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special meetinp, of the Planning Co=issi,on was called to order 'by Chairman
Zroseats Cbwz., n, Oc=i:asioxiers '0aufleidv Caavanzaugi,, iiaaf,er, Hedtke, k3o com r
z ndeet€a , XUrcia.hoff', !.eterson and. Willeabringo.
t."'Out C=* Lohmana.
i r uaat To consider the Gray Gompa&afr peti-tion for change of zoning cl,Fassif-
ioaation frO Hesid !,tial to lxduatrial of about 40 acres located at the N1
corn:ar of the Inter:ectioa of Hay. 55 and Vernbr00% Lane, and to disouss the
rozaal.ts of a, raeoti,ng botween the Gray Co, and the Zoning Committee*
r abli.c Hcari uSg hold f:.ay 12, 1966
C€, z.., av tan aired Com,, gi:llenbring Zoning Co. ittee Chairman, for a report on
the meeting of the Corrt)i:ttoe and the :ray Co No specific recommendations
neve mads other than the recc anetada,ta :an that provision roald have to be grade
f'c " l f n€caro or turn -a round where t v.o streets, of the Cavanaugh Addition dead
en<j at the vet border.* of the proposed industrial, site,,,.
1,L" Teas arid Vr, Harness of the Gray Coo, and William Sween of the Eberhardt
Ccs., appeared in fs,ror of the rezoning. An "artist's conceptions of the tent-
ative layout of the propos Md :site was displayed chor.i.ng 30 to 444 of the prcap«
arty belnag taken, up by a c:onne ^t :d acdmini,etration and enj4,ineering building
and o manufacturing building. ptr., Haarneas stated the Gray co. proposed <Itnrting
work on the waft-", ni,ntraati,on and eng ineerinC building in 1967 r ith operat., r
to be acrnbined cotiveen the IM Mpla. ,locaticil and Zlymouth 'looation fon: 5 to 10
gears., with the rasnufaGturing committed to the Mpl:a. site at the present. He
stated that an additional 150,000 sq. ft. over the present operation would
be needed by 1970 and that one-third o:' that is mown on the "aartiat's con-,
ceptiou a
The petitioners were questioned as to type of buffer planned between the ree -
i ential proporty and proposed industrial property. h`r. Harness stated a
good sareening of traes, including evergreens, and shrubs raul,d be provided
and referred to the "artist's conceptions showing a 150 ft side card setback
from the east limits of Cavaanaugh's Addition, and a 150 ft. sidtyard setback frcm
sCty, 55. i diseassion was held of the buffer and percentage cf open land; re-
uire,menta of the 1-1 and L,2 Industrial Districts in the nrropcsed Zonings Ord-
inance", 1t was brought out by Ghmn. V.San that the 1-1 laadustrial District
i,a planned as bei S cr?mp;atible with residential zonin8 and that the petitioners
should consider the 1-1- rather than the 1-2 requirements, one of the require -
rents being that not M ro txan 07S of the land be covered by buildings, He
faarthor brought cut -
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haat a ImUlding p:srmit voidd not be isshod until, tho buf -.
for reqaaireaz ent tea. t and the puns vror adequate. Cora. Cav€,naaugh recomc wnded
tizet if t o rezonit. , vcquest trete approved, as buffer zone should be 4tipul atad
suroje en t to shut kaff t:tt,! view of the eventual. Gray Co., and Ccm. Vabfield
stated that he =,Ald WO the Gray CO. to conte forth r1it€a specific playas for a
buffer, Ghon. ;fan pointed out that planting of trees* etc.., in the near
futa~,re could provide go,>j screening by the time 'she buildings were c pleted.
On the questionof the two streets in Gaavaanaugla Addition, dead -ending at the
woat limits of, tho industrial site, fix. HaXnens stated that the petitsoxaers
consider ed this to be a Village problem and Provision, for on the
rrlatnln 0cmmi;0alo mutes - J`Unoa 2, 1966 - Vage
induatri al site woWA use too much of the land. = illisim Oavaaxawib dev Aopex
of Oavaaaur,10s, Addition, stated thak there would be no objection to deed.
or4ing om lopping the streets that abutt the moot side of the proposed ind-
4 trjol pioparty and th,t there would probably 'fie a place for part of the
reklui=4 torn -around oa the Onva:aaugh propaert .
Ohmn. man opened the reatitig to the flog and cc. -merits viere =ade and u0s tion a,
raised as follove
rallace
B. Luhard,,3130 rornbrock Lane,, a -ked the amcuat of setback to the
north of the ixadust,riL l site and ras toal.',' by the petitioners about 1,50 fto
Did not abject to the proposed rezoning and suggested that xore send: to
than north 4i h.t be zoned induatr ala
fid liijutzf 14930 ist Ave. N., stated that he had been. told, upon invoatigation,
that ho- a located net to industry devaluate 3 to 51. unless a cod buffer
is provided,. ;;uoted from the I'Plyznouth Voter" sections of the particle on
nixa v aide. Stated that a complete plan including architectural drovinga
Pm,'. buf or should be presented before rezoning* rurther stated Haat reg-
ul,atioris crust be put on hand by the Flaaai 3; Co. -mission and. Council or de-
vol,opo;ara can do anything they wish to.
lames ornew 1 720 31st aav N#, asked if it would falx, in line t1hat ndus'rial
ronin would develop all a.onn Farnbrcak Lane. Was. E:dviaed by Chma. Z,, -,,an,
s his opinion, that it woaald not be logical to consider induatri,el zoning
alvng the peat aide of Vernbrook verry.far army frcma the intersections.
a ear e ;each ,.s ci , Oevonaugh's Addition cited , i nduestr3el parks property available
and quortioned why it was necessary to take a tract ?aoro and a tract thoro
for oc.erolal. and industrial uses Called for lon^, torni semi -f raol pl.au-s
ao providing for offiao buildings and apartments and proteottinrg residential
areaso.
lt, by Cod. Peterson* second by Com. Kirchhoff, to recommend denial of the
Oray Co roquest for rezoning to 1,adustri:al about 40 -acres at the ITN quadrant
of Hwy& 55 and F`ern,oro k Lanka
Discussion, of the motion ensued.
tomA Zeter oon irelu ed in is reasons for moving denial of the rez.oning the follovin i
1. llanning CT=ssion precedent to not act on rezoning from Open or Residential.
to Azdaratri.el unless, specific gleans era presented end date set to wove ahead
rith eonstruotionn
2, Amip o r or*oa;e sot aside in Guide Zlan for industrial - proposed site of 410
acrea not reaziraed in Ortide Plan as essential for ipdustrial use*, Gray Coo-
could locate at another site in the ViJlaget.
3 . mea is parUall.y residential and Brill not have a chanco to develop as
vel.l vit-h an industrial plant nearby.,
4o. Not assured that buildira s as s'aovn or, 'Partis*.'s. ccaaceptionO rill be the
aetua"' buil,dinga and the Cray Co. the developer., Euf fer strip of 1')0 ftp
not a-adoquato
Xt OopotO coni nS, is Soina to IAea! allowed, not much: point in developing the
OGuide .end" and %Proposed Zoning Ordinance*..
6 ;lye cauth is now in ea position to provide artni:trary stirrer and it is time
to staid flim and develop orderly
esi:denti.! property udders should be considered in >racqui.ring tax baso for
tho Villa eo
Zi w. Lir hho, f stated that the P 0. precedent requiring a speoif ic plan. aeams
Orpr pri ato as the land 'h aa started da. el onin residental,l.y and the speri f Los
0 eo rwaro important Haus in the devel.opmoat of 'topon" land.. rther atatea that
ttN proteot the reoidents he viould reco=rend denial oaf' the rezoning at this time
ura;vil, a more s;peoifte proposal is br aught before the P 04
l z as xmissioa rimtes - dune 2, 196
Com$.hi.11enbring, pointed out that it would be well to have some indu Qxy to
holp educate the children in the area as, baaed on 33 chil.drou in tho neighh-
borbood, it would tako "1, 25600 in taxes per horle per your for e4v-.atione
He rega red to the Oh4irman a petition which ras rend, by 5 pr! per-w
Cgnors$ 5 families% readina as foflovsz°
4o, the undersigned rooidonts of ' the Villaa of , ymoaxth and rehidiw,' in
the vicina ty of the Faillip -kes property located, in Seatkzzn 21 o`er l lyvouth
Vilitage at lli&ray 55 and rerao `,)Qk Lane hereby statethat sae hav1 no t' `-
Jectio4 to having this pr^perty rez ned from rosideatial to co"-, ,.croinl cr
light i.rduatry.
0=*, Mr-doeth expressed the opinion that t4°vaing along °s.Vy. 55 should be in-
duotrial or coq° erc al, Stated that to u ,s°a is a good haffer for the Village
services te= nded by people vh. o move to lyi.outho
Ch..=. E' pointed oat that "srnbrool 1ra,, i proposed as a thoroug'cfare be-
tea :en Hwy. 5 -eAd Co. :Rd. 9 and that it mxght not be desirable to have reaida
ential property talons a thoroughfare,,
Com* iiadtlw stated that industry as proposed for the corner of "neighborhood
611 ahcla d be cooped tl.e at that location as industry could act as ;a buffer
bet xbea rasi,dences and t ze quadrant of On intersection.. Pointed out that t*>
ACS ido PlaiaO is only an indication&
Votiar, ,a tho rwtion to recd- eald denial of the re4o;aing request:; The notion
waa, ereatcd by a seven nay vote.on48e8 Rzaer:a EZ-in, Paufield, Cavanaugh,,
ed°tko,j Hlolcm-,b, l ir.isath Lana Villent.ring ntay, ^o-=issioners Heafner, Ki.rohlaoff
arad Ve tersely voted aye.. Cosa. Lehmann oras rabsent
ry GQ7.a. Wi llOnbring, ,word, by Com. Hedtke>, to reaor zoald approval of
tine rezot,ijjC, request as petitioned by the :ray, Co. prcrit.in I buffer is oomplianco
as outItted in the "Froposed ZoniuC CrdinanceO, and "urtharmaor•e that a ch buffer
zone shall esto.bliah a high standard of appeartanco a,ad provide suitable open
sptaces, landscaping and such physical structure as to prgiJide buff .ing_tb nci.de,
arae gl..arin;3 ii hw, suc'c landscaping, to be of both conifercus and decid?ious trees
of low and hi„ h specici. The ,notion passed Ly a. seven yea vote:, Cotimissi,onera
l;Sano BouTield, Cad"=auz e Re:dtkea :iolccmb, Kindseth and "Iiilenbring voted Eye.-
C iss onerra iiaf"ner, !'Urchhoff and Peterson, voted nay. Com. Lehmann was absent•..
Chr,,.. r, ,an brc to ht uta the utter of the two c trffi-t is dead-ending, from Gavanaueh's
Addi,tioa into the nest ;aide of the propoaed ind astrial propertys
Xo lCki Ly Com. Ki.ndset!,, second by C;zm. Gaveta!iggh, *had the Matting Committee'
zoot cath the V. rw inear at the site and work cut a tentative pl&n regarding
the dead-er.; roan, streata to propos q to the Planning Co=ission apt the earliest
ate'-
J-!F I ": NN to the motion by, Ce!=a.a Kirchhoff, second by Corgi. V it lenbri.nr, to rec-
o end to the Council, that spzaroval of the rezoning be; aontingo.nt canon the
forthoomin4i Planning Gc=tssion recommendations from the Fletting Committee a
to the solution of the dead-enol street=.1a.
The amendment to the rio ion passed by a sax yea vote. Gom. issionors amara,
aufieldi Calr aw-oSh,, F:olcomb. Ki.rchiaoff and Will.enbri.ng voted aye.. Com. Hodtke
vott d na yP. Cowissa,onera : stersoa, nafner and Xindsath abstained.
The amm ;nded r=tion passed Ly a seven yea vote. OM-.Miss ioncra SgA, n, Bak field,
Cavanaugh, Hedt w, 1 oloomb, Kirchhoff and Wil,lenbr ng voted ayes Cct=isesiont rs
k;afzae?:, Kindoelth and Peterson abstai.nad,,
tlp;.+A motimz rode sand carried, the meeting was adjourned at 1.0 p,na
Zdmes
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21MIG TIR, "Nr M*
ZuAd a, i66
special muting or the aaanin& Commission was called'; to order by Chairman
n at '1140 p.m.
present. Z hmn., :den, Commi.asioners Baufield, Cavanaugh, Hafter, Hadtke, Holcomb,
x itdsoth,,, Xirchhoff, Peterson and Wil,lenb:ci«ng.
AhseAts Com.. Lehmaxaxz.
Purpose; To consider, the army Company petition, for change of to,.aing, class:.ir f:
i,cat or "PI -CM Re-+idential to lnd.striaj of about 40 acres located at the AIT
cornea` Ofthe ir4t6raeOtion of Hwy. 55 and 'Yorabrook'Lane, and to discuss the
results of a meeting between the Gray Co. and the Zoning Committee,
XVbl.io Heori tg holo Vb r 12, 1966.
h .. Agan asked Com., V'illenbring, Zoning Co-, mittee ChB *zsn, for a report on
the meeting of the Co:mittoe' and the Cray Co. No specific reco=ondations
vore made other than, the rec bmendatien that provision would have tc,a be made
for linkego or turn -around where two streats of the 0a,"naugh Addition dead
end at the west border of the proposed industrial `site..
I&* Tows and ltx . Harness of the Gray Coy, and 1tillian Sween of the 11berharat
appeared in favor of the rezoning. An "'artist's coneepti,on" of the tent-
ative layout of the proposed site eras displayed showing 0 to 40;o of the proms
arty being taken up by a co=eoted administration and engineering building
and a manufacturing building. 14r. Harness stated the Gray Co. proposed starting
work on the administration and engineering building in. 1967 with opeizations
5 to bo combined between the'NE Upla. location and Plymouth location for 5 to 10
years, with the msnufacturiag committed 'to the Mpls. site- at the present. He
stated thiAt an additional 1300000 sq. ft. over the present operatioaa could
be nee -dad by 1970 and that one-third of that is shown on the "artist t s- con-
ception .
The petitioners were questioned as to type of buffer planned between the res-
idential property and proposed inrinna:trial properyy.. Mr. Harness stated: a
good screening of trees, including evergreens, and shrubs would be provided
and refarred to the, "artist's conception" showing a 150 ft. sideyard setback
from tlxer east limits of Cavanaugh's Addition and a 150 ft. si.deyard setback from
Hwy..55. & discussion was held of the buffer and 'percentage of open land re-
quiremeats of the 1-1 and 1.2 industrial Districts in the 11-1'roposed Zeuing Ord -
imace" e 1t was brought out by Chmn. Egan that the I_I Irdustrial District
is planned as: being compatibla with residential zoning and that the petitioners
should oonsidor the 1-1, rather than the 1-2 requi ements., one of the require-
ments being that not more than 301 of the land be covered by 'L alldings He
Purther brought out that a building permiu* vtoul.d not be issued until the buf-
far requireate tt was met and the plans were adequate. Cori. Garenaugh recommended
that %f the rezoning request vote approved, a buffer zone should be stipulated
cuffielent to shut off the vz;ew of the eventual Gray Co., and Com_. Bauf'ielc
stated that he would 1i.1se the Gray Go. to came forth with specific plans for a
baafter. Ohma.b 4sa pointed out that planting of trees, etc »,, in the near
raturs could provide goad screening by the time the buildings were completed .
On the question o3l the two streets in Cavanaugh Addition deed -ending at the
vest limi.to of the industrial. site, Mr, 4erness stated that the petitioners
conaido,red this to be a Village problem and pro*, vision for oul-da-sacs on the
I'MaInizis CoOmissionmitroa - Suno 2, 1966 - Page,
i.ndustfiAl site VIMid use 4'00 =10h of -the, land. William Garanauah, developer
or Cavanaugh' a Addition, stated that there'would be no objection to d-
ending or, looping the streets that abutt the West side of the Proposed ind-
us 4ri.al prape rty^ and that there would probably be a place for part of the
ec,ulred turn• -around on the Cavanaugh propert,r.
Ihmn.. Egan opened th:o meeting to the floor and o=ments were mads and ques tzona
raLoc-a as f'ol.loiysx
Wallace V. lassnxld, 3330 Vernbrook Lana, naked the amount of setback t the
north of the industrial site and was told by the petitioners, about 1.50 ft.
Dia' not object to •the proposed rezoning and suggested, that more Land to
the north tight be zoned industrial.;
fid Blintz, 14930 318,t Ave. N., stated that he had been told upoxs: investi.gatic n
tho-t homes located text to industry- devaluate:to r unless a good buffer
is ovi.dod. Quoted from the KrP,jymaiith Voter* sections of the article on
Zning Guide. Stated that a complete ,plain including architectural urariiiga
and buffer should be presented: before rezoning Further stated that reg-
ulations must be pct on land by ire Plan, ing Go: fission and Council or de-
velOpers can do. anything they wish to.
l`aWe S Thornen 111720 3).st sue, X., asked it it rould fall in lite that industrial
zQnina would develop all along Ferabrook Lane i Was: advised by Ohm. man,
as his opinion, that i -t would not be logical to consider ° industrial zoning
along the west side of Fernbrook very far away from the interseotion.
George Zaohowski, Cavannus 's addition, cited industrial park property avails ble
and. gaostioned why it was necessary to take a tract here and a tract there
for commercial and industrial use. Called for long term semi. -final plane.
also providing for office buildings and apartments and protecting residential
areas:.:
Xa'7. ION by Coo. Paterson, second by Com. Kirchhoff, to recommend denial of tete
Gray Gtr* request for rezoning to Industrial about 40 acres at the W quadrant
of hurry, 55 and Fernbrook Lane'',,,.
Discussion of toe moti7n ensued.
Cox, Peterson included in his reasons for moving denial of the re:,oning the f'ollowitgt
1. Planning ,Commission precedent to not act on rezoning from Open a Residential
to Industrial unless specific plans a.e presented and date apt to move ahead
with construetiona
ple acreage set aside in Oluide Plan for iz,dustrial proposed site o- 0
Ueres not regarded in 'Guide Plata as essential for industrialuse.. Gray Go.
w could locate at another site i1i the Village.
Area is partially residential and will not have a chance to develop as
well with an industrial plant nearby.
4-110-t' assured that buildings as shoven oii. *artis,t's- conceptionO will be the
a.ctdal buildings and the Cray Co. the developer.. Buffer strip of 150 fto
not adequate
j. If "spot' zoning, is going to ba- allowed, 2,,ot much 'poirb in developing the
w0ru;i.de, flan" and *2ropose:d Zoning 'Ordiasnce",.
Plymouth is now in a position, to provide aanitary sewer and it is: time
to _stand firm and develop orderly.
I. Residential property owners should be considered in, acquiring tax bass for
the Village.
Cum. akohhoff stated that the PP. C. precedent requiring a specific plan seetas
appropriate as the lane. -has steirted de elzoping residentally and the sppcitics
Bre more important than in the development of "open" land. Further stated that
to protect the residents he world recomwend denial of the rezoning; at this time
Qati.l a more specific proposal iso: brought before the P. 0.
A`la_uninjg. Commission Iav tes - ,puna 2, 1966
Com.: Willen'bring pointed out: that it would be well to havi some industry to
help Oducats the Ohildrex, in the area as, based on 53 chWxen in rhe x ei$x_
borho0 it 'Wortldtake 1,325.00 in taxes per Mame per year for education.
He eforred to the :hairrtan s pat!,tion, which Nvas read signed by 9 pr-,orty
c her$# 5 families:, reading as fc llays +
w;te4 the undersigned resldtata, of the "pillage, of and reaiding in
the licirity of the Phillip Eckes property located in Section 21 of Plymouth
Village at Iligh#Gy 55 and Verahrook ;tine hereby state that ire have no off'
ectson to having this property rezoned from resi4 tmtial to co=nercial or
light industry,"
CQM- X-144seth expressed the opinion that zoning along Rwy. 55, should be ins
dustriai or 6omercial. .5tafed that tax base is a good buffer for the Village
services demanded by people who move to Plymouths
Chmn. 44n pointed out that P°ernbrook Labe is proposed as a thoroughfare be,
tureen iit,Y. 55 and Co- lid. 9 std- that it might not be desirable to have resid-
ential Property along a thoroughfare.
Comes Hedtke stated that industry as proposed for the corner of "neighborhood'
6* should be compatible at that Location as industry could act as a buffer
bew,een residences and the quadrant of an intersection. Pointed out that the
Gaide Plan* is only an ind:.catioa
Votitf; rau the motion to recomtend denial of the rezoning request.,- The motion
was, de gated by a seven nay vote. Com 8VSpers man, Baufield, Cavanaugh,,
Radtke, Holcomb, IUod.soth and Willettring nay. Commissioners Hefner, Kirchhoff"
and Peterson voted. aye,. Coni. Lehmann was abzent.
C by Ccs. 10illenbring, second, b;. Gcm. Hedtke, 'to recommend approval of
the: Vezaare request as petitioned by the Cray Co. providing; a buffer in compliance
as. outlined in the "Proposed Zoning Ordinance", and furthermore that au, -:h buffer -
torte shall oatablish a iiigh standard of appearance and provide suitable open
spaces, landscaping and such physical strL,cture as. to provide bufferitgjb mice..
anti glaring light such landscaping to be of both coniferous and deciduous trees
of lov and hiSh species. The motion passed by, a, seven yea vote. Commissioners
Egan+ Bauf i+old, Cavanaugh., Hedtke, Holcomb, indseth and Willetbring voted aye..
Mis hone;^s Haf'ner, Kirchhoff and Peterson voted; nay,, Cont. Lehmann woes absent.,
Ohm,, man brought ; up the :natter of the two streets dead -ending from Cavanaugh's
Addition, into the west side of the proposed industrial property,
MOTI Y' by Corn. Hindseth, ,second by Com, Cavanaugh, that the Platting Co tittee
meet -with the V. ;124gineer at the site and v:ork out a tentative plant r -,,,,;girding
the dead -ending streets to propose to the Planning Commission at the earliest
date.,
M, -tax herr motion by Cote. Kirchhoff, second by Com. Willenbring, to ree-
ora nd to the Council that approval of the rezoning be contingent upon the
foxthcomit& Planning Cc :dssion recommendations from the Platting Curanittee as`
to the solution of the dead-end. streets.
The amendment to the motion passed by a six ,yea rote.. Conmissioners Egan,
Bauiinld, Cavanaugh, Holcomb Kirchhoff and Willenbring voted aye., Conn. Hedtke
v'otfA nay.. Commissioners Peterson, Hefner and Kindsath abstainedo
The amended motion passed by a seven yea vote:. Commissioners; Egan, Bauf`"ield,
C.aYlAna.ugh, Hedtke, Holcomb, Xirc;hhoff and Willenbri,ng voted aye.. Commissionerz
Rafter, Kindseth and Peterson abstained.
Ripon motion, made and carried, the meeting -wee adjourned at 10 p.m.
M. L, Same
Secretary