11/28/1972 - City Council RegularMINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF ADVISOI'.Y PLANNING COI~IITTEE
VILLAGE OF EAGA1, DAKOTA COUNTY, ~IIN~UESOTA
November 28, 197?_
The first regular meeting of the Advisory Planning Committee of the
Village of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota, t~aa held at the Village Hall at
3795 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, Minnesota, on November 28, 1972, at 7:30 P.M.
The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. Those members present were
Leo Murphyf Erwin Helmicen, Jon Marble, John Togo, Charles Hall and Franlt
Dembroski Not present was Joseph Harrison.
The Village C1erk,Alyce Boike, gave the oath of office to all members
present.
Jon Marble convened the meeting and salted for nominations for Chair-
man. Those nominated were Charles Hall and Jon Marble. Upon secret ballot
Jon Marble was elected Chairman of the Planning Committee for the balance of
1972 and 1973.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the minutes of the regular meet-
ing of the Advisory Planning Committee of the Tocan of Eagan of October, 1972,
were approved as mailed.
Mr. Leo $ruestle, 29$0 Dodd Road appeared on behalf of this applica~
tion for preliminary plat approval for Bruestle Addition on Englert Road Hest
of Pilot Knob Road in Section 16, containing one acre. Mr, Bruestle requested
that the application be amended to include the request to rezone the property
from A, Agricultural, to R-I, The Village Engineer indicated that the street
easement appeared to be in proper order. Upon motion duly made and seconded,
it was RESOLVED that the Planning Committee recommend to the Council that the
application for approval of the preliminary plat of Bruestle Addition and for
rezoning from A, Agricultural, to R-1 be, and hereby is, approved.
Mr. Jack Dielentheis and Mr. 3~~n Parranto appeared on behalf of the
applications of Cedar Grove Construction Company to rezons certain property in
the NEB of Section 20 adjacent to Blackhawk road from R-4 and R-5 to R-1 and
for approval of the preliminary plat for Cedar Grove No. II; further for approv-
al of the preliminary plat of Cedar Grove No. l7 consisting of land zoned R-5.
Mr. Dielentheis also requested that Eagan accept a donation of $3,940 computed
at $40 per unit on the basis of the acreage cost of $2,000 per acre as the pars
donation. The gross acreage of the R-1 single family area would be ?.?...7 acr~.~
with 53 lots. After discussion, upon motion by Hall, seconded by Toso, it Liar
recommended that the foregoing applications for rezoning and plat approval be
approved. All members voted in favor,
Mr. Russell Headley and Mr. Ed Mischaud appeared on behalf of Univac
informally to report on the progress of the design work for the expansion of
the Univac Facilities on Pilot Knob Road. I1r. Headley indicated that design
plans are expected to be completed early in 1973 with the building permit appli-
cation to be submitted approximately in February, 1973. The projected increase
in the number of employees in the Eagan location would be from 1,200 to 2,600
employees by October of 1975 when the addition is expected to be completed.
7~ie increase in square feet ~~~ill be from 214,000 to 500,000 for a 2x6,000
square foot increase. No formal action was talcen on the matter.
Mr. Armstrong of Construction Marketing, Inc., appeared informally
with a proposed drawing of a development of a parcel of property owned by
Construction Marketing on the Burnsville village line immediately South of
Highway ~~13. Three major high-rise buildings from six to twelve stories high
were proposed on land currently zoned C-2 ~,rhich may include a motel, medical
building and an office building on the ~4~.96 acre parcel. Access to the
property would be from County Road ~~30. The Highway Department has as yet
not given a definite determination as to location of the exte~ision of Cedar
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Avenue or the exit ramps around and on that parcel of property. No formal
action was taken.
Mr. John Bushnell appee~red bn behalf of his request for a special use
permit for a temporary building adjacent to a commercial building owned by him
on a ten acre parcel zoned I-1 od Gun Club Road at the Southeast corner of the
Village. ft was noted that 1~1r. Bushnell had commenced construction of the con
Crete slab and that the Building Inspector had requested that Mr. Bushnell ceas-.
construction without a building permit. Mr. Bushnell indicated that the lv' ..:
35' temporary building t~sould be used for no lodger than two years. Upon motto.
duly made by Murphy and seconded by Hall, it c~as P.E30LVED that the Planning
Connnittee recommend to the Council that a special use permit for a one year
period only for construction of the temporary building be approved subject to
submission of a proper application and adequate plans to the Building Inspector
and approval by the Building Inspector and Village Engineer. All members voted
in favor.
Mr. James Barnes and Mr. William Harris appeared on behalf of the
application of Inland Construction Corporation for approval of a preliminary
plat of Eagan on the Green. It was noted that the original preliminary plat
had been approved by the Eagan Baard of Supervisors on November 16, 1971,
including at that time a 16.92 acre parcel with 288 multiple dwelling units
under the FHA 236 program. HUD now recommends that only one-half of the origii~»
al proposed construction units be built consisting of 144 units with a 17.3
unit per acre density similar to the e2rlier proposal on an 8.39 acre parcel.
The applicants further proposed that a cash donation be made to Eagan for part:
purposes. It was noted that when the original plat was approved that the ap-
p'.,icants then agreed to donate a 12 acre parcel within the general area owned
by Inland Construction Corporation for parts purposes and the applicants indi-
cated that no change in that proposal has been made to date. Upon motion by
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Hall, seconded by Toso, it ryas recommended that the Council at prove the applicn~~
tion for revision of the preliminary plat and for plan approval subject to
submission of a proper applicati~:n and a caEh donation for park purposes ~~ith
the understanding that if sufficient acreage ~•~ere de,3icated at a later date upon
development of the overall parcel that the cash donation could possibly be re-
turned to the applicants. All members voted in favor.
The following members of the Advisory Planning Comsttittee were selected
for the Eagan Development Guide Committee: Jon Y~Iarble, Leo Murphy and John Tvs~:.
upon motion the meeting adjourned.
Dated; November 23, 1S72
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