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-344 <br />Associate Planner Dalnes advised staff is recommending approval of the request for <br />Comprehensive Plan Amendment based on Staff's interpretation of the criteria listed in the <br />Interim Policy, and the appropriateness of using twinhomes as a buffer between the existing <br />commercial businesses and the existing single - family homes to the south and east. Staff <br />recommends approval of the request for rezoning to PUD, with variations in lot width, contingent <br />on approval of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment request, preliminary plat approval, and <br />preliminary site plan approval. <br />While there are revisions needed to the plans submitted, fee comfortable recommending <br />approval of the preliminary plat and preliminary site gent upon receipt of a <br />Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Zoning Amencl" °Dent, lance with the City Staff <br />Review Letter, dated August 31, 2006. <br />to the Ci rg <br />ows that higher <br />ass. Some of the <br />ed to protect the v <br />and put lowe'' <br />e = but <br />had con <br />o stick <br />ed thi <br />about <br />Case Nos. <br />mmiss a <br />Chairperson Nixt closed the regular portion of t <br />order to call the public hearing to order. <br />Public Hearing <br />Chairperson Nixt called the public hearing <br />Citizen Input <br />Mr. Richard Wolens, 6726 137 <br />When he began Ramsey Bicycle <br />One of the concerns was for th <br />plan causes him concern. <br />Commissioner Brauer arriv <br />Aven <br />*ncrease in crime and high density homes in their <br />is the porn shop. He has submitted a detailed <br />the porn op and high density throughout the United States, <br />close to this type of environment increases crime. This has <br />pensive homes in the City are here on the Mississippi River, <br />f those homes. This developer is trying to take the valuation <br />ty, cheaper homes in this neighborhood. It is being said that <br />he things required with a commercial development would be <br />per is putting high density in with minimal screening to make a <br />hborhood. Mr. Wolens stated the concern he then looked at was <br />to do for the City. As a former council member of Spring Lake <br />would make sense for the City. He came to the conclusion that <br />An office building comprised of a veterinary clinic, an insurance <br />office, or a dental office would be conducive to this development. He does not want to bring any <br />more crime into their area; their neighborhood has gone downhill and he does not want to see it <br />go back further. <br />Mr. Wog e as been <br />neigh t g�w ®�_ -� _! " urder, a <br />eva <br />w <br />of t <br />this is a <br />proper sere <br />buck in a very <br />what would be the "ng <br />Park he tried to look hat <br />commercial use makes sense. <br />Planning Commission /September 7, 2006 <br />Page 3 of 22 <br />at 7:10 p.m. <br />10 p.m. in <br />ed zoning change bothers him. <br />City and the direction it was going. <br />ehensive Plan; to deviate from that <br />