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• <br />• <br />PLANNING & ZONING MEETING <br />NOVEMBER 8, 1989 <br />9:25 p.m. <br />DISCUSSION OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS ZONING OF A PORTION OF THE <br />ELSIE WENZEL PROPERTY LOCATED EAST OF LAKE DRIVE. <br />The board received a copy of a portion of the city's zoning <br />map that shows the Elsie Wenzel property on Lake Drive. The <br />map shows that approximately 125 acres of land has three <br />different zoning classifications. <br />* All of the land west of Lake Drive is zoned R -1 as <br />is some lakeshore land accessible only from Aqua <br />Lane. <br />* A portion of the land south of Aqua Lane and <br />fronting on Lake Drive is zoned GB General <br />Business. Included in this district is some land <br />owned by Bastien Products. <br />* Land north of Aqua Lane and east of Lake Drive is <br />zoned R -4, High Density Residential. <br />Presently the Wenzel land is part of an estate and will <br />probably be sold within the next several months. <br />Bastien Products wanted to expand their business, and brought <br />a site and building plan to the city. To avoid the problem <br />of enlarging and intensifying the non - conforming use rezoning <br />was considered. This led to the problem identified by board <br />members that rezoning of the small Bastien property would be <br />an obvious spot rezoning and an equally obvious illegal <br />action. To avoid this problem a larger area was rezoned to <br />General Business. This zoning continues today. <br />Mr. Miller's recommendation is to eliminate the General <br />Business zoning for all but the actual Bastien land. His <br />reasons were as follows: <br />1. Current zoning is not compatible with the 1987 <br />comprehensive plan. <br />2. Plans for a large commercial area have been <br />approved for land near this site, negating the need <br />for additional commercial development in this part <br />of Lino Lakes. <br />3. The zoning district boundary makes little sense, <br />creating odd- shaped parcels guaranteed to waste <br />land and maximize the "inter- face" between <br />commercial and residential land uses. <br />4. The land is more marketable for residential land <br />uses especially at higher densities. <br />Page 11 <br />