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Planning Commission Minutes April 23, 2002 Page 10 e Commissioner Anderson stated that he was not in favor of rezoning the single family to the north, since the adjacent Becker property will be developed as single family. He felt that townhomes would be appropriate for the new area. Commissioner Baker concurred that he opposed rezoning the area which was part of the original PUD. Mr. Bakritges explained that a certain number of units are required to make a project viable, and that they did not feel the original plan would have worked. He stated that clustering of residential units helps pay for improvements over time. Mr. Bakritges noted that the $180,000 - $200,000 price of the townhome units is considered affordable work force housing. Chair Pederson stated that he felt the residential area to the north should remain single family as originally proposed. He had no objection to the townhomes as originally proposed, and also felt that townhomes are appropriate for the additional 6 acre site. Chair Pederson stated these townhomes are quite a distance from services, and he questioned if this is the best use of the property. Commissioner Baker stated he was not in favor of clustered mailboxes. He felt that the concept adds to the potential for identity theft and should be eliminated in the future. Chair Pederson stated that the front elevations of the townhome units were appropriate, and felt that the Commission should consider imposing further conditions on the building materials. e Commissioners Baker, Anderson, Jenson, Franz and Ropp expressed their support for the rezoning. Commissioner Franz felt that the area north of Trott Brook Parkway should be single family and did not object to the townhomes in the Tyler Court area. Regarding the elevations, he felt that the townhome ordinance standards should be maintained. Commissioner Jenson concurred with Commissioner Franz. Commissioner Anderson agreed that the standards should be met or exceeded, if possible. Commissioner Franz noted that he felt requiring the minimum standards would be adequate, since the Commission would want to encourage affordable housing. Commission Baker concurred. COMMISSIONER BAKER MOVED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST BY D.R. HORTON FOR A REZONING FROM R1C (SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) TO PUD (PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT), CASE NO. ZC 02-05, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS: 1. THE REZONING IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY OF ELK RIVER'S COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN. 2. THE REZONING IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE ADJACENT ZONING DISTRICTS. COMMISSIONER FRANZ SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 6-0. The Commissioners concurred that a 20th condition be added to address the townhome standards. e