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1.4 June 22, 1981 force, and the time ti will take to amend the zoning ordinance to reflect the requirements of the Comprehensive Plan. Land Use Plan - one land use plan change affecting three areas - this is a classification change fro RR to Rurla, establishing a 1 unit per 10 acres. The two areas affected by this change are in the North Central part of the City. The third area is in the Southeast corner of the City and currently is classified as ER and Mr. Short is suggesting this be classified as Rural. Mr. Short explained the reasons for these suggested changes. Mr. McLean asked what the recommendations are for the lands already platted and Mr. Short said they would be allowed to continue the development. Mr. McLean said he disagreed with the calssification of the Southeast area. Mr. McLean said the sewer plans of this area have been planned to cnnect with White Bear Township. Mr. Short agreed, but said this must be shown in the White Bear Township Comprehensive Pland and, at this point in time, it is not. White Bear Township is not interested in spending the time or the money to revise their Comprehensive Sewer Plan at this point in time. If, in the fuure, the City of Lino Lakes, is interested in participating in a sewer extension into that area,then the Township will be glad to discuss this matter. Mr. Schumacher explained this will ensure the development in the City preceeds in an orderly fashion and not in isolated pockets. There was some discussion on the need for a public hearing on these changes. Mr. Short suggested, that since there have been several amend- ments to this plan prior to this meeting, it would probably be better to delay a public hearing on this plan until the draft has received approval from the Metropolitan Council. The second recommendation deals with controlling development within the City that is inside the area planned for sewer by the year 2000. Mr. Short pointed out these areas on his color -coded map. His recommendation was to discourage development of on -site systems by requiring a one unit per five area density or five acre minimum of size. In the areas already platted, Mr. Short had no solid recommendation - a suggestion was prhaps only allowing construction on every other lot - but this will have to be a Council decision. Mrs. Elsenpeter asked how this will affect the already filed plats that are in the process of being develped: Mr. Shcrt said it could be handled tow wasy 1) by only allowing construction on every other lot and 2) by requiring the homes to be constructed in such a manner as to in- sure that, if and when sewers are installed, the lot can be split. The third concept to discuss the minimum buildability - this would re- quire that, on every lot with an on -site system, there would be enough room for a back up system or perhaps two, at least 6 feet above the water table. The general consensus of the Council was this was a recommendation they could agree with. The fourth concept was an interium ordinance that would put a moratorium on all platting and development until such time as the Comprehensive Plan ahs been adoted and the zoning ordinance revised and in effect. Mr. McLean suggested that this also include a moratorium on all land splits, particularly the requests for variances to split lands by metes and bounds.