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April 1, 1981 Park Board Miritues f Page 3 A. Walhurn Industrial Park Preliminary Plat (Continued) • Van Hatten said it seems #2 is smaller than needs to be. Bury said it is not small; it is 7Z acres. The, piece of property was divided the best. .as possible. : Bury said the site has all possibilities of an industrial site. He would encourage that it be kept and industrial area for better- ment of all. Industr-ial area can work very-well with park land.. .- Larry Baker again stressed 'the fact that the developer was looking at it as a heavy industrial area and the City t~ants it a sensitive.in- dustrial area. , Bury said he is not asking for rezoning. Schn-idt said the asphalt ,company will be in operation the same season as the ~aark will get its main use. Archer asked Bury if he looked at the stipulations for sensitive in- dustrial. You don't agree to meet these stipulations. Bury said he intends to sell th,e parcels.. It will then be the owners • responsibility to meet the stipulations. Archer asked if he understood what was being discussed. Bury said if Beisswenger doesn't want-to do something, there was nothing he could do but encourage him to integrate with other-property. Archer said the Park Board and Planning Commission-have spent years planning this 'park. You purchased this property knowing full well the intention. of what the City wanted the property to be. Bury said the property has been a dump area.° He has tried to stop it but couldn't. Want the area to be cleaned up, We all have that same int:crest. It~ will be up to the,_~o~vner to meet approval of, the Boards.. ~ , Schmidt made it clear that the Council--has approved the area as sensitive industrial, No parcels will be developed heavy industrial. fury stated he~underst:ands but the,prQgerty-is now heavy .industrial, It is not law yet. Can't address this to something not black and white Larry Baker saa.d there was no intent on the applicants part to meet the sensitive industrial code. `Maybe this is not tie right plot for sensitive industrial. Schmidt stated that there have been times when`the developer believed there was nothing he could do, but by working with the City staff he was able'to meet standards. ~` Gunderman said typically it's the front yards that are landscaped. But in this instance the park will be•lookinq at the back`of the development site.