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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 5, 1992 7 M/S/P Williams/Mottaz - to adopt Ordinance No. 8064 adopting Section 303 Floodplain Management of the Lake Elmo Municipal code as amended at the 5-5-92 Council meeting and repealing Section 304. (Motion carried 5-0). M/S/P Hunt/Dick Johnson - to approve the publication of a Summary of Ordinance 8064 relating to Flood Plain Management within the City. (Motion carried 5-0). E. CITY PARK PLAN City Planner, Mike Black, provided a final draft of the Park Plan that was prepared by the Parks Commission with the assistance of our planner. The Council reviewed the plan and indicated, in general, the plan was good and agreed to the proposed changes suggested by Councilman Williams. There was discussion on the need or desire to see if all trails could or should be connected and asked for a definition of the different trails as mentioned on Page 8 of the plan. Also, Councilman Mottaz questioned if there is a need for the number of proposed "neighborhood parks" based on the large lots that we require in new developments. Mrs. Terry Boczek suggested the Council wait for the recommendation from the committee who will be reviewing the proposed trailway. Mrs. Boczek voiced her concern that the plan, if approved as it relates to the trailway system on DeMontreville, that at some point in time a trail system would be put in without regard to the terrain and/or wetlands. Mike Black will have a revised copy of the City Park Plan for the next Council meeting. F. Proposed Amendment to Lake Elmo Code relating to the number of votes required to amend or approve a Conditional Use Permit At their April 27, 1992 meeting, the Planning Commission held a public hearing to consider amending the code to require a 4/5ths vote to approve a new or amended Conditional Use Permit. The PZ recommended the Council not approve this proposed amendment. Mayor Johnson explained he saw zoning as the act of allowing uses of land to affect the welfare of the residents of the city and Conditional Use Permits do precisely the same thing. Our city code allows CUP's in any zoning district. These uses do not, cannot, or simply will not, meet the stringent requirements of the zoning district.