HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979 06-19 City to study smaller lots THE DISPATCH Citystudy too smaller lots
By SCOTT CARLSON John Greavu said about applying
Staff Writer ' Ma plewaad such an ordinance.Councilman
il‘ Earl Nelson agreed.
N.
A proposed Maplewood ordi- I think the impact of that dense
C1. «nance to allow smaller lot sizes, of development on the lake I think going on each individ-
N in some instances,for single would be very hard.The lake is do lot is going in the right direc-
family homes is being held back located west of Highway 61 and tion, Nelson said.He explained
for further review by the City north of County Road C. there would be economic bene-
( Council.
Council. fits for citizens in adopting the
1 City Planner Geoff Olson said ordinance.
That council decision was the proposed ordinance would imposed"We've really rough
coordinate the city comprehen- -
made recently after a citizen sive plan's guideline of allowing assessments on people because
came to protest the effect the of the large lots.If we have
22 people per net acre in medi-
ordinance would have on some small lotscould ease the bur-
um residential areas with the we
undeveloped areas in the city. zoning code.The change,he den on everyone."
explained,would help Maple- EARLIER,colleague Donald
Marilyn Bars, 1140 Beam wood avoid"piecemeal"solu- Wiegert said he was aware that
Ave.,said reducing the minimum tions to land-use problems. many people moved to Maple-
single family lot sizes from But Bars said:"I think it wood to avoid crowded housing.
10,000 to 7,500 square feet,in (7,500 square foot lots)is wrong "Yet we have the pressure to al-
land zoned for medium residen- low housing on lesser-sized lots
tial development,would hurt for that particular area. for economical reasons,"he said.
Lake Kohlman.She told of plans COUNCILMAN Burton Mur- However,the council will dis-
hy developer Mike Finneman to dock agreed there were areas cuss the ordinance on June 28
build single family in the area. where the smaller lot sizes with the Planning Commission
would be undesirable. and the Housing and Redevelop-
"IT'S A VERY LARGE area "Then we should take each in- ment Authority before taking
next to the lake,"Bars said."... dividual plat at a time,"Mayor any further action.