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-32- be taken because they are right along the path. She asked the City to hold the contractors accountable to those words and to keep the greenery similar to what it is now. Commissioner Johnson said he was interested in the Staff's and possibly the developer's response to the handout from Bruce Iverson. Principal Planner Trudgeon commented that all the existing tots around the W~}~d go to the edge of the wetland except for those on the peninsula. He noted the devel~fh~s shrunk the lots to end short of the wetland, wh/ch will provide more green space and,~¢B~'ffer. On the lots that go to the edge of the wetland, there is no control what will hag~¢~:*~&n the individual owners move in, ,¢52~? ~::.~}.~. Mr. Black stated that what must be kept in mind is that this proP~?'is guided by the':~¢~ Plan. The peninsula lots are large. He said they are trying to ~e the use on the peni~f~!:and leave as many trees as possible. He felt they have m~?~'a strong~,e~fort to follow "~i~ii¢7~e guidelines, i zi~I~ Mr. Black commented that this development will defin~.~(~l~e the landscape and have substantial grading. He reiterated that they ~ill work with St~ff~{i~'~reserve trees. His company believes strongly that when they develop,~~¢s, they sho~iVd('~firrect the lot so there is no problem with building on that lot. They wi~':!~;~Sdf~:the,,drainag properly. In order to do that, they may have to take out trees. H~}~ted ~¢ pla~f;2:inch trees and in time, the neighborhood will take on character. He~(~cided th~i~4~:a!(~ll plant their own trees and shrubs, which adds to the character:also. '~ii!~!i?});}!i~7i:~:: ~:~' Principal Planner rrudg~)ff':~0intec~(~t that on ~ 46 of the agenda, the developer outlined what they will do for t~e~ ~reservatio~:.iiii' '~, Mike Engels, 5751 1~5, Coup:stated,.... ,.,: ~s::~p~mpL,~o:.~ ~s across from Block 1, Lot 2. He asked ~f there is a v~ance to pui:'~haU~e in there. He ~oted that traffic on Iodine Street was discussed before. HeS~g~'~'~it:going'h~:~{hat hll in mid-a~emoon is going into the sun. He asked if there will be:g. St:~P' i~i~:ag::~ounty ~0gd, 5 ~nd Iodine: -. C~;~n~neer J~ows~dicated'~'~gt deceleration and bypass lanes do need to be constructed at :th~;~int of access. He:e~plained the traffic will need to yield to Coun~ Road 5 from Iodine. He al:~::~oted there is a s~:~mtion be~een Lord of Life's access ~d t~s access. Jim Bitner;:~l~33 ! NS.6n-~: expressed his concern that the developer is unwilling to amortize the t~ee lots in t~'~Mr. Iverson laid out. He said another concern is ~at ~e ~ee plan doesn't seem to fit with the comp plan. ~ere is no aliment on how this is executed compared to the Ci~'s plan. If the developer will not look at how the number of lots can be decreased by t~ee to more closely ali~ wi~ what the Ci~ has laid out, he is concerned. He said he would feel more comfo~able if there was a deeper understanding of the definition and the accountabili~. He suggested tang a step back to review t~s. Planning Commission/January 3, 2002 Page 10 of 18 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I