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ELK RIVER PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING HELD AT THE ELK RIVER PUBLIC LIBRARY Monday, February 22, 1982 MEMBERS PRESENT: Commissioners Pearce, Fredericksen, Gunkel and Chairman Tracy MEMBERS ABSENT: Commissioner Kreuser STAFF PRESENT: Rick Breezee, Building and Zoning Administrator 1. Meeting Called to Order The meeting was called to order by Chairman Tracy at 7:35 p.m. 2. Agenda The following item was added to the Agenda as Item #3~: Mr. Ted Lundgren and Mr. Rick Foster asked to present their PUD Concept to the Commissioners for a possible variance at a later scheduled meeting. 3. Minutes Chairman Tracy asked the Commissioners if they approved of the minutes of the January 25, 1982 Planning Commission meeting. Commissioner Gunkel indicated that she would like Item #5 changed and re-worded as follows: 1) The ordinance states that a 'PUD shall be served by adequate '\vater and se'\ver system'. Does this mean City sewer and water? 2) The main purpose of a PUD is to plan a large tract of land in an orderly fashion. A PUD has no specific zone within its bound- aries. Allowing 10 acre PUDs would allow too many boundaries. Allowing 10 acre PUDs would allow too many spot-mixtures. 3) Most areas close to do\~to\vn are covered in the zone recommendations of the HRA. 4) A 10-acre minimum lead to too many PUD areas. This is a cop-out. 5) Much thought and discussion went into the decision that established the present PUD requirements. This also involved cnsiderable participation on the part of private citizens. The present require- ments should not be altered to accomodate a couple of developers. Commissioner Gunkel suggests that areas less than 20 acres should be specifically zoned. COMMISSIONER PEARCE ~ffiDE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS CORRECT FOR JANUARY 25, 1982 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. COMMISSIONER GUNKEL SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 4-0. 3~. Consider Lundgren PUD Concept Mr. Rick Foster on behalf of Mr. Ted Lundgren, presented to the Planning Commis- sion on a concept basis for their review, a possible variance request to allow a l7~ acre PUD from the required 20 acre PUD in a totally land-locked situation. This area is north of the City of Elk River which is bounded on the south by High- land Road, on the north by 193rd Avenue, on the east by Jackson Avenue (County Road 201), and on the west by Highland Road. Mr. Foster indicated to the Com- missioners that because the land is totally land-locked by surrounding pieces of property which is not o'\vued by Mr. Lundgren, the only possible way of developing this area as a PUD would be to allow a variance to be granted. He proceeded to explain to the Commissioners that this area be totally City sewered and watered