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Councilmember Elvig stated he has been opposed to 1 in 10 all along. He is sensitive to the fact • that they are trying to reserve this until they can plan with the Comprehensive Plan. He appreciates the Ramsey process where citizens will be able to truly embark on this. The Council is trying to portray an honest, equitable approach to the citizens. When they take it from 2 lh acres to 10 acres to put a stall on this it really sends the wrong message. If anything, they should put some realistic expectations in place and try to work with any projects that come in. Most likely there will not be a lot of 2 1 /2 acre projects in the next year to two. He wants to be certain that people see this Council wants them to have inpt. Motion by Councilmember Elvig, seconded by Councihne�to introduce an ordinance to amend Chapter 9 (Zoning and Subdivision. Q rd) o e y City Code to amend development standards in the R -1 Residential Eli hn requirements. Further discussion: Mayor Gamec observed ther�e�dlc Y with subd :.. /2 acre lots. Community -Development Director Trudgeon indica 'll certainly b development that comes forward. The current market will pro b tangs, but he is not certain the market is the same for acreage lots as for urban s fad 1 If there are development applications they will have to go through the p N.M. ss and it wi la�t� e ensured that they are designed properly. A lot will depend on wh �d is locat t it is adjacent to. One thing that has been discussed is what cb��u 2 - /2 acre standards to allow as much flexibility as possible in relation to r�enway ture road corridors, and a re- subdivision plan. This is something the had t1irt� oo �r a long time; these have been more token plans of how the land�poss�I3. co; lai mat have not been approved and could come forward in the futur.'tli some thiliffere.F' One of the bigger issues with 2 - /2 • acre lots is making a connectio -adjacent `ale future. This will have to be dealt with as it comes forward _ suggest dis .'. 8- ormance standards tonight or that Council provide suggest gns <iscussed further at a work session. The important timeline issue would be to adopt a C W A. e Plan amendment if they want to consider going to 4 in 40 or a 10 acum. T1u tuggers at Metropolitan Council that take time. If the 2 - 2 acr 1 decr c ,not a need for a Comprehensive Plan amendment, whic o� a backw ething for Council to consider. Mr. Trudgeon add ouncil wr 11� in supporter the 2 - /2 acre lot size there needs to be a motion to de Comprehensive I'. ndment. Mayor Gamec requested clarification regarding lot 1e e Rural Reserve ale . Trudgeon indicated lot sizes in the Rural Reserve area will nn they will rema' .� 40. Councilmember Strommen expressed her support in disc �farmance star She observed there has been good precedence set for some for Comprehensive rehensive Plan amendments relating to issues such ideas m " � policy, a� p p as future gre�cnd6rs%.ffiture transportation corridors, and natural resources on the site. Those are the tlir, W1y apply the most and she would like to have them incorporated in performance standancilmember Elvig inquired about the ability for land banking or preserving environmenI�right -of -way. He observed one of the benefits of the cluster ordinance is to bank land to put to areas with better resources. Councilmember Strommen indicated the idea would be to identify within the re- subdivision how the land would be preserved; this would be a give and take with the landowner. Community Development Director Trudgeon advised City Council / January 23, 2007 Page 13 of 28 —174—