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Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Bauer, Commissioners Gengler, Woestehoff, <br />Anderson, Onyambu, and Surma. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioner VanScoy. <br />5.03: Public Hearing: Review Preliminary Plat for Residential Subdivision (PUD) for <br />Shade Tree Cottages (Case 17-130); Case of Shade Tree Communities, LLC <br />Public Hearing <br />Chairperson Bauer called the public hearing to order at 7:18 p.m. <br />Presentation <br />City Planner Anderson presented the staff report stating the purpose of this case is to review a <br />preliminary plat application for Shade Tree Cottages made by Shade Tree Communities, LLC <br />(The Applicant) for a 35-home subdivision off Nowthen Boulevard and Potassium Street. The <br />site was previously granted preliminary and final plat approval for a subdivision via Planned Unit <br />Development (PUD) in 2005, but the final plat has since expired. Since the previous approval, <br />City Code requirements for lot size and wetland setbacks have changed. The PUD zoning <br />remains on the parcel, though the underlying zoning was R-1 (MUSA). Staff provided further <br />comment on the request and recommended approval. <br />Citizen Input <br />Community Development Director Gladhill reported the R-2 zoning district was a more <br />appropriate fit for this project. He reviewed the revisions the developer made to the concept plan <br />based on the Planning Commission's previous comments. <br />Commissioner Anderson requested further information regarding the proposed lot sizes. <br />City Planner Anderson discussed the proposed lot sizes and addressed why a PUD was being <br />pursued for this development. He provided further comment on the public benefit that was to be <br />achieved through PUD's. <br />Community Development Director Gladhill reported this was a challenging project given the <br />approvals that were made in the past. <br />Commissioner Anderson stated he saw no public benefit from this project, beyond the trails. He <br />requested further comment from staff regarding this matter. <br />City Planner Anderson explained the initial proposal was lacking and agreed additional public <br />benefit could be requested from the developer. He reported action on this item could be tabled in <br />order for the developer to provide the Planning Commission with a written response to this <br />concern. <br />Chairperson Bauer requested further information regarding the proposed street widths. <br />Planning Commission/October 4, 2018 <br />Page 4 of 9 <br />