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MISCELLANEOUS ITEM A) Receipt Of Petition From Hunters Hill Opposing Removal Of 144th Lane Cul-De-Sac Sharon Dahlgren - 6328 143rd Lane - Submitted a petition from the residents of Hunter's Hill opposing the reconstruction of the 144th Lane cul-de-sac into a through street to access the proposed Cedar Hills and Chestnut Hills. The opposition is based on their estimation that the number of homes proposed in Cedar Hills and Chestnut Hills has the potential to increase traffic through Hunter's Hill by 100%. Motion by Commissioner Bawden and seconded by Conmfissioner Hendriksen to accept the petition from residents of Hunter's Hill regarding reconstruction of 144th Lane cul-de- sac into a through street and directing City Staff to forward the petition to the attention of City Council. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairman Zimmerman, Commissioners Hendriksen, Deemer and Bawden. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioners Shumway, LaDue and Terry. COMMISSION BUSINESS (CONTINUED) Case #6: Review Amendments To The City Code, Zoning And Subdivision Ordinances: Mr. Banwart stated that City Staff is proposing an ordinance amendment that would require a much greater level of detail to be included on certificates of survey to avoid costly difficulties encountered in the past as a result of improper placement of buildings and structures on lots. Motion by Commissioner Deemer and seconded by Commissioner Hendriksen to recommend that City Council amend the ordinance to require the additional information proposed by City Staff on certificates of survey. Further Discussion: Commissioner Hendriksen stated that additional information proposed to be required will be costly to provide; this proposed ordinance amendment should not apply to building permit applications for additions to existing structures or in situations where it is clearly evident that the proposed construction is not encroaching on property lines. Mr. Banwart stated that the information proposed to be required is necessary to well laid out lot plats; intrinsically, lots created by metes and bounds subdivisions are problems and the additional information proposed to be provided will address some of those problems. Commissioner Deemer noted that the proposed ordinance is intended to document everything that is on a property, not just property lines; certificates of survey do not cost a lot of money. Chairman Zimmerman stated that he feels far too much additional information is proposed to be inclnded on certificates of survey. Mr. Banwart stated that without the information proposed to be required, it is onerous on the City to determine the proposed building site is suitable; it should be onerous on the property owner to prove to the City that the building site is suitable. The Commission discussed the possibility of refining the proposed ordinance amendment to require short and long form certificates of survey to address pre-existing and new cosnmaction. Planning & Zoning Cormnission/August 1, 1989 Page 11 of 13