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1., 31 Hasbrouck~s This is in reply to your inquiry concerning land use and zoning for report to the area just north of Larpenteur and west of Fry. As I indicated Korstad to you, I believe that the community should look to the Planning Commission for advice on planning and development problems. I have the highest opinion of the ability and judgment of the Villages planning commission and Mr. Dahlgren, their professional consultant. I trust my observations will complimen t and reinforce their recomm enda- tions on the area. Problems like this can largely be avoided through having an over-all plan for the community. Such a plan tends to prevent problems like this before they happen. A good zoning ordinance would also place commercial land in different commercial categories and would estab- lish standard for assuring good development. Nevertheless, it is possible to make certain judgments on the area in question in the absence of an over-all plan. I would have the following thoughts on the area: 1. The boundary of the commercial area should be shifted south- ward to be in"line with the commercial zone to the east. The reas on for this is that such a straightening out of the commercial zone would cause less exposure between the residential and commercial zones. Also, a commercial building would not need the depth of site as nova zoned. 2. The present zoning has little validity. The zoning was based not on any land use plan for the community, but upon the desire of the individual property owner. That same property owner now owns the land, so that no financial hardship would be involved in any revision of the zoning boundary. The fact that a greenhouse was located on the premises was no reason for the commercial zoning. There are other greenhouses in the Village that were not zoned commercial. Indeed, it is customary in other communities not to zone nurseries and greenhouses commercially. 3. The best use for the northern part of the .area would be for single family or two family homes located around a court or short short cul-de-sac that could allow utilization of the deep lots. Such a development would be the most compatible with the residential neighborhood in which it is located. However, multiple dwellings would not be particularly harmful to the neighborhood if adequate standards were met on architectural appearance, traffic circulatio n and density. I would think that in view of the low density of the single family housing to the east and north that the density of the multiple dwelling area might range from something like 2,000 sq. ft. of lot area per efficiency unit up to 3,300 sq. ft, per two-bedroom unit. This kind of density is not out of line with comparable sub- urban communities. 1~. With resAect to the front area, much will depend upon a new zoning ordinance that establishes some kind of limited business district (office buildings, etc.) and development standards for that district (screening, for example). Korstad The residents of Fry, St. Mary's, Maple Knoll and Garden have re- tained Earl R. Anderson as attorney. Earl Anderson said he was amazed at the clarity of Hasbrouck~s report. Anderson That the greater majority of the people affected are for the present rezoning. Out of the 1440 acres comprising Falcon Heights only l~80 are privately owned. We must intelligently use that area ~n