. A small office building is proposed. The property was zoned "R-B (Residence Business)" prior to 1968 when it was rezoned to R-5 along with the land to the north, up to and including the City property at 7100 Brooklyn Boulevard (CEAP) . Offices were permitted uses in the R-B zone. The property contains a single family dwelling which, until approximately two years ago, was occupied by the applicant's real estate firm. The structure has recently been rented as a residence. The applicant proposes to remove the existing structures and build a new office building. Items to be considered include: 1 . Comprehensive Plan. The area east of Brooklyn Boulevard north of 70th Avenue now zoned R-5 is viewed as a "Planned Development Area", i.e. common zoning and development should be encouraged, versus parcel -by -parcel development. "Higher uses" such as service -office are deemed appropriate in this context. 2. Nature of and Effect Upon Area Zoning. There are five single family dwellings, including the applicant's and a landlocked one adjacent to the north, between 70th Avenue and the City property; and there is a seven unit apartment building and the old City Hall (now being converted for use by CEAP). The only conforming use now is the apartment building. The landlocked dwelling north of the applicant's property was permitted under a 1965 variance acknowledging private easement access, in lieu of public street. All the nonconforming parcels, with the exception of the landlocked lot which would need to be combined, could contain small R-5 (includes R-4 or R-3) developments or small C-1 developments. The City property, in effect, is now a public C-1 type use with the CEAP occupancy. If one presumes the existing apartments will remain, there is thus a cluster of three parcels to the south (includes the applicant's) and two to the north which are potentially subject to conforming development or rezoning. Planning Commission Application No. 77001 There is no adjacent R-1 zoning except for St. Alphonsus Church property to the east. 3. Inter -relationship of R-5 and C-1 Uses. The Commission discussed this in depth last year relative to the application for land at 65th and Brooklyn Boulevard and the one for the R-4 parcel at 69th and Humboldt Avenues North. It would be appropriate to formalize a policy statement on this subject at this time, since the matter is not unique to this area. C-1 intensity is comparable to R-5 (of similar magnitude) and can often be less. 4. Highest and Best Land Use is the basic criterion for any zoning determination. Consideration includes the above factors as well as the general character of the area today and the desirable development for the future. It is standard procedure to refer rezoning requests to the neighborhood group (Northwest) for review and comment. Planning Commission Information Sheet Application No. 77001 Applicant: Richard A. Rockstad Location: 7000 and 7006 Brooklyn Blvd. Request: Rezoning This item was tabled at the January 27, 1977 meeting following the public hearing and referred to the Northwest Neighborhood Advisory Group for review and comment. It comprehends the rezoning, from R-5 to C-1, of the two parcels comprising the northeast corner of 70th Avenue North and Brooklyn Boulevard. The Neighborhood Advisory Group has submitted a written report of their recom- mendation which is to retain the present zoning and a copy of the report is attached. Several considerations which apply to this application and which have been discussed by the Commission include: 1. Whether the request is characteristic of "spot zoning." 2. Whether the request is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. 3. Whether the proposed land use represents the highest and best use for the land. 4. Related to Items 2 and 3, whether the Comprehensive Plan criteria for the area should be reconsidered. We have included elsewhere in the agenda a draft of guidelines or policy criteria which might be used in evaluating rezoning requests. (This matter has been discussed by the Commission since last year, and was to have been a topic of a study meeting earlier this month for which a quorum was not present due to the weather). It would perhaps be appropriate to defer final disposition of this application until the Commission has had an opportunity to more fully discuss these draft guidelines, presumably at the next study meeting. We have provided below pertinent Comprehensive Plan and other data regarding this proposal for consideration at this time. The subject property is designated by the Comprehensive Plan as being in a "planned development area" which includes the properties from 70th Avenue North to Noble Avenue North, on the east side of Brooklyn Boulevard. Specifi- cally, the plan provides (p.84): Establish the areas along Osseo Road (as shown on the plan map) which are now vacant or subject to future change to a "higher" land use, as planned development districts. These areas would be permitted to be developed or re -developed 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 apartments, public and semi-public buildings or certain commercial services such as clinic, professional office, etc. Application No. 77001 Page 2 The Commission has discussed the possibility of rezoning this entire planned development area from R-5 to C-1 and such action would appear to be consist- ent with the intent of the Comprehensive Plan. The subject application in and of itself, however, is not consistent with that proposal since it deals only with a portion of the area. The application does raise another issue that has been discussed with the Commission, namely, whether higher residential zoning such as R-5 is in effect so comparable, with respect to intensity and buffering characteristics, that the districts are somewhat interchangeable. The Commission has been periodically discussing the development of guidelines or policy criteria for this consideration, but no final determination has yet been made. We will be prepared to discuss the application and the consideration in further detail. If the request is recommended for approval at this time, re -platting of the property should be specified as a condition. Planning Information Sheet Application No. 77001 Applicant: Richard Rockstad Location: Northeast corner, 70th Avenue North at Brooklyn Boulevard. Request: Rezoning The attached draft resolution recommending denial was directed at the March 10, 1977 meeting. The applicant has since carried a petition among the property owners/residents within 350 feet of the property. It was submitted to the file this week along with the attached letter. The applicant's efforts deals with one aspect of the Commission's concerns -- neighborhood opinion. The other issues are not treated. Planning Commission Information Sheet Application No. 77001 Applicant: Richard Rockstad Location: Northeast corner of 70th Avenue North and Brooklyn Boulevard Request: Rezoning (Review of City Council deliberation of request as remanded by City Council) The City Council on April 25, 1977 remanded this item to the Planning Commission for further consideration in light of Council deliberations on March 28, 1977 and on April 25, 1977. At the March 28 Council meeting the staff, was directed te-prepare alte.rnot ves which could be considered in providing for the redevelopment proposal submitted by the applicant with the recognition that zoning and permitted uses should be consistent with Comprehensive Plan provisions. We prepared a memorandum to that effect, and it was the subject of discussion at the last council meeting. (copy attached) The City Council indicated that alternative No. 2 appeared to be the most appropriate means of approaching this situation and the attached draft ordinance was endorsed. The Council, however, refrained from a first reading of this ordinance amendment until such time the Planning Commission has reviewed the matter. It was the consensus of the Council that the intent of the ordinance amendment and the intent of the City Council as expressed in the March 28 Council minutes could be reconciled with the concerns of the Planning Commission as expressed in Resolution 77-1 which was adopted by the Commission on March 24 (copy attached). The issue is essentially a confirmation of a policy that service office uses are deemed compatible with R-5 uses and since this compatibility is expressed in the current Comprehensive Plan, it would seem redevelopment proposals as suggested by Mr. Rockstad could be treated accordingly. There is a blanket recognition throughout this specific deliberation that the Comprehensive Plan will, in fact, be subject to major review and revision within the next two to three years, and that consequently the designation of various areas throughout the City for specific type land uses will be subject to close scrutiny by the public, neighborhood groups, Planning Commission and City Council. The policy determination involved with this specific matter would be a matter of record when such review occurs, and the policy can be presented in more specific and elaborate terms and graphic representations at that time. We will be prepared to discuss this matter in further detail at the meeting. 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