PL 12/04/1985 - 30643�,
CITY OF FRIDLEY
PLANNING COMMISSION h1EETINa, DECEMBER 4, 1985
CALL TO ORDER:
Chairperson Gabel calle�l the December 4, 1985, Planning Canmission meeting to
order at 7:32 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Mernbers Present: NE�. Gabel, Mr. Oquist, Mr. Minton, Mr. Saba, Mr. I�ellan,
Mr. Kondrick
Members Absent: None
Others Pr esent: Jim Robinson, P7anning Coord�nator
Charles S. Cook, 72G40 G� ouse St., Coon Rapids
Glen Van Wormer, Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc.
Clinton J. Coppicus, 256 Mercury Drive
Chester Gr omek, 3600 36th Ave. N.E., St. Anthony
Rosamorxl Sandusky, 181 Sylvan Lane
Norma 6Jetterberg, 175 Sy]van Lane
J. �. Pol l ard, 13�5 Skywood. Lane
Louis R. Lundgren, 1140 Minnesota Building, St. Pau] 55y01
� Bill Camp, 6280 University Ave.
J. Suh, 12 Island Rd., St. Paul 55110
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APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 6, 1985, PLANNING COP�9PIISSIOrd MII�l1TES:
MOTION BY 1�IR. KONDRICK� 5ECONDED BY MR. u�ABA, TO APPROVE THE NOVEMBER 6� .Z985,
PLANNING COMMI5SION MINUTE5 AS WRITTEN.
UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON GABEL DEC7�RED TNE MOTION CARRIED
UNe-1NIMOUSLY .
1.. PUaLIC HEARING: CONSIDERATION OF A SPECIAL 11SE PERMIT SP #85�i3, BY N�tTH
E AY INIIESTORS:
Per Section 20 .�.1, C, 1 of the Fridley City Code to allovr off ices not
associated with a principal use on Lots 6, 7, 8, and 9, Block 1, and Lots 1,
2, 3, and part of 4, Block 2, Great Northern Industrial Center, the same being
5101, 5201, 5255, and 5301 East River Road N.E.
Iten continued until next meeting at petitioner`s r equest.
2. PUQLIC HEARING: CONSIDERATION OF A SPECIAL USE_pERMIT, Sp�85�14, BY
Per Section 205.15.1, C, 12 of the Fridley City Code to allow any combination
of office, retail and residential uses within one building on Lot 1, Block l,
n Sylvan Hills Plat 6, and Lot 1, Block 1, Sylvan Hills Plat 7, the same being
2l4 Mississippi Street N.E. and 248 P1ississip�i Street N.E.
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PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 4, 1985 PAGE 2
MOTION BY MR. KOND.RICK� SECOINDED BY MR. MINTON, TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARIIVG
0111 SP #14 .
UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAI.RPERSON GABEL DECLARED �'HE MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOU5LY.
Mr. Robinson stated this property was located on the southwest corner af the
University/Mississippi intersection. The public hearing was for Phase 1, a
six-story combination office/r etail/residential building, on approx. 2,8 acres.
Ultimately, Nh. Lundgren hopes to develop the entire 9.8 acre site into four
phases. There are a total of 119 units--76 one-bedr oom, 33 two-bedroom, and
10 three-bedroom units. On the first floor and on the northern portion of the
building will be approx. 4,000 sq. ft. of commercia7. Two hundred and forty
par king stalls ar e proposed--145 underground, and 95 above ground. This
exceeds the code r�equirement af 225 stalls.
f�. Robinson stated the zoning for the entire tract is C-3, heavy corrunercia7.
There are some R-3 apartments to the south and Sylvan Hials wbich is a single
family neighborhood.
Nh� . Robi nson stated there has 6een a 1 ot of concern expressed about tr aff i c,
and Nh�, Lundgren has hired a traffic consultant who can answer questions about
traffic.
Mr. Robinson stated Staff would recommend t�e following stipu7ations:
1. A comprehensive drainage plan with the first phase development
which would address all four phases.
2. Landscaping plan consistent with the r est of the downtown ar ea.
3. Special use perrnit is contingent upon successful acquisition of
this property by the HRA.
Mr. Lundgren stated he was the Manag�nent General partner of Fridley pl aza
Associates, a limited partnership formed for the purpose of de�eloping
this six-story apar tment building. He stated the building was a high quality
building, entirely brick-cla�. On the south side, there was a one-story
structure which would house the amenities--swimming pool, party room, exercise
room, etc. All the units on the south side and the two ends will have private
balconies.
Mr. Lundgren stated the phasing of all f our phases will have to coincide with
the City's development phase because of acquisition and other problems. He
stated Fridley Plaza Associates will be working very closely with the City.
N�. Lundgren stated a lot af questions have been raised at pre�tious hearings
and meetings about traffic, and he has asked P�r. Glen Van Wormer of Short
Elliott Hendrickson, Inc. to make a traffic study which would examine the
implicat�ons of this building, particularly with the other buildings contem-
plated f or the site. A�reliminary report has been prepared, but he be7ieved
they were working on a more complete report.
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 4, 1985 PAGE 3
Mr. Kondrick asked about the rental figures for the units and the square
footage of the apartment units.
Mr. Lundgren stated the rental figures would be from $565-870. These r ents
do include all utilities so when making comparisons to other apartments, they
should allow for that �actor. These are all market rate apartments, not sub-
sidized, and they feel top of the market units.
Mr. Lundgren stated the square footage of the apartments was quite large. They
ranged from 710 sq. ft. to 1,425 sq. ft.
Mr. Oquist asked about the approximate timetable for all four phases,
Mr. Lundgren stated they are looking at a realistic timetable of 2-22 yrs. to
complete all four phases.
Mr. Glen Ilan Wormer stated he was with the f1rm, Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc.,
Municipal Engineers, who work for quite a number of municipalities throughout
Minnesota and Wisconsin. They do work for the City of Fridley as traffic
enyineers and so are somewhat fami7iar with the City.
Mr. Uan UJormer stated Mr. Lundgren asked th�n to undertake a traffic study of
his development. He stated they began by reviewtng all the information, bring-
i'�1 ing it up to date, so they had a pretty good idea of the uolumes of traffic that
exist today at the intersection of Mississippi/Una��ersi�� and on Mississippi
in the area af the proposed development. They found in their analysis that the
intersection operates today with some congestion, 6ut pro6ab7y better tnan a
lot of other metropolitan intersections. They technically call it "Level
Service D", which is a grading system for peak hour traffic congestion--
. "Level Service A" being excellent, "Level Service D"being an acceptable level,
and "Level Se F" b '
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rvice e�ng the ve�°y worst congest�on.
N6�. Van Wormer stated they than took the tota] complex that was proposed with
the office, elder]y, and residential development, projected the volume of
traffic, the direction in which the traffic would flow in and out of the
buildings, and super-imposed them on today's traffic, included the total deve]op-
ment in Holly Center, added a pe�centage for general ixaffic growth in the area,
and came up again with evening peak hour volumes. They found that with no
improvements to the intersection, it would be at a"Leue] Service E". With the
improvements proposed to the intersection, it would operate again at "Leve7
Service D". Th�re wil�l be more tr affic, but there will be a better intersection,
so the traffic volume should operate about the same as today.
Mr. V an Wormer stated that in looking at the d ev elopment, they also tried to
determine not only how many cars are coming out, but where those cars are
going and how might those cars affect the adjacent streets. A couple of hundred
cars during the peak hour would be oriented either to or from East River Road,
much of it would be oriented either north or south on University, and some would
go on P9ississippi toward Highway 65. There was also an in�eraction with Holly
Center of about 5%.
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PLANNIfdG COMMISSION MEETING DECEM�FR 4, 1985 PA�SE 4
Mr. Van 4Jormer stated one of the concerns was access into and out of the
development and how it interfaces with Mississippi St. He stated they have
been working with Mr. Lundgren in shifting some dri�eways so there will not
6e any interference.
Mr. Van Wormer stat�ed there has also been a concern aF traf�ic trying to get
down south into the residential streets. They do not anticipate there would be
any desire from the patrons of the office building or the apartment building
residents to go through the residential area. They can do two things to
guarantee that: (1) make it more convenient to go to University and Mississippi;
and (2) make it a little bit difficult to get through to the residential
streets.
Mr. V an Wormer stated they also made a license p7ate check of vehicles at the
intersection of Sate]lite Lane and Mercury Drive. They �rorked with the police
Dept. in order to determine how many were residents in the immediate area, how
many were residents in the area immediately north of Mississippi, how many w�r�e
Fridley residents; and how rnany were rnetropolitan residents. They anticipate
that approx. 50% of the cars were registered to actual residents in the area,
and they are trying to f�nd out why the oth�er 50% are in this area. They sus�ect
a lot of people are using the path 6ehind Rice P�aza as a short-cut to aaoid
traffic. The proposed development will stop that kind of traffic. Some of the
improv�nents to 694 might relieve some of the tra�Ffic problems that exist down
around 694.
Ms. Gabel asked if there was anyone in the audience v�ho v�ould like to make a
comment about this proposed development.
Ms. Norma Wetterberg, 175 Sylvan Lane, asked what type of commercial business
would be in the apartment building. It had been her understanding this wou7d
just be an apartment building.
Mr. Lundgren stated the total amount of commercial was about 4,000 sq. f t.
It would large]y be businesses that would service the building--beauty shop,
barber shop, dry cleaner pick-up location, etc. He did not have any tenants
identified at this time, but they will be tal[cing to all the tenants and own�s
in the area to see if they can get sorne of them into the complex.
Ms. Wetterberg st ated she also had a question about the storm sewer. She stated
she lives across from the park, and in periods of heavy rain, the park is
flooded, the streets are flooded, and the water comes up in the yards on the
corner. What impact would this development have on flooding when so much open
ground is going to be covered up with blacktop?
Mr. Robinson stated one of the stipulations of the special use permit was
Mr, Lundgren would have to provide a comprehensiue drainage plan that would
address the four-phase development. The development is also in the Rice Creek
Watershed District which has strict restrictions. The rate of run-off cannot
be more after development than it was before the development, so the develop-
ment will not impact the s�orm sewer system any more than it is now.
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING� DECEMBER 4� 1985 PAGE 5
Mr. Bill Camp, 6280 University, stated he was at the City Council meeting on
Monday evening and nothing was said about part of this building being commercial.
Mr. Camp stated that after tf�e City Council meeting, a woman asked about play-
ground facilities and outdoor activities for the apart�nent residents.
Mr. Lundgren had said he was putting in a swirruning pool. Mr. Camp stated
Sylvan Hills was donated as a park f or the residential neighborhood, both the
existing apart�ent buildings and the single f amily residential. To the best of
his knowledge, �his property was always intended to 6e some �orm of commercial.
If they are going to put into the neigh6orhood 400�500 people where are they
going to go for recreation? Are they going to overload Sylvan Hills Park?
A�t 7east small chi�drer� should have f acilities on site that would be a p7ay-
ground atmosphere. He felt this should be 7ooked into.
Mr. Camp stated his major concern was that prior to construction, it would be
very nice if these plans were more finalized so the residents would have a
better understanding of what is happening. They have talked about alot of
things, but there is nothing fin alized yet.
Mr. Camp stated the residents in the northern part of Sy]van Hills want to be
able to come and go from the north as well as from the south. They do not
want to be blocked off. To block off access would be a real disservice to
the rest of the residents in that area.
Mr. Camp stated'an important thing to keep in mind was there is already a
ro�r of apartments there with 100 units. It would be really easy to forget
that and b7ock it off so they are, in f act, running 100 units of people down
through the Sylvan Hills residential area.
Mr. Clinton Coppicus, 256 Mercury Drive, stat�l he was very concerned about
pedestrian traffic, both for pedestrians trying to cross at the Mississippi/
University intersection and for the elderly in o�e of the future phases crossing
Mississippi to get to Holly Center.
NM. Robinson stated the emphasis on pedestrian safety will also be part of the
improvement of the i ntersecti on.
Nh�. Lundgren stated that Mr. Camp's suggestion regarding children and a play-
ground for children had some merit, and he would like to study that possibility.
He stated they are restricted to the amount of land available, which would make
putting in a playground difficult but not impossible.
N6�. Lundgren stated that approx. 60% of the units are one bedroom units and they
do not expect large numbers af larger families in the facility.
M02'ION BY MR. KONDRICK, 5ECONDED BY MR. 5ABA, TO CLO5E THE PUBLIC HEA.RING ON
SP #85-Z4.
�•.1 UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON GABEL DECLARED THE PUBLTC
BEARING CL05ED AT 8:40 P.M.
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Mr. Oquist stated he had no problem with this special use permit request with
the stipulations as suggested by Staff; however, he would recommend they add
one additional stipulation that access continue to be provided to Sylv an Hills
from Mississippi St.
M0270N BY MR. KONDRICK, 5ECONDED BY MR. OQUI5T, TD RECQMMEND TO CITY COUNCIL
APPROVAL OF 5PECIAL U5E PERMIT, 5P #85-14, BY LOU �DGREN� PER 5ECTION
205.15..Z, C, 12 OF THE FRIDLEY CITY CODE TO ALLOW ANY COMB.INATION OF OFFICE,
RETAIL AND RESIDEIVTIAL U5ES WITHIN ONE BUILDING ON LOT 1, BLOCK 1� 51'LVAN HILLS
PLAT 6 AND LOT .Z, BLOCK:1, SYLVAN HILIS PLAT 7, THE SAME BE�Z'NG 2Z4 MIS5ISSIPPI
STREET N.E. AND 248 MI55I5S.ZPP2 5T.REET N.E., WITH.THE FOLLOWING STIPULATION5:
1. DEVELOPER PROVIDE A DRAINAGE PLAN FOR T'HE TOTAL DEVEI;OPMENT
(ALL FOUR PHA5E5) WITH THE FIRST PHASE CONSISTEATT WITH I30WNTOWN MOTIF.
2. DEVELOPER PROVIDE A LAND5CAPING PLAN.
3. SPECIAL USE PERMIT CONTINGENT UPON ACQUI5ITION OF PROPERTY BY HRA.
4. ACCE5S BE PROVIDED TO SYLVAN HILL5 FROM MI55IS5IPPI ST.
Ms. Gabel stated a lot of pr ogress has been made on this development. There
have been a number of neighborhood meetings and alot of neighborhood input.
A�raf fic study has been done which is not total7y complete yet, but they
rea]ize that with the improvements to the intersection, the development will
not be making the traffic conditions any worse than it is today. There wil]
be a drainage plan. The developer has gone from a 12-story apartment building
�"`� to a six-story apartment building, and she felt that was showing some sensitivity
to the neighborhood's feelings. There are still a lot of questions, but she
felt City Staff will monitor this as the project moves forward. The residents
will ha�re future opportunities to come to meetings to look at plans and ask
questions.
UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL UOTING AYE, CHAIRPER50N GABEL DEC7IARED THE MOTION
CAR.RIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Ms. Gabel stated this item would go to City Council on Dec. 16.
3. LOT SPLIT RE UEST: L.S. #85-08, BY LOU LUNDGREN:
Split�tTi�e sou erlv .� eet o o• 1; B o"I�cc 1, Sylvan Hills Plat 7, and
the southerly 190 feet of Lot 1, Block 1, Sylvan Hills P]at 6,for proposed
development, the same being 248 P�ississippi Street N.E. and 2]4 Mississippi
Street N.E.
Mr. Robinson stated the property was located in the southwest corner of the
University/Mississippi intersection. The lot split was for the southerly 19Q
feet of Lot l, Block 1, Sylvan Hills Plat 7, and the southerly 190 feet of
Lot 1, Block 1, Sylvan Hills Plat 6. The lot split was approx. 2.8 acres,
zoned commercial C-3, and is being split in anticipation of a 119-unit apartment
complex/4,000 sq. ft. commercial. The lot split will 7eave parcels that are
large enough to meet code.
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Mr. Oquist stated that if for some reason development of the other phases
did not happen, this property could become landlocked. Maybe they should
add a stipulation that says access easement should be provided from Mississippi
if all other phases fail in order to prevent this development from becoming
landlocked.
Mr. Robinson stated that was a good point. Two options exist. One would provide
access through the liquor store, another would provide access west of the shopping
center. Mr: Saba asked if there was a park f�e associated with this development.
Mr. Robinson stated that based on square footage, the park fee would be
$2,760.
Mr. Saba stated that did not sound like a very large park fee for the size of
this development and the number of people who will require more park space.
Mr. Camp had expressed a valid concern that maybe more park space or playground
equipment will have to be added because of more people being added to the area.
Mr. Camp stated the amount of $2,760 for a park f ee seemed like an infinitesimal
amount of money for 119 residential units. He stated Mr. Charles Cook has a
45-lot plat. Mr. Cook's park dedication fee will be around $45,000 for 45 homes.
There was definitely something wrong, and maybe the City should be figuring
the park fee on a different basis, so there was more equitable f ees.
Ms. Gabel stated she could understand what Mr: Coo& was saying; however, the
City Council was the body that establishes the park fees.
MOZ'ION BY MR. MINTON, 5ECONDED BY MR. KONDRICK, TO RECOMMEND TO.CITY COUNCIL
APPROVAL OF LOT SPLIT RE�UE5T, L.S. #85-08, BY LOU LUNDGREN� TO 5PLIT OFF THE
50UTHERLY Z90 FEET OF LOT 1, BLOCK Z, 5YLVAN HILL5 PLAT 7 AFQD THE SOUTHERLY
190 FEET OF LOT 1, BLOCK .Z, SYLVAN NILL5 PLAT 6 FOR PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, THE
5AI�?E BEING 248 MI5SIS5IPPI STREET N.E. �JND 2Z4 MISSI5SIPPI STREET N.E., WITH
THE FOLLOWING 5TIPULATIONS:
Z. THE LOT SPLIT BE CONTINGENT UPON 5UCCE5SFUL ACPUIS.ZTION OF PROPERTY
BY THE HRA.
2. .IF NECES5ARY, AN ACCES5 EA5EMENT FROM MIS5ISS.IPP.Z BE PROVIDED TO THE
APARTMENT COMPLEX.
UPON A vOICE VOTE, ALL VOTI2UG AYE, CHAIRPERSON GABEL DECLARED THE MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOU5LY.
4. VACATION RE UEST: SAV #85-06 BY JOHN G. POLLARD:
Vacate t e unuse Johnson Street e ication ying north of Skywood Lane
and south of I-694.
Mr. Robinson stated the utilities have been notified of this vacation request,
and NSP,Northwestern Bell, and Storer Cable are requesting a utility easement
be maintained on the easterly 10 ft. of the property.
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Mr. John Po]lard stated he has ma�ntained this property for many years, so he
is petitioning to ha�e this property revert back to his lot so he can do what-
ever is needed to get the property back into shape.
MOTION BY MR, OQUIST, SECONDED BY MR. WELLAN, TO RECOMMEND TO CITY COUNCIL
APPROVAL OF VACATION REQUEST, 5AV #85-06, BY JOHN POLLARD TO VACATE THE UNUSED
JOHNSON STREET DEDICATIDN LYING NORTH OF SKYWOOD LANE AND SOUTH OF I-694,
WITH THE STIPULATION THAT A 10 FT. U22LITY EASEMENT BE MAINTAINED ON THE
EA5TERLY PORTION OF THE PROPERTY.
UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPE.RSON GABEL DECLARED THE MOTIOIV
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
5. VACATIUN REQUEST: SAV #85-07 BY CHARLES S COOK:
��acate t e ra�nage an ut1 ity easement over, across and through the west 5
feet and the north 5 feet of Lot l and Lot 2, Block 3, Riverwood Manor.
Mr. Robinson stated the location of this lot split was just north of 71st Way
and west of East River Road. It was part of the Riverwood School Plat. After
the plat, it was discovered there were some existing utilities over Lot 1 and
Lot 2, Block 3. The utility companies have no problem with the lot split, and
Staff would recommend its approv al.
� MOTION BY MR. SABA, 5ECONDED BY MR. MINTON, TO RECOMMEND TO CITY COUNCIL
APPROVAL OF VACATION REQUEST, SAV #85-07, BY CHARLES 5. COOK� TO VACATE THE
DRAINAGE AND UTILITY EASEMEIVT OVER, ACRO5S AND THROUGH THE WE5T FIVE FEET AND
THE NORTH FIVE FEET OF LOT 1 g�7� LOT 2, BLO�K.3, R'��iE'Rla700D MANOR,
UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON GABEL DECLARED THE MOTION
CA.RRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
6. RECEIVE N0�9EM�ER 5, 1985, ENERGY COMMITTEE MINUTES:
MOTI0111 BY MR. 5ABA, SECONDED BY MR. MINTON, TO RECEIVE THE NOV. 5, 1985,
ENERGY COI�IMITTEE MINUTES.
UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAI.RPER50N GABEL DECLARE'D THE MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
7. RECEIVE NOVEMBER 7, 1985, HUMAN RESOURCES COMMISSION MINUTES:
MOTION BY MR. MINTON, SECONDED BY 1�. SABA, TO RECEIVE THE NOV. 7, 1985,
HUMAN RESOURCE5 COMMIS5I0111 MINUTES.
UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON GABEL DECLARED THE MOTION
CARRIED UNAIVIMOUSLY.
Mrq Minton stated the Minnesota ;Department of Human Rights (MDHR� would like
�—�, the City of Fridley to formally adopt a Worksharing Agreement. Basically, the
Agreement said the City would agree to voluntari7y help the MDHR through the
No-Fault Griev ance Committee. Once the Agreement is approved, they would have
to have people trained before the Agreanent would become effective. The Human
Resources Commission had made a motion to forward this Agreement on to the
Planning Corunission and City Council for approval.
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MOTION BY MR. MINTON, 5ECONDED $Y MR. 5ABA, TO APPROVE TNE WORK5HARING AGREE-
MENT BETWEEIV THE CITY OF FRIDLEY AND THE MDHR AND FORWARD IT ON TO THE CITY
COUNC.ZL FOR ITS APPROVAL.
UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPER50N GABEL DECLARED THE MOTION
CARRIED UPIANIMOUSLY.
8. RECEIVE NOVEMBER 12, 1985, APPEALS COMMISSION MINUTES:
MOTION BY MR. KONDRICK, 5ECONDED BY MR. MINTOItI, TO RECEIVE TNE NOV. 12, Z985,
APPEALS COMMI55%ON MINUTE5.
UPO1V A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON GABEL DECLARED THE MOTION
CARRIED UN,�INIMOU5LY.
9. RECEIVE NOVEMBER 19, 1985, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMISSION MINUTES:
MOTION BY MR. WELLAN, SECONDED BY 1�. KONDRICK, TO RECEIVE THE NOV. 19, 1985,
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMISSION MINUTES.
UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPER50N GABEL DECLARED THE MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
� 10. OTHER BUSINESS:
a. Park Dedication Fe es
The Commission members stated they would like to discuss the inequities
in park fees.
Mr. Robinson stated park fees on commercial and industrial properties
are figured on a square footage basis. If the apartment building proposed
by Mr. Lundgren was an R-3 apartment building, the park f ee would be
$500/unit. The problem here was the property was zoned commercial. They
have never had a situation like this before where residential was being
built on commercial property.
Mr. Saba stated some type of recreational f.acilities might have to be
developed to satisfy the needs of the people in the new development.
The Planning Commission members agreed that the whole policy on park
dedication fees should be reviewed by the City Council. The whole issue
of how the park fees are assessed needed to be reviewed in order to have
more equitable fees.
MOTION BY MR. SABA, 5ECONDED BY MR. OpUI5T, TO RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL LOOK AT THE INEQUITIES IN HOW PARK DEDICATION FEE5 ARE A55ESSED,
ESPECIALLY I2V LIGHT OF THE CURRENT SIZ'UATION WHE.RE AN APARTMENT BUILDING
^ WAS BEING BUILT O1V COMMERCIAL PROPERTY.
UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPER50N GABEL DECLARED THE MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, DECEMBER 4, 1985 PAGE 10
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Mr. Oquist stated nothing could be done about this project, but maybe
something could be done before a similar situation arises.
b. Locke Park Entr ance and Improvement
Mr. I:ondrick stated that at the last Planning Commission meeting, there
was some discussion about the recommendation by the Parks & Recreation
Commission to the City Council that the City provide $10,000 out of park
funds to help the County put in curbs and gutters for the entrance and
parking facilities in Locke Park. He stated there was some objection by
the Planning Commission members to this expenditure, and he had stated he
would come back with some more information.
Mr. Kondrick st ated that Locke Park was owned by the City of F ridley, but
maintained entirely by Anoka County, saving the City a lot of money. City
cocd� requires there be curbs and gutters in all city parks. The improvements
being done by Anoka County will make it easier for them to maintain thQ park,
so the $10,000 the County is asking for is only a small part of the overall
cost of the improvements.
Mr. Kondrick stated it was the Parks & Recreation Director's, City Staff's,
and his recommendation that the Planning Commission go along with this
request from the County.
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MOTION BY MR. KOND.�ICK, 5ECONDED BY MR. WEL.Z�A1V, TO CONCUR WITH THE PARKS &
RECREATION COMMI55IaN AND TO RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CON5IDER
APPROVING THE REQUEST OF $Z0,000 FROM ANOKA COUNTY FOR CURB AND GUTTER
IMPROVEMENT5 IN LOCKE PARK.
UPON A VOICE VOTE� ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON GABEL DECLARED THE MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
c. Variance Request for RMS Co.
Mr. Robinson stated that RMS is requesting a variance in order to build a
suitable building on their lot at 76th and Baker St. The variance was a
sideyard variae�ce f rom 50 ft. to 40 ft. and was needed in order for them to
efficiently position their equipment in the building for maximum use. This
was an urgent request because RMS Co. has a contractual agreement they are
entering into with a major new customer and it was essential they begin
construction immediately in order to allow them to keep this commitment to
their customer.
Mr. Robinson stated the reason he was bringing this bef ore the P]anning
Conmission was to see if there was any probl�n with this request going
directly to the City Council after the Dec. lOth Appeals Commission meeting.
The Planning Commission members had no problem with this variance request
^ being expedited to the City Council before coming to the Planning Corimiission.
PLANNIPdG COMMISSION MEETI��G, DECEMBER 4, 1985 PAGE 11
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ADJOUR�dMENT:
MOTION BY l?R. SABA, SECOIVDED BY MR. KONDRICK� 2'O ADJOURN THE MEEZ'ING. UPON A VOICE
VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAI.RPERSON GABEL DEC�ARED Z'HE DEC. 4, 1985, PLANNING
COI�IMIS5ION MEETING ADJOURNED AT 10:00 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Lyn S a a
Recording Secretary
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