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Elk River City Council Minutes February 9. 1998 Page 4 Park and Recreation Commission Representative Dana Anderson indicated that he is not in favor of granting a variance for 40 percent to the impervious coverage requirement. There being no further comments, Mayor Duitsman closed the public hearing. City Engineer Terry Maurer indicated that if the project goes forward, the watermain will have to be looped through the project and extends east along Highway 10 to Elk River Bowl. COUNCILMEMBER FARBER MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 98-11 AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO CHANGE THE LAND USE FROM MR (MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL) TO HR (HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL) AND CC (COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL) BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS: THE LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PROPOSED PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. LAND USE AMENDMENT PROVIDES A TIERING OF INTENSE LAND USE ADJACENT TO HIGHWAY INTERSECTION TO A LOWER DENSITY ADJACENT TO THE LAKE. THE LAND USE AMENDMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S LAND USE PLAN STRATEGY TO FOCUS COMMERCIAL AT SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS AND HAVING COMPLIMENTARY LAND USES SURROUND THE COMMERCIAL. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5- 0. COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON MOVED TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 98-4 AMENDING THE CITY OF ELK RIVER ZONING MAP TO REZONE THE PROPERTY FROM R2 (TWO FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) TO PUD (PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT) BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS: 1. RECENT FRONTAGE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS HAVE CHANGED THE CHARACTER OF THE PROPERTY TO WARRANT A REZONING. 2. A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT ALLOWS A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF DEVELOPING THE PROPERTY. 3. REZONING WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. 4. THE EXISTING FRONTAGE ROAD HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE AN INCREASED DENSITY OF DEVELOPMENT ON THIS SITE. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5- 0.