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Mayor Gamec strated that they should zone the property residential and if the landowners want to bring forward aicommercial plan the Council could still consider the request and rezone the property. Cotmcflmember; Strommen felt that it was a difficult issue because there is commercial development in ~the area and she personally did not feel that the land has a residential feel because there is ~:ommercial development to the west. Majority consensus of the City Council was to designate the land north or Riverdale commercial and the land sou{h of Riverdale residential. Community Development Director Frolik noted that the item would be placed on the October 28th Council agegda. She stated that the last Comprehensive Plan amendment has to do with the property south ~f Highway #10 and west of the State wayside rest park. Joe Nathe's property south of High,4'ay #10 at the Elk River boarder is currently zoned commercial. The Comprehensive plan Future Land Use map ..d?signates Mr. Nathe's property and the other parcels located west of the. State park as low density residential. Mr. Nathe is opposed to the proposed rezoning to resicfential and wishes to maintain the commercial zoning. Staff has had telephone conversations wt~th Delmis Cobey, property owner immediately adjacent to the wayside park, and he also wishes tb maintain his commercial zoning. He has an option to purchase the adjacent vacant parcel to Ihe west and he wants that parcel also to retain its commercial zoning. There is one single parce in this area that is currently zoned single family residential. At the June l0th City Council w( rk session, City Council directed City staff to initiate a Comprehensive Plan amendment to mnend the Future Land Use map to change a portion of the property adjacent to Highway #10 ba:k to Places to Shop. The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on August 7th and 'recommended approval of the amendment to the Comprehensive Plan. The proposed Comp~ shensive Plan amendment was presented to the City Council on August 26th for approval. At tha~t time, staff suggested that changing this area to Mixed Use might be preferable to a Places to Li~e/Places to Shop split. City Council directed staff to place this issue on a work session agenda f~6r further discussion. Majority consensus of the City Council was to add the issue to the October 28® City Council agenda to chang{ the zoning to Mixed Use. Councihnember ;Cook stated that he viewed both of the last properties as being very similar and so he did not unt~erstand why both the property owners weren't given the same opportunity. Councilmember t,Zimmerman inquired if the mixed-use designation would go all the way to the river. Community Development Director Frolik replied yes. Councilmember ~,Zimmennan inquired if that would allow for townhomes to be built next to the Fiver. : City Council Work Session/October 7, 2003 Page 9 of 14 ¸35