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Page 5 Planning and Zoning August 8, 1979 The planner and engineer were asked for comments on the outline,from the July 11 meeting on items to be worked on. Mr. Short noted that on #1, the Park Board was working on a comprehensive park plan, which.would be submitted as a part of the Comprehensive Plan. Mr. Gourley suggested there be a joint meeting with the Park Board or a delegation from their board to present that plan to the Planning and Zoning. Commission, and this wouldhave to be, allowed for on the time schedule. Mr. Reinert questioned whether the planner. shouldn't be preparing the Com- prehensive Plan for the City rather than the way it was being done. Mr., Gotwald felt in his experience that the planning commission should not shift their responsibility to the planner.;, that their approach. was right ;in, providing the guidance, with the planner and engineer, putting it in acceptable, form. Mr. Short explained that after the Comprehensive Plan was submit.ted,to Metro Council, they reviewed it to see if it related to adjacent communities, and as to,.whether it was consistent with the plan content guidelines (discussed, Iater)and with their regional plans. If it was not, they would request it become so, although they would not have much influence until grants were applied for, with the exception of the state aid road system grant. In relation to .the work load, Mr. Short felt a zoning district map should be done. He felt adopting shoreline management regulations was particularl.y important. The restrictive soils item was also discussed. Mr. Short felt the soils map was only a.guide to help determine where there might be problems, and where to require tests. Mr. Gotwald also felt the soils map. was a good reference but was not that detailed,and should indicate to the building inspector that for a given area, :certain things would be necessary to make an on -site system workable. Mr. Reinert said the soil survey book out- lines or recommends what is needed for a certain area --it shows how severe the problem.is, with details. Mr. Gotwald felt it should be used. Mr. Short reviewed the marginal and severe soils restrictions; "severe" required the applicant to prove to the City that he can develop on that soil and. it needed to be certified by a,professional in the field; "marginal" does not have that limitation, but he felt it should at least be looked at by a professional, although not necessarily a professional engineer. Mr. Gotwald felt most registered engineers either could or would not do as good a job as a certified soil tester, such as they have in some other areas, Mr. Gotwald also pointed out that today, a homeowner could sue if the sewer system had not been put in right under the protections of a warranty program. Mr. Short suggested requiring a permit for development on marginal soils. ,Mr. Short indicated that WPC-40 had been completed at the end of last year and was available to be adopted or to be used as a guide or standard. Mr. Gotwald recommended it be adopted, and. Mr. McLean indicated it would be. Mr. Gotwald will get the latest copy so it can be reviewed and can be reviewed and acted as soon as possible. Mr. Short briefly discussed items #19 and'#20,.lot sizes and building sizes, and felt these issues needed to be resolved relative to the land use plan by assigning different lot sizes to different districts and so on. Mr. Gotwald indicated he had completed the urban service district maps for the Comprehensive Sewer Plan and had copies available.