HomeMy WebLinkAbout92-12 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 1992/02/03RESOLUTION NO. 92-12
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN 1980 TO THE YEAR 2000 FOR THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK
UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES 462.351 TO 462.364
5005 Minnetonka Boulevard
WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan 1980-2000 was adopted by the City Council
on March 5, 1984 and amended on April 1, 1991, and provides the following.
1. An official statement serving as the basic guide in making land use,
transportation and community facilities and service decisions affecting the
City.
2. A framework for policies and actions leading to the improvement of the
physical, financial, and social environment of the City, thereby providing a
good place to live and work and a setting conducive for new development.
3. A promotion of the public interest in establishing a more functional, healthful,
interesting, and efficient community by serving the interests of the
community at large rather than the interests of individual or special groups
within the community if their interests are at variance with the public
interest.
4. An effective framework for direction and coordination of activities affecting
the development and preservation of the community.
5. Treatment of the entire community as one ecosystem and to inject long range
considerations into determinations affecting short-range action, and
WHEREAS, the use of such Comprehensive Plan will insure a safer, more pleasant,
and more economical environment for residential, commercial, industrial, and public
activities and will promote the public health, safety, and general welfare, and
WHEREAS, said Plan will prepare the community for anticipated desirable change,
thereby bringing about significant savings in both private and public expenditures, and
WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan has taken due cognizance of the planning
activities of adjacent units of government, and
WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan 1980-2000 is to be periodically reviewed by the
Planning Commission of the City of St. Louis Park and amendments made, if justified
according to procedures, rules, and laws, and provided such amendments would provide a
positive result and are consistent with other provisions in the Comprehensive Plan, and
WHEREAS, notice of a public hearing on the proposed amendment was published in
the official newspaper on January 8, 1992 and the hearing was subsequently held by the
Planning Commission on January 22, 1992, and;
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of St. Louis Park
recommended denial of the proposed change on January 22, 1992, after holding a
public hearing thereon, and;
WHEREAS, the City Council has duly considered the contents of Case No.
91 -49 -CP, the minutes of the Planning Commission public hearing and comments
received at the City Council meeting on February 3, 1992; and
THEREFORE, the City Council hereby makes the following:
Findings of Fact
1. The City Council began consideration of a location for the proposed police
facility in August of 1990 following a determination of need for an
expanded police facility.
2. The proposed location was selected following consideration of six primary
factors including proximity to City Hall, project cost, functional capability,
public access, image and site impact.
3. Construction to the west of City Hall over the existing garage would cause
structural damage to City Hall.
4. The proposed location is consistent with Comprehensive Plan policies on
Community Facilities, including those which state:
Maintain or improve public accessibility to those community
facilities used by the public
Ensure that all public facilities are properly located with respect to
function and land use considerations
5. Since City Hall and Carpenter Park were established in 1965, there have
been significant changes in the role of the Police Department and an
increasing demand for facilities as recommended in a study by Carroll
Burracker and Associates.
6. The desirability of maintaining current levels of public open space within
the Triangle Neighborhood is outweighed by the need to provide for the
public safety needs of all City residents.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of St. Louis Park that
the Comprehensive Plan 1980-2000, as previously adopted by the Planning Commission and
City Council, is hereby amended as follows:
The Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map is modified to change the area south
of City Hall, 5005 Minnetonka Boulevard, from Park and Open Space to
Community Facilities as shown on the attached map.
Reviewed by administration:
At/ t'- /90eillt
City Manager
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Adopted by the City Council February 3, 1992
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