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Associate Planner Daines requested input from the Fire Chief on how sprinkler systems would play into this with individual homes, and whether sprinklers would alleviate the risk from a fire safety point of view. Fire Chief Kapler responded in the affirmative. He indicated the building code was amended two years ago to include a requirement that structures of a certain square footage be sprinkled. The inclusion of sprinklers would come into effect when considering a variance from a public safety aspect. Board Member Hunt inquired how large a holding tank would need to be to serve this subdivision. Fire Chief Kapler replied there have not been any of these tanks put into the ground in the City yet. He noted 10,000 gallons of water is not a lot on a structure fire. Mr. Maloney stated that as far as this being referred to as the planning stage, the Planning Commission may see this as the planning stage, but in this day and age the developer is well into almost final design stage at this point. They have essentially designed the final sewer system, including both collection and treatment, the final water district system that will be hooked up when public sewer and water is extended to this area, as well as the final roadway systems to meet the planning requirements. He stated he understands the variance issue and the issue of public safety, but he would ask that should this issue arise again it should be stated that the plan does not comply at the sketch plan phase so the developer does not proceed so far. He considers the sketch plan review as a very ideal time for the critical comments that sketch plan will require a variance that will not be approved. Wild Oaks of Ramsey is at the point where they could prepare final plans in one week. They had wanted to go along with all of these ordinances and codes the City had in place to put together a nice piece of the puzzle. The neighboring parcel would be set up very nicely for ultimate development. There are some folks that do not want that to occur to preserve the farmsteads, but they are in the reality of the metro area where urban sprawl is taking place and millions of people will be living here in the next ten years who need a home. Chairperson Nixt advised the Board should consider the variance to the cul-de-sac length independent of how they believe the land use works with this development. Motion by Board Member Levine, seconded by Board Member Cleveland to adopt Resolution #06-05-143 adopting Findings of Fact #0761 relating to a request for variance to maximum cul- de-sac length in the proposed plat of Wild Oaks of Ramsey in accordance with the following determination on the findings: 5) will; 6) is; 7) would; 8) do not; 9) will; 10: will not; 11) will not; 12) will; 13) will; 14) will; 15) will not; 16) will Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Board Members Levine, Cleveland, Brauer, Hunt, and Trites Rolle. Voting No: None. Absent: Board Member Van Scoy. Board of Adjustment/May 4, 2006 Page 7 of8