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<br />Planning Commission Minutes <br />August 22, 1995 <br /> <br />Page 5 <br /> <br />3. <br /> <br />THE VARIANCE WILL HAVE NO IMPACT OR ADVERSELY AFFECT THE HEALTH, <br />SAFETY OR WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY AND WILL BE KEEPING WITH THE <br />SPIRIT AND INTENT OF THE ORDINANCE. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />AND ALSO, THE FACT THAT THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WAS ORIGINALLY PART OF A 40 <br />ACRE PARCEL WHICH WAS REDUCED BY THE ROAD RIGHT OF WAY. <br /> <br />COMMISSIONER MINTON SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 7-0. <br /> <br />Chair Kuester requested staff to research similar variances to determine if a <br />code amendment could be considered to address these situations. <br /> <br />6.2. City Purchase of Tax Forfeited Land <br /> <br />Staff report by Steve Rohlf. The following tax forfeited parcels are <br />recommended for purchase by the city: <br /> <br />1. Parcel located at Ogden Street and 196th Avenue. Tax forfeit price is <br />$1,250, which is special assessments owed to the city. The parcel would <br />be used for drainage. <br /> <br />2. Outlot A, Ridgewood East, is located at Highland Road and Proctor <br />A venue. The parcel presently serves as a drainage easement in the <br />area. Purchase price is $581.95. $42.41 of this price is for a sanitary <br />sewer interceptor assessment levied by the city. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />3. <br /> <br />Lot 13, Block 1, Meadow Park is located in a park service area that has <br />has no current park. Purchase price is $16,500. Steve Rohlf noted that <br />there is no other suitable property in this area for a park. <br /> <br />Steve reported that State Statute requires that the Planning Commission review <br />purchases of tax forfeit land by cities to ensure the proposed use is in <br />conformance with the comprehensive plan. <br /> <br />COMMISSIONER MINTON MOVED THAT ACCORDING TO THE PLANNING <br />COMMISSION'S INTERPRETATION, THE THREE TAX FORFEITED PARCELS PROPOSED <br />FOR PURCHASE BY THE CITY ARE IN KEEPING WITH THE CITY OF ELK RIVER'S <br />COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. COMMISSIONER THOMPSON SECONDED THE MOTION. <br />THE MOTION CARRIED 7-0. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Staff report by Steve Ach. The City of Elk River is requesting the following <br />applications for a parcel owned by the City of Elk River located at the northwest <br />corner of Highway 169 and 193rd Avenue: <br />