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service office usage if the beauty shop should not remain in business. Councilman Sundland said he could also see the desirability of the multiple dwelling development and felt the service office usage was fine to serve as a buffer between the residential and commercial in that area but could see no correlation of the beauty shop usage and the service office classification, feeling that usage was too intense for the property in question. He foresaw spot zoning on the 3.4 acres owned by Dir. Hedlund as very troublesome and said he had always felt that that size property was also too small for a good PUD. Councilman Sauer disagreed saying a beauty shop is one of the condi.- tional uses recognized under the service office classification. Mayor Miedtke agreed with them all that duplexes or single family re- sidents were not marketable on Silver Lake Road and doubted they would be a desirable usage on that road because of the number of curb cuts they would require. He also felt that although service office suage would offer a good buffer between the residential and commercial, six more small businesses along that strip would create the same effect. He then suggested that a permit for this particular use be granted (with a provision for more parking) provided Mr. Pedlund would agree to replat the remainder of the undeveloped land he owns along Silver Lake P.oad into two parcels, each 3 lots wide, with the top portion along Penrod Lane made 133 feet deep to accomodate the single family dwell- ings. This would assure that larger service office type business woule,. be able to be sought for the expanded two parcels. Mr. Hedlund, said he could agree to this proposal and would negotiate the sale of the property with the understanding that a common easement would have to be granted which would assure an access across the pro- perties and necessity for only one driveway onto Silver Lake Road. The Attorney then requested that verification be made of the fact that the public hearing held September 21st include a request for a permit for the beauty shop as well as for rezoning the property, so that another hearing would not be necessary. The published notice of the hearing was read and it did specify that the rezoning request had been made for a beauty shop. Por. Vickr_ev then reminded the Council that a 4/5 vote of approval would be ne-es- sary to grant the rezoning request and suggested that vote should precede the consideration of the conditional use permit for the beauty shop. Councilman Haik then told the rest of the Council she intended to vote against the proposal because she felt the only protection of their investment the owners of residential property in that area have is that which is provided by the Council. She felt any commercial in- trusion would be a threat to the value of those homes. She did not feel her action was imposing a hardship on Mr. Hedlund since "he had held on to this land all this time, knowing it was zoned residential". She said the Metropolitan Council had indicated a need for more resi- dential development and had set a priority on the retention of land (3)