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City Council Minutes September 19, 1983 Page Ten COUNCILMEMBER ENGSTROM MOVED TO REQUEST THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO REVIEW AND CON- SIDER A C-4 ZONE FOR THE PROPERTY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY fIlO AND WEST OF WACO STREET. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULDT SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 4-0. 10. Planning Commission's Recommendation Regarding Commercial Foning on the North Side ~ of Westerly Highway #10 The City Administrator indicated that the City Council recently considered a zone change request for property owned by Mr. Britt in the western portion of the City adjacent to Highway #10 on the north side. The City Administrator indicated that the zone change requested is from its current residential classification to a C-3/Highway Commercial classification. The City Administrator indicated that the City Council denied the zone change request by Mr. Baumgartner and Mr. Britt, but did at that time, ask the Planning Commission to review the possibility of a larger commercial area on the north side of Highway fIlO. The City iAdministrator indicated that the Planning Commission considered the recommendation lof the City Council to review a larger area and it was the consensus of the Planning ICommission that no zone change be recommended. Mr. Don Britt expressed his opposition to the Planning Commission's recommendation. Mr. Britt indicated that the City of Elk River gave Custom Motor's a conditional use per'" mit to operate his junkyard business, a commercial business. Mr. Britt indicated that he purchased the property when it was zoned commercial and by the City rezoning it to residential he has lost $30,000 in value. Mr. Britt indicated that there are many people in his area that are ~doing commercial business. Discussion was carried on regarding the neighboring property owner$ and the fact that they may be operating com- mercial busines es. Councilmember S huldt indicated that the City would create more nonconforming uses in the area should the property be rezoned from residential to C-3/Highway Commercial. Discussion was tial to C-3. T of Mr. Britt's R-lb zone. Dis side of Highway efit R"'-lb/Singl arried on regarding a defined area that could be rezoned from residen- e City Administrator indicated that the Planning Commission was aware roperty and still made the recommendation to leave the zoning as a' ussion was also carried on regarding the service drive along the north #10. Councilmember Schuldt indicated that a service drive would ben- Family zoning as well as Commercial zoning. COUNCILMEMBER DUITSMAN MOVED TO REQUEST THAT THE ZONE CHANGE ISSUE FOR THE BRITT PROPERTY BE PLACED ON THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA FOR CONSIDERATION TO BE REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. COUNCILMEMBERENGSTROM SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION FAILED 2-3. COUNCILMEMBER GUNKEL, COUNCILMEMBER SCHULDT AND MAYOR HINKLE OPPOSED. 11. Zoning Ordinance Amendment Regarding R-2 Principal Uses - Public Hearing The City Administrator indicated that in the City's zoning ordinance, there is a wide discrepancy in the number of units permitted between an R-2 and an R-3 zone, and that the City staff felt that it would be appropriate to allow some additional type of structure beyond a two-family dwelling in an R-2 zone and also to create a limit of density units for the R-2 zone that provides for a gradual transition from the R-l zone to the R-3 zone. The City Administrator indicated that the Planning Commission considered a set of changes to the City's zoning ordinance that would create an R-2a and R-2b zone. The City Administrator indicated that the R-2a zone would essentially be the same as the City's existing R-2 zone and the R-2b zone would permit not only two family dwellings, but also townhous.es that would not contain more