Minutes - Planning Commission - 01/02/2020

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like to see the private road location moved slightly to preserve additional trees. He stated that the private road would be proposed at 24 feet wide, without parking allowed on either side. He stated that he would propose to move the roadway closers to CR 5. Ms. Hunter stated that she would be concerned with moving it closer to CR 5, as it would disrupt the stacking that occurs on 146th. She stated that narrowing the road would create less of an opportunity for traffic to speed through but would be concerned with moving the access closer to CR 5. Patrick Hampton, 15551 Potassium St NW, stated that he lives about one mile from the proposed development and is the current owner of the northmost lot. He encouraged the Commission and City to speed this process up. He commented that he has had multiple medical issues and needs to sell his property to pay for those expenses. He appreciated anything the City can do to speed up this process. He stated that if the City drags this process out too long it could deter the development of the property, similar to a situation that occurred on another property in the area 15 years ago that remains undeveloped today. Chad Lindgren, 5561 145th Circle NW, stated that he has seen some change in the area in the 15 years he has lived on his property. He stated that he does not want to see someone not have the ability to sell and develop their land. He believed that there is something that can be done to develop the property but believed that it would have to work for both the residents and developer. He commented that while he would love to see trees preserved, he would not want to see the access moved closed to CR 5. He agreed that perhaps moving the construction entrance off CR 5 would make sense. He stated that location and density of the trees are both important. He noted that he would want to see trees both on the front and back of the property. He stated that on his cul-de-sac there are some two-story homes and some single-story and therefore had some concern with two-story townhomes. He noted that perhaps there could be some slab homes transitioning to the two-story townhomes. Commissioner VanScoy asked if the turn lane issue has been addressed by the developer. City Planner McGuire Brigl noted that the comments were provided to the developer and shared with the developer's engineer. She stated that perhaps the developer is awaiting input from the Commission before asking for their engineer to make additional changes. Chairperson Bauer commented that he feels that the best solution to move forward would be to hold a worksession with the developer and neighbors prior to the February meeting to allow more open dialogue. Commissioner Anderson commented that this is a good project that he would like to see continue to move forward but has some concerns. He encouraged the neighbors to attend the open house/worksession prior to the February meeting to provide additional input. Planning Commission/January 2, 2020 Page 6 of 8