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ELK RIVER PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING HELD AT THE ELK RIVER PUBLIC LIBRARY Monday, March 22, 1982 MEMBERS PRESENT: Commissioners Pearce, Fredericksen, Kreuser, Gunkel and Chairman Tracy STAFF PRESENT: Rick Breezee, Building and Zoning Administrator 1. Meeting Called to Order The meeting was called to order by Chairman Tracy at 7:40 p.m. 2. Agenda Supplementary information was handed out for Zack Johnson's presentation on R-3 Medium Density Residential (Agenda item #4) and for Ted Lundgren's request for a zone change from R-lb to R-3 (Agenda item #5). 3. Minutes COMMISSIONER PEARCE MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS CORRECT FOR FEBRUARY 22, 1982, PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. COMMITSSIONER GUNKEL SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 4-0. 4. Zack Johnson's presentation Relating to R-3/Mediurn Density Residential Mr. Johnson stated that basically staff had asked him to look at multi-family zoning in Elk River and make comments based on the work sessions held when the land use plan was being developed. He stated the result of the work sessions was a progression of low, medium, and high density residential (excluding the large agricultural areas). The high density uses, with 20-25 units per acre, were designed to be kept as close to the downto\Vll area as possible. He referred the Commissioners to the handout that breaks dO\Vll some of the land areas and types of development that were proposed to happen in Elk River. He explained no attempt was made to factor in the vacancy rate in existing buildings and that the figures do not include the PUDs in town, the one on west Highway 10, the two others located in the peat bog area, the two on 169 north of the nursing home, nor the two adjacent to 169 that either have or will have some multi-family development within them. After a thorough explanation of Exhibits A and B (see attached), the analysis and assumptions made in determining the holding capacities of the areas from a land use standpoint, Mr. Johnson concluded that the Land Use Guide Plan is a long-range plan, with the zoning map a tool to help the Planning Commission and Council work toward the intent of the long-range plan. He stated that when the Land Use Plan was adopted by the Planning Commission and the Council there was firm belief that there was a real need to conserve the outlying agricultural lands. He stated that in any de- velopment consideration, the critical question that must be asked is whether or not the City is going to be able to provide services such as water, sewer, parks--and that the City must utilize and pay for those services once construction has taken place. He added that perhaps from time to time all medium and high density areas