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• February 15, 1983 Task Force Informational Meeting The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mr. Larry Johnson. He explained to the audience that the purpose of this meeting is to discuss the proposed zoning ordinance, Zoning districts and Land Use Plan. At this meeting only the Northwest quadrant of the City will be discussed this evening. Members of the Task Force and Planning and Zoning Board present: Averbeck, Karth, Rosen- thal, Cody, Goldade, Ostlie, Dougherty, Bloomquist, Johnson, McLean, Klaus, Howard. Mr. Kluegel, City Building Official was also present. Mr. Johnson explained the function of the Task Force and said only the City of Lino Lakes has used its citizens to prepare a zoning ordinance and a zoning map. Since the zoning ordinance and zoning map are still in the drafting stages nothing contained in them is sealed in concrete. The committee wants to take the citizens input tonight. Mr. Bill Short, City Planner explained the District Zoning Map and Zoning Ordinance. He said after the task force completes the draft of the map and ordinance it will be given to the Planning and Zoning Board for its approval and then forwarded to the City Council. The Council will then hold public hearings and officially adopt a zoning ordinance and zoning map. Mr. Short gave a brief history of this City's planning beginning with the City adopting the Uniform Building Code, the 1965 zoning ordinance and the 1971 zoning ordinance. How- ever the City did not adopt a zoning map to go with the 1971 zoning ordinance showing e zoning districts. A Comprehensive Land Use Plan was adopted in 1974 and in 1976 he State of Minnesota passed the Land Use Act which required each City, County and School District to prepare and adopt a new Land Use Plan. The state gave Metropolitan Council authority to review all plans. Lino Lakes began preparing its Comprehensive Land Use Plan in 1978 and it was adopted in 1981. The Land Use Plan Map is the foundation of the zoning district map. Mr. Short explained the various classifications on the zoning district map. Mr. Short explained the goals in preparing this zoning ordinance and map were: (1) make sure all municipal services is cost effective; (2)is sensitive to the environment, does not pollute the area; (3) preserve the capacity of the existing roadways, (4) provide for the logical extension of sewer and encourage development where sewer is already ex- tended; (5) provide a variety of housing opportunities. At the present time the Lino Lakes housing stock is comprised of 98% single family dwellings. The Task Force had identified areas that are now developing and identified areas where the City would like to encourage development in an orderly fashion and not force sewers or other municipal services into areas where they would not be reasonable. Jerry Winiecki - 442 Main Street - Mr. Winiecki asked if a multifamily district would create more traffic than a commercial district. Mr. Short read the standards in deter- mining traffic flow and explained that a commercial distric could create three to twelve times the rate of traffic compared to a multifamily district.