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Senior Planner Anderson noted the locations proposed for guest parking. <br />Councilmember Woestehoff asked, and received confirmation, that the current land does not have <br />the boulevard trees in place. He asked if the boulevard trees could not be planted, and the developer <br />trees planted instead. <br />Senior Planner Anderson replied that with the design framework there is a heavy emphasis on <br />streetscape specifically and there is a requirement for the boulevard trees. He noted that they have <br />offered to eliminate that row of trees on the interior. He stated that if the applicant still wants those <br />trees, they could plant them but there could be space constraints in the future. <br />Councilmember Woestehoff stated that his thought was that this could potentially save the City <br />some money. He stated that if the row of developer trees is eliminated, perhaps the developer take <br />on half the cost of the boulevard trees. <br />Senior Planner Anderson clarified that the developer is responsible for the installation of the <br />boulevard trees. <br />Citizen Input <br />Jason Palmby, applicant, commented that his intention would be to start construction on the first <br />phase this spring/summer if all approvals are gained. <br />John Rask, M/I Homes, commented that they can look to relocate some of the trees within the site <br />once they have the utility plans. He stated that they do not disagree with the staff recommendation <br />on the stone but were hoping for some flexibility. He stated that they were trying to keep the cost <br />of the homes down but would still move forward with stone if that is required. He noted that once <br />they begin construction, they would most likely market homes for sale in one year. <br />Commissioner Peters asked if the interior roads would be fully constructed with phase one, or with <br />each phase. <br />Mr. Rask commented that the roads would be phased with each phase of the homes. <br />Senior Planner Anderson commented that there would be multiple points of access as part of phase <br />one. <br />Commissioner Van Scoy asked if the contingencies need to be defined or whether that could be <br />worked out with staff. <br />Senior Planner Anderson replied that standard contingencies are included in the draft resolution <br />and provided more details. He stated that if there were additional contingencies, the Commission <br />should specify what that may be. <br />Planning Commission/ February 23, 2023 <br />Page 3 of 10 <br />