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MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION MAY 13, 1993 The City Planner reported that following the standards of the Shoreland Ordinance, it would be possible to develop 19 lots along the shoreline. Cora Remerowski expressed concern about public access to the lake. Jim Ryerson, 279 Twin Lake Trail, questioned why Pratt Homes was proposing twinhomes on the Little Canada portion of the Mitchell property and single - family homes on the Vadnais Heights portion. Ryerson felt there should be a continuance of zoning on the lake just like there is on other lakes in Little Canada. Ryerson reported that the property was zoned R -1 when he purchased his lot and he anticipated the continued R -1 zoning of this area. Ryerson stated that he was opposed to the rezoning of the property for townhouses. In his opinion there was no practical benefit under the rezoning except perhaps to the property owner and developer. Ryerson pointed out that the development will not serve to enhance the lake or the environment of the lake, and there is the question of safety on the roadway. Aleks Klidzejs, 3244 Twin Lake Blvd., reported that the south side of the lake was originally zoned as a natural area requiring certain sized lots, and was then rezoned to a more condensed area. Now there is a request to rezone the other side of the lake to allow townhomes. Klidzejs asked if the next step would be to rezone to allow apartment development. Klidzejs reported that he has seen 3 or 4 rezonings of property around the lake, and each rezoning has been worse than the previous. Klidzejs was worried about apartment development on the lake. The City Planner reported that R -2 zoning allows for single - family or two - family development. Dan Larson, 185 Twin Lake Trail, reported that he was not interested in seeing townhomes developed on the lake, and asked what the criteria would be for rezoning the property. DeLonais reported that the Comprehensive Plan, which was developed in 1979, calls for single - family development of this property. However, Mr. Pratt has requested consideration of a rezoning for townhome development. The City must give consideration to that request. The City Planner reported that the Zoning Ordinance dictates the criteria for when a rezoning should be considered. The Comprehensive Plan also sets the land use policies for the City. In this area, the Comp Plan page 8