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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 23, 2002 with Mr. Brausen about working with him on issues related to relocation of his driveway and landscape buffering. Brausen stated that he did not know what the best answer was for the connection of Preserve Trail to Viking Drive. However, he did note that he was unwilling to take a financial loss. Mrs. Arcand agreed with Mr. Brausen's comments, and noted that they will have a corner lot on the northeast corner of their property. Mrs. Arcand was opposed to this. Fahey asked if the new lot proposed by the developer along Preserve Trail met the City's minimum standards. The City Planner replied that it did. Fahey asked Brausen if he was objecting to the road connection to Viking Drive or to the layout of the road. Brausen stated that he was objecting to the financial loss that he would absorb as the result of his two lots becoming corner lots. Brausen also pointed out that given the layout proposed for Preserve Trail, the present location of his driveway to his back lot creates a nonconformity. Tlie Planner indicated that the driveway location is not an issue. The issue is that the Brausen lot that most directly fronts on Viking Drive becomes a corner not. Thus the sideyard setback for that lot changes from 10 feet to 30 feet that results in the loss of ZO feet of buildable area. Fahey noted that this is the reason that the Planning Commission is recommending that Preserve Trail be constructed down the middle of the lot. The City Planner noted that he is recommending Preserve Trail go down the middle of the lot that that outlots be created on either side of the road. This would avoid the creation of corner lots for the Brausen and Arcand properties, and provide a buffer to those lots. McDonell indicated that putting the road straight down the middle rather than curving it as he has proposed increases the impact on the adjacent properties. Anderson noted McDonell's comments about the use of plantings to buffer the impact on the Brausen property. He noted that Williams Pipeline limits plantings on their easement to nothing over three feet in height. McDonell noted that there is an area of the outlot adjacent to the Brausen property that is outside the Williams Pipeline easement area. McDonell again stated that they would work with Mr. Brausen to make sure he is happy. The developer has agreed to relocate his driveway, and they are willing to add landscaping to help maintain the views of all the existing property owners in the area. LaValle asked what working with the property owners meant. LaValle asked if this meant that monetary compensation would be paid by the developer to Mr. Brausen for his loss of property value. McDonell replied that working with the property owners meant working on design issues. Monetary compensation is an issue that would have to be addressed with the developer- McDonell indicated that it was his