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identifies this area for development with industrial uses. The March 2001 Draft Comprehd~!~~ Plan continues to show this area ad "places to work". If the City is inclined to ~2~,~" property for medium density residential development, the current comprehensive~fi would have to be amended. In addition, the March 2001 draft Comprehensive Plan woul'ail}~So have to be modified accordingly. The development property is bounded on the family urban residential development. There are two more smaller parcels S6;a~i~ and property that are zoned Industrial. Connexus occupies the property on the":-~s~uth side of In~ Avenue. The land on the west side of Ramsey Boulevard. Is zoned IndUsffi~l., and is except for two lawful nonconforming residences. '~'~ A resident fi.om Limonite Street N.W., Ramsey, stated he sta~?a petiti0~>in his neighborhood to oppose this development. He wanted to make the ~l~ig Commission. aware of a traffic condition should the townhomes be built. He stated tBat';;~ someone';~ted to go to the Tom Thumb from the new development it would create :~'~3~o:ugh his:~ei~]lbe[hood. There are already problems with traffic in his neighborhood. He~ added~:~e, are ~tiny ctS{ldren already and if the townhomes are developed, that would add more children}'~:~;~i'~ it made no sense to zone tiffs area for townhomes. He said there are currently 85 signatu~(~g.:the petifipn and he will forward it to the City Council. Brad Thorud, 14891 Kamacite Str~:~'I' ~ey, stated that rezonin ~:~[~' area is not in line with the Comprehensive Plan.::j¢~e';khi~:he waS?fi-~ei:Gg~ission Wfiei~ Regency Ponds was approveS. The Commission t~ght tl~ wasn t e~o~.ih~al)Property at the time. Now there is a proposal to rezone more prop~,to resid~nflhl wh~i~;!Ytfi~' is already more across the street. He stated he does not want to see f~tlpla~!g~b"through~i~e questioned whether there is a plan to have access, to: Ramsey Boulevard. '(J-¢7.~}.,'~?' Community~D~v~lopment ~ector Frolik ~k~f!ain~¢::.that 148th Lane would extend west to Mr. %bma : tkt d he prefe~'~e~Lther~.were.~¢i~c~re exits onto Ramsey Boulevard. He expressed his opinion th'iiti ere are'b t er'5ta ¢ia these townhomes. ~:~::?:~;i~7~ambert, 7086:-[47~Lane N.W., Ramsey, stated he is in the second addition of Regency .~.:; ~¢*'.-;~:';~'~ndt:::~ ~i:~anted to aa~ess th~'t~st that is placed on this governing body. He said that when you ente~:;i~Xtb~a marriage'i y'0~'~er into a family. He explained the same is true when you buy property, you' enter into ,:.'COmmunity. He state~ff he was aware of the zoning in the area when he moved in. H~:exptainda:-he studied extensively to see what kind of neighborhood he was bringing his kids }nto. He thought this proposal was in violation of what he was told when he '.:)Commissioner' Johnson questioned what Mr. Thorud forecasted would be built in this area aec0~d~g.¢6"the Comprehensive Plan. -296- Planning Commission/August 7, 2001 Page 8 of 31 ! I I I: I I I I I I