Agenda - Planning Commission - 08/26/2021

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remainder of the discussion would be unnecessary. He stated that they did resubmit a plan around July 16th that shows a looped road connection. He noted that the looped road maintained the same number of lots and single-family area to maintain the transition. He stated that one of the challenges related to access is that unless you go to the west to get on Armstrong, the roads on the other side of Armstrong do not match up. He stated that there would be opportunity to link some of the private driveways to the fire station area or main road in order to provide additional emergency access. Chairperson Bauer noted that the 2040 Comprehensive Plan was recently completed and showed this property as high density. He stated that it seems logical to change the property to medium density. Commissioner VanScoy commented that he agrees that it would make more sense and provide a better transition. Chairperson Bauer confirmed the consensus of the Commission to support the change in density. Commissioner Anderson commented that buffering would be mandatory along the north and west because of the size of the adjacent existing lots. Mr. Jablonski asked for clarification on the required buffering. City Planner Anderson stated that staff has not initiated review of the updated drawing with the looped road. He stated that there are multiple options that could be applied for density transitioning, but landscaping is usually the chosen option and provided additional details. Chairperson Bauer asked for input on the lot width. Commissioner Walker stated that he would reserve his opinion until he hears input from the residents that live adjacent to the subject property. Commissioner Anderson stated that the Commission has received input on this type of transition in the past. He noted that in the other instance the residents were acceptable to the 65-foot lot width adjacent to the existing lots with the appropriate density transition which included a berm corridor and landscaping. Chairperson Bauer stated that in that case there were sketches provided with an open house worksession where neighbors could come in to review the plans and provide comments. He stated that through those discussions there was a compromise reached between the developer and neighbors. He suggested that the developer follow a similar path in order to gain input and support from the neighboring property owners. Commissioner Anderson stated that he is still against even the looped plan. He stated that the City has problems with developers presenting a nice plat that only has one way in. He stated that although the fire department would have access, he would be concerned with how residents could get out of the development if there is an incident. He noted that he would be more in favor of the