Agenda - Council - 09/28/2021 - Laserfiche WebLink

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regular watering is a factor when being established. He stated that it is feasible and practical to plant on a berm. Commissioner Peters stated that if there are plantings on a berm would that reduce the ability for homeowners to put features on their property. City Planner Anderson commented that backyards would terminate at the start of the transition corridor and therefore it would not have an impact on what can be done on private property. He stated that the density transitioning corridor would need to be placed in its own lot under separate ownership to avoid that situation. Commissioner VanScoy asked who would own the transition corridor. City Planner Anderson stated that in this instance it sounds like the HOA would maintain ownership of that area. Commissioner VanScoy asked how it would work if there was not an HOA. City Planner Anderson stated that another option would be for that land to be deeded to the City once installed and established. He stated that in this scenario it would be likely that the HOA would own that parcel. Chairperson Bauer asked if the City Council provided input on the 80 foot lots versus the 65-foot lots. City Planner Anderson stated that the Council would prefer to see the property remain as 80 foot lots as a transition into the existing developed neighborhoods. Councilmember Woestehoff stated that it was an overwhelming consensus that the property remains at 80-foot lots. He asked the Commission to also support the 80-foot-wide lot requirement to avoid the situation where the Commission supports 65-foot lots only to get to the Council and have that denied. Citizen Input ik Paul Tabone, Lennar, thanked the Commission to listening to the request. He noted that he has been working closely with staff to propose different layouts for the property. He stated that at this time they are down to the lot sizes, noting that the Council was clear about the desire for 80-foot- wide lots. He stated that they are working with staff on the secondary access. He stated that the density transitioning is the biggest challenge. He noted that with the desire of the Council to have 80-foot lots, the depths of those home sites would be shortened if that transition area is put into its own parcel. He hoped that there could be some flexibility on that. He stated that he understands how important berming and density transitioning is in the City of Ramsey. He stated that this site is a challenge, surrounded by business, municipal, and rural residential uses. He asked if there could be flexibility in the density transitioning plan if the intent is still met. He stated that the draft landscape plan included as many trees as recommended by the landscaper per size at full maturity,