Minutes - Planning Commission - 10/06/2005

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Mr. Sharp stated that neither Mr. Deal nor himself have been privy to this up until tonight. He indicated when they finish the entire block there will be traffic going through there. He stated the cross easements that Staff is talking about need to be explained in detail to Mr. Deal because if this becomes residential to the north there could be a lot of traffic. Chairperson Nixt agreed, stating they are not talking about single-family residential; they are talking about 15 units per acre. Commissioner Johnson indicated that he believes the Planning Commission is in agreement that they like this development, but what they do not like is this road going through your parking lot. Commissioner Brauer agreed. He stated he does not understand why this developer should have to make compromises on his property. Mr. Sharp stated that he expects that Mr. Deal realizes this will be a short-cut from time to time, but will not be used heavily unless there are cross easements and all the residential to the north uses this access. Commissioner Levine stated he would go back to what Commissioner Johnson said early. They need to get creative with 145th and see what can do there. Community Development Director Tmdgeon stated that this conversation started with looking at the future will have to provide some road access with Outlot A. He indicated it does not have to be platted now, but is a heads up. He stated that with that discussion they looked at the possibility of going through the parking lot, but he is hearing from the Planning Commission that that is not their preferred route, and Staff and the developers need to look at other options that will provide the connectivity through Outlot A. He stated he believes they could leave it at that for now. Commissioner Johnson stated there is one other potential that could be explored that they have mentioned, and that would be if you pulled 145th you could reconfigure the two properties and take a chunk off the northwest comer of one lot and give it to the southwest comer of Outlot A. Community Development Director Tmdgeon noted that the parking lot is pretty rectangular and you may lose some parking, however they can look at it. Ron Tupy, RJT Architects showed drawings of the proposed building. He stated that one thing they thought they could do with this building is highlight the comer. He indicated they wanted to treat the rest of the buildings with the guidelines for the area. He reviewed the building layout on the site, and how the comer would be pronounced, with a more central entrance point further in on the building. He reviewed the materials for the building in brick and stone. Commissioner Van Scoy noted the building really hits the spirit of what they are looking for in the Town Center. Planning Commission/October 6, 2005 Page 12 of 29