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o o o Planning Commission Minutes July 26, 1983 Page Five Mr. Santwire indicated that he is also requesting that the single family lots located on Fawn Road and Line Avenue be changed to allow the possibility of duplex construction. Mr. Santwire indicated that Lots 1, 3, and 5, Block 4, were approved for (3) 18- unit apartment buildings which is a total of 54 units. Mr. Santwire indicated that he is requesting an increase of 6 units per building which would create a new total of 72 units. Commissioner in density. the area is is nigh, and Pearce questioned Mr. Santwire as to why he was requesting the increase Mr. Santwireindicated it was because of competition, and also because routed into the interceptor sewer and that the cost of assessments that increasing the density per unit would decrease this cost. COMMISSIONER TRALLE MOVED TO RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THEY ACCEPT MR. SANTWIRE'S CONCEPT OF INCREASING THE DENSITY IN THE BARRINGTON P.U.D. BE APPROVED. COMMISSIONER WILLE SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 7-0. 8. Consider Zoning Update for Mr. Cowles - Area along Highway 10 east Chairman Tracy indicated that at the last Planning Commission meeting, Mr. George Cowles had requested a zone change from I-l/Light Industrial to C-3/Highway Commer- cial for a piece of property he owns at 15536 Cleveland which is located at the easterly border of the City limits and near Highway 10. Chairman Tracy further in- dicated that the request was denied on the basis that it would be a spot zone, and further requested Mr. Zack Johnson, the City Planner, review this area in more de- tail and report back to the Planning Commission with his recommendation as to whether or not a larger area should be set aside for commercial development. Mr. Zack Johnson indicated that the City's land use plan illustrates 350 acres of highway commercial land, and that there is approximately 270+ acres currently zoned C-3 of which less than 70% is developed. Mr. Johnson further indicated that based on the average growth rate of the past ten years, the City has adequate vacant land zoned for highway commercial uses for the next 6-7 years. Mr. Johnson further in- dicated that the rural atmosphere is one of the major factors for people moving to Elk River, and questioned whether or not this was the image we want to project in the gateway to the City. Mr. Roger Bluhm questioned whether or not a conditional use permit could be granted for the Cowles property. Rick Breezee indicated that conditional use permits could only be granted for specific uses presently allowed in the Zoning Ordinance, and that the use requested for the Cowles property did not apply. Chairman Tracy indicated that he felt the City had an adequate supply of commercial land.