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Regular Council Page 7 November 13, 1978 2o That applicant appeared before the Planning and Zoning Commission on September 11, 1978 at which time the Commission adopted findings of fact and a motion, which findings of fact are hereby incorporated by reference. Said findings were further amended on November 6, 1978, which amendment if incorporated herein by reference. 3. ]~at the City Council held a public hearing on the application, pursuant to the City Zoning Chapter. That said public hearing was properly advert- ised and was held on October 10, 1978. That the minutes of that public hearing are hereby incorporated by reference. 4. That the proposed development area change would be an amendment to the City's Comprehensive Plan as amended. 5. That a substantial portion subject area is adjacent to Trott Brook. 6. float it is a goal of the City's Planning Process to preserve to the ex- tend possible the asthetic and environmental qualities of the areas adjacent to Trott Brook. 7t That the Rural Service Area requires a minimum 10 acre lot size, the Transition area requires a 2~ acre lot size minimum. 8. That the City Ordinance and State Law do not require platting for parcels in excess of 5 acres in size, and therefore, the City has limited platting and consequent planning authority for parcels subdivided into sizes larger than 5 acres, which means the city has little planning authority regarding any of the subdividing of parcels in the Rural Service Area. 9. That concerning the Trott Brook areas, the City is most desirous of ob- taining plattings controls regarding park dedication, design configuration of lots and locating of dwellings on parcels subdivided. 10. That the City's Engineer advises that to reduce lot sizes from 10 acre minimum to 2½ acre minimum, in and of itself will not hasten the need for sewer services to such 2~ acre size lots. 11. That past experience shows that 2½ acre plats are not prevelent in the City's Transition Area and few such 2~ acre plats have been presented to the City, therefore, the City Council determines that the proposed change would not substantially and adversely increase the City's population density. 12. That the proposed Development Area amendment will not adversely affect the City's health, safety and welfare. Motion carried. Voting yes Councilman Gamec, Councilman Mickelson, Council- man Reimann, Councilman Muller and Mayor Cox. Voting no None. Motion by Councilman Reimann and seconded by Councilman Mickelson to adopt Ordinance #78-5 Amendment to Chapter 170.01, which is ~own as the Zoning Chapter of the City Code of Ramsey, Minnesota, and an ordinance amending