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very fl'ustradng t~ have to go bark t, where they were, and they just had a new comprehensive <br />plan a couple ot months ago. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamcc slated things change ,/e~ fkst as far as development. There are requests to <br />develop in outlying areas and the City really (lid not know how to handle it. It has changed from <br />when there was a moratoritun. ~I hel'c are a lot of changes and different forms of development to <br />look at. so that when sewer and v'atcr is expanded the City is able to handle it in a better fashion. <br />This should give. them a much better idea on development. <br /> <br />Assistant Co~nmunity De velopm~:n~ Oirector Trudgeon explained in 1990 the City had 4 in 40 <br />restrictions on land fbr eveJyone ,)utside the MUSA, which was not a moratorium. That was <br />lifted as pa~t of'the comprehensiv:: plan approval in 2001. There has not been much activity yet, <br />lately they have approved a couple o I'prope~ies and other people are asking questions to <br />subdivide. The City should have the proper ordinance that would not preclude development in <br />the future. <br /> <br />Councilmem her Cook explained, vl-~cn the comprehensive plan went through there Was a MUSA <br />line. However, as of now rather tmr~ a MUSA line, a city is either a MUSA city or not a MUSA <br />city. Thc Mci. Council leaves it ui~ to the Council to decide where the sewer will go. The City <br />needs to take a bc:tter look at the comprehensive plan, and the Met Council is asking for a new <br />comprehensi ye plan that meets th,:~ need of not having the MUSA line. It will take 90 days to get <br />the inf:ormation needed to see if it is leasible. <br /> <br />Russ Radlofh 15 ?20 Nowthen Bo devard, :~tated he does not know what is being discussed. He <br />received a little piece of paper stal ing that the City will possibly put a moratorium on the <br />development o ~' their proper!;y, and ii is hard to have much of an opinion on it now. He is really <br />uninformed as to what they are t~?in!! to accomplish and his suspicion is he will be just as <br />ignorant to thc.' ['acts when this is ,~oted on as he is today, unless they receive better information. <br /> <br />Mayor Gain cc ex o lained thc reaso ~ f< ,l-the first hearina is to point out the fundamentals of what <br />thc City is doing, and staff can sh(w Mr. Radloff the changes they are working on. Individual <br />one or two acre p:,'cels will probal dx m)t be affected, but the ten or more acre parcels that want <br />to develop with sewer and waler c',mnot get it there and the Council is looking at how to let these <br />properties develop. <br /> <br />Assistant Commtmity Dcvelopme~,t Director Trudgeon indicated this moratorium would only <br />restrict anyone fl'~:,m subdividing tl~eir land that has five acres or more. Anyone owning 2-½ <br />acres already cam~ot subdivide unuer tt~e ordinance. A permit can still be pulled to put a house <br />on a vacant lot. this only aJ"fccts any(me plmming to subdivide this summer. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamcc indicated M r. Radk){'f should set up an appointment with staffto discuss this <br />issue. <br /> <br />Councihncmbcr Slrommen c~.)mmeated as the City goes into this planning process through the <br />summer there will tie more opporm m ty for public input. <br /> <br />Joel Nelson, 9350 - 183'd Avenue, s,l:at~:d he owns over 20 acres and would like to know what he <br />can tell developers., that c(>nta.,,;t him. <br /> <br />( ity Council/April 27, 2004 <br /> Page 9 of 33 <br /> <br />P31 <br /> <br /> <br />