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Motion by Councilmember Peterson and seconded by Councilmember Zimmerman to close the public hearing. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Hardin, Councilmembers Peterson, Zimmerman, Beahen and Beyer. Voting No: None. The public hearing adjourned at 7:56 p.m. {~ouncil Business Mayor Hardin called the regular portion of the City Council meeting back to order at 7:56 p.m. NEW BUSINESS Case #19: Request to Rezone Certain Property from Industrial to R-1 Urban Residential; Case of Good Value Homes Zoning Administrator Frolik stated that Good Value Homes submitted a request to rezone approximately 85 acres located east of Ramsey Boulevard and north of Industry Avenue from Industrial to Residential. The plat proposes to be developed with single family homes which would require rezoning the property to R-1 Urban Residential. The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on January 10, 1996, and recommended approval of the rezoning. Council adopted the findings of fact favoring the rezoning but concerns were expressed that rezoning would deplete the City's inventory of commercial property. The developer has revised the plan for the western portion of the plat that would reduce the number of residential lots to 135 and retain a strip of industrial property adjacent to County Road #56. Ms. Frolik suggested if Council is inclined to approve the rezoning with the reduced area in residential use, they should amend the findings of fact accordingly and an ordinance with a corrected legal description should be reintroduced. Councilmember Beyer felt that since this has been amended from the original request, it should be sent back to the Planning Commission. Ms. Frolik reported that she had discussed this with the City Attorney and because the area to be rezoned is reduced, an additional public hearing is not required. Councilmember Zimmerman announced he could agree with this plan now but felt that the Planning Commission should have a chance to comment on it. He added that he had some concerns before but a compromise has been reached. He also felt that the costs for publishing, etc. should not be charged to the developer. John Peterson, Good Value Homes, stated he does not have a problem if this plan is revisited by the Planning Commission but he suspected that the rezoning was not a Planning Commission issue; they voted in favor of the entire rezoning. He suggested that Council could approve the rezoning and then send the preliminary plat back to the Planning Commission. City Attorney Goodrich inquired if Mr. Peterson would grant the City another 60 days to take action on the request. Mr. Peterson agreed to the extension and asked when he would be back on the Council agenda. Mr. Goodrich replied that he could be on the March 12, 1996 Council agenda. City Council/February 13, 1996 Page 18 of 32