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PUBLIC HEARING PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ramgey Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on Wednesday, January 10, 1996 at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowt. hen Boulevard N.W., Ramsey, Minnesota to hear input regarding a request to rezone certain property from InduStrial to R-1 Urban Residential; case of Good Value Homes. Members Present: Chairperson David Bawden Commissioner Ben Deemer Commi.~sioner Paul Holland Commissioner Charles LaDue Commissioner Michael Terry Commissioner Bradley Thorud Also Present: City Engineer Steve Jankowski Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik CALL TO ORDER ChaLrperson Bawden called the public hearing to order at 7:49 p.m. PRESENTATION Zoning Administrator Frolik reported that Good Value Homes is in the process of platting Pondview. The plat consists of approximately 85 acres located east of Ramsey Boulevard and north of Industry Avenue, and is proposed to be platted into 148 single family lots. The property is currently zoned Industrial and, therefore, needs to be rezoned residential. CITIZEN INPUT Terry Hendriksen, 15631 Ramgey Boulevard N.W. - commented that his fn'st reaction was that residential is preferable to industrial. However, recalling the Planning Commission's review of the Comprehensive Plan, he stated it was their intent to zone this are.~ business warehouse in order to serve as a buffer between C.R. #116's traffic and the residential area to the ninth. He felt that such would accom~ the neighbors' fears of getting a steel mill next to them. He remarked that putting high--density residential in this atv.~ would also make it difficult to extend C.R. #116 as outlined in the upcoming Comprehensive Plan Amendment. Mr. Hendriksen stated that it makes sense to have commercial property. He reminded the Planning Commission of the planning error which occtared with the development of Flintwood Hills, stating that after placing high density residential along Thurston Avenue, the Traffic Plan could not be implemented because the residential area wouldn't have it. He reiterated that the Traffic Plan for C.R. #116 would be much more difficult to implement ff this down zoning is allowed. Mr. Hendriksen recommended "caution before rezoning and definitely before approving the preliminary plat." Commission Deemer remarked that the comparison of C.R. #116 to Dysprosium (Flintwood Hills) is out of context because the houses on Dysprosinm had direct access to the affected route whereas the houses in this development will not have dLrect access to C.R. #116. Public Hearing/Planning Commission/January 10, 1996 Page 1 of 2 I ! I ! I I I I I I I I I I I I I