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1) <br /> <br />Request for a Conditional Use Permit for a Foster Care Group Home; Case of Patrick <br />McLafferty <br /> <br />Chairperson Bawden called the regular Planning Commission meeting back to order at 8:06 p.m. <br /> <br />COMMISSION BUSINESS <br /> <br />Case #1: <br /> <br />Request for Sketch Plan Review of Fox Knoll; Case of Rick Murray, <br />Residential Development Company, and Mark Kleckner, Fox <br />Development Co. <br /> <br />City Engineer Jankowski advised that Rick Murray of Residential Development Company and <br />Mark Kleckner of Fox Development Company are requesting approval of a revised sketch plan for <br />Fox Knoll. Mr. lankowski explained that Mr. Kleckner had applied for a subdivision last year to <br />plat the 20 acres into two 10-acre rural lots, however, City Staff convinced him to postpone his <br />plat until this year due to the anticipated expansion of the Metropolitan Urban Service Area <br />(MUSA) and the availability of sewer and water to the site by mid 1995, which would allow the <br />property to be developed at urban densities. The subject property is now in the MUSA and is <br />zoned R-1 Urban Residential. Mr. Jankowski stated there will be approximately 18-20 single <br />family units. He noted that 151 st Lane N.W. will be extended, resulting in exceeding the 600 foot <br />maximum dead end street length, and that another cul-de-sac will be extended off 151st to access <br />the remainder of the developable property. He explained that the over-extended length of 151 st is <br />the only reasonable means of developing this property short of bridging wetlands (which is <br />unacceptable to DNR) to construct through streets. Mr. Jankowski advised it is anticipated that <br />sewer and water will be provided to the property by extending the sewer trunk along the wetland <br />somewhat in conjunction with the service to the school, and the water will be extending also in <br />conjunction with the extension to the school without going through the Haubrich Addition. The <br />anticipated drainage will be predominantly from east to west, and will require some type of <br />ponding, possibly in the park area, prior to discharge in the wetland. There are also plans to <br />extend the trail through the subdivision over to the school property. <br /> <br />Rick Murray, Residential Development Company, stated that this is a beautiful site, adding that he <br />had initial concerns on incorporating a road system with the least amount of impact on the wetland <br />and trees. He presented Concept Plan #1, outlining the wetland, trees, proposed roads, and <br />building sites. <br /> <br />Commissioner Deemer inquired as to the status of the tree ordinance. <br /> <br />Mr. Jankowski stated that the ordinance is still in the drafting stage and cannot be enforced, <br />however the City has been getting cooperation from the developers. <br /> <br />Commissioner Deemer informed the applicant that this was not an official tool for the City. <br /> <br />Mr. Murray stated he has been made aware of that, however, he will do what he can to cooperate <br />since he stands to benefit as well. Mr. Murray noted that he did have concerns with the trail <br />extension due to the fact that he does not own all the property involved. <br /> <br />Motion by Commissioner Deemer and seconded by Commissioner Holland to grant sketch plan <br />approval to Fox Knoll and recommend that the developer proceed to apply for preliminary plat <br />approval. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Bawden, Commissioners Deemer, Holland, <br />Hendriksen, LaDue, and Terry. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioner Thorud. <br /> <br />Planning Commission/March 7, 1995 <br /> Page 3 of 7 <br /> <br /> <br />