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F46ruary 28, 1979 Page 4 Commiasion Memt~er Goebel agked whether the eaypurt Acros land ~ would support homes? r pfficial Rose responded that tihe land ia just as developabla ae the land eround it. To date, everyone in the area haa paid hia ehare on assesement~. It's only undevelopable to thP point that tha City dnesn't want wet base~rtents or water running in the door. Co~tisaion Member Goebel commanted that is just as ut~itealthy as building too close to~ether. Some people do get better services because o£ the location of their property. Commission t9Amber Glazer cttated that anyL•ime anyone epeculates, hoiding J.and and waii:ing to develop it, they are taY.ing a riyk. Commission M~mber Fodar suggested deleting the new Section 3 regardinq the 150' minnr aubdivisions end replt~cing it with the ald section excapt etata for "minor subdivision only" and make two changas: replace the 1960 date with today's date and 150' rather than 1,60' 2ots. Official Rose skatefl that atill forcea the Ci.ty to grant a variance for the Bayport Acres lots und any other aubdivielone like it under a majc,r subdiviaion. ~ Commisaion Member Fosa asked 1E resurrectinq the old ordinance i and leavinq the current Sgction 3 on minars would salve tha gx~hlem. Cnmmtssion Member Fedor responded that it would sc,ive the Bay.port Acras eubdiviaion w3thout requirinq a varianoo. It wouldn't eolve the loophole in the minor subdivision ordinanne. Chairperaon Hanke euggested that mayhe the minor subdivlelon ordinance should be repealed. Official Rone commented that the builder can develop on the exiating land without subdividing. That co~ldn't be etapp~d without a moratorium. Sta£f is trying to 2ook at tha whole pioture. Theref~re, it was recomnended that tha developc,r come in under a major subdivision so we could requira developmant aontfole. Commisaion Member Goebel observed that if the Cammieslon doeen't want to allow tha land t;o be developad bocause of envfranmental reasona, then that should be fuced he•ad on at the tims~ the propooed dovelopmec~t is pres9nted. TFe Commieaion is very c~mmitted to tha 85' 1ots, which is admirable. Hut ik eeems that in tha oeee oF the Bayport issue, it's r~ally a grandfathered al~usa that we ehoul8 be honor3.ny and ere would not be aetting any precedent. It probahly won't happen again, but i~ it doee occur again~ we would respaot the granc3fa~hered clause. MSP !Haake-Goebel) to reinatate the old zoning uode provisions ae Chaptgr 40.06 Subdivtsion B (4)i