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MINUTPS PLANNING COM4SISSION -PUBLIC HEARING ONLONING ORDINANCE PAGE 4 JUNE 2b, 1984 • facing a large traffic street in a high dense area with small houses on relatively larger lots, he felt it would sustain the R-4 designation. He reminded that the new R-4 designation is less dense than the present R-3 designation. If all the single family homeowners wished the R-1 designation, it could be accomplished. Mr. Gates advised that his home was built in the 1870~s and is currently being reviewed for addition to the national historical buildings register. Hob Moder updated the Planning Commission on his condomi.nuim office building. ,Bp3 MODER He has had a number of prospects but timing was bad for leasing and Financing. He also indicated a certain number of units must bepresold to obtain financing. He is still very interested in continuing with the project. He requested that the zoning on the property not be changed at the present time. Chairman Stefanson asked Mr. Dale that if the plans for the condominuim office building did not develop, how soon would the existing house have to be removed? Mr. Dale answered that there was no time element involved for the removal of the house. He also advised that there are other uses permitted by a conditional use permit based upon the plan for the general area. Mr. Moder then asked how the Planning Commission felt about the prospect of developing the property with a restaurant. Mr. Stefanson felt that the use of the property as a restaurant would not be desirable. After a thorough discussion on the language that should be changed on page 213 the Pl i CHANGE ON , ann ng Commission was in agreement that Subdivision 3(a) should PAGE 213 read as follows: "a. Arty structural alteration, any change, SU;3D. 3a • expansion, or intensification of structural or land use as described in B-2.n A proposed Zoning Ordinance change was proposed by Councilmember Paul LOW IlHF'ACT Ciernia that would deal with law impact public"or quasi public use and PUBLIC OR moderate impact public or quasi public .use. Planner Dale was of the t1UASI PUBLIC opinion that it makes the ordinance more complicated and puts a tremendous USE AND burden on the Zoning Administrator to measure low versus high impact. MODERATE He felt, that once a use is established, it is hard to change. Since IMPACT PUBLIC Falcon Heights is a small community, each situation could be handled by OR QUASI a conditional use permit. Jerry k~allin asked Mr. Dale if he was aware of PUBLIC USE at~y benefit that those kinds of provisions would provide to a community NOT APPROVED and Mr. Dale answered that it would cut down on some governns~nt red-tape and that was all as far as he was concerned. Jerry Wallin then moved,. . seconded by Erma°01son, that the proposed changes described as low impact public or quasi public use and moderate impact public or quasi public use not be approved or incorporated into the .Zoning C rdinance. Motion carried unanimously. Jerry Wallin then moved the adoption of Resolution 84-2. The motion was seconded by Don Mead. Upon a vote being taken, the following noted in favor thereof: Erma Olson, Harold Nilsen, Al Stefanson, Don Mead, Deborah Trent-Sullivan, Jerry Wallin and Phil Chenoweth. Motion carried unanimously. • RESOLUTION 84-2 REvbLUTIUN 84-2 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE REPISED ZONING ORDINANCE AND OFFICIAL ZONING MAP The Public Hearing was closed at 9:40 P.M.