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Mayor Gamec replied that changes can be done by the amendment process. <br /> <br />Councilmember Anderson noted that there will always be an interference with someone's R-1 <br />zoning, because less then one percent is allowed for mixed residential use in all of Ramsey. <br /> <br />Mr. Scheib stated that the preferred solution to the confusion would be to continue to try and <br />explain the difference between the Comprehensive Plan and the zoning ordinance. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen replied that the Council knows the difference between the zoning <br />ordinance and the Comprehensive Plan. He explained that he does not want to rely on the zoning <br />to protect the Charter, but the protection to come from the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />Mr. Scheib questioned why the current wording wouldn't protect their concerns. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen replied because the Pulte development would meet the criteria. He <br />explained that areas that are zoned R-1 need to be detached single family homes on similar size <br />lots, and that when there is rationale to support rezoning by a P.U.D, a developer could go <br />through the process which would require approval by the majority of the Council, which gives <br />the City leverage over the developer, but would allow the opportunity for some higher usage. <br /> <br />Mr. Scheib questioned what criteria Councilmember Hendriksen would require for a P.U.D. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen replied that he would have some ideas, but had not thought them <br />through. <br /> <br />Mr. Scheib stated that he has thought them through and included them in the draft <br />Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen replied that the criteria fails. <br /> <br />Mr. Scheib reviewed the mixed residential performance criteria. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman stated that he had a problem with criteria #2 including the wording <br />"higher density" and suggested that the wording be removed. <br /> <br />Mr. Scheib responded that higher density housing refers to townhomes in a P.U.D and trying to <br />refer to anything other than single family detached housing. He questioned if it should read <br />"anything other then single family detached housing". <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen replied that he is okay with the wording "higher density", but has a <br />problem that the Pulte development would pass criteria #2. <br /> <br />Consensus was reached by the Council that criteria #3 was okay. <br /> <br />City Council/September 23, 1999 <br /> Page 4 of 7 <br /> <br /> <br />