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From YouTube: June 17, 2019 City Planning Commission
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Minneapolis City Planning Commission Meeting
https://lims.minneapolismn.gov/
A
A
A
Hearing
none
we'll
place
that
on
the
consent
agenda
item
two:
are
the
amp
house
apartments
of
30
to
55
Garfield
Avenue
South
in
Ward
8,
a
variety
of
applications
there
and
I'll
note
that
the
conditional
use
permit
application
should
read
31
feet,
not
32,
feet
item
a
is
there
anyone
here
to
testify
on
that
item,
seeing
none
replace
that
on
consent,
item
number
three
LH
beard:
44
18
to
44
22
beard,
Avenue
South
in
Ward
13?
Is
anybody
here
to
testify
on
a
variety
of
applications
on
that
item?
A
I
see
a
couple
of
hands
there
replace
item
3
on
our
discussion
agenda
item
number
four
is
one:
is
one
one
one:
five
fifth
Street
southeast
in
Ward
3
a
variety
of
applications
there.
Anybody
here
to
speak
on
item
number
four
scene
nominal
place
that
on
consent
and
item
number
five
is
28th
in
Garfield
apartments
at
601
and
602
eighth
Street
West
in
Ward
10,
a
number
of
applications
for
that
apartment
building.
Anybody
here
to
testify
about
item
number
five,
seeing
Emma
will
place
that
item
on
consent.
A
We
have
a
motion
in
a
second.
All
in
favor
aye
motion
carries
all
right.
We
will
now
move
on
to
our
public
hearing.
Our
vice
president
of
the
commission
is
not
here
so
I'll
give
a
quick
update
on
the
committee
of
the
whole
consent
agenda
items
from
a
to
insist
that
there
was
a
approval
of
staff
report
on
the
14th
and
central
tax,
increment
financing
plan,
approval
of
location
and
Design
Review
for
2020
to
2024
capital
improvement
projects.
A
I
will
now
open
the
public
hearing
on
the
consent
agenda
items.
If
anyone
is
here
to
speak
on
those
see,
no
one
I
will
close
the
public
hearing
on
the
consent
agenda
items.
Commissioners
could
have
a
motion
to
approve
the
consent
agenda.
A
motion
and
a
second
to
hit
ball
and
favor
motion
carries
all
right.
Moving
on
to
our
discussion
items,
this
item
number
three:
the
LH
beard,
44
18
to
44,
22,
beard,
avenue,
south
and
ward
13.
It's
up
kind
of
got
a
staff
report
by
a
Shana
soon.
B
Thank
You
president
Rockwell
afternoon,
Commissioner
Shanna,
said
their
planner
assigned
to
the
project
for
item
number
three
LH
beard
located
at
44,
18
and
44
22
a
beard
Avenue
south
subject:
property
is
about
14,000
817
square
feet.
The
proposed
use
is
a
new
construction
of
a
42
unit.
Multiple
family
dwelling,
the
subject
property
is
zoned
r5,
multiple
family
and
the
proposed
project
replaced
two
low-density
structures
with
the
single
multiple
family
lowing.
The
applicant
is
before
you
today,
requesting
a
site
plan
review
for
their
land
use.
B
2
application,
the
proposed
building
is
4
storeys
in
height
has
from
one
level
of
underground
parking
42
units
on
the
above
floors.
Staff
notes
are
two
areas
for
alternative
compliance
listed
on
page
10.
At
this,
the
staff
report
staff
is
recommending
that
the
applicant
comply
with
those
two
outstanding
provisions.
B
First,
is
that
the
West
elevation
exceeds
the
amount
of
fiber
cement
board,
as
proposes
over
30%
staff
is
recommending
the
applicant
make
minor
alterations
to
that
elevation
to
make
it
consistent
with
the
exterior
material
standards
and
then
also
that
the
experiment
aerials
are
similar
in
appearance
to
the
sides
and
rear.
We
have
exterior
materials
that
are
absent
on
the
rear,
elevation,
brick,
for
example,
so
staff
is
recommending
less
fiber
cement
again
on
that
rear
elevation
and
that
staff
is
recommending
alternative
compliance
be
granted
to
providing
brick
on
that
rear
elevation.
B
Since
the
staff
report
was
published,
we
received
a
letter
from
Sarah
Muir,
a
letter
from
the
Linden
Hills
neighborhood
council,
stating
that
they
would
prefer
to
see
that
fourth
floor
step
back
to
be
10
feet
from
the
front
facade
of
the
third
floor.
So
I've
just
taken
the
4th
floor
floor
plan
to
show
the
area
or
the
portion
of
the
4th
Laurel
zoom
in
here
in
just
a
moment,
so
we
can
see
it
a
little
more
clearly
that
would
be
removed
in
order
to
comply.
Now.
This
is
again
in
the
Linden
Hills
small
area
plan.
B
So
if
we
zoom
in
to
the
fourth
floor,
it's
approximately
this
yellow
portion
of
unit
K,
so
it
would
make
for
a
very
long
and
narrow
unit
above
I
spoke
with
the
applicant
and
their
architect
briefly
this
afternoon
and
they're
prepared
with
some
feedback
related
to
whether
or
not
this
is
a
feasible
option
for
them.
But
with
that
I
can
take
any
questions.
A
D
If
any
of
you
work
I,
don't
think
any
of
you
were.
But
if
you
were
in
the
women
Hills
zoning
meeting
last
week,
you
would
have
seen
and
felt
the
anger,
sadness
and
disapproval
of
this
project
in
the
room
from
the
neighborhood
I
know.
This
project
is
meeting
the
zoning
requirements
and
Building
Code.
So
there's
not
much.
We
can
do
other
than
to
tell
you
again
how
much
we
disapprove
of
this
project.
D
Any
view
of
the
plans,
some
of
the
simple
renderings
that
they
had
shows
that
this
building
is
of
a
much
bigger
scale
than
anything
else
in
the
neighborhood
I
understand
that
it's
zoned
r5
I'm,
not
sure
how
or
when
that
happened,
but
that
doesn't
make
it
right
to
build
a
building
of
this
scale.
I
want
to
be
clear:
I'm
not
opposed
to
apartment
buildings
going
on
this
site.
I
understand
we're
trying
to
develop
density
in
this
city.
D
People
have
to
other
places,
I
know
in
Linden
Hills
we're
trying
and
struggling
with
a
variety
of
housing
options,
so
people
can
afford
to
live
in
the
neighborhood
or
don't
have
to
leave
the
neighborhood
when
they
can
no
longer
afford
a
house,
but
it
needs
to
be
done
in
a
scale,
that's
respectful
of
the
surroundings
and
the
character
of
the
neighborhood,
a
lifetime
limit.
By
the
way
you.
D
Shana
reference
to
Linden
Hills
small
area
plan
again
document
I
know
is
not
legally
binding,
but
several
times
in
that
document
it
references
this
desire
to
build
to
not
to
the
maximum
of
what
zoning
allows,
but
to
be
respectful
of
the
surrounding
scale
and
character
of
the
neighborhood,
which
I
know.
Design
and
aesthetics
are
a
matter
of
opinion,
but
the
eye
test
of
any
of
those
renderings
just
shows
the
massive
scale.
This
project,
just
for
reference,
the
building
apartment
building
next
door.
The
Allegra
apartments
takes
up
six
City
Lots
single
family
housing.
D
Lots
has
approximately
sixty
units
I
believe
I
haven't
been
able
to
confirm
that
from
their
management,
this
building
to
watts
and
squeezing
in
forty
two
units
again,
this
is
a
matter
of
scale,
not
use
part
of
the
concern
from
the
neighborhood
that
comes
with
that
scale
and
density
is
the
amount
of
cars
that
will
come
with
this
there.
The
plans
they
showed
at
the
meeting
last
week
showed
22
parking
stalls
for
42
units.
If
you
take
a
stroll
down
our
street
on
average
morning
or
evening,
you'll
see
that
there's
hardly
any
parking
spots.
D
Several,
the
single-family
residences
across
the
street
on
my
side
of
the
street,
don't
have
driveways,
we
don't
have
an
alley,
so
we
have
to
park
on
the
street
on
a
Saturday
or
Sunday
morning.
If
you
drive,
if
you
take
a
stroll
from
the
business
traffic,
you'll
see
that
there's
definitely
any
room
for
parking
to
the
point
that
it's
a
bit
of
a
public
nuisance
with
the
congestion
people
parking
illegally
I'm,
not
implying
that
the
apartment
people
would
park
illegally,
because
the
current
apartments
seemed
to
be
respectful
and
I
would
expect
the
same
of
this.
D
But
there's
simply
not
room
for
that.
Many
more
cars
at
the
meeting,
the
developer
and
architect
implied
that
they
were
able
to
get
a
reduction
in
parking
requirements
due
to
the
proximity
to
transit.
I
was
hoping
to
clarify
today
or
perhaps
I
can
submit
as
a
question
for
as
part
of
the
process
of
how
they
qualified.
For
that
I
know.
D
The
City
amendment
to
title
20
chapter
541
states
that
for
a
dwelling
unit
30
to
50
dwelling
units
which
we're
talking
about
here,
you
can
get
a
hundred
percent
reduction
and
the
parking
requirements.
If
you
are
within
1/4
mile
of
a
bus
transit,
stop
with
midday
service,
headways
between
15
minutes
or
less
I,
don't
know
if
the
developer
and
architect
submitted
documentation
that
they
are
within
a
quarter
mile.
I
know:
Google
is
not
the
most
accurate
thing
in
the
world,
but
it
is
borderline
quarter.
D
Mile
and
I
would
like
to
see
if
they've
documented
within
walking
distance
to
the
bus
stops.
There's
a
bus
stop
at
France,
Avenue
and
Sunnyside
Avenue,
or
the
other
direction
at
44th,
Street
and
xerxes
Avenue
South
I
would
guess
the
walking
distance
is
slightly
over
quarter
a
mile
for
those
and
regardless
a
quick
check
of
the
route.
Six
schedule
shows
that
buses
come
only
twenty
minutes
apart
at
those
stops
during
mid-day
and
then
wouldn't
qualify
for
the
reduction.
D
Again,
all
these
things
come
down
to
a
question
of
appropriate
density,
whether
they
actually
meet
city
zoning
or
not.
What
is
appropriate
for
our
neighborhood
and
our
city.
The
last
issue
I
wanted
to
bring
up
was
affordability
in
small
area
plan
for
linden
hills
again,
there's
a
statement,
the
desire
to
develop
different
types
of
housing
and
variety
of
housing,
so
different
people
of
different
ages
and
abilities
and
incomes
can
access
the
neighborhood.
The
smallest
unit
in
this
building
is
approximately
450
feet.
480
feet.
D
I,
don't
remember
the
exact
number
either
way
the
estate
is
the
meeting
last
week
that
the
lowest
rent
would
be
$1,500.
A
month,
that's
a
pretty
hefty
rent
for
450
square
feet,
efficiency
apartment
if
you're
somebody
of
lower
income
or
even
if
an
elderly
couple
that
can
no
longer
afford,
are
able
to
keep
up
their
house
but
wants
to
stay
in
the
neighborhood.
Thank
you
very
much.
D
A
E
My
name
is
rosemary
Tom,
Scholz
I
live
at
44
25,
the
apartments
gonna
be
right
across
the
street
from
me,
I
will
lose
all
my
sunlight.
They
mentioned
that
they
were
going
to
have
the
driveway
going
out
onto
44th
or
onto
beard
Street,
which
would
really
congest
everything.
I
know
that
our
neighbors
across
from
us
right
next
door
to
us
their
driveway.
If
anybody
comes
in
at
night,
the
lights
are
gonna,
be
reflecting
in
their
door
into
their
house
and,
as
Jeff
said,
that
we're
not
opposed
to
having
apartments
there.
E
We
opposed
to
how
many
apartments
there
are
there
if
it
would
be
a
very
four
storeys
when
everything
else
is
only
three
storeys
and
you
have
two
really
nice
brown
stones.
I'd
only
have
five
apartments
in
each
one.
You
know,
but
the
allegro,
I
think,
only
has
40
apartments
and
now
you're
putting
in
42
in
a
two
lot
area.
I
just
find
that
very
extreme,
but,
as
Jeff
said,
we're
not
opposed
to
having
apartments
in
there.
E
It's
just
the
size
of
the
apartments
and
how
many
people
they
want
to
stick
in
there,
because
our
street
is
packed
already
because
of
the
turtle
Bread
Company
and
Penny's
coffee
shop.
They
all
come
on
44th,
star
beard
Street,
because
nobody
wants
cause
the
poor,
stop
science
going
on
44,
because
it's
dangerous
people
do
not
stop.
So
they
are
parking,
40
foot
around
beard,
Street
and
when
we
go
out
it's
really
and
some
of
them
will
park
in
somebody's
driveway,
I
mean
in
front
of
the
driveway.
E
So
then,
if
you
have
an
emergency
and
you
want
to
get
out-
you
can't
because
they're
having
coffee
I
don't
have
a
garage,
we
don't
have
an
alleyway,
so
we
are
forced
to
be
in
the
street
and
when
they
say
42
apartments
22.
You
know
that
42
apartments
is
not
going
to
be
42,
people
it'll
probably
be
doubled,
and
we
just
can't
afford
to
have
that
many
people
in
our
area.
So
that's
my
thoughts
on
it.
F
Name
is
LuAnn
Rahman
I
live
at
43,
42
Abbott,
Avenue
South
in
Linden
Hills.
Your
work
in
planning
for
the
city
of
Minneapolis
is
difficult,
and
many
of
us
come
to
this
podium
as
whiners
and
NIMBY
people.
It
is
a
challenge
to
deal
with
the
negativity
as
most
are
passionate
about
their
issues
and
I
commend
you.
What
I
would
like
to
do
today
is
highlight
and
they
expand
your
thinking.
A
bit.
I
understand
that
this
architect
and
developer
have
complied
with
city
codes.
F
Please
understand
that
this
new
endeavor
is
not
contributing
to
the
neighborhood,
except
in
parking
problems.
It
could
bring
50
or
more
cars
onto
a
street,
which
is
three
blocks
from
Southwest
High,
School.
Think
of
parked
cars
on
the
street,
think
of
the
traffic
after
and
before
athletic
games,
especially
on
the
part
of
visiting
teams
and
their
families.
Think
of
employees
and
businesses
who
worked
on
44th,
Street,
think
of
the
snow
and
the
snow
removal
good
grief,
Charlie
Brown.
Where
does
everybody
park?
F
The
city
of
Minneapolis
is
so
slow
in
clearing
snow,
I'm
lucky
that
I
have
a
garage
behind
my
home.
I
watch
my
neighbors
scuttle
about
moving
their
cars
on
the
designated
days.
People
and/or
cars,
as
the
woman
previously
stated.
They
barely
stopped
at
the
intersection
of
beard
and
44th.
The
police
department
could
make
some
real
big
bucks
here.
It's
very
dangerous.
A
parking
ramp
with
a
facade
of
a
house
or
a
mural
on
the
building
would
have
solved
a
few
problems.
F
It
would
be
so
much
more
effective
for
the
neighborhood.
You
might
have
been
solving
our
problem
instead
of
adding
to
them
with
an
entrance
from
the
alley
and
an
exit
on
beard,
residents
and
customers
would
benefit
alike
and
be
safe.
Parking
ramps
can
be
so
much
more
today
and
blend
into
the
neighborhood
my
spouse,
and
designed
a
bar
and
dance
place
inside
a
parking
ramp
in
Atlanta
Georgia
a
few
years
ago.
It
was
temporary
green
spaces
on
the
rooftop,
with
the
view
are
enticing,
especially
on
4th
of
July
celebrations.
F
It
would
create
the
option
of
a
local
park
and
a
sculpture
garden.
We
came
here
to
Linden
because
of
the
appeal
we
will
probably
leave
like
the
gentlemen
previously
mentioned
because
of
the
taxes
and
other
city
issues.
We
are
preparing
our
house
now
and
there's
a
lot
of
construction
going
on.
I
know
that
we
have
lost
this
spot
battle
and
you
will
allow
this
building,
but
please
think
creatively
in
the
future
think
thoughtfully
about
traffic
and
outside
the
plain
box
apartment
buildings
thanks
so
much.
G
Peter
Samuelsson
four
four:
four:
nine
Beard
avenues:
health
that
right
across
from
the
Allegro
apartments
and
that
apartment
adds
a
lot
to
our
neighborhood.
It's
wonderful!
It's
good
size!
It's
appropriate!
This
apartment
building
proposal
is
too
big,
too
many
residents
and,
as
has
been
previously
stated,
we
have
myriad
parking
problems
on
beard
Avenue
due
to
the
small
business
district
on
44th
and
beard
with
pennies
and
turtle
bread,
very
popular
places
where
people
Park
on
our
street
one
safety
issue
that
may
not
have
been
expressed.
G
His
beard
terminates
in
two
blocks:
just
the
block
and
a
half
from
our
45th
and
beard
at
46th
and
a
half
into
Southwest
High
School,
and
there
are
many
dozens
of
children
riding
the
bike,
son
beard
and
walking
to
school
at
great
peril.
If
we
have
a
parking
ramp
from
an
apartment
that
houses
42
people
emptying
onto
beard
so
I,
you
know
if
I
also
wonder
about
the
number
that
there's
simply
too
many
apartments
there
in
the
problems
that
especially
parking
will
ensue.
I
also
would
like
to
speak
to
a
Florida.
G
We
do
need
dense
housing
and
I'm
not
opposed
to
the
apartment
per
se,
but
lots
of
research
shows
that
if
we
put
people
from
low
income
into
higher
income
neighborhoods
our
neighborhood
doesn't
go
down
their
standard
of
living
and
for
generations
goes
up,
and
so
I
would
like
to
see
at
least
a
20%
designated
low-income
housing
for
this
apartment
and
I
oppose
the
number
I
would
like
to
see
it
produced
and
the
emptying
out
in
the
beerd
street.
So
thank
you
for
your
attention.
Thank.
C
My
name
is
Heidi
grease
buck
and
I
live
at
44:29
beard
Avenue
south.
We
live
directly
across
from
the
proposed
development
and
we
are
fortunate
to
have
a
driveway
many
of
our
neighbors,
don't
on
the
street
and
do
have
to
find
on
street
parking
I'm
not
going
to
rehearse
of
many
of
the
other
things
that
were
already
said.
I
agree
with
everything
that
has
already
been
said.
C
C
A
H
Good
evening,
commissioners,
my
name
is
Alex
DC.
My
address
is
5605
Tracey
Avenue
Dyna
Minnesota,
although
in
Florida
resident
of
Linden
Hills
just
a
few
comments
and
then
we'll
take
questions
I'm
here
with
Pete
Killian
sand,
Selina
Nelson
from
collage
architects
as
well,
so
happy
to
answer
any
questions,
but
just
a
few
things:
the
with
respect
to
the
Linden
Hills
small
area
plan
that
was
consulted
and
we
are
still
looking
at
it
in
terms
of
the
10-foot
setback.
H
So
that
was
looked
at
carefully
so
there
there
is
actually
no
parking
requirement
here
where
we're
offering
22
underground
structured
parking
stalls
add
a
considerable
cost,
because
we
do
understand
that
parking
can
be
a
challenge
in
this
neighborhood,
and
so
that
leads
into
the
FA.
Our
question
there's
a
20%
fa,
our
bonus
for
structured
parking,
and
so
that's
how
we
went
from
2.0
to
actually
roll
out
2.4
here
and
we're.
H
You
know
for
far
under
that
and
then
just
a
few
things
in
terms
of
what
I
feel
that
this
building
will
contribute
to
the
neighborhood
one
there.
You
know
there
was
talk
about
affordability.
There
are
a
lot
of
folks
actually
in
in
this
city
and
outside
the
city
who
seek
to
move
into
the
city,
we're
looking
for
a
really
nice
new
apartment
buildings
to
live
in
with
amenities
and
and
that
are
you
know
that
considered
$1500
a
month,
for
example,
for
a
nice
one-bedroom
unit
to
be
affordable,
not
in
the
the
sense.
H
You
know
that
Section
eight
cents
but
accessible
I
should
say,
and
so
I
do
feel
like.
That
is
an
offering
that
we
can
be
proud
of.
In
that
will
bring
diversity,
both
socio-economic
and
demographic
to
the
neighborhood
I
think
it's
great.
This
building
will
be
great
for
businesses,
pennies
and
Trailbreaker
reference
it'd
be
great
to
have
a
place
where
some
of
the
employees
of
those
businesses
can
actually
live
and
walk
to
work
rather
than
have
to
drive
or
bus
into
the
neighborhood
to
do
their
jobs.
H
So
that's
something
that
we
feel
that
we're
bringing
with
this
project
and
then
finally,
it's
great
for
the
city
overall,
because
it
contributes
to
the
tax
base
in
a
meaningful
way.
So
I
think
we
are
adding
a
significant
value
to
with
this
project
happy
to
take
some
questions.
If
there
are
any
Commissioner.
I
Appreciate
your
responses
so
far,
I
want
to
thank
the
testifiers
from
the
neighborhood
net,
with
your
creative
suggestions
and
your
well
stated
concerns
one
of
the
concerns
that
was
stated
that
I,
don't
think
you
addressed
directly
was
the
route
6
and
its
frequency
being
more
than
15
minutes.
I,
don't
know
what
the
facts
are.
I
just
wanted
to
say.
If
you
had
a
response
to
that.
H
J
H
All
the
parking
and
having
no
parking
at
all,
we
hadn't
considered
that
and
no
frankly,
I
mean
I.
Think
it's
important
to
have
some
level
of
parking.
I
think
you
know
10
years
from
now,
who
might
be
I
think
we're
moving
towards
that.
There
are
a
lot
of
people
who
are
not
driving
cars.
These
days
and
I.
Think
that
you
know
that's
just
gonna
continue
as
a
trend
and
so
at
some
point
in
time.
A
A
G
K
This
case
I
feel
this
is
pretty
straightforward
and
that
there's
really
only
one
application
here.
There
are
no
variance
requests.
The
the
project
meets
the
requirements
of
the
r5
zoning
district,
there's
really
even
only
one
alternative
compliance
consideration,
which
is
relates
to
just
distribution
of
exterior
materials,
so
something
that's
fairly
minor
I
wouldn't
be
comfortable,
recommending
that
they
set
the
fourth
or
the
building
back
any
further
I
think
that's
a
consideration
if
there's
a
conditional
use
permit
for
height
or
something
where
there's
some
additional
review.
L
L
This
is
a
nice
change
of
pace
for
us
actually
to
see
one
that
requires
only
one
one:
approval
which
is
the
site
plan
review
and
if
I
were
sitting
where
you
are
I'm,
not
sure
that
would
make
any
difference
to
me,
but
think
it's
important
in
the
larger
context,
because
this
kind
of
thing
is
happening
in
in
most
desirable
neighborhoods
in
the
city
and
this
one
actually
seems
to
fit.
As
Commissioner
Brown
has
said,
the
requirements
for
the
spot
and
I
and
I
I.
L
A
M
M
I
think
maybe
the
next
cycle
and
then
Andrew
liska,
who
had
been
in
Landy's
design
and
preservation,
has
promoted
to
senior
planner
in
zoning,
so
you'll
be
seeing
him
again
for
a
while,
but
he'll
be
transferring
back
to
that
team
and
primarily
staffing
the
Board
of
Adjustment
and
then
we're
in
the
process
of
hiring
two
new
city
planners.
So
we'll
introduce
those
folks
to
you
once
they're
on
board
very.