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Chairperson Bauer asked if these streets would be publicly maintained. <br />Deputy City Administrator Gladhill commented that as of now all the streets are proposed to be <br />public, but that could change for the detached townhome section of the development as this moves <br />forward. <br />Mr. Fuerick explained that his comment was related to driveway snow removal and storage for <br />that snow. He encouraged the Commission to think about that element in all development projects. <br />Chairperson Bauer stated that in his development the snow from his driveway is piled into his <br />yard. <br />Commissioner Anderson asked if Mr. Fuerick would support the 65-foot lots instead of the 80- <br />foot lots. <br />Mr. Fuerick confirmed that he supports the 65-foot lots as he believes it makes sense and that the <br />developer has taken the tree preservation into consideration. He believed that additional preserved <br />trees are a sufficient tradeoff for the 65-foot lots. <br />Jeff Johnson, 4540 Bowers Drive, stated that when there was first discussion about Capstone <br />building the 12 additional homes, there was never a mention of the piece of City owned land. He <br />stated that there was never discussion of a roadway connection and believed that is fixing a <br />problem that does not exist. He stated that he does not need the Commission or the City to review <br />his calculated risk. He stated that he lives in the floodplain and pays higher insurance rate for that <br />and because of the distance from a fire hydrant. He stated that everyone that purchased on Bowers <br />Drive took that risk willingly and to be isolated from other development. He stated that Bowers <br />Drive was able to support the 12 additional homes and did not want to see the City attempting to <br />fix a problem that does not exist. He stated that there is not one incident where an emergency <br />situation occurred, and the City services were not able to access. He stated that 95 percent of the <br />residents on Bowers Drive reject the road connection and asked the City to take that off the table. <br />Chairperson Bauer commented that the decision to obtain the property for a roadway connection <br />was obtained when the 12 homes were constructed. He stated that they are now discussing whether <br />that connection is necessary. <br />Deputy City Administrator Gladhill stated that in 2016 they were attempting to be flexible with <br />the design and should have been more specific in the plan set as to the potential future street <br />connection. He noted that the information was disclosed in the 2016 presentation. <br />Mr. Fuerick stated that the concern of the Bowers Drive residents is not with traffic from the new <br />development. He invited the Commissioners to come down Bowers Drive and see the pedestrian <br />activity from the Bowers Drive residents. He stated that the entire road is tree lined and therefore <br />if there is a storm that causes a tree to go down, they will deal with it as many residents have <br />chainsaws. He stated that if the developments are connected, that will significantly increase the <br />pedestrian traffic, which will impede the enjoyment of the Bowers Drive residents and their ability <br />to drive down the road safely. <br />Planning Commission/ August 6, 2020 <br />Page 7 of 11 <br />