1985-06-25 Joint Council-Planning Comm workshopPage No. 2291-A
June 25, 1985
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
JOINT CITY COUNCIL/PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP
Members present: Mayor Lockwood, Councilmembers Blesener, Hartmann, and Witt.
Councilmember Cummins was absent. Planning Commission members present included
Kruse, Burke, Henning, Frank, Morson, McMonigal. and Stefani. Mayor Lockwood
called the meeting to order at 7:06 o'clock P.M.
Purpose of the workshop was for the Planning Commission and the Council to
discuss the proposal by Dahlgren, Shardlow, and Uban, Inc., for a
comprehensive study of the south east area of the City. Planner Phil Carlson
presented some aerial photographs of the area and talked about the issues that
the consulting firm foresaw studying as a part of the project.
The group discussed that the study would include alternatives for road
alignments, and also that it should look at the alternative of leaving the land
zoned as it currently is.
In general, the Council and Commission agreed that all development north of
Mendota Heights Road should be single family residential, and no non-residential
development east of Dodd Road.
Commissioner Henning reported on the neighborhood meeting which had been held by
Tandem Corporation a week earlier. He indicated that Tandem had given a good
presentation, and that the major concern of the neighborhood seemed to be traffic
impact. He also said that some of the neighbors preferred larger lots, at least
20,000 square feet, and preferably up to 40,000. However, Tandem was looking at
an average of 15,000 square foot lots, and sale prices in the S165,000 and up
range.
The Commission and Council agreed that it was important to try to graduate uses
from heavier more dense near the freeway to large lot zoning in the northern part
of the Tandem property.
Planner Carlson indicated that their firm would have a draft of their preliminary
findings in time for the next Planning Commission meeting on July 23. It was
agreed that the Council and Commission would meet again at 7:00 o'clock P.M.
that evening to review those findings and make some preliminary decisions.
TIME OF ADJOURNMENT: 8:32 P.M.
ATTEST:
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Robert G. Lockwood
Mayor
evin D. Frazel
City Administrator