Agenda - Planning Commission - 02/06/2003

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Street Supervisor Reimer replied no, noting that they use the small truck on other City. Councilmember Elvig noted that on the concept plan the cottage area had a very but as it is presented on the plat it is not as appeal!ng. layout, Principal Planner Trudgeon explained that the City has a new a .street through all townhome developments. Because of that reqmr~ the was change~ to accommodate a !~ubhc through street. Mr. Trudgeon rev w~thin the develo ment. Parks/Utilities Supe~sor Boos stated ~at ~e P~k Common m~y issues including ~ee conse~ation ~d trail ~i~: At ~e ~Y(Of ~e meet~g it was noted that ~e plan w~ being changed based on reeo~e~4~ions of ~!:~:l~m~ Co~ssmn so the Park Co~ission indicated ~at ~ey would hke to se~:pl~:j:atgmn O~flce ~t was rewsed. ~e one s~ong consensus ~e P~k Co~ssmn had w~ ~a~Is ~e ~ ~mpon~t aspect providing a continuous loop around the neighborhood. The de9~"~ is wiling to provide a public easement on the private trails ~ that they could be used bY~"~,~,~.,o e developer proposed the trails and the City sh~'f~?~e~,,z~ful of taking less th~~~e developer is Councilmember S~o~en st}f~':~'that ~e is a side%i h,} : h i4'm S~eet that would provide a continuous circle. She could not rec ' >le t.~¢;~ a sid~?~ thek ~ont y~d and a ~1 in thek back y~d: Councilmember::~g:~7~ed = to ,ay for the mainten=ce of ~e trail. P~ks, Su >e~sor Boos rephed ~at it g that the mMnten~ce would be pai the homeo~' ~sociation. Fox Pddge neighborhood and. agrees that having a continuous is a very important thing, but he does not see a problem With walking Councdm~b:~r Cook state~:.!~ a walk/ng.trad provtdes.a &fferent recreatmn than a mdewalk, but he does se~_~a problermm~th the trail on the north east rode of the development because ~t will be so close to t~mnits. HTs recommendation was that they provide for larger backyards on those lots by possibI~?~iiminating one. of the lots. He stated that when the developed was asked to take the trail out of-:~ back yard the. developer did ~tm an area where they had a 25 foot buffer on the .;!¢',9' . ..... %?~:dots, but whem~eople were complmnmg about the lots being to narrow they &d not do anything. '~15?~e had no,,:~Blem with using the sidewalk in that situation. P~i"~'Planner Trudgeon presented a.survey from'residents regarding the trail, which Was o~helming opposing the back--yard trail. 64 City Council/January 21, 2003 Page 4 of 9 I I I I I I I I I I: I I