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CITY COUNCIL MEETING, NOVEMBER 3, 1982 -13- 12. EMERSON REZONING - CONTINUED: --Mottaz - rezoning on Hwy l2fit into what is planned for that area - did not create an industrial park. Industrial property is 150-200A. --Folz - only choice is to ask for industrial zoning - this is the only district this use is permitted in. --Mottaz - -' industrial zoning, which is at the opposite extreme of different zones, is phased into. Do not go from Single Family Residential to Industrial - no buffer from RR to I. --Eder - would like to find some other use other than industrial that might be compatible with the intersections and somehow fit something in the wording that would fit this use - that is not totally industrial. --Folz - Comp Plan should be looked at. Cannot believe would want a residential or general rural use at the intersection of 10th St. and County 15. Only two major interchanges into Lake Elmo off I-94 one being 1 mile south of this location on Co. 15. --Novak - purposeely did not provide for industrial/commercial at every highway ,�ritersection - just because there is an intersection does not mean it should be this type of use. --Folz - this is not the case where a man has existed - it is correct for open land. This is a business and an entity that was there when the plan was done. Should have been addressed. --Whittaker - this was addressed - after it was addressed it was decided that this was not an appropriate place for industrial. --Folz - then some provision should be made for him to exist and operate his business. --Whittaker - canexist at his present level under the Ordinance. He is a. -legal non -conforming use at the present level-- nothing to keep him from operating as he has for the past 20 years. --Novak - has buildings there that he could use for storage in his business that hre being used for other things not business related. --Folz - needs more storage to get equipment inside for repair.i. work. Needs something close in size to the building proposed - needs extra thic.k concrete floor - large doors - present buildings are not adequate. --Whittaker - the type of building that is proposed to be needed would make this a more permanent use in an area where the City does not want it to become more permanent - this is giving the capability to do more and making it more difficult to get this use in line with the Comp Plan. M/S/ Mottaz/Fraser to deny the rezoning request of Paul Emerson for the following reasons: .I.-- the proposed zoning is in conflict with the Comp Plan 2. E & H Earthmovers is presently a legal non -conforming use and can continue to operate as it has for the last 20 years. 3. an industrial zohe next to Horseshoe Lake is enviromnentally unsound. 4. the proposed zoning is incompatible with zoning across County 15 in West Lakeland and in the City of Lake Elmo. 5. Industrial zoning of the 9 acrescreates spot zoning as there is no additional property for adequate expansion of an industrial zone.