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Chairperson Nixt asked if it is still in their charter. <br /> <br /> Associate Planner Wald indicated it is. <br /> <br /> Chairperson Nixt stated the good news is that in 90 days b/ir. Salmon ,,vil:l' have a':better idea of <br /> what will be allowed and more guidance than he has today. <br /> <br />Mr. Salmon stated he wonders how difficult it will be to get sewer under Trout Brook. ~. He <br />indicated there are also a lot of large lots that will mess up getting sewer. <br /> <br />Associate Planner Geisler stated they get a lot of calls froth people with one and two acres that... <br />want to subdivide. <br /> <br />Associate Planner Geisler recapped the Planning'. Commission's comments and questions, <br />including: - <br /> > Keep working with the cluster concept ' <br /> -- How do we preserve the corridors for transportation and: other services <br /> How do w.e potentially allow for some non-residential uses., m the future. <br /> Consult the League of Minnesota Cities and the City Attorney on impact fees <br /> <br />Commissioner Brauer stated the cost is really/mportant. He thinks.' they continue to try to add <br />more development to help Cover the cost of extra services they have to put in. <br /> <br />Commissioner Johnson indicated development does not re~[ly'add money to a city; it just adds <br />additional people to with which to divide the-budget. He stated if you have a lot of new houses <br />you have to add more police and fire so the budget goes up and taxes go up, but there are more <br />people with which to divide that budget. <br /> <br />Commissioner Brauer a~eed, noting that What:he saw with the school district is that it is not an <br />even.. Climb. He stated_they can add 50 houses and be okay, but suddenly adding I0 more <br />reqmres: a. new school, So if you have not thought it out thoroughly there can really be an impact. <br /> <br />Commissioner',Iohnson corm,nented the Town Center will have an impact on the Comprehensive <br />Plan Amendmentalso. <br /> <br />Commissioner Brauer stated, one more thing to consider is distance. He indicated if you have <br />someone-in the middle of nowhere who has 40 acres that wants to subdivide it would be different <br />from someone right next to current development. He stated maybe a criteria needs to be distance <br />from existing, services. He added that even if they cluster the lots and have a communal septic <br />system it stilt has environmental impacL <br /> <br />Assocmte Pt'~nner Geisler indicated they could look at some flexible guidelines based on distance <br />from major services and major roads. <br /> <br />Case. #8 Staff Update <br /> <br />Planning Commission/June 3, 2004 <br /> Page 16 of 17 <br /> <br /> <br />