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Chairperson Nixt .explained that during the Comprehensive Plan amendment, those specific <br />homeowners asked to be exempt from the re-zoning. Now the City is doing what it would have <br />done then. ~ <br /> <br />Commissioner Brauer reiterated that unless someone could make a compelling case for re- <br />zoning, he could not agree. <br /> <br />Mr. Johnson stated that because the first portion of the deyelopment was townhomes, he felt it <br />made sense to have the entire area part of the development. He indicated if the 2"a addition was <br />going to use the roads, they should be in the association to help pay for them. He did not see the <br />point in having four single-family homeowners only able to access their homes by driving on <br />streets through a townhouse development. <br /> <br />Commissioner Van Scoy stated he shares the concern of the number of high-density residences. <br />He added that for transition it would make sense 'to have single-family homes, but he sees the <br />reasoning for suggesting town homes. He stated there is delineated wetland, and they are also <br />proposing a pond, which seems to be deeper than the wetland. He asked if the engineering staff <br />looked at the pond. <br /> <br />City Engineer Olson stated if it is below the elevation of the wetland, they are not gaining any <br />volume. <br /> <br />Commissioner Van Scoy stated his concern is with the amount of depth, and the number of <br />children that will be in and around this development. <br /> <br />City Engineer Jankowski stated the engineering staff is okay with the pond. <br /> <br />Commissioner Van Scoy stated he would vote against the rezoning. <br /> <br />Commissioner Johnson indicated he will vote for it. He stated it makes no sense for single- <br />family homes to drive through a town home development. <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt agreed. He stated he is usually against rezoning to medium density, but here it <br />seems to make sense for something that was largely decided before this development came in. <br /> <br />Commissioner Shepherd stated it makes sense from that perspective, but looking across the <br />street, visually it does not make sense. <br /> <br />Commissioner Watson stated he is opposed: He indicated the Comprehensive Plan was meant to <br />go to 2020, and he is against amending it 18 years out. <br /> <br />Mr. Johnson stated there are three characteristics of the property that lends itself to rezoning. ,~ A power line and power line easement; <br /> · Backing up to Alpine Drive; <br /> <br />Planning Commission/June 5, 2003 <br /> Page 11 of 23 <br /> <br />-27- <br /> <br /> <br />