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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, July 26, 2010 Page 19 a set of standards based on their particular interests. Councilmember Roe noted that if someone chose not to opt in, they'd need to meet the City's stan- dard lot sizes. Councilmember Roe suggested that this could be considered at a later date rather than as part of the current zoning code rewrite. Mr. Paschke advised that there was a need to look at the City as a whole to de- termine if there were other unique neighborhoods and how they were defined and whether their lot size warranted a special, distinct district. Mr. Paschke questioned the validity of anopt-in option for a specific zone that could defeat the whole purpose ofregulating asingle-family overlay district. Mr. Paschke further noted that the issue of timing under the current process for rewriting the zoning code before the end of 2010 was a consideration, and advised that creation of an entirely new district was an entirely different approach from what had been undertaken by staff and available on the City's website during the rewrite process since January or February of this year, and maybe suitable as a separate issue. Councilmember Pust expressed concerns for a neighborhood "opt in" provi- sion, since the City's zoning code could be in effect for a significant amount of time, and the neighborhoods would turn over and questioned how reliable those designations would be for people to figure out their properties over the next 15 years. Councilmember Roe noted that this was a problem with such an approach, and the threshold of participation needed serious review if a majority wanted to move one way, but they didn't meet a certain threshold, and how to address the validity of having a high threshold for deviation from zoning code, with other neighbors possibly not interested or not applicable due to their lot size. Mayor Klausing reminded the public and Councilmembers of the 2007 Lot Split Study CAG and their specific recommendations against a Large Lot Zoning District, but rather suggesting that homeowners create associations or private land preserves as options beyond the zoning code. Councilmember Ihlan opined that there was a need to recognize the public comment received to-date in opposition to a change in minimum lot size stan- dards; and further opined that the Lot Split Study was done three years ago. Mr. Paschke opined that, aside from the neighborhood in question, a reduction in lot size was looked upon favorably by the community. John Bachhauber, 2223 Marion Road Mr. Bachhauber referenced a portion (page 16, Section C) of the Lot Split Study, in addition to Page 8 addressing dividable lots scattered throughout the City but concentrated in four specific areas of the community.