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[1 MINUTES PUBLIC IiT/.ARING MAY 26, 1982 PAGE 2 developer recommends that Prior Aven~ie not continue to the Falcon Woods area but use the street for emergency access only. ~uhen traffic is totally contained on the site, there will be a total of 880 traffic movements in and out morning and evening. Councilmember Eggert asks several questions of I~,'[r. Westin concerning (1) could the layout be structured so that identical houses v~rould not be next to each other- itigr. Westin had no objection to this being a requirement for approval of the variance; (2) will the structures have garages--Mr. Westin had no objection to this being a prerequisite for the granting of the variance; and (3) could minimum square footage or minimum selling prices be required- dir. Westin stated that he felt a minimum square footage of 1,100 would not be out-of'-line. s~~ COUNCILMEMBER' EGGERT~HAROLD lh'ESTIN Larry Stowe, 1951 Autumn, reviewed the proposals and processes that LANRY STOWE took place over the past six months. Ne pointed out that repeated 19511 AUTUMIJ requests from the 1~'alcon Woods Task l"'orce were stated at many meetings for criteria to be developed for the entire area regarding flow of traffic, open space, recreation, landscaping and other things. The Task Force responded to a request for establishment of criteria and he feels they were largely brushed aside and overlooked by actions of the Planning Commission. This variance request is really defacto rezoning of the entire area from R-1 minimum lot sizes of 10,000 square feet down to 5,000 square feet. This is rezoning by subterfuge. This is a highly questionable maneuver when the zoning regulations call for a demonstration of variances for individual lots, not mass lots, based upon a demonstration of hardship or uniquenes. He feels there is no hardship or uniqueness being demonstrated by the developer. He is frustrated by the process that has taken place over the Aast six months whereby their concerns Y~ave been largely disr<;~arded and these actions will not be forgotten in the future. He objects to the granting of the variance because it is defacto rezoning. It is a too tightly packed community--one at least from the standpoint of the platting lacks an approach. It is an arbitrary distribution of housing--an army barrack style of housing. There will be a high turnover o'' housing of this type, and lack of upkeep and maintenance of the residential ammentities. Therefore, he urges that the Council consider as a minimum 10,000 square foot lots in accordance with the present building requirements along the east side of the project under consideration to at least be consistent with the 10, 000 square feet repaired a7 on~.T the north side of falcon '~'Joods. He supports the concert o.f minimum micas for the structures to assure a. degree of quality in the final product and garages would be essential. He also supports closing off Prior Avenue to the north permanently and urgently requests that no construction of Prior Avenue going into Falcon Roods be contemplated at the present time because they anticipate considerable construction traffic in the area. This could be handled by Prior Avenue from Larr~enteur .4venuF~ not from .'alter l4'oods. The Cleveland Avenue extension should be a~r'erequisite for approval of the plat. He raises a Question regarding the outlet and wonders v~rhat will be developed there but in lookin at the track record, he anticipates high density housing, apartment units, which will. ultimately result in the establishment of a population density of the area well in excess of what is presently under consideration. I-'e requests that the City Council insist that some of the rernainin~ 8.7 acres be designated as open space and recreational land. In summary, the Task Force ra,nains oppos d to the present plan largely on the grounds that have been emphasized at previous