1980-14926
HRA RESOLUTION NO. 149
RESOLUTION REQUESTING CITY COUNCIL
CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN LAND USE CONTROLS
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WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Richfield,
Minnesota did on October 15, 1975, approve a Redevelopment Plan
for the Lyndale-Hub-Nicollet area of Richfield; and did apply to
the city council of the City of Richfield for approval of the
Plan; and
WHEREAS, the city council of the City of Richfield did approve
the plan and did pledge its cooperation, and that of all officials,
departments, boards and commissions of the City, in helping to
implement and carry out the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the tract of land lying between 65th Street on the
north, 66th Street on the south, Lyndale on the east and Graham
on the west have been included within the project area since its
beginning and lies at the center of the development area; and
WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Plan calls for the development of
such tract as a unified commercial and multi-family residential
development, all of which would be developed as a total integrated
development; and
WHEREAS, neither the Richfield Comprehensive Land Use. Plan nor
the City's official zoning controls presently calls for a unified
or integrated `development of said tract; and
WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority believes that
a unified and integrated development of the tract is not only
feasible and capable of occurring in the near future, but is
necessary to the success of the Project, and as such, as in the
best interests of the public health, safety and welfare; and
WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority is concerned
that, unless the Comprehensive Land Use Plan and official zoning
controls of the City are modified, fragmented development may occur
within parts of the tract which. will preclude the unified develop-
ment of the entire tract, resulting in the same inconsistent,
conflicting, and underutilized development which was a factor in
the creation of the Plan.
NOW THEREFORE, HE IT RESOLVED by the Housing and Redevelopment
Authority of the City of Richfield, Minnesota as follows:
1. The Authority declares
a high priority area within .the
Redevelopment Project Area and
area be developed as a unified
called for in the Plan.
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the above-described tract to be
Lyndale-Hub-Nicollet Commercial
expresses its resolve that such
and integrated project in the manner
2. The Executive Director is hereby directed to request
that the City of Richf field consider an amendment to its Compre-
hensive Land Use Plan and official zoning controls which amendments
would provide for a unified and integrated. development of the
subject tracts.
3. The Executive Director is further directed to request
that the City of Richfield consider such interim controls as it
might deem advisable pending study and consideration of such amend-
ments.
Passed this 20th day of October, 1980, by the Housing and
Redevelopment Authority of Richfield,~innesota.
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Thomas E. Harms, Chairman
ATTEST:
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