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1222 The side yard on the north was originally shown as 20' and it, was sug~:ested it might be made I~0' if Bracing for the other a-~artments would be adequate. The Developer has made all improvements suggested by our Planner and done everything r, t could ue reasonably expected, and agreed to substantially everything that was -requested. Nilsen asked what was the concensus of the feeling of this meeting. Shavor replied everybody participated very actively but there was disagreement as to whether the project should go in or not. Dahl- gren pointed out a number of very important points that should be considered -- one was the possibility of some undesirable type of business going in there, even on the corner, but the way it is zoned paw it might go into the whole area. With the increased value of land and the fact that the University of Minnesota has transferred a lot of its farm operations to Rosemount; also since the University must have had something in mind when they asked the Village to rezone the area back here to business some years ago, it is thought the University might release some of the land along Larpenteur for commercial use and 250f to 179' would. not be ade- quate for commercial use, which would require 3 or ~. hundred feet, there was some argument for leaving this stretch the full depths Nilsen said that at the meeting of the Planning Commission and the Village Council, the Planning Consultant was asked to consider the proposed land use for this narticula.r piece of property consi~'ering the development that was planned. The inequality of depths is the crux of the matter. In Gardner's report, they point out that it is not their intent to pass a legal opinion nor make recommenda- tions as to whether the application for said permit should. be granted or denied. However, their analysis does cover those factors which are pertinent to sound planning procedures. It further states 'Considering land use patterns alone, either a limited business or high quality apartment development aopears appropriate for this par- cel, with the latter being a preferred choice because of the in- equalities of the zoning boundaries on either side of° Fry Street." Architect Johnson said he had talked to Dahlgren and they feel they have Johnson accomplished what he has been asking for. They followed everything he asked for except the north side yard where Dahlgren had asked for L~0' plus or minus. They figure 27' is about as close as they can set the buildings which would leave a side lot of about 30e. They will put in a wood fence- They::have brought samples of brick for approval and selection. Present plan shows a nicely decorated, colonial red brick with wwhite shutters and white trim. The water situation is taken care of now. We have agreed to put in four wells which may be eliminated if proposed water supply is adequate, but we will still put in wells if necessary. Design of front entrance will be repeated on the rear of the building„ He said he would be glad to answer any questions. Nilsen asked Ohman of the Planning Commission if he didn't think the ner~ plan was quite an improvement. Ohman said the density was still too high, Dahlgren agreed that three buildings would be better than four or four buildings with 10 units each. Ohman said he canit see any difference whatsoever. They had looked at the 12 story build- ings which would fit right in with the neighl5orhood. He still thinks there will be a terrific traffic problem and. that parking space is short. Ohman said he thinks we should insist on