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<br />JUL-29-1999 11:59 <br /> <br />CITY OF MINNETONKA 612 939 8244 P 1 <br />. 0/16 r. <br />. ZONING ORDINANCE <br />SECTION 300.27 <br />PAGE 197 <br /> <br />) <br /> <br />c) preservation of the site in its natural state to the extent practicable by minimizing tree <br />and soil removal and designing grade changes to be in kef~ping with the general <br />appearance of neighboring developed or developing areas;; <br /> <br />d) creation of a harmoniouS relationship of buildings and open spaces with natural site <br />features and with existing and future buildings .having a visuaJ relationship to the <br />deveJopment; <br /> <br />e) creation of a functional and harmonious design for strocnJreS and site features, with <br />special attention to the following: <br /> <br />1) an internal sense of order for the buildings and uses on the site and provision <br />of a desirable environment for occupants, visitors and the general community; <br /> <br />2) . the amount and location of open space and l~dscaping; <br /> <br />3) materials. textures. colors and details of construction as an expression of the <br />design conCept and the compatibility of the same with the adjacent and <br />neighboring structures and uses; and <br /> <br />} <br /> <br />4) <br /> <br />vebictllar and pedestrian circulation, including w2~ays. interior drives and <br />parJdng in terms of location and- number of access points to the .public streets, <br />width of interior drives and access points, general interior circulation, <br />separation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic and arrangemem and amount of <br />parking. <br /> <br />f) promotion of energy conservation through design, location. orientation and elevation <br />of structures, the use an~ 'location of glass in structures and the use of landscape <br />materials and site grading; and <br /> <br />g) protection of adjacent and neighboring properties through reasonable provision for <br />surface water drainage. sound and sight buffers, preservation of views, light and air . <br />and those aspects of design not adequately covered by other regulations which may <br />have substantial effects on neighboring land uses. <br /> <br />SUBDIVISION 6. PUBLIC HEARING. Upon receipt of a completed application. a date <br />shaH be set for a public hearing before the planning commission. The hearing will be held <br />DO Jess than 10 days after mailed notice is sent to the owners of properties located wholly or <br />partiaUy within 400 feet of the site, as reflected in the certified records of the Hennepin <br />county auditor. Following the hearing or any continuance thereof which is not appealed byrthe applicant. the planning commission shall make a decision regarding the matter. The <br />planning commission may approve a building or site plan review only upon the affmnative <br />vote of at least two-thirds of its full membership. <br /> <br />.) <br /> <br />SUBDIVISION 7. APPEALS. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the planning <br />commission may appeal to the city council in accordance with the provisions of section <br />