Minutes - Planning Commission - 03/28/2024

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Planning Manager Larson presented the staff report stating that staff recommends approval of the Haviland Fields development proposal. Staff received many letters and emails from residents which have been provided to the Commission. Citizen Innut Councilmember Woestehoff commented that the City Council actually reviewed the EAW twice, asking for additional information on traffic after the first review. He noted that the approved EAW has been posted on the City website. Sam Jagodzinski, representing the applicant, echoed the comments from the staff report. He stated that they are working with a host of partners who are great at what they do and introduced some of the members present tonight. He stated that they want the development to look intentional with the density transitioning to the south, away from the adjoining residential homes. He provided a recap of the proposal, noting that the existing Lord of Life Church would remain the focus of the site with complimentary uses proposed to be added. He acknowledged the different approvals that would be needed for this development to move forward and reviewed the process thus far which began in 2022. He recapped how the input received from the public, Commission and City Council has helped to guide the development of their plans. He noted that a PUD is being required but they do meet the standards of R-3 zoning with the exception of the density calculation because of the items (including the church property) that must not be included in the overall site calculation. Chris Palkowitsch, BKV Architects, commented that staff did a thorough job presenting the request. He noted that the intent of the design was to create a park -based campus, focusing on the natural environment and the church. He felt that with the amount of wetlands preserved and the church space, the density will not be as condensed as it would seem in the calculation. He explained how the team worked together to incorporate the feedback from the residents, noting that park homes adjacent to the single-family homes and moving the density to the south. Michael Rice, 14620 Flourine Street NW, commented that this property backs to the Lord of Life property. He stated that he moved to this area to have a low, calm life. He stated that his main concern is the additional burden that this would place on the schools. He believed that the issues with the schools should be addressed before adding more families to this area. James Berreau, 14641 Flourine Street, commented that his backyard also overlooks the firepit for Lord of Life Church. He did not think the senior building should be in that location. He stated that many of his concerns are related to traffic, commenting on the gross negligence of the first traffic study that was done. He commented that any data obtained from that study should be considered null and void and believed that traffic counts estimated were significantly underestimated. He commented that for his street it takes about three to four minutes to get out of the neighborhood when school is in session. He believed that at minimum there should also be an exit from this property directly onto 47. Chad Lindgren, 5561 145th Circle NW, commented that he believes that bringing in more residents will help ease the burden through increased tax base. He commented that the development looks fine, but his concern is with traffic. He noted a previous development concept which required a Planning Commission/ March 28, 2024 Page 7 of 13