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but~since that time the developers have included land area within the <br />Critical Area designation and the city has to abide by the ordinance on <br />the Critical Areas and the city doesn't have E.Q.B. approval. <br /> <br />The developer asked if he could get approval if he would leave out the <br />land area within the Critical Area. <br /> <br />City Attorney Goodrich informed the developers that the city still has not <br />received the abstract or the escrow. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec informed the developers that they don~t have preliminary approval <br />yet, but they could come in with the preliminary and final approval requests <br />the same day. <br /> <br />City Attorney Goodrich explained that the only thing the develOpers can do is <br />sell the lots, but the buyers cannot get a build'.~ng permit unless the <br />improvements are in. <br /> <br />The developer asked if the escrow would go off when the streets are in. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec said the escrow would go off when the street are in. <br /> <br />The developer asked if he could hold off on blacktoppimg until 75% of the lots <br />are developed because construction might hurt the blaektopp~ng~ He asked if <br />they could just gravel the streets. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec told him to put the request in his proposal. <br /> <br />City Engineer Raatikka informed the developer that there .is a water problem on <br />the urban street which would wash out the gravel and before they could <br />blacktop, the gravel would have to be redone. <br /> <br />The general consensus of the council is that the area should all be blacktopped. <br /> <br />The developer asked if the blacktopping would be escrowed. <br /> <br />Mr. Burt Chelton, developer, said the whole purpose of escrow is for security <br />for the city and he said he would like to be able to sell some lots before <br />blacktopping. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec informed himthat the lots can be sold before blacktopping, but <br />no building permits would be issued until a~l the improvements are in. <br /> <br />The developer said they were discussing putting in condominiums or townhouses <br />or quads on the lots to the south of Riverdale and he wanted to know if these <br />would be allowed. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec explained that presently only single-dwelling-houses are allowed, <br />but the city is looking into other type housing now. <br /> <br />COUNCIL'NEW BUSINESS <br /> <br />1) Double Driveway'to~$erve'a Residential Lot for Council~Discussion <br /> <br />City Administrator Schnelle explained the reason for the ordinance allowing <br />only one driveway per residential lot is that at one time the city paid for <br /> <br />C/May 27, 1980 <br />Page 8 <br /> <br /> <br />