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Regarding single family housing, the answer to that is no -- not until sewer is available. The question was raised "What about someone who wants to put in development on one acre in the Urban Service Area, how can it be prohibited from occurring?" Mr. Marston replied that various zoning classifications showing ultimate land use would need to be established, and that until utilities are available, indicate what you will allow on 2~ acre lots, the lower the density ~he fewer units per acre you will have, because if it is zoned for business, multiple family and town- houses and there are one acre lots in that area, it will really mess up the works, but you do have to allow for something in the interim. It cannot be zoned for multiple family housing and held until some future time when sewer is available before the land can be developed. Chairman Peterson said he understood how that would be an unfair burden on the property owners. Mr. Marston suggested going to a density of five acres, and the justification is that this is being held for a particular land use until utilities are available and the reason that this is not done outside of the Urban Service Area is because the City sets the development pattern out there and doesn't anticipate utilities out of this area. The larger the lot size, the more chance you have of protecting the land. Administrator Schnelle said he feels the City has "zoned" too much now, he would rather see it as RI and let persons show a need for a different type of zoning. If it is zoned other categories, the City will be stuck with it. Further, the Urban Service Area isn~'t working out for the purpose it was intended, it is zoned as business now. He said he feels that the Urban Area should have been s~t~up as a PUD. Dexter said that the Commission should give some thought to what they want the City to be, land uses suitable, the comp plan design for roads and utilities based on the comp plan. When a comp sewer plan is done it is based on existing zoning ordinances, thoroughfare plans, etc. Determination should be made of how many trips are generated based on the land uses that are shown, how the road network will handle this traffic. It is being short-sited to say that it will be dealt with when it comes. A comp plan gets away from having to make emotional responses. He suggested that business be separated from the multiple family dwelling areas. He will check the legality of 2½ to 5 acre restrictions and will submit a memo regarding this information for the next meeting. Regarding definition of a neighborhood shopping center, refer to Sept. 14, 1979 memo from Mr. Marston. Discussion was held regarding the size of shopping areas for neighborhoods. WORKSHOP P ~ Z 11/20/79 -4-