1955-04-251536
VILLAGE OF MOUND
MINUTES OF ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING April 25, 1955
Meeting called to order at 8:00 P.M. in the Village Office.
Present were Mayor Behmler, Trustees Wenkstern, Livingston and
Litts, Attorney Bonham and Manager Leikvold.
REZONING
Sylvan Height s
The following ord ~nce was read:
ORDINANCE NO. 56
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 46,
RELATING TO THE USE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY
The Village Council of Mound ordains:
Zoning Ordinance No. 46, as amended, is hereby amended as
fol lows:
Section 1. B? zoning as Industrial property and by expanding
the Industrial District on the "Zoning Map of Mound, Minnesota",
attached to said ordinance to include that certain tract or tracts
of land in the Village of Mound, County of Hennepin and State of
Minnesota described as follows:
Lots 4,5,6,7,8,9,10 and 11, Block 5,
Sylvan Heights Addition and Yost Street,
as heretofore vacated;
Section 2. By reducing the Residential
District Subdivision "A" and by removing
from the Residential District Subdivision
Mound, County of Hennepin and State of
Minnesota described as follows:
i~o~c~. OF
To whom it 'maY cOncern:
Ntn~. Is H~ Grv~ ~at
the Vil~ge Co.cfi of' MO~
meet ~ the Vffiage ~ at 8:~
p. m. on Monday, Ap~l 25, 1955
~to co~ider ~ amen~ent to
Zoning Ordinance No. 46, rezon-
"A" on the Zoning Map of Mound, Minnesota", ~gthe property he.ins/tar de-
attached to s aid ordinance that certain scribed from residential to ~ud~s-
tract or tracts of land in the Village of trim; namely~ Lo~s 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
10 and 11 and Yost Street vacated
in Sylvan Heights, Village of
Mound, H~epin County~ Min-
Lots 15,5,6,7,8,9,10 and 11, Block 5,
Sylvan Heights Addition and Yost Street,
as heretofore vacated;
Section 3. This amendment to Zoning
Ordinance No 46, as amended, shall be in
force and effect from and after its passage
and publication.
hesota. ALl persons having a
public interest in said matters are
~hereby notified to attend said
meeting and be heard.
Village of Mound
i, ' ' Carsten D. Leikv01d,
(4-12-55) Manager
Livingston moved that this ordinance be adopted as read. The
motion was seconded by Litts and on a roll call the vote was as
follows:
Livings to n Aye
Litts Aye
Wenkstern Not rot ing
Be hml e r Aye
~ O.~DINANCE NO. SS
An O~dimm~ Amending Ordin-
ance N~ ~ Re~ng ~o ~e U~
of ~ ~~
The ~ge Co.cji of
~g ~ce No 46,
~end~, ~ h~eb~ ~d~
fo~ows:
du~ p~ and b~ ~d-
ing the Ind~i~ D~ict on the
"~n~g Mnp of Mo~
sota', a~ched to ~d ord~ce
to ~clude t~t ~n ~t or
trac~ of l~d ~ ~e Y~nge of
Mo~d,' ~ of H~ep~
State of M~n~ d~bed
follow:
Block 5, S~I~ H~ Ad~on
~d ~ S~ ~ h~fore va-
Cated;
S~o~ 2. B? r~u~g ~e
siden~ Di~ Subdi~ion "A"
~d b~ ~mo~g ~om the
denti~ D~ct Subdi~ion "A"
on ~e '~ Map of Mo~d.'
~ce ~t ~ ~act or
~ac~ of ~d ~ the V~ge of
Mo~ ~ of H~ep~
S~te ~ ~ta d~d
fp~o~:
- ~ 4.5,6, ~, 8, 9, 10 ~d
Blo~ 5, S~lv~ H~ Ad~o~
~d Y~ S~ ~ h~fo~
e~d;
~g ~~ No. ~,
~ pub~o~
~ ~d ~e' 25~ d~ of Ap~
~w~ J. B~er,
Ma~o~
A~:
~n D. ~o1~
V~e M~ager.
~ (5-5-55) .
call ~he vo~e was
i: NOTICE OF HEARING
ON IMPROVEMENT
,To Whom it May Concern:
Notice is hereby ~iven that ~e
~ ~c~ ~ Mo~d ~
~ ~ ~e Vffia~e H~ at 8:0~
~ on Monday,. Ap~ 11, 1955
~ ~ider ~e impro~ent ot
~ roads ~ .p~p~ ~
~ley E~ Unit '~" ~d ~r-
'ley. ~ilt~ U~t '~" by the con-
~on of a s~ s~, p~-
~t ~ M.S~ S~. 429.011 tc
~.111 (La~ 1953, C~ 398). ~
a~ pm~s~ ~ ~ ~sed i}
~e ~n~t~ pm~. ~e ~-
~a~ cos~ of ~' ~prove-
m~ ~-$6,995. Su~ ~ ~
d~ ~ ~ he~ ~
~ ~e pro~ ~pr~ ~l
~ h~ at t~ m~
/', ~' NO~' OF "~ ~ '
~ffiage ,~u~ ~ m~t tn the
.Village H~ :at ~:~..'p;"~'~ on
; Monday,::Ap~. f1~-'195~;,~~' con-
.~on of .~ghway:'~,' Gr~t Ave-
nue, ~ed.. ~t :, .~e~
Grant Avenue ~d ~ghway'No.
~, ~d Ee~e A~ue, ~om ~e
u~,'~ ~'~Y No.
~,~u~t ~ M~ S~s.
4~.011 ~ .~.111' '(~ 1953, Ch.
398). '~e ~ p~pos~ ~ be
~.for ~ ~p~v~t is
s~ ~e ~~ ~l.cost
of ~ ~v~ent ~ ~11,500.
su~ ~o~ '~. d~ ~ be
h~ ~ ~f~ ~ ~e Pro-
~ ~p~v~t ~ ~ he~
VILLAGE OF MOUND
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And so the ordinance was adopted.
Resolution on
DIVISION OF EXPENSE
SURFACE iMPROVEMENTS
Litts offered the following resolution and 'moved its adop-
tion:
WHEREAS it is desirable that the Council adopt a policy per-
taining to the division of expense of surface improvements to be
to be borne by the Village and affected property owners, ~nd
~HEREAS the council has given affected property owners ample
opportunity to express their views on the matter at public hear-
ings upon such proposed improvements, and
WHEREAS the council has obtained information relating to
such division of expense from comparable municipalities, and
WHEREAS, it.is'apparent to the council that a substantial
increase in surface improvenents may be soon undertaken, and
WHEREAS the Council has given careful and extensive con-
sideration to all of the foregoing,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
1. one hundred percent of curb and gutter improve-
ments shall be borne by and assessed to property
affected by such improvements;
2. one hundred percent of sidewalk improvements shall
be borne by and assessed to property affected by
such improvements, sa~e in exceptional circum-
stances to be determined by the council;
3- one hundred percent of the engineering expense
incurred by the foregoing shall be borne by the
Village ·
Wenkstern seconded the motion and the roll being called, the
vote was:
Livingston Yea
Litts yea
wenkstern yea
Behmler yea
And so the motion was carried.
Resolution on
ASSESSMENT OF CORNER
LOTS
Livingston offered the following resolution and moved its
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VILLAGE OF MOUND
ado pt ion:
WHEREAS it is desirable that the Council adopt a policy per-
taining to the assessment of corner lots affected bv surface im-
provements, and
WHEREAS the Council has given corner lot owners affected by
such improvements full opportunity to be heard on the matter at
public hearings held on such proposed improvements, and
WHEREAS the council has carefully considered all factors per-
taining to the assessment of corner lots affected by such improve-
ments,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED That corner lots affected by
surface improvements shall be assessed 100% of such improvements
installed thereon.
was:
Litts seconded the motion and the roll being called, the vote
Livingston Yea
Litts Yea
Wenkstern Yea
Behmler Yea
And so the motion was carried.
ORDINANCE ~57
Establishing Fire Zones
The following ordinance was read:
Ordinance Creating and
ab~shing Fire Zones
Village Council of Mound
Creation. of Fire
i ~-i~ fire zones
'tablish-
,:
Ordinance
AN ORDINANCE CREATING AND ESTA~ISHING FIRE ZONES
The Village Co'uncil of Mound ordains:
Section 1. Creation of Fire Zones - The following fire zones
are h~reby~ated and established in the Village of Mound:.
a. Fire Zone One (1) shall consist of the Commercial
District Tract "A" and the Industrial District;
b. Fire Zone Two (2) shall consist of the Mdltiple
Dwelling District;
c. Fire Zone Three (3) shall consist of the Residential
District Subdivision "A" and the Residential Sub-
division "B".
Section 2. Definitions - The Commercial District Tract "A"
the Industrial District, the Multiple Dwelling District, the '
Residential District Subdivision "A" and the Residential District
Subdivision ~'B" are those districts established and created by
Ordinance Number 46, entitled, "AN ORDINANCE &MENDING AN ORDINANCE
ENTITLED, 'AN ORDINANCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING HEALTH, SAFETY,
An Ordinance' Creating and ~
lablishing Fire Zones
The ¥illage Council of l~ound
ordains: '.
S~.c~oN 1. Creation of Fire
Zones: The' following fire zones
are hereby created and establish-
ed in the Village of ~Mound:,
amFire .Zone One (1). shall
consist of the Commercial Dis-
trict Tract "A" and the Indus-
trial District; ~,~
b--Fire Zone Two .(2) shall
consist of. the Multiple 'Dwelling
District; '~..:....: '~ ,[' i.:' .
c.~.Fire'' ZOne Three (3) shall
consist of the Residential District
SubdiVision ~A" and the Residen-
tial District Subdivision "B".
S]~CTION ~. ~.'2.t 'D~fl~li~io~s:.
commercial District Tract "A',:
the Industrial District, the Multi-
ple Dwelling District,. the-Resi-
dentiai District Subdivision "A'
and the Residential District Sub-
division '~" are ~hose district~
established and .created by Or.
dinance Number 46, entitled "Ar
Ordinance Amending an Ordin.
ance entitled 'An Ordinance fo:
the Purpose of Prdmoting Health
, Safety, Order, Convenience, ant
. General Welfare,. by regular.
lng the use of land, the locatio]
and use of buildings and the ar
!rangement of buildings on lot.,
and the density of population
the Village of Mound, Minne
so~a'."
S~.CT~O~ .3. Effective Date: TM
ordinance becomes effective o:
and after the date of its Publica
tion.
Passe~ by the Council this 25t
day of April, 1955.
'.. Edward J..Belunler
iAttest: , . , '. - ~. Maw
l'Carsten D. Leikvold, :'~
VILLAGE OF MOUND
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ORDER, CONVENIENCE, kND GENERAL WELFARE, by regulating the use of
land, the location and use of buildings and the arrangement of
buildings on lots, and the density of population in the Village of
Mound, Minnesota,."
Section 3._ Effective Date - This ordinance becomes effective
on and after the date of its publication.
Wenkstern moved that the ordinance be adopted as read. The
motion was seconded by Livingston and on a roll call the vote was
as follows:
Livingston Aye
Wenkstern Aye
Litts Aye
B e hmle r Aye
And so the ordinance was adopted.
On motion duly made, seconded and carried, the meeting adjourned.
Attest:
Village M~nager
MEETING 0F CANVASSING BOARD
April 27, 1955
FIRE STATION
Purs'uant~to due call and notice thereof, a meeting of the
Village Council of the Village of Mound, Hennepin County, Minnesota,
was duly held at the Village Hall on Wednesday, April 27, 19~ at
8 o,clock P.M.
The following members were present: Mayor Behmler, Trustees
Litts and Wenkstern; and the follo~Ang were absent: Trustees
Livingston and Pierce.
The Clerk presented affidavits showing posting and publica--
tion, which affidavits were examined and found satisfactory and
ordered placed on file. The Clerk then presented the official
returns of the judges and clerks of the special election held on
April 25, 1955. On the question of issuing not to exceed $35,000