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City Council Minutes August 19, 1991 Page 6 e prohibi ted from developing without City sewer and water. Mr. Rohlf went on to state that staff's recommendation is different from the Planning Commission's in that staff feels that if we allow development of any size without City sewer and water available, it will lessen the demand for sewer and water at a later date. This in turn would change the nature of the businesses that choose to locate in these areas and would ultimately alter the Comprehensive Plan and Focus Area Studies. Councilmember Kropuenske agreed that any development in the sewer and water district without City sewer and water will have a negative affect on extending those services at a later date. Mayor Tralle indicated that the City of Elk River is less restrictive in its policies towards development within the sewer and water district than other cities. e Councilmember Holmgren indicated that he was in favor of allowing limited development within the sewer and water district prior to services being extended. He felt that this was a different situation than along east Highway 10 and that not allowing any development until services are extended puts a definite hardship on property owners. Councilmember Schuldt stated that installing utilities after the fact would be difficult and referenced the future extension of utilities to the Westwood Subdivision and the problems that were occurring there. Councilmember Schuldt also referenced the AmericInn situation where they wanted sewer and water extended before they would build .on . their site, however, the existing businesses did not want utilities. Mayor Tralle questioned whether development could be allowed on existing lots of record. Mr. Rohlf answered that most of the existing lots of record were large sites and would lend themselves to land intensive uses which do not necessarily rely on City sewer and water for their business. Councilmember Kropuenske stated that the Focus Area Studies had planned a business park for western Elk River and that this park was dependent on utilities serving it. Mayor Tralle stated that with the building of a new City Hall on the west side of Lake Orono, the first phase of sewer extension should occur next year. The City sho~ld stick to its Comprehensive Plan and Focus Area Study as a lot of time and money had been invested in both. COUNCILMEMBER KROPUENSKE MOVED TO DENY ANY DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CITY SEWER AND WATER DISTRICT UNTIL CITY SEWER AND ,WATER WERE AVAILABLE. COUNCILMEMBER DIETZ SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-1. Councilmember Holmgren was opposed. 5.6b.Shoreland Re~ulations e Janelle Szklarski, Zoning Assistant, indicated that City staff had wri tten a draft ordinance for the new shoreland regulations and had decided to appeal to the DNR on three items; the height of structures, setbacks of structures from county, federal and state right-of-way and the classification of the Elk River. It was the consensus of the City Council that staff should proceed with that appeal process. 5.6c.Nonorofit Si~ns