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urban planning • design • market research 2101 hennepin avenue south minneapolis minneaota 55405 (612) 871- 2661 MEMORANDUM TO: Donald Raleigh Lloyd Shervheim Otto Bonestroo FROM: David Licht DATE: 27 January 1976 RE: Lake Elmo - DeMontreville Highlands Plat Based upon the City Councils directive, we have formulated proposed conditions for preliminary plan (plat) approval to be incorporated in the Council motion made on 20 January 1976. The major concerns are that we have sufficiently covered all aspects of the matter plus have an acceptable format. I would appreciate your comments in this regard by the end of this week. This rush is being dictated by a meeting with the developer regarding the park situation on Saturday, 31 January. Please contact either Barbara Senness or myself. In addition to the general concerns raised above, special attention should also be directed to the wording relative to the park dedication provisions. Further- more, I believe an issue revolves around the requirement to require a resubdivision layout. While I realize it has been standard procedure for the City to require this information, it is a discretionary provision of the Subdivision Ordinance. and a mandatory provision of the Zoning Ordinance. I question the jurisdiction of the Zoning Ordinance in this regard as well as the implication of contract zoning. These factors should be viewed in the context of preliminary plat approval being based partially on the proposed development conforming to the character of the Tri-Lakes area. This was also one of the major points made by Ken Sovereign. Consequently 1 question the advisability of 'opening the door" to future reduction in lot size. Consequently, would it not be better to vary the Zoning Ordinance requirement and eliminate the implication that a different character of develop- ment is passible in the future? I would appreciate your comments in this regard. cc: City Project File