02-09-2017 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION FEBRUARY 9, 2017 Dennis Unger, 2975 Walter Street, asked if this ghost lot area would be part of the plat design. Mr. Lincoln stated they would go through this concept plan process again if the east side were going to be developed, but there are a lot of challenges to developing that eastern portion of the lot, and they have no plans to do so at this time. Dan Rydel, 980 Kohlman Court East, stated there have been a lot of issues with weed growth in Kohlman Lake, and asked if there have been any studies done on how the runoff from this development would affect the lake. The City Planner stated that the City Engineer noted that most of the engineering work is not done yet, but a series of ponds are shown that would capture the site's water runoff. Mr. Nash stated that the ponds shown meet the City's and watershed district's rules, and the water must be treated before it runs off. The City Planner noted that generally post - development runoff cannot be any higher than pre -development conditions. Mr. Nash noted that this site will have ponds that treat the water. Sue Unger, 2975 Walter Street, asked how big the lots really were on the eastern side of the cul-de-sac, since they appeared to be very deep and extend far into the wetlands. Mr. Nash stated that a wetland delineation study was completed and approved by the watershed district. He explained that they are proposing the lots on the east side of the street would extend well into the wetlands, but there would be required buffer zones with signs where the property owners could not encroach into the wetlands. Frank Lockman, 1131 Lydia Avenue East, stated that in the last five years there have been two attempts to eliminate some of the deer in the area. He explained that he has several deer that go through his property, and he feels that there should be another elimination effort before this development so that the deer on this property don't starve. Buesing asked what the Commission's next step is. The City Planner stated that for a concept plan there is no formal action taken, and the Commission only gives comments to the developer that will be passed on to the City Council during their review on February 22"d Beltmann stated that she wanted to point out that there are other properties around this site that could be developed, and she wants to make sure that the City is thinking about that when reviewing this proposal. She noted that there has been a lot of development in the Labore Road area and the City should be mindful of those impacts to the wetlands. Schletty-Flores noted that she agrees about being aware of the development impacts to wetlands and that it takes a long time for thein to rebound. -3-