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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES NOVEMBER 7, 1995 Comprehensive Plan regarding agricultural development and residential development. These policies will 1, need to be revised if the City wishes to pursue this type of residential land use pattern. A draft Agriculture/Open Space Preservation and Development Overlay District was submitted to the Council. The Planning Commission would like the overall density of these developments not to exceed the existing density of the present RE density (6 per 20). They also had a concern about the minimum lot size allowable and lot width for single family homes. As part of the Minnesota Design Team recommendations, a living pattern (development) chart was developed which outlined certain residential development patterns. This may be a framework for the Comprehensive Plan Amendment and provide a basis for the density patterns in the open space ordinance. M/S/P Conlin/Johnston - to direct the Planning Commission to hold a public hearing on November 27, 1995 for adoption of an ordinance establishing a Residential Development Moratorium which would prohibit the creation of any new residential lots within the City for a period of six months. (Motion passed 4-0). M/S/P Johnston/DeLapp - to direct the Planner to submit proposals to architects to illustrate graphic design for a comprehensive plan amendment for open spacelclustering concept. (Motion passed 4-0). D. Ordinance amending Section 1002.060 of the Lake Elmo Code relating to Temporary Parking Permits The City received a request for temporary parking permits to cover an in -home yearly Boutique which runs from October 27 to November 12 for a total of 13 days. It was the intention of the Council to allow no more than a one day special event, such as a wedding, graduation, Christmas get-together or similar type function, but the ordinance was broadly written Administrator Kueffner proposed an amendment that would allow temporary permits --up to two events per calendar year, for a period of time not to exceed 24 hours per event. M/S/P Johnston/DeLapp - to table in order for Individual council members phone in their comments into staff and come back with a recommendation on an ordinance relating to temporary parking permits. (Motion passed 4-0). E. Update on 1-94 Corridor Study Planner Terwedo reported the 1-94 Corridor Task Force will meet on Wednesday November 15, 4:30 p.m., at City Hall. The Task Force will review the following: work program; existing land use policies from comprehensive plan, future land use map and zoning map; survey response and existing businesses in the study area. F. Verbal Recommendation from Lake Elmo Business Assoc. Administrator Kueffner reported the Lake Elmo Business Assoc. recommended that a similar Task Force to 1-94 be set up for the Old Village. M/S/P John/Johnston - to designate a Task Force to work on a study for the Old Village area and Lake Elmo City Center following recommendations of the Design Team. (Motion passed 4-0). This task force will be advertised in the city newsletter for anyone who wants to volunteer on this Task Force.