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PUBLIC HEARING <br />PLANNING COMMISSION <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br /> ANOKA COUNTY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />The Ramsey Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on Wednesday, January 10, 1996 <br />at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Boulevard N.W., Ramsey, Minnesota to hear <br />input regarding a request to rezone certain property from Industrial to R-1 Urban Residential; case <br />of Good Value Homes. <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />Chairperson David Bawden <br />Commissioner Ben Deemer <br />Commissioner Paul Holland <br />Commissioner Charles LaDue <br />Commissioner Michael Terry <br />Commissioner Bradley Thorud <br /> <br />Also Present: <br /> <br />City Engineer Steve Jankowski <br />Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Chairperson Bawden called the public hearing to order at 7:49 p.m. <br /> <br />PRESENTATION <br /> <br />Zoning Administrator Frolik reported that Good Value Homes is in the process of platting <br />Pondview. The plat consists of approximately 85 acres located east of Ram~ey Boulevard and <br />north of Industry Avenue, and is proposed to be platted into 148 single f~nily lots. The property <br />is currently zoned Industrial and, therefore, needs to be rezoned residential. <br /> <br />CITIZEN INPUT <br /> <br />Terry Hendriksen, 15631 Ramsey Boulevard N.W. - commented that his fa'st reaction was that <br />residential is preferable to industrial. However, recalling the Planning Commission's review of the <br />Comprehensive Plan, he stated it was their intent to zone this area business warehouse in order to <br />serve as a buffer between C.R. #116's uaffic and the residential area to the north. He felt that such <br />would accommodate the neighbors' fears of getting a steel mill next to them. He remarked that <br />putting high-density residential in this area would also make it difficult to extend C.R. #116 as <br />outlined in the upcoming Comprehensive Plan Amendment. Mr. Hendriksen stated that it makes <br />sense to have commercial property. He reminded the Planning Commission of the planning error <br />which occurred with the development of Flintwood Hills, stating that after placing high density <br />residential along Thurston Avenue, the Traffic Plan could not be implemented because the <br />residential area wouldn't have it. He reiterated that the Traffic Plan for C.R. #116 would be much <br />more difficult to implement if this down zoning is allowed. Mr. Hendriksen recommended <br />"caution before rezoning and definitely before approving the preliminary plat." <br /> <br />Commission Deemer remarked that the comparison of C.R. #116 to Dysprosium (Flintwood Hills) <br />is out of context because the houses on Dysprosium had direct access to the affected route whereas <br />the houses in this development will not have direct access to C.R. #116. <br /> <br />Public Hearing/Planning Commission/January 10, 1996 <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br /> <br />