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-28- Motion by Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Kociscak, to recess the public hearing until 7:30 p.m. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Vice-Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Johnson, Kociscak, Dempsey, Reeve, and Wivoda. Voting No: None. Public Hearin~ Vice-Chairperson Nixt called the public heating back to order at 7:59 p.m. Presentation Community Development Director Frolik stated that various parcels of land were determined to be land use sensitive and were placed in moratoriums while the City worked on the new Comprehensive Plan. In addition, the Zoning and Subdivision Chapter of City Code has not been updated to implement the Comprehensive Plan being considered. A very important aspect of the draft comprehensive plan is that language which would establish transition density standards for new residential development abutting existing development A draft ordinance was presented to the Planning Commission for a public hearing on July 10. It was determined that the ordinance needed some rework and the hearing was continued to the regular Planning Commission meeting in August. In the inter/m, a Planning Commission work session was held on July 18 to provide City. Staff and Loren Gordon (consultant from Hoisington Koegler Group working on the Chapter 9 Rewrite) with some direction and feedback for redrafting the proposed ordinance. Loren Gordon, Hoisin~on Koegler Group, reviewed the proposed ordinance and presented examples as to how the ordinance would impact development. Commissioner Nixt noted that there is a Chapter 9 subcommittee that will' be meeting every fourth Thursday at 6:00 p.m. that the public is welcome to attend. Mr. Gordon expla/ned that the transition would occur over three rows of homes in an attempt to make a gradual reduction in lot size from the one acre standard in the first tier, to 60 percent of that in the second tier, and then 30 percent in the 3rd tier. He explained that the ordinance also addresses topography, highways, vegetation, and wetlands and indicates that a developer may not be able to achieve total density because of the tiering provision. The multiple family approach attempts to provide a buffer around the perimeter of the development by moving some of the required open space to the perimeter of the property and increashag the amount of required open space to 25 percent. Commissioner Johnson inquired as to what would happen if a development was occtmSng next to an undeveloped parcel. Mr. Gordon replied that the developer would be able to develop the property without transition. Planning Commission/August 1, 2000 Page 6 of 13 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I