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which falls short of the requirement. He stated that if a berm is added, that would take space from the backyards of the residents. He commented that there are some fairly significant existing tree lines to the north and west of the site. He stated that an adjacent property owner previously made the comment that he would even support 65-foot lots, if properly screened. He noted that property has a row of evergreens and suggested that perhaps a row of evergreens be added on this site to increase the thickness of that screen. He stated that would meet the intent of screening without reducing the backyard sizes. He stated that if home sites cannot be platted to the lot line, as shown, it would create a challenge in having 80-foot lots. He commented that staff has been great to work with throughout this process. Chairperson Bauer asked the concern with the size of the 80-foot lots. Mr. Tabone reviewed the depth that is needed in order to meet the 10,000 square feet lot size for an 80-foot-wide lot. He noted that if the density transitioning corridor is required, that portion of the site would be rendered undevelopable at 80 feet wide. Chairperson Bauer asked if a variance could be issued for that section of the property related to minimum lot size. Senior Planner McGuire Brigl confirmed that a minimum lot size variance could be provided, noting that would need to occur through separate action at a future meeting. Kyle Swenson, 15049 Iguana Street, stated that this project seems to be a moving target as he has had different layouts mailed to him. He stated that the original layout would have had four 65- foot lots and three ponds that would come near his property but with the design change there would be several more homes along the existing residential boundary. He stated that the solution would be to include the buffer and remove a lot in order to have the minimum lot size met against that existing residential property line. He stated that the existing residents want to see a transition as it will be quite a difference to have 140 homes compared to the cornfield that exists. He stated that he likes the 80-foot-wide lot requirement and would suggest the developer remove a few lots in order to support that buffer. Motion by Commissioner Peters, seconded by Commissioner Walker, to close the public hearing. A roll call vote was performed: Commissioner Anderson aye Commissioner Peters aye Commissioner VanScoy aye Commissioner Walker aye Commissioner Gengler aye Chairperson Bauer aye Motion Carried. Chairperson Bauer closed the public hearing closed at 8:31 p.m.