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1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 13, 1995 <br />He felt that approval of the Clearwater Creek subdivision means <br />that it would no longer be possible for the property owners to <br />keep their horses as they currently do. Mr. Caine said that <br />approval of the subdivision is telling the adjacent property <br />owners that they have to change their life styles. <br />Mr. Caine said his third area of concern is the neighbors. The <br />property owners to the northeast of the proposed subdivision are <br />the Cunninghams. Their horse pasture was once called Tart Lake. <br />He said he attended the joint Lino Lakes/Hugo Council meeting and <br />listened to the discussion about the study regarding storm <br />drainage and it will impact that property owner. The water <br />levels in Tart Lake will at times be higher than in the past. <br />That will take away the Cunningham's horse pasture and Mr. Caine <br />said that was not right. He said this is a farm area, not a <br />town. Mr. Caine said he did not think that the City Council had <br />a right to change how he and his neighbors live on their own <br />land. He felt that the Council would be doing this by approving <br />this subdivision. <br />Mr. Caine said his fourth concern is about technical issues. He <br />said he wanted to present better information about all the issues <br />raised by the Planning and Zoning Board. This first issue was <br />that this use is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. He <br />agreed that the proposed subdivision is consistent but felt that <br />this is not what the residents of the area had in mind and know <br />that is not what they intended. Unfortunately they did not <br />participate in the preparation of the Comprehensive Plan. <br />Mr. Caine said the second point is that the development be <br />compatible with the present and future land use. He noted that <br />at the present time there is no R-1 zoning anywhere near this <br />development. Four hundred homes are not compatible with horse <br />farms and an open park -like environment. The third point is <br />conformance to zoning ordinances. The Planning and Zoning Board, <br />in discussions with landowners, looked at where wetlands were <br />identified and where they were not identified and had very great <br />concerns regarding the wetland delineations prepared by the <br />developer. This is still a concern. The fourth point is whether <br />or not this property can be accommodated by existing services. <br />There was extensive discussion at the Planning and Zoning Board <br />regarding the schools especially the White Bear School District. <br />This development will add up to 800 children to the White Bear <br />School District and they cannot support the children they already <br />have in the district. Once again the tax payers will pick up the <br />tab. Another concern of the Planning and Zoning Board was sewer <br />service. He noted that if the eight (8) inch sewer pipe on Cedar <br />Street was not there, this discussion would not take place. The <br />force main was installed in the late 1970's and was intended to <br />PAGE 19 <br />