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consultant interviewed the property owners during the Old Highway 8 Corridor Study. Livingston asked Bury if the consultant met with him. Bury responded affirmatively, but said none of his concerns were taken into account. Zisla stated he agreed with Livingston that the property owners were contacted and interviewed. The argument that the City is not listening is not valid. The City is listening, but may not be agreeing with the owners. Zisla said that he and Livingston participated on the Corridor Study Task Force. It was a long process. Speaking as a Task Force member, the Vision was not intended to make difficulties for the existing businesses. Carlson commented that it does not seem that any of the existing businesses fit with the proposed ordinance. Livingston asked if anyone in the audience wished to speak. No one responded. PH. Motion by Livingston, seconded by Schiferl, 5 Ayes - 0 Nays. Motion TO CLOSE THE UBLIC EARING Carried. Livingston expressed concern about mixture of uses. Too many uses on a site may not work. Livingston cited the example of condominiums built above a commercial development on Rice Street. Such development must be carefully thought out. Schopf said he had problems with the five-acre limitation. Only four or five parcels out of forty or fifty are at least five acres. This is a hardship for the current owners. Locke stated the five-acre minimum requirement could be changed. Not every use has to be five acres. The permitted uses do not have a minimum requirement, so it is not a case of making everything under five acres nonconforming. LeFevere stated that the City is trying to encourage developers and current owners to acquire some additional property to have parcels that will accommodate permitted uses. For example, with a small site, the lot area per unit for one floor is 3,000 square feet. In the five-acre category, only 2,400 square feet is required. If the use can be combined with a commercial use on the site, 2,100 square feet is required, which is about a 50% increase. The City is trying to create incentives for property owners to get together to make a larger site and qualify for the higher densities. Higher density generates more income per acre, making combining sites viable. Schopf pointed out that in, Van Dale’s situation, where currently he has an 11,000 square feet building on a 1.1 acre site, he needs 5 acres to expand his building to 20,000 square feet. Unless Van Dale can purchase two adjoining sites, Accurate Press cannot expand. Locke pointed out that Accurate Press could not expand under the current ordinance. A site to build a larger building or another larger building may not be available in the NW Quadrant, but may be available in another New Brighton location. Zisla pointed out that was the same problem SuperAmerica had on their site. The problem exists in other parts of the City. Schopf said that, if Van Dale complies with the Zoning Code with 11,000 feet on 1.1 acres, the rationale might be that he could put a 22,000 square foot building on a 2.2 acre site. Zisla said the question becomes, can Van Dale buy some adjoining property or look for another site within the City. Locke commented that Accurate Press is a good business and we are proud to have it in New Brighton. If a current New Brighton business wants to expand, the City certainly wants to work with it to keep it in New Brighton. I:\COMMISSIONS\PLANNING\MINUTES\1998\10-29-98.WPD 5