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<br />City. The City has processes for splitting up larger parcels of land depending on the proposed use. <br />The private property owner has the right to sell property and pieces of property. She said Staff is <br />happy to walk people through the process but did not get a request before this to sell off smaller <br />pieces of this property. <br /> <br />Councilmember Heineman stated he grew up in Ramsey on 2.5 acres. He understands rural <br />Ramsey, what it means to residents, and it means a lot to him also. He currently lives on 3 acres <br />in order to have a yard for his children as he did growing up. He addressed the resident stating he <br />wished for information from the City Attorney or previous City Attorney that this was done <br />incorrectly so he would have a standing to say no. The issue is that from the documentation and <br />the City Attorneys, this was rezoned properly. He agreed with comments about land ownership <br />that individuals are allowed to sell land as they wish even if it disagrees with the change in the <br />environment. He stands up for individual property owners as is the case here, which is why he is <br />supporting this. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff asked for clarity and confirmation on the comment regarding fire <br />hydrants, that this new development would have fire hydrants because it is part of MUSA. He <br />stated it might actually benefit adjacent properties because they won’t have to roll tankers farther. <br />He noted that included in the case is a statement that no adjacent property will ever be forced onto <br />City water or sewer per the Charter. If the property owner wanted to voluntarily do it, they could <br />pay to do it. <br /> <br />Senior Planner McGuire Brigl confirmed this. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff commented what this and the Planning Commission proves, is that as <br />a City they can do better through the notification process, not specific to rezoning but in <br />developments that may impact some aspect of the community. One of the aspects he hopes can <br />be brought forward in the future is a new mechanism to create larger notifications to the whole <br />City for developments of a given size or number, to be determined. He feels there is value in a <br />City-wide notification for a big project like this because it has a big impact to a lot of people. He <br />noted there are historical and legal requirements for notifications so there were a couple hundred <br />notifications that went out but as they learn and grow, there are opportunities to do better. As a <br />resident, he likes knowing about projects that are coming up that are close to him, even if they are <br />miles away. He felt there was an opportunity in the near future to improve the communication. <br /> <br />Councilmember Specht thanked the residents who spoke. He stated he is in favor of another traffic <br />study being done, he is not in favor of the project or the rezoning. He agreed with concerns about <br />how notifications were done and the characteristics of rural Ramsey. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked about addressing the rezoning separately. <br /> <br />City Administrator Ulrich replied it is set up to be a separate action. <br /> <br />Ben Schmidt, 3 Eastview Lane, applicant, stated he has heard the public input and understands that <br />change is hard. He wanted to respond to some questions. He stated that the process began with <br />the City Staff two years ago. He responded to the question about having bigger lots on the outside <br />City Council / November 9, 2021 <br />Page 10 of 26 <br /> <br />