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• • DESIGN REVIEW BOARD MEETING January 10, 1990 December 19th Minutes Pg. 2, paragraph 4, eliminate the words "mottle or ", and again in paragraph 5, replace the word mottle with tested. Pg. 5, at the end of the motion, instead of "based upon meeting the code for double frontage lots this has increased" it should read: "the number of double frontage lots has increased" Mr. King moved to approve the minutes of December 13th and 19th as corrected. Mr. Robinson seconded the motion and the motion was approved unanimously. CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST TO REZONE LAND ADJACENT TO LAKE DRIVE AND SOUTH OF ELM STREET FROM R -1 SINGLE FAMILY TO R -4 MULTIPLE FAMILY. APPLICATION #89 -58. ESTHER NOREN The Elsie Wenzel estate is petitioning to rezone a strip of land 300 feet deep and extending along the west side of Lake Drive. The rezoning would include about 18 acres of land. At present the entire Wenzel Estate is being marketed for residential development, though a rezoning request was initiated by the city late in 1989 for a portion of the Wenzel land on the east side of Lake Drive. There a R -5 Planned Unit Development zone was recommended that could accommodate some retail activity in conjunction with multiple family development. The applicant wishes to rezone this 300 foot strip of land to a R -4, and Mr. Miller's concern is that apartment buildings will go up in this area all in a row facing Lake Drive. Mr. Miller suggested a curvilinear design, in Miller's terms "a meandering line" to the dwellings. Sheryl Johnstone, a Realtor from Kuether Real Estate was present. She has a purchase agreement ready to be signed for R -1 Single - Family homes at present. Also someone is interested in the 300 foot strip for the development of 4- plex's. Ms. Johnstone felt that it would be difficult to sell single - -family structures facing Lake Drive. The traffic is very heavy. Although 4- plex's would suit this area better. Ms. Johnstone has not seen any plans for the 4- plex's although she assured the board that it would be quality housing. All the board members agreed that there is a need for higher density housing, and that 4- plex's would do well in this area. John Miller stressed that if this property is not rezoned, and an applicant comes before the board requesting a subdivision for single - family homes, the board would have to Page 2