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cc: Walt Petersen 3-26-70 CITY OF HASTINGS MINUTES OF HASTINGS PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING HELD MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1970 The meeting convened at the Hastings Public Library meeting room at 7:30 P.M. Those present: Mr. Walt Petersen, Mr. Orvin Moen, Mr. Leonard Bauer, Mr. Don Hallberg and Mr. Clarence Soleim. Also present: Mr. and Mrs. Leo Schumacher, Don Hess from Midwest Planners and City Engineer John Davidson. Because of the conflict between the Council Meeting and Planning Commission meeting, a quorum was not present at the Planning Commission Meeting until approximately 9:30 P.M. at which time the Commission was called to order. The first item on the agenda was the approval of the minutes of the meeting of March 9, 1970. It was moved by Mr. Moen, seconded by Mr. Bauer to approve the minutes as furnished and unanimously passed. The next item was a presentation by Mr. Don Hess of Midwest Planners. Mr. Hess was requesting formal action in accordance with a letter dated March 18, 1970. Mr. Hess asked what legal requirements were necessary for a formal petition for rezoning. These were outlined by the City Engineer; requiring the necessary 75% of frontage abutting the property to be rezonedwithin 100 feet. Mr. Hess was asking that an action rezoning be allowed for industrial zoning for the Mobile Home Park, R-3 for the Multiple Dwelling area, and C-1 for the Commercial zone, in accordance with the site plan furnished. It was suggested that a preliminary plat showing outlots, be furnished prior to request for rezoning so that the platting could be taking place at the same time that any rezoning would be accomplished on the property. This would eliminate the cumberson metes and bounds description for zoning purposes. Mr. Hess suggested favorable consideration based upon previous presentation, this same type of development in other communities and the tax structure being compatable for at least seven years, at which time it is expected that the tax structure would change on Mobile Home Parks. Mr. Moen said that there was certainly a question in his mind, if not all of the members of the Planning Commission on what could be done to maintain the aesthetics as proposed, what could be done to insure that the policy proposed would be carried out if there was a change in ownership of the property involved. What control could the City place on the subdivision to maintain the level of school aged children and is, in fact, this type of development good, or in the best interest in this particular