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Councilmember Zimmerman inquired in regards to the 20 percent open space. ~ ii~! Principal Planner Trudgeon reviewed the open space that is proposed as part of th~ ~elopment notin that the City does not have an ordinance that excludes wetland fi:om be~:U~e~ as open , , ' wed the lan a e that is included Ln:..the 'M~rch draft of Councflmember Kurak rewe gu g -,~-:~., .- ~, '~-'~¢,~ Comprehensive Plan which addresses the use of wetland She,!'Sta!;ed.,.that '~she did not see anywhere on the plan where any useable land is being kept opei~i~b~au"ke~}he does not consider front yards as open geen space. She suggested stronger l~a~.~age to require more open space in ~:~,}ti-i?(i¢ the development ;~(;-':~;~ Councilmember Hendriksen reviewed current ordina'~"de'¢'"'"~;!!;i'~'.~;, Councilmember Anderson inquired as to what Comprehensi:CegJ~ the City would have to submit a minor amendment for. Principal Planner TrUdgeon replied th&:;l~8'would have to research that iri~6~;ti~rt. Councilmember Hendr/ksen stated"(hathe did n&: s;~3~6w the Councif::~5~td amend something the Council has not even ad'0P~ed ge";-was sure th~it,.,th:ey,'.:';'wo~la".,~,have to amend the t995 Comprehensive Plan. He inquired if sta~:;~elt that th:~;~'~;celo~rit,-'¢as consistent with the most recent draft of the Comprehensive Plan. ;'~:;i':_ ;'!:i;;'¢'';;'~ 4'_',!'ff Principal Planner'~dge°~i';eplied yes. Councilme~ber Hendriksen-,~quired if the d~Waf~ent exceeded the amount of townhomes tted,_ ".. -%.--~,. &_'- Principal plannCTrudgeoff ~8,i:a)but of the property. .,::;y'¢:~ncitmember A~Sbn inquired as to how many units are in the current senior building. ?rincipalPIarmer Trudge(~i'l,~i~;~ that there are 50 units. Councilmemb~'Andersori" stated that she had thought that the proposed senior housing was suppose to be a~rror to the existing facility. -':;;~.:-.:~ cprincipal planner Trudgeon replied that the do plan on mirror the building, but it will have 82 '~'-: ~units ins[ead,of 50 units. Mav0~,G~mec noted that he received letters from Robert Shoberg, Sara Strumon, and Bruce iversdn expressing their concerns with the development. City Council/June 26, 2001 Page 14 of 27 -68- I I I, I I I I I I I I I !