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CHAPTER 6 COMMUNITY FACILITIES 153 GENERAL ACTIVITIES As a community which is almost fully developed, New Brighton is not anticipating major development activity. Zoning and subdivision regulations and the City's capital improvement plan have proven in the past to be adequate to guide the City's development. These tools will be the primary implementing devices for the comprehensive plan. Some revisions and "fine-tuning" are needed in these ordinances, but no major changes are contemplated. In addition, the City has a number of specific ordinances covering various aspects of environmental protection which will continue in force. OFFICIAL CONTROLS New Brighton's primary control on development will continue to be its zoning ordinance. A comprehensive rezoning was completed in 1981 after adoption of the comprehensive plan to make zoning consistent with the proposed.land use categories. Following the adoption of this updated version of the plan, the City will embark on the rewriting of its present Zoning Ordinance. The purpose of this rewrite is twofold: one, to more effectively implement the goals of the City's Comprehensive Plan and Highway 8 Corridor Plan, and two, to update the Ordinance's current standards and guidelines. ZONING The zoning districts are described below. All districts-described below are presently part of the New Brighton Zoning Code and would continue with only minor changes. R-lA. Single family residence district Purpose: This district recognizes existing single family residential development on smaller lots in the older downtown area of New Brighton. Standards: Minimum lot width — 40 feet Minimum lot area — 5,000 sq. ft. Minimum house size — No minimum R-1. Single Family Residence District Purpose: This is the standard single family residence district. The vast majority of housing developed in the City has been developed in accordance with the standards in this district. Standards: Minimum lot width — 75 feet