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used. She stated that she would be willing to serve on a committee to continue working ordinance. There are several thinas that are involved in this ordinance including a is going to be giving a ruling. Because the City did not build in a continuous so~ to north fashion, adding new development does cause some problems with existing deV61qpments and should require some buffenng re~mrements whmh could be done m a number;;of wgys~ She stated that she d~d not ~l~ the proposed ordinance was good plying or ~ooddaw. ,~::. ~ Councfimember Hendnksen replied ~at buffenng xs one ~ssue, but ~ dena~::'~ssue ~s the re~I concern and ~s the one t~ng that Counmlmember ~derson d~d not~:to, supp~. Councfimember ~derson stated ~at ~n some amatmns re~ the one acre lot would be yew di~cult. ~e residents ~at ~e concerned are one ~ou~;~i~:ens t~tdive next to an open 75 acres. However, when the Council passes ~ ordxnan~eS~y are passln~{~:for the entxre C~W of Ramsey ~d th~s pamcul~ ordm=ce may not work ~II ~fi:~e~ent~re C~;/!~h. -. ~ ~:~ Councilm~ber Hendfiksen replied ~at he did not retail ~bse objections being made during the subco~i2ee discussions and to him ~t seems nonzgenume to b~ ma~ng those co~ents at this nolnt. ~. Councilmemb~ ~derson stated ~t ~:~8::'~C~uncil has a co~iff~ork on something md it is brought back to the~fihcr~;~ey ma~'~¢~aXmot a~ee as~'~whole with what ~e co~ee h~ brought fo~d? ~ Councilmember Hendfiksen replied that ~,abs~e~ of dia[{~:¢efore this time is his concern. ~e ordln~ce ~s ng~m~y tal~ng about C&7~member ~derson s neighborhood, ~ey are tal~ng about ma~'amel~ the C~ as well::t~e Me~opohtan Council gave a presentatmn to he Councfl~e ~ey renew prope~ hne~.::~d ~w 20 houses where five houses cuxently ~ed hey wer~(~ proud of ~:~¢~it is ~ exmple of what people in exist. me Councllmemb~:~6i~ s~~e~nsult~t who had worked w~ ~e on writing ~e ordm~ce had refe~to ~s ordinance as being different from o~er co~mes ~d ~e ~~$e had is b~o.the issue was voted on by the entire CiV. ~e residents voted on ~e ~~: ~ee~ears ago, ~eh dt&~ow for some flex~bfi~. She asked ff they ~e going to m~e the res~de~:~mt ~o~er ~6Io:'t~ee years before an ordinance 1S adopted or simply say that the C~W ~s not gb~ to mak~;~5 a reqmrement. - Councilmemb~i~end~ksen stated ~at a Cha~er ~endment was adopted by ~e residents requihng dens~r=sition be~een existing developments and new developments. ~e Ci~ has ~:~.been mfom~at hey should dra~ a Ci~ ordin~ce hat would implement the intent of ~~er ~e~2ment. -98- City Council/December 19, 2000 Page 10 of 19 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I