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Mounds View Planning Commission August 20, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 10 ____________________________________________________________________________ Chair Stevenson noted the City wanted to encourage the development of upper-end condominiums, which would not be rental property. He cited an example of a completed upper- end condominium in the City. He added the City needed to be cautious, however, as it did not want to be blindsided by having to deal with issues that were not intended. He stated the City should proceed to study it further, as it did want to encourage redevelopment of upper-end housing. Commissioner Scotch asked about increasing the square footage in the upper-end condominiums. Commissioner Hegland responded square footage would need to be increased to avoid additional high-density problems. Director Ericson cited developments completed in Fridley and New Brighton, which had high density but nice outcomes. Commissioner Scotch stated the City should have something going on for redevelopment and suggested it look at what other cities had done to encourage this. Regarding item 3, there was discussion about the new drive-thrus in the City. Director Ericson asked if the Planning Commission saw this as an issue. Chair Stevenson noted he did not think more restrictions should be placed on businesses coming into the City. Director Ericson indicated some of the sit-down restaurants were offering drive-thru service, and he felt the Commission should not restrict those businesses. Commissioner Hegland noted the only concern he had was that the businesses would need to deal with the traffic issues on their property, as he did not see the City amending its Code to change the number of exits, spaces, roadways, etc. He added he did not think that would be a big issue, however. The Commission agreed they were not interested in amending the Code listed in item 3. Regarding item 4, Director Ericson indicated, if the Planning Commission wished to address this issue, it would need to do some research and ask for assistance in accomplishing the task. He noted money had been budgeted for zoning code reviewal. Commissioner Hegland asked if redoing the list was cost effective. He added the discussion was really about the cost of trying to cover every contingency versus dealing with issues as they arose. Director Ericson responded there was language in the Zoning Code that said if a business was not listed it was not allowed. He noted the Code could be revised to indicate what was generally