07-10-2003 Planning Comm. Minutes

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MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION JULY 10, 2003 Motion seconded by Wojcik. Motion carried 3 - 2. Knudsen and Keis voted against. rINAL PLAT - Kevin Von Reidel, Dayspring Development, appeared before the THE PRESERVE Commission requesting final plat approval for The Preserve. Jeff McDonnell, ProTerra Design, presented the revised final plat to the Commission. McDonnell began by reviewing specific details of the City Engineer's recommendations indicating either their agreement with the recommendation or that they would work with the City Engineer to address the issues raised. McDonnell indicated that based on the City Engineer's and City Planner's reports the primary discussion point appears to be the retaining walls which are proposed as part of The Preserve. McDonnell indicated that they agree with the City Engineer's recommendation that the retaining walls being used along the road would be poured concrete and engineered and built in compliance with MN DOT specifications. McDonnell pointed out that the retaining walls are necessary because of the grades involved in maintaining an adequate cover over Williams Pipeline at the location where Preserve Trail crosses over the pipeline. With regard to the individual retaining walls planned on the back of many of the lots, McDonnell indicated that the City Engineer would be responsible for ensuring that these walls are installed correctly. As each individual lot is developed, the City Engineer will need to guide the construction process to ensure that the walls on the back of the lots are installed correctly. McDonnell reported that Dayspring is agreeable to addressing the retaining wall issue as part of the Development Agreement including, for example, the types of materials that must be used, the requirements for each individual wall to be engineered based on the type of house to be constructed as well as the type of soils on each lot. McDonnell again indicated that the City Engineer will have to review building plans for each house as it is constructed and ensure that the retaining wall is properly engineered and installed. McDonnell indicated that Dayspring will be liable to sell lots that are buildable. However, the specific details of each of the retaining walls cannot be known until the type of house to be constructed on each individual lot is known. The City Engineer will have to work with the property owner at the time of house construction. Keis asked the height of these retaining walls. McDonnell indicated that the wall along the street will be between 8 and 10 feet in height at its highest point and 4 feet in some areas. McDonnell pointed out that any -7-