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Greenway, which this Commission is well aware,in terms of theplanning effortsto date. There <br />is no additional cost to acquire that. <br /> <br />Mr. Gladhill indicated that the property owner, Hageman Holdings, holds the land currently and <br />would sell the land to Paxmar in order to facilitate development. The Planning Commission <br />believes the Greenway is an adequate public benefit for the additional 30 lots that would be <br />created with the zoning amendment. <br /> <br />Mr. Gladhill advised that staff, City Council, and Planning Commission have emphasized that <br />with the increased density, the developer should must improve both transitional landscaping as <br />well as wider and deeper lots. Staff will continue to push this suggestion throughout the process. <br /> <br />Mr. Gladhill summarized that staff is asking for the Park and Rec <br />recommendation as to whether the acquisition of the Greenway corridor is sufficient public <br />benefit for the additional 30 units, for a total of 97 units. Originally, 70 units would have been <br />sustained by this type of project. <br /> <br />Mr. Gladhill noted the table tries to quantify the various benefits to the public. The monetary <br />value of the Greenway acquisition is hard to determine, as some of it is not buildable and is <br />affected by state regulations. He noted there is some value in the City owning that property <br />versus having wetland protection regulations to enforce on private property. <br /> <br />Mr. Gladhill noted the Council asked whether the Greenway corridor could have been acquired <br />through Park Dedication channels for land dedication channels that have not been used <br />frequently lately. He explained that the property to be acquired is not on the parcel being <br />proposed for development. It is on a parcel for a future business park. This site was originally <br />planned for Legacy Christian Academy. The approval process and infrastructure proceeded, and <br />then the Academy ultimately decided to stay in their existing Andover location. <br /> <br />Mr. Gladhill continued that as such, with that transaction, there was a degree of Park Dedication <br />that was previously addressed with this, and there were 4 acres of property in this general area <br />transferred to the City. The idea was to use it for park purposes or sell it on the private market, <br />with the cash proceeds going into the Park Trust Fund. A good portion of the Park Dedication <br />has been satisfied. It is not likely that the City can require through normal park dedication <br />requirements this same degree of corridor preservation, as is possible through the PUD. The <br />Planning Commission does recommend proceeding with this PUD. He noted that there are <br />members of the public present at this meeting tonight. <br /> <br />Chair Bennett opened up discussion for the Commission. <br /> <br />Commissioner Sis asked about the 4 acres related to the Legacy Christian Academy proposal that <br />ultimately did not come to pass. <br /> <br />Mr. Riverblood noted the location of the 4 acres is on the SE quadrant of Puma and Alpine <br />Drive. He noted there was uncertainty about the development of this area, which may push back <br />the Greenway. He reinforced staff undertook a lengthy process relative to park programming and <br />Park and Recreation Commission/November 9, 2017 <br />Page 4 of 12 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />