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<br />Elk River City Council Minutes <br />June 15, 1992 <br /> <br />Page 5 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />of a commercial development in their backyards and what that would <br />to the resale value of their homes as residential property. <br />Anderson questioned the City Council on their long range plans <br />these four remaining homes and whether the City would try to force <br />out. <br /> <br />do <br />Mr. <br />for <br />them <br /> <br />Mayor Tralle stated that the City would not try to force these <br />homeowners out, but would instead ask what the four homeowners want. <br />He stated that if the homeowners wish to rezone their property to <br />commercial PUD, that the City would be willing to initiate that process <br />so that their property could be combined with this Planned Unit <br />Development. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kropuenske stated that if these four homes were rezoned <br />to PUD or commercial, it would actually have an increase on their <br />property values. However, it was not the City Council's intention to <br />force these property owners to rezone to commercial. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmgren stated that by rezoning the property to Planned <br />Unit Development, it would give the homeowners more options in how they <br />chose to use their land; they could remain in the homes as residential <br />units or sell them for commercial use. Councilmember Holmgren went on <br />to state that the taxes are based on the use of the property not the <br />zoning district. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Dennis Anderson stated that he was concerned <br />residential he would like to see a buffer zone in <br />commercial uses and their homes. <br /> <br />that if they remain <br />place between the <br /> <br />Mayor Tralle stated that he understood Mr. Anderson's concern and that <br />through the Planned Unit Development process, the City had the control <br />to enforce proper setbacks and other buffering techniques. Mayor <br />Tralle went on to state that the City needs to look at the long term <br />goals for the City and the value that this large of a commercial <br />development would add to the city's tax base. The City needs to <br />establish a balance in the amount of industrial, residential and <br />commercial property in the tax base. <br /> <br />Councilmember Dietz questioned whether the property owners would be <br />better off staying zoned as residential now and rezone to commercial <br />after the project improvements were assessed. councilmember Dietz also <br />questioned whether their assessments would be different if they were <br />zoned commercial or residential. <br /> <br />Terry Maurer, City Engineer, stated that the City's assessment manual <br />spells out how properties are assessed for street, sewer and water <br />improvem~nts and whether this assessment is based on front footage or <br />zone classification. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Mary Temple stated that she was concerned with whether the St. Andrew's <br />Cemetery would be assessed for upgrades of Jackson Avenue. Peter Beck, <br />City Attorney, stated that the cemetery on Lake Orono has not been <br />assessed for any public improvements which have been constructed over <br />