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MINUTES OF THE SPECIFlL MEETIPIG <br />CI7Y COUPICIL <br />LIT7LE CANADA, MIN~IESOTFl <br />April 15, 19F31 <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a special meeting of the <br />Council of the City of Litt1e Canatle, Minnesota was held on the <br />15th day of April, 19H1 in the Council Chambers of the City Center <br />locatecl at 515 Little Canada Road in said City. <br />The Mayor, Mr. Raymonci Hanson, chaired and ca1led the meeting to <br />order at 7:35 P.M. <br /> MEMf3FRS PRESENT: Mayor Mr. Raymond Hanson <br /> Councilman Mr. Michael Fahey <br /> Councilman P4r. Dennis Forsberg <br /> Councilwoman Mrs. Mugs Narclini <br /> Counci1woman Mrs. 6everly Scalze <br /> AL50 PRFSENT: City Clerk Mr. Joseph Chlebeck <br /> City Flttorney Mr. Clayton Parks <br /> Recording Secretary Mrs. Kathleen Glanzer <br />Public Mayor Flanson opened the public hearing on the proposed rezoning of <br />Nearing Lots 1 through 22, Block 5, Round Lake Flddition, and Lots 1 through <br />Rezon~ing 8, Block 2, Round Lake Flddition, from 6-3, General Business, to R-1 <br />Of Fl S9ngle Fami1y Residential. Mr. Hanson indicated that the rezoning was <br />Portion init~iated by Council action and wou7d require a 4/5th's vote of the <br />Of Council to pass. <br />Ro~mci <br />Lake Mr. forsberg indicated that the property is being used as R-1 and he <br />Flddition would like to see the property rezoned accordingly. Forsberg stated <br /> that the lots in th9s area are too small for the operation of a business. <br /> Mrs. Pechler, a property owner in the area, stated that she was not <br /> opposed to the rezoning. <br /> Cathy Clemons, another property owner in the area, asked the Council <br /> for a c7arification as to their reasoning for the rezoning. <br /> Mayor Hanson replied that the property does not lend 9tself for business <br /> use due to its size. Nanson also stated that this is a down-zoning of <br /> the property and if the property is rezoned, it wi11 not effect the taxes <br /> on the property. <br /> Mrs. ~lardini ~nformed the property owners that the rezoning is more of <br /> a housekeeping matter, as the property is being used as R-1 property, <br /> the Gouncil would like the zoning to reflect this. <br />Mrs. Sca7ze also indicated that the rezoning is a safety feature ~or the <br />residents to ensure that the property continue to be used as R-1. <br />Mr. Forsberg 9nformed the audience that iander the City's present ord9nances <br />if a house burned doti~n in this area, it could not be rebuilt because under <br />the B-3 zon9ng, the house would be a non-conforming use. Forsberg also <br />stated that with R-7 zoning, the business property across ~he street wou1d <br />have more restrictict~sas to the type of development that could go in. <br />Page -1- <br />