Minutes - Planning Commission - 02/07/2002

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Chairperson Nixt warned against making the aprons too long, which makes an inviting place to park motorcycles and bikes. Mr. Johnson agreed. Motion by Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Watson to recommend that the City Council approve the proposed site plan for Sunwood Estates contingent upon compliance with City Staff review letter dated January 29, 2002, with the modification of allowing the northerly access as one for emergency use only and requiring 4 foot aprons in front of the garages for units 1, 4, and 5. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Johnson, Watson, Brauer, Kociscak, Reeve, and Sweet. Voting No: None. Absent: None. PUBLIC HEARING/COMMISSION BUSINESS Case #9: Request for Preliminary Plat Review of Alpine Meadows; Case of Eighty Seven LLC Chairperson Nixt closed the regular portion of the Planning Commission meeting at 9:12 p.m. in order to call the public hearing to order. Public Hearing Chairperson Nixt called the public hearing to order at 9:12 p.m. Presentation Principal Planner Trudgeon noted that Eighty Seven LLC has applied for a preliminary plat review of a 42-unit townhome development. The property is generally located in the southwest quadrant of T.H. #47 and 153rd Avenue N.W. and the fee title owner is Blaine Edmundson. The subject property has recently received a rezoning to R3-U and Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change the land use designation to Medium Density Residential. The property is approximately 8.7 acres in size. The preliminary plat is proposing a public road extending south from Alpine Dr. that terminates in a temporary cul-de-sac. At the December Planning Commission meeting, there was discussion on how and whether the new public road should connect to properties to the south. Mention was made of existing service road parallel with Hwy. 47. This would require the new road in the plat to be aligned to the southeast comer of the property. The preliminary plat shows the new right-of-way ending at the center of the southern property line, which would facilitate a road extension to the south that would intersect with 152nd Avenue. Staff feels that both ideas have advantages and disadvantages. Mr. Trudgeon noted that City Ordinances limit the length of a dead end to 600 feet. The City desires to have the right-of- way extend to the south property line in order to accommodate future extension and connections to streets to the south. The extended right-of-way as shown on the preliminary plat greatly exceeds the 600-foot limit. In order to comply with City Ordinances, the applicant is showing a temporary cul-de-sac about 600 feet from Alpine Dr. The plat also shows a road extending Planning Commission/February 7, 2002 Page 12 of 19