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PLANNING COMMISSION - JUNE 18, 1991 <br /> Page 9 <br /> 1 circumstances, because certain concessions must always be made when living <br /> 2 in such a condensed area. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Motion by Faust, seconded by Brownell, that City Council approve the passage <br /> 5 of Ordinance 1991-004 creating the new zoning district R-1 A for single-family <br /> 6 houses around Silver Lake to protect the natural amenities of the lake and to <br /> 7 recognize the unique features of the land. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 Commissioner Brownell commented that he felt passage of the ordinance would <br /> 10 be good from the standpoint of controlling water runoff into the lake, but did not <br /> 11 foresee the ordinance lessening the burden of variance requests. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 Motion carried unanimously. <br /> 14 <br /> 15 C. ZONING ORDINANCE, RE: REZONING OF CERTAIN NON-CONFORMING <br /> 16 PROPERTIES. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Chairman Madden introduced the ordinance, stating that pursuant to the <br /> 19 Comprehensive Plan several properties are recommended for rezoning. These <br /> 20 properties consist of each and every townhouse and condominium within the <br /> 21 Mirror Lake development, all.with Foss Road addresses, as well as the property <br /> 22 located at 2900 St. Anthony Boulevard. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 No one present failed to receive notice of the hearing or objected to its content. <br /> 25 <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Chairman Madden stated that the Foss Road properties are currently zoned L- <br /> 28 1, which is to be changed to R-4, and that the 2900 St. Anthony Boulevard <br /> 29 property is currently zoned C, which is to be changed to R-1. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 STAFF REPORT: <br /> 32 <br /> 33 City Manager Burt reported that he discovered some of the inconsistencies in <br /> 34 the Comprehensive Plan in conjunction with his investigation of the proposed <br /> 35 Walgreen's site. Additionally, his office has received many calls in the past <br /> 36 regarding the Mirror Lake developments from buyers and sellers who encounter <br /> 37 problems with lenders because of the light industrial zoning designation. <br /> 38 Changing the L-1 designation to R-4 is simply a housekeeping matter, and the <br /> 39 L-1 designation does not pose a problem for the developments. He predicted <br /> 40 that there are other areas of the City which will require similar changes of <br /> 41 zoning designation. <br /> 42 <br /> • <br />