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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 19, 1995 M/S/P Hunt/Conlin - to adopt Ordinance 8125 amending Section 301.070 "Zoning District" map of the Lake Elmo Municipal Code of the following described property as Limited Business (That part of the East one-half of the Southeast one-fourth, lying North of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad right-of-way and South of State Highway No. 5 (formerly 212) all in Section 16, Township 29, Range 21, being 17 acres, more or less, according to the United States Government survey thereof, subject to an easement for roadway purposes over the Easterly 50 feet thereof, and subject to easements and restrictions of record) based on the findings presented in the September 19, 1995 council packet. (Motion passed 5-0). M/S/P Hunt/DeLapp - to direct the City Planner to look into the process and cost to proceed with rezoning the entire City in compliance with the Future Land Use Map in the Comprehensive Plan. (Motion passed 5-0). D. Case No. ZAT/95-29 Zoning Text Amendment Section 301.040 of the Lake Elmo Municipal Code Due to the concerns raised by City staff and the Planning Commission regarding the interpretation of some of our existing definitions in the zoning code or the lack of definitions, the Planning Commission studied the following words: horticulture services, lot depth, lot length to width ratio, and lot width. A public hearing was held by the Planning Commission on August 28,1995 and they recommended approval. M/S/P Johnston/Conlin - to adopt Ordinance 8126, as amended (Horticulture Services), amending Section 301.040 of the Lake Elmo Municipal Code. (Motion passed 5-0). E. Update: Minnesota Design Team Visit Planner Terwedo provided a final schedule for the Minnesota Design Team Visit, September 28-30, 1995. The Council asked for more detail to be added describing what will happen at each event. F. Cluster Development At their September 11, 1995 meeting, the Planning Commission discussed the cluster concept and recommended that the City Council direct the Planner to develop Cluster Design guidelines and Comprehensive Plan amendment for the Commission to study for recommendation/presentation to the Council. M/S/P Hunt/Johnston - to direct the staff and the Planning Commission to study the cluster concept idea, prepare a comprehensive plan amendment which may identify clustering as a City policy and develop subsequent regulations. (Motion passed 5-0). 8. CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT: A. Resolution declaring costs to be assessed and calling public hearings for 1995 Overlays Larry Bohrer reported in his memo dated September 19, 1995 that the work on the 1995 Overlay Project Is substantially complete. The bituminous work is complete to the point where the final cost can be estimated. The total amount to be assessed is $236,202.00. Bohrer recommended the council call an assessment hearing for October 17, 1995 and the term of the assessment be 3 years and the interest rate at 8%. M/S/P Johnston/Hunt - to direct the staff to prepare a resolution declaring costs to be assessed for the 1995 Overlay Project at $236,202.00 and call the assessment hearing for October 17, 1995 and prepare the assessment rolls with the term of the assessment at 3 years at the interest rate of 8%. (Motion passed 5-0).