1967-05-25 Planning Comm MinutesMENDOTA HEIGHTS PLANNING COMMISSION
Minutes
Meeting: May 25, 1967 - 8:30 P. M.
Place: Village Hall
Members Present: Hardy Wright Brad Genereaux, Secretary
Rolf Ljungkull, Chairman Charles Hebble
George Weed
Thomas Libera
Midwest Planning: Howard. Dahlgren
Trustee: Ed Stringer
1. Case 67-9
Applicant: H. B. Krengle
Location: 7 Mears Avenue
Request: Variance to area requirement to redivide lots 7 and 8, the first
which now fronts on Meers Ave. and the second which fronts future Somerset
Road. Theproposal would provide a new lot on Mears Ave. in addition to the
one now containing a dwelling.
Variance granted for redivision of lots 7 and 8. When a house is to be built
a separate variance will be required.
Case 67-1
Applicant: Leonard Andreson
Location: 1191 Dodd. Road (Northwest Corner of Dodd Rd. & Ivy Falls Ave.
Request: Division of existing lot of 33,000 sq. ft. into 2 lots, one with
dwelling and garage and the other to be new lot for building. This lot
would be less than 15,000 sq. ft. Petition granted in consideration of
adjacent town house and also with provision that no variance would be granted
for set back onnew lot.
3. Case 67-3
Applicant: Mendota Development Company (Represented by Harvey Bream)
Location: Lexington- Victoria adjacent to Tilsen Highland Heights.
Request: Approval of preliminary plat of development.
Action: Preliminary plat not approved because applicant does not own land.
Since applicant needed approval in order to satisfy option requirements due
to expire June 15 a resolution was passed in favor of the intent to develop
the property as per sketch presented by Tuminelli & Bream and conforming
to a sketch by Howard Dehlgren,
Note: Mortensotto in Mayor Huber's absence was notified of the commissions
recommendation. Mr. Chops was present who owns land abutting the proposed
development.
4. Val Kuntz
Lot fronting Highway 13 between Lexington and Victoria.
Mr. Kuntz did not have an application, and he presented a contour survey.
Mr. Kuntz was instructed as follows:
1. Submit an application.
2. Present a boundary survey showing existing road.
3. Present evidence that property owners on opposite side -of road
would agree to a 60 ft. right of way for the road.
Recommendation: Delay approval of petition pending presentation of above items.
(2)
5. Applicant:Harold Liefschultz - Mendota Heights Par 3 Golf Course (Applicant
not present.)
Location: Northwest Corner of Bachelor Ave. and Dodd Road.
Request: Approval of miniature golf operation.
Action: Commission recommended that the Mayor look with disfavor on the
proposal due to the residential area involved.
6. Applicant: William Kreitz
Location: Adjacent to freeway intersection near area of new United Properties
Industrial Park.
Request: Building permit for residence.
Commission explained that proposed building site was zoned R-3 and un-
favorable as a single dwelling lot. Applicant withdrew request.
7. Several residents of Curley's Valley Viww addition were present to protest
rezoning for a proposed furniture store by Tom Curley adjacent to the
east side of the existing drugstore at the intersection of Highway 110 and
Lexington Ave. Since Mr. Curley was not present Howard Dahlgren reviewed the
proposal. He explained that the area would have to be rezoned from B2 to B3
andthat the abutting property owners would be notified of a public hearing
when a proper application had been made for reaoning. The hearing would also
appear in the West St. Paul Booster. The representatives present departed
since Tom Curley was not present.
8. Case 67-5
Applicant: T. 0. Burley
Location: Highway 110 near Lexington and adjacent to Curley's Valley View
Addition.
Request: Approval of preliminary plat and commercial building permit for a
furniture store.
Tom Curley appeared after preceding Valley View residents had left. He was
informed that an application was needed for rezoning the land from B-2 to
B-3 and immediately abutting lots from R-1 to B-3 prior to approval of
building permits for the proposed store. Mr. Curley said he would approach
council for hearing for rezoning instead of going through the planning
commission.
Meeting adjourned at 12:30 A. M.
Respectfully submitted,
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