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4/10/72 6. He felt that some people buy a 3 bedroom house only for its resale value, and that the house of the future is 2- bedroom; the third bedroom is often used for a den or other such purpose. 7. We should be more lenient on minimum sizes for split -foyer houses since the basements are usually finished off for living area. 8. If he is not allowed to build his 960 sq. ft. rambler because it doesn't meet the code, he might as well throw out all the plans since making the rambler larger will put it in competition with another of his models. 9. If the Village raises the footage of the bedrooms, it will affect about every house he has. 10. Felt that the Council was afraid of FHA 235 homes, but noted he could build houses to any minimums we require and cheapen them to 235 variety. Donald Waalen of U. S. Lakes Development Co. wished to comment on the square footage of town houses: I. They have a variance request in now to reduce the minimum sizes of their units. 2. An increase of even 1 sq. ft. means changing the specifications. 3. There should be different specs on different style singe - family resedences, i. e., the minimum size for split -level homes should not be as great as the other homes. 4. Reminded the Council of a conference at the Ramada Inn on the subject of the new State Building Code. Mr. Marier asked the two developers haw many brochures they had printed up and how long it would take to phase them out. Don Waalen thought they had about 500 left and that it would take about 6 months to phase them out. Clyde Rehbein said they had just printed 2000 at a cost of about $1200, and they had planned to use them for a couple of years. Clyde said he had talked with the State Building Inspector and with Rep. Albert- son who had told him that minicipalities may not deviate from the State Code minimums. Mr. Marier Said that they might have told Clyde that, but he (Marier) was not sure that was right. Mr. Locher stated that he had talked with Mr. Claeson and Mr. Peskar, League attornies, and to a Mike Gallagher on the subject. These men felt that since there had been no test case yet, the matter is open; but that if there were an Attorney General's Opinion we would have to take it. Mr. Marier stated that the new code has not yet been adopted, and there are no stipulations now on local municipalities. Mr. Marier moved that we maka proper publication on amending Ord. #56 regarding the minimum unit size as he had so stated from the P &Z proposal. Seconded by Mrs. Swanson. Carried unanimously. It was decided to set the hearing on this proposed amendment at 8:30 P.M. on May 8th at the regular Council Meeting. Mr. Rehbein asked if this meant that the Council will vote to adopt this code as stated, or if it could be changed. He was advised that the code might be changed at the hearing before its adoption. Mr. Marier stated that the Planner had brought to the attention fo the P &Z that the landscaping in Chomonix was not as it shoud be, that silt was washing over the road throughout the project, that the Village doesn't want silt running into the lake, that some of the people who hought homes in Chomonix aren't too happy, and that the Village has a problem pinning Mr. Waalen down as to when the work will be completed.