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<br />Mayor Gamec left the meeting at 9:55 p.m. Councilmember Elvig presided as Mayor Pro Tem. <br /> <br />Councilmember Jeffrey noted the property adjoining the subject property is zoned R-I on three <br />sides and B-2 to the north. He asked what is located on the B-2 property to the north. <br /> <br />Associate Planner Geisler replied Superbowl is located on the property to the north. <br /> <br />Councilmember Jeffrey questioned why this zoning would not be changed to R-I with the <br />adjacent residential zoning and the Superbowl parking lot to the north. <br /> <br />Councilmember Cook inquired about possible uses under the B-2 zoning. <br /> <br />Associate Planner Geisler replied under the current B-2 zoning any of the uses on Highway 10 <br />would be permitted, including retail, gas stations, auto repair, auto sales, offices, banks and <br />restaurants. <br /> <br />Councilmember Cook inquired about the size of the lot. <br /> <br />Mr. Dan Murphy, DPM Investments, stated this parcel is 1.1 acres. The property was listed for <br />one year as a business property and they did not get any interest. The property is across from a <br />rental storage unit and residential property on three sides, and is way out of the way of normal <br />traffic. Ebony Street is a small street, it would be difficult to find and a difficult location to run a <br />business. The property was listed below market value in comparison to land on Highway 10. <br />Due to the extension of water and sewer up this street the property owner has a $40,000 bill <br />owed on that Mr. Murphy stated they thought multi family housing on this property would be a <br />good transition. Little did they know they would run into a citizen revolt on multifamily housing <br />in Ramsey. A lot of issues were brought up at Planning and Zoning that had little to do with this <br />particular project. There was a lot of talk about crime, low income housing, and those types of <br />things. They will be building upper $200,000 units appealing to one floor living with the master <br />family bath and bedroom on the first level. The price range will be about $275,000. The <br />concerns heard over and over at Planning and Zoning related to crime and low income. This is <br />not what they will be doing, but the citizens are concerned because of Ryland and other national <br />builders with lower end housing that created some rental markets that have created problems. <br />Their goal is not to contribute to any type of problem like that. They have designed upper end <br />twinhome living that they thought would be a perfect transition from the commercial uses, and <br />still fit in with the residential area. They are trying to look at a way to maximize the use of this <br />property without hurting the neighborhood. The owner paid the lion's share of bringing the <br />trunk line up here due to the parcel size; if he pays it off over time it will be close to $60,000. <br />This makes it difficult to do an R-I development. He understands the concerns that have been <br />expressed by the residents, but that is not what they are trying to do with this property. <br /> <br />Councilmember Olson inquired about the style of the proposed housing. <br /> <br />City Council / September 26, 2006 <br />Page 29 of 38 <br /> <br />P49 <br />