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,- OCTOBER 17, 1974 MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS OF A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF HUGO The special meeting was called to order at 7:15 PM by Mayor Lease. Roll was called: Lease, Leroux, Martin present, LaValle Smith absent. Also present were Planning Commission members Spitzer, Peloquin, Ehret, Schletty, City Attorney, Charles Johnson, & Ordinance Committee members Peltier, Vignalo, Devney, & Miron. Mayor Lease stated the meeting was called to discuss recommended changes in the proposed zoning ordinance from the Planning Commission, Ordinance Committee, and Council. The Ordinance Committe had made thirty one (31 ) recommended changes to be discussed to put the ordinance together. Another public hearing can then be held, and then the ordinance could be put into effect. Lee Martin said a major item to clear up was recommendations from the Planning Commission regarding lot sizes west of the Sewer Service Area. The Council felt there should be a couple designations of Rural Residential; five acres and two acres. Mayor Lease then mentioned that a Flood Plain Area had also been added to the zoning map in accordance with the HUD people. From the east side of the city, there would be ten, five, three, and two acre lots until coinciding with the Sewer Area. Dan Spitzer said the Planning Commission felt that since the northwestern corner of the city is in the Metro Sewer Service Area, it could be zoned a little differently than the northeastern part which was out of the Metro Sewer Area. He also said the zoning is still based on our own sewer plans and the Metro Sewer plans, basically. Most zoning ordinances past in this State have been upheld by the Courts. Attorney Johnson stated he didn't think anyone could ever attack Hugo for not considering and thinking through their ordinance. There are reasons for designating different size lots, and they are not economically grossl out of propostion. He thought there was a supportable position for every size lot. Spitzer questioned the Council's changing the northwestern area in the Metro Sewer Area from RR to A. Johnson said you cant logically justify zoning classification strictly on sewer. Spitzer said objections will be heard from those people in the northwest corner who will want to develop their land in a few years, being in the Sewer Area. Mayor Lease said the city doesn't want pockets of sewer all over the city. Irene Leroux said there will be requests for rezoning any way it is done. Mr. Schletty felt there would be arguments between those with C and those with A, also. Ehret said by virtue of the proposed develop- ment of the city, the Planning Commission had chosen RR for the northwest corner. Martin said there were also areas to the east considered Lakeshore, and there should be some zoning for this. Johnson said the Department of Natural Resources has certain restvicti_oris ori setback, etc. , e.g. 75 feet from a lake, well 50 feet from the septic tank, and septic tank 50 feet from the lake. He will check with Rice Creek Watershed on their regulations. Discussion was then held on the various recommended changes by the Ordinance Committee, most of which were viewed as satisfactory with all present, except those discussed in detail and listed below.