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March 13, 1974 The Special Hearing called by the Planning and Zoning Board to consider the Comprehensive Land Use Plan for the City of Lino Lakes was called to order at 8:05 p.m. by Liaison Councilman Marier. Planning and Zoning Board members present; Karth, Hill, L'Allier, Nadeau, Rothbauer, Shearen. Absent; Kelling. Council members present; Mayor Bohjanen, Jaworski, McLean, Zelinka. Attorney Locher and Planner Starr were also present. Mr. "Marier asked Mr. Locher to read the affadivit of publication as was printed in the official newspaper, Forest Lake Times. This notice was published in the Feb. 28, 1974 issue. Mr. Marier then turned the hearing over to Mr. Starr asking him to present the Plan. Mr. Starr presented the maps that he had prepared. He made the point that this plan is just a guide and is not a zoning plan. The plan has been approved by the Metropolitan Council. It deals with the future plans and development of the City and the suggested direction these plans and development should take for the best possible use of the land and facilities. The Plan deals with the existing streets and highways and the possible extension, upgrading, or additions in this area; The recognition of the need for sewer and water facilites and the areas that have first priority; The need for adequate housing in all price ranges in all areas; And the need for parks and open space. The main objective of the Plan is to provide a guide for the continuation of the life style of the City. It provides for concentration of the commercial areas and an adequate road system to facilitate movement of traffic from one portion of the City to the other. The map Mr. Starr presented is a composite of all these objectives. He explained that with the use of a soils map to arrive at the best possible uses of the land. In the areas where the soils would support development, a normal density of population was recommended. In the questionable areas the development should be done with caution. The bulk of the commercial development is suggested for the areas around the interchanges because of the easy accessibility to the highways. The high density housing would also be near these highways to ease the traffic load on local streets and use the freeways and arterials to carry the traffic in and out of the area. The proposed plan uses the existing roads and streets and suggests and interchange at the intersection of Main Street and I35W. The Metropolitan suggests continued discussions with the Highway Department and the City of Hugo on the possibility of an interchange at 80th Street and 135E. There was discussion of the upgrading of Main Street from the West boundary of the City limits to the junction of I35W. The plans are to make this into an arterial highway of four lanes with the possibility of service roads in order not to isolate one part of the City frau the remainder. Mr. Starr discussed the Parks, noting the existing Parks and the future need for small neighborhood Park areas as the land develop.