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140 <br />COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 26, 1993 <br />are given a totally different interpretation. Ms. Malley said <br />that after dealing with the City for one (1) year she is greatly <br />concerned about the misuse of authority by the officials of the <br />City especially in the area of zoning ordinances. She noted that <br />the Reshanau Park Estates subdivision was zoned and approved by <br />the City in a manner in which each homeowner would have a part <br />ownership in Outlots A and B which gives them all access to <br />Reshanau Lake. Ms. Malley asked if the City has a zoning <br />ordinance that limits the use of the lakes to only lakeshore <br />homeowners, why did the City approve a subdivision whose major <br />concept and amenity is to allow all the homeowners both on and <br />off the lake have access to the lake? She added the City did <br />approve this concept and allow the developers to market and sell <br />these amenities and now that the houses are built and the City is <br />collecting a substantial amount of taxes from this new <br />subdivision, the City has decided that it will not allow the park <br />side lot owners to have access to the lake. Ms. Malley said that <br />they did try to comply with the zoning ordinances but were given <br />conflicting, misleading and false information. She explained <br />that their property has been vandalized and were forced to hire <br />an attorney to interpret the ordinances for them because they <br />cannot trust the City officials. The City officials of Lino <br />Lakes want to be able to control the use of residential property <br />in a manner that far exceeds their authority and goes well beyond <br />what is necessary for the safety and welfare of the residents. <br />Ms. Malley wanted to alert the citizens of Lino Lakes and noted <br />that this affects her today but could affect everyone else in the <br />future. <br />Ms. Malley referred to proposed Ordinance No. 93 - 04 and said <br />that this ordinance would give the Planning and Zoning Board and <br />the City even greater authority which will affect every resident <br />in the City. She read from the ordinance the definition of a <br />private park and said it could describe her yard and could give <br />the City officials the power to declare yards as private parks <br />and could allow officials to require that permits be obtained to <br />use the yards. She asked several questions about the meaning of <br />the definition. <br />Ms. Malley said she has called several Council members and <br />someone at the Planning and Zoning office to voice her concerns <br />regarding the definition of a private park. She was told by two <br />(2) Council members that the definition was ambiguous and could <br />not answer her questions and that the second reading would be <br />delayed until these concerns could be answered by the City <br />Attorney. These questions are not yet answered however, the <br />second reading of the ordinance is on the agenda. Ms. Malley <br />said that Ms. Wyland at the Planning and Zoning office told her <br />that if the definition for a private park is taken to extreme it <br />PAGE 9 <br />