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. .. . . r.11nutGls O.r Regu18r Counci Meeting Puge t,~o January 10, 1977 Mrs. O'Toole. 4440 Arden View Court, asked what commercial would be permitted in 8-1; Land UgH Chart and definition of 8-1 appear incon- sistent. Fredlllnd said 'fhat the B-1 Hiarnline and 96) could be a small,office or ,"etall siJles area. Leon!~..!:'!;L2r.!Jdnos ~~, 4445 J2.Ld H i !111\~ay 10., nol'ed t hat the proposed 8-1 at H~m!ine and Highway 96 had been commercia! for many years, prior to Pemtom; was re-zoned +0 residential soma time ago; now 1& proposed to return to commercial ir the Comprehensive Plan and the Proposed Zoning Ordinance. L!.'Hl Guest, ],:1f4..~~.!!~~C:!!.d, referred to the P-I (Public Faci I ities District), particularly Presbyterian Homes .nd L~ke Johanna Elementary School on Lake Johanna; proposed to be,rezoned from R-i to P_I. Guest said he doesn't feel the)"!- P-I is \~ell defined; does not give as much cont,"ol as the prGs<1nt zoning with Special Use Permit. Guest said that densitv control~ ar" imDortant to the neighborhood which Is not a criteriiJ in l'hc P-I; like giving a "blank check" with no guidelines for the neighborhood of ~hat can be expected. Barbara _Brink, ',517 Glenhil.L.'l.oed.., said she shares the confusion re the P-I District. Why are parks not included? Why were Presbyterian Homes and the col leges ircluded? Is the basis for the district non- profit7 Fredlund said ttat parks WBre not included because they generally do not involve principle structures Cplay equipment. warming houses etc.) Brink suggested that parks do generate traffic, especially for baseoal I, hockey games etc. Guest - The P-I category is too iarge; needs requirements re mass or buik; suggested that pBr~aps some combination is needed; P-l does not fit all the uses proposed. Guest suggesyed that perhaps a f~rmula, Instead of a zoning district, be used; concerned with mass. Sh i r loy Lud I o..!Lt...,!?..!2.J::_t9~.!!aYer Av~~, reed Cl statement oppos I ng the P-! District, which she submitted to the Clerk Administrator for the 1",,9COrd; statemen'r sllggest'3d that -i'he P-I Districi- is a new concept for the City and all problems have not been explored; emphasis was former!y residential with Special Use Permit requirement for special regulations which she feels gave graater protection. Ow 19ht Pete...!:2en .......026 ~swatel- Aven ue_, read a port i on of his p rape red statement, which he submittod for the record; feels that proposed ordinance fails to meet tha protection of values found In the existing ordinance. Proposed Ordinance appears to be B permissive set of regu- lations. R-4 in':-roduces a ne.. concep-/" in Arden Hi I is of high density; does no-r 'ieel '/"h,,-;- P-I' is ~Jell defined - if not well defined, how can It be regulated? Proposed Ordinance provides more "Idop holes" for making changes - givas maximum latitude for change - would be better to have no ordln:lnc8 a-'- all. Frank~.!!12!,-,-'-1~Edge~.'!.ter AVG!1u.5'_, said he has been a res~dent of Arden Hi lis for 26 years and Is tamil iar with present Ord. l,. and the Comprehensive Plan for the VI 118go; asked if this ~ould be the only Public Hearing re the many changos proposed, whiCh he feels will have an impact o~ tho residents~ Crichton advised that s! I meetings are pubi ic; there may be additional public hearings - this has not been determined. Stanton said, in fairness to Bach community in the Vii lage, separate Public Hearings should he held for each. Stanton asked why It is con- sidered necessary to have a Publ ic Use zone? Are thare Dny other municipalities in ths metro area with a P-I District, ~s defined in this ordinance? Stanten said he checked .ith the Leag~e of Mlnnosota Municipalities (Petal" Tritz) and he knew of none. Stanton said he feeis i-here is anplr. room in the existing ordinance to get redress, uhen It is Justified. Sta~ton referred to definition #111; asked why secondary schoof:;, uni'Jersi~iGs and eol leges are lumped togethere Stanton said he ~i I I submit a written statement of his remarks for the record. -2-