Agenda - Council Work Session - 11/30/2004

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of units currently permitted under 2.5-acre density restrictions but require them to be clustered on a portion of the property, using urban lot standards. Community septic systems would be required, as would a Home Owners Association (HOA) to manage and monitor the system. Infrastructure required to hook the system up to City sewer would be installed at the front end to avoid costly retrofitting down the road. The remainder of the parcel not utilized for cluster lots or the communal system would be platted as one or more outlets to allow further urban development when and if urban services are available to the site. As written, all new subdivisions would need to meet the new standards, regardless of lot size. There would be no exception for simple lot splits. Parcels that are 5 acres or larger would be eligible for subdivision under the new requirements, as is the case under the current code. Park dedication and density transition requirements in City Code would apply to new subdivisions under the new code. Chairperson Nixt closed the regular portion of the Planning Commission meeting at-10:34 p.m. in order to call the public hearing to order. Public Hearing Chairperson Nixt called the public hearing to order at 10:34 p.m. Citizen Input Jon Engstrom 8702 181~t Avenue, NW, stated he has a large parcel of land in this development el; 120 acres. His concerns are the density issues on possible development, what the minimum lot size will be, and if a lot will be considered with the entire property or considered by density issues over buildable land. He has considerable wetland and a 22 acre lake on his property. Property on a lake will never by high density, and he is interested in the density issues. Associate Plam~er Geisler replied they are discussing allowing 16 units clustered in a portion of a 40-acre lot in a proposed area from ¼ to 'A acre. - Ivh'. Engstrom asked if wetland and power line easements would be part of the lot. Associate Planner Geisler responded in the negative. Mr. Engstrom asked about the density. Assistant Community Development Director Trudgeon explained under the current standards there is a net density. Rural area 2 ½ acres utilize gross density. Smaller lots may have to utilize t~et density; this will have to be considered. Mr. k;ngstrom expressed concern that there was just a change from 4 and 40 to 2 lA acres. The reason t~)r thc 2 ~2 acres is to get rid of the leapfrogging and all the small parcels being developed and sub developed. On his 120 acres he has about 55 to 65 acres that are wetland, and about 55 acres that is buildable. Of that he has another 8 to 10 acres of power lines, and by the time roads and parks arc dedicated he ends up with net of 14 lots on 120 acres. Planning Commission/August 5, 2004 Page 29 of 40