12-04-1974 Council Meeting Minutes with PC

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�, MINUTES OF A COUNCIL MEETING HELD DECEMBER 4 , 1974 Page 9 � , � if dense development were allowed. � It was noted that area A presently has 5 acre PRESENT USES IN AREA A type developments and that there are only a few platted areas of 1 acre. � Van nest indicated that the proposed boundaries � for the 5 acre zone make the most sense since • they are adjacent to major roads, and the ad- jacent districts will be 2 acres zones to � allow for a buffer between the 5 acre and the Lake Minnetonka area. It was noted that northwest � boundary of the zone was the village boundaries and that the land uses beyond those boundaries � are basically rural residential of 5 acre lots . At the northeast corner of area A will be the � proposed ring route and therefore it is also a • natural boundary. � Van Nest then discussed the area shown as area B AREA B RURAL RESIDENTIAL on the map. Area B is presently zoned as R-1C, R-1C to RR1B � 1 acre and the pr�posed zoning is RR-1B, 2 acres. The uses to be allowed in the RR-1B, are basic- � ally the same as those in the R-1C. It was noted this amendment would conform to the comprehen- • sive plan which has already been adopted. Moreover, � this amendment would allow the continuation of the variety of life styles which are present �in area B today. It was noted that the change from 1 to 2 acres would allow the continuation 1 ACRE and 1-1/2 ACRE � of on-site sewage disposal systems in the area. NOT SUFFICIENT It was clear that the 1 acre zoning was not � sufficient to allow for on-site disposal. There- fore, the rezoning to 2 acres was mandatory in � order to protect the public health, safety and • welfare. If the village allowed development in the area on 1 acre plots, the water quality in � the area would be destroyed by the resulting pollutents. It was noted that previously the � village was forced to sewer some areas which had been allowed to develop as 1 acre subdivisions. � Sewers were forced upon the village because the water tests showed that the on-site sewer � systems were polluting the ground water in the • area. It was noted that if area B were allowed to continue as 1 acre, then the village would � have to sewer the entire area, which would force economic hardships upon the village and � land owners in the area. Moreover, because of the physical characteristics of the land, in � some areas it would be virtually impossible to sewer them. If one were to sewer the entire � area, that would force even more dense develop- �ments in that area in order to pay for those sewers, which development would increase the storm � water run-off and the rEsulting pollutents � �