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Councilmember Riley stated that the Council already approved the plat without the street access <br /> and suggested tabling that discussion. He stated that for planning sake, he believes that the <br /> utility extension would make sense and the details should be negotiated between the developers. <br /> He noted that the role of the City could be as moderator but that would be it. <br /> Mr. Roessler stated that Capstone is before the Council tonight with an amendment to the <br /> Preliminary Plat, which will change size of lots to the south and access to the north. He believed <br /> that this would be the time to address any changes the Council would like to see to the <br /> Preliminary Plat. He stated that a caveat could be added stating that Capstone will work with the <br /> City prior to the third phase to provide utility extension stubbed to the west. He did not think <br /> two developers should attempt to work out the details and believed that the City should require <br /> the extension. <br /> Acting Mayor LeTourneau summarized the consensus of the Council for the two developers to <br /> work out the details on utility extension. He suggested that the discussion move toward the topic <br /> of density transitioning. <br /> Councilmember Riley summarized the comments in the staff report and from the City Attorney <br /> that the original plat for Capstone was correct using the existing development. <br /> Mr. Roessler stated that the Preliminary Plat for Northfork was provided in the 1980's and <br /> reiterated in the 1990's. He stated that AKM Farms believes that their Preliminary Plat was in <br /> existence and therefore believes that it was short sighted to not consider the density transitioning <br /> without buffering between $200,000 homes and $500,000 homes. He stated that they would like <br /> some kind of buffering on the 15 to 18 homes that backup to Outlot C. <br /> Acting Mayor LeTourneau asked if there is an approved Preliminary Plat for Outlot C. <br /> Community Development Director Gladhill stated that there were concepts and Preliminary Plats <br /> in the past which are decades old and there is not a valid Preliminary Plat in place. <br /> City Attorney Langel stated that the Preliminary Plat is 33 years old and therefore a Preliminary <br /> Plat that old is dead. He stated that the property owner would need to conform to current zoning <br /> and unless a property owner has been given permission to keep a plat in limbo, it would not be <br /> valid after that amount of time. He stated that density transitioning protects an existing <br /> residential development, which does not exist to the west as that is vacant land. He stated that it <br /> would be hard pressed to describe land that has been vacant for decades as an existing residential <br /> neighborhood. He did not therefore see how the requirement for density transitioning would <br /> apply. <br /> Councilmember Shryock asked how long AKM Farms has owned the property. <br /> Mr. Roessler replied about one year. <br /> City Council Work Session /June 26, 2018 <br /> Page 5 of 8 <br />