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reviewed th.: si~ plan at their June 5, 2003 meeting and recommended the City Council approve the site plag contingent upon compliance with the City Staff Review Letter dated May 30, 2003, approval ot, a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change the subject properties land use designation Io ~edmm density residential, the property being rezoned to R-2 Medium Density Residential, and preliminary plat approval of Alpine Acres 2nd Addition, which is to consist of a maximum o1!4 tgwnhouse units. Motion by (2 oun. cilmember Kurak, seconded by Councilmember Pearson, to approve the site plan contingent uPo~ compliance with City staff review letter dated May 30, 2003, revised June 20, 2003, appro, ml 6f a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change the subject properties land use designation Io rgedium density residential, the property being rezoned to R-2 Medium Density Residential, landipreliminary plat approval of Alpine Acres 2nd Addition, which is to consist of a maximum ot~ fo~ townhouse units. Motion carril~,d, i Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, and Councilmembers Kurak, Pearson, Cook, and Strommen. ?otihg No: Councilmember Zimmerman. Case #12: R~. quest for Preliminary Plat Review of Tiger Meadows; Case of Monarch Associate PI~ nneJr Wald stated that Monarch Homes has submitted a preliminary plat to develop property loc~ttedI east of Tiger Street and north of Armstrong Boulevard. (County Road 83). Monarch Ho~e~ has a purchase agreement to develop Mr. Johnston's 35.41-acre parcel. The subject property ps zoned R-1 Single Family and is located in the Rural Developing Area. The applicant is l~rOl~osing to plat 11 new single-family rural lots and one existing homestead. The proposed lot~, me~t or exceed the 2.5-acre minimum lot size requirement in the Rural Developing Area. Each lcit will be served by an on-site septic system and private well. All of the lots meet or exceed the 2(J0 f~et of street frontage requirement. The development is proposing to gain access from Tiger SCee~~, The preliminary plat is also providing for a future access to the north that will someday cor~nect~ to the dead end road located in Alicia Addition, an existing 14 rural lot residential d{~vel~)pment located north of the subject property. The preliminary plat is also proposing to ~xt0nd Rabbit Street to the southeastern comer of the plat boundary line in order to provide an o Dpo,i'tunity for a future connection to Nutria Street, which is located in Autumn Heights subd: visi!on immediately east of the subject property. Providing for the opportunity for a future street ( ond~ection results in Rabbit Street exceeding the City's maximum 600ofoot cul-de- sac length re~ .uirOments by 357 feet. The Board of Adjustment granted a variance to maximum cul-de-sac le~ gthlrestrictions at their June 5, 2003 meeting. The variance granted allows Rabbit Street to exteiad a maximum of 957 feet. The City Council reviewed the sketch plan for Tiger Meadows on .~pt~l 22, 2003, the City Council directed staff to work with the City Attorney to determine the best.' option for providing a connection from Rabbit Street to Nutria Street. Staff is in the process providing for recommendin species palett hearing on Ju2 of ~esearching options and feasibility of such connection. The preliminary plat is thel required number of trees to be planted for each newly created lot. Staff is th[tt the developer provide at least one additional conifer species in the proposed The Planning Commission reviewed the preliminary plat and held a public ~e 5~ 2003. During the public hearing Kelly Thomas, 8433 - 168th Lane NW, stated City Council/June 24, 2003 Page 27 of 37