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FEB 02 '~B ~B:~ RAMDALL DEHMGOODRICH Mr. William iGoodr£ch January 26, 1993 Page 2 3. PubliciU,- of Land As a part o~ the PUD approval, the City required that a deed restrictionlbe imposed on the deed from the City ~o the golf course owners, requiring that the golf course be perpetually open for public ~lay, at rates comparable =o other local public courses. F~r all practical purposes, the City received a free municipal g.lfd course without =he attendant headaches of ownership, iFor any subsequent developer to claim the right to our trea?me~t, h~s project would also need to have crea~ed a substantial Ipubl~c recreational opportunity. 4. Gran~f~.ther's Rights to Higher Den~it~ Prior to pl~.tting Rum River Hills, we had been assessed for a road improv~ ment project on a portion of our land based on a density fo~.ula which produced far more assessments than would have been t~e case under a one-in-ten acre density, which was in effect at t~e time of the PUD. The number of lo~s we were allowed was in recognition of these rights and was a compromise. In addition, =he PUD ordinance does not have any density goals or requirements. 'A case-by-case review is done. 5. Downscalinq Approved Densit~ The approve4 narrative for the PUD called for a density of up to 10 units pe~ acre for Out.lo= C, which would mean.about 36 units. We are asking for a lower density, looking for 12 units on 4.6 acres as opposed to 36 units on 3.6 acres. 6. Back~D ~Drainfield Areas The City reqbaired, as a condi%ion of approval of the PUD, that we obtain easements over all 120+ acres of golf course fairways to accommodate ;backup sysUems for possible drainfield failures. This translates to abou~ an additional 3.4 acres of land for every lot i~ the subdivision. In short, f~r subsequent.developers to claim that approval of our current repeat would entitle them to~do, townhouse development of a simzlarn~ure, I believe that their proposal would need to meet ~he following criteria: · . (1) ~e of Similar size (I50+ acres); ~ (~) Be proposed as a PUD, wi~h multiple land uses; (3) Contai~ a major public recreational facility; 9/