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61i City Council meeting of 2/16/88 zoned SFE, while the north portion is Conservancy. The line separating the two districts goes through the residence located on site. If this request is granted, the entire tract of land in question would be zoned SFE allowing for one acre parcels. Mr. Potter has indicated he is contemplating the subdivision of the proerty in question should it be rezoned. The property is located within 1,000' of lakeshore, and we have notified the DNR who indicated they have no comments regarding this proposal. This matter was reviewed by the Planning Commission at their January 27, 1988 meeting, and said request was denied based on the following: 1. They didn't feel that a single family estate district is appropriate for the area, and that the site was more conducive to a Conservancy zone. 2. Utilities were not available to this site to accommodate one acre lots. 3. The area in question is very swampy and would be very difficult to develop. Mr. Potter has submitted a tentative subdivision proposal that would allow for one 3 acre lot and two 4 acre lots on the site in question. The Planning Commission indicated its concern that once the property was zoned SFE, there is nothing to hold Mr. Potter to his commitment that he will subdivide the property in tracts of land as large as currently proposed. Mr. Potter was notified that rezoning of the land does not guarantee approval of his proposed subdivision nor does it guarantee that the sites are buildable unless they pass percolation tests and meet other code requirements. Mayor Atkinson stated that he personally was in favor of the rezoning request as the best use of the land, but felt that land should remain in larger than one acre lots because of the wetlands. Because Mr. Potter has made it clear that he intends to subdivide the property should he obtain rezoning approval, Mayor Atkinson stated that any subdivision would require that any deeds would have a restrictive convenant stating that that particular parcel could not be further subdivided. Councilman Potts felt that if three acres was the smallest lot size the city would like to see it that area, that the property should be rezoned to RRI thereby eliminating any further subdivision of newly created parcels. Atkinson made motion, Vail seconded, to adopt ORDINANCE 1988-247, AN ORDINANCE REZONING THE DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY FROM CONSERVANCY TO SFE. VOTING AYE: Olson, Atkinson VOTING NAY: Peltier, Potts, Vail Motion Failed. Potts made motion, Peltier seconded, to support a rezoning to RRI as opposed to SFE subject to meeting legal requirements. VOTING AYE: Peltier, Potts, Olson, Vail, Atkinson VOTING NAY: None Motion Carried.