12-04-1974 Council Meeting Minutes with PC

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� � . � MINUTES OF A COUNCIL MEETING HELD DECEMBER 4 , 1974 Page 33 � is contiguous to vacant property to the north and �contiguous to property which is being developed � for residential purposes to the east, south and the west. There is a need to rezone this � property to a residential use because increased commercial uses in this area will result in � traffic hazards on County Road 19. Moreover, • the property borders upon a marsh land area and development of this area as commercial � uses would not be ecologically sound. Moreover, development of this small area as a commercial � use would result in the diminution in value of the surrounding real estate used for residential � purposes. The change to LR-1B will result in additional protection to the environment and • marsh lands in the area which act as a purifica- tion and filtration process for the storn water run- � off in the area. It was noted that the results , Harza studies and the Surface Water Management Plan indicate that to develop areas such as ` these more intensely would result in a massive increase in the pollutants discharged into Lake � Minnetonka • That property known as area R-2 was next discussed. AREA R-2 That property will be rezoned from a B-1 commercial B-1 to LR-1B �to an LR-1B, 1 acre residential. The property is � presently vacant and includes a large marsh area. The property is adjacent to the Old Beach Road � which is a rural residential road with limited ca.pac- ity for additional traffic. Part of the property � is contiguous to County Road 19 and County Road 15 . Both of these roads already are congested and pose • serious traffic problems for the people who live in • the area and travel upon these roads. If this property were to be developed as B-1 commercial, � the storm water run-off would run directly into the Lake Minnetonka or else into the marsh land � which is too close to the lake to allow for adequate filtration of the pollutants in storm � water. Moreover, the site with the marsh land present is almost unusable as a B-1 zone. The vil- � lage would not allow the destruction of the marsh S land because of the ecological and environmental importance of its preservation. The proposed � use of this property as residential would result in its being more compatible with the residential r property now located to the east and to the north of the site. � � � � � •