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Gommissi~>ncr Johnson stated he understands the concern, and he raised the issue, but the <br />c~mccm tie has is requiring sidewalks that will never be used. He indicated he thinks pedestrians <br />will use thc streets, and he believes they will compromise the concept if they try to force <br /> <br />Nixt asked why the sidewalk had to be five feet or be concrete, or if it could be an <br /> only three feet wide. <br /> <br />(~om in i s.'sioncr Braucr agreed, indicating that is why he said it could be a trail. <br /> <br />Co~n m is.~ioncr l,evinc agreed he would not want to walk that close to people's houses. <br /> <br />'lhc applicant indicated that by minimizing the driveway length and adding sidewalks there may <br />}'~ .shape issues. He stated with ADA standards a sidewalk can only be a 2% slope, which may <br />cruise concern with the slope of the driveways. <br /> <br />C ~ma miss toner Brauer asked the length of Horton 1 and Herren 4. <br /> <br />applicant indicated they are 625 feet from the center of the right-of-way on Rhinestone and <br /> <br />(iota m issi()nor Brauer asked how they would deal with snow removal. <br /> <br />Mr. Mc'l Icnbach stated when they look at the plan there are two options. He indicated they could <br />g() ol'f' irc dead end on Herren 1 and 4, and also asked to have plenty of room at the catch basin <br />lO S~OI'C ~;IIOW. <br /> <br />Van Scoy asked if they were meeting the requirements for brick facing. <br /> <br />(:om m~mity l)evelopmcnt Director Trudgeon stated they are, and indicated the brick requirement <br />was reviewed during the first phase and this is basically the same. <br /> <br />r\/Iotion by Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Chairperson Nixt, to close the public hearing at <br />7:55 p.m. <br /> <br />Motion (;arried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Johnson, Brauer, Levine, Van <br />St.',oy, and Watson. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioner Shepherd. <br /> <br />Commission Input <br /> <br />('~)m,nissioncr Van S coy stated there is a difference of opinion on the sidewalk. He indicated he <br />li~els it w~mld be a possibility with the potential change to the ordinance on driveway length to <br />i l~corporalc sidewalks without altering the current driveway length proposed. He stated he would <br />like to sec sidewalks on Horton 2 and 5. <br /> <br />Planning Commission/April 21, 2005 <br /> Page 9 of 23 <br /> <br /> <br />