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City Planner Anderson stated that in this instance it sounds like the HOA would maintain <br />ownership of that area. <br />Commissioner VanScoy asked how it would work if there was not an HOA. <br />City Planner Anderson stated that another option would be for that land to be deeded to the City <br />once installed and established. He stated that in this scenario it would be likely that the HOA <br />would own that parcel. <br />Chairperson Bauer asked if the City Council provided input on the 80 foot lots versus the 65-foot <br />lots. <br />City Planner Anderson stated that the Council would prefer to see the property remain as 80 foot <br />lots as a transition into the existing developed neighborhoods. <br />Councilmember Woestehoff stated that it was an overwhelming consensus that the property <br />remains at 80-foot lots. He asked the Commission to also support the 80-foot-wide lot requirement <br />to avoid the situation where the Commission supports 65-foot lots only to get to the Council and <br />have that denied. <br />Citizen Input <br />Paul Tabone, Lennar, thanked the Commission to listening to the request. He noted that he has <br />been working closely with staff to propose different layouts for the property. He stated that at this <br />time they are down to the lot sizes, noting that the Council was clear about the desire for 80-foot- <br />wide lots. He stated that they are working with staff on the secondary access. He stated that the <br />density transitioning is the biggest challenge. He noted that with the desire of the Council to have <br />80-foot lots, the depths of those home sites would be shortened if that transition area is put into its <br />own parcel. He hoped that there could be some flexibility on that. He stated that he understands <br />how important berming and density transitioning is in the City of Ramsey. He stated that this site <br />is a challenge, surrounded by business, municipal, and rural residential uses. He asked if there <br />could be flexibility in the density transitioning plan if the intent is still met. He stated that the draft <br />landscape plan included as many trees as recommended by the landscaper per size at full maturity, <br />which falls short of the requirement. He stated that if a berm is added, that would take space from <br />the backyards of the residents. He commented that there are some fairly significant existing tree <br />lines to the north and west of the site. He stated that an adjacent property owner previously made <br />the comment that he would even support 65-foot lots, if properly screened. He noted that property <br />has a row of evergreens and suggested that perhaps a row of evergreens be added on this site to <br />increase the thickness of that screen. He stated that would meet the intent of screening without <br />reducing the backyard sizes. He stated that if home sites cannot be platted to the lot line, as shown, <br />it would create a challenge in having 80-foot lots. He commented that staff has been great to work <br />with throughout this process. <br />Chairperson Bauer asked the concern with the size of the 80-foot lots. <br />Planning Commission/ August 26, 2021 <br />Page 10 of 26 <br />