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COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 12, 1988 the land. He works with a full range of builders starting with entry level homes to homes in the $200,000.00 range. This rezone will have a great impact on the way the land is developed and marketed. He agreed that certain portions of the land lends itself to executive housing but not all of it. They are looking at a blend of development. There was discussion regarding price ranges of new homes in the R -1X zone. Mayor Benson said other builders in the area were building homes under $150,000.00 in this zone. However, Mr. Whitword said a significant segment of the housing market would be eliminated if the zoning was changed. He also noted that even though ownership of the land was not recorded the City did know that Heritage Development was interested in the land. Mr. Bisel said that the Council did appreciate Heritage Development coming to Lino Lakes to build homes. He also explained that Lino Lakes has set ordinances and all doors are open to builders who do a good job and he hoped Heritage's market experience will be of benefit to them. Mr. Huser of Heritage Development explained that a significant portion of the land does not lend itself to executive housing. Mayor Benson said the difference in zoning means only that the lots are somewhat larger and the square footage in the homes is somewhat larger. Mr. Huser said that this City was aware of the plans being prepared by Heritage Development for the R -1 zoning. Mr. Schumacher reminded Mr. Huser that the staff was very upfront with Mr. McComb regarding the City's plans to rezone the property to executive housing and yet the R -1 planning continued. Mr. Bisel moved that in view of the fact that plans were set in motion a very long time ago, to adopt Ordinance No. 14 - 88 rezoning certain real estate in Section No. 29 and Section No. 32 to R -1X. Mr. Reinert seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Ordinance No. 14 - 88 can be found printed in the August 22, 1988 Council minutes. PUBLIC HEARING, TAX INCREMENT FINANCING PLAN Mr. Reinert moved to set the public hearing for this matter for October 10, 1988 at 9:00 P.M. Mr. Bohjanen seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC HEARING, REZONE AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, VFW POST #6583 ORDINANCE NO. 16 - 88, FIRST READING PAGE 259