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Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Vice Chairperson Johnson, Commissioners Shepherd, Brauer, <br />Cleveland, and Levine. Voting No: Commissioner Van Scoy. Absent: Chairperson Nixt. <br /> <br />Commission Input <br /> <br />Vice Chairperson Johnson noted that another issue for the City Council to consider as they deal <br />with the two and a half-acre lot issue is the Gun Club property. He stated that he has always <br />wanted to build out from Town Center, and if the City is going to provide density they have to <br />tell property owners further out that they will have to go to 1:10 or 1:20 until sewer and water <br />arrives. <br /> <br />Case #6: <br /> <br />Request for Sketch Plan Review of GADS Prairie; Case of Aaron Stritesky <br />Construction <br /> <br />Presentation <br /> <br />Community Development Director Trudgeon advised that Aaron Stritesky submitted a sketch <br />plan to develop 11 unattached townhome units on the property located to the west of Nowthen <br />Boulevard and north of Iodine Street NW. He indicated that the subject property is <br />approximately 2.3 acres in size and is zoned R-2 Medium Density Residential which allows up to <br />7 units per acre. He stated that the sketch plan proposes 11 units, which equates to a density of <br />approximately 4.7 units per acre. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Trudgeon stated that City Code requires all townhome <br />developments to be served by at least one main public road. He indicated that the sketch plan has <br />been designed to be served solely by a private street. He indicated that it is noted that the depth <br />of the property presents a hardship with respect to providing a full 60 foot public right-of-way. <br />He stated that an alternative that might be explored is designing the plat with a public service <br />road, which requires a 45-foot ~vide public right-of-way. He indicated that this service road <br />would have to be constructed to the north property line of the property to facilitate eventual <br />connection at 146th Avenue NW, as development occurs to the north. He stated that Staff would <br />encourage the developer to talk to the two other property owners and make the connection now. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Trudgeon advised that it is apparent that even with a private <br />road width of 30 feet, the plat as proposed cannot comply with the established setbacks. He <br />stated that designing the plat with a full width public road or service road will intensify the <br />deficiency in setback distances unless the number of units is reduced. He indicated that the depth <br />of the property is a challenge and a combination of reduction in units and a variance may be <br />required. <br /> <br />Gary Stritesky, 5900 151st, stated that he did not know if they would need a PUD or a couple of <br />variances. <br /> <br />Dean Urvig, 7829 Elm Grove Lane, New Hope indicated that they would go with a PUD or <br />variances, whichever works. <br /> <br />Planning Commission/March 2, 2006 <br /> Page 26 of 31 <br /> <br /> <br />