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-40- Associate Planner Wald stated that staff is recommending this. She stated their Proposed parking is more than adequate. Commissioner Kociscak asked if one of the Highway 10 accesses would be removed. Associate Planner Wald stated she is anticipating MN/Dot will require both accesses to be removed. Chairperson Nixt stated his main concern is that there should be adequate drainage and asked where the ponding would occur. City Engineer Jankowski stated there could be a temporary drainage pond on site tWo. Motion by Chairperson Nixt, seconded by Commissioner Brauer, to recommend that the City Council approve the proposed site plan for Plants and Things contingent upon compliance with City Staff review letter dated September 27, 2002, and continent upon the applicant providing an alternative temporary drainage pond that is acceptable to staff as well as contingent on approval of interim use permit for dual use and modifying the site plan to eliminate the thirty-eight parking spots to the north of the building. Further discussion: Mr. John White, representing Mr. and Mrs. Hickman requested that until they dedicate the land for a future street that they leave the parkingthere because they would like to be able to use that at this time and do not see it as an issue until they have to dedicate the land. Chairperson Nixt stated it is a recommendation and Mr. White should make this request to the City Council. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Brauer, Kociscak, and Reeve. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioners Johnson and Watson. Case #12: Request for Site Plan Review of Villas Of Meadow. Point; Case of Allstate Development, LLC. Principal Planner Trudgeon stated the City received an application from Allstate Development for site plan review for nineteen tWo-unit townhomes as part of the Villas of Meadow point subdivision. The property is generally located in the triangular area formed by the intersection of Nowthen Blvd, Sunfish Lake Blvd., and Alpine Dr. The subject property is approximately 23.36 acres. The tWo-unit townhomes are part of a larger planned townhome development. The areas where the two-unit townhomes will be located are approximately 13 acres. The site plan shows 19 tWo-unit buildings for a total of 38 townhouse units. The subject property is zoned R-2 and the proposed townhouse development is a permitted use in the R-2 district. The net density of the whole property is 1.8 units per acre. It is the City's understanding that the outlots are proposed to be developed in the future. The tWo-unit townhome units will have public street access to County Road 57 and Alpine Drive (formerly 153rd Ave.), a city municipal state aide road. Four of Planning Commission/October 10, 2002 Page 14 of 20 I ! I Ii I I I I I I ! I I I I I i I