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I I I :1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I vehicles out of the development in the peak a.m. hours. During the peak p.m. period 115 vehicles will be entering the development and 61 vehicles will be leaving the development. Based on their analysis ten percent of the residents from "The Ponds" development would use CSAH #5, 10 percent would use T.H. #47 to the north, 10 percent would use DYsprosium Street, and the remaining 60 percent would go south on T.H. #47. The proposed conditions at all three locations would be an acceptable level of service. Dysprosium would have an additional 30 to 35 trips during the peak periods and Iodine Street would have an increase to ten trips during the peak periods. Mr. Corkle recommended that a westbound land and an eastbound turn lane be provided along CSAH #5 into the development. Mike Black, Royal Oaks Realty, . stated that the property is CSAH. #5, and the westerly portion of the property is zoned recent draft of the Comprehensive Plan identifies the site as to the Commission was in conformance with the Comp print" the City has for the site. Mr. Black also neighborhood to discuss the development. The key that the area is unique and they don't want to lose property that are currently heavily used. He explained to big element of their plan and they would lik~.to expand on it, of the existing wetland. Mr. Black development would occur some day on but they do want to make sure that it is possible. He did discuss the possibility of trees to the outer edge of the dev:elopment. trees would have to be rem'C~d ~fi/0rder' for services. The neighborsTexp?essed a;S~ong and he has pledged to d°!~i~at, Once,:{~;.~k have will take another 106k'at tree in traffic. Mr. Bla~l~:-exp The plan Plan.and reflects along z's most sented were the meeting were linear trails across the that the trail system is a as keeping the nature view understood that are the development, to see as many trees saved as as many pine level of the development most of the construct the road way and put in City control tree removal around the perimeter of way for road construction they of concern had to do with the increase only be one connection to the existing neighborhood ,t9 the nortlii, i: ~e;0ther main area of concern had to do with the retention ponds. They are:et~'~h~lY proposi:ngi'~retention ponds on the site that are required by the water shed districlf~ii':Thsk'~"'P'°nd~ are th~/~e~i~!~handle run-off from the impervious surfaces. Some of the pcmdslr'~511 be dry pohd~;;and so~'~i'!}~, be wet ponds. The other area of Concern had to do with the'i.~ktension of 145t~ C~fi~. He e~'iained that the existing nei~hbors are very concerned with kd~ffig the natural aesth~fi~k. Mr. Black has indicated to those neighbors that those seven lots woul&be.,custom lots, which means that they will be left in there natural state and then the developer *i~'! ,decide h0~i:~; develop the site once they have a buyer. Tom Chesness~ 5~2~. 145 Court, ~amsey, stated that he was told that the land across ~om his home could not be developed because there was not enough high land and know they are being told that it will be developed on. He.personally did not think the site was buildable. Commissioner Sweet inquired as to why Mr. Chesness did not think the land was buildable Planning Commission/June 5, 2001 Page 10 of 30 ~259-