Minutes - Planning Commission - 02/16/1999 - Special Workshop

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designation, a developer could propose to develop all of the property with commercial uses because there are no minimum requirements for a 'mixed' use. Motion failed. Voting Yes: Chairperson Anderson and Commissioner Johnson. Voting No: Commissioners Dempsey, Nixt and Wivoda. Abstain: Commissioner Kociscak. Absent: Commissioner Jensen. Motion by Commissioner Dempsey and seconded by Commissioner Wivoda to change the high density residential land use designation in Rivenwick to a mixed use designation. Further Discussion: Commissioner Johnson noted that this action would essentially make all of the Rivenwick property commercial. Mr. Scheib noted that the City can write zoning ordinances that require minimums for commercial and residential uses in mixed use areas; the comprehensive plan can also state the intent for a mixture of commercial and residential uses, not one or the other. Commissioner Nixt stated that the intent of the plan is to break up some of the commercial areas with other uses and the mixed use designation can accomplish that. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Anderson, Johnson and Nixt. Voting No: None. Abstain: Commissioner Jensen. Commissioners Dempsey, Wivoda, Commissioner Kociscak. Absent: Motion by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Dempsey to change the commercial land use designation in Rivenwick to mixed use. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Anderson, Commissioners Johnson, Dempsey, Nixt and Wivoda. Voting No: None. Abstain: Commissioner Kociscak. Absent: Commissioner Jensen. Ms. Sherman stated that the next land area to be discussed is west of Ramsey Blvd., north of Hwy. #10 and the railroad tracks. The property is currently zoned industrial and the land use designation is proposed to change to mixed use. Commissioner Nixt noted that the Commission just took action to change the land use south of Hwy. # 10 to mixed use and he is not in favor of another large mixed use area on the north side of #10 also. Mr. Nixt also noted that the area is almost equal in size to that area just changed to mixed use on the south side of # 10; a conversion of the area north of #10 to places to work is a good trade-off for the action taken on the area south of #10. Commissioner Johnson noted that the Commission knows more now than they did when the mixed use designation was assigned. He continued that the City is looking to acquire this property for the Vocational Technical College; the City could designate the land use as quasi-public. Ms. Sherman stated concern for losing the opportunity to provide services to the college like housing under a quasi public land use designation. It was determined that the land use designation of this area would be discussed again at a future meeting. Ms. Sherman stated that the final land area to be discussed is owned by Mr. Kurak and is located east of Sunfish Lake. It is shown as mixed residential in the comprehensive plan draft but Mr. Planning Commission/February 16, 1999 Page 6 of 7