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MnDOT submitted a letter of comment stating that the existing driveway fi'om the farmstead property must be removed. The site plan indicates that there will be no access points from T.H. #47. At the February 6, 2001 Planning Commission meeting, Grant Rademacher indicated that Rademacher Companies is not willing to dedicate right of access along T.H. #47 adjacent to Outlot A of the proposed plat. The developer will need to obtain a permit from the Lower Rum River Water Management Organization and is responsible in obtaining any other permits or licenses required from other regulatory agencies. City Code requires exterior wall finishes to consist of brick face, natural stone, pre-cast concrete, finished metal frame paneling, or glass. The exterior ~naterials proposed for all the multi-family units is maintenance free siding and asphalt shingles. The maintenance free siding is a deviation from the R-3 Urban Residential standards and will require City Council approval. The landscaping plan is acceptable and meets City standards. The R-3 Urban Residential district requires a 15-foot screening buffer between the proposed multi-family development and the existing residential developments located to the east, southeast, and south of the project area. The site plan is proposing a 15-foot screening buffer in the form of various trees and shrubs. The Planning Commission recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution and grant preliminary plat and site plan approval of Orchard Hills. The proposed resolution establishes that the draft density ordinance: a) recognizes that the configuration of a parcel may make compliance with the City Charter requirement for density transitioning impractical; b) proposed to exempt properties from density transitioning if they were zoned fi'om multi-family residential prior to the Charter amendment; c) provides the option for persons owning land adjacent to a development project to waive the density transition requirements if they feel it is not necessary. Councih'nember Zimmerman inquired if the City condemned property from the Rademacher's property as part of the T.H. #47 improvement project. City Engineer' Jankowski replied yes, explaining that the City took 27 feet of the Rademacher property, but noted that the City did not take the right of access. Councilmember Zimmerman stated that typically ifMnDOT does not allow for fight of access it is included on the plat. Steve Slettner, Tec Design, stated that at this point and time the Rademacher's would not like to dedicate right of access to the City. If the Rademacher's were to try and to get access from T.H. #47, the State would probably deny their request, but if it is a make or break issue then they could probably work something out. Mr. Slettner also noted that the extension of Cobalt Street cannot be included in the plat legally because it is not pm1 of their plat. Councihnember Zimmerman stated that his concern is that they would be creating a land-locked parcel. Mr. Slettner replied that the parcel would not technically be landlocked because Rademacher's would be the common owner of both parcels. He explained that the Rademachcr's do not want City Council/February 13, 2001 Page 24 of 28