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Planning Commission Mintues June 7, 1990 Page 2 ----- ( e Greg Kreuser - 13385 Riverview Drive stated that he would like to see larger lots and better homes as to blend in with the neighborhood. Mr. Kreuser felt there was too much area zoned for apartments and would like to see less multifamily. Staff indicated that multifamily lots have been reduced considerably. Steve Rohlf explained what is significant at this meeting is what uses go where, not the size of the lots. He indicated that currently we have two types of zoning districts that accommodate single family homes with sewer and water (R-lc-l0,000 sq. ft. and R-lb-12,000 sq. ft.) Staff stated that there are problems using the R-lb district as this does not fit the character of the site. Staff suggested creating a third zoning district to accommodate the larger sewered and watered lots. COMMISSIONER FUCHS MOVED TO RECOMMEND TO THE CITY 90UNCIL APPROVAL OF ALTERNATIVE A4 WITH A CHANGE IN THE AREA EAST OF WACO, WEST OF COUNTY PROPERTY AND NORTH OF COUNTY ROAD 30, TO BE THE SAME AS A-3 WITH A LOOP THRU THE INDUSTRIAL AREA. THAT THE SCHOOL AREA SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED AS A SCHOOL ON THE MAP AND BE ZONED M-R DENISTY. COMMISSIONER EBERLEY SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. e COMMISSIONER NADEAU MOVED TO RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL THE ADOPTION OF THE PORTION OF THE REPORT UP TO PAGE 52 WHICH INCLUDES ANALYSIS OF THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, THE OBJECTIVES AND ALL THE SITE DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE PART OF FOCUS AREA A. COMMISSIONER EBERLEY SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. Area B Bill Weber stated that Area B is approximately 313 acres in size and located in the central portion of Elk River on either side of US Highway 169. Mr. Weber indicated that the Planning Commission's comments and concerns were previously heard at a public meeting in which they created Alternative B3. He explained the pattern for Alternative Bl, B2 and B3. Mr. Weber showed an enlargement and detailed map of a commerical site at the corner of 193rd Avenue and Highway 169 which showed the site design recommendations. Mr. Weber stated that this development consisted of approximately 7-1/2 acres which could accommodate up to 65,000 square feet of development. He indicated that he was recommending the site be used commercially and not residentially as Elk River will be in need of commercial development. e Steve Rohlf suggested that the collector street stop at Tyler and hook up with County Road 13 as this is already a collector street which can handle large amounts of traffic. He further suggested that the Planning Commission give the MnDot property a land use designation as the City is trying to get MnDot to vacate that location. He stated the current underlying land use is HW Business but it lies within a Planned Unit Development. The City should make the land use map consistent with the zoning map and should plan for multifamily where it belbngs as a buffer. Mr. Rohlf stated that by designating MnDot's property as multifamily, would buffer the commercial areas from the residential areas.