12-04-1974 Council Meeting Minutes with PC

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� � MINUTES OF A COUNCIL MEETING HELD DECEMBER 4 , 1974 Paqe 28 That property noted as L-5 was next discussed by AREA L-5 Mr. Va�- Nest. That area is presently B-1 commer- B-1 to LR-1C cial and will be rezoned to LR-1C, 1/2 acre residential. The area is contiguous to a presently developed residential area to the north and is contiguous to property to the south which will be rezoned to LR-1C, 1/2 acre residential also. It was noted that at the time of the original zoning of this property the road that is on the south side of the property was the main road from the east of the village to the west of the village. At that time it made sense to have this property zoned commercial since it would be contiguous to a major traffic artery. How- ever, years ago the road was terminated so that now it is a dead end road and is not part of a through traffic pattern. The property to the south of this property is open vacant property and the subject property itself is vacant except for the use of a small section of the property as a church and a small section of the property has vacant buildings on it. It was noted that because there was no adequate road access to it it could never be used for commercial purposes. If commercial purposes were allowed to be developed on the property, it would result in a blight and have deleterious effects to the residential properties located to the north of the subject ��i- property. Moreover, any of the roads in that area if used for commercial purposes would be inadequate for same and would result in traffic hazards and dangers to the children and residents in the area. Moreover, the majority of this land is now in use as 1/2 acre residential. Development of that area as a commercial use would result in additional atorm water run-off directly into Lake Minnetonka. The use of the property would be ideal for residential since it is located on a street which �s inadequate for any other use, it would then be part of an entire residential community located to the north of County Road 15. Moreover, it would blend in perfectly.:��th�the residential communities which are located to the east of the Navarre area in Minnetonka Beach. The City Council stated that the most appropriate land use for this area would be the L�-1C use and that such a use would be compatible with the uses in the area and would allow for a buffer zone between the County Road and the residential community to the north. Council members reiterated that increased development in this area would necessitate redevelopment of the entire road network. The redevelopment of the road network is virtually impossible because of the topography and the location of this area on this island.