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MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION OCTOBER 10, 1991 The City Planner reported that the County has the improvement of Little Canada Road on its Capital Improvement Program for 1994/95, however, no design work has been done. It may be that the County will look for widths of up to 50 feet, and if this is the case, more right -of -way will be needed. There has been no determination if that right -of -way will come from either the south or north side of the street. Pedersen referenced the City Planner's report dated October 7, 1991, noting that one option for the Little Canada Road properties is a park -like use. Todd Hagen felt that the area was more condusive to homes than park land. The Planner referred to the City's proposed Park Master Plan which indicates long -range a trail link in this area. It was noted, however, that the plan does not indicate which side of Little Canada Road the trail should be located. The Planner commented that the property in question is a difficult piece of property for any land use. Pedersen noted that the property could be just visual open space. DeLonais asked the dimensions of the Hagen property. Mr. Hagen replied that his lot has 100 feet of frontage on the road and 160 feet on the lake. His house is approximately 45 feet by 25 feet. DeLonais asked if the Code provisions are such that no home could be constructed on the Little Canada Road lots. The City Planner replied that building permits could be granted only by approving all the variances and conditional use permits that are necessary. The Planner also stated that the permits would require the approval of the Commissioner of the DNR, otherwise the Shoreland Ordinance would be violated. The Planner reported that the DNR is getting more and more strict with enforcement of their rules, and indicated that in other cities the DNR has been quite consistent in Page 2