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From YouTube: March 1, 2018 Zoning & Planning Committee
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Minneapolis Zoning & Planning Committee Meeting
A
Morning,
everyone
I'm
going
to
call
this
meeting
to
order
of
the
zoning
and
planning
committee
two
for
Thursday
March
1st,
to
order.
My
name
is
Jeremy
Schrader
and
I'm.
The
chair
of
this
committee
with
me
at
the
Dyess
today,
our
council
members,
Ellison
councilman,
president
bender
council,
member
right,
councilmember,
Gordon
and
councilmember
Goodman
I'll.
Let
the
record
reflect
that
we've
got
a
quorum.
We've
got
three
items
on
the
agenda
today:
two
public
hearings
and
one
rezoning
before
we
go
into
our
public
hearings,
we're
going
to
take
on
the
consent
agenda.
A
The
only
item
today
is
an
application
submitted
by
urban
urban
works
architecture
to
rezone
the
properties
located
at
901
901
and
a
half
and
913
12th
Avenue
southeast
and
the
1200
and
1206
Brook
Avenue
southeast
by
adding
the
industrial
living
industrial
living
overlay
district
to
redevelop
the
former
long
Bunge
gonna
rain
elevator
site
with
145
dwelling
units
of
multi-family
housing.
Are
there
any
questions
or
comments
from
the
committee
on
item
3?
A
A
We'll
now
move
to
item
1,
which
is
a
public
hearing
regarding
the
appointment
of
Tyler
Cooper
Taylor
Cooper.
Excuse
me
in
the
reappointment
of
Jacob
softly
and
a
math
Perry
to
the
Zoning
Board
of
adjustments
for
a
three-year
term
ending
in
December
31st,
2020,
I'll,
open
the
public
hearing
are
any
other
pointees
here.
Wait
a
love
dear
from
you
feel
at
second.
B
Sure
Thank
You
mr.
Schroeder,
my
name
is
Jake
softly
3019
behind
Avenue
South
members
of
the
committee
I'm
standing
before
you
for
reappointment
to
the
Zoning
Board
of
Adjustment.
This
will
be
my
second
appointment.
I
guess:
I
came
in
on
a
short
term
when
I
initially
took
took
a
position
on
the
board
and
I
very
much
enjoyed
my
time
to
serve
the
city
and,
and
here
the
applications
for
zoning
variances
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
You
might
have
great.
A
C
You
mr.
chair
I
just
want
to
briefly
thank
so
much
our
volunteers
on
the
Zoning
Board
of
Adjustment.
They
spend
a
lot
of
hours
reviewing
projects
that
are
really
small
scale,
but
those
details
really
matter
to
neighbors
in
Minneapolis
and
in
the
number
of
years
that
I've
been
on
this
committee,
we've
seen
I
think
fewer
and
fewer
appeals
to
our
our
committee
from
the
Zoning
Board
I
think.
C
A
Thank
you.
Are
there
any
other
questions
or
comments
with
that
I'd
like
to
move
the
appointments
of
a
Taylor,
Cooper,
Jake,
softly
Jacob,
softly
and
Matt
Perry
to
the
zoning
a
bone
board
of
adjustments,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
all
those
opposed
say.
No,
the
ice
habit
and
the
motion
carries
item.
2
is
a
quasi-judicial
hearing
on
the
appeal
submitted
by
Shane
LaFave
on
on
behalf
of
Sherman
associates
regarding
the
Longfellow
station
commercial
project.
Let's
begin
with
the
staff
presentation.
D
Cheering
council
members
Sherman
associates
has
submitted
an
appeal
for
a
project
at
3801,
Hiawatha
southeast
corner
of
that
inner
section
of
30th
Ann
in
Hiawatha.
The
applicant
proposed
a
two-story
10,000
square
foot,
commercial
building,
there's
an
aerial,
two-story,
10,000
square
foot,
commercial
building,
with
a
plaza
on
the
south
side
of
the
project
and
a
30
space
surface
parking
lot
to
the
east
on
the
eastern
portion
of
the
project
site.
D
We
saw
the
applicants
statements
of
the
site
constraints
as
the
reasons
why
we
supported
the
project
with
the
powerlines
being
along
Hiawatha
store
alone
above
grade
stormwater
love
and
low-grade
stormwater
system.
That's
currently
in
place
and
easements
that
were
on
the
project
site.
However,
the
Planning
Commission
did
deny
the
applications
and
among
them
the
findings
were
that
the
site
allows
greater
intensity
of
use
and
reducing
the
fer
is
not
in
character
with
the
area.
The
applicant,
as
I
mentioned,
did
submit
the
appeal
I
just
wanted
to
before.
D
Turning
it
over
to
the
applicant
just
provide
brief
background.
It
was,
as
in
the
staff
report,
the
project
that
there
was
a
project
eight
years
ago
that
the
Planning
Commission
did
approve
that
had
the
current
Longfellow
station.
That's
part
of
the
Planning
and
Development
180
units
that
was
built
and
then
a
one-story
commercial
building
at
that
southeast
corner.
But
those
approvals
lapsed.
They
didn't
build
that
that
commercial
building
and
now
that
corner
has
had
bacon
for
for
that
time.
D
So
further
planning
of
development
ordinance,
the
applicant
did
need
to
reapply
for
this
amendment
and
this
project
that
one
this
building
in
and
of
itself
needs
to
stand
alone
in
meeting
the
zoning
code
requirements,
including
that
minimum
fa
our
requirement
I
want
to
thank
the
applicant,
for
we
do
feel
that
they
did
make
an
effort
to
improve
upon
that
original
proposal
of
a
one-story
building
with
with
the
current
proposal,
but
as
as
noted
by
the
Planning
Commission.
The
eight
years
in
this
area
times
have
changed.
D
A
E
Thank
You,
chair
members,
the
committee,
my
name
is
chaim
LaFave
with
sherman
associates
would
like
to
also
thank
aaron
for
the
work
that
we've
done.
We
work
closely
with
him
to
amend
our
original
proposal
of
the
of
the
one-story
building
to
try
to
accommodate,
but
we
were
hearing
from
staff
in
the
neighborhood
that
they
wanted
more
density
working
with
Aaron.
We
increase
it
to
a
two-story
building
above
what
was
originally
one-story.
As
Erin
mentioned,
this
was
originally
part
of
a
PUD
that
was
combined
with
the
apartment
building
just
to
the
south.
E
When
you
combine
this
building
with
the
apartment
building,
the
FA
are
actually
meets,
coda,
it's
more
like
1.43
1.45
somewhere
in
that
range.
But
given
that
the
PUD
expired,
this
building
is
a
standalone
which
means
that
it
doesn't
hit
the
the
required
fa.
Are
you
know
the
reason
that
it
didn't
get
built
along
with
the
apartment
building
is
from
a
market
standpoint?
There
just
wasn't
led
to
me,
and
we
didn't
have
a
user
that
was
presenting
themselves
to
go
in
that
one-story
building.
E
C
E
You
know
it's
actually,
the
site's
been
for
sale,
we've
seen
no
interest,
no
potential
buyers
for
the
site,
no
potential
developers,
the
site
comes
with
some
severe
limitations.
It's
got
the
overhead
power
lines,
which
means
that
HUD,
Fannie
and
Freddie
will
not
provide
financing
on
the
site.
You've
got
the
roadway
in
the
back
of
the
site,
which
needs
to
be
kept
so
that
it
provides
access
to
the
apartment.
E
Building
you've
got
the
stormwater
and
in
a
very
small
wetland
area,
there's
basically
there's
constraints
on
the
site
that
make
it
only
possible
to
build
a
very
small
footprint.
We've
worked
with,
as
I
mentioned,
we
work
with
Aaron
to
you
know,
going
back
increase
this
to
a
two-story
building,
which
we
thought
would
be
more
palatable
and
address
the
you
know
the
desire
to
see
more
density
on
the
site.
We've
tried
to
keep
it
very
pedestrian
friendly,
but
still
provide
some
parking
for
resident
for
commercial
user.
E
E
F
E
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you
with
open
the
hearing
to
the
public.
Please
limit
your
comments
to
two
minutes
per
person
and
I'll
be
tracking
the
timer
with
the
clerk
and
once
at
the
podium,
please
state
your
name
and
address
for
the
record
and
if
not,
if
you
haven't
done
it
so
already,
please
sign
in
with
the
clerk.
Is
there
anyone
here
from
the
public
to
speak.