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July 12, 1976 Page 6 <br />Mr. Gustafson stated that when they started out they were asking <br />for medium density. This would constitute rezoning it from R -1 <br />to medium density. This would also correspond to the City Ordinance. <br />It complies in every way with the ordinance, the Planning Commission <br />and the Metropolitan Council. <br />Acting Mayor Hodges stated that we put out a notice to go from R1 to <br />R2 and if this should be a R -3 type of hearing they would have to <br />go through it again. <br />Atty Meyers stated that you still made a specific rezoning request. <br />If you are getting an R -3 you may have to go through the whole thing <br />again. The only thing they can consider tonight is an R -2 rezoning <br />request. The Planning Commission recommendation is based on R -2. <br />If you want an R -3 put it through the Planning Commission again. You <br />have to make up your mind which way you want to go. <br />Mr. McGuire stated that he purchased the home last August and he was told <br />that it was zoned residential and that is the way it would stay. <br />One of the reasons he bought the home was because of that. First you <br />are talking about double bungalows - -than four - plexes, what comes next? <br />We have problems anyhow with the apartments around us. We will be <br />surrounded by apartment buildings. He disagrees completely. <br />Helen Houle, 7643 Edgewood, had questions regarding Lot 3. <br />Mr. Gustafson stated that he has owned this land for 30 years and has <br />paid taxes. This man just moved in last August. Now I want to develop <br />it into something to get out of the burden of taxes. No builder <br />would put in single family dwellings in property like that. <br />Councilman Baumgartner asked if he was going to own the four - plexes <br />or are you going to rent them. <br />Mr. Gustafson stated that he will be selling them. <br />John Houle, 7643 Edgewood, stated that it would be a beautiful area <br />to build single family dwellings. <br />Diane Schwartz, 7644 Greenfield, has lived in her home 6 years. We <br />feel that there are enough apartments and double bungalows around and <br />feel that it should stay R -1. <br />Dick Moss, 7656 Greenfield asked if we changed to R -3 or staying on R -2. <br />With R -3 it would require another hearing. If he wants R -3 we are <br />wasting our time. It has been vacant for a long time. The Council <br />has the responsibility to the community to discharge that responsibility. <br />Mr. Gustafson might be able to realize a greater gain on selling <br />property to a developer but I am not sure that that would be best for <br />the community. There would be traffic congestion, high density <br />population, and other problems,school problems, all the services of <br />the community. He suggested: Since there are homes presently here, <br />donate a stretch for a road as a buffer, there would be no problem <br />of doing whatever he wanted to with the lower half of his property. <br />In the area he is discussing keep it single family dwellings. <br />Mr. McGuire stated that the fact that he owned the property for 30 <br />years is not a good argument as the price of lots have gone up. <br />