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A special meeting of the Lino Lakes Planning and Zoning Board was called to order at 8:I3P.M. Wednesday, April 4, 1979 by Chairman Gourley. Members present: Gourley, Shearen, Schwankl, Reinert, Heath, Johnson. Members absent: Mattson. City Attorney Locher, Planner Short, Engineer Gotwald and Building Official Mobley were present. Council liason, John McLean was also present. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss Mr. Glenn Rehbein's proposal to replat Shenandoah III and to decide if the Bkoard thinks it is a good idea and if so who to handle the replatting to best protect cthe interest of the citizens of Lino Lakes. Mr. Rehbein said he presented this proposal two weeks ago at the regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Board. The proposal is under the guidelines of the Metro Council stand- areds for lower house size and tot size so that it will make a lower cost house. His pro- posals are well within the Metro guidelines. The plat plan was considered. It was noted there was not a plan in the Clerk's file. The lots are designed for a minimum size of 10,000 square feet and the minimum house size of 864 square feet. Mr. Rehbein said he wants to build these homes in a factory about four miles from the plat. He feels these will be better built+and cost about $40,000 to $45,000. These will be manufactured full houses not like these we are all familar with. He wants this to be a model project that both had and the City can be proud of. He also plans to sell the homes in other cities. Mr. McLean asked when he would be building these houses in a factory in Lino Lakes. Mr. Rehbein said about Iz to 2 years. He currently has leased a building just south of the City. Mr. McLean asked about the 864 sq. ft. house size. Mr. Rehbein had several designs but the smallest was 864 sq. ft. He estimated that approximately 15% of the plat would be the smaller size. Mr. McLean asked how he would control not going over the 15% estimate. Mr. Rehbein said he would put a covenant on the plat. Mr. McLean said if the lot size and house size were reduced it would have to be City wide. Mr. Rehbein said he was just talking about his plat not the entire City. Mr. Rehbein said he wants to make a model project. Every lot would be completely sodded. Mr. Gourley asked Mr. Locher if the City would have a problem in controlling 15% of this plat to the smaller house size and the remaining 85% to the 960 sq. ft. house size. Mr. Locher said he did not know if convenants executed by a developer could be enforced by the City. He will research this question in his office and try to have an answer for the April 9, 1979 Council meeting. Mr. McLean said feasibily you have reduced your City Ordinance to the 864 sq. ft. house size, whether you do it by variance or changi-ng the ordinance. Mr. Reinert asked about garages, Mr. Gourley said no garages are planned immediately. Mr Reinert felt retired persons would need a garage and Mr. Rehbein said it is a no frills house without a garage to keep the prices lower. Mrs. Schwankl said the garages,can be built later. Mr. Gourley noted the owner can decide when he can afford a garage. Mr. Gourley asked Mr. Locher if there would be a problem in setting up Mr. Rehbein's pro- ject without opening the entire City to this sort of development? Mr. Shearen said this was the prime question right now. If this is a problem we should draw the Line right now. Mr. McLean said how can you take a piece of property over here and say I am going to do this over here and somebody else comes along and you say you can not do this over there. This is discrimination. If we makeup our mind that it is the decision of the Council to allow