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LAKE ELMO PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES APRIL 10, 1989 PAGE 2 account the City relies on residential growth in order to underwrite the increase cost of services. We should seek options of commercial development at Section 32 and along I-94 and not depend on housing development. Homes/families are the highest source of requiring services. Page 60: He agreed with Page 60. Is this appropriate utilization from the planners view, feels it is appropriate for Comp Plan. E. of 13B only referenced. Argument for no potential commercial development. Hunt referred to page 46,.Sect. c.. Graves responded, in order to be consistent delete Section 3, page 55 because of a possible conflict. Steve DeLapp answered that if we rezone this area to commercial, we are going against the Met Council. Ten Findings of Fact have to be met to address the question if Woodbury can build better commercial development. He asked how does this improve existing services in Woodbury? Page 76: paragraph C: He Doesn't agree with this or support it. It doesn't tell where we are going to be in the year 2000. Councilman Graves added the PZ did what the City Council directed them to do. From the very beginning he would have liked to see RE wrapped into the plan, but then he realized how long this project would take the Commission to complete. It would be easier to approve a plan if it really was a plan based on completeness. The Plan has a very good base, but should include Longer range plans. Councilman Hunt advised the Council that when the Council was asked to vote on options for PZ direction on the Comp Plan, he was the only one in favor of Option 3, which was to include RE Zoning in the Plan. Hunt saw no problem to get the Comp Plan done now and later on get an amendment to change this. Dick Johnson agreed there was not a whole lot of planning in the document and without some direction from a professional planner based on the philosophy indicated, this would be difficult job to do. Dave Johnson found the draft a dull document with no meat into it. It doesn't address what if the "pipe" comes into the City. The Committee that worked on the 1979 Plan knew what the issues were facing the City and addressed them in the Plan. The '79 Plan had a flow to it. Steve DeLapp stated the alternative Res.identi.al. Estates Future Land Use Map was approved by the PZ Commission. They discussed what they liked or disliked on the RE Zoning, and if there is enough support, it can be added. into the Plan. RE Zoning will then be shown in th plan, paremeters spelled out, draft direction of ordinance and indicate areas of RE. Steve submitted zoning district conditions for amendment to the 1986 Comp Plan. Councilmen Graves and Hunt suggested building more planning issues, floating zones, and consider spotzoning as a buffer zone. Dick Johnson asked for formal direction from the Council at their April ( 18th meeting since recommendations of some of the Councilmembers have changed. The Council adjourned the joint meeting at 8:45 n,m,