2016.12.06 EDA Meeting PacketPage 1 of 1
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FROM: Dan Olson, City Planner
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DATE: December 1, 2016
TO: Anne Norris, Executive Director (for December 6 EDA meeting)
SUBJECT: Consider tentative acceptance of proposal and authorize an Option
Agreement with Joe Meyer Homes for the lot at 4724 Lakeland Avenue North
Joe Meyer Homes has submitted a proposal to option the lot at 4724 Lakeland Avenue North. The
option duration would be 6 months for $500 and is renewable for another 6 months for another $500.
The lot price would be $55,000. Joe Meyer Homes is a state-licensed residential building contractor
with no enforcement actions.
Attached are an aerial photo, builder’s proposal form, and preliminary site and house plan for a new
one-story home with an attached two car garage. The builder has a buyer for the home. The house
would have approximately 2,460 finished square feet on the main level with an open living-dining-
kitchen area, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. There is a 2,460 SF basement which the builder
does not plan to finish. However the basement floor plan does show the required future rough-in for a
¾ bath and an additional future bedroom. A future homeowner could finish the basement with
additional bedrooms, a laundry room, family room, or other rooms.
The EDA’s home design guidelines require that each wall of the home have at least one window. The
builder’s house plans do not show windows on the north side elevation, which will not be a very visible
elevation. The house plans show more than enough windows on the other home elevations. Staff
recommends that the EDA waive the requirement that there be a window on the north elevation.
Joe Meyer Homes has not previously submitted a purchase proposal to the EDA, and has only
constructed one home in the last five years (the EDA prefers builders who have constructed at least
three homes). This home was constructed in St. Louis Park in 2013. The builder indicated that they had
constructed many homes before the economic downturn in 2008, but after that event they focused on
home renovation. Staff has visited the home constructed by Joe Meyer Homes in St. Louis Park, and
found it to be of good quality (a photo of the home is attached). The city’s building official has also
contacted Joe Meyer Homes to provide them information about building code updates since 2013.
If the EDA gives tentative acceptance of the proposal, then the required public hearing would be
scheduled if Joe Meyer Homes decides to exercise the option.
REQUESTED EDA ACTION: EDA give tentative approval of the option proposal and authorize an
Option Agreement with Joe Meyer Homes for the EDA lot at 4724 Lakeland Avenue North.
EDA STAFF REPORT
4724 Lakeland Avenue North
Lot option proposal from Joe Meyer Homes
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___________________________________________________________________________
FROM: Dan Olson, City Planner
___________________________________________________________________________
DATE: December 1, 2016
TO: Anne Norris, Executive Director (for December 6 EDA meeting)
SUBJECT: Consider tentative acceptance of proposal and authorize an Option
Agreement with Tollberg Homes for the lot at 5924 Elmhurst Avenue North
Tollberg Homes has submitted a proposal to option the lot at 5924 Elmhurst Avenue North.
The option duration would be 6 months for $500 and is renewable for another 6 months for
another $500. The lot price would be $50,000. Tollberg Homes is a state-licensed residential
building contractor with no enforcement actions.
Attached are an aerial photo, builder’s proposal form, and preliminary site and house plan for
a split entry home with an attached three car garage. The house would have approximately
1,200 finished square feet on the main level with an open living-dining-kitchen area, three
bedrooms and two bathrooms. It would also have unfinished square footage on the lower
level, with an option to have it finished with additional bedrooms, a bathroom, and family room.
The builder does not yet have a buyer for the house. Similar homes have been built by
Tollberg on four EDA lots, including most recently at 3122 Douglas Drive North.
If the EDA gives tentative acceptance of the proposal, then the required public hearing would
be scheduled at a later date if Tollberg decides to exercise the option.
REQUESTED EDA ACTION: Tentative approval of the new home proposal and authorizing
an Option Agreement with Tollberg Homes for the EDA lot at 5924 Elmhurst Avenue North.
EDA STAFF REPORT
5924 Elmhurst Avenue North
Lot option proposal from Tollberg Homes