12-04-1974 Council Meeting Minutes with PC

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� , � MINUTES OF A COUNCIL MEETING HELD DECEMBER 4 , 1974 Page 8 � and the county indicate that if this entire area were to be developed as 1 acre as presently * zoned, the present roads would be entirely inadequate and a major road network would be a • necessity. The general consensus was that the anticipated influx of population in that area � is presently not sufficiently restricted in light of a natural conditions of water supply, PRESENT PROBLEA7S HAD � sewage facilities and capabilities, land con- NOT BEEN FORSEEN tours, marshes and other topographical features . � None of the above problems had been forseen by the zoning amendment in 1967 . Van Nest noted � that the area drains into Painter Creek which • flows into Lake Minnetonka. Painter Creek already is a source of pollution and the development � of area A into 1 acre subdivisions would result in additional pollution to the watershed district � and Lake Minnetonka. Approximately 3/4 of area A is located in the Painter Creek drainage area. � It was noted that Grono is in a major water recharge area. The State Report on Surface Water Manage- � ment indicates that it is necessary to preserve i open areas in water recharge areas to allow for the protection of the ground water surface � supply. Searles noted that the report titled the Regulations for Disposal of Rural Domestic r Liquid Waste in Wisconsin, November, 1971 supports �the finding that this area must be rezoned from 1 to 5 acres in order to protect the public. It was also noted that the Metropolitan Council � guidelines and ground water guidelines of Feb- . ruary, 1973 support this conclusion. Moreover, the Metropolitan Council map show that these � areas have soils with severe limitations for urban development. This change would be consistent � with the Metropolitan Development Guide Plans and Open Space Policy Plans. It was stresed that the • Metropolitan Council and the comprehensive guide plan as adopted acknowledges the presence of � unique physical characteristics in this area i and the need to rezone the area form 1 to 5 acres. Morever, the village wlashes to provide � more continuation of this rural residential character without great population density in � order to provide a balanced land use for the entire village. Moreover, intense development i in trhat area would result in expensive sewers , water lines , road networks which the village � and the citizens cannot afford. The intense � development would disturb the ecological balance present existing which is necessary � to protect the value of homes and property, to protect the water quality and eliminate storm �water treatment facilities which would be necessary � � �