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Joe Nathe indicated he owns the majority of the piece in question. He stated his brother was here when they tried to rezone it from B-1 to R-1. He indicated Highway 10 is a death trap, and no one would buy a home on this land. He noted the other side of Highway 10 is already zoned commercial, and if you look at the property you can see it should not be anything except commercial. He indicated it has been commercial since he has owned it, which has been since 1980. He stated the property was not for sale, and noted he was in agreement with this proposal, but was not in agreement with the previous one. Mr. Nathe stated the State has allowed Highway 10 to go from 55 to 65, so now people drive .w He indicated before the City makes people come here twos three times to defend themselves and their land when they should go and look at the propethemselves. Chairperson Johnson indicated Mr. Nathe should not ssume they --have not seen the property. lb h p y g to do a plan for a board and care f- '2-1* on 10 acres of the He stated it ha b k d h f d the h architect tod Mike Leary, Northwest Realty, indicated he repre �e owner along this section. He st d they h 1 h enlisted his hel a ear a o sentss, w o are the third property ate have lived on t e ;property in excess of 20 years, and it property. facility, with a property g p g er. He stated this has been looked at nth eng ne r septic ath and well cvt�siderations, and they have p g been ared with dated A nl 7 2003. He indicated artof s een mar ete that way or over a year any ave gotte th h 1 f a plan. He showed, ey have an architects renderi ng fora 56 unit board and c residence on the f the , as well as waif( • along the of put to ether a booklet that:has be h this lan n e ep o an i ec o are � p P Plan was that the zoning stay tact. He noted he ;has three potential buyers, and they believed since it has been commercial property dor twenty years that it would stay that way. He stated they have made it clear the owners, want it to rein that way. He indicated nothing would happen on the waterway, but there' ' 'would b of nursing care.lie stud they, realize in the:::, long and spent so much time and money, t wou e community support types things, such as long run it may be a PUD, but since they have gone so they feel it should remain commercial. Chairperson Johnson asked what it was shown as in the Comprehensive Plan. AssistantCOMMun Development Director Trudgeon stated it shows residential, and has been planned for residential since 1999. erson Johnson; asked when the Metropolitan Council adopted that Comprehensive Plan. Assistant.ommunity Development Director Trudgeon indicated in 2002. Chairperson ohnson explained that what they are doing now is adopting zoning to comply with the previously adopted Comprehensive Plan. Mr. Leary stated they do not want to come before the City later and be told some is commercial and some is residential, when they need it all commercial. Chairperson Johnson stated for four years the Comprehensive Plan has shown this area as residential. Commissioner Brauer asked if Mr. Leary has ever seen the Comprehensive Plan. Planning Commission/August 7, 2003 Page 11 of 19