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<br />. <br />-"" to <br />~ - . <br /> <br />ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - APRIL 2, 2003 <br /> <br />9 <br /> <br />properties in the moratorium area should be zoned NB and whether the Comprehensive . <br />Plan needs to be amended to incorporate any recommended changes. <br /> <br />Chair Sand asked if the parcel west of the drainage ditch was zoned NeighboThood <br />I3usiness. Mr. Hellegers repli~ that was correct. <br /> <br />Chair Sand noted if they went the rezoning route, the lots would be least affected. Mr. <br />Hellegers replied there would be some impact on all ofthe lots, but in terms of keeping it <br />consistent, statfwas recommending the residential area be R-2 and the remaining area be <br />NB, which would make it more consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />Commissioner Modesette asked if the size of the lot on the west side of the drainage area <br />would be sufficient for development. Mr. Hellegers replied staff was attempting to keep <br />this consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />Commissioner Modesette suggested coming off the north side of the island and <br />straightened that line up to the lots that were not in the moratorium. Mr. Hellegers <br />replied that was a possibility. <br /> <br />Commissioner Zinunertnan asked what was the ownership status on the lots divided by <br />the drainage easement a,nd those lots south of the drainage easement. Mr. HelIegers <br />replied that certain lots on the west and south sides of the drainage easement had not <br />subdivided to become separate lots, these lots Were still considered part of the lots <br />fronting on New Brighton ROM. . <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Commissioner Zinunennan stated even if they did indicate that the lots were NB, the <br />owners would need to subdivide their lot and sell it to a developer. Commissioner <br />Modesette noted there would be five residents that would need to subdivide their <br />property. <br /> <br />Commissioner Zinunennan noted this area might never be a neighboThood business <br />district because the residents might not sell their property. Mr. Parrish noted if they <br />rezoned to be consistei1t with the Comprehensive Plan and added the small lots on east <br />side of the ditch, they were not creating developable lots. <br /> <br />Commissioner Zimmerman asked if by adding portions of the lots to the south of <br />drainage ditch, was it necessary to have that portion of the property designed NB in order <br />to make that whole piece of property developable,. or could it be developed as it currently <br />existed on the zoning map. Mr. Parrish replied it depended on what they wanted to see <br />there in the future - either a neighborhood businesses or a residential area. <br /> <br />Chair Sand stated if developers thought that the only suitable land available for <br />development was north of the ditch, why were they talking about rezoning the area to the <br />south. He asked why did they not deal only with the "island" and leave the area to the ' <br />south asR-2. Mr. Hellegers noted the reason the Planning Commission was reviewing . <br />this issue was that if the area south of the drainage ditch remained zoned as R-2 it would <br />not be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />Commissioner Ricke asked why this area was designated the way it was on the <br />Comprehensive Plan. Mr. Parrish stated the type of interest they saw on those lots was <br />