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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JULY 7, 1992 6 B. Ordinance 8068, Rezoning from RR to AG, Tom Soderberg At their June 22nd meeting, the Planning Commission recommended the approval of the rezoning from RR to Ag and recommended approval of the CUP for a stable used for boarding and training of horses with conditions. The reasons for their approval were: 1) Maintain open spaces that the Comprehensive Plan has stated that we desire, 2) It is not detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the residents, 3) It is consistent with the intent of the Agricultural zoning district uses, 4) It provides a service to the residents of Lake Elmo that does not currently exist, 5) Based on the standards of the applicant's property in Hudson, the proposed facility as reflected in the architectural and landscape plan would enhance the facilities in the City of Lake Elmo. The Council received a letter from Ron Smith, 9999 10th St. N., asking the city to welcome Mr. Soderberg to Lake Elmo. Mayor Johnson indicated he shared the concerns of Washington County Parks and Public Works on traffic hazards and access to the Park. From his estimation this is a commercial operation, and he did not receive any overwhelming information to downzone this property to Ag for an upzoning to a commercial business. He would like to see the PZ work on Limited Business zoning ordinance and provide for this type of use within our LB Ordinance. M/S/F Hunt/Williams - to adopt Ordinance 8068, Rezoning from RR to Ag. (Motion Failed 3-2: Mayor Johnson: This would result in a downzoning to agricultural land for an upzoning to commercial use; Mottaz: This is not a rezoning to put the land to agricultural use and we cannot separate the rezoning from the CUP. This proposal is an overuse for this property and this proposed commercial operation is right across the street from the Stonegate development). Mr. Soderberg explained that the City's ordinance for Ag zoning permits horse stables as a conditional use and the Future Land Use Map shows this area as RAD which includes both Rural Residential and Agricultural. Soderberg added that he had been approached by the Mayor after the first PZ meeting who told him that he would not vote for this rezoning with a CUP attached to it. The City Attorney pointed out that the code states the applicant could not reapply for a rezoning for six months after it has been denied.