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Commissioner Van Scoy noted that whenlhe sees a sketch plan, he would like to be able to get an <br />idea of how big the lots are. C°mnfissio.ner Brauer stated he appreciated the legality discussion <br />concerning PUDs, but indicated when he ilooks atthese he wants to see what the City is getting, <br />and he does not see anything here. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: ChairperSon NiXt, Commissioners Johnson, Brauer, Shepherd, Van <br />Scoy, and Watson. V°tingNo: None. Absent: None.- <br /> <br />Case #7 Request for Sketch Plan Approval of Rum River Meadows; Case of National <br /> Growth, LLC <br /> <br />Presentation <br /> <br />Associate Planner Wald advised that National Growth, LLC submitted, a sketch plan to develop a <br />residential detached townhome subdivision on the property generally located east of Potassium <br />Street and south of 157th Lane. She Stated th~-SUbject property is 10 acres in size and zoned R-1 <br />Single Family. She indicated CityCode restricts density to three units per acre or up to-four units <br />per acre through a PUD. She advised that the ~ketch plan is proposing to plat the property into 26 <br />detached townhome units for a density 9f 3.2 units per acre. She stated townhome units are <br />permitted through a PUD, and :the ~ubject PrOperty will need to be rez°ned to PUD and the <br />required rezoning application will need to be sUbmitted in conjunction with the preliminary plat. <br /> <br />Associate Planner Wald stated the sketch platt is.prop0Sing to gain access from Potassium Street. <br />Potassium Street is currently an unimproved public street. <br /> <br />Associate Planner Wald indicated City Staff:is:recommending approval of the sketch plan~ <br /> <br />Commission Input <br /> <br />Commissioner Van Sc°y asked how lOng the r°ad woUld be. <br /> <br />The applicant stated it is approximately~ 1200 feet. <br /> <br />Commissioner Van Scoy asked if there was a possibility for another outlet. <br /> <br />Associate Plam~er g/aid stated there is not, ~at least at this ti,me. <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt asked oiher than service the previous development, what purpose the outlet to <br />Radium would serve. He indicated 15~th callnot handle this traffic as more of these old <br />developments redevelop into larger neighborh%ds. He suggested other traffic patterns that <br />would limit the traffic going onto 157th. , i <br /> <br />Community Development Director Trudge0n noted Staff would be looking at traffic for both of <br />these development, and if the goalis to lim!t traffic on 157th, they can look at'other options. <br /> <br />Planning commission/january 6, 2005 <br /> P~ge15 of 21 <br /> <br />P15 <br /> <br /> <br />