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Page 4 City Council Minutes January 20, 1988 e Duane Kropuenske, Planning Commission Representative, indicated that the Planning Commission's reaction was that the request was not unreasonable because the building had been in the location for quite a few years and that the reason for constructing the new building over the existing building was mainly to preserve the equipment in the existing building. Mayor Gunkel opened the public hearing. There being no one for or against the matter, Mayor Gunkel closed the public hearing. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN MOVED TO APPROVE THE VARIANCE REQUEtJ'i' IY X~mm'fi1 NORD FOR A 13 FOOT ENCROACHMENT ON THE 25 FOOT FRONT YARD SETBACK TO CONSTRUCT A NEW BUILDING. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULDT SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0. 3.1. Zone Change Request by Elizabeth Bigelow/Public Hearing Mayor Gunkel indicated that Elizabeth Bigelow of 19175 Twin Lakes Road, Elk River, is requesting a zone change on a parcel of land from Agricultural zoning to single family residential zoning. She noted that a part of the property in the zone change will be included in the Sunset Ridge Plat which is the major reason for the zone change request. Mayor Gunkel also stated that FHA financing cannot be received on agricultural zoned land. e Planning Planning Commission Commission Representative Duane Kropuenske indicated that the recommended approval of the zone change request. Mayor Gunkel opened the public hearing. There being no one for or against the matter, Mayor Gunkel closed the public hearing. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULDT MOVED TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 88-2, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF ELK RIVER ZONING MAP TO REZONE THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY FROM A-1 TO AN R-1A ZONE: "THE WESTERN 1092 FT. OF THE SW 1/4 OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 33, RANGE 26. TOGETHER WITH THAT PART OF THE E 1/2 OF THE SE 1/4 OF SECTION 26. TOWNSHIP 33. RANGE 26. LYING SOUTHERLY OF CENTERLINE OF COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY /113." COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULDT MOVED TO UPDATE THE LAND USE MAP TO REFLECT A LR/LIGHT RESIDENTIAL DESIGNATION. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0. 3.6. Preliminary Plat Review of the Plat of Sunset Ridge by Riverside Development Company/Public Hearing e Mayor Gunkel indicated that Riverside Development Company is requesting a preliminary plat review of Sunset Ridge Plat. The plat consists of twenty-four lots proposed to be divided from a 83 acre parcel. The twenty-four lots shown on the plat map all meet the minimum lot size requirement of 2 1/2 acres.