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PUBLIC HEARING/COMMISSION BUSINESS <br /> <br />Case #12: <br /> <br />Request to Rezone Property from R-1 Residential, B-1 Business and B-2 <br />Business to Multiple Residential; Case of Edina Development, Inc. <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt closed the regular portion of the Planning Commission meeting at 10:54 p.m. <br />in order to call the public hearing to order. <br /> <br />Public Hearin~ <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt called the public hearing to order at 10:54 p.m. <br /> <br />Presentation <br /> <br />Principal Planner Trudgeon stated that the City received an application from Edina Development, <br />Inc. to rezone certain property located on the northwest comer of Hwy. 47 and 153rd Ave. from <br />R-1 Residential, B-1 Business, and B-2 Business to Multiple Residential. The rezoning would <br />allow the applicant to build a townhouse development. Property to the north is zoned R-1 <br />Residential, to the south the zoning is both B-1 Business and R-1 Single Family. To the east and <br />west the adjacent properties are zoned B-1 and B-2 Business. Over the years, the subject property <br />has consistently shown up in City comprehensive plans as a place for commercial uses. The <br />current Comprehensive Plan (1995) identifies this area for commercial and low density <br />residential. The March 2001 Draft Comprehensive Plan shows the subject property being Places <br />to Shop. A Comprehensive Plan amendment will also be required. <br /> <br />Citizen Input <br /> <br />Lee Eby, Edina Development, stated the land has one large wetland, which is a protected <br />waterway, and there is a small wetland on the west side. There is a large mudhole in the middle <br />of the land and they are in the process of determining whether that truly is a wetland. <br /> <br />Motion by Chairperson Nixt, seconded by Commissioner Kociscak, to close the public hearing. <br /> <br />Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Kociscak, Reeve, and Watson. <br />Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioners Johnson and Sweet. <br /> <br />The public hearing closed at 10:57 p.m. <br /> <br />Commission Business <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt called the regular meeting of the Planning Commission back to order at 10:57 <br />p.m. <br /> <br />Planning Commission/September 10, 2001 <br /> Page 22 of 24 <br /> <br /> <br />