1964-07-08 Planning Comm MinutesMENDOTA HEIGHTS pialumG COMMISSION
Minutes
July 8, 1964
1 The meeting convened at 800 p.m. in the village hall with Ed. Stringer, Dick Bancroft
Fred Braes and Tom Libera. Arriving after the beginning of the meeting were George
Weed and Len Lustig, and near the end of the meeting, Hardy Wright. Also present
were Mayor Huber and Ed Broder. Dale Pollack presented planning reports. Present
re Case 6446 were Harvey Bream and. Carmen Tamminelly and present for the hearing
were Whitey Jones, Wood Foster, A. W. Schneider, Attny. Jensen representing
Mr. Andrews. Present re Case 64-17 was Montle Rockhold; re Case 6444 were
Bernard Friel and Harry Kirchner; re 64-16, F. W. Wohlers; re 6448, Len Dolny;
6449, P. D. Edgell; 64-20, Mervin No:h.
Case 6415
Applicant; Richard Kenneth Randal, 954 Wagon Wheel Trail
Request: (1) Vaction of Rogers Avenue south of Wagon Wheel Trail; ( 2) approval for
building a 20x20 frame art studio.
Disposition; Motion by Braes, second by Libera that the application be tabled
until further inquires can be made about problems of future rezoning. yes 6, nayes 0.
3 Case 6443 Hearing on application for re -zoning
' Mendota Development Oompany, Inc. 1386 West 7th St., St. Paul, Minn.
Location; NW corner of intersection of Dodd Rd. and Wentworth Avenue.
Request; Re -zoning from R-1 to R -'3A
Opposed; Whitey Jones on grounds of single family residence across the street;
Wood. Foster on grounds that rezoning woald not be in keeping with surrounding area;
Attny. Jensen on grounds that the intersection is a hazardous one.
In Favor; A. W. Schneider on grounds that the village needs such improvement.
Disposition; Motion by Weed. seconded by Lustig that the commission recommend to
the council that the application be denied. Ayes 6, nayes 0. Reasons given for
the recommendation were as follows: (1) No substantial change in the character of
the neighborhood that would support rezoning; (2) Opposition of majority of
neighboring property owners at the hearing based on appropriate use in R-1 District
and concern with blind approl.ch at intersection of Dodd -Wentworth.
4 Case 6447
Applicant; Montie Lee Rockhold, 2161 Hwy. 55, St. Pau/ 18.
Request: approval for building an enlargement of accessory use building used for
horses to make room for a colt.
Disposition: Motion by Weed, seconded by Libera that the application be recommended
to the council for approval. Ayes 6, nayes 0.
5 Case 64-14
Applicant; Harry Albert and Elaine M. Kirchner
Location: 2150 Dodd Road
Request: Conditional use permit to erect gasoline service station
Discussion; The planneres report was reviewed and. Dale Pollack gave the opinion
that the question about the boundary of the present zoning was negligible. Mr.
Kirschner said there would be no body work or involved mechanical work, just grease
job, etc. Mr. Friel requestbd a tabling motion to permit obtaining further data.
Disposition: Motion by Stringer. second by Wright that the application be tabled
until the next commission meeting. Ayes 7, nayes 0.
Case 64-16
Appaicant; Lennard Dolny, 2231 Apache Street
Request: approval of accessory use permit to build child's playhouse
Disposition: Motion by Weed, second by Bancroft that the commission recommend to
the council that the application be approved. Ayes 7, nayes 0.
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7 CQee 64-19
F. Do Bdgell, 2071 Patricia Street
Rego.estio approval of accessory use building permit for garage tool house
Disposition: Motion by Weed, second by Brass that the commission recommend to
the council that the application be approved. Ayes 7, naves 0.
8 Case 64-20
Applicant: Mervin F. Noah, 2557 Hwy. 61 North
Location; William 01ewwe property on Hwy..100
Requests Permit to move mobile home onto property
Disposition: Motion by Lustig, second by Brass that the application be referred
to Ml west Planning & Research, Ayes 7, Mayes 0.
9 Case 64-16
Applicant: F. N. Wohlers, 641 Highway 100
Regeest; permit to build two -case basement garage (determination of minimum front
yard permissible in relation to frontward extension of gag=.. e)
Di.3positiona Motion by Bancroft, second by Wright that the application be referred
tc Midwest Planning and Research. ayes 7, naves 0.
10 I.ohn Fuller appeared to ingaire aboult any village rego.irenents for orientation of
house to be bailt on Lot 9. Lametti Addition and any anticipated Change in the
culdaeac on which it fronts. He was assured that the culdasac would probably
be abandoned when an extension of the street was required, and that there was
no village regulation governing orientation of a home on a lot.
11 Ed Sroder asked the commission to make recommendations for the re -naming of
Zero Street. Dick Bancroft was appointed to the street naming committee.
Dale Pollack presented Hwy. Dept. plane for (1) FIR 494; Minn, River to Hwx 49;
(2) FIR 494 e,:et of 49 to F. village limits; and (3) FIR 35E south of Hwy.100
to FIR 494; and Midwest Planning & Research proposal for interchange at T.H. 13
and T.H. 55 at the end of the Mendota Bridge. He indicated that the Hwy. Dept.
had agreed to the general layout of the latter interchange and suggested that,
since there had been further queetione raieed about the other three layouts in
the meeting with the Hwy. Dept. on June 9, that all four should be ready for
village approval. Motion by Brass, seconded by Wright that the four layouts
be recommended to the village cousaoil for approval. Ages 7, naves 0.
13 Hardy Wright revorted an inquiry by Mr. Temple of the architectural firs Hammel,
Green & Abrahamson concerning the commission's preferences, if any, for location
of a future elementary school in the village. Mr. Temple said that the two sites
being c:ozasidered were (1) an expansion of the Somerset site and (2) a portion of
the 31 aore Aract between Iv3r Falls Avenne and Partition Rd. There seemed to be
general reement that a site swathe let of the creek or northeast of the creek
in the later tract would be prefered.
14 The meeting »djourened at 12;20 p.m.
Submitted by Hardy Wright
from notes by lien Lustig