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Council Minutes May 27, 1980 Reinhart, asked if this ordinance was proposed because of abuse of the five acre requirement. Mayor Gourley said, No, just to bring the ordinance re- quirements into line with the existing ordinances. Jerry Bolin felt that five acres was enough to support animals. Terry Smith asked the Council to give the residents an ordinance they can live with. Shelia Rehbine set forth the costs of maintaining their horses. Richard Halstad felt the way the ordinance is written there is no restrict - ions on the number and he felt there should be and suggested checking with the U of M for recommended acreage for animals. Mayor Gourley announced that this will be on the June 9, 1980 agenda at 7:45 P.M. 000103 Cindy Benier they raise cattle on their acreage all summer and sell them in the fall. She was concerned about the selling of the land for the present use. Mayor Gourley said the non- conforming pre- existing use would pass to the next owners as long as the use was not intensified. Dean Wiesner talked on the subject of breeding horses and has two animals at this time and are planning on expanding - how would a restrictive number affect this operation? Mayor Gourley reminded him of the Public Hearing on June 9, 1980. Mayor Gourley called a recess at this point. Meeting to reconvene at 8:55 P.M. The meeting was reconvened. Mayor Gourley noted that there are three requests under the Planning and Zoning report - Mr. Smeed and Mr. Turene for keeping of Horses and Mr. Suchy for keeping animals - he suggested these requests be tabled until the suggested ordinance is completed. He put this suggestion to the persons and affected and they agreed to the postponment. Mr. McLean moved to approve the tabling of these three items. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Motion carrithd. unanimously. The Public Hearing on Wollan's Estates was called to order. Mayor Gourley asked Mr. Schumacher to present the information on this request. Mr. Schumacher read the notice of publication. The application was for the rezoning from Commercial /Residential to Light Ind- ustrial. This is for the four lots facing Lake Drive. This should have been for a zoning of General Business. This is for the rezoning of the entire lots 24,25,26,and 27, of Wollan's Estates from Comm /Res to General Business. The park requirements for this !land has been taken care of for this property. Mayor Gourley asked for comments from the audience, there was none. Mr. McLean moved to approve this rezoning. Seconded by Mr..Kulaszewicz. Mr. Locher said the meets and bounds description will have to be used for the legal since this is not a filed plat. Legal descriptions that are not filed cannot be used, so in order to rezone this, the meets and bounds description of these lots must be used.