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Steve Larson - 17000 Yttrium Street N.W. - Inquired as to what kind of housing will be developed in Trott Brook Ponds. Commissioner Deemer replied that the homes built would have to meet the current housing standards. Chairman Zimmerman noted that the developer, Gerald Bauer, has a track record of building fairly expensive homes in Ramsey. Steve Larson - Stated that his wife used to do real estate closings and he shivered every time she mentioned PUD's; they ususally end up being something less than desireable. The City should not move so fast and take time to carefully study this issue before rezoning the property to a PUD. Randy Vanderlee - 6353 169th Lane N.W. - Stated that there is an ordinance that requires 2.5 acre lot sizes and he is confused as to why it is being changed. Randy stated that his property abuts the south end of Trott Brook Ponds; that the area is already wet and the added development will result in drainage problems on his lot. Mark Banwart stated that the City's platting procedure requires 2.5 acre lot sizes unless the property is in the Urban area. In addition, if there are inherent physical features on the property, City Code indicates that some consideration should be given for substantial pieces of property set aside for parks and surface water management. A PUD provides that if 20% of the overall area will become public/private open space, in this case public, then the developer has the flexibility for smaller lot sizes as long as the overall average density (acreage divided by number of lots), meets the one unit per 2.5 acre requirement. All of the lots must meet City Code minimum standards for on-site septic systems. The intent of the PUD is to preserve open spaces and surface water management areas. Bev Semanko - Stated that she doesn't believe the developer should be able to utilize the wetland acreage when calculating overall density. Brian - 5821 160th Lane N.W. - Stated that he has lived in Ramsey for 5 years and there is more and more building going on. There are lots being built on that would not have been considered buildable before the drought. Brian stated that a contractor had dumped and buried cement debris on the neighboring lot; the Building Official was called and he visited the site and found some of the buried cement but nothing more was done about it. Brian stated that the student enrollment at Ramsey Elementary 4.5 years ago was 500; now the enrollment is 750. Allowing more developments will result in more families coming to Ramsey which will create a need for more schools. Wayne Davis - 6530 Green Valley Road - Stated that he owns most of the land to the north and he is opposed to the proposed density. Stated that he has lived in Ramsey and one of his goals is to preserve some open land for activities like cross-country skiing. Stated that he also owns the land across Trott Brook on the south side and he wants to be sure he has access to it in the future. Mr. Banwart stated that Wayne Davis' concerns for access to his property south of Trott Brook have been addressed in the preliminary plat. Planning & Zoning Commission Public Hearing/December 5, 1989 Page 2 of 6