12-18-1974 Council Meeting Minutes Public Hearing

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� M�NUTES OF PUBLIC HEARING HELD DECEMBER 18 , 1974 Page 7 � • The Fresh Water Biological Institute had been con- su�ted and it was found that the algae was a re- � sult of overuse of the water. Mr. Renner said years ago this land was zoned residential and feels it � should be residential again in order to protect the Lake. � Dan Davis , representing Lary Hork North Shore Drive � Marina, stated his objections to the rezoning of � their three of the seven lots from commercial to residential . He stated that before these lots are � €ezoned the Council should consider what impact these lots have in increased lake pollution. He � requested that we delete these specific lots of North Shore Drive Marina from the rezoning and � leave it as B-2 so they could continue to operate. • Mayor Searles asked whether Davis had a chance to • study the input by the Council in the Comprehensive Guide Plan and the rights of the other property � owners on the Bay. He felt that if Davis had read the Comprehensive Guide Plan he would understand why � the Council felt the need for this rezoning. � Bill Torodor from the Navarre Drive In Theatre stated he was opposed to the rezoning to residential • LR-1C-1 from Commercial in his area. Mayor Searles • stated that extensive study had been done on this proposed rezoning. Records are available for re- � view at the City offices. Studies have been made on transportation, roads, stormwater runoff, and the � excess amount of commercial area in the district, the blighting effect on nearby residential property. • These studies and others have been considered as rationale in the proposed rezo�ing. • � Steve Shank, representing Tonka Corpora�ion, said they opposed the proposed rezoning. � Councilmember Paurus explained that traffic pro- blems necessitated a rezoning of the property. He � indicated that at one time the Council had con- sidered Tonka ' s request for a B-4 zonP only because � the requested use would not have been a heavy traf- fic generator. It was also indicated that Mr. Shank � had publicly rescinded the proposal at the previous • Council meeting. Therefore, it was necessary to re- zone this problem for uses which would not increase � the present traffic congestion and hazards . � Russ Wenkstern from Tonka admitted that there was traffic congestion in the area now and that the � area was not safe because of the traffic problems . He thought that the property proposed to be zoned � LR-1C-1 `,,�ould not make desirable residential property. � � � �