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m cmr OF ORDNO, MINNESOTA REGULAR PLANi>IING OMUSSICN fEETING HELD FEBRUARY 17, 1976 The Otmo Planning Conmission met on the above date with the follo^g members present: Chaiiman C. Paul Pesek. Menfcers Guthrie, Woolley, Dunlap and McDonald. Chaiiman Pesek announced that this was tlie time and the place for a Public Hearing to subdivide Lot 75 of Spring Park Addition and vacate the alley adjacent to Lots 72, 73, 74, 75 and 76. Ihe Zoning Administrator read the Notice of Public Hearing and presented the Affadavit of Publication. The request came about at the desire of Allen Doubldee, \dio recently purchased Lots 73 and 74 from Quentin Johnson, the present owner of Lots 72, 75, 76 and part of 77. ^!r. Doubldee, a builder, recently applied for Building Permits on his two substandard lots aiid, rather than apply fbr a variance, made an agreement with ,Mr. Johnson to purchase part of Lot 75, which is al^ substandard, the O owners would confbine the divided lot and the propdsed alley va cation to increase their lot size to conform to the present zoning code. The Chaiiman noted that the City Attorney had ad vised that the City could only vacate an alley if it were in the public interest to do so. Mr. Frank Buysse, representing him self and three neighbor who were William R. Berg, George Jenos and M. D. Barrett, expressed their objection to any type of variance to add building sites in the area. In addition, he ^resented the following two letters: (Dated February 14, 1976) I the undersigned George Jenos owner of the property at 3030 Casco Point Road am opposed to any va riance of building zone requirements and to <^>^ing the road off Ivy Place for ecological reasons. Frank Buysse has my proxy on these and other matters that may be brought before the Orono Council concerning property adjoining Iv^ Place or with in legal influence of same. Signed: George Jenos. (Dated February 12, 1976) I the undersigned, William R. Berg, owner of the property at 3516 Iv> Place, Casco Point, Lake Minnetonka, ^tinnesota, am opposed to any variance of Building zone requirements and to opening up the road off Ivy Place for ecological reasons. Frank Buysee of 3534 Ivy Place has my proxy on these and other matters that may be brou^t before the Orono Council concerning property adjoining Ivy Place or within legal influence of same. Signed: William R. Berg. The other neighbors attending the Public Hearing, namely Robert Bartikoski, Arthur Jewett, James Lovestrand, John Honour and Michael Hirsch, were opposed to the petition if it would add more homes to the area and because the narrow road would generate additional traffic problems. No one voiced objection to the vacation of the alley except if it would create a ne- ^'^^ssity to open Maple Lane in the future. ^Ir. Doubldee ex- ^^lained that two houses on the three lots would be more de sirable than the possibility of three houses. The Zeming Ad ministrator expressed his view that he would encourage pro posals that generate larger lot sizes, noting that what was originally 5 1/2 lots would now be three lots. The Chaiiman closed the hearing after all the public were afforded an op portunity to be heard. ATTENDANCE - 7:30 P.M. PUBLIC HEARING QUENTIN JOHNSON, ETAL ALIEY VACATION § SUBDIVISICN 4