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A
Good
afternoon,
everybody
Welcome
to
the
regular
meeting
of
the
City
Planning
Commission
today
is
thank
you,
Tuesday
September
5th
2023.
My
name
is
Alyssa
Olson
I'm,
the
president
of
the
Planning
Commission,
the
city
will
be
recording
and
posting
this
meeting
to
the
web
City's
website
and
YouTube
channel
as
a
means
of
increasing
Public,
Access
and
transparency.
This
meeting
is
public
and
subject
to
the
Minnesota
open
meeting
law.
At
this
time,
I'll
ask
the
clerk
to
please
call
the
roll.
B
D
B
A
There
are
also
copies
of
the
agenda
on
the
counter
by
the
clerk,
if
you're
looking
for
that,
we'll
begin
with
acceptance
of
the
minutes
from
July
31st
2023
could
have
a
motion
to
accept
those
minutes.
A
Our
next
order
of
business
is
to
organize
our
public
hearing
agenda
for
the
evening
I'm
going
to
read
through
the
agenda
items
and
numbers
and
state
whether
they
are
slated
for
consent
or
discussion
consent
items
will
be
passed
without
discussion
by
the
board,
we'll
be
adopting
staff
recommendation
and
any
listed
conditions
for
those
items.
A
A
So
we
have
the
following
items
on
our
agenda
for
this
evening.
The
first
three
items
are
consent
items.
So
once
we
get
past
that
you
can
raise
your
hand,
item
number
four:
is
a
land
sale
at
1828,
Dupont,
Avenue
North.
At
our
committee
of
the
whole
meeting,
the
commission
recommended
this
item
for
denial,
and
this
item
is
on
our
consent
agenda
and
will
not
have
a
public
hearing
number
five
is
a
land
sale
at
1860,
28th,
Street,
East
and
2717
Longfellow
Avenue.
A
Item
number
six
is
a
land
sale
at
29.31
through
2937
Bloomington
Avenue.
Our
committee
of
the
whole
recommended
this
item
for
approval.
This
item
is
on
our
consent
agenda
and
will
not
have
a
public
hearing.
A
A
Okay,
seeing
none
I'll
put
item
seven
on
our
consent
agenda
item
number
eight
is
1901.
49Th
Avenue
North
staff
is
recommending
this
item
for
consent.
Is
there
anyone
here
to
speak
against
staff
recommendation
on
item
number?
Eight,
all
right,
seeing
none
we'll
put
item
8
on
consent
and
item
number:
nine
is
3561.
A
Minnehaha
Avenue
staff
is
recommending
this
item
for
consent.
Is
there
anyone
here
to
speak
against
staff?
Recommendation
for
item
number?
Nine?
Okay,
we'll
put
item
number
nine
on
our
discussion
agenda
so
to
review.
We
have
items
four,
five,
six,
seven
and
eight
on
consent
and
item
number
nine
on
discussion.
A
E
A
Opposed
any
abstentions,
all
right
that
motion
passes
the
agenda
has
been
adopted
so
we'll
proceed
with
our
consent
agenda
first
and
then
our
discussion
item
first
we're
going
to
vote
on
the
consent
items
that
do
not
have
a
public
hearing.
A
B
D
Okay,
in
order
for
it
to
move
forward,
we
need
an
approved
motion
here,
but
the
motion
would
be,
if
you
so
choose
would
be
for
to
approve
the
denied
motion.
But
unless
Kim
really
has
thoughts.
F
A
H
A
Opposed
any
abstentions,
all
right
those
items
are
complete.
So
if
you're
here
for
items,
four
five
or
six,
those
are
done
so
now
we'll
do
items
number
seven
and
eight.
These
are
consent
items.
They
are
public
hearing
items,
though.
So,
if
you
were
here
for
item
seven
or
eight
and
would
like
to
say
something
I'll
open
the
public
hearing,
you
can
walk
up
to
the
podium
now
state,
your
name
and
neighborhood,
and
proceed
with
your
comments.
A
All
right,
I'm
not
seeing
anyone
so
I
will
close
the
public
hearing
for
items.
Seven
and
eight
Commissioners
could
I
have
a
motion
to
adopt
item
seven
and
eight.
Second,
all
right.
We
have
a
motion
in
a
second.
Is
there
any
discussion
see
none
all
in
favor,
say
aye.
I
A
A
A
You
will
have
a
timer,
so
we
ask
that
you
prepare
your
comments
accordingly,
once
I
close
the
public
hearing,
no
more
testimony,
testimony
from
the
public
will
be
taken
unless
someone
is
specifically
asked
a
question
yeah,
so
we'll
move
on
and
staff
is
Lindsay
Silas.
J
Sen
and
members
of
the
commission,
the
project
before
you
is
at
3561
Minnehaha
Avenue.
This
is
located
at
the
northeast
corner
of
Minnehaha
and
36th
Street
East
this
site
currently
contains
a
Triplex,
and
that
was
constructed
in
1908
and
a
detached
garage.
This
site,
as
you
can
see
on
the
map,
is
a
triangular
site.
J
There
are
a
number
of
applications
required
that
include
variances
along
the
front
yard,
fronting
on
36th
Street
and
a
variance
along
the
east
interior
side
yard
variances
accommodate
the
building,
as
well
as
patios
along
the
front
yard
and
a
balcony
along
the
side
yard.
The
applicants
also
applied
for
administrative
height
and
far
increases
for
the
project
and
site
plan
review,
so
here's
an
aerial
view
of
the
site
and
some
photos
of
the
existing
structure
on
the
site.
So
this
is
the
site
plan.
J
As
you
can
see,
the
building
is
rectangular
in
shape
and
the
site
is
decidedly
not
so.
The
applicant
has
proposed
to
front
the
building
on
Minnehaha.
They
are
proposing
to
meet
the
mixed
use
density,
bonus
which
they're
using
for
their
their
height
and
Affair
increases
they're.
Also
using
that
meeting
the
mixed
use
density
bonus,
which
allows
them
to
decrease
the
front
yard
along
the
goods
and
services
Corridor
to
zero.
J
So
they
have
met
two
of
the
three
standards
required
for
the
Mixed
use
density
bonus
here,
as
you
can
see,
there's
a
there's,
an
outline
of
the
house
to
the
east
and
it's
hard
because
this
is
very
zoomed
out.
But
there
are
some
Dash
lines
showing
where
the
corners
of
the
building
protrude
into
the
required
yards,
the
the
corners,
are
protrude
into
the
required
yards
and
thus
necessity.
J
J
The
first
floor
has
the
commercial
space
some
units,
a
lounge
Lobby
space
and
bike
storage
and
we'll
get
to
the
elevations
before
we
can
see
more
clearly,
so
the
applicant's
proposing
a
significant
solar
array
on
the
roof
of
the
building,
and
that
is
part
of
the
reason
why
they
proposed
the
shed
roof
configuration
to
get
the
right
slope
for
that.
So,
like
I
mentioned,
there
is
a
height
increase
required.
The
there
are
only
four
floors
that
contain
dwelling
units,
but
they're
by
purposes
of
the
zoning
code.
J
There
is
a
fifth
floor
at
that
Northern
portion
of
the
building
where
the
shed
roof
gets
tall
enough
that
the
fourth
floor
exceeds
14
feet
in
height.
It's
therefore
considered
a
fifth
Story
and
the
overall
height
of
the
building
is
56
feet,
10
inches,
where
the
height
Allowed
by
right
is
4,
feet,
56
or
four
stories
or
56
feet.
So
essentially
they
are
requesting
an
additional
10
inches
and
to
be
allowed
what's
functionally
or
by
the
zoning
code,
a
fifth
floor,
but
doesn't
actually
have
units.
J
J
The
applicant
has
submitted
a
shadow
study
here,
looking
at
a
four-story
building
of
56
feet
in
height.
That
would
be
allowed
by
right
compared
to
the
shed
roof
building,
that's
56
feet
and
10
inches
and,
as
you
can
see,
the
shadowing
the
shadowing
impacts
are
substantially
similar.
No
additional
shadowing
is
identified
by
the
shadow
study
and
therefore,
staff
was
able
to
make
the
finding
regarding
shadowing
of
adjacent
properties,
to
recommend
approval
of
both
the
height
and
far
increases,
and
just
to
mention
the
applicant
when
they
submitted
their
height
increase
in
Far
increase.
J
They
have
also
noted
that
they
are
going
for
Passive
house
certification,
so
they
only
need
one
bonus
for
height
and
one
bonus
for
far.
They
have
proposed
that
they
are
also
pursuing
passive
house
certification,
which
would
allow
them
another
bonus,
but
they
aren't
necessarily
using
that.
They've
also
indicated
that
they
are
pursuing
40
enrollment
in
the
40,
affordable
housing
program.
Unfortunately,
there
is
a
typo
in
the
staff
report.
J
There
was
also
a
typo
in
the
applicant's
materials
they
would
be
pursuing
4D
at
the
standards
that
the
city
sets
forth
with
just
20
percent
of
units
at
60
am
I.
The
typo
in
the
self
report
is
this
20
units
at
80
Ami
that
was
based
on
some
incorrect
information,
but
it
would
they
would
they
proposed
to
conform
to
the
standards
of
that
program.
So
Steph
was
able
to
make
the
findings
for
both
variances.
This
is
a
very
uniquely
shaped
lot.
J
It
has
two
front
yard
at
the
reverse
corner,
so
it's
two
front
yard
setback
requirements.
J
The
applicant
is
kind
of
doing
their
best
to
comply
with
the
spirit
and
intent
of
the
ordinance
by
only
having
these
small
sections
of
the
building
I'm
not
going
to
go
into
too
much
detail
here,
but
in
the
variance
findings.
You
know
I've
noted
that
the
portions
of
the
building
that
are
projecting
into
the
setback
area
are
still
you
know
quite
distant
from
the
single
family,
home
and
because
of
the
orientation
of
the
site.
As
you'll
see.
J
You
know
we
talk
about
yards,
allowing
for
separation
of
uses,
access
to
light
and
air,
and
that
single-family
home
located
to
the
east
is
shown
on
the
plan
and
they're
going
to
be
neighboring.
This
large
green
space
and
landscaped
area
on
the
adjacent
property
and
so
staff
found
that
the
proposal
for
those
small
projections
into
the
required
yards
was
reasonable
and
would
not
have
an
injurious
effect
on
the
surrounding
uses.
J
K
Albert
yeah.
Thank
you
for
that
presentation,
quick
question:
would
this
building
be
approved
by
right
with
the
variance
aspects
if
it
wasn't
for
this
Odd
Lot
shape
like?
Would
it
fit
on
a
rectangular.
J
Lot
so
if
there's
a
say,
there's
a
rectangular
lot
that
follows
the
shape
of
the
building
right
then,
if
it
needed
no
yard
variances,
it
would
be
a
project
that
would
be
able
to
be
approved.
No
sorry,
it
would
need
a
public
hearing
because
of
the
number
of
units,
so
it
would
need
a
public
hearing
foresight,
planner
view,
because
it's
proposing
32
units
that
cut
off
cut
off
threshold
for
administrative
approval
is
under
20..
J
K
So
if
it
was
on
not
on
the
corner,
but
if
you
can
go
back
to
that
sure
image
would
that
because
of
that
front
yard
along
36th
Street
is
that
that
would
eliminate
potentially
want
that
front
yard
setback
variants
being
needed,
see
what
I'm
trying
to
say,
yeah
yeah.
J
So
you
know
if
it
was
mid
block
I.
J
Houses
sure
it's
hard
to
say
I
mean
because,
because
of
the
context
of
the
site,
right,
okay,
if
so,
because
there's
a
front
yard
setback
on
that
side,
that
creates
a
setback
requirement
of
15
feet,
a
corner
side,
yard
setback
would
be
slightly
less
than
that,
but
it's
based
on
the
height
of
the
building.
So
it
might
not
be
that
much
less
than
that.
J
I
don't
have
that
off
the
top
of
my
hand,
there's
a
table
that
we
use
to
determine
so
it's
usually
eight
feet
and
then
we
add,
you
know
additional
feet
for
the
height
of
the
building.
So
it's
it's
possible
I!
Think
you
know
when
staff
was
looking
at
this,
the
the
context,
given
that
the
commercial
patio
is
located
close
to
the
goods
and
services
Corridor
was
part
of
you
know
what
was
compelling
in
in
supporting
that.
As
far
as
you
know,
activating
that
street.
J
Yeah,
so
those
projects
gone
through
PDR
and
there
have
been
you
know
some
some
different
issues
noted
that
and
revisions
required
from
Public
Works.
You
know
specifically
related
to
the
right
like
if
you'll
see
on
this
plan.
The
doors
are
proposed
to
swing
out
into
the
public
right-of-way,
which
is
not
something
a
public
works
would
allow.
J
J
No,
no
right,
okay,
no,
no
okay,
yeah
yeah,
so
Public
Works
has
given
feedback.
There
may
be
some
changes
required,
it's
possible,
you
know
there
may
be.
You
know
like
the
entryway
may
need
to
be
recessed
or
something
to
accommodate
the
doors
and-
and
there
were
some
changes
requested
from
Public
Works
in
terms
of
you
know
that
interface
with
those
the
the
main
entry
and
the
street,
because
it
has
is
at
a
zero
setback
on
the
front,
but
there
weren't
any
glaring
issues.
I
reviewed
the
PDR
comments
myself.
A
Any
other
questions
for
stuff
before
we
move
on
I,
don't
see
any.
Thank
you.
Lindsay
I
will
now
open
the
public
hearing
as
the
applicant
here,
and
would
they
like
to
speak
in
this
item,
so
you
can
come
home
come
forward.
L
At
footprint
we
develop
and
manage
long
lasting,
healthy
carbon,
smart
climate,
resilient
multi-family
housing,
specifically
in
walkable,
bikeable
Transit,
rich
areas
just
like
this,
and
this
project
importantly
I
think,
is
going
to
add
32
homes
to
the
neighborhood
and
one
to
three
new
homes
for
businesses
in
the
neighborhood.
It's
also
going
to
be
100.
L
It's
not
just
at
a
better
angle,
but
it's
because
we
can
fit
almost
twice
as
many
panels
on
that
shape
of
a
roof,
and
so
the
I
I
think
the
proposed
variances
allow
us
to
create
a
commercial
unit
also
with
a
really
generous
patio
area.
That
I
think
will
help
activate
a
highly
visible
corner
on
this
Corridor
and
increase
the
likelihood
of
success
of
the
whatever
the
future
business
occupant.
L
Is
there
so
I'm
ecstatic
about
the
project
and
the
fact
that
the
Longfellow
Community,
Council
and
cped
staff
are
in
support
of
it
and
I
want
to
thank
Lindsay
and
her
colleagues
for
their
guidance
as
we've
gone
through
kind
of
trying
to
fit
something
that
would
work
into
this
oddly
shaped
oddly
shaped
lot
and
I
also
want
to
thank
council
member
Johnson
and
the
LCC
for
the
multiple
opportunities
they
gave
me
to
present
the
project
concept
as
it
evolved,
I
got
to
present
both
to
their
board
and
to
their
Equitable
development
and
housing
committee
and
get
valuable,
constructive
input
and
feedback,
and
we're
I'm
committed
to
continuing
the
conversation
with
the
LCC
as
well.
L
So
you
know,
beyond
the
the
unique
reverse,
like
basically
double
front
yard
condition:
I'm
not
going
to
go
into
that.
You
know.
I
really
do
just
want
to
emphasize
how
far
away
and
how
little
the
building
actually
encroaches
on
the
setback
variants
that
we're
requesting
and
the
minimal
impact
that
it'll
have
on
that
neighbor
more
than
70
feet
away,
and
you
know
it
was
with
intention
that
we
were
trying
to
configure
things
in
relation
to
those
variant
that
variance
the
neighbors
to
the
north.
At
3553.
L
Minnehaha
will
experience
the
biggest
change
from
this
project.
I'm
not
going
to
stand
here
and
pretend
that
that's
not
the
case
and
when
I
met
with
them.
Recently
we
had
a
conversation
about
natural
light
sight
lines.
Privacy,
parking,
I'd,
walk
them
through
the
shadow
study
and,
fortunately,
I
think.
L
The
lot
angle
here
is
not
directly
east
west,
because
the
the
shadow
study
shows
that,
because
of
that,
you
know
in
the
combination
of
the
16
to
20
feet
between
the
new
proposed
structure
and
their
structure,
it
mitigates
much
of
the
potential
change
in
natural
light.
Still
happens,
absolutely
I'm
not
going
to
deny
that,
and
we
talked
a
lot
too
about
the
the
shed
roof,
which
appears
to
add
a
lot
of
height
to
the
building.
L
But
as
Lindsay
emphasized,
it
really
only
adds
10
inches
in
total
height
to
the
Building,
compared
to
a
flat
roof
with
of
parapets.
But
it
doubles
the
solar
production
that
we
can
do.
In
addition
to
that,
we've
taken
a
number
of
steps
to
kind
of
minimize
the
impact
on
the
folks
to
the
north.
That
I
want
to
convey.
L
L
The
windows
and
balconies
in
particular,
on
the
lower
floors
that
are
directly
would
be
looking
into
their
their
home
to
minimize
the
Privacy
impact
and
I've
committed
to
them
and
I'm
committing
publicly
like
we're
going
to
do
a
survey
interior
structurally
on
their
older
home
before
any
work
is
done.
We're
going
to
put
in
vibration,
monitors
on
the
site
and
we're
going
to
change
the
way
we
do
soil
compaction
in
construction,
so
that
there's
zero
chance
of
of
impacting
their
home
I
want
to
be
a
good
neighbor.
L
I
want
more
Neighbors
in
the
city,
I'm
committed
to
doing
that,
and
I
think
they
would
agree
we're
off
to
to
an
okay
start.
Despite
how
big
of
a
change
this
constitutes
for
them.
So
I,
you
know
we're
amenable
to
all
staff
conditions
of
approval.
I
hope
that
we
get
your
support
and
I'm
excited
about
bringing
this
project
to
fruition.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
Commissioners.
Are
there
any
questions
for
the
applicant.
I
The
question
I
wonder:
if
you
could
the
sloping
roof
with
the
solar
is
terrific.
You
talk
through
your
storm
water
strategy
too,
and
how
you
were
dealing
with
all
the
water
coming
off
that
roof.
L
Yeah,
so
it's
all
going
to
be
taken
taken
down
and
through
internally
through
the
building
not
exterior
through
scuppers
and
then
taken
to
basically
where
the
on
the
in
the
large
Southeastern
Corner
portion
of
the
lot
all
the
Green
Space.
There
is
actually
going
to
be
largely
storm
water
retention
at
rain
garden
areas
and
there's
going
to
be
trees
planted
in
those
as
well.
So
that's
like
when
there's
you
know
big
spikes
in
Rain
catchment.
L
The
the
other
thing
that's
actually
still
on
the
table.
Right
now
is
a
lot
like
the
Sundial
building,
which
is
in
King's
field.
We
would
like
to
incorporate
actually
storm
water
collection,
tanks,
underground
and
use
that
to
recycle
for
gray
water,
for
like
toilet
flushing
in
the
building.
L
You
know
to
be
determined
whether
or
not
we
can
fit
that
in
the
project
budget,
but
that's
something
that
we're
actively
exploring
in
design
right
now.
Thanks.
H
Hi
there
was
a
question
from
a
citizen,
our
packet
about
just
snow
removal
on
that
Minnehaha
side
on
that
sidewalk
can.
M
L
L
You
yeah
so
the
the
our
proposal
is
to
pave
so
we're
at
the
zero
lot
line
and
then
there's
public
right-of-way
that
exists
before
the
already
existing
sidewalk
and
Our
intention
is
to
that
will
be
a
Hardscape,
so
paved
surface
area.
It's
possible
that
it
might
have
to
be
permeable,
because
some
of
it
is
over
some
existing
tree
routes,
but
we're
working
through
that
with
Public
Works.
L
The
intention
would
be
for
the
for
a
building
of
this
size,
you
just
you,
have
a
regular
snow
removal
service,
so
we
would
be
taking
care
of
you
know
as
as
required
and
as
a
good
neighbor
would
do
all
the
sidewalk
space
around
the
corner,
both
on
36th
and
Minnehaha,
and
then
also
clearing
out
from
from
the
street.
There
I
think
the
I
there's
not
in
our
current
site
plan,
as
I'm
noticing
now
like
a
designated
collection
area
for
snow
accumulation.
L
That
is
something
that
I'll
bring
up
with
the
design
team.
Presumably,
we
would
be
using
that
corner
space
around
the
North
West
corner
of
the
building
and
push
a
snow
collection
from
this
area
off
off
to
there,
to
the
extent
that
there
is
additional
snow
accumulation
on
that
immediate
North
or
the
Minnehaha
side
of
the
building.
A
I'm
not
seeing
any
other
questions,
so
thank
you.
We
will
continue
with
our
public
hearing.
So
if
there's
anyone
else
who
would
like
to
speak
on
this
item,
you
can
come
to
the
podium
now.
You'll
have
two
minutes
and
you
can
state
your
name
and
neighborhood
for
the
record
and
proceed
with
your
comments,
so
you
guys
could
even
make
a
line
if
you
want
to
who
wants
to
be
first.
N
My
name
is
John
Radigan
I
live
in
Longfellow
within
350
feet
of
this
proposed
development.
I
have
a
couple
questions
in
Missouri
funeral
how
the
procedure
works,
but
have
questions
about
what
types
of
businesses
are
going
to
be
proposed
or
already
solidified
for
the
first
floor.
I
think
that
matters,
because
the
impact
on
the
neighborhood
for
potential
loitering
and
Etc
and
what
kind
of
businesses
neighbors
would
want
to
welcome
those
neighbors
that
live
close
to
the
building.
I
also
have
a
question
about
on
page
20.
N
N
Okay,
take
that,
as
you
will
also
because
of
the
additional
traffic
that
residents
will
bring
to
the
neighborhood
I,
live
on
32nd,
Avenue
and
I'm
curious
if
the
city
can
provide
traffic
calming
either
at
each
end
or
in
the
middle
of
the
block
to
to
mitigate
the
additional
traffic
that
will
come
from
this
proposal.
N
Yes,
those
are
statements.
I,
don't
know
the
question
answer
work,
so
thank.
M
M
Our
biggest
concerns
are
obviously
the
light
and
the
shadow
along
with
privacy.
We
also
have
concerns
about
parking,
but
I,
think
many
others
are
voiced
in
the
packet.
Also,
some
concerns
about
congestion
in
the
alley.
The
alley
Behind.
These
properties
comes
to
kind
of
a
right
angle.
Point
in
the
sort
of
three
properties
that
tried
to
have
progress.
There
I've
done
some
of
my
own
sort
of
online
Shadow
studies
just
to
see
what
the
impact
would
be
on
our
home
and
what
I've
done
kind
of
lines.
M
Up
with
what
Cody
has
has
shown
me,
it
looks
like
we're
going
to
lose
about
five
to
six
hours
of
light
in
our
across
our
house
through
the
year,
which
has
less
of
an
impact
in
the
summer.
Obviously,
in
the
winter
is
where
we
won't
see
any
light
on
our
home
at
all
until
1
pm
in
the
afternoon.
Of
course,
the
sun's
going
to
go
down
a
few
hours
later
so
just
wanted
to
express
that
concern.
M
We
also
wanted
to
talk
about
Transit,
we're
hoping
that
if
this
structure
gets
built
that
maybe
that
will
help
to
increase
the
frequency
and
the
the
reliability
of
the
number
seven,
it
doesn't
seem
that
we're
on
schedule
very
often
and
Cody
also
shared
that
the
city
had
talked
about.
Maybe
on
the
side
of
the
building.
That's
facing
us,
the
city
wanted
some
more
variance
in
the
cladding
or
I.
Think
that's
the
technical
word
for
it.
We
would
urge
that
we
try
to
keep
that
side
as
light
colored
as
possible.
M
C
C
I
had
a
question
about
the
premium
to
build
it
higher
and
he
followed
those
two.
So
he
was
granted
the
premium
which
I
get,
but
then,
if
you're
granted
a
premium
to
go
higher
than
why
would
you
allow
it
for
to
encroach
closer
on
a
structure?
Another
home?
You
know,
so
it's
right
now
would
be
a
four
feet
from
my
property
line
and
I
could
basically
Reach
Out,
And,
Touch,
It
and.
B
C
C
I
had
a
question
about
the
low
carbon
construction,
Enviro
environmental
testing
and
cleanup.
If
that
was
an
everyday
thing,
or
is
that
just
the
end
of
the
project,
because
he
has
another
project
right
now
at
65,
635
Van
Buren,
that
I
went
to
look
at
Simon
construction
site
manager,
manager
with
the
state
for
storm
water
and
erosion,
control
and
I
noticed
some
bnps
missing
there
and
track
in
and
out
from
that
side.
So,
if
that's
going
to
be
the
same
in
my
neighborhood,
then
I
have
a
problem
with
that.
O
O
The
side
of
this
development
on
the
northeast
side
of
the
Hiawatha
neighborhood
I'm
a
renter
and
last
year,
I
moved
from
Hiawatha
to
Kingfield
and
when
I
was
looking
for
a
place
to
live,
Longfellow
was
somewhere,
I
was
considering,
obviously,
I
ended
up
moving
elsewhere
instead,
but
I
think
a
development
like
this
has
all
the
things
that
I
personally
would
want
to
have
in
a
place
to
live,
I
think
the
environmentally
friendly
amenities
of
the
buildings,
the
solar
panels,
bike
maintenance
station,
all
electric
appliances
and
proximity
to
Transit
are
great
and
would
be
another
step
on
the
way
to
Minneapolis,
achieving
its
climate
goals,
I
believe
being
very
close
to
the
seven
bus
and
the
blue
line.
O
Additionally,
several
news
outlets
have
recently
reported
on
Nationwide
and
rent
price
trends
over
the
past
few
years,
and
Minneapolis
rent
increases
have
been
among
the
lowest
in
the
nation
and
have
even
decreased
for
some
renters
and
I
feel.
This
is
in
large
part
due
to
minneapolis's
commitment
to
building
more
housing
of
all
types
such
as
this
development
I
feel
that
developments
like
this
are
an
important
part
of
making
Minneapolis
more
affordable
for
more
people,
especially
working
people
and
families.
So,
to
summarize,
I
urge
you
to
support
the
approval
of
these
reasonable
and
minor
variances.
P
My
name
is
Adam
Wright
I
live
at
3544,
32nd
Avenue
I'm,
really
concerned
about
the
proposed
commercial
floor,
not
having
a
loading
or
unloading
space
for
any
commercial
traffic
that
may
occur
in,
what's
already
been
mentioned,
to
be
a
really
congested
alley,
as
well
as
our
property.
P
It's
pretty
concerning
about
if
businesses
do
move
into
this
space,
no
allowances
for
commercial
traffic
in
an
already
congested
alley.
Thank
you.
E
My
name
is
Jason
Holtz
I
live
at
35,
36
32nd
Avenue.
That
is
the
very
top
corner
there.
My
fence
is
about
20
feet
from
there
so
directly.
Next
to
Jordan
and
Adam
I've
lived
in
my
house
for
almost
15
years
now
and
have
a
double
lot
that
is
empty
to
the
South
and
if
there's
a
56
foot
high
building
right
there,
that's
all
I'm
going
to
see
from
my
backyard
and
out
my
patio
door
and
window
on
the
south
side
of
my
house
concerned
about
a
building
that
tall
and
accessibility.
E
E
Is
it's
not
bad
in
our
neighborhood
now,
but
according
according
to
statistics,
only
18
percent
of
Minneapolis
residents
don't
own
cars.
So
that's,
potentially
you
know
26
cars
that
need
to
park
on
the
street
and
snow
emergencies,
and
things
like
that
it
gets.
It
gets
pretty.
Tight
I
really
commend
Cody
on
on
his
proposal
and
I
I,
like
all
the
green
aspects
of
it
and
I.
Think
I
think
it's
it's
great
and
that's
what
needs
to
happen.
E
Q
I'm
Kyle
merkins
I
live
at
3531,
Minnehaha
Avenue,
so
just
actually
right
next
to
those
other
four
flexes,
and
so
we
have
been
talking
with
lots
of
neighbors
and
just
trying
to
get
a
sense
of
how
people
feel
and
generally
this
neighborhood,
because
of
it
being
located
where
it
is
on
a
major
Court,
a
Transit
Corridor
lots
of
biking,
lots
of
walking
lots
of
busing
people
are
pretty
insupportive
multi-unit.
You
know
development.
We
already
have
multi-units
on
the
Block.
Q
The
thing
that
gets
kind
of
most
concerning
to
us
right
now
is
really
the
size
and
the
scale
of
the
project.
Currently
two
floors
is
the
highest
building
on
our
block
and
actually
any
of
the
neighboring
blocks
and
32
new
units
currently
there's
roughly
70
residents
who
live
on
the
entire
block
on
the
Minnehaha
side
and
the
32nd
side.
So
this
would
have
the
potential
to
increase
the
population
of
this
single
block
by
a
really
substantial
amount.
Q
Potentially,
you
know
even
say
if
one
person
lives
in
each
apartment,
we'd
be
going
up
to
over
a
hundred
people
where
we
currently
are
at
likely
below
70.,
and
so
that
the
number
is
really
concerning
to
us
and
then
the
other
thing
is
really
the
parking,
because
during
snow
emergencies,
both
Minnehaha
and
31st
Avenue
are
snow
emergency
routes,
so
it
already
kind
of
jams
things
up.
So
emergencies
don't
happen
all
the
time.
So
we
recognize
that
that's
not
the
hugest
issue.
Q
36
is
also
like
a
relatively
busy
road
because
of
the
really
active,
auto
care
business
there
and
turning
onto
Minnehaha
from
that
intersection
is
actually
really
complicated
and
we
would
really
need
to
see
if
nothing
else,
at
least
some
traffic
calming
situation
going
on
at
that
at
that
stop
and
then
the
other
thing
again
kind
of
echoing
what
others
have
said:
we're
really
Avid
bus
riders.
We
were
a
long
time,
one
car
family.
We
are
currently
a
two-car
family.
We
actually
adopted
the
bus
stop
at
the
36th
and
Minnehaha.
Q
It's
really
not
a
very
frequent
bus
stop.
We
are
really
love
to
take
the
bus,
and
if
this
were
the
type
of
project,
we
would
also
really
love
to
see.
Commitments
from
the
city
or
Metro
Transit
obviously
recognize
that
there
are
separate
entities
to
increasing
that
frequency,
because
right
now,
it's
actually
pretty
far
to
the
Light
Rail
and
it's
pretty
far
to
Lake
Street
to
actually
get
real
Rapid
Transit
every
half
hour
isn't
a
very
frequent
bus
route.
So
these
are
concerns
and
we're
grateful
for
you
considering.
Thank
you.
A
Else
who
would
like
to
speak
last
chance
all
right,
I
will
close
the
public
hearing
on
this
item.
Commissioners
looks
like
commissioner.
Campbell
has
something
to
say.
R
O
R
Leave
that
to
her,
but
from
from
my
perspective,
I
just
really
appreciate
you
all
being
here
today.
You
know
I've
been
on
the
Planning
Commission
for
two
years
and
we
don't
get
people
that
come
and
speak
as
calmly
and
kindly
and
openly
very
much
anymore
and
so
I
just
want
to.
Thank
you.
I
know
that
it's
it's
hard
when
change
comes
to
your
neighborhood
and
you've
handled
yourselves
here
really
uniquely,
and
you
should
be
really
proud
of
that.
R
So
thank
you,
and
especially
to
the
folks
with
the
young
family,
having
worked
in
and
around
government
for
15
years.
These
meetings
are
never
convenient.
So
thank
you
for
taking
time
out
of
your
schedule
to
come
down
here
today.
Cody
I
want
to
commend
you
for
this
really
phenomenal
project,
I.
Think
from
my
perspective,
this
is
exactly
the
type
of
development
we
need
in
the
city.
I
think
you
hit
on
a
number
of
crucial
issues.
R
You
know:
storm
water,
solar,
energy,
a
whole
variety
of
other
environmental
incentives
to
live
in
this
building
that
I
wish
more
developers
around
our
city
would
emulate
so
kudos
to
you.
I
think
this
is
a
really
exciting
look
into
what
development
in
the
next
20
to
40
years
is
hopefully
going
to
look
like.
So
thanks
for
bringing
this
to
us
today,
I
do
think
you.
R
You
got
some
pretty
constructive
feedback
from
some
neighbors
who
I
think
came
with
good
intentions
and
in
good
faith,
and
so
things
like
lightly
coloring,
the
exterior
of
the
building,
so
that
these
folks
can
maintain
some
light
to
the
extent
possible
fences
to
the
extent
that
you're
able
to
incorporate
them
into
the
design
alley.
Logistics
working
with
folks
who
end
up
in
releasing
that
space
in
the
main
level.
You
know
guard
rails
as
to
where
or
they
can
and
cannot,
load
and
unload.
R
I
think
these
are
pretty
reasonable
things
for
this
body
to
ask
and
I
think
as
a
developer,
not
really
I
mean,
with
maybe
some
exceptions,
not
a
huge
financial
implication
to
that
that
so
I
think
I
would
strongly
encourage
you
to
look
into
that.
A
number
of
people
have
brought
up
traffic
calming,
and
this
is
not
my
particular
cup
of
tea,
but
I
do
know
that
there's
about
four
and
a
half
cents
for
the
entire
city
for
traffic
calming,
which
is
not
enough.
R
So
I'll
just
make
a
plea
for
those
in
elected
office
to
increase
that
amount
of
money,
because
I
think
that
would
this
traffic
calming
dollars
would
be
a
great
incentive
for
Neighbors,
like
you
all
to
welcome
in
developments
of
the
size
if
they
knew
that
their
kids
and
their
families
could
have
some
of
those
incentives.
So
with
that
said,
I
will
be
supporting
this
project
with
enthusiasm
and
I
really
appreciate
you
all
being
here
today.
H
Yes,
I
was
just
hoping
that
the
developer
the
applicant
could
maybe
speak
to
what
the
plan
is
for
that
commercial
space.
Since
that
question
had
come
up
a
number
of
times.
L
Yeah
absolutely
so,
the
intention
is
to
so
59
square
feet.
It's
not
particularly
large
and
the
intention.
My
intention
is
I,
want
I,
don't
want
to
recreate
what
we
see
all
across
the
city
of
these
large
five
stories
over
one
with
these
vacant
commercial
spaces
that
are
way
too
big
and
make
them
unaffordable
for
local,
small
businesses
or
people
who
are
just
starting
out.
So
this
1500
square
feet
it'll,
you
know
very
likely
be
split
up
into
two.
L
It
could
be
split
up
into
as
many
as
three
units
in
terms
of
the
intended
uses.
It
wouldn't
be
anything
as
I
guess:
plumbing
and
internal
infrastructure
intensive
as
like
a
anything
with
a
kitchen.
I
am
in
conversations
with
like
a
small
footprint
coffee
shop,
that's
interested
in
that
corner
unit
and
very
small
unit
there
and
then
leveraging
the
patio
quite
a
bit,
but
otherwise
I
would
would
fully
expect
it
to
be
maybe
a
somebody's
office
storefront
office.
L
You
know
possibly
like
like
retail
of
of
some
kind,
but
I
brought
this
up
with
the
Longfellow
Community
Council
as
well,
like
I
I,
would
love
to
find
that
I'd
love
to
be
in
touch
with
small
businesses
that
might
be
looking
for
space
that
are
in
the
community
over
the
course
of
the
next
year
and
a
half.
While
we
get
this
project
through
development
to
to
potentially
have
them
ready
and
have
the
spaces
ready
for
them
on
day.
One.
A
G
So
I
also
wanted
to
thank
people
for
coming
today.
It's
especially
great
to
see
families
with
kids
I
know,
that's
really
difficult
to
do,
and
also
wanted
to
thank
people
for
having
such
a
constructive
conversation.
I
do
think
there
are
some
valid
concerns.
Unfortunately,
they're
not
concerns
that
this
body
has
any
ability
to
take
on
I.
Think,
like
commissioner
Campbell
said
it
would
be
really
great
to
see
more
funds
dedicated
to
traffic
calming
I.
Think
that
it's
something
a
lot
of
us
here
would
would
like
to
see.
G
That's
not
a
question
before
us
today.
It's
not
anything
we
can
do
anything
about.
G
We
would
also
like
to
see
more
frequent
and
reliable
public
transit
are
one
elected
official
I
understand,
uses
the
seven
quite
frequently
and
has
complained
about
it
a
number
of
times,
so
we
we
are
aware
of
the
issues
with
the
number
seven
I
I
did
want
to
know
that
the
state
legislature
has
taken
some
action
on
that
front,
starting
on
October
1st
people
be
paying
one
cent
extra
on
their
sales
tax
in
the
seven
County
Metro
area,
and
75
percent
of
that
will
be
going
to
public
transit
and
one
of
the
key
things
that's
supposed
to
go
toward
is
hiring
more
drivers
and
increasing
frequency.
G
Hopefully,
that
will
apply
to
the
seven
I
want
to
note
that,
by
allowing
more
people
to
live
close
to
these
Transit
stations,
it
makes
it
more
easy
to
sustain
those
investments
in
public
transit
and
I
also
want
to
know
that
the
lack
of
parking
in
the
project
means
less
traffic
and
that's
not
always
something
that
people
connect
right
away.
G
So
it
does
mean
you
might
have
more
competition
for
the
parking
around,
but
by
enabling
people
to
choose
to
live
without
cars
if
they
want
to
which
we
don't
have
many
options
to
do
that
currently,
and
by
adding
that
option
you
know
it
means
that
more
people
can
choose
to
live
without
it,
which
means
fewer
cars
on
the
road,
which
is
something
really
important
for
our
climate
goals.
G
So
and
and
I
just
wanted
to
emphasize.
You
know,
because,
because
it
is
confusing
for
people
about
what
it
is
exactly
that
we
have
authority
over,
but
the
questions
before
us
today
are
really
about
these
setbacks
and
the
the
small
additional
height
a
request
for
staff.
For
something
like
this,
you
know
I
can
see
it
just
find
the
little
little
dotted
lines.
It
would
be
nice
if
that
was
highlighted
in
Red,
so
it
was
really
apparent.
G
But
it's
really
just
these
two
very
small
Corners
that
we're
considering
and
those
aren't
on
the
sides
next
to
the
the
adjacent
properties
that
it
would
be
affected
by
lighting.
So
I
think
that
those
are
clear
cases
for
the
variance
because
of
the
odd
size
or
odd
shape
of
of
the
property
and
as
to
the
height
I,
think
accommodating
the
slope
roof
to
allow
for
the
solar
panels
is
something
that
we
should
do
in
order
to
tell
me
our
climate
goals,
so
I
will
be
supporting
this
project.
M
G
K
Albert
yeah,
thank
you
so
I'm.
Actually,
your
your
Park
Board,
commissioner,
so
nice
to
meet
you
all
Becky
Alper!
You
can
find
me
online
if
you
have
any
Boulevard
tree
issues
or
want
to
talk
about
the
parks
like
want
to
fellow
Park,
just
nearby
happy
happy
to
help
in
that
way,
and
so
I
am
the
was
elected
by
my
peers
too,
of
the
park
board
seat
on
the
Planning
Commission,
which
is
why
I'm
here
today.
It's
all
good!
This.
K
No
you're
part
of
my
my
area
so
anyway,
thank
you
for
coming
out
tonight.
I
know:
I,
do
bike
up
and
down
Minnehaha
a
lot
and
I
do
take
the
number
seven
bus,
because
I
live
in
Seward
into
these
meetings,
occasionally
I'm
so
I
just
want
to
say
Echo
a
bit
of
what
commissioner
Meyer
said
up
here
tonight
about
what's
really
in
our
purview
to
to
have
have
say
in,
and
it's
really
these
small
Corners
that
are
in
the
dotted
lines
that
are
kind
of
hard
to
see.
K
But
I
don't
know
if
we
can
zoom
in
on
that
front
front
of
the
minimum,
the
front
yard
setback
or
on
the
the
other
one
that
but
yeah.
Maybe
we
can
see
it,
but
it's
it's
right
there.
So
if
the
building
had
us,
you
know
that
much
of
a
different
design.
K
We,
wouldn't
we
wouldn't
even
be
talking
about
these
variances
tonight,
so
I
just
I
just
want
to
say
that
I'm
really
excited
to
see
these
environmental
features
and
I
I
I
can
tell
from
the
what
I'm
hearing
from
the
neighbors
is
that
there's
certain
aspects
of
this
project
that
you
really
like
and
I
hope
that
the
applicant
tonight
will
follow
through
on
these
commitments
to
the
neighbors
I
want
to
say
what
I
think
there
are
a
lot
of
common
sense
reasonable
asks
here
that
we're
hearing
from
from
you
all
tonight
and
it's
thing:
they're
things
that
we've
heard
over
and
over
again
and
I'm
I'm
hearing
a
real
Gap
in
our
city
process
here
tonight,
and
so
it's
again
it's
about
things
like
traffic
calming
it's
about
things
like
increased
bus
frequency,
and
nobody
here
is
here
from
Public
Works
to
listen
to
you
all.
K
I
would
share
with
the
you
know.
Your
representative
and
I
would
share
with
with
other
elected
officials
here,
because
I
think
they
need
to
hear
directly
from
from
residents
on
these
issues,
even
though
they
have
like,
like
Lindsay
said
Public
Works
has
looked
at.
This
has
not
seen
major
flaws,
just
minor
minor
things
and
has
allowed
the
project
to
proceed,
but
but
that
said,
we
only
funded
20
projects
of
traffic
coming
across
the
city
out
of
what
600.
K
So
that's
unacceptable.
You
know
I
think
we
can
do
better
as
a
city
in
that
regard
and
in
terms
of
increased
bus
frequency.
The
number
seven
I
know
too
well.
I
have
missed
many,
a
seven
trying
to
leave
this
meeting
to
go
home
once
every
half
an
hour
is
not
acceptable.
It's
not
acceptable,
so
I
I,
don't
know
if
there's
any
way
that
we
as
a
body
can,
with
every
project
that
comes
before
us
to
Advocate,
to
Metro
transit,
to
increase
frequency
I
would
be
totally
Pro.
K
A
I
Thank
you,
I
just
I
want
to
say
again
how
much
we
appreciate
hearing
the
engagement
with
neighbors
I
think
we
talk
about
that
a
lot
a
lot
of
the
time
that
outcome
isn't
where
everybody
wants
it
to
be,
but
I
think
both
during
the
design
process
and
through
the
construction
process.
Cody
I
hope
you
continue
that
engagement,
it's
a
very
sensitive
area
I'm,
particularly
focusing
on
that
pinch
point
at
the
alley.
Where
we've
got
sort
of
loading
and
unloading
conditions
that
don't
exist.
I
Now
that
are
you
know
right
next
to
where
folks
live
so
I
know,
you'll,
be
sensitive.
That
and
again
I'll
say
again
on
storm
water,
I
mean
where
it
looks
like
we're.
Increasing
the
previous
area,
maybe
four-fold
over
the
existing
conditions,
so
I
think
you've
got
a
lovely
story
here,
I'd
hate
for
it
to
not
continue
to
follow
through
with
treating
storm
water
in
a
way
where
it's
retained
or
or
processed
as
much
on
site,
as
you
possibly
can
so
I'll
be
voting
in
support
as
well.
Thank
you.
A
All
right,
I'll
just
say
that
I
agree
with
all
what
all
the
Commissioners
have
said
so
well
tonight
and
I'll
make
a
motion
to
adopt
staff
recommendation.
G
A
F
Yes,
Commissioners.
We
have
two
project
updates
from
our
July
meeting.
We
did
not
meet
in
August.
There
were
two
appeals
that
came
out
of
that
second
meeting
in
July,
one
for
the
project
at
2432,
Chicago,
Avenue
and
one
for
the
project
at
2648,
Marshall,
Street
Northeast,
the
project
at
2432,
Chicago
Avenue.
These
were
both
at
the
August
22nd
Biz
committee
meeting
that
one
was
sent
forward
without
recommendation
to
the
full
city
council,
Lindsay
I,
don't
know
if
you
want
to
I
was
not
at
that
meeting.
F
J
C
J
So
that
was
the
approval
of
the
cycle.
Interview
was
appealed
to
Biz
and
the
basically
they
moved
it
forward.
Without
recommendation
with
the
urging
of
the
committee
for
the
applicant
and
the
homeowners
association
to
come
to
an
agreement,
the
homeowners
association
has
prepared
like
a
private
agreement
and
sent
it
to
the
developer
and
that's
supposed
to
be
signed
earlier
this
week
and
I'll
be
reporting
them
back
to
council,
member
Osman
and
Goodman
before
full
Council,
where
they'll
have
to
make
a
motion
on
that.
Okay
should
I
update
on
my
other
one
sure
go
ahead.
J
2648
Marshall,
as
you
recall,
the
variances
were
denied.
It
was
appealed
by
the
applicant,
went
to
biz
on
the
22nd
and
after
a
lengthy
discussion,
the
the
commissioner
seemed
very
amenable
to
the
applicant's
interest
in
entering
into
an
mou
with
the
park
board
about
the
future
sale
of
the
property.
So
they
continued
the
product.
They
continued.
The
application
two
cycles
to
allow
the
applicant
time
to
work
with
Park
Board
staff
and
to
have
an
agreement
go
before
the
full
Park
Board
before
they
come
back,
which
I
believe
is
on
September
26th.