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SPgCZAL MEF, TING
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<br />PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
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<br />S~ept, 5, 1972
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<br />The me~-i;:i.~-,?; was called i;o order at 7:00 p.m. by the Chairman of
<br />The Tow.a ]:card, ~.~.~. b:x~,~oh~. Present were Mr. Cox, Mr. Peterson,
<br />Yir~ ~.~orto~e~,g, Mr. R~s~;~l.]., Mr. Reiman, Mr. Pittman, ivY. Wurm,
<br />Mr. ~;pr'~.nf.~or, a~[ ~<r~. ,'~u~. Mr. Sha~ Mr. Tooker~ Mr. Virgil
<br />~:terrick~, al;tor~.-~.~)/ taki~._~ the place of Mr. Goodrich, who could not
<br />be pre~n[;, and i~4r. ~;ic;~ard Barstow were present. The court hear-
<br />ing on in~orporation comi~g up in Anoka on Sept. 7th was discussed.
<br />It was :~t~ted theft p~o~!e attending the meeting for Ramsey Town-
<br />ship woulc~, be rc~om'0~nsed i'or the time they would lose from their
<br />work. ?4r~ Tooke~. stetted he did not know of anyone who has been
<br />authorized to o~Oose t~o incorporation. The Executive Secretary
<br />of the ~u~:,.icipal Co~m~is2io~ is not expecting anyone to oppose it.
<br />Mr. Tooke;~' state,.1, someone expected the Industrial Park people
<br />might a0p,:~ar. It wa~ r~,ta-bed we are .finding "shot g~" develop-
<br />mer~.t~ ))e?elope:~s ar~, ~;oing too fast for us to keep up with it.
<br />We do]~' ~; )~.ave ~;~ eq~.~.~.~ment to take care of the roads. We will
<br />look st the possi~il;.t,~ of having a plan to slow this do~. It
<br />was s~;ate~ the ~o;~'th ~,oka Planning League had such a plan. Day-
<br />ton is p~;ting a mor~,,torium on any new development for one year.
<br />Disc~.ssio,.~ pls~.ed u~.,it development. They have it in Coon Rapids
<br />and Fridlsy. ~v~ryt,~f~'~g fits together, controls density. One of
<br />the problems you r~3n :]~:~to with specifying certain size lots is
<br />that tbe~"e is ~o goot ~-.ay to put in roads. Must have control
<br />aetbaci~s~ side ~a~3ds~ and show how the roads can be subdivided.
<br />The f{~cli~g of t~ose ?'ese.at was that development in the To,ship
<br />should bo slowed dow'~.~, ~e are hoping with incorporation to get
<br />mor~ control of the do",rolopment situation.
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<br />We sb. ot~dl.c~ firm]]~' ~ect:~_f~:'e that all corners of lots be plainly
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<br />Mr. Tooker showc,'d a~.,d ~;.~:.plained 8 maps~ namely water and wetland
<br />featurc~s~ soi].~:~ itac~s,~y preliminary sketch plan~ existing land
<br />use, ~ttb?~,v~a:~.,cms, st?o',et surfaces, average daily traffic flow,
<br />commun.',_bb facil-i.ti.es~ wooded areas, and utilities map. He said
<br />the key C,.uesti~m biff bh:~ Municipal Commission will be "Can this
<br />cor~nu~.'i, tj,, suppo:~0t i~s,'~!.f?~ The Municipal Sewer Board has set
<br />mone'y as~.de for a s-~u,~,y for this area as to wells and how the sew-
<br />age i:o tI',..is ar,~ shc~lc] be treated. Ramsey Township is going to
<br />have to i.,ake th~: in:itiative in changing the boundaries of the
<br />sewar,;e a'~.~ea in i(amscy Tovr~tship. State aid is available if we have
<br />~000 or ov~r i!~opul~tfon and are incorporated.
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<br />Mr. ~qtce~[;!.y brouf~;ht ~ ~;r, awing of road requirements which could be
<br />givrm ~o develoF~ers~ Gra~s on slopes, shoulders should be a mix-
<br />ture o,? 20 to iL of :,~e and brome grass for ditcheso It should
<br />also b. av~ bls. ok ~!ir'i,, AI.Z plats must have public notice given
<br />before riley can be ~.cied on by the Zoning Commission. May 1st
<br />Dona].d O~;~apman'a pr~],Jmiz~ary plat was not published~ and there
<br />were otb.:~rso '.W~ sh~u]d see Mr. Goodrich about this matter.
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