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Ivlr. f)cterson indicated there is a stand of trees which they are proposing to leave undisturbed, <br />and the question is if that will be privately owned or if the City should own it. He stated they <br />would be comfortable putting covenants on it that would prohibit the association from building <br />~m it in thc future. He indicated the wetland fill necessary is very small; only one creek crossing, <br />m~d all other wetlands are being avoided. He stated that with the exception of one lot this meets <br />thc wetland buffer ordinance being considered by the Planning Commission tonight. He noted <br />~hat one of the four homesteads has been removed, and the other three will be removed after <br />~_pproval. <br /> <br />(;ommissioner Lcvine asked what the value would <br /> <br />Mr. t~eterson stated he believes there will be n,~';~omes .ably up to <br />$400,000. <br /> <br />~;ommissioner Brauer stated he is glad to hear the c6 ~Ut the the trees <br />{o thc north. Itc indicated he has been ~estling witfi:'~;'; S~/pr the interim until they get <br />thc Comprehensive Plan changes, so th~s Wpe of developmen[¢iSCe~r Io deal w~th than others. <br />l lc notcc, that at the last session the Pla~mg;.~Oomm~s~on loo~d~mt;:: gmdehnes, and one <br />thing that has been the b~ggest concern ~s,dens~;tr~t[~mng. He st~tea as he looks at the C~ <br />.;ode, thc current alternatives are to lo. ok~af-~'R-1;~:or~10~o~;~.~lt ~n te~s of being ~n the rural <br /> which r quir <br /> <br />Mr l~ctcrson indicated on this site the~e::are p6~sibly ~Sp6ls that do not meet the spirit of <br />dcrts~ty transmonmg ~n the ordinance. ~He stat~d~;i~the Plying Commission thought ~t would be <br />be~tcr to elumnate those tow lotsi;he would ha~:~Io;:,;St~:S~queez~ng other lots. He indicated the <br />position they are taking is that they:will develop f~w~?16l'S and bigger lots, but want to be able to <br />spread them throughout the development. <br /> <br />Mr. Peterson stated that he is quite"sur6 h:e could find as many neighbors that would ask him not <br />to buffer as those that want a buffer. -~ <br /> <br />Commissioner Brauer noted that buffering is a requirement of City Code, not optional. He stated <br />this development seems to meet COde in most cases, without the Planning Commission having to <br />ask for modifications. <br /> <br />Mr. Peterson indicated this is the way the site laid out. He stated the dilemma the Planning <br />¢iommission is facing is how to write something that will work in all or most situations. <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt indicated that what Commissioner Brauer has touched on is a fundamental <br />i,~;stm they arc facing. He stated as the City starts to run the MUSA line out the Planning <br />Commission has been given authority to run it where they feel it is best. He nOted that with that <br />ihcy have situations where there will be urban and rural lots next to each other. <br /> <br />Planning Commission/April 21, 2005 <br /> Page 12 of 23 <br /> <br /> <br />