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Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Johns, Commissioners Ostrum, Shryock, LaMere, <br />Lehman, Olds, and Pontius. Voting No: None. Absent: None. <br /> <br />Case #4: Sketch Plan Review for Shade Tree Cottages and Rum River Meadows <br /> <br />Civil Engineer 1I Linton explained that Shade Tree Communities, LLC has submitted a sketch <br />plan to create Shade Tree Cottages, a development with a mix of single family and detached <br />town_house units. This development is east of Nowthen Boulevard, north of old County Road 5 <br />and west of Potassimn Street. National Growth, LLC has submitted a sketch plan to create Rum <br />River Meadows, a development of detached townhomes. This development is east of Shade Tree <br />Cottages and both will use Potassium Street for access and will use the existing Radium Street <br />stub to access t57th Lane. These projects are in the Oak Recreation District, which/ncludes <br />Elmcrest Park. <br /> <br />Staff held meetings with this both developers regarding the common access street. The Planning <br />Commission cases are attached; please note that both developers have submitted revised sketch <br />plans after the Planning Commission agenda was printed. Neighborhood interest was strong on <br />both projects at the Planning Commission meeting. <br /> <br />The neighborhood concerns included traffic, improvement of Potassium Street (currently gravel), <br />wetland impacts, and overall density. Plmming Commission indicated that useable open space <br />should be included in the revised plans. Planning Commission voted to deny both sketch plans. <br />Both developers plan to take their sketch plans to the City Council to get additional input before <br />revising the plans and submitting revised sketches or preliminary plats. <br /> <br />Prece~lent has been to make the formal park dedication after the preliminary plat .has been <br />submitted. This is defimtely prudent at this stage since the plans are changing. <br /> <br />Chair Johns noted along County Road Five they would want a trail. <br /> <br />Commissioner Olds stated they also need to be concemed with the buffer and. delineation of the <br />wetlands. <br /> <br />Chair Johns stated this is within the school walking zone and they would like to get trails along <br />both .sides of Nowthen Boulevard eventually. <br /> <br />Case #5: Sketch Plan Review for Ramsey Meadows 5th Addition <br /> <br />Civil Engineer ]l Linton stated TMH Development has submitted a sketch plan to create ? single <br />family Urban lots. The lots will front on 149th AVenue. This development is dividing 1 metes <br />and bounds parcel to create the 7 lots. This project is in the Prairie recreation district. The area <br />of the parcel is 3.5 acres. <br /> <br />The project ,,vas approved to go to the preliminary sketch plan stage. The Planning Commission <br />did note that there are wetlands on the site and may impact the actual number of lots that can be <br /> <br />Park and Recreation Commission/January 13, 2005 <br /> Page 6 of 8 <br /> <br /> <br />