12-04-1974 Council Meeting Minutes with PC

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� MINUTES OF A COUNCIL MEETING HELD DECEMBER 4 , 1974 Page 20 the property has been already developed for residential uses. The area is unsewered and therefore any lot sizes smaller than 2 acres would result in the pollution of the ground water and the pollution of Lake Minnetonka. The E-2 area is 2, 000 to 3, 000 fee� from the Lakeshore. Moreover, those portions of the E-2 area, which are presently zoned B-1 Commercial, which are not residentially developed are owned by Orono and are used for municipal buildings . The United States Post Office owns one small lot in the area presently being used for a Post Office. Since the area is basically residential and surrounded by residential property which have or will have the same 2 acre designation, it � was natural that this area should be rezoned to compatible use. It was noted that the original zoning code had FORMER USES shown this area as B-1 Commercial because at one time the railroad had a station here and a lumber company had been located here in order to utilize the tracking facilities. However, the railroad had removed the station and the lumber yard had removed its structures years ago. Thereafter the area developed as a residential community and was in fact today a residential community. It was noted that this amendment would again con- INADEQUATE ROADS form to the Comprehensive Municipal Plan. The council felt that if this area which is presently being used for residential uses were ever to be developed for commercial uses, then the road system in the area would be inadequate to service it and the resultant commercial uses in this area would result in the diminution in value to the residential prope�ty nearby. Moreover, any B-1 uses in that area would require sanitary sewer, and there is none available. It was noted that the present road that services the area passes through residential areas and that to allow commercial development in this area would increase traffic loads on this road which increaae would result in danger to the children and people in the area.