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City Council J\1lnutes October 15, 2001 Page 5 ----------------------------- COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN MOVED TO TABLE THIS ISSUE UNTIL LATER IN THE EVENING. MAYOR KLINZING SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0. 6.3. Request by City of Elk River to Amend the Zoning Ordinance Section 904.081B to Add Lot Area and \Vidth Standards for Natural Environment Lakes. Public Hearing - Case No. OA 01-10 Director of Planning Michele McPherson submitted the staff report. Ms. McPherson stated that when the city adopted its shoreland ordinance it did not adopt the lot width and area requirements for properties adjacent to natural and environment lakes. She stated that these requirements were established as State standards in 1989. Ms. McPherson stated that the city would like to amend ordinance 904.08 to comply with State standards to provide lot area and lot width standards for riparian and non-riparian lots adjacent to natural environment lakes. Mayor Klinzing opened the public hearing. There being no one to speak to this issue, Mayor Klinzing closed the public hearing. COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 01-14 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ELK RIVER AMENDING SECTION 904 OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES, CASE NO. OA 01-10. COUNCILMEMBER TVEITE SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0. 6.4. Request by City of Elk River to Amend the Zoning Ordinance Relating to Townhomes. Public Hearing - Case No. OA 01-07 Director of Planning Michele McPherson submitted the staff report. Ms. McPherson discussed the proposed revised R3 Townhome District Standards. She discussed minimum development standards, setback requirements, building material standards, parking, transition requirements, and utilities. Ms. McPherson stated that the Planning Commission could not determine where townhomes should go as the remaining developable parcels in the Urban Service District are too large to determine specific needs in these areas and the Commission did not want to dictate the market. Mayor I<Jinzing opened the public hearing. Tom Bakritges, 20860 Kenbridge Court - Thanked the city for allowing D.R. Horton to have input on the townhome design standards. There being no further comments, Mayor I<Jinzing closed the public hearing. Mayor I<Jinzing questioned the definition of a detached townhome and stated concerns of single family detached townhomes being built on small lots with private roads. Counselor Beck stated that the term detached townhome could be deleted from these R3 design standards and that part of the defmition of a townhome would require that it be a single family dwelling in a row with at least two units attached. Council thanked staff and the Planning Commission for doing a thorough job on the R3 Townhome Design Standards.