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MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION APRIL 13, 2017 - 4 - Pharmacy property at 2650 Rice Street, and will be maintained by the property owner of 2650 Rice Street. Motion seconded by Sandell. Motion carried 6-0. The City Planner reviewed the townhome proposal and the changes that have been made since the Planned Unit Development was approved. He explained that the applicant is now working on subdividing the property into the individual unit lots. He stated that the original proposal was for 14 units with the stormwater ponds on the east side of the property, but the submitted plan now shows 16 units with the ponds on the west side. The City Planner noted that the plan shows a turn-around lane for emergency vehicles provided between the two buildings on the south side, removal of visitor parking spaces, and the landscape plan is much sparser than the one that was previously approved. He reported that the City Engineer’s report states that there are still issues to work through and he does not recommend acting on this until everything is done. The City Planner noted that the City and applicant recently received notification from Ramsey County about wanting some ponding easement area on these parcels to manage their stormwater requirements when Rice Street is reconstructed in the future. He explained that could change the plat again. Andrea Main, 81 Iona Lane, wanted to ensure that there will still be the 30 foot setback on the south side, a fence installed to screen her property and the applicant be required to consult an arborist. The City Planner stated that those requirements were made as part of the Planned Unit Development approval and will remain in effect. Todd Franzen, owner of Cash for Houses, LLC, explained that he recently changed engineering firms. He showed the most recent site plan to the Commission. Eli Rupnow, AMI Engineers, stated they are waiting to hear back from Ramsey County about the easement area. He reported that there still is a fence along the south side and some additional screening in the turn-around area. Mr. Franzen stated that the updated plan now shows 15 units in order to meet the stormwater requirements. Mr. Rupnow explained that they want to pave the least amount of area because the more that is paved, the bigger the ponds have to be. Sandell asked if they would be willing to cooperate with the County. Mr. Franzen stated that they would lose four to five units because of the amount of land the County wants, so unless the County offers enough money to compensate for that loss, he is moving forward with his current plan. PRELIMINARY & FINAL PLATS AT 2736 & 2744 RICE STREET; APPLICANT: CASH FOR HOUSES, LLC, TODD FRANZEN