12-18-1974 Council Meeting Minutes Public Hearing

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� � MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARING HELD DECEMBER 18 , 1974 . �age 6 � structures are limited to 30 feet with special pro- � visions on structures such as barns under ��, 38 . 900. � Since there were no other comments, Mayor Searles LAKESHORE RESIDENTIAL asked for comments concerning the lakeshore res� - � dential areasz Mayor Searles informed the audi- ence that all lakeshore residential zoned areas � would be open for comments as a group; the pzo� posed neta standards in these areas were based on � standards and regulations set forth by Lake Minne- � tonka Conservation District, the Department of Natural Resources and the results of intensive in- � vestigation by the City staff and governing bodies. We must keep and restore natural conditions of our � shorelines in order to protect the Lake and ground- water from pollution. Mr. Robert Tharp inquired • about one acre minimum lot area (colored blue on the map) . Searles informed the group there was � no change in area requirements fron� the nrevious ordi- ' nance. It still is zoned one acre and variances are available. Each p�c�blem will be dealt with � upon presentation to the Planning Commission and the Council for a variance. Mr. Tharp complimented � the Council and the Planning Commission on the results of their work. • • Marshall Hanek, representing Navarre property NAVARRE AREA owners , asked whether County Road 15 through � Navarre commercial area would be widened. Mayor Searles responded that east of Navarre, the � ultimate use would be lakeshore parkway. Widening is not intended in this area due to the detrimental � effect on the Lake and groundwater supplies . West of Navarre the Highway Department has proposed • making County Road 15 wider. There is currently a study being made. Any proposed widening in Orono would � • not be consistent. with the proper uses of the lake- • shore areas in Orono. Orono is interested in esta- blishing a ring route away from the Lake so all � traffic is not running through the lake area. Mayor Searles noted that any work on roads near the Lake � results in pollution to the Lake. � There followed a general discussion of the density credits allowed in the LR-1C-1 areas. • • Stan Straley stated that he does not agree with the proposed rezoning on Maxwell Bay per his letter of � 1-22-74 . He presented the Council with two letters he had written to them and the Planning Commission � in the past, explaining his objections to the rezon- ing to LR�1C-1. � T�erman Renner, a citizen who lives on Maxwell Bay, �indicated that pollution problem is great in the Max- • well �ay area; he had recently seen algae in the ice which is only rarely found in the water during the ice breakup. � �