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to preserve some of the natural landscape and topography and if this is the case, do they need a <br />variance from the application of City Code to provide for the intended landscape plan. <br /> <br />Principal Planner Trudgeon stated the code does not say it needs to be covered in sod but needs <br />some natural ground cover such as natural vegetation. <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt asked if they wanted to provide for a certain minimum portion of this that is at <br />least landscaped with grass and irrigated. <br /> <br />Principal Planner Trudgeon stated they would have to pay close attention to this because they do <br />not want to create a loophole. <br /> <br />Mr. McGee stated they would leave it natural around the wetland and the trees and they planned <br />on sodding the rest of the development. <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt stated they want to make sure the code is not inconsistent with at a minimum <br />the tree preservation that is associated with this because they want to preserve the trees. <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt asked Mr. McGee if he had any concerns or issues that has not been worked <br />out with staff. <br /> <br />Mr. McGee stated he did not. <br /> <br />Councilmember Anderson stated she believed they had worked things out with the staff but they <br />have some problems on the Council regarding this development. She stated that she is concerned <br />with just approving the twin home portion of the development without looking at the overall <br />development, especially the sixteen unit buildings. Part of her concern is if they put in the first <br />section and try to work with the remaining sections, they do not have the flexibility they had <br />before they developed the first section. She would like to have a good look at the entire <br />development before they approve the first phase. She stated she was concerned with changing <br />city code to permit sixteen unit buildings. Council member Anderson is also concerned that in <br />the second phase, these are not townhomes, they are condominiums and Ramsey has not <br />processed condominiums in the law. <br /> <br />Principal Planner Trudgeon stated Birch Hill Lodges is condos, Rivenwick is proposed to be <br />condos, and they would plat lots as the whole building and then continue forward from there. <br /> <br />Councilmember Anderson stated she was concerned with approving the first section because she <br />thought they would try to change the rules to build sixteen unit buildings. <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt stated this was a valid point but in the beginning Mr. McGee was told they may <br />not be able to put sixteen units on the property and this was not going to impact the decision <br />made. <br /> <br />Planning Commission/October 10, 2002 <br /> Page 16 of 20 <br /> <br /> <br />