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Meeting Date Auaust 26. 1991 Agenda Item E-2 CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS PLANNING COMMISSION ITEM: Review of proposed changes in the draft comprehensive plan at the July 22, 1991 planning commission meeting SUBMITTED BY: Susan Hoyt, City Administrator acting as planner REVIEWED BY: Planning Commission EXPLANATION/DESCRIPTION: At the last planning commission meeting, commissioners discussed a few revisions in the proposed comprehensive plan as drafted by the Hoisington Group. Due to the significance of these changes, it is worthwhile to review them for commissioners that were unable to attend the meeting. A summary of the planner's comments that accompanied the discussion is in attachment A. The commission recommended: 1. Including a statement that requires the dedication of the Community Park land to the city if the agricultural fields on Cleveland and Larpenteur become available for • development. 2. The elimination of a general reference to the city's park and recreation plan. The elimination of Lindig Linear Park and Garden Park from the proposed park plans due to the infeasibility of these parks. 3. The elimination of an LRT overlay zone in the plan. The inclusion of a statement that a light rail stop may be proposed for the future in conjunction with the State Fair land adjacent to Hollywood Court. 4. A policy stating that the city will review the desirability of an LRT zone in five years, when LRT plans may be more certain. 5. The elimination of housing policies that accomodate duplexes or mother-in-law apartments or cottages in an R-1 zone and policies directed at reducing lot sizes in R-1 zones due to the relatively small lots and proximity to the University of Minnesota. 6. The inclusion of a policy stating that the city is receptive to a variety of family styles. ATTACHMENT 1 - Summary of Planner's Comments • ACTION REQUESTED: For discussion.