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Planning & Zoning Board • April 12, 2000 Page 15 • suggested that some of the property owners may indicate they want to be compensated for the taking of their land due to over regulation. Mr. Baylor stated the highway commercial /shopping district currently is one of the most intense zoning designations the City has. It is along the freeway and appropriately zoned because of its access and location. He stated that to put that intense zoning next to open space and a park seems somewhat contradictory especially since north of Apollo Drive is more intense development. He stated they are ready to proceed with the McDonalds Restaurant and have been before the City for over two years. He stated they do not have the luxury of waiting to see what happens and they want to move forward with a certainty as to what will be happening. In April of 1999, the Planning and Zoning Board and Council approved the PDO. Mr. Baylor stated it is his understanding that the design standard incorporated the vision of the document being discussed tonight. About three weeks ago, the Mayor signed the final plat, reconfirming the PDO so they can commence with the project. Mr. Baylor read a portion of the City's Zoning Ordinan ce s the purpose of the PDO, noting the PDO has already been approved . at through the PDO process, most of the City's objectives can be reach •u oncerned that changing the Land Use Plan and zoning designations wil e a ct the marketability and economics of his project and, thus, jeopard .tea have been working on several years to develop. Mr. Baylor asked the P d Zoning Board to consider his comments and to assure the ability fo 'ec • proceed. Peter Coyle stated he is speakin Joel and Elise Tagg who own property south and east of 35W and e k r. e echoed Mr. Baylor's comments regarding Staff's effort to reach out . t < _gs and obtain their input. He noted this area will be an important part of th h • ° ' opment but stated he also shares concerns that the proposed plan goes too s e stated it is intended to assure compatibility of land uses but without the h • e aying that is how it must be He respectfully suggested the document goes to �. ill have an unintended consequence of making it more difficult, more expe ve, and thus less likely for the desirable development to occur. Mr. Coyle stated a docum nt is difficult to create that includes a collective vision and he fears the current document does not reflect the community's vision for Lino Lakes but, rather, the visions that have worked in other regions of the United States. He noted there is no indication if the design criteria is economically feasible or desirable by developers to pursue. He stated they want the Town Center to be a successful part of the City and development of the Tagg property to occur. Mr. Coyle noted the road configuration identified on the land use map was indicated to be a "must do" road configuration which means if a large developer came forward, they would be handed a grid of how the roads must be, regardless of their idea or cost effectiveness. He asserted this would "close doors" that do not, at this time, need to be closed since the City's ordinances allow the ability to make those site specific considerations once a viable site plan is before the Planning and Zoning Board and/or