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Page -4--Planning and Zoning 800 square foot building to 3/4 of an acre. Crohn seconded the motion. More discussion - Chairman Dave Cody called for the question and a vote was taken and the motion failed with Irwin, Averbeck, Nelson and Prokop voting no. Dave Cody abstained. MOTION: Prokop to request Planner to draft an ordinance revision to allow for some type of relief of the question of ...square footage, something less than allowed on a one acre lot but more than on a city lot. Perhaps..." using Irwins percentage suggestion (Anything above 3/4 of an acre can have 20 of the size of the lot) or some other appropriate way of doing so. Irwin seconded the motion and the motion was carried unanimously. PLANNING DISCUSSION OF DEVELOPING A STREET NAMING POLICY: In the past 15 years there has been considerable effort put forth to develop rational street naming policies in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. A recent Washington County publication gives eight reasons for implementing a uniform street naming and numbering system: 1. Make the change now while it is relatively easy; such a change will be much more difficult in the future; 2. Reduce difficulty in emergency vehicle travel to property; 3. Reduce loss of mail, incorrect deliveries, loss of time, and wrongly addressed mail; 4. Improve the "Image" of the County gained by visitors; 5. Reduce "searching" for addresses by moving vehicles; 6. Improve delivery truck services; 7. Improve maintenance of legal documents; and 8. Eliminate duplicate addresses MOTION: Prokop moved to have the City Planner - John Miller have the question researched on Street Naming and get a cooperative effort with the surrounding communities to approach Anoka County as to whether we should follow the Anoka County Plan or perhaps adopt the Metro Council Plan.