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City Council Minutes February 18, 1982 Page Five 8. Amendment to Zoning .Ordinance Regarding Pun Minimum Acreage The City Administrator reviewed the requested change in the zoning ordinance for the Council and the individuals in the audience. The Administrator indi- cated that the requested change was to reduce the twenty (20) acre minimum for PUDs to a ten (10) acre minimum, which the Administrator indicated would allow the Planning Commission and City Council more input and greater flexibility in planning various areas of the City of Elk River. The Administrator emphasized that the ten (10) acre minimum requested would only be a minimum and that the City Council still had the option of requiring larger puns if appropriate in 'various areas of the City. The Administrator further indicated that the con- ditional use standards must be reviewed and met in each individual circumstance, which would more than adequately protect surrounding land owners in areas of the City that had been requested to be rezoned pun. Mayor Hinkle declared the public hearing on this matter open. Mr. Jim LaRock of the East Side Concerned Citizens, indicated that the Concerned Citizens were not in favor of the ten (10) acre minimum, since it represented too small a parcel of property. Estelle Gunkel informed the Council that the Planning Com- mission recommended denial and reviewed her specific reasons for not adopting the zone change ordinance. Ms. Gunkel indicated that she felt the change would accomodate only a few specific developers and as such, was not in favor of the change. Councilman Schuldt indicated that he agreed with the Planning Commis- sion and that the ten (10) acre area was too small for a pun. There being no further comments, Mayor Hinkle closed the public hearing. COUNCILMAN DUITSMAN MOVED THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE 82...2 BE DENIED . COUNCIL- MAN TOTH SECONDEDTHEMOTION~ THE MOTION PASSED 4-0. 9. Lundgren Planned Unit Development The City Administrator indicated that since the requested change in the m1n1mum acreage for a PUD had not been approved by the City Council, the Lundgren con- cept for a planned unit development was no longer valid. The area under consid- eration by Mr. Lundgren ison;lyT7acres in size and since the planned unit de- velopment minimum acreage was not changedfrom twenty (20) acres, Mr. Lundgren's piece of property is no longer eligible for consideration as a planned unit de- velopment. No specific action was required or taken by the City Council on this item. 10. Bowen Conditional Use Permit Request The City's Building and Zoning Administrator presented a list of recommendations to the City Council for inclusions as conditions in the conditional use permit for Mr. Bowen. The conditions included various striping~ loading and traffic circulation requirements which have been reviewed with Mr. Bowen and found to be acceptable. Councilman Toth suggested that a sign be erected by the owner to inform traffic exiting onto Railroad Drive that said road was one way. Mayor Hinkle declared the public hearing open. There being no individuals present to