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38 terrain, anticipating that this process may place an additional 2 -3 month delay on zoning 539 designation and redevelopment. 540 Dan Nottestad, 579 Iona Lane 541 Mr. Nottestad questioned the status of flag lots and whether they were supported by the 542 Commission and /or City Council, based on his concerns with an adjacent property currently for 543 sale. 544 Mr. Paschke clarified that, under the current and proposed zoning ordinance, flag lots were not 545 permissible without application for a variance. 546 Eugene Bahnemann, 2656 N Lexington Avenue 547 Mr. Bahnemann noted that his entire lot had been proposed to change from R -1 to HDR, and that 548 with the exception of the corner lot (Bike Shop) and one (1) lot owned by the City, the rest not 549 consistent, and questioned why his lot had apparently been singled out as HDR, when it had 550 remained designated as R -1 zoning for forty -nine (49) years. 551 Mr. Paschke noted that the Comprehensive Plan guided that entire area of the Lexington Avenue 552 corridor, with the exception of the Bike Shop, and the undesignated anomaly property 553 immediately north (designated black on the zoning map dated May 2010) as HD, and would be 554 considered under a separate process. 555 Commissioner Wozniak and Mr. Paschke reviewed the purpose of the revision to the City's 556 Comprehensive Plan, as mandated by the Metropolitan Council, for inner -ring metropolitan 557 communities to increase housing density (i.e., multi family housing). Commissioner Wozniak 558 noted that those areas indicated for redevelopment, or infill development in a community fully 559 developed such as Roseville, would be along high transportation corridors (i.e., Lexington 560 Avenue, Snelling Avenue) with improved transit services. Mr. Paschke noted that the 561 Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee had gone through a two (2) year process for 562 Comprehensive Plan guidance over the next twenty (20) years in the community, should specific 563 areas redevelop, providing designation for those areas most appropriate for and meeting high 564 density needs. 565 Brian Larson, 182/184 West Skillman 566 Mr. Larson advised that his property consisted of an owner occupied duplex, and sought 567 assurances that the proposed zoning remained conducive to that use; as well as seeking 568 clarification of a small strip of land on the eastern portion of his lot used for right -of -way (Elmer, 569 Woodbridge, and Skillman). 570 Mr. Paschke advised that Mr. Larson's main property was designated LDR -2; however, he 571 advised that staff would need to further research the strip of land being referenced by Mr. 572 Larson. 573 Patrick Oden, 1971 Arona Street, Ryan and Arona south end of Har Mar 574 Mr. Oden questioned the rationale for changing current zoning designations, if not being driven 575 by Har Mar Mall and if residents were not seeking any current or future changes. Mr. Oden •576 assured the Commission that, as an attorney, he would sue to prevent any zoning change, and