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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES APRIL 16, 1996 4 C. Ordinance 8132 amending the Zoning District Map from Rural Residential to Public Facility M/S/P Hunt/John - to adopt Ordinance 8132 amending the Lake Elmo Zoning Code based on the findings in the Planning Review, Case No. ZAM/96-1 dated February 20, 1996; conditioned upon favorable determination by the Metropolitan Council on the Future Land Use Map amendment, a favorable determination by the appellate court in the matter of the lawsuit concerning this matter, and successful closing on the property with the Berschens. (Motion passed 4-1:Conlin). Administrator Kueffner pointed out the residents proposed changes to the Public Facility Zoning Ordinance and these changes warranted review by the Planning Commission for a recommendation to the City Council. M/S/P Hunt/DeLapp - that the Planning Commission be directed to review the Public Facility Zoning District with respect to its possible lack of similarities to other zoning districts in terms of standards including citizen's information from the April 2 meeting be submitted to the Planning Commission in this matter. (Motion passed 5-0). D. Assessment Policy The Council reviewed and approved the draft public improvement and assessment policy which had been reviewed by the City Engineer and City Attorney. M/S/P Hunt/Johnston - to adopt the Public Improvement and Assessment Policy, as amended, (Page 3 B.7....project if sixty .... Page 4. DELETE Item D.3.) and publish a summary. (Motion passed 5-0). E. Agricultural Zoning District Uses Administrator Kueffner reviewed uses allowed in the Agricultural zoning district and based on discussions between the Ag Use Committee and property owners in the City that would like to either expand the existing use of their property (Armstrong, Hammes, Emerson, Springborn and Hansen) or be permitted to relocate an existing business. Four of these property owners own parcels of land along 1-94 freeway and would be given a reasonable use of their land for an Interim period of time through the transitional zoning she has proposed. Attorney Filla explained that reasonable use is not necessarily the most profitable use of land. The City's position is that anybody who owns property currently has reasonable use of their land under the City's development regulations. Council member Johnston indicated if somebody wants to put up a commercial, industrial or business application of land, they should be looking at zoning that parcel to that kind of use and not making it fit in an Ag zoning when it is not an agricultural use. Council members indicated they did not want to change the uses in the Ag Zoning District nor allow transition zoning or reinstate Alternate Ag Zoning. M/S/P Conlin/Johnston - that the City not consider any changes to the permitted uses or uses permitted by CUP in the Ag zoning district to be expanded. (Motion passed 5-0). M/S/P Conlin/Johnston - to direct the Planning Commission to take action on the Armstrong application. (Motion passed 5-0). F. Clean-up Day Administrator Kueffnor reported that the City of Oakdale does not limit clean-up day to their own residents. Lake Elmo residents are welcome to use the Oakdale clean-up date of April 27, 1996. Both West Lakeland Township and Baytown Township have their clean-up day at the Washington County