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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES AUGUST 19, 1986 PAGE 5 Industrial or other appropriate zoning classification to permit Brockman Trucking, Inc. to use the property as a storage site for UP to 50 truck trailers and to permit construction of a repair garage building at some future date. M/S/P Morgan/Armstrong - to refer to the Planning Commission for consideration of Joe Roger's variance request to the Development Moratorium. (Motion carried 5-0). 8. PLANNING AND LAND USE A. Proposed New Future Land Use Map City Administrator Overby handed out the proposed new Future Land Use Map and explained that this proposed map has been prepared on the basis of conclusions reached from the land use inventory. The purpose of the inventory was to compare the number of existing and undeveloped housing sites (on lots) to the housing demand over the next 15 years (1986-2000). The Planning Commission is using the Metro Council's estimated population figures of 6,100 for 1990 and 6,400 for 2000 as their reference figures. Based on these population "targets", 200 homes would be needed between now and the year 2000 to accommodate 600 new persons in Lake Elmo (assumes average of 3.0 persons per household). The land use inventory estimates that there are 257 platted lots already available at this time. This would theoretically be enough to handle the 15 year demand, however it would make sense to include the 189 potentially available (undeveloped) lots in the R-1 zoning district. The new total of 447 housing sites would theoretically provide for a population increase of 1,338 persons in the City. This is over twice the projected rate of population growth (600 new persons in 15 years). Planning Commission Chairman Chuck Graves commented that the Commission has not yet taken any action relative to the map. As to potential lots for development, he questions as much as 10-20% inaccuracy on the presented numbers. He further explained that the Planning Commission voted to eliminate the I-94 Overlay District. He's not saying that the Overlay District as it exists is the best alternative, but was the best they could come up wih at the time. He added that the Overlay District did define several things: defined parameters or guidelines that could be used when/if development occurs and can be controlled such as minimum lot size and SAC units, it does serve as a "red flag" to anyone that wants to come in and put in a development along I-94, and provides a legally defensible position to accept or rejct future proposed development. He would like to encourage the City Council to leave in force the I-94 Overly district that was accepted in October of 1985. Planning Commission member Novak summarized that this proposal includes six times as much acreage for residential units, and over five times as much business acreage as we need to meet the population forecast for the year 2000.