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• The planner did not consider the City' s new zoning ordinance to re realistic for the Twin City area, specifically the two commercial zoning classifications which separate usages into first, a service office category for which he felt there is little market and is too restrictive and finally the commercial category which was wide open and too liberal. He was critical of the PUD classification for limiting commercial usage to 25% of the site and felt it should have provided a maximum of both design flexibility and public control. It was his belief that setting specific set backs is alien to a PUD. The only specific proposal contained in his plans, Mr. Dale said, was Mr. Hedlund's desire to convert the existing residence on one of the lots to a beauty shop. Finally, Mr. Dale did concede that past proposals for the development of the land had not been comprehensive enough and had not considered the overall makeup of the surrounding area. Mr. Cowan said he was gratified to see the existing structure had been included in the plan and that more than eight parking spaces were now planned for that spot but wondered how creative the plan was when the only specific proposal left that structure just as it was . Mr. Daubney replied that he felt maintaining the residential character of the house created more of a "village like" appearance. • In addressing the problem of a service road for the commercial develop- ment, Mr. Dale drew on his experience with other projects where ar- rangements have been made for easements across the parking lots which he said could include the property owners to the north of Mr. Hedlund' s lots. He suggested an agreement could be made between the private owners and the City so that access rights and maintenance of the road- ways could be provided. Mr. Daubney said he felt the City could avoid illegal restriction of usages by obtaining from the owners an agreement for deed or plat restrictions which are valid and enforceable. Mr. Daubney then criticized the new ordinance saying it was more re- strictive than the old. He felt there was not enough demand for the service office usage which is classified under "B-2" and pointed out the 56 categories which are classified as "C" as well as those which require a special permit. He further justified the commercial usage of the Silver Lake portion of the land by the left hand turn which provides an access to the tract. Mr. Marks said he was delighted to see the ten homes which had been provided in one of the plans and was glad to see that for once some protection had been provided for the residential neighborhood to the east but was still concerned how the disposal of this property would affect the manner in which the property to the north of Mr. Hedlund's land was developed. • When Mr. Rymarchick asked whether the possibility of using the whole tract for residences had been explored along with the provision of a (5)