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DECEMBER 17, 1974 PUBLIC HEARING OF PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE CITY OFSHJ®O The meeting was called to order at 8:12 P.M. by Mayor Lease. Members of the council present were: Lease, LaValle, Leroux, Smith and Martin. Also present were Attorney Johnson and City Planner Dale. The City Deputy Clerk read the Public Hearing notice published in the Forest Lake Times. Mayor Lease explained the following changes made by the Planning Commission, Ordinance Committee and City Council: Lot sizes changed to Agricultural - 10 Acres, Conservancy - 20 Acres, RR 1 - 3 Acres and RR 2 - 5 Acres. In addition there were two areas change called Lakeshore and Flood Plain. These are special control districts within other districts. Another change in the Ordinance was to include the requirements for a Farm Site Plan. G. Cardinal - 5756 - 165th. Street - Mr. Cardinal objected to the 20 acres Conservancy District. He felt that it should all be Agricultural. Mr. Lease explained that Conservancy is for very low land. He also stated that the Conservancy lines were not absolute lines - The City could not afford to pay a field crew to come out and survy the whole City. Carl Dale added that Hugo's information isn't as good as it should be and most other communities are allowing people to come in and prove that their land is Agricultural. Mr. Cardinal felt that the people should not have to prove that their land is in the wrong district. Ken Tschida - Grace Development - Mr. Tschida asked if the 20 acre Conser- vancy could be platted into one acre lots. The answer was no. Aldine Anderson - 14780 Irish Avenue No. - Mr. Anderson said you should let people in the Hub build any thing and for people out of downtown freeze all home building. He said the reason he said this is that he owns eight acres and he will not be able to build another home on his land. Mayor Lease stated that there is going to be some discrimination but when the sewer is extended the Zoning Map will be greatly changed. Thomas Creager - Ingersoll Avenue - He agreed with the above and he came from an area that was zoned like this and it was very difficult to change from one district to another. Mr. Creager asked what kind of controls were there regarding septic systems, etc., in the lakeshore area. He was told that the City of Hugo has no control over Lakewhore - it is controlled by the Department of Natural Resources. Robert Burkard stated that he has received a letter from the State regarding Ordinances. Bill Peters - 318 Degree of Honor Building - Representing Bald Eagle Sportsman Club. Mr. Peters asked why there wasn't a district for "Recreationa Commercial". He said that it was covered under Special Uses and there is no grandfather clause for open use of land. Mr. Johnson explained that open use of land was only valid for three years and after three years they would have to apply for a Special Use Permit at which time the Council will de- termine if the use of the land is detrimental to other land owners. Mr. Peters asked if this was constitutionally valid?, and Mr. Johnson said he fel it was. Mr. Peters felt that there should be a district for "Recreational Commercial" instead of having it under Special Use Permits. Mr. Dale explaine that there is such a wide range of items to consider that instead of all them having a separate classification, they were put under a Special Use Perm He said if the City tried to regulate each and every use, they would have an Ordinance as big as the Encyclopedial Britanica. A lot of other communities have done it the same way as Hugo. Mr. Peters asked if it is advisable to apply for a Special Use Permit at this time rather than wait until the three years is up? He was told that it was up to the property owners.